Devil Wears Prada - Devil Mountain Sounds

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Chapter Rating: PG

Description: Miranda, Andrea, Nigel, Doug (who now works at Runway), Serena, and Emily get stuck at a shoot thanks to a blizzard. What will happen when Miranda and Andrea are forced to share a room? Will change rating to M after future chapters.

Miranda took things one by one out of her suitcase and set them around her shared room. If they were going to be there awhile then she might as well make it as homely as possible. Putting most of her things on the hangers in the closest she left a couple things in her bags in case her assistant had anything to hang up. It was a big gesture for Miranda. She didn't normally think about others. This was the editor's way to show that she does notice other's needs.

Miranda put her things in the bathroom that was attached to their room. Lucky enough it was private and only connected to their room. She set up the different products she uses at night including the special shampoo she used to keep her hair so frosty white. It wouldn't do to start having grey showing through when she was sharing a room with her crush.

After finishing with the last of her suitcases, Miranda noticed Andrea's sad little luggage. The Dragon Lady convinced herself that it would be a nice gesture to unpack for her assistant. In reality, she just wanted to see what Andrea had packed for a long chilly weekend away with her icy boss. She did not even stop to consider the ramifications of actions. She just hoped Andrea would appreciate the gesture.

She slowly opened up the over the arm luggage bag on their bed. The girl had stopped using roller bags when she realized that she couldn't carry Miranda's luggage as well wheeling her own while trying to keep up with her fast paced boss, who refused to slow down for anyone or anything.

Inside the case were the usual clothes from the Closet back at Runway. These items Miranda hung on Andrea's side of the closet. The girl was now down to a size four and on her way to a two. It annoyed Miranda that Andrea felt the need to change herself. The girl hadn't really been fat at all. The clothes had just looked absolutely atrocious on the girl when she first came to work. After she started wearing 'real' clothing, she looked absolutely wonderful. Miranda hadn't meant what she said about the Andrea being the 'fat smart girl'. The editor would have to talk to her assistant about not lowering her weight anymore. In fact, she might even encourage her to regain that healthy appetite so rarely seen at Runway.

Miranda had actually noticed that the girl rarely ate anything these days. Even at dinner with the twins, she would get very small portions of everything. In her past, she would have scarfed down the food in a heartbeat. The editor had even gone so far as have their cook make things she was sure Andrea couldn't resist. However, the girl continued to surprise her with her reservations when eating.

As the older woman continued to unpack she ran into a rather curious item. It was something she had never expected to find in any of her employees' suitcases. It was a nice sized dildo about six and a half inches. It wasn't anything special. The dildo was pure white shaped like a long bullet. It was nothing but smooth. The end twisted as Miranda was surprised to learn, which caused the dildo to begin to vibrate.

The Ice Queen couldn't help but let out a surprised laugh at the absurd little 'toy' moving in her hand. It wasn't that thick at all. The editor began to wonder if Andrea took this with her on every trip they went on. Judging by the plastic bag of extra batteries, it had certainly seen a lot of wear over the vacation.

It would certainly be fun teasing the younger woman about it later. Miranda decided to put it in her underwear drawer. When Andrea went to look for it later, she would not have the gall to look into her boss's delicate drawer, but she also wouldn't give up looking for the 'toy'. Miranda was smirking just imagining the fun that could be had.

The editor had never been able to get very close physically to her assistant and never had a chance to really notice what she smelled like. Hurrying back over to the bag Miranda went on a search through the flimsy bag for her assistant's shower products. It didn't take long for the well-manicured red nails to graze along a large smoky plastic zip bag used to hold liquids during travel. The bag took up a good portion of the bag.

Inside the bag Miranda should have found the usual bathroom supplies, instead she found several other plastic bags each labeled something different. Separating them on the bed face up so she could see them all, she started reading the labels: Miranda's Medicine, Miranda's Bathroom, Miranda's Makeup, Cassidy's Back-Up Medication, Caroline's Back-Up Medication, Andy's Makeup, Andy's Medicine, and Andy's Bathroom.

Miranda found it absolutely adorable how Andy had to label her own things by with her name on them. It was also curious how she had all of Miranda's things as well as the girls with her. Miranda did not remember ever asking, or more accurately demanding, Andrea to carry these precautionary backups for her.

The Ice Queen could feel confusion and hope dominating her. So many questions flooded her mind that only Andrea could answer, but could she ask them? What if Andrea did not mean this as a gesture of affection? Miranda did not think her heart could take a misread on this occasion. She really wanted her assistant to one day become a lover to her and another mother to her children. Often times when she couldn't fall asleep she would daydream about cooking with Andrea and the girls or tucking the girls in together at night. She hoped to any deity that was listening that the girl had done this out fondness and love instead of fear of the devil's wrath.

Deciding that she couldn't take it any longer, Miranda threw the bags haphazardly back into the duffel bag before reaching for her phone off the bedside table. She was worried about the girls' reaction to her staying her. Andrea had mentioned on several occasions that Miranda went to every event of the twins to show that she cared for them even if she didn't spend a lot of time with them. In fact, she had even showed up to a parent mandatory bake sale at Dalton. Andrea and the girls had finally got her to cave into going, though she just handled the money refusing to put on a hairnet like Andrea who had volunteered to accompany her boss.

Sighing, the fashion mogul dialed the girl's nanny, Sarah. She needed to insure the woman would be there for her kids when she couldn't. Miranda also needed to tell Sarah to record the performance, not that she knew where they kept the video equipment in her own house. It was pretty pathetic by most people's minds but that was what Andrea was for. She was the wife that Miranda didn't know she had. Always knowing where things are, and always reorganizing everything so that Miranda could never find them.

"Hello, Miranda." Sarah was younger than Miranda, but older than Andrea. She had been with the twins since they were born. She was the same age as Andy when she first started. Now ten years later, the woman was pressuring Miranda to find someone else. At the age of thirty-four, Sarah could feel her biological clock ticking. It would be devastating to the girls to lose the woman. She was like a second mother to them. At least Andy was starting to fill the void that Sarah left with the extra time she started taking off.

Sarah Young was a nice woman. Her dark red hair made many people think she was the twins' biological mother. However, not many people knew she was actually a dirty blonde. She dyed her hair on her own, though she could afford to get it professionally every day if she wanted to with the amount Miranda paid her. Unlike many of the editor's assistants, Sarah liked the twins, but then again they liked her so they weren't as troublesome.

Sarah's hair was a short pixie cut that didn't require any effort. The woman had this style since high school. It just seemed efficient especially with having to constantly chase after two girls through New York City. It was a tiring job. She liked the girls she really did, but they weren't her girls. She knew they loved her like a mother. She needed to start her own family though and the sooner the better. She was planning to hand in her resignation as soon as Miranda got back. She had waited long enough, but the editor just wasn't trying hard enough to replace her.

"Andrea and I will not be at the recital. I would appreciate it if you could record the performance for us. I don't want to have to see all those other children's mediocre attempts at music. Only record the girls. Now hand the phone over to them."

"Where do you keep the recording equipment, Miranda?" Sarah was used to having Miranda talk to her like this. She was excited for the day she didn't have to work for this woman anymore.

"How am I supposed to know that? Bore someone else with your questions. I have a limited amount of time to talk to my girls and right now you're using it. That's all."

It wasn't long before Cassidy and Caroline were both chiming hellos together.

"Hello, Bobbseys. How are you?"

Caroline, the one that was more like Miranda, answered, "Oh Mom, we absolutely loved the dresses you left for us. They are so lovely. The others will be so jealous."

"They are not half as wonderful as you two deserve, but they will have to do until the designers decide to regain their creativity." Miranda had dresses especially made for her two girls just for tonight. They deserved the best and that is what her money bought them. They never desired anything, well except for more time with their mother and Andrea. Andrea had become a close confidant to them. They loved her and wanted to spend more time with their mother's assistant. The only problem was that their mom seemed to be keeping the girl at arm's length.

"Be nice mommy, they work just as hard as you." This was Cassidy. She normally referred to Miranda as mommy. She is definitely the more sensitive of the two, always so quiet and soft spoken. If the editor didn't know any better she could have sworn that the girl took after Andrea like Caroline took after Miranda. It was actually really sweet how well the two got along.

"I was being nice. Now I have some bad news for you both? You know mummy would be there if she could, but I am stuck in Alaska due to a blizzard. I couldn't get a flight out."

"Oh my," Cassidy gasped. Caroline was not quite so eloquent with her words, "Holy Shit, are you going to be ok? Is Andy with you?"

Miranda almost smiled at the girls concern for Andrea as well as herself. However, the mother was none too pleased with Caroline's choice of words. "Language, Caroline."

"Sorry mom, are you and Andy ok?"

"Yes, both Andrea and I are fine. We are both sharing a room until the blizzard has passed. We are both very sorry about missing your performances. I will have Sarah record it so we can all watch it together when we get back."

"That's fine. You two need to stay safe." Cassidy was always so sweet to her mom. The girl was always very understanding when her mother had to miss things.

"We will, Bobbseys. You need to listen to Sarah while we are gone. We will be home soon. I love you two very much, but I will probably not be able to speak with you until I get back to you."

"We love you too, mommy."

"Yeah we love you, mom. Mom?"

"Yes, Caroline?"

Caroline took a breath looking at her sister. They knew there mom had a tendency to be mean to people when she was stuck in one place for too long. Hell, Miranda was mean even when not stuck in one place. She wasn't known as the Ice Queen for nothing. "Please be nice to Andy. We really like spending time with her and we know you do too. Don't upset her, ok?"

Miranda was taken aback by her daughter's plea. She did have a tendency to push people away, but she had no intention of doing that this time. It seemed as though there had been an air of tension between the two. Talking with her assistant early about her sexual proclivities had made Miranda feel bolder. She was definitely going to be treading a thin line this weekend.

"I will, Bobbseys. I will. Now I am going to pass you along to Andrea. I love you both very much and mummy will see you both soon."

See you all next Friday.