I yawned for the tenth time since we got out of the car, all Will did was yawn and that in turn made me yawn. It was not a fun cycle to have at six something in the morning while shopping for a suit.
I lead the way to the only place I knew would let me get a suit that fit Will in this short of time. I knew my dad was a bit picky when it came to this kind of stuff.
Suits were a di Angelo must. Besides having several funeral businesses my dad owned a couple of shops in the United States.
Consisting of high-end, good quality suits, was the perfect cover for the real family business. The details aren't important however when Hazel started living with us years ago my dad changed a few things about his "business."
"Here's the place," I stop in front of the shop. The name was Italian, my mother's maiden name to be in fact. I look over to see him staring at the black and gold sign. "Barone," I tell him.
We walk into the store and the smell of men's cologne hits me in the face. It had been years since I was in any of these shops, I almost forgot how strong they smelled.
The woman at the front desk walked over to us with a smile plastered on her tanned skin. She had short blonde hair perfectly brushed back. "Nico, how have you been? It's been too long."
Her voice annoyed me but she was nice enough to me that I did my best not to show it.
"Great," I say shortly. "My boyfriend evidently does not have a suit and we need one today," I tell her getting to the point the less time spent here the better.
She turns to Will and introduces herself, I would have introduced them but I forgot her name.
"I'm Valentina Diaz," she said to him warmly. "So what's the occasion?" she asked looking at both of us.
"My fathers and Persephone's wedding anniversary," I coldly say.
"So it is."
She looked Will up and down trying to figure out what would look best on him.
"Follow me I think I might have a look to fit you rather well," she turned and started walking to the side wall.
It was covered with different brands of shirts, most being Italian.
"For your father's tastes I recommend this," She looked through the shirts on the wall. They were all white and basically all looked the same, the only difference being the zeros at the end of its price tag.
She sorted out one of the white shirts and held it up.
"This is a Canali white stretch cotton slim fit dress shirt, it's off-white look would pair well with your tan complexion."
In other words, it's an off white button up shirt that cost almost three hundred dollars. I nod and tell her it would be great, whatever got us out of here the better. "How about the Brioni black Madison suit?" she asks holding it up.
She handed it to me to look it over, the color was more of a really dark gray than a black. "Try it on," I tell Will.
Valentina finds one in the correct size for Will and he walks to the dressing room. She leaves me alone with him as she helps out the other person in the store.
I wait outside the dressing room door listening to the calming music that played throughout the store.
"What do you think?" I ask Will after several minutes. He was taking a long time and I was growing impatient.
He opened the door to let me see for myself. "It looks good on your shoulders, but it almost should be taken in at the waist," I more or less talk to myself.
Will laughs, "I didn't realize you were now an expert. I don't even know want a Brioni is but at this point, I feel like I shouldn't ask."
"I'm not. My dad just takes it seriously. And Brioni is the brand of the suit you're wearing."
I walk out and wait for him to get dressed in his normal clothes again.
Valentina showed up again this time with a tie and shoes in hand.
"I thought the yellow tie would work nicely with his blond hair," she says wrapping everything up. Will was looking around while I paid.
"The total comes to $6965 even, but since you're family I can bring it down to a thousand."
I thank the gods I did not have to pay the full price, my father may have money but I sure as hell didn't.
The suit was five thousand on its own not to mention the shirt almost cost as much as the tie. I was thankful Will did not hear how much the bill was because I somehow knew he would never agree to wear it then.
I hand her the cash I had and we left. "That place looked expensive, are you sure you don't want me to pay you back?" Will asks when we get back into the car.
"No, you're doing me a favor by going. Plus I got the family discount, just don't get anything on you when you wear it."
We stopped at Latte's on the way back to get some breakfast and coffee. "We should go over a story for how we started dating," Will said with his mouth full.
"What do you got?" I asked sipping on my coffee ignoring the muffin I was forced to get.
"Well, I say we stay as close to the truth as possible so we don't mess up, you know? So we could say something like, you were looking for a roommate and I was looking for a place and we hit it off. We can use the camping trip to help out too."
He took another bite of some strawberry baked good and continued to talk.
"You can say you know me from school and we started to date after I moved in?"
I nod, it was better than what I had which was nothing at the moment.
"Sounds good, when we get back, pack your shit because we leave at seven."
We finished up our food and headed home. The rest of the day was uneventful though I did help Will pack and saw just how colorful his closet really was.
On the way to my father's house, I told Will a bit about my family leaving out Bianca and my mother.
"My dad is fine as long as you don't make him mad, he has a resting bitch face so just ignore that. Persephone is fine I guess just don't by whatever means start talking about flowers."
"Persephone's mother is a homophobic bitch, for the most part, she is nice to Hazel but hates me because I'm gay."
I laugh at the time she found out and everyone else was just like, "we pretty much knew already."
I stop at the gate and push the number to get in. I park the car by Hazel's and put the key in the visor. "What are you doing?" Will questioned.
"My dad will have the cars moved in the morning because he can't have the house looking like there are people actually living in it."
I was a bit cranky about being here. Will smiled and took my hand in his. It was reassuring somehow.
I walk to the familiar glass doors and into the house. My father should really learn to lock the doors, some random person could just walk in and he wouldn't know till someone watched the security footage.
"Nico, Will!" Hazel ran over to see us.
"I see you took my idea," she smirks down at our joined hands. "Shut up," I groan.
"Anyway, dad said you two would be staying in your old room, Neek's."
I frown at what she said. I hated the damn room. I quickly recover myself before Hazel tells us to join her and Frank for a movie.
One thing I did like about my father's house was the theater room. It was a cinema at home, with a screen that covered the wall, comfy couches, and surround sound. I felt Will's hand tighten on my own as we walked along.
Why were we still holding hands?
"So where's dad?" I asked.
"He was leaving when I got here, something about a problem at one of the funeral homes. Persephone was going to visit her mother, but I don't know if she left yet or not."
We had the house basically to ourselves more or less. We sat on the large sofa in the middle for the best view.
"I can't believe you would ever leave this place," Will was looking around the room as if it were some kind of magical thing.
I say nothing in response, I did not feel like talking about why I hated it here so much. Luckily for me, the movie started and we didn't have to talk much.
We decided to watch The Purge movies. The first movie was my favorite, Hazel, on the other hand, liked the third movie, Election Year. Will said he never watched them before and that's what made Hazel put them on for us to binge.
As the second movie ended and the third began Frank got up to get candy, he wasn't really into the gore or violence Hazel and I enjoyed in these movies.
Sure they weren't the best movies ever but it's something that Hazel and I enjoyed watching together.
Frank handed out food, candy, and drinks when he came back. Will, of course, took a candy bar without hesitation.
Where did he put all the shit he ate?
I've seen him shirtless and he is fit like he goes to the gym and eats an actual healthy diet.
It pissed me off.
We all were pretty quiet throughout the movies and didn't notice how late it was till I looked at my watch. After the movies were over and the lights were brighter I saw the small pile of wrappers Will had between us.
"How can you eat so much candy?"
"Because it tastes good, wanna try?" he offers me a piece of the candy bar he still had left and I shoved it away. "No, gross."
"But how could you not like sugar?" he seemed like I just personally offended him. By this time Frank was passed out sleeping and Hazel was flipping through the movies dad had on hand.
"Because I don't and it's gross," I say bluntly.
The room darkened again and Hazel had turned on another movie. I wasn't sure what it was other than a horror kind of movie.
"Just try a piece," Will whispers to me seeing a new movie start.
I heard the doors behind us open but before I get to see who it is Will shoves the chocolate in my mouth. I nearly spit it out because I didn't like sweets but then remembered I was not in my own house and the sofa probably cost more than me.
"I hate you," I muttered. He poked my nose as I glared at him.
"Nope, you like me," he said in a singsong tone. The smirk on his face made me want to slap him or kiss- no slap him, definitely that.
"How are you so sure?" I ask him. The figure that walked in was now sitting next to Hazel and they were talking. I wasn't interested in who it was so my attention was on Will.
"Because I know things," he said less confident as I got closer.
It was kinda fun to see his reactions on the few times I felt confident enough to tease him. He would act so different than how he really was, I liked seeing him flustered over little things.
He gasped as I was practically sitting on his lap by now. I looked into his bright blue eyes, even in the dark they were still bright. I placed an evil smile on my face just before I took the candy from him and ran away.
"You asshole!" I hear him yell then apologized to the people in the room.
Probably for waking Frank.
When I got back he was talking to the same person Hazel was. I felt my breathing quicken before I took a seat next to Will and looked over to see my father.
"Tempismo perfetto, Nico." I freeze, 'perfect timing' indeed, I thought sarcastically.