Not too amazingly happy with this but I adore the title of it anyway haha XD
Anyway yeah, enjoy xxx

Do I amaze you?

Howard had sat at the counter for at least an hour after Vince had gone idly tapping a pen against the surface, the clocks on the wall were ticking louder than usual and the noise was starting to get to him. Eventually the small bell above the door rang out announcing a customer had actually walked in, Howard straightened up and dropped the pen which took a tumble down the side and eventually plummeted to the floor.
"Hi there." A young woman dressed in a smart suit smiled back at Howard, she clutched her handbag with both hands, one on the side while the other crossed over her middle and clutched at the strap "Sorry to bother you, I'm looking for someone. I was hoping you could help?" She stopped at the counter and smiled warmly at Howard who grinned dizzily back.
"Yes, who are you looking for?" He asked quickly trying not to stumble over his own words "Maybe I can help you out." He raised his eyebrows making the woman drop hers.
"Yes, I'm looking for a...Sorry; this is going to sound absurd! But I'm looking for a goth."
"Oh you're not looking for Vince Noir are you?" He asked sounding a little unenthusiastic and fed up.
"No, no sorry I don't know him?"
"Oh right, who are you looking for then?"
"His name is Richmond."
"Right…"
"Have you had any goths in this morning?"
"Not unless you count Vince but he flits between so many fashions it's hard to tell what he is one week and the next."
"Oh okay, sorry to bother you then." The woman turned to leave making Howard snap into action, he dashed from around the counter and followed.
"Hang on, I could keep an eye out for him maybe. If I see him, give you a ring?" The woman turned around and grinned again almost stumbling over her red high heeled shoes.
"Oh yes that would be brilliant, let me give you my number. I'm Jen by the way." She held out a hand as she approached the counter again, Howard shook and didn't let go. Jen had to somehow shake her hand free, she smiled awkwardly and set her handbag down on the counter and began routing for a pen "You can never find anything in these bloody handbags." She complained while hopping from one foot to the next "And these bloody shoes!" She ripped one off and tossed it aside in the shop, soon the other followed "Sorry. Bought them today, perfect size but they just rub my feet to pieces!"
"Ah…Right." Howard watched her as she finally found a pen and a small address book in her bag.
"Here we go, let me just jot down my number for you." She scribbled down her name and some digits in neat handwriting and passed it over to Howard "Here you are, now if you see him please give me a ring. He's sort of gothic looking, talks quite deep and depressingly, dark straight hair, make up probably, stares off into the distance a lot before telling a life story. You can't miss him. His name is Richmond Avenal."
"Yes you said, thanks. I'll keep an eye out for him."
"Thank you." Jen smiled "I better be off…Sorry I didn't catch your name?"
"Howard Moon." He smiled and shook her hand again, this time remembering to let go.
"Nice to of met you and thank you Howard." She turned to grab her shoes and leave, she glanced back offering a wave before she exited through the door, Howard smiled to himself and placed the bit of paper she had handed him into her pocket.

Xxx

Another hour passed and still no sign of any customers, Nathan or Vince. Howard had found himself jumping up at the sight of someone passing by the shop window in hope that it was this Richmond guy so he could phone Jen and possibly speak to her again.
After a while he got bored and decided to sit and read the paper, the bell above the shop door sounded again but he didn't bother to look up from his reading, instead he allowed the customer, whoever they were, to have a browse then decide they didn't want anything and leave. It always happened but he couldn't help feeling he was being watched, as he looked up he saw a dark purple velvet coat, some black trousers and shoes and jet-black hair.

"Vince?" He asked setting down the paper "Why did you change your clothes?" The man turned around to face Howard giving him a slight shock, the man wasn't Vince but matched the description Jen had given him perfectly "Sorry, who are you?"
"I'm Richmond." He smiled pointing at himself then letting his arm flop back down by his side, Howard silently thanked God then made his way around the counter and over towards the goth.
"Can I help you?"
"Oh no, not really."
"Right…"
"What are you here for then?"
"A place to hide I suppose."
"From who?"
"From Jen." Howard couldn't help but smile so looked down towards the floor and bit his lip.
"Would you like some tea, Richmond?"
"Oh yes, that would be lovely."
"Great…I have to make a phone call first though."
"Okay."

Xxx

"Richmond!" A female voice called above the ring of the bell above the door to the shop, Howard heard a small squeak come from the goth who reeled round in horror to see Jen stood in the doorway "What are you doing here?"
"Having a cup of tea." He answered innocently while shrugging and taking another drink from his cup.
"Howard, thank you so much for finding him." Jen thanked him as she approached then offered Richmond a slightly darker look "He hasn't been any trouble has he?"
"Not really…"
"Oh thank god. Come on, we need to get to work. Roy isn't in and Moss has been left on his own."
"Why isn't Roy in?" Richmond asked trying to steer away from the subject of going back to work.
"Called in and said he was ill. He's probably skiving." Jen rolled her eyes, Howard mimicked her knowing what it was like seeing as Vince was either always late for work or just didn't turn up at all "Now come on Richmond! Back to your room, now."
"I don't want to go back in my room. I like being out of it."
"Well, back to the office then! I haven't got time for this, I'm supposed to be at a meeting later with Douglas, god knows what he wants now. Probably to show me another dead fly on his windowsill." Jen shuddered slightly as she gripped her bag tighter and grabbed Richmond's arm with her free hand "Thank you so much Howard, if you ever need a favour doing in the future, you know anything to do with a comp-uter or something technical feel free to phone me."
"Uh brilliant, okay. Nice to have met you Jen…And you Richmond."
"Bye." Richmond said glumly "Hey, we've been invited to a party tomorrow, you should come. It'll be great!" He grinned through his make up if that were possible at Howard and awaited a reply.
"I'll think about it."
"Oh yes do come, that would be fun!" Jen added with a grin making Howard smile back.
"Okay then, well you have my number and I have yours. When Vince gets back I'll phone you, if he can come too?"
"Sure, why not!" Richmond smiled and turned to leave dragging Jen behind him on the way.
"Bye then." Howard called quickly with a slight wave of his hand.
"Yes, bye!" Jen called almost stumbling over her heels again as she was pulled out of the shop and back to work by Richmond.

Howard sat back down behind the counter and smiled to himself while searching for the piece of paper he had put back in his pocket with Jen's number on.