A/N: I'm still debating with my thoughts about this Chapter Five to be a closure or I keep going until I feel like it's coming to be a closure for this story. I chose that I'm going for more chapters.
By the way: Instant Messaging - You would see that the single quote in the conversation and I warn you that Nigel is in Italics but no Bold. Emily is in Bold and Italics.
For a Flower Note: It's both Bold and Italics but no single quote.
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Chapter Five
In the dressing room, Andréa changed her clothes into a Chanel red jumpsuit and black Prada heels. She heard the door close and looked at Miranda who was slack-jawing when she was in her couture clothes. The silver-headed woman raked her eyes on the brunette singer's body and licked her lips with a moisture. The pixie cut singer stared at her and chuckled. It startled Miranda out of the blue when she heard a chuckle. It was Andréa who was starting a conversation.
"What are you doing with your eyes?"
"Ehh." The editor-in-chief said. Andréa turned around at her and scoffed with a reply.
"Song caught your tongue?" She winked at her former boss and packed her clothes in the bag. Miranda sighed and crossed her arms over her chest then continued. The pixie cut woman was still cleaning up on the desk and listened to every word from the silver-headed woman.
"Riley told me that you wanted to talk to me so please enlighten me."
"Oh. I just wanted to give my thanks to you and your girls because you came to see my concert tonight. I appreciate it. So, it's nice seeing you again. Have a good evening, Miranda."
"Is that all?" The editor-in-chief spoke lightly while furrowing her brows. Andréa nodded and kissed on her former boss' cheek then walked out with her assistant after saying goodbyes to Cassidy and Caroline. Miranda was speechless about her leave and turned around to face her redheaded daughters who were staring at her then heard Caroline's voice.
"Are you letting Andy leaving like Paris?"
"Yeah!" Cassidy said while agreeing with her twin sister. The silver-headed woman snapped out of her thoughts and went horrified then ran out to find her former assistant. The redheaded girls giggled and went after their mother. Miranda searched for her until she saw Andréa walking toward the town car in the loading dock and yelled.
"Andréa!"
The pixie cut woman heard her name being called and turned around to find Miranda running to her. She was confused and looked at Riley who shrugged then got in the town car. Andréa looked back at her. The silver-headed woman finally arrived and panted while she was speaking her words into several pauses.
"Andréa…You can't…. Leave… Like… Paris… I want… you… stay…Please…"
"I can't because of a tour." The brunette singer informed her with a sad smile. Miranda frowned and looked over her shoulder to find her daughters who pouted at her then indicated them with a smooth reply.
"See, Caroline and Cassidy wanted you to stay too."
"Well, I can see them pouting because they begged you to ask me to stay. Is that why you wanted me to stay and won't leave like in Paris?" Andréa explained. The silver-headed woman nodded and pledged with her icy blue eyes. The pixie cut woman sighed and gave some thoughts. Caroline and Cassidy finally arrived at their spots and waited. Andréa looked at the redheaded girls and had an idea while speaking to the Priestly women.
"When your school is over for summer break. You can join me and my band on this tour for a month. How is it good to you?"
Caroline and Cassidy looked at each other in the silent conversation. Andréa didn't understand how the redheaded girls understood each other in a silent moment and had a glimpse over the silver-headed woman who stared at her like she grew two heads. The redheaded girls looked back at the brunette singer and nodded with the biggest smiles. The pixie cut woman looked at her former boss and spoke lightly.
"What about you? I recall that you have a lot of vacation days so why don't you use it for your long vacation while you are with your daughters on my tour for a month?"
"Please mom!" Caroline and Cassidy said in unison while they looked at their mother. Miranda glared at her ex-assistant and looked down at her daughters with a reply.
"I will think about it."
"Ok. Please let me know on the call. You have my cell number and it's still same one since I applied for your precious magazine. Have a good evening, girls." Andréa smiled at them while speaking to them and turning around to get inside the town car. Miranda and her daughters stared at the car that was almost out of their sight. They looked at each other and sighed then decided to go home with Roy who waited for them in the loading dock.
The next day, Miranda came in the RUNWAY offices and found Emily who nursed herself with a black tea. Jessica was working on the schedule while manning the desk. Nigel was checking on the layout while waiting for the silver-headed woman to come in the office. Miranda rolled her eyes and dropped her purse and coat on her second assistant's desk. She directed her orders at Emily for the rest of a day while proof-reading on the layout that Nigel offered.
Jessica ran wild while doing her errands to deliver the coffee usual and crazy tasks to get something from Hermes, Valentino and Gabbana. Emily sent her boss to have conference with other designers from France and England. Miranda was under the stress to demand everything from the beginning to the end. The staffs started to get mad by new changes from their boss and went to work in the depth of the layout. Nigel went to work on several mannequins while he was searching in the Closet.
The silver-headed woman finally sent Jessica to have a lunch break for 15 minutes. Emily was manning the desks for a while and doing the impossible tasks for her boss' schedule until she heard the elevator opening and looked over her desk to find the same florist since the first bouquet was delivered to her boss. This time, it was the beautiful lilies and lavenders.
The redheaded woman was surprised that the florist faced his fears to see Miranda Priestly in the office. She focused on her tasks while listening to the silence. Jessica came back and worked on the errands on the desk. Emily went out with her girlfriend, Serena and collected the impossible tasks from different designers and sent it to Roy to bring it to Elias-Clarke Building.
In the office, Miranda was out of the blue when she saw the beautiful flowers from the florist and signed her name then dismissed him out to the elevator. She smiled at the white lilies and purple lavenders then smelt it. It was like a vanilla goodness from the oven. The editor-in-chief looked for a note until she found it inside the lavender and read it.
Thank you, Miranda Priestly for listening what I said from last night. I appreciate it. I know you are busy right now so please let me know on the call if you agree to have a month's vacation with your girls on my tour. We can do activities with your girls around in the cities I would tour with my band. For you, we can have our private conversation while we catch up with everything from last year since I left Paris. I am out of the words on this note. Andréa.
The silver-headed woman merely laughed while reading a last statement before her former assistant signed her name. Jessica bulged her eyes when she heard an odd laugh from the office and moved her head out of the desk to look at her boss who was still laughing. Nigel came in the lobby but heard a laugh then looked up at his friend and boss from his layout. Emily returned with Serena and heard it too. They looked at Miranda who was laughing in her office.
Miranda shook her head while laughing at herself and looked up at them. Her expression changed to a glare look. Jessica and Emily returned to their desks. Serena ran out of the lobby and went back to Art Department. Nigel turned around and walked away. The editor-in-chief rolled her eyes and demanded.
"Emily!"
Jessica got up and briskly paced into the office with her pad and pen. The silver-headed woman looked up at her and ordered the tasks before dismissing her out of the office. Emily bulged her eyes when she heard two words, 'Andréa' and 'schedule'. She wondered why Miranda wanted Andréa in her schedule and went to page Nigel on their instant messaging.
'Dragon Lady wanted Andréa in her schedule.'
'Did she say why?'
'No, she didn't say anything but demanded Jessica to reschedule and put Andréa in her schedule to see her. Does it say something?'
'Oh holy shit! I think that Andréa melted her ice heart.'
'I thought it's a same thing you just mentioned. Holy shit. Miranda called me.'
Details tonight at my loft. 8pm. Drinks and Bring Serena'
'Got it!'
Emily got up and went into the office with a smile. Miranda explained everything about the layout and didn't accept what she wanted for her magazine then sent her back to the Art Department to fix it before she went home at 5pm. The redheaded woman nodded and collected the layouts then ran out of the office. Jessica was manning her desk again while she was working on a new schedule for her boss.
Miranda was pleased that she had two functioning assistants to help her out with her errands and wondered if she can call Andréa about her month's vacation but had to decide what to do with her girls when she went home. She smiled at herself when she saw the beautiful flowers. The silver-headed woman just knew that she was falling in love with her former assistant but went worried about her girls' feelings toward Andréa once they found out that they would have their plans to be together. She bit her lips while she was running her glasses' end on her lips.
The editor-in-chief unconsciously focused on her duties as she kept demanding on her two assistants to do something before she went out of control with her tasks. Miranda didn't realize that she was thinking about her former assistant, Andréa Sachs in her mind. No one knew why she did it while she was working with her mock-up RUNWAY book. Jessica and Emily literally pulled their hair out with their hands. Nigel was literally screaming at himself in his office while he was doing insane things that Miranda wanted him to do before the deadline was due.
The silver-headed woman was pleased with her staffs while she ran out of her office to return home. Others were relieved that the Dragon Lady was out of their space and returned back to normal. Nigel was almost passing out in his chair while Serena found him in the Closet and delivering a new layout. He nearly had a fit on her but kept calming himself when Emily returned to see them before they agreed to get the drinks in his loft.
Miranda finally returned home to see her girls who were screaming in the living room. She rolled her eyes when she heard Andréa's music on the television. Maria put the snacks on the coffee table and smiled at her boss. The silver-headed woman dismissed her housekeep for the rest of the night and decided to spend her time with her daughters all night until they hammered on their decision about staying with Andréa for a month through her tour. The girls went excited about it and went bickering about their plans with their favorite idol. Miranda enjoyed her time with her daughters and didn't regret any minutes with them until she decided to call Andréa in the first thing in a morning.
Caroline and Cassidy smiled at their mother and gave a kiss on her cheek. The silver-headed woman chuckled after receiving the sweet kisses from her girls and went back to the kitchen to cook the dinner for the trio of the Priestly townhouse. She smiled at herself and knew that she need one more person in her life is Andréa Sachs. The editor-in-chief decided to make some plans to woo her former assistant on their long month vacation on the tour. Miranda finally laughed at the last.
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