Successful- Ariana Grande
*Jades Pov*
Julian isn't making this any easier.
"they'll love you as much as i do." he smiles and squeezes my hand a bit, opening the door and letting me, Ivy, and Destin inside the store.
"We're not even famous, you had to bribe whoever's in charge to let us come." Destin points out.
"exactly, how awkward is that."
"okay, listen. i explained to them how it's my first nomination and i really would like to have my friends there. Jade has to be there anyways and everyone knows Jax, so it was pretty easy." Julian explains.
"he's trying to say he used his looks to bribe them." i laugh and he playfully elbows me.
"whatever, let's just get our stuff and go."
"why did we come the day before?" Ivy asks.
"because i know the owners and they said their shop is practically full, so i figured we would still have options."
"okay, but usually stars get their outfits from like top designers like gucci, why are we in this tiny shop?"
"please, the Smiths are better than gucci. just trust me." Julian smiles at the older couple at the desk and walks over.
"Mr. and Mrs. Smith! long time no see!" they walk out from behind the cashier stand and hug him.
"i thought we told you to call us Lily and Cam, you're family!" they laugh and us three stand awkwardly by the door.
"alright, alright. these are my friends, Destin is Jaxs new friend, Ivy is Jaxs girlfriend," i'm assuming they know Jax "and Jade is mine." they both look directly at me and gush. suddenly im being suffocated by two arms and gray hair.
"oh! hi." i say through, i'm assuming, Lilys grip.
"hi, dear. i'm sorry, i'm a hugger." she giggles as she lets go of me. "Julian is just so hard to get, i respect anyone who stuck around long enough to get him to open up." i smile.
"i can assure you, Lily, it was me trying to get Jade to open up." we all laugh.
"anywho, you four are here to get outfits for tomorrow?" Julian nods and Lily begins to walk towards a rack of dresses, Cams back at the counter.
"here are our dresses, we separate them in a number of ways. here are the a-lines, cocktails, mermaids, columns and trumpets. the ball gowns are in the back since they take up so much space. now, tuxedos are all here, we have slim, modern, and classics. the tuxedos are usually color coded which is pretty self explanatory. if you need any help, just ask!"
after almost 2 hours of shopping, Julians pickiness, my attitude, Destins jokes, and Ivy being too innocent for her own good; we find the dress.
"holy fuck." I whisper, causing Julians head to whip my way.
"what, did you find something good?"
" 'good' is an understatement." he sighs.
"let me be the judge of that." he walks behind me and freezes, admiring the beautiful bateu-cut, column dress with a slit that trails out from behind. "how did we not see this before." i look at him, relief flooding me.
"this is good!?" he rolls his eyes like it's obvious.
"um, yes? do you see this masterpiece. it looks like god made it herself." i grin.
"i love it." he finally looks down at me, smiling back.
"it just screams, 'Jade'."
"it does, doesn't it." the red is so vibrant it looks like blood, ironically. because of the slit and trail, i can hide a knife without someone spotting it. it's literally perfect.
not to mention--if i get a stain on it, you won't be able to tell.
"why are you guys talking about it like it's a baby. it is pretty though." Destin comes over and admires the dress with us, along with Ivy.
"come look at the dress i found." Ivy calls out as she runs across the store. Julian grabs the dress off the hanger and we follow her.
she picks out a sage green trumpet dress that compliments her perfectly. Destin finds a lavender baggy tux that he falls in love with, and Julians gets a black slim tux with red detailing on the trim.
on the way home, after dropping everyone off, my nerves multiply from 10 to 1,000.
"Hey, Jade." i look at him, biting the inside of my cheek violently. "has Jax texted you lately?" i scrunch my brows together and sigh.
"no, Ivy asked the same thing. he hasn't texted anyone since you moved."
"let me call Destin.." after a minute i hear ringing and Julian holds the phone to his ear. "hey, has Jax talked to you lately?......oh.....hmm, okay......yeah, let me know." he hangs up and looks at me worriedly. "haven't heard from him either. what if he's unsafe? or mad?" i rub his shoulder and purse my lips together.
"i'm sure he's okay, Julie. it's Jax, hes literally unstoppable. he probably just needed a break, things with him and Ivy have been tense lately." he takes a deep breath and closes his eyes.
"you're probably right, thank you, Jadey." i smile and hope that my fear isn't flooding my expression.
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1. sorry this chapter was so short, i wasn't feeling it and i'm probably wiped out from this weekend. 2. in this world, the grammys are held on christmas eve 3. 5 CHAPTERS LEFT!!!!! i'm so tired but excited for the 'showdown', anywho! love you guys and ill probably update tomorrow or sometime this week.
Olivia<3
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