Be My Valentine?

twenty four

Louis Dubois' POV:

"Are you sure we're in the right place?" I ask, walking into the store with Maya and she just nods, frowning at something on her phone before turning to face me.

"This is where I'm taking over...you" what now? "From head to toe, I'm changing your style to fit mine for the day" She tells me before going over to the guy escorting us and speaking to him.

"No fucking way, I hate this stuff, I'm leaving" I say exaggeratingly, knowing I'm not going to leave whatsoever.

"There's a dress code at the auction, Hayes. You're doing this or not coming with me" She says, calmly, picking out different suits.

"I hate life" I mumble to myself before dragging my feet towards her.

"I really don't need new clothes, what's wrong with the ones I wear?" she doesn't answer. Just turns to look at me before going back to being busy navigating through the suits.

why did that seem like an insult?

"Just try on 10 outfits"

what now? "Try on as in you want me to put on a show for you with each outfit...ten times over ?" I ask and she shrugs. "If you wanna put it that way... then yes. Exactly that."

"I feel like I'll puke" I say trying to get out of this but she just sits on the empty couch pointing in two directions. "the restroom is that way and the fitting room is this way" she tells me, not taking no as an answer.

I hesitate at first, feeling it's unnecessary but walk into the fitting room with a gran anyway.  and hear a light chuckle from her.

"God, you're annoying"

The guy hands me the first suit and I try it on... not in front of him, don't worry.

It was a two piece brown suit with a white shirt underneath.  There's too much brown going on right now, but I try it on and walk out nevertheless and she looks up from her phone.

"How do I look" I ask, giving a twirl like a girl and she smiles. "looks good"

Okay, she likes it so maybe we can leave now.

"I like it too, let's take this one" I try but she cuts me off. "no"

"Go try on the beige one" she says and I shake my head.

"This ones good, let's just get this. You like it, II like it. It's perfe-..." she glares at me and I walk off with a sigh.

The next one was actually kind of nice. It was a beige suite... a bit on the darker side with a weird type of high neck underneath. Not too bad but the shirt's material was getting on my nerves.

I walk back out and do another twirl and she chuckles this time. "This looks sexy" She says this is the one?" I ask and she shakes her head almost immediately. "no, the gray one" she says, sitting cross legged. "This seems fine to me" I say but she just motions for the guy to take me back into the fitting room.

"I think this ones just fine" I walk out in the same clothes but she doesn't even look up amking me walk back into the fitting room.

"Is she always this demanding over people?" I think out loud and the guy replies.

"I wouldn't know, Ms. Hayes never has company with her. Though she does always aim for perfection." he tells me before motioning towards the gray suit. "now, should we..."

I try this one on and walk out for her approval.

She was now stoop up, looking through products when I make my way towards her and she turns to face me, before pulling a side the middle jersey sweater.