King of Diamond

Chapter 8

Diamond walked into the boutique and the first thing she thought was 'wow'. Everything looked exquisite, and the boutique looked a lot bigger inside than it did from the outside. No one had noticed her presence yet, and she took the opportunity to look around the room.

"Diamond Carmichael?" she was interrupted.

She nodded. "That's me."

"Hi! My name is Vivian and I'll be your first guide. Mr Kingston said to give you this note," the woman said, handing her a note with handwriting similar to the previous notes:

My Love

One of the things Emery told me you love to do is to shop, but before the shooting, you never had the money to truly shop the way in which you wanted to, so this is your opportunity. I didn't tell Macy and Emery about this part of the day simply because I wanted you to experience this on your own for the first time without them overwhelming you.

You can pick out and buy anything that you want. If you decide to buy the entire store, then that's fine too. I want you to have fun and don't think about the money. My only request is that you include an exquisite dress of your choosing. I've already spoken to Vivian and she laid out all the dresses that they have in your size in one section of the store.

I can't wait to see you and I love you!

XTK

"The whole store has been booked for you for the next two hours. He wanted you to have our full attention," Vivian added as she read the last line of the note.

Diamond giggled. "This man is mad."

"I think it's the sweetest thing," one of the other ladies commented. Her name tag read Freda.

"So I get to pick out absolutely anything for the next two hours?" Diamond asked.

Vivian nodded. "He told us to just send him the bill when you're done."

"I feel like the luckiest girl in the world," Diamond said, tears in her eyes.

"You probably are," Vivian joked, making them laugh.

Aside from Vivian and Freda, there were two other women by the names of Poppy and Simone. The four of them helped Diamond to pick out some clothes before they put in some music and had a mini fashion show.

Diamond was having the time of her life and she was falling in love with the whole shopping experience. She knew it wouldn't always be like this, but she would allow herself to enjoy it this one time.

"Do I get to try on the dresses now?" she asked once she'd gone through all the other clothing.

"Yep!" Poppy said as she and Freda carried the dresses through to her.

"Do you guys happen to know why I need a dress?" Diamond questioned.

"He didn't specify. He only said that whatever dress you choose has to be fit for a ball," Vivian informed.

"Wait! So that cancels out all of these," Simone said as she took out the cocktail and short dresses.

"Good thinking," Vivian commented.

"Try on some dresses and then once you've picked out one, we'll style the rest of the look," Poppy suggested to Diamond.

She nodded. "Thanks once again guys."

"You're most welcome. This is the most fun we've ever had working here," Freda said, speaking on behalf of everyone as they nodded in agreement.

Diamond laughed before heading to the change rooms. The women were beyond jealous of her. They handle the expensive clothing in the store every single day, but they've never had this much fun helping out a client before. It was a bonus that she was a lovely person to be around.