Killer Heels and Prada

Chapter 9

  When Miranda woke up she felt an arm draping around her stomach and realized James had fallen asleep. She looked over at her alarm clock and gasped. It was 1 o'clock. "I was supposed to be at RUNWAY two hours ago" she thought. She grabbed her phone and called Nigel. "Nigel, I'm running late, I will be there by 2:30 I want you in my office with the photos from the shoot by the time I get there so decisions can be made, that's all." she hung up her phone and then dialed Emily's number. "Yes Miranda?" she asked when she answered. "I will be in no later than 2:30, I have a meeting with Nigel immediately, and I want all of my other appointments for today rescheduled, so you will need to call Patrick and give him my regrets, I'll expect the shoes from Christian Louboton to be in my office by the time I get there, and have my Starbucks waiting that's all." she hung up and carefully turned around in James's embrace so she was facing him. "James, wake up, We have to get ready to go." she said softly and gently shook him. James opened his eyes and saw Miranda looking back at him and smiled. "Much better your highness, you look a lo better now that you have had a few hours to rest." he said. "Yes, I feel much better, however I was supposed to have been at RUNWAY two hours ago, I'm going to call Roy and tell him to be outside by two so we need to get ready to go." she said and sat up. James followed her and said "Listen I have some good news for you, but I don't want to tell you anything just yet, I promise I will tell you later." Miranda rolled her eyes. "All right." she stood up and James did as well, he leaned down and kissed her soft lips lightly and turned and left the room. Miranda smiled and quickly called Roy and walked into her bathroom to grab a quick shower and get ready to go.

James and Miranda arrived at RUNWAY at 2:30 on the dot and Miranda immediately walked into her office and was pleased to find Nigel waiting for her. She nodded to James and he stayed in the outer office. Nigel shut the door behind Miranda and she sat down and pulled her glasses out. "Miranda I have already looked through these once, and they seem to be much better than the ones from the previous shoot." Nigel said. Miranda picked up a photo and studied it closely. "Yes this is what I was hoping for with the last shoot, unfortunately nothing can seem to go the way I want it unless one or both of us is watching over it like a hawk." Miranda said. Miranda picked up a couple of the other photos and nodded her approval. "These pictures are acceptable, they will be put into the next issue as the center piece for the winter collection. Make sure that it is put into the book tonight so I can go over it. Then that should be about it for the next issue other than a few other details that I'm going to have to attend to as usual. We will have to act quickly since the issue will be shipped out on Saturday." Nigel nodded and Miranda removed her glasses. "Miranda, we have worked together for a long time, and soon, thanks to you, I will be the Editor of MEN'S RUNWAY. The point is, after everything we have been through together, you are a friend to me and you know this. I'm worried about you, I want to know if you are really alright after what happened to you last night." he said. "Yes Nigel, I'm fine." she nodded.

'So what's the story with you and James?" Nigel asked grinning. "Nigel I answered one of your questions, do. Not. Push your luck." she said raising an eyebrow. "Miranda if this was 12 years ago, I would back down, but you and I both know I'm your best friend so cut the crap and dish, I have seen the way he looks and you, and besides he is hot you would be nuts not to be looking at him." Miranda shook her head and sighed. "If you repeat this to anybody else Nigel I will fire you." Miranda said lightly. "He is an absolute jack ass and he thinks his school boy charms will work on me, and they don't." she said. "However, he can be a perfect gentlemen when he wants to be, and that I will admit I find harder to resist." "When he arrived her a few days ago I noticed that when he first laid eyes on you they filled with lust." Nigel chuckled. "However, the way he looked at you this morning, was not just lust, you can still see it, especially when you get far enough out in front of him and he just watches you walk, but there is something much stronger and caring in his eyes now when he sees you Miranda. If at any point you allow him to see the side of you that I have seen in the 12 years we have worked together, then that would explain why." he finished. Miranda shook her head. "It never fails, you always come in and give me the third degree about some possible new boyfriend or someone you think would make a great boyfriend." she smirked. "Now Miranda I'm not going to lie to if he was at least bisexual I would be on him in about two seconds, the only thing that is keeping all the women here at RUNWAY from throwing themselves at him is because they know he is working for you and they are scared you will breath fire at them. For the record I know you feel something for him, if anyone else were to walk in here and call you your highness, and be making a reference to your ice queen persona, there wouldn't be anything left of them by the time you were through with them. Now I will go and get right on this." he said holding up the photos and walking out of the office.