Psycho Bride

Chapter 6: Tuxedo Fittings

Martin showed up at the coffee shop about ten minutes later. He had a smile on his face when he walked through the door. Derek could tell something was up because Martin never walked into a public place like this with a smile on his face.

He found Derek and sat in the chair that Derek's new friend Kate had been sitting in. He sat down and Derek immediately looked at him, "Hey What's up, you don't normally smile like that unless something is happening?"

Martin laughed a little, "We have to go to jewelers after we go for tuxedo fittings this morning."

Derek looked at him, "What? When did you make up your mind about this?"

"Last night into this morning. After the conversation that you, Grace, and I had last night and the fact that she and I were texting about what our wedding was going to be like and that she was not going to jump the gun as your fiance did. It really got me thinking about it and so I figured that it was time to pop the question."

Derek looked at him with a smile before taking a sip of his coffee, "Sounds good, will go right after fittings this morning. I have to talk to you about something," Derek started as he let out a sigh.

"Yeah, What's going on?" Martin asked.

"I, um, I figured out something this morning . . . I don't want to marry Victoria."

Martin went quiet for a moment, "Then why are we going to Tuxedo fittings if you don't plan on getting married in three months?" He then asked.

"I already called her and said we were coming," he responded.

Martin sighed, "okay, when are you going to break off the engagement with her?"

"I don't know, not today I can tell you that."

Martin facepalmed as they were sitting at the table, "Okay, come on it's almost ten-fifteen."

"Oh by the way just so you know, I had coffee with someone this morning, I'll tell you about her later," Derek told him as he got out of his chair and the two walked out the door.

The two boys left and they headed to the tuxedo place. Derek and Martin opened the door and found a pissed off Victoria and six other guys standing around her.

Derek sighed and then put a loving smile on his face. He walked over and attempted to kiss Victoria.

She rolled her eyes and then pushed him away.

Martin shrugged as Derek looked at him.

Two women then came out from the back room. To Derek's surprise, one of them happened to be the one he met at the coffee shop.

The two of them looked at each for a moment and then Victoria snapped her fingers at him, "Derek look at me!" She snapped at him.

Derek looked at her and gave her a quick smile. The other woman had been giving the men a speech about the fittings and what they were going to do. He didn't pay attention to any of it.

The men were all brought to a back room where tuxes were hung everywhere. It was all the styles that Victoria had picked out.  Martin and Derek walked into the back area where the fitting room and took one look at the tuxes. Martin looked at Derek before grabbing one and going in, "I hate all these Tuxs already." 

Derek looked at Martin, "Remember, your not going to wear it," He mumbled to him. 

The two boys took off into a dressing room each with a different Tux to try on. 

Victoria stood right outside of Derek's waiting for him, "Derek when you're done get out here! I want to see what you look like in it!" 

Derek opened the door of the dressing room. He wasn't too pleased about the tux. 

Victoria took one look at it, "I don't like it, go put another one on!" She snapped at him and grabbed his arm turning him around checking the back of it. She then shoved him back into his dressing room. 

Derek closed the door. Victoria continued to wait outside for him, "Oh Derek, by the way, Daddy's throwing an engagement party for me- I mean us tonight so wear something better than that you showed up in! He wants the whole wedding party there!" 

"Yes dear," He responded now looking at himself in the mirror and taking the jacket off. He rolled his eyes and tried on the next one. 

As Derek stepped out with the second Tux, thankfully Victoria had stepped away to go see how one of the other groomsmen looked. 

Kate had come up to him. She smiled at him quickly. She fixed his bow tie, "Derek why didn't you tell me you were engaged to someone this morning at the coffee shop?" She whispered to him. 

Derek sighed, "I um, I was very interested in hearing about you and I didn't think it mattered. I also forgot-" 

As Derek was talking to Kate. Kate was shoved out of the way and Victoria got right up into his face, " I don't like this one either!" She ripped off the bow tie that Kate had tied on him and shoved him back into the dressing room, "By the way don't talk to other women! I should be the only pretty girl you look at and the only one you should spend money on!" She slammed the door in Derek's face. 

The torture was over a while later after he tried on every last tux. She made him try them all on a second time because she wanted to see them again. Then made him do it a third just to see which one she liked the best. His groomsmen were one and done. 

Derek, Martin, and the groomsmen walked up to the desk where the two women had greeted them were standing so they could put them on hold for the next month. He was about to speak them when Victoria got involved again. She took over the whole thing. 

Derek looked at Kate who was at the counter putting holding her head up with her hand. It bothered her, to him it looked like Kate and the other women were cringing at the sound of her voice. 

Derek smirked a little watching Kate looked at Victoria out of the side of her eye. Derek continued to look at Kate. He then mouthed to her, "I'm sorry." 

Kate shook her head and then looked at Victoria and back to him, "It's fine," she mouthed back to him. 

Victoria noticed the two. She looked at Kate, "Did you just talk to my fiance!" She shouted at her. 

Kate shook her head, "No, I wasn't," she lied. 

"Yes, you were you little bitch! I can tell your lying!" Victoria turned around and looked at Derek, "AND AS FOR YOU!" She started yelling at him in the middle of the tuxedo store where there were several other people around, "I TOLD YOU NOT TO TALK TO OTHER WOMEN! I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE THE URGE TO DEFY ME! YOUR PRIVILEGES OF SPEAKING TO ANYONE ELSE BUT I ARE REVOKED! YOUR NOW SPENDING THE REST OF YOUR NIGHTS WITH ME AT MY FATHERS HOUSE!" 

As Victoria yelled at Derek, Derek became very scared and even Martin was a little frightened along with the other groomsmen. 

When Victoria turned back around to fill out the rest of the rental paperwork. Martin whispered to him, "What was that about?" He whispered. 

"Because I was talking to the girl I met at the coffee shop this morning," Derek responded with a quick glance of the girl he had met in the early morning and then looked away while dropping his shoulders.