The Rockstar's Intern

Chapter Six - Personal Shopper

I waited until the band left for their sound check before I took a taxi to the local Vegas shopping mall. The mall was twenty odd minutes from the main strip, and completely outdated, but the stores each held an object on Asher's annoying rider list.

First was the family sized bag of red skittles at the candy store, followed by Bath and Body Works where I bought a pink candle that smelled like Roses. I was sure Asher was convinced I would pick a Vanilla one, but he wasn't giving me enough credit. I wasn't that boring. Eventually, I wound my way into the novelty shop that was entirely out of my comfort zone. Truth be told, I put it off for as long as possible and stood out front of the store dreading this entire exchange. My pale pink Saint Laurent dress was a stark contrast to the black bondage outfit that hung in the window. 

"Do you want us to blow it up in the back?" The store clerk asked, motioning to the blow up doll box on the check out counter, the bull ring in his septum vibrated when he spoke.

"Yes please." I blushed as he rang up the condoms and lighter for the candle. I paid with my parents credit card again, praying it wouldn't spark some sort of theft notification, but the black plastic charged as simply as if I was buying my usual $200 face cream from Neiman Marcus.

The store clerk 'Dave' brought the six foot blow up doll out a few moments later as if it were the most normal thing on the planet.

"Thank you." I huffed tucking the doll beneath my arm while I shifted the candy store and Bath and Body Works bags between my hands.

"Look at her doll mommy!" A child shrieked as I hurried through the busy food court. "I want one like that!" The girl fussed and I hurried faster, wondering if I started to run if I would look any less strange then I already did. This was hands-down the most mortifying experience of my entire life, and it was only the first day of my coveted internship.

I pushed through the doors and motioned for the taxi that was luckily still waiting. "The Rosebud theater inside Planet Hollywood please." I instructed as I buckled the blow up doll into the seat next to mine. The cabby nodded, but said nothing as he drove in that direction. Regardless of how mortifying this all was for me, I had the feeling this guy had seen much worse.