Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
"Im sorry, Im just nervous." she put her hands beneath her thighs to keep herself from biting on them.
When they reached the parking lot, Annie's stomache did a little turn. She was getting even more nervous, she's never stepped foot in a salon and to get a full makeover? It was more than she could handle. Jacky pushed open the double glass doors to the salon as he walked inside.
Annie looked timid as she stood behind him "Jacky." she pulled at his sleeve "You said there would be girls in here." she counted at least 10 guys.
He looked flabergasted as he pointed to the male hairstylists "What do you call them?"
She didn't have a chance to argue when she spotted a guy bouncing and skipping over to Jacky "Jamie!!" her friend gushed at the overly made up guy.
Annie watched as the guys greeted each other with a European like greeting. They kissed each other on the cheeks. "Its been so long! Oh honey, you need to do your roots again." Jamie said as he picked at Jacky's hair.
"Yeah, I know." Jacky waved his hand in the air "Oh yes, this is my friend I told you about, Annie." she was still hiding behind him. "Don't be shy, he won't bite."
Jamie eyes widened as he put out a perfectly manicured hand "Oooh, Im gonna have so much fun with you!!" he giggled as Annie's eyes seemed to cover in fear.
She glanced at Jacky "Im scared." she whispered.
"Oh please! You're safer in his hands than mine." his reassurement wasn't good enough for her.
"Okay, let me take a good look at you..." Jamie placed his warm hands on her face " A little dry, but not incurable." he pulled up her hands "Ooooh, nail biter I see...tsk tsk tsk" he wagged his finger at her in disapproval "Let me see the hair." he clasped his hands together in anticipation. She let out her long ruffled uncombed hair from the rubberband that she used to tie it with. His face wrinkled with a slight disgust "Annie, do you comb your hair?"
Jacky muffled a giggle but quickly turned away when Annie gave him an evil glare "Yes, I do." she said returning her gaze to Jamie.
"With what?" he asked, almost sarcastically.
"My fingers!" she retorted. She didn't like his tone of voice.
"Well! Someone's on their time of the month huh?" he winked at Jacky.
"Look guys...." she put up her hands.
"GIRLS!!" Jacky and Jamie said simultaneously.
"Whatever, but I came here because my friend here wanted me to get a makeover. If you're gonna make fun of me, I might as well go home."
"She's feisty!" Jamie smiled widely "I like that! Now, you're not going anywhere." he pulled her towards the hair sink as they washed her tangled hair.
Jacky watched with amusement as Jamie worked on her hair while two other guys worked on her manicure and pedicure. The guys were done while Jamie took his sweet little time with Annie's hair. Her once waist length hair was now two inches below her shoulders. Her bangs were swooped to the side as it covered more than half of her forehead. They were layered perfectly to the side. He even added a little red tint to the natural boring color she had. When he was done blowdrying, he crimped her whole head to give it a little crazy look.
Annie was afraid to speak up because he had a pair of scissors in his hand that was snipping away at every strand. She didn't want her hair any shorter, she liked the length and surprisingly the tint was not bad. She would have gone without the crimp but he seemed to be deep in work so she didn't want to bother him. After three hours, her hair was salon perfect. "Finally." she breathed as she began to get up. She didn't know when Jacky disappeared, but she realized that he was gone for over an hour.
"Wait, we're not done yet, speedy." he pushed her back down on the chair. "Now the make up." he waved to one of the guys to bring over the make up. "This is the best part!" he rubbed his hands together.
"Oh no, you're not. No makeup. Im...Im allergic to them." she lied.
Jamie smiled as he reached for the unscented moisturizer "Don't worry sweetie, it won't hurt." he sensed her fear quickly. "Just close your eyes and enjoy." taking off her glasses as he wiped her faced evenly with the lotion. Putting a bit of cover up and eventually the makeup. It was a fair tone for her but the blush was a perfect shade, making her cheeks blush naturally. Jamie didn't want to go too crazy on the eye makeup as he applied everything lightly. The eyeshadow was darker shade of nude. Her lipstick was a glossy pink. After he was done, he sat back and admired his work.
"How do I look?" she was afraid to ask.
"Look for yourself." Jamie said as he pointed to the mirror.
She couldn't see anything, her face looked like a big blur. Although she noticed a figure in the reflection "Jacky?"
He stood there motionless, she looked absolutely exquisite. The lighter shade of makeup suited her to perfection. He had no expectations of how she would look like, since she was already beautiful in his eyes. Jamie smiled as he waved for Jacky to come over "Honey, all I know is, if I wasn't born gay I would be all over you." he chuckled when he gave Jacky a knowing glance.
"Oh you're just saying that, can I have my glasses back please? I can't see a thing." she tried to focus on the two blurs in front of her.
"No, you're not getting them back." Jacky took them from Jamie as he stuffed them in his pocket. "It'll ruin the whole look."
"But I can't see!" she exclaimed.
"That's all? I'll get you contacts then." Jacky said simply. He winked at Jamie "Put the bill on my tab, babe."
"Sure, dear." Jamie smiled as he watched Jacky lead her out the door. "Still got it!" he blew at his fingernails, proud of himself.
Jacky felt like he was leading a blind girl as he wrapped an arm around her and took her to an eye doctor that he found inside the mall. That's where he disappeared to for the past hour. When they got there, the doctor took her in for a quick exam. She was fitted for contacts within 10 minutes. Her eyes adjusted easily to them.
Next he planned to take her shopping for new clothes. They walked together down the rows of clothing stores but she stopped at one in particular. There was a spaghetti strap, baby blue dress that caught her eyes. She smiled adoringly at the dress worn by the manequin in the window.
He stopped walking when he noticed she was no where in sight "Annie?" he turned around to see her gawking at the dress. Jacky walked back to where she was "You like it?"
"Its adorable." she said softly, her eyes glued to the dress.
"Well, lets go buy it." he pulled her into the store like a little kid.
"Jacky." she pulled him back when he went straight for the salesgirl. "I don't have that much money." she whispered.
He threw his head back and laughed "Who ever said you were gonna pay me back?" he winked as he continued to approach the sales lady. They smiled as they greeted the odd looking 'couple'.
"Can we help you sir?"
"Do I look like I need help?" he asked as he pointed at his perfectly fit Armani suit. Annie stiffled a giggle as he continued "No, for her. We would like that dress on the showcase please." he turned to Annie "What size are you?" he whispered.
"Two." she replied shyly.
"What?! Are you sure?" he asked as he looked at her up and down. Her big flowered print shirt was covering her upper half and her brown slacks were too loose.
"Jacky." she clenched her teeth at him.
"Okay, if you say so." he turned back to the sales girl "A size..." he abruptly turned back to Annie "now are you positive?" she hit his arm playfully "Okay, no need to get violent now, she's a size two." he told the salesgirl.
The girl brought out the same exact dress and handed it to Annie. "The dressing room is over there if you want to try it on."
Annie smiled thankfully as she walked over to the dressing room. Inside it looked like a huge room with a curtain that was pulled around the room for privacy. It was the first time that Annie had a good look at herself since she was quickly pulled away by Jacky at the Optometrist's office. She almost didn't recoginize herself as she spun around to see if anyone else was in the room with her. She giggled at her silliness as she slipped on the dress. It fit like a glove, the dress hugged her curves and it was the perfect length as it stopped right below her knee.
"Wow..." she whispered to herself. She was looking at a completely different person. Never in a hundred years could she have imagined herself to look like that. She quickly pushed her ego down as she reminded herself it was all in the dress.
She took a deep breath as she opened the curtain and walked outside to where Jacky was waiting. His eyes were plastered on the beautiful figure that just walked out of the dressing room. She looked like an angel in a heavenly sky blue dress. His eyes never blinking as he continued to stare at her while the sales girls gushed at how beautiful she looked.
Annie smiled shyly as she thanked the girls. She walked over to Jacky, he didn't say anything. She wondered why he was lost in thought as she waved a hand over his face. He quickly snapped out of it as he looked away with a red face "You stare at me like you could see through the dress? I guarantee you, there's nothing there for you to stare at." she teased.
He cleared his throat when the sales girls giggled at Annie's response. "Let me see...." he twisted her around until he found the price tag. Ripping it from her dress as he handed it to one of the girls. "I already paid for it." he said quickly as he pulled her out of the store.
"Where are we going?" she was curious why he was rushing for them to leave the store.
"To the bar down the street. We have to leave now if we want to make it, the doors close at 9. That's when the party starts!"
"Bar? Oh no...not another gay bar." she complained.
"No, silly." he rolled his eyes "Its a straight bar. That way, I'll show you exactly how good you look. Im guessing at least 10 guys will approach you tonight." he grinned at her.
She laughed "That's a bit of an exaggeration, don't you think? But you really think they will hit on me?" her self esteem getting the better of her. "I mean, Im still Annie you know."
"Exactly, but now its Annie with a killer smile and beautiful eyes. Not to mention a million dollar dress!" her eyes widened at the thought of the dress costing that much, he quickly understood from her surprised look "No no, it doesn't cost that much!"
They soon reached the bar, it was a high class place. Even the parking was valet. The door was opened for Annie as they stepped out of the car. She took a deep breath, she's always had such a bad experience at bars.