Early in the morning the next day Kate and I go see how everything is at our La Femme store and today is the motherfucking grand opening, sweet Jesus.
"Thank God we're back on good terms." Kate says.
"I don't want to talk about it. Let's just move past it." I say as we make our way back to the car after La Femme. We visit the Catacombs after.
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I wear an entire outfit by La Femme. I wear a white crew neck, white blazer with black lapels and back buttons, jeans, and black shoes. Kate wears a black skin tight glittery dress with black heels, and earrings. She's wearing La Femme too.
We take belfies before we head out. I post a pic of us to social media with the tweet, "I hope to see you all at our La Femme grand opening tonight in Paris :)"
I ditch wearing Un Jardin Su Le Toit and go with wearing our bestseller, Impetus, as Kate does too.
In the limo, Aiden tweets me back, "I love you. Wish I was there."
"Holy shit, we're here already? I ask.
"Yeah."
No matter what it's for, I always get a bit nervous before making an appearance. Why? I don't know, I find it normal. In the past two years I have made several appearances in the states and a few international ones, I'm sorry i didn't mention that to you earlier.
I get out first and give out my hand to take. Kate and I hold hands until we get to the door. "I'm gay." I reassure everyone but I'm sure everyone already knows. The amount of people in line waiting to get in is insane. There has to be around five hundred people in line. So many people are screaming my name. I go up to everyone and say hi to them. Kate follows behind. We have to please the fans before we open the doors. I take belfies with groups and when the pics come out blurry, I retake them. My fans yell to me how hot and fierce I am. "I love you all! Thank you so much! Okay, shut the fuck up, I need to say this!" I yell and they simmer down. "Take as many pics inside and selfies as you want and use the hashtag #LaFemmeParis. Thank you all so much for coming!" Kate and I hold the giant scissors together as we cut the red string. We open the doors, enter, and the guards let people in in a steady, controlled pace. Our store is so perfect. It's so different than Pour Homme in many ways. It looks better than Pour Homme.
I see Wiley and Amar enter just as the press make their way towards us. I hug them and tell them I'm sorry for making a scene but they both understand. I introduce them to the press.
"Kate, how does it feel to finally have a store in Paris?" A reporter asks.
"It feels so amazing because I just love Paris. This is also where I met Wiley." Kate smiles.
"Allistair, what's a day in the life working at La Femme?"A reporter asks me.
"It's so much work, truly."
"Yeah, I think he does more than I do." Kate smiles.
"Allistair, what is the deal between you and Aiden?" A reporter dares to ask.
I say to their mike, "No questions pertaining Aiden.
"Why?" "Why avoid him?" They ask.
The same reporter says, "then, will Aiden be coming to tonight's grand opening?"
"No, he won't be coming. So don't expect him."
"Why were you shopping at Cartier yesterday?" Another asks.
"No, I'm not going to answer that. Geez, you guys try too hard." I end and pose for the cameras with my group, I wrap my arms around them. The four of us walk back inside. I randomly ask customers how they're loving the store and everyone is buying at least two things. I remind everyone to buy our fragrance Impetus. "This really went well, didn't it?" I ask Kate.
