1 Day One: Soft Opening(2)

Ren was making final adjustments to the arrangement. He decided on the Perruches crystal vase with a picture of two parakeets perched on a tree branch etched on its surface from the Lalique Crystal company collection. Lapis lazuli gemstones were used to fill base of the vase and a long gold chiain was loosly tied around the stems to hold them in place.

Ren carefully set the arrangement in the window and removed his gloves. When he looked up he saw a tall figure looking at him from the other side of the glass. He checked his watch and approached the front door flipping over the sign to open and undoing the bolts.

He was a bit nervous, sweat began to drip down his back and his mouth felt really dry. He stilled himself and gripped the door handle tightly before forcibly swinging it open and squeezing out a greeting. "Good Morning Miss, (ahem) welcome to the house of blessed flowers h-how... may... I..." Ren stopped mid sentence.

He wasn't able to get a good look before but now that he was up close with this woman he was able to see her... uniqueness. She was oddly buff for a woman. Her bicepts were practically popping out from her dress, a snug fitting yellow wrap with purple polka dots . She was rambling about something, Ren was too distracted by her chiseled features and bouncing Adams apple to care.

He recognized the renegade assistant almost immediately. He had spent over a decade with those muscles. He was tempted to expose him but was surprised at how relived he was to see a familiar face. Ren took a minute to take in his outfit... he was definitely going to take pictures for blackmail later. The look was completed with a mink stole, wide brimmed hat, some glittery kitten heals, and rough make up job. Ren started to wonder who's proud grandmother agreed to help him with his crossdressing.

He should have know his mother would send someone to check up on him sooner or later. ".... so anyway I wanted to have a look around" Brett was blissfully unaware that he had ben found out by his master and just finished his well though out and rehearsed lies. Ren nodded his head quietly and allowed Brett into the shop. Since Brett was in disguise Ren was going to let him snoop around while trying to figure out what he wanted. If anything this short inspection might quell his mothers curiosity and buy him a few days of independence.

Ren had just gone around the front counter when a kid on a bicycle stopped by. "I've come to pick up a delivery" Oh this must be Qiao the delivery boy. He was a few years younger that Ren and was very thin but lean, he had a plain face and pretty weak presence.

Ren walked him to the storage room. He didn't think anything of the retina scanner, finger print reader, voice recognition, or blood sample required to access the room, all of the rooms in his home were access in the same manner.

Ren led him to a shelf where the items had been prepared ahead of time. He had a flash back of his extensive training session his mother gave him and shiver went down his spine. Qiao proceeded to neatly pack the items into a box and carry it out to his bike. No matter how he tried Ren couldn't remeber what the kids face looked like once he left. Oh well. He stepped out of the storage room to see what Brett had been up to.