Kristoff Gaultier is a famous fashion designer, known for his famous Vincenzo Lorenze™ fashion line. He is a shady, distant individual but this all changed when he met up with his best friend's assistant, Genevieve Mirelle. Soon, Genevieve will disc...
It's fashion week 2022 and it's being held in San Francisco, California, mainly at the Hobart Building. It's just a little after 9 and all the major news outlets are all here to capture all the various designs and of course, all the famous designers behind it all. This year, there are 10 (ten) designers that are featured and the one with the most popular or loved design will be featured in the Varsity Magazine, courtesy of it's owner, Baggio Brown. The entire place is flooded with paparazzi and news anchors, all trying to catch the "scoop" and taking as many pictures as they can. Amidst all the chaos, a taxi arrives at the front entrance of the venue. The taxi door opens and a rather beautiful young lady emerges from the vehicle. After exiting the taxi, it drives off and now, the girl is looking at all the people standing infront of the entrance of the building. A small gust of wind blows and this causes her blonde hair to slightly sway in the wind. As she starts to walk towards the entrance, her hazel eyes keeps on looking around at all that's going on. But, before entering, she stops at the door and adjusts her name tag. And on it is the name GENEVIEVE MIRELLE. After that, she enters the building.
Upon going inside, she looks around and the first person she spots is her boss having a glass of champagne while watching the many models showcasing the different designs on the stage. She instantly goes over to him and, upon seeing her, he smiles. "Hey! There's my girl! How are you, Genny?!" Her boss shouts with a smile on his face as he hugs her. "I'm okay, Mr Goldblum. Sorry for arriving so late." She says as she hugs him back to which he responds with: "Oh shush. Have you seen the traffic in this city? It's horrendous!" Genevieve laughs a bit and then stands beside him and starts watching the models on the runway. 'There are ten of us here tonight. Did you know that?" Her boss asks her. "Yeah. I heard you mention it several times last week. But I don't know most of them." She responds. At that same time, Kylie Jenner, the announcer of this event, walks on the stage with a thick piece of paper in her left hand and a microphone in the other. "Hello everyone! I see you all like these designs. And so...I'm here to announce the third, second and first place winners. Are you all ready?" She says with a cheerie smile. Everyone, excluding Genevieve, starts to cheer and clap.
"Okay! In third place, we have...Armani Gabbana and his "ArmiGab" collection!" Kylie shouts as she watches the spotlight shine on Armani and he waves at everyone as they cheer. "In second place, we have...Anton Goldblum and his "Grandmaster" collection!" Kylie shouts as she watches the spotlight shine on her boss Anton and he smiles and waves at everyone. Genevieve, a bit nervous, tries to step out of the spotlight but Anton grabs her hand and pulls her back into it. Nervously, she waves at everyone just like what she sees Anton doing. "And now, for the moment you've all been waiting for! In first place, we have...Kristoff Gaultier and his "Vincenzo Lorenze" collection! Please come to the stage and collect your award, Mister Gaultier!" Kylie shouts excitedly. Genevieve looks at Anton then asks: "Who's that, Mr Goldblum?" to which he responds with: "My rival. The damn handsome bastard won again. For the sixth year in a row." Genevieve watches and sees Kristoff walk onto the stage and, for some reason, she can't stop looking at him. His walk, his posture, his goatee and moustache, his perfect blonde hair, his dark blue eyes and his smile...these would make any woman fall for him. As Kristoff collects the award from Kylie, he kisses her on the cheek and she starts blushing really hard. Even the women in the crowd are all lusting after him. "M-Mr Goldblum? Is that...?" Genevieve asks nervously. "Yes, Genny. That's Kristoff Gaultier. Resident pretty boy, fashionista, philanthropist and a close friend of mine. Damn bastard made Travis Scott jealous when he kissed Kylie on the cheek." Anton responds. "Close friend? Really?" Genevieve asks.
Kristoff then takes the microphone from Kylie and, after the spotlight starts shining on him, he starts to give his speech. "Hey everyone. I'm glad you all came out tonight. I'm really happy for this award. And...before I forget...there's gonna be a celebration party at my mansion tomorrow night and you're all invited! Love you all! Goodnight!" After that, everyone starts cheering. Kristoff then walks off the stage and goes over to Anton and Genevieve. "You beat me again, huh?" Anton asks. "This is now six times in a row." Kristoff responds. They both smile and shake hands. "You coming to the party?" Kristoff asks to which Anton responds with: "You know I'd never miss it for the world." Kristoff then looks over at Genevieve, who is trying her hardest not to look at him. "Are you coming as well, beautiful?" He asks her. Genevieve looks at him quickly and smiles. "Y-Yes! Of course!" She responds. "Is she your...?" Kristoff asks as he glances over at Anton. "Oh heavens, no. She's my assistant. Her father and I were friends. She's been under my wing ever since she was twelve years old." Anton replies. "Nice. Well...I hope to see you, Anton. And I especially hope to see you...Genevieve." Kristoff says with a smile to which she replies with: "How do you know my name?" and he then replies with: "Your name tag? It's...right there."
Genevieve then looks at it and then looks up and giggles a bit and then Kristoff chuckles. Before the conversation could continue, one of Kristoff's models named Robyn Harris comes up to him. She looks at Anton and Genevieve with a straight face before turning to Kristoff with a bright smile. Anton looks at her and so does Genevieve. "Mister Gaultier, Mister Brown would like to speak with you. Privately." Robyn says. Kristoff looks at her then back at Anton and Genevieve and then says: "I'm terribly sorry. We'll pick this up tomorrow night. Take care, Anton. And take care...Genevieve." Kristoff smiles at her then walks off with Robyn to go meet Mr Brown. Genevieve stares at Kristoff as he gets more and more distant from them. Anton places his hand on her shoulder and smiles. "We should go too." He says. "What? Why?" Genevieve asks. "I have to find a decent suit...and I have to find you a decent dress." He responds. "I have dresses at home, Mr Goldblum..." She says. "You mean your collection of shabby clothes that looks like it was designed by Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles and the three blind mice? You're not wearing that to a party. Not with me. Now come on. Let's go." Anton says as he walks off towards the exit. Genevieve then starts staring at the direction that Kristoff walked off towards again. "Genny! Come on! And stop daydreaming!" Anton shouts. Genevieve snaps out of it and shouts: "Coming, Mister Goldblum!" After that, she runs off after him and they both exit the venue. As they are heading towards Anton's silver Aston Martin, Kristoff is in a room, talking to Baggio Brown and, with one glance out of the window, he sees Genevieve and then he smiles and continues his conversation with Baggio. After that, Genevieve and Anton both drive away in Anton's silver Aston Martin. Kristoff looks at Baggio with a stern look on his face.
"You called me here. What's going on, Mister Brown?" Kristoff asks. "You know...you've won 6 (six) awards in a row now. And questions are being asked." Baggio responds. "Like what?" Kristoff responds. "Who are you? Why are you not married as yet? Who are your parents? All these are being asked about you. Or should I say...they've been asked several times now." Baggio says as he pours himself a glass of bourbon. "I don't get it. What does my personal life have to do with anything?" Kristoff asks. "It has alot to do with everything. That's why...before I can get you on the cover of Varsity Magazine again, I want you to do a full interview." Baggio says as he sips the bourbon from the glass. "What? You can't be serious..." Kristoff says in disbelief. "I'm dead serious, Mister Gaultier. The public wants to know the real you. So...are you up for it?" Baggio asks. Kristoff hesitates for a bit before answering but then says: "Definitely."
"Good. I'll have my associate send the details to you. I look forward to coming to your party tomorrow night, by the way." Baggio asks as he finishes the bourbon in the glass. "Hold on, Mister Brown. Just answer me this. Who's gonna interview me?" Kristoff asks. "She's one of my most promising journalists. Her name is Genevieve Mirelle. You know her?" Baggio asks. "Uh...yeah. I met her earlier. She was with Anton." Kristoff says nervously. "I know. He's her adoptive father. The girl is full of surprises. Anyways...I have to go. I'll see you tomorrow night." Baggio says as he stands up and shakes Kristoff's hand and then walks off. "Yeah. I'll see you too..." Kristoff says as he watches Baggio leave the room, leaving Kristoff in there all by himself. Kristoff starts to think about his encounter with Genevieve and, while he's doing that, Genevieve is thinking the same. Speaking of her, she and Anton are almost at Anton's Condo but she is interrupted by a text that comes in on her phone. It says:
"HEY GENEVIEVE. I KNOW THIS IS ON SHORT NOTICE BUT...WE HAVE A JOB FOR YOU. VARSITY MAGAZINE WANTS YOU TO INTERVIEW SOMEONE. HIS NAME IS KRISTOFF GAULTIER. YOU UP FOR IT?"
Genevieve looks at her phone then glances over at Anton who is driving and vibing to a song on the radio named Born This Way by Lady Gaga. She then looks back at her phone and responds with YES. After that, she lets out a deep breath and then places her phone on her thigh and focuses on the road. Both her and Kristoff are thinking about each other but how will this interview affect their sudden infatuation for each other?
END OF CHAPTER ONE
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