After Lunch, Sophia and I left my penthouse for the evening's event, but before going to the Benefit Gala, there were a few stops we needed to make. First on the agenda was the salon to see my hair stylist, Jaimie, and aesthetician, Helen. Both were lovely and very talented women whom I'd known and been seeing since my early twenties. I started going to their salon before making my fortune, so it wasn't a very high end place, but I'd loved their work so much that I just kept going back even though I could afford to go to a salon that was much more expensive. Plus I'd been trying to seduce both of them for the better part of a decade, playing the long game. I finally managed to get Helen into my bed a few years ago, but Jaimie proved to be much less bisexually interested. It was much more difficult to sleep with a straight woman when no exchange of money was involved.
Once I got rich, I started making it a ritual to go see them before each of the many banquets, galas, and fundraisers I attended each year, and bring my dates too. I was well known to bring different dates to each event, and Jaimie and Helen saw them all, so it was no surprise to them anymore when I'd come in with a new girl. Jaimie was capable of making absolute works of art out of anyone's hair, and Helen could make even the most ugly woman look stunningly gorgeous. They also loved when I'd come in because I always tipped them exceptionally well.
My driver dropped us off in front of the salon and we stepped inside. The bell on the door dinged as we walked in and Jaimie looked up from where she sat at the front desk. An ear to ear smile appeared on Asian woman's face when she saw me. She had her dark hair colored to look like an oil slick with highlights of blue, green, and violet. A dozen studs and rings adorned each of her ears along with a septum ring and snake bites, and a full sleeve tattoo of flowers and butterflies covered her left arm.
"Rose, darling! It's so good to see you!" She welcomed warmly. "I almost forgot the Art Institute Gala is tonight. Is this little one your date?"
"Yes indeed, this is Sophia," I replied, stepping around to the side of the front desk.
Jaimie stood up to give me a big, warm hug, then reached across the desk to shake Sophia's hand.
"Pleasure to meet you, Sophia. I'm Jaimie, and that over there is Helen," Jaimie gestured to the back where the pixie-haired Helen was finishing up another woman's makeup. "We'll take good care of you today and make you look like a million bucks, not that you need much work. You look beautiful as is."
"Thank you," Sophia blushed.
"Come on, I'll get your hair sorted out," Jaimie said, beckoning Sophia to one of the salon chairs. "What are you thinking for her today, Rose?"
"Well, I'd like to do something that will accentuate the length of her hair," I said, sitting down in the open chair by Jaimie's workstation. "With hair that long, you've gotta show it off, right? I mean, it's practically down to her ass. Her cute, tight ass..."
Jaimie laughed, running her fingers through Sophia's locks, "Oh yeah, this is a lot of hair, and it's too beautiful to wrap up in a bun. So let's see, I think something half up, half down would look best. Maybe a braid on each side coming around from the front to the back. Tie those braids together into a single braid down the back. Do a couple twists here, and tie those into the braid too. Definitely need to do curls. Any color?"
"No color, I like the natural black of her hair," I said. "That sounds great. You get her situated, and I'll be back by the time you're done with her."
I let Jaimie get to work on Sophia's hair and got up to leave. The bell dinged again on my way out the door. My driver was still waiting for me and I got back into my town car to go to my next destination. He drove me about a mile closer to the city center where my favorite jewelry store was. I stepped inside and was immediately recognized by one of the jewelers, who came and escorted me to a private room in the back where the owner, Neil, kept his most expensive pieces. He helped me pick out a gorgeous white gold chain choker with diamond studs all the way around and a matching bracelet. The pieces weren't for me though, because I always wore the same ruby heart necklace everywhere I went. It was my good luck charm.
When I got back to the salon, Jaimie had finished up with Sophia's hair except for the curls, and Helen was now doing her makeup. I had Jaimie do my hair in a similar fashion to Sophia's, but I preferred my hair up. My copper red hair was shorter, thinner, and in my opinion looked better in a bun than down around my shoulders. Instead of two braids around the side, she pulled my hair back into a single, thick braid and wrapped it around in a tight, spiral bun with two chopsticks holding it together. It was simple, yet elegant.
"Where did you find that one? She is so young, and gorgeous!" Helen whispered as I sat down in her chair to get my makeup done.
"I bought her," I said matter of factly as Sophia went back to Jaimie to get the curlers taken out.
"Oh right, the Auction. No wonder she seems so timid," Helen said, knowing the type of girl I craved yet could only get my hands on at the auction. "You're a lucky bitch, you know that, right? What I would give to be able to simply buy my perfect guy or girl."
"All you need is a few million dollars and you can have whatever you want," I laughed as Helen brushed foundation onto my cheeks.
