Natalie and La Parisienne III

About a week after Kelli had been fired and left the hotel in disgrace, Lenore and Sarah had become the second and third in command of the hotel. Natalie trained them to be as ruthless as she was and they did not disappoint, they made sure everything went smoothly with no room for mistakes. 

Lenore and Sarah both loved to wear ties, Sarah, because of her wealthy family, had attended a private school where uniforms were mandatory. Her mother was very strict about dress code and even made Sarah wear a suit and tie at home. Anytime Sarah was seen in public, she would always be wearing an expensive suit and a tie, her favourite was a powder blue tie which she had bought in a tailor's shop in France, and she loved to wear her tie in a Windsor knot. Lenore had gotten to like suits by Sarah, and anytime Lenore had visited Sarah's house, she would always wear a suit and tie. Every year for each other's birthdays, Sarah and Lenore would buy each other a suit and tie. They were just enthralled with wearing a suit and tie everyday, it made them feel on top of the world and that they could face any challenge, happy in that they were always perfectly dressed for anything. The particular morning on which the story begins, Sarah was wearing a cream coloured suit with a blue tie which she wore in a Windsor knot. She had adorned her tie with a tie pin that she had bought in an expensive tailor shop in the heart of the city. Sarah wore a pair of brown loafers that went very well with her suit, the colour scheme looked amazing. Sarah was also a very detailed woman, she never left her apartment without making sure her attire was perfect, her tie worn in the proper fashion, her top button closed, and she polished her shoes every single morning. Sarah's mother was originally from Italy so it meant that Sarah was fluent in Italian

Lenore was as meticulous as Sarah. She also was very observant in how she looked, how she presented herself to the public eye. She was wearing a black suit with a red tie which she wore in a Four-in-hand knot, the first tie knot she had learned. Like Sarah, she was also wearing a tie pin, and her red loafers matched that of her tie. Unlike some of their colleagues, Sarah and Lenore detested wearing copious amounts of makeup, they felt it wasn't workplace appropriate for the amount of makeup some of the others were wearing, they liked to add a little mascara, eyeliner, eyeshadow and a little bit of lipstick, but nothing they thought was too much.

How was that so far? I'm hoping to build on it later potentially

Watching from an upstairs balcony, Lenore smiled, everything was running smoothly, the guests loved the hotel and the staff were doing their best work, of course, working for Natalie, Sarah and Lenore, they had to or else they would face severe penalties or worse, get fired. Satisfied with how things were running, Lenore walked back to the executive room where Sarah was sipping a mug of coffee and eating a biscuit. At that moment, Natalie walked in with a flustered look on her face. "We've got hotel inspectors coming, and if there's one thing out of order, they'd have no hesitation in closing us down. Everything needs to be perfect." Lenore and Sarah looked at each other with shock on their faces, this was the first time they had experienced this in their new tenure as Natalie's executive assistants. 

When they had completed the necessary preparations, Natalie walked downstairs to the lobby flanked by Lenore and Sarah. They watched as a car pulled up outside the hotel. Waiting nervously as the inspectors got out, Sarah noticed Lenore had a look of terror on her face. It was her old school bully Hannah, the girl who had made Lenore's time in school a living hell. She noticed that there was a man on her arm, he was Lenore's ex-fiancé Charles. Hannah was wearing a medium length skirt with a tight collared shirt and a powder blue tie which she wore in a four-in-hand knot. Her blue earrings matched the colour of her eyes and her tie as well. She also was wearing a pair of white high heels, and her left hand was adorned with an expensive diamond ring. Charles was wearing a black suit and a red tie, it was tied in a Windsor knot. His red loafers were the same colour as his tie. They looked like a power couple and they were certainly proud to display it.

Noticing Lenore, Hannah and Charles walked over. "well well, if it isn't little Lenore. You remember Charles don't you? I believe you two were to be married once, but of course he jilted you at the altar and came to love me instead." Lenore watched with disgust as Hannah fixed Charles's tie, "there you go baby, perfect, a perfect tie for a perfect man." They were joined by a younger girl who stepped out of the car. "Lenore, this is my niece, Summer, she's on placement from college and she's decided to work with her auntie, isn't that right, Summer dear?" Summer nodded, "yes ma'am."

Not able to watch her old bully and her ex-fiancé any longer, Lenore walked back into the hotel, it was clear that she was furious and nobody dared to say anything. They watched as Lenore got into the elevator without saying a word. When she reached the executive room, she sat down in a chair and looked out the window which gave a view of the exterior of the hotel and the streets where people looked like ants. "Hannah and Charles are the inspectors who are here. Is it too early for a drink? Preferably something strong that I can bury my sorrows with?" Sarah looked at her with surprise, "it's 9:45. Of course not, come on, I'll fix you something." Natalie nodded, "make that two, that woman is insufferable, I've dealt with her before."