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- Aiden -
“Not yet,” I said, walking back in front of her.
“Soon though?”
“Very soon,” I said, taking her hands. “Just a little bit to the right here. That’s it.” I looked down at her dragging feet. “There’s nothing on the floor so don’t worry, you’re not going to fall.”
“I don’t smell any chocolate yet,” she said, smiling.
“Okay now turn around.”
For a second I just stood there looking at her closed eyes and the anticipation showing in her face. She was so beautiful I almost couldn’t stand it.
“Well?” she asked. “Can I open them now?”
I took a deep breath and stepped to the side where I would still be able to see her face. “Okay,” I said. “You can open them now.”
Her eyes popped open and scanned the room. The floor was tiled and there were some carefully arranged props set up that I could see now may have added to her confusion more than anything.
She furrowed her brow and looked at me. “Sorry to be dense, Aiden, but what exactly am I looking at?”
“Locks by Lucy,” I said. “Your new salon.”
Her eyes doubled in size.
“You don’t have to call it that, of course. I just thought it was kind of cute.”
“Wait- what?”
“Well, as you can see, it’s a whole other space, easily large enough for another business owner to move into.”
The color drained from her face.
“It has its own door to the plaza and everything,” I said, pointing behind her.
She looked at the door and then back at the space.
“I know it’s not much, but it’s a start.”
“Oh my god you’re serious?”
“Of course I’m serious. What kind of sick joke would this be if I weren’t?”
She slid one hand around the back of her neck.
I could see she was in shock. “Okay, you’re going to have to use your imagination again, but I thought there could be a front desk over here.”
She followed me with her eyes, her feet stuck to the floor.
“Where you could have your very own hot receptionist.”
She swallowed.
“And you could have some shelving here.” I gestured towards the wall behind me. “To display whatever hair products you’re selling or using or I don’t know. That’s up to you if you want to do that.”
She pursed her lips.
