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“Baby, you could never be ugly!” Rooster replied.
“But I’m bald.”
“And? Your hair will grow back, and it doesn’t change how I see you.”
“Huh?” I grunted as I grabbed the box of tissues Clio had left on the bed.
“Do you see me differently because of my stump? Nope. I saw you eyeing me up this morning, lady. Am I going to treat you differently because you’re temporarily bald? Nope.”
“Now I’m selfish! Your booboo is permanent, and mine isn’t, and that makes me the most self-centred and vain person in the world!” I wailed harder.
“Oh boy!” Sallie-Anne said from outside the bedroom door.
“Babe, you’re not selfish. What Brax has done is a shock. Naturally, you’re going to be upset. Fuck, Iwould be, too, if I were you. The good thing is, it will grow back and think of the fun you can have with wigs in the meantime.”
“You’re too good to be true!” I sniffed and hitched on a breath.
“Keep thinking like that. Damn, worship me, babe,” Rooster teased as he continued rubbing my back.
“Rooster, I have a shiny face, no eyebrows, no hair, scabs and bruises everywhere. I resemble a battered woman rather than a successful lawyer,” I cried and blew my nose.
“Yeah, you do appear like you’ve been through some wars. But everything will heal or grow back. And in the meantime, I’ll beat the shit out of anyone male who upsets you and Clio and the old ladies can beat up the women,” Rooster soothed.
“Damn right,” Clio agreed through the door.
“They do know they’re not meant to be listening?” I asked Rooster with a wet snort/laugh.
“Woman, they’re always sticking their noses in. In fact, they should shave their heads in support of you,” Rooster said.
“Love you, Kenny, but not happening,” Sallie-Anne called.
“This club runs on crazy,” I murmured, snuggling into Rooster and calming down.
“Yeah, it’s tragic,” Rooster replied, and I began laughing.
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Levi couldn’t take his eyes off my baldness. In embarrassment, I swiped at it, but Levi shook his head.
“Stop staring,” Thalia hissed and elbowed him.
“Baby, I can’t. Kendara has a perfect head,” Levi replied.
“Huh?” I muttered.
“You have the most perfect head I’ve seen,” Levi elaborated.
“Levi, what are you on about?” Tati demanded.
“Look at Kendara. How her head is shaped and how smooth it is. There’s no scarring or lumps. It’s perfect… well, apart from the three bumps on it. But they’re going down. You really are flawless.”
“Levi would know as he’s an artist,” Madisen said, looking at her old man with an indulgent stare.
“Kendara, I seriously need to paint you,” Levi said and looked around him for something.
He saw Finn with a drawing pad and pencils and snatched them from him. Finn stared open mouth as Levi began sketching straight away, every so often glancing up at me and then continuing.
“Okay…” I drew the word out.
