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“Another shocker, I have to have perfect hair.” He pointed at his head.
Now this did make her smile. “Really?”
“Yeah, I have a certain shampoo, conditioner, and I have a hair care routine, that includes putting heat protection in my hair to protect against UV rays.”
“Wow,” Dinah said, laughing. “It is official, you are my bestie.”
“That’s not all, this skin does not take care of itself. I moisturize.”
“You know, the whole bad boy deadly image is being torn apart right now. Yeah, this isn’t good.” She wrinkled her nose.
“But I smell good.”
She rolled her eyes, but against all odds, she was enjoying his company.
“Do you get a manicure and a pedicure?” she asked, tilting her head to the side.
“Nah, I skip on that, but I do use hand cream.”
She pressed the tips of her fingers to her chest. “Be still my heart.”
He chuckled and she liked the sound.
“Also, you don’t flinch,” Road said.
Dinah stopped laughing and looked at him, because she didn’t need him to elaborate.
“The brothers at the club don’t flinch, but they’ve all seen hell. You’re the first person, an outsider, who didn’t flinch. You didn’t look at me with disgust as if I was a monster, and you didn’t scream.”
She put her bottle of water down and took a deep breath.
“Did you do it to your mom?” he asked.
“No, she was worried she would scare me, but I was there to replace the bandages and take care of her. I helped her heal.” She pressed her lips together. “I was never disgusted with my mom, I just wanted to kill the son of a bitch who did it. I don’t know, maybe I am weird that I don’t find you scary. I mean, after all, you did try to kill me.”
He winced. “You’re not ever going to let me live that down, are you?”
“Nope.”
Road grabbed a knife and pointed toward her. “One day, you’re going to.”
“We’ll see. So, what are we having for dinner tonight?” she asked. He never failed to surprise her. Road kept his promise in proving he loved romance movies. He’d actually come with several suggestions, some had even been Hallmark Christmas movies, which Dinah hated to admit were some of her favorites.
It did seem they had a lot in common.
“You’re in for a very special treat as I’m going to be making curried chicken and rice, and trust me, it is delicious.”
She rubbed her hands together. “Sounds delicious already. Are you good if I go and take a shower? It has been a long day, and I stink.”
“Go ahead.”
She thanked him and headed to her bedroom.
Picking up her bag on the way, she headed upstairs. This wasn’t the first time she’d left him alone in her home so she could go and freshen up. One glance in the mirror, and everything was still in place even after a grueling day at work.
She loved creating styles and seeing the joy in young women’s faces, but prom was particularly stressful, and to her, it had only ever been a dance. A dance she did in fact miss, so she could spend time with her mom. She’d spent the night with her mother teaching her the best way to wash and blow-dry hair.
It had also been her first night of cutting her mother’s hair. They spent the whole day making finger food to pick at the whole night, enjoyed bottles of water, and they even used champagne glasses to drink from. She’d loved the night and hadn’t regretted not going to prom. Sometimes, as she did others’ hair for prom night, she did wonder if her life might have turned out differently.
