Carmen: No more or less than I trust my mailman not to read my letters.

Shane:What do you do for a living?

Carmen: I intern at a radio station by day, moonlighting as a DJ at various clubs.

Shane:That…sounds like one hell of a life.

Carmen:Thank you.

Shane: I’m going to give you what you need.

Carmen: … I trust you…

Shane saw the sun hit the wall beside her, but she didn’t pay any further attention. She was about 5 minutes away from being through with Carmen’s hair. She would have been done by now if she hadn’t spent 5 minutes just running her hands through the latina’s silky smooth mane, and silky was no exaggeration. Shane thought Carmen had the softest hair she had ever worked with. And that is saying something. Carmen had her eyes closed for most of the time, Shane wondered if she wanted to be surprised of if she was simply asleep. She blowdryed the ends and curled long wide strands generously. She rested her hands on the shoulders of the woman in her chair.

Shane: Okay.

Carmen opened her eyes and looked at herself slowly.

Carmen:Wow. I love it. Thank you.

Carmen touched her hair slightly. Feeling the loss of about three inches. The lightness of her used to be overly thick head of hair. She stood up and leaned into the mirror giving her hair one more quick toss.

Carmen: You’re good. Trust worthy, too. I might add.

Shane: They don’t call me Shane for nothing.

Shane winced at her statement, what the hell did that mean?

Carmen laughed, Shane’s stomach was doing flips. Carmen picked up her purse and walked toward the pay counter following Shane.

Shane took place behind the counter.

Shane: Ok, I think 20 bucks should do it.

Carmen(confused):That’s it?

Shane: Uh huh

Carmen: Hmm…

Carmen looked at Shane with suspicion. Shane returned the stare and they both caught a wave of laughter. Carmen took out 2 ten dollar bills and gave them to Shane.

Shane: So, can I ask you how you know Chase?

Carmen: Oh, well he and my brother have been friends since grade school. I was a big tom boy and I tried to play with them everyday. Although Chase was my brothers friend, my brother moved to his dad’s a few years ago and then Chase and I became better friends then we confided in each other that we were both gay and we have been good friends for a couple years now. She smiled at her answer, obviously happy with the message she had tried to get across to Shane that she was in fact gay and if Shane felt too awkward asking her for her number at this moment she could get it from Chase. Shane smiled at her response too. Not getting the message.

Carmen:Well thank you Shane. I am thoroughly satisfied with your work. (Flashing another smile) do me a favor and go home and back to bed. It looks like you’re still tired.

Shane:Sure thing. You’re welcome, um do you want to make another appointment?

Carmen: (Bit her lip)I’ll think about it.

Carmen walked more feverishly toward her car now. Feeling sexier Shane guessed.

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At home Shane took off her shoes as she sat on the edge of her bed. The sun was getting ready to make it’s full break into day now, but Shane was making her break for her covers.