A Graceful Mess by Stayton Nacole

Author:Stayton, Nacole [Stayton, Nacole]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Contemporary
Publisher: Nacole Stayton
Published: 2013-08-25T05:00:00+00:00

All I wanted was to get out of the house. A little fresh air would help my mood and Maci kept nagging saying that my toes needed painting. So I took her advice and slid on some shorts and a tank top and walked into town. The summer heat that beat down on my exposed shoulders felt amazing. They say that UV light makes people happier, and I’d say they’re correct. I could feel a change in my mood as my feet hit the concrete pavement under my sandals as I approached the nail salon. Shutting the door behind me, my eyes glanced across the street. There on the other side of the street sat Parker’s big, black truck. The windows are all down, but no one is in it. Hopefully it will be gone when I leave. I certainly don’t want to have to see him, or much less him see me all weak and vulnerable like I am now. It’s been hard enough to realize that the one man you could see a future with doesn’t want you. Coming to grips with that hasn’t been easy, but just like before, I will get over him.

The nail tech leads me to the back of the small, dimly lit shop and sits me in a leather chair. Removing my sandals, my feet sink into a pool of warm water. Suds and bubbles make it hard to see my toes through the water, so I lean back and allow the leather chair’s massager to relax me. The tech comes over and starts to work on my cuticles. She doesn’t speak, which is a gesture I normally would consider rude, but today the silence is a warm pleasure. My own thoughts are enough to drive someone mad. Tilting my neck to the side, my eyes glance out the big windows at the store front. There is a weird man peering into the building wearing a sweatshirt with the hood over his head. Moving my neck back, I forget about the strange sight as the tech rubs her lotioned hands up and down my calves. The feeling is amazing, and I am instantly glad that Maci suggested a pedicure. The back of the leather chair moves as my hands control the remote and set it to the knocking position. Deciding to go with a bright pink polish, I lean back in the chair and allow my back to get massaged as she paints my toes.

After I hand the tech my credit card, I use the ladies’ room and then walk outside. Parker’s truck is still parked on the side of the road.

What? Is he spying on me?

I don’t know who he thinks he is or why all of a sudden my blood is boiling from just from the sight of his truck, and then in the shadows I see him leaning down, hiding. Anger invades my thoughts. Why would he be hiding? And then a rush of raw emotions comes over me.

Why doesn’t

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