Home to Me by Catherine Bybee

Author:Catherine Bybee [Bybee, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781542009850
Published: 2020-07-13T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Erin turned her head left, then right. Soft folds of her hair brushed against her shoulders and bounced with more body than she ever remembered having.

“Now this is your color.” Manuela teased the ends of her hair with a tiny bit of wax and stood back on her heels, admiring her work. “I never liked the red.”

Erin hadn’t either. It was a means to an end. The soft brown with only a few highlights pulled through was different enough from her beach blonde natural color, but not shocking like the red had been. And the cut . . .

She shook her head and couldn’t stop smiling. “I think the last time my hair was this short was when I was in third grade.”

“It suits you. Everyone has the long straight hair. You have natural curls that only come out with shorter hair. This style is perfect for you.”

They’d parted her hair on the side and added only a small amount of layers to allow hair to whisk in her face. “It’s liberating,” Erin said.

Manuela pulled the cape off Erin’s shoulders and brushed any remnants of hair from her back.

Erin handed the hairdresser cash and thanked her.

“Now don’t ruin my haircut.”

Although she laughed, Erin knew the woman wasn’t kidding. The one time Erin had bought dye from a grocery store would never be forgiven.

“I won’t.”

“And don’t go home and hide. Grab a friend and go out. See how many heads you turn.”

“Yes, ma’am,” Erin agreed, knowing she had every intention of going home and avoiding any turning heads. “Thanks again.” She headed out the door.

Santa Clarita was warming up. But as the hot breeze brushed up against the back of her neck, the feeling put an even bigger smile on her face.

Desmond had hated short hair.

She jumped in her car and rolled all the windows down. One glance in the rearview mirror and she sighed. She hardly recognized herself. Between the smile, the relaxed lines on her face, and yeah, the new hairstyle, Erin was feeling less like Maci and more like the woman she was attempting to become.

She turned over the engine and put the air conditioner on high.

Out of habit, she glanced at the app that told her if Matt was on a call. When it appeared that he would likely be at the station, she headed his way. Halfway there she started to feel uneasy. Showing up at his work just to reveal her new look was a little over the top. Now if she had some baked goods to give him and the crew . . . that excuse might be better.

Only she didn’t have anything and it was getting too hot to heat up her small place.

Losing her nerve, she slowed her car as she passed the station.

The doors were down, and from what she could see through the high windows, it didn’t look like the engine was inside.

Just as well.

Her mind made up, she headed for the grocery store. Because things cooled off at night and the smell of freshly baked brownies was a wonderful way to fall to sleep.

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