Pretty Is as Pretty Does by Debby Mayne

Author:Debby Mayne
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Abingdon Fiction
Published: 2013-11-08T05:00:00+00:00

The next morning I crawl out of bed feeling as though someone had taken a sledgehammer to my calves that ached from standing on my feet all day. I’m not even tempted by my cute pumps, and I slide my feet into a pair of athletic shoes.

When I arrive at the salon, I see Trudy sitting in a superex-pensive car parallel parked in the fire lane. “I’m sorry, but you need to move your car,” I tell her.

“Why? It’s not like there’s anyone else there or anything.”

“The Piney Point finest are towing cars these days.” I step back and get a good look at the shiny black car that probably costs more than many of my hairdressers make in a year.

“Oh, okay, you should have said that,” she says as she turns the key in the ignition. “I’ll be right in.”

Ten minutes later, Trudy joins me in the salon. She’s wearing a very cute jogging suit that I doubt has seen even a drop of sweat.

As I carefully apply a lighter color to her already over-processed hair, she immediately starts in on how trendy Atlanta is and what a different lifestyle she leads now that she’s in the big city. “Oh, but you probably understand, now that you’re in Jackson.” The way she emphasizes the word Jackson lets me know what she’s really thinking. I actually liked her more yesterday when she let down her guard and showed her desperation.

“So you must be doing really well to be able to afford a car like that,” I say. The instant those words leave my mouth, I realize she might think I’m jealous.

Before I have a chance to say another word, she smiles and sighs. “Yes, I’m doing quite well. I’m the head of a very successful department, and there’s talk about moving some of us up to the New York store.”

“Wow,” I say.

“Of course, there are no guarantees, and I’m starting to have an active social life, so I might not even want to leave. I’m sure you know how cool and hip Atlanta is these days.”

I listen to her go on and on about all the fun things to do in Atlanta. Every now and then she slips and drops her façade, and I can see more of that vulnerability I never noticed before yesterday. But that doesn’t last long when she realizes how closely I’m looking at her.

She occasionally compares Atlanta to Jackson, leaving me feeling like the biggest hick in the South. By the time I dry her hair and get it all teased and fluffed, I wonder why I ever considered myself successful. Trudy Baynard has always led a charmed life, and based on what she’s telling me, it’s only gotten better. The desperate act she pulled yesterday had to be a ploy to get an appointment.

And I’m a little hurt that she hasn’t asked one question about my life. She doesn’t even mention anything about my teeth being straighter, even though I smile so much my cheeks hurt.

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