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I told her I wanted my pores squeaky clean and to look fresh I had a date on the weekend With a really hot guy

With glasses, covered in tattoos, I thought, a real fucking work of art, a tortured soul with a heart of gold, who fucks like an ani day

I couldn’t help but shts, at the truth, and lo and behold, she suy?" she asked "That sounds nice"

"Oh, I bet you have tons of hot guys," I said,upward

"Me?" she asked and then quickly rubbed the tip of her nose, sniffing I bet she didn’t have a cold "No, hed aardly

No, ht

"Maybe it’s the area," I tried, fishing for info "Burbank Too many actors"

"Oh, no, I live in Pasadena," she said "Too many married men"

I smiled "Well that doesn’t help"

"And they never leave their wives for

I kept s But she wasn’t

I had to play it cool

I sed down e and took a deep breath

"Nervous?" she asked ht

"Yeah, just thinking about the date," I said, covering up

"What’s the guy’s name?"

Camden McQueen Ca to come out of my mouth, just to see the look on her face but I reeled them in and said, "Derek"

Hey, why not

"Hot name," she said, and then she turned her back toI learned about Sophia over the next hour was that she never onceto her about being single and wanting children and hoas I going to balance working at the advertising fir about Ben

Not until the end

She was slappingbecause I could tell her next client had arrived and she said, "Well I hope your date goes well this weekend"

"Thanks," I told her, swingingfroot my jacket froaveDon’t bother They always seeood idea at the time but they’ll fuck up your life"

I knew my jaw had dropped open I couldn’t help it

She smiled coldly "I’m serious I wish someone had told me that back in the day So enjoy your hot man Just make sure you use a condo angry and flustered and shocked all at once

She o to the counter and then waved over the next woular I moved over to the cashier in a daze

Had she seriously just told me that?

That definitely didn’t help sway my desire to shank her

And it definitely et Ben far, far away

I paid for the treat her a shitty tip that had the clerk eyeing h-tailed it out of there I got in the Mini Cooper and drove hoh miles andnearby the salon to tail her when she went ho the information that I picked up but left out that last part Camden didn’t need any ive it to him For now, he needed to keep his head clear and his emotions under control