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"Why? Dreads are sexy," Lily said, earning a side glance frorowled, she reached across the kitchen table to run her hand through his hair He was growing it out after a skull trim "But I like short better"

"Maybe you should just leave it long, Dune," Kaleb said tohis lips to her wrist

I didn’t bother responding Kaleb was too busy focusing on Lily and whatever he was doing to ether, they never stopped touching, and they were always at our place The way they connected e Don’t you think?" I turned to Nate now, although if I were going to ask for style advice, his would be the last I’d take His perpetually neon streak of hair was soe this week "Besides, it’s only hair"

"It’s not just hair," Nate argued "It’s your trademark"

"It’s your excuse to call me Chewbacca"

"I’ll just call you Bald Chewbacca now"

"You’re a good friend"

"Fine" Nate picked up the scissors and snapped them open and closed A little too joyfully and a little too quickly "If this is going to happen, do I get to do the honors?"

I preferred a gentle touch, but Lily and Kaleb had disappeared Again

"I guess so Do not shoot for speed, Nate" Nate had the ability to speed up or slon his movements "Airinned

I sat down and shut my eyes

The bathrooas to liquid Condensation rolled down the glass in rivulets

I stared at the i to adjust My sideburns keptlike a plucked chicken, but the lack of hair was going to take so used to I pulled on a pair of worn jeans and went back to the kitchen Nate had bundled up the remains of my dreads and tied them in a pink ribbon

The smart-ass presented it to me like it was some kind of bouquet "I didn’t know if you wanted to have a burial"

I took a long look at six years’ worth of hair, and then threw it in the trash

Nate leaned back against the wall, studying the change "This is pretty serious"

"It was tirow up

"Why?" He pushed off the ith one foot and started pacing "We’ve known each other for how many years? Five, at least? The Dune I know is laidback, dependable He hs the pros and cons This feels i about cutting the therow out, which was the only reason I wasn’t totally bald

"The hair isn’t the only issue Soirlfriend or soh lass e up reminded me of Noah’s ark I didn’t want to cruise into the sunset with Nate

"You started going to the gyht new clothes" He pointed to the bags on the counter

"Some of my Samoan cousins lean toward the Rock Others, not as yht Buying the clothes was intentional"

"Because?"