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Balling his shirt up, he turns around and faces et back to work I’ll be back to pick you up in a bit" He walks over and gently kisses me on the forehead "Bye"

"Bye," I whisper as he walks away

I wait a couple of minutes after I hear his truck pull off, before I walk around the building and go back inside

As soon as I walk through the door, Claudette is watching reat," Iher

She waits for me to walk in first and then closes the door behind us "You’re late from your break You’re never late"

I nod my head "Well, I needed a few extra ain"

She walks over to her desk and starts gathering up her things "Can I still trust you to run this salon in the same manner now that you have that ht now?" I ask, pissed off that she’s treating Royal as if he’s so

She looks up fros "Yes I am I’ve seen what ht?" I give her a hard look "And I’ve seen what men that look like your husband are capable of That mustache is a bit creepy and suspicious of pedophile activities if you aska cria cri?"

She shakes her head "This conversation is not going in a direction that is looking well for you, so I suggest that you sleep on whatever else you plan on saying to , she heads for the door and reaches to open it, but I slapher

She looks over atheart You don’t know hi ain Got it?"

Her mouth opens in shock and for once, she looks stunned speechless "Consider yourself lucky that you’re well desired here You only get one second chance, Missy" She runs her hand over her dress, s it out "Don’t blow it"

She waits for me to back away from the door, before she pulls it open and sto that she’s left the building, before falling against the door and runningRoyal

I’ else He’s all that truly matters to me at the moment and I’m not afraid to make that known

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"Yo! Worelieved that she’s here to keep me company I pull the door open and walk out

I’m surprised to see my uncle here as well

"Well this is weird," I say aardly "Did you two cohs and takes a seat in ether on the way here"