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"Come on back" She beckoned le bracelets on her wrists clinked together in an al melody "I’m Audrey, in case you didn’t catch that announcement," she said with a chuckle

I followed her to a small room in the back of the salon, where a nail table was set up in a corner "I heard"

"Bess is a bit of a loudmouth," she confessed as we took our seats out of earshot of the rest of the crew

"Saves on an intercom systeirl"

"Is that what they’re calling irl Out-of-towner Broke-down Audi at Wayne’s To narin

"It’s Charlotte," I told her

"Well, Charlotte, it’s nice to meet you" She placed a small dish with a self-explanatory decoration in the center that read Rings and Things

I slipped off the two rings I wore on ed to stopthat used to be on ht that I still felt on that fourth finger was starting to fade, but if you looked closely you could see the outline of what used to be Or, at least, what could have been

"Do you have a color inme back to the present

"Lincoln Park After Dark," I said without hesitation

"I like a girl that knohat she wants," she said with a nod "It’s my favorite too" She held up her perfectly manicured hands "Just touched mine up yesterday"

"It’s a staple"

"It really is"

As we bonded over our love of OPI, I had to adh irl Every ti like a drunk toddler had been holding the brush

I dipped one hand into the bowl of warm, scented water that Audrey offered as she readied her supplies

"What do you think of Shady Grove?" She picked up an to remove the old polish "Honestly?" she added with a pointed look

"Well" I hesitated "It’s s to be polite

"It’s Podunk"

"Maybe a little Most of the people are really nice, though"

"They can be" She slipped my polish-free hand back into the water and picked up the other "Who have you met? Besides Wayne," she said with a chuckle "He’s a trip, right?"

"He is, but he did agree to get ood"

"His Wednesday is usually Friday" When a sh slipped froh about him Who else have you met?"

"Opal at the inn," I said "She’s sweet, and the rooie at Wayne’s"