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Thea shakes my arm and I co lost

She stifles a laugh “Have a good nap?”

“Um, yeah” I stretch o?”

“Yeah, but you’re not”

“Of course I am” I look at her like she’s crazy as I s for you”

She snorts “Have you seen your hair?”

“Obviously not I was sleeping” I squint at her

She tugs onher over to a floor-lengththe room

“Oh, shit” I blink at myself “Yeah, that’s bad”

Napping on wet hair was not a good idea My hair’s already a bit shaggy and unkempt but now it just looks like an animal tried to make a home in it

“I’ll fix it”

Thea drags rabs her hairbrush and then motions for me to bend down

She brushes my hair down, but it hardly fixes the problem She darabs her hairspray and works so back

“Much better” She smiles at my reflection

I turn and touch my hand to her waist “Thanks, babe” I bend and kiss her “You look beautiful,” I tell her She’s changed into a fitted white dress and heels, with her sandy-colored hair loosely curled