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His sister braced her hands on her hips, feigning annoyance “Okay, fine,” she relented “If you irl stuff to do, and we don’t want to be bothered for about an hour Can you make that happen, pretty please?”
Collin sighed, and when he glanced at Raevynn, she just rocked on her feet and gave him a sweet smile
“Trust me, when you come back, the kids and I will be out of here and you can have Raevynn all to yourself for the rest of the night,” his sister promised
“Okay, fine” He threw up his hands in surrender, but he didn’t seeet ice cream cones”
The kids traht, and as soon as Avery heard hiot to work She placed a chair in the middle of the kitchen, Raevynn sat down, and she was covered in a plastic cape to keep the hair off of her clothes Avery re-braided her hair, still dahter this time She secured the bottom with a band, and about an inch below Raevynn’s shoulder, so that when she cut the strands it would all stay intact and Raevynn could donate the length to a charity that would use it for wigs for disadvantaged children suffering fro-term hair loss
Avery picked up her shears and stood behind Raevynn, holding the braid in her hand “Are you absolutely sure about this?” she asked, suddenly sounding uncertain about being the one to sever Raevynn’s golden locks
“I am” There wasn’t a thread of doubt in her voice “I’ my mind, Avery Cut it off”
It took tih all the thick strands entwined together When it was done, Raevynn’s hair bounced free around her shoulders, definitely so iddy sensation rippled through her, and when she reached up to run her fingers through the strands to see for herself as left, Avery smacked her hand
“No touching or looking until I’ responsible for your new look”
Raevynn closed her eyes and let Avery do her thing, still trusting her co sounds of her friend’s shears, felt the chunks of hair falling onto the cape, and endured what Raevynn assu came next, and a little while later, when the kitchen went quiet, Raevynn opened her eyes again to find Avery standing in front of her, looking at her hair, and biting hesitantly on her lower lip
“Okay, you’re done,” her friend said, reo look in the bathroom mirror and see what you think”
As soon as Raevynn saw her reflection and the new flirty, sexy cut and style of her much shorter hair, she burst into tears, which sent Avery into a panic She quickly shook her head, and sing back the e away the moisture on her cheeks, she turned to Avery and reassured her friend
“These are happy tears Thrilled tears Tears of empower her fingers through the silky strands and loving how the layered waves fell right back in place “This is a new h because I look so a”
Avery laughed, the sound rife with relief “You do look a”
Raevynn hugged her friend tight, unable to express the depths of her gratitude—that so as si forward