669小说网

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appointments。　In　front　of　every　stylist？s　station　was　an　enormous　gilt…framed　mirror。　Gianni；

Blair？s　new　hairdresser；　had　just　finished　bing　out　her　freshly　washed　and　conditioned　locks。

With　her　cell　phone　pressed　against　her　damp　ear；　Blair　stared　at　her　reflection　in　the　mirror。　The

critical　moment　was　here：　Did　she　dare　go　short？

？Hey。　It？s　me；　Nate；？　she　heard　an　old　familiar　voice　murmur　in　her　ear。

Blair　was　too　stunned　to　answer。　They　hadn？t　spoken　since　New　Year？s　Eve；　and　even　then　the

conversation　had　ended　badly。　What　was　Nate　doing　calling　hernow　？

？Nate？？　Blair　replied；　half…impatiently；　half…curiously。　？Is　this　really　important；　because　I　can？t

really　talk。　It？s　kind　of　avery　bad　time。？

？Nah；　it？s　not　important；？　Nate　responded　as　he　tried　to　e　up　with　a　reasonable　explanation

for　why　he？d　called　her　in　the　first　place。　？I　just　thought　you？d　want　to　know　I？ve　decided　to　quit。

You　know？quit　smoking　weed。？　He　kicked　at　a　clump　of　frozen　dirt。　He　wasn？t　even　sure　if　that

was　true。　Was　hereally　quitting？　Forgood　？

Blair　gripped　the　phone　in　confused　silence　on　the　other　end。　Nate　had　always　been

random？especially　when　he　was　stoned？but　neverthis　random。　Gianni　tapped　his　tortoise…shell

b　against　the　back　of　her　chair　impatiently。　？Well；　good　for　you；？　she　responded　finally。　？Look；

I　have　to　go；　okay？？

Blair　sounded　distracted；　and　Nate　wasn？t　even　sure　why　he？d　called　her　in　the　first　place。　？See

you；？　he　mumbled；　tucking　his　phone　back　into　his　coat　pocket。

？Bye。？　Blair　tossed　her　silvery　pink　Nokia　phone　into　her　red　bowling　bag　and　sat　up　straight　in

the　leather　swivel　chair。　？I？m　ready；？　she　told　Gianni；　trying　to　sound　confident。　？Just　remember；　I

want　it　short　butfeminine　。？

Amused　creases　appeared　in　Gianni？s　tanned；　intentionally　stubbly　cheeks。　He　winked　a

long…lashed；　dark　brown　eye。　？Jes　lika　Katerina　Hepburn。　Right？？

Uh…oh。

Blair　tightened　the　belt　on　her　beige　salon　robe　and　glared　at　Gianni？s　overly　pomaded　black　hair

in　the　mirror；　praying　he　wasn？t　as　stupid　and　inpetent　as　he　sounded。　Maybe　it　was　a　just　a

language　thing。　？No；not　Katherine　Hepburn。

AudreyHepburn。　You　know；　likeBreakfast　at　Tiffany？s　？My　Fair　Lady　？Funny　Face　？？　Blair

searched　her　brain　for　a　more　current　celebrity　reference；　someone　with　a　decent　short　haircut。　？Or

maybe　like　Selma　Blair；？　she　added　desperately；　even　though　Selma？s　haircut　was　more

tomboyish　than　what　she　had　in　mind。

Gianni　didn？t　respond。　Instead；　he　ran　his　fingers　through　Blair？s　damp　brown　tresses。　？Sucha

bee…ootiful　？air；？　he　said　wistfully　as　he　picked　up　his　scissors　and　gathered　her　hair　in　his　fist。

Then；　without　further　ado；　he　lopped　the　entire　pony…tail　off　with　one　brutal　snip。