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    Matt allowed her to direct him into the chair and she put a fabric drape over him and one on the floor to catch the hair. He zoned out as she touched him.
    “First thing, let me shave your neck.” Gently, the clippers trimmed and shaved his neck. Her hands were gentle as she worked and the soft scent he’d come to recognize as uniquely hers wafted through the air.
    She’d nearly finished with his cut when a group of women showed up at his door.
    “I’ve come to gather my men,” Maggie said, waltzing into the apartment, stopping when she caught sight of Tate. “Tate, how are you?” His gregarious Tate suddenly got shy. “Hello, Maggie. I’m fine, just cutting Matt’s hair. I should be going though.” She started to move away but Matt grabbed her arm. “No, not yet.” Kyle grinned at them both. “You said you’d cut my hair too.” Blushing, Tate cleared her throat, her eyes widening and looking to Maggie. “Well, I’m sure you’ll want to be with your family now.” Maggie laughed. “Oh, hell no. I’ve been after him to get a trim for weeks. He goes to the barber shop and they always cut it too short and then he waits until it gets shaggy.”
    Liv came into the room with Marc and seeing Tate, she smiled. “Hey Tate. You do house calls?”
    “Hello, Liv. I hear congratulations are in order.” Matt noticed her shyness got even worse with Liv’s presence. He wondered if it was that they used to date or if there was another story.
    “Thank you.” Liv touched her belly and then her hair. “I’m in dire need of a cut but I’m a total worry-wart about the chemicals and smell in salons.”
    “It’s okay, I understand. I can come by your place if you’d like. That way you wouldn’t have to worry.”
    “Really? Oh that would be fabulous. Do you have time today?” Tate blushed and nodded.

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    Matt just watched the interplay and let it settle in. He’d been startled by the revelation but now, he realized, it’d been happening since that first visit at her salon. Damn, she was a good woman, a genuinely nice person.
    She ended up cutting Kyle’s, Marc’s and Liv’s hair as well as giving Nicholas a trim. Maggie sat and watched the whole thing and Matt knew he’d hear from his sisters-in-law after Tate left.
    “I should go. I’m having dinner with my family tonight.” Tate cleaned up, aided by Matt.
    “Ah. I was going to see if you wanted to have dinner with me.” She froze, blushing again. The best thing about her was that he could tell what she was feeling by her skin tone.
    “I’ll be at our bench tomorrow. You can have lunch with me then.” He pulled his wallet out and her eyes widened again. “How much do I owe you?”
    “Do you think I go door to door hustling haircuts on the weekend for extra cash?” Her hands fell to her hips.
    “I…uh, no. But you’re a hairdresser, you performed a professional service. I certainly don’t think you’d do five haircuts for free.” Matt looked to Maggie, who shrugged, also uncertain how to proceed.
    It was Liv who broke the stalemate by shoving money into Tate’s hand. “Shaddup. Take the money. I need you to come and do my hair in six weeks at my house and Marc’s too while you’re at it. I feel loads better already. You’re a whiz with the scissors. If Kyle did your lawn or Marc designed a workout, they’d expect to be paid too.” Tate nodded shortly and put the money in her pocket. “Right then.
    Listen, I was just in Atlanta to see my brother and sister last weekend.
    Have you been to Lullaby Rose?”
    Liv shook her head.
    “I went in to get some stuff for my niece, she’s turning three. Anyway, they’re having a huge sale right now. I know you were out today but they 36
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    have a lot of great stuff. It’s near the convention center. I’m sure they have a website too.”
    Liv’s eyes lit up