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    “Oh my , you have a lot of hair here.”
    “Yes, the color is grown out, and my ends are dry.”
    Camilla takes a chunk of my hair in her hand and studies it.
    “Yes , the ends are a bit dry but not too bad. What kind of color would you like?”
    “I don’t know. What do you think?” I ask, somehow knowing she knows what Enzo would like.
    And why are you thinking about what Mr. Rich and Bossy would like?
    “Well, you could go darker, closer to your natural color. I could put some chestnut low lights in it to give it some dimension. It would bring out the olive tones in your skin, and it would be easier on your hair in the dry weather.”
    “Okay sounds good.” I sit down, and Camilla begins to work on me. I see hair falling all around me, but for some reason, I don’t worry about it. If Enzo trusts Camilla, she must be worthy of it. I can already tell he has very exacting standards.
    He’s intense and demanding, yet every now and then softness comes through. I still can’t shake the feeling I’m being seduced but for now, I just want to enjoy it. When else is a girl on a budget going to get this kind of treatment?
    Camilla wash es out my color and snips more of my hair. She begins blow drying, and I start to feel excited about the finished product. She swings me around in the mirror. She’s cut my hair in long layers so it swoops down across my face framing my eyes. It just touches my shoulders now, considerably shorter. My natural wave is back, and it’s a deep dark-brown color. It’s very elegant and dare I say it, sexy.
    “Oh Camilla, I love it.”
    “I’m so glad. The darker color really suits you.” She adds. The whole time I’ve sat in Camilla’s chair, we were silent, I lost in my thoughts and she in her task. Finally, I decide to pry a little.
    “You must be used to this, Enzo bringing women here?” I keep my tone light.
    Her eyes widen in surprise. “No Ava , not at all. You’re the first.”
    “Oh I guess I just thought…” My voice trails off as I realize I don’t know what I thought.
    “I don’t know how you met, but I do know Enzo very well. He’s my brother in law. He doesn’t bring women around. I know he’s in the paper often, but those women are just dates as far as I know. I’ve never met one.”
    I’m the first? Very interesting.
    “ A re you Paolo’s wife?” I ask.
    She laughs. “No. I’m Franco’s wife. Enzo has four brothers and two sisters. You really don’t know anything about him do you?”
    “No I don’t. I had to look him up on the internet.”
    She laughs again. “Well then, enjoy getting to know him. He is guarded and can be very focused on his work, but once you get to know him, you will find he is very passionate about the people and things he cares about. And he’s very generous as I’m sure you’ve noticed.”
    I nod. I don’t know how to react to this new information, so I won’t. Yet.
    I jump up and flip my hair around like a shampoo commercial.
    “It’s awesome. I really do love it.”
    “Your hair is lovely, Enzo will like it.” Camilla winks at me.
    “Well I don’t know if that matters. It’s not romantic or anything. He’s just helping me out.” I insist.
    “I don’t know about that Ava, based on the look in his eyes when he talks to you, I’d say he’s interested in you.”
    I look down, unsure of how to answer. “I should go. Thank you for my hair.”
    “I’m glad you like it.” She winks again and floats off.
    I glance once more at my reflection before heading back out into the lobby. I wander down the hall of shops and boutiques gazing in through the windows and stop in front of a store called Sassy. It looks too expensive for me, and the sizes look small. I’m just dying to take a look at the clothes close up. Anyway, it doesn’t cost anything to look. I’m going in.
    A petite woman with stark black hair cut in a chic bob looks up from her paperwork at the front desk. She’s dressed in a form fitting