Chapter 13: It's Time To Shake Things Up

Rex

"Thank you for calling New You Salon, this is Jana, how can I help you?"

I can't believe I'm about to say this but, "Yeah, I was wondering if I could schedule an appointment for a hair cut with Chloe? The sooner the better."

"Sure, let me just pull up her schedule. Is there a time and date that works best for you?"

"Nope. I can make anything work," I say, rather than repeating myself by blurting out sooner than later, like I'd like to.

"She has an opening on Monday at ten. Does that work?"

"Sure does."

"Name?"

Oh shit. I hesitate. She's going to know it's me if I say my name but at the same time, I don't want to lie.

"Rex," I finally tell her.

"Got 'ya down. See you Monday. Thanks so much!"

"Thanks."

I toss my phone on the counter and run my fingers through my hair that absolutely does not need a cut. I don't know what I'm doing here. It's completely out of my comfort zone but the fact that I've thought about Chloe more times than I care to admit over the