Mated To Valentine
“You wound me. I thought my hair was part of my charm.”
“You need it.”
“I thought you liked me wild and untamed.”
“I do not like you.”
“You are a liar. A generous, fashion-forward liar.”
I shove him toward the barber’s shop. “Just get in there.”
The barber’s hands are swift and practiced, scissors snipping away the uneven strands.
Achilles lounges in the chair as if he’s being pampered by royalty, regaling the barber with tales of his (fictional) adventures.
When the cut is finished, he runs a hand through his now shorter, neater hair and turns to me expectantly.