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Con? Are you okay?” He waved his hand in front of my face. I shook my head trying to snap out of the memories. He looked down at my hands and I realized I was gripping the sides of the table so hard that my knuckles had turned white.
    “Shit, Con, I’m such an idiot. I didn’t mean to spring it on you like that.” He looked down at the table.
    I shook my head. “No need to apologize, Lew, that’s awesome. Congratulations!” I paused, hoping the waitress would hurry up and bring me my food so I could get out of here, either that or that Lew’s date would turn up early.
    “Thanks, man. I’ve gotta say, I didn’t ever think you’d come back here.” I frowned and waited for him to continue. “You know, what with Tony still being here.”
    My back stiffened, he’d completely floored me and I had no idea what to say.
    “You did know didn’t you? I assumed that’s what you were doing here.” A frown marred his face.
    Taking a deep breath, I told him I didn’t have a clue that he was still in the area and that I thought he would have bailed out on town after we had left him.
    “I didn’t know...” He trailed off as the door opened and a woman with long jet black hair walked in. Piercing blue eyes were the first thing that you noticed about her, then the tattoos that were dotted over her arms. I couldn’t see her being a resident, not looking like that anyway, she must have been passing through too.
    But as she looked around and caught sight of Lewis, I saw a slight eye roll and I knew I liked her whoever she was.

“If I have to hear about Mr Parker’s ingrown toenails one more time, I’m going to take these scissors and cut them off myself!” Kee’s rants were constant but she wouldn’t be her without them, she was hilarious and could cheer me up in an instant.
    “Wooaaahh! Put down the scissors, Sweeney Todd!” I snorted.
    Picking up the broom, I started to sweep the remainder of the hair off the floor in time to a Band Perry classic.
    “You’re obviously just such an approachable person to talk to, Kee, maybe he’ll show you next time.” I received a middle finger from her which made me laugh even more. “Okay okay, it was pretty disgusting.” I wrinkled my nose at the very thought of his feet. Urgh.
    “Hardy-Ha, miss, ‘oh, Mr Parker, tell Keeley what the doctors said this morning about your foot’… seriously Sam, that’s not cool!” At this I burst into hysterics just as the bell on the front door chimed and in walked Nora.
    “Nora, we were just closing up,” I said as I looked at her. Seeing her worried face, I asked, “But what can I do for you?”
    Walking over to her, I passed Keeley the broom to finish sweeping.
    “I don’t know whether I’ve gone completely mad but I needed to come in now otherwise I would’ve changed my little old mind.” She paused for affect, then opened her arms wide and shouted, “I want bangs!”
    The way she announced it was like she was declaring war on her hair. Before I had time to answer her, Kee came walking over.
    “Well alright! Sam, I don’t mind taking this if you want to go get ready.” I looked over at the clock, twenty-five past six, I had thirty-five minutes until I had to meet Lewis over in Sharlington and with a fifteen-minute drive, I didn’t have much time to freshen up after a long day cooped up in the salon.
    “Oh, that’s very nice of you, dear, but I was hoping Sam would do the honors, considering I’m her regular.” She smiled sweetly over at me.
    I took one look at Keeley with a pained expression on my face and pointed at the closest chair.
    “Keeley, you’re going to have to go meet Lewis and tell him I won’t make it.” The look on her face was reading no way in all sorts of languages. “Please, Kee, stop being such a hermit, it’s just a quick bite to eat and he’s a great guy. I’m not asking you to date him, just go and tell him I’m really sorry but I had to stay behind and you may as well eat whilst