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apple pie. I need comfort food.”
    “ Good idea. See you there.”  Elle hung up the phone. When she got ready for Kole, her stomach quivered as she thought of him. She found herself reviewing their conversation, the sound of his voice, and the sensations he caused when he was near her.
    “ Elle, your next appointment is here.”  Gloria leaned toward her and whispered. “And he's cute. Are you ready?”
    “ Yes.” Elle said. Excitement ran through her body at the prospect of seeing him again. “Send him on back.”
    Kole strolled toward Elle's styling station dressed in jeans and a black t-shirt . Much better. A lurch of anticipation jumped within her at the sight of him. Damn, I didn’t imagine it. He’s as hot as I remembered . Strong broad shoulders, dark wavy hair and those blue eyes. What wasn't to like? “Have a seat, Kole. I didn't expect to see you this soon.”
    “ I decided this morning it's time for a change. I want my hair cut short.” 
    “ Are you sure?”  Elle was surprised.
    A frown crossed his face as if he were deep in thought . He looked a million miles away. Apparently, he had something on his mind other than a haircut. “Yeah, a lot shorter than it is,” he said at last.
    “ Okay, if you want it that way, I can do it. If you don’t mind, I’d like to save the long hair for Locks for Love, the people who make wigs for cancer patients.” 
    “ Sure, go ahead, I have no use for it.”
    Once again the realization zinged through her that she had barely met the man, yet there was this instant forceful attraction . Something she’d never experienced. She shook her head. “So, you're here for a few weeks?”  She tried to hold a normal conversation while she got her emotions under control.
    “ That's the plan.”  The admission seemed to confuse him.
    Elle tucked the haircutting cape around his shoulders and lowered him back into the shampoo bowl . He closed his eyes as she shampooed his hair. His scalp was tight. He needed to relax. Heat rippled under her fingertips as she recognized a flush of desire she hadn't felt in ages. There hadn't been many men in her life and not any lately. She hurriedly rinsed out the shampoo and towel-dried his long hair. It really was beautiful.
    “ What do you think of our town?”  She wrestled with her own inner demons as she combed through the long lengths. “You're probably not used to having the sidewalks rolled up at six o'clock.”
    “ I don't mind. I like the peace and quiet and quaint Victorian homes. They're different from where I grew up.” 
    For a moment, a vision of vibrant stars and a distant solar system flashed in her mind’s eye . Where did that come from ? She blinked and the image disappeared. “Are you sure you want your hair really short? Sometimes, it's a shock to go from this long to barely there hair.”
    Two deep lines of worry appeared between his eyes, then he grinned. “It's okay. I need a change. Cut it how you think it would look good, maybe something like that.”  He pointed to the picture of a young man with longer hair and a short beard. The hair was tailored to the middle of the ear and longer in the back.
    “ Sure, it'll look good on you.”  She pulled his hair back with a tie then cut it off and set it aside. She continued to shape the hair working with the natural curl, and focused on keeping her mind clear. This style would look great on him. He closed his eyes. She noticed the soft beginnings of a beard and mustache and fine crinkles etched around his eyes. She wondered if the lines were laugh lines or he got them from squinting through a camera lens.
    “ The newspaper is looking for a new photographer here in Sweetwater.”  Damn, why did she say that? The last thing he would be interested in would be working for a small-town newspaper.
    “ Funny you should mention that.”  He laughed. “I'm staying at Yesterday's Rose Bed and Breakfast. Rose, the owner, told me the same thing. I told her I