I'm the luckiest woman I know. I've got a great job, and I'm married to the most wonderful, loving man. He just adores me, and I him.
There's only one thing I would change, and that is how often and how long he's away from home on business. He's a scientific researcher who travels across the country, advising various scientific endeavors. Sometimes he's close to home and comes back on weekends; sometimes he's across the country for weeks, even months.
This morning we made love because he had to be away for several weeks. I snuggled closer to him and we lay for just a little while, not speaking.
I reluctantly got up and started breakfast while he showered. We ate together, making small talk. When I put the dishes in the sink, he came up behind me, pulled my long hair aside, and kissed my neck, several times, nipping at my skin. He knows how much that turns me on. As I turned around, he held my hair and wrapped it around his hand.
"You'd look so cute with a short haircut. A pixie maybe, or whatever they call it these days."
"I thought you loved my long hair. I can do so many things with it." I wink at him.
"I do love it long, and I do love what you do to me with it. But I still think you'd be really cute with it short. Think about it, but now, I've got to go."
He picks up his coat and grabs his luggage. I walk him to the door, and we hug and kiss a really good kiss goodbye.
"Call me when you get settled. Have a safe flight."
"I will. Love you, babe. 'Bye."
"Love you too, hon."
I watch him leave in the cab and turn to close the door.
I catch sight of myself in the hall mirror. I pull back my hair to see what I'd look like with it short. Hmmm, not bad. Maybe I will think about it.
I had the usual kind of day at work that happens when he leaves on a trip; I was distracted. Glad that it was Friday, I made plans to meet a friend for dinner.
We sit down and order our dinner. My friend, Gail, asks me how things are.
"Steve left on another trip this morning. He's gone for several weeks this time. I just really miss him, you know."
"I wish I did. I can't get Fred to go anywhere. He just sits there in front of the TV. I don't know what to do with him, or how to get him motivated."
"How can men be so different? Steve loves to go places, not just for business, but when we have time to be together, he likes to check out places he's never been. It's a good thing we travel well together."
We talk about other things, work, other friends, her kids, but there was one question I wanted to ask her opinion about.
"Gail, when Steve left this morning, he suggested I'd look good with a short haircut, like a pixie or something. What do you think?"
She looked at me, squinting in that 'I'm trying to imagine' way. "Yes, I think you would look good with a short cut. How do you feel about it?"
"He's always loved my hair long as I can do sexy things with it, but I've been thinking of trying something else. Dealing with hair this long every day is getting to be a pain."
"So, surprise him. Get it cut before he comes home this time."
"You know, I just might."
We each have an after dinner drink, then part ways.
Steve called me on Saturday night, saying he landed safely and was in his hotel. I told him about my dinner with Gail, but not that I was thinking of the haircut. He said he'd call again when he can, probably Monday. Sunday would be a sleep-in and reconnaissance day.
All weekend long, I keep checking my hair in the mirror, trying to decide if I should do it.
Over the next week or so, I find myself checking out other women's haircuts, seeing if any of them might look good on me. At the grocery store, I saw one woman who looked absolutely stunning with a short pixie cut. I gathered up my courage, and went over to her.
"Excuse me, but I couldn't help noticing your haircut. It is so cute on you."
"Thanks. I've had several compliments on it."
"Would you mind if I asked where you got it cut? I'm thinking of making a change."
"No, I don't mind. I get it done at the shop on the corner of Fifth and Western. They love to do women's hair." She had a big smile on her face when she said that.
"Thanks, I'll check it out."
It's been 16 days now since Steve left. We've talked several times and I've almost let it slip about my hair, but I want to surprise him. I'm waiting until I know when he'll be coming home to have it done. I just go about my days as usual, working at my job, and planning little things for Steve when he gets home.
When Steve calls on day 20, a Thursday, he tells me he'll be home on Monday.
I'm thrilled! I can't wait to see him!
That Saturday, I find the shop and walk in. They close a little earlier on Saturdays so I was the only customer there.
"Hello, ma'am. Do you have an appointment?"
"No, but I'm hoping you can give me a cut. I want to surprise my husband when he comes home on Monday."
"Sure, we can do that. Have a seat."
I sit in the chair he points to.
"John, you don't need me to stay, do you? I've got plans."
"No, Rick, I've got this. See you Tuesday," John tells the other barber.
John puts the cape around me and pumps me up to his level.
"You have such long hair. What are you thinking you want to do with it?"
"My husband thinks I'd look cute with a pixie."
"He's right, you would. So that's what you want today?"
"Yes."
"Okay, we'll get started."
John picks up scissors and a comb and starts cutting my long hair to a more manageable length. The snip of the scissors is something I haven't heard in a very long time. It has a thrilling effect on me. My head feels lighter with every handful that falls onto the cape. The scissors are closer to my ears and the sound of them cutting hair makes me feel something I can't quite explain.
Once John has the length just short enough to style into the pixie cut, he puts down the scissors and picks up the clippers. This surprises me; I didn't know they use them to style women.
The first touch of the clippers on my head was a shock. The vibrations on my head are new and feel amazing. As John shears and shapes, I feel the vibrations sending messages down to my core.
It wasn't until he pushes my head down to do my neck that I realized I was turned on. I was even a little wet. As he shaves my neck, my pussy clenches with desire. I'm so surprised at my body's reaction that I moan, out loud it turns out.
"You okay, miss?"