Pamela, a hair stylist, was thirty when I met her. She wore short, dark hair parted a little off center and combed toward the right side where it touched the eyebrow. I was immediately attracted to her. The full lip, the facial bone structure, the slim but nicely curved body all combined to make a very attractive female.
That Saturday afternoon we made small talk while she cut my hair. Working in this profession since her early twenties, she enjoyed getting to know her regular customers.
"I was 22 when I started."
"Do you have children?"
"I'm single."
"Me too," I replied.
"I could just sit there on the beach and watch people."
"And swim," I replied.
"I swim a little but mostly I just bake and walk along the shore."
"I love to swim. My parents own a house by the water. I go there often."
"That sounds very nice."
I handed her a generous tip and glanced back briefly on my way out the door. She was busy with another customer.
Well a few weeks passed. During that time my hair grew again to a length well over an inch. It was time for my buzz cut again.
At nine that Saturday morning I walked into the local Super Cuts a mile from my house. I wanted Pamela to cut my hair. The cashier had just taken my name when Pamela turned and walked toward the reception desk.
"Steven," she said and led me to her chair.
"Do you remember me from last time?"
"Yes," she replied cheerfully.
"Same cut i got last time," I told her.
She began to cut. I watched in the mirror.
"So how was your summer?"
"It was good. I spent a lot of time on the beach."
"Anyone special?"
"No," she said, "just me and my girlfriend Jessica."
"Does she cut hair?"
"She's a medical secretary."
My cut finished I pulled four one dollar bills from my wallet extending them to her.
"Yours," I said.
"Thank you very much,"
"Listen I was wondering if we could go out for a cup of coffee after you get off work. "
"I guess that would be ok."
"You guess?"
"That would be OK. I'm off at five when the place closes."
The other girls who worked there and their customers paid no attention.