Short is Best
It was a beautiful day. Warm spring weather and full sun. Chris and I had spent the morning walking downtown and enjoying ourselves. We had a great lunch at our usual restaurant and killed some time shopping before she had her hair appointment. I agreed to wait while see got her hair cut.
We entered the salon as we had many times before. She was taken back and I eagerly accepted the complementary beer. Her usual stylist greeted us with a warm reception as I relaxed into the couch. The salon was unusually quiet today for some reason. I relaxed and reveled in the moment as the opulent leather couch engulfed me.
I must have dozed off for a moment as I was awoken by a gentle hand on my shoulder. “Are you ready?” I was awoken and startled. “Oh, I am just waiting on my girlfriend.” I managed to speak. Pulling myself together I observed the attractive woman with a knowing smile, “I know, but I have an opening and she said you need a haircut.” She grasped my hand and guided me across the salon and sat me in the chair next to Chris. Still bewildered I made eye contact with Chris as Jordan worried over tapering the nape of her earlobe length bob with her clippers. Chris smiled, “I told Sam what you wanted.”
Confused, I found myself in Sam’s chair and caped. “She is right, you are a great looking guy but this early balding thing is not good on you. We are gonna take you down tight, ok?” Utterly confused I stammered “I don’t know how short you mean. I usually get a #3 on the back and sides with scissor cut on top.” Sam giggled as she exchanged a glance with Chris, “Well, she wants you skin all the way today. You down?” Chris immediately responds “Babe, that patch in the front is driving me nuts. I would love it if you just shaved it off!” “Shaved?” I returned. “You should. I think a bald guy is sexy as hell.” Jordan chimed in. At the very moment Sam ran her nails up my nape “You will love it.” I blushed back at Chris “You sure?”
She looked at Sam, “Hell yeah, just like we discussed. Peeled.” Sam laughed “Oh yeah! Let’s go. You ready?
With a foreign and curious confidence I responded “Whatever she wants.” In a matter of seconds Sam popped A large red clipper and laughed “Somebody’s getting a haircut!” She pushed my head down as she adjusted then clippers asking Chris one more time “Theses are my balding clippers. They will take him straight down to nothing. You sure you want him skinned?” “All the way.” Chris enthusiastically replied.
Sam then placed her hand on my crown and raised the clipper to my temple and guided it up the right side of my head. She moved quickly as my hair slide down the cape. Chris, now done with her haircut watched readily injecting “I love it! Take it all off girl.” I could instantly feel the cool air on my bare scalp. Sam smiling to Chris “I love shaving a head. Wait until you feel it!
In a matter of minutes I was shaved bald. Sam blew me off with her dryer, removed the cape and ran her finger nails across the top of my bare head. “Love it, don’t you.” Amazed at how quickly that transpired I raised my hand to discover the stubble that remained on my burred head. “It sure is cooler.” I admitted sheepishly. Chris affirmed “You look so much better without that patch babe. I think we found your new look!”
We paid and stepped outside. Chris admired her work in the bright sun and reached up rubbing my head playfully. “This is gonna be fun! Love it!”
