“Enjoy that.”
“Always do.”
Cindy left him with a smile and a wave and headed back to work, feeling energized after spending time with him. And what he’d said about not hurting her… He had no way to know what an enormous gift those words had been to her. There’d been so much hurt in her life that all she wanted now was peace and harmony, even if that meant being alone.
She vastly preferred that to the drama that seemed to accompany relationships.
As she approached the doors to the salon, her grandmother waved from across the street.
Cindy looked both ways before watching Adele cross the street with a spring in her step.
“I parked at the hotel.” She hugged and kissed Cindy. “I hope Owen and Laura don’t have me towed.”
Cindy laughed. “They wouldn’t dare.”
Her grandmother’s calming presence was a balm on Cindy’s soul, as it had been for as long as she could remember.
“I couldn’t wait to get here. This hair of mine is ridiculous.” She ran her fingers through her snow-white hair. “Grandpa said I’m growing a mullet.”
Cindy sputtered with laughter. “It’s not a mullet, yet, but it’s heading in that direction. Not to worry, I’ll fix you right up.”
“Spin your magic, my love, and tell me everything that’s going on.”