breakfast and put the dishes in the dishwasher. Ham grabbed his pill case and his cane and turned to Jake as he walked to elevator. “I am leaving my duffle here because I will be back on Friday. I figure I will talk to command about discharge paper work this week and start taking care of things, and then we will go from there.”
“Sounds like a plan Ham. L et’s get you back to Lejeune so I can get ready for my date with Ms. Blondie.”
Blondie was awake, lying in her bed covered with a multitude of blankets. The kisses she shared with Jake from last night where still fresh in her mind. Damn that man could kiss. Sitting up Blondie looked at her alarm clock, the neon green numbers told her it was ten-thirty in the morning. She had so much to do before she went on her date with Jake later this afternoon.
First thing s first she needed to make appointment at the nail salon. It had been a while since she got one and nothing is better than getting a Mani pedi with a leg and arm massage to relax before her date. Having set up her appointment she had just enough time to shower and shave before she had to leave.
Blondie made quick work of shaving in the shower , as she checked herself out in the mirror she was happy with the results. Smooth legs and arm pits, check, neatly trimmed bikini area, check. Smiling she said to her reflection, “A girls’ gotta make sure she has everything nice and groomed, and who knows maybe I’ll get lucky tonight.”
Grabbing the towel she wrapped it around her body. She went to the sink and brushed her teeth and then braided her hair.
Happy that she no longer had morning breath and her hair was up, Blondie entered her closet and picked out a pink and white flowered sundress and laid it on her bed for later. Grabbing a pair of undies, bra, jean shorts and a tank from her dresser she finished getting dressed and headed down to her car.
Pulling out of her garage she waved to Al, and drove to her favorite nail salon. As she entered the building, the owner walked up to her gave her a hug and said, “Oh Blondie I am so sorry about the break up.”
“ It’s OK Tammy, it was about time one of us put an end to it. Neither of us were actually happy with the other for a while.”
“Well, Sug ho nestly I think he was kinda a goober. Always talking about how you should lose some weight. If I had curves like you Henry would forget what days UNC and NC State played.”
“ So what color are we doing today? I got some new gel colors in, would you like to look?”
“You know me so well, Tammy of course I would like to look. I actually am in the mood for a light hot pink color. I have a date tonight and they would go with the sundress I am going to wear.”
“What? S it down in the chair while I run the water for your pedicure. Make sure you tell me if it is too hot. A date, with who? Anyone I know?”
“Actually he is my new bartende r and a former marine. He is also the hottest man I have ever laid eyes on. I don’t think you know him though he does live on Topsail, his name is Jake Peterson.”
“I don’t know him, but I have h eard that name somewhere before. I don’t remember where but if he can get you this excited about a date, he must be something.”
“Put your feet in, have you picked a color yet?”
Leaning back into the massage chair, Blondie looked at Tammy as she turned on the jets in the foot soak. “I think this one will do Blondie said pointing to the color on the color board. It is very close to the pink in my dress and has a bit of sparkle.”
Tammy grabbed the color board, from Blondie and went to grab her tools and the polish. As Tammy worked she and Blondie chatted, catching up on the happenings around Topsail. They even talked about the new resort condos that were almost completed. An hour and half later Blondie left the salon with a fresh Mani pedi and the massage on her legs and arms felt wonderful.
Getting into her car, she drove back to her house. She
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