Page 49 of Halo: Tales Of A Hitman

“We about to get some food then to this club Royal Oak.” Blake answered me.

“Sound fun! Be safe and Siren, I must call you tomorrow about some stuff.” I gave her this look that I knew she understood.

“Call me and I’ll come over.”

I gave her a hug and they left. Wren finished her client. She cleaned up her station then she left after. It was almost five in the evening, and I had one more client.

“I talked to Pixie today.” I let Regan know as she swept hair up around her side.

“Oh?” When she laughed I did too.

“Couldn’t wait to tell her about Halo!”

“I had to tell someone! For years everyone thought that man was gay or went both ways. Then suddenly, my sister comes here and does the impossible. You got every woman in Michigan between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five jealous!” Regan has told me that since I told her we were together.

“Everyone talks like he was a conquest. He’s a person who just didn’t date because of a terrible past.”

Regan kept sweeping when she said, “I bet. Between his parents dying like they did then him and his brother’s reputation I should have known he had a spotty past.”

“It seems everyone knows about him and his brothers except me.” I said with a little irony in my tone.

“Only way you can fix that is if you talk to him sissy.”

I rolled my eyes and started getting ready for my next client. Regan left after she cleaned up. I knew how to lock the salon after, and I liked being alone because I controlled the TV and music.

My playlist is playing now. I closed the blinds around the shop. I locked the door and cut our ‘Open’ sign off but I kept all the lights on and did not pull the bars down over the door. In a few minutes Halo texted me and told me he was parking. I ‘heart it then went to unlock the door just as he was walking up.

“Hey boo.” He smiled and spoke to me with a kiss.

I spoke back then locked the door behind him.

“You the only one here?”

“Yeah. Regan just left. How are you tonight?” I wrapped my hands around his waist with my chin in his chest looking up at him.

His arms went around my waist, but his face looked displeased. “I’m not cool with you being here alone. The next time you are let me know and I’ll come or have someone come just to keep an eye out.”

“That’s so sweet but you don’t have to do that. The other business around is lit up and it’s a busy area.”

“I ain’t tryna hear all’dat Story. Niggas wild out here and if something goes down I’ma pop like a champagne cork. Now, come on and hook me up.” He gave me another quick kiss, and we went to the wash bowl.

I loved how good my man looked in jeans. Something about when he wears them with a matching belt just makes me excited. His green shirt matched his bandana on his head, and all his long hair was down.

He sat down and I untied it and put it at my workstation. We talked about our day as I washed his hair then deep conditioned it. When I got to that part, I straddled his lap while his head was back and I massaged the conditioner in his head.

“This part of the service better be for me only.” He teased and squeezed my booty. Halo was getting bolder with me and I liked that.

“Only you.” I gave him a good kiss a few times then I rinsed the conditioner out of his head.

I did the rest of his treatment, blow-dried him then it was time to do his braids. He wanted the same ones I did before. Braid to the scalp at the start then lose at the end.

“You work tomorrow morning?”

“Nope I don’t come back until Tuesday.” I answered as I braided.

“When we done here, I’ll follow you to your crib. Get you some stuff and stay the night at my place.”

I had to keep my cool and not squeal like a toddler. We had not stayed the night with each other yet.