Maria's Window. Karen Tatro
the James Dean look on you. And to be honest, you have the most incredible eyes, I’ve ever seen, it would enhance them, not that they need any enhancing but, well, you know what I mean.” she stumbled.
“That is fine. I am heading out for a long ocean expedition, so I will not have it cut for a long time, again. I don’t like it really short though, whatever you think is fine with me.” he answered her and smiled at her, and then added,
“By the way, my name is Seth.”
“That helps, hah? Okay Seth, let us get started then.”
Maria led him to the shampoo room and the rest of the haircut went well. They were alone in the shop. Everyone was off for a few hours, either having lunch or running errands. They talked about all kinds of things, but mainly his vast expeditions, sometimes for pleasure and some for research and they talked about where he was heading next. The whole time, Maria had to keep herself in check. She felt like if she was at any time, she was going to spin him around and kiss him; right there and then. What was odd; she felt like he would not have minded one bit. He did not make any indication that he was married or with someone. She was making this hair cut last far longer than it needed to be. She felt like when she was done, he would walk out that door and that would be it, she would never see him again. Did she want that? “Stall, Maria, Stall” she thought to herself.
After the cut was over, he went to the counter and paid her for the cut. He put his jacket on and stood there starring at her, with his piercing, blue eyes. He reached in from his pocket and pulled out a business card, and placed in in her hand, delicately and secretly, and smiled at her and walked out the salon.
Maria stood there, heart pounding, afraid to move. “Oh my god,” she said out loud to herself, “That was the most unbelievably, handsome guy she had ever seen.”
She pulled out the card and smelled it first as it had his scent. And smiled, as she read what he had written on the back.
“Consider joining me? Call me at my cell 555-2139,” Seth.
Just then as Maria looked up, Kathy was strolling through the door, bringing Maria back from reminiscing and she put her list down. She remembered that day, like it was yesterday.
“Hey, Maria, I have to come in and fix Debbie’s hair. Is she here yet?” Kathy asked as she rushed to her station.
“No, she’s not. What happened?” Maria asked.
“Well, I didn’t do the highlights light enough. I tried to get them as light as possible, with the high-lift color, but it was not enough, I guess. So, I told her I’d meet her here today.”
“That’s a bummer. A word of advice, I know you know this anyway, but once you start coming in during your off time; they will just get comfortable asking you to.”
Maria filled Kathy in, while she was scrabbling to get her stuff ready.
“How cool is that. I am so happy for you.” Kathy replied with a smile.
Kathy was the easiest to get along with in the shop. She totally tended to herself, was quite easy going and really had no expectations of anything. She did her job, did not unload her issues on anyone, always came in with a smile and kept all of us laughing with her simplicity. She was like a little kid at times and did not even realize it.
As soon as, Kathy was in the back, Debbie came strolling in. And sat in the waiting area, along with Ann’s client and Tammy’s. Most of the clients knew each other in one way or another, so they mingled amongst themselves for a few moments, until the stylists came to get them.
The day started and all was going along fine, you could hear the hum of blow-dryers, and chit-chat. What people did last night, who was having marital issues, who was having problems with in-laws, and the funny things children say and do.
Maria was continuing to make her calls, which was going well, when another drama unfolded.
“Kathy, Kathy, I think this is getting a little hot.” Debbie was yelling out from under the heated dryer in the shampoo room.
Kathy was out back having a cigarette, the only one that smoked in the bunch.
“Kathy, this is really getting hot.” She said again.
Maria finished her phone call and glanced towards the shampoo room to see if Kathy had come in.
Kathy had, and from the position of the front desk, you could see the two of them in the shampoo room. Kathy had a frantic look on her face and was quickly turning the dryer off and getting her in the shampoo bowl.
By now, Maria got up and went into the room to see what was going on and found a small odor of burnt hair coming from the room. Kathy had her already in the shampoo bowl and was quickly talking, totally diverting the situation.
“It’s okay, Debbie, the bleach had gotten on the dryer and was burning. You were done anyway.”
Kathy glared at Maria, as she walked in. It was not the bleach, but Debbie’s hair that was smoking under the dryer. Kathy had left her under too long. Maria went in the back to do the, “oh my Gods”. Kathy just trimmed her hair a little more than usual and Debbie never knew otherwise.
And that was the salon saga for the morning. Maria sat there in the back thinking, “can she really leave these guys for a few months”.
Maria finished her calls for the day and got her stuff together and finalized some stuff for Sarah and decided to head out.
She drove to the marina to see if Sam was there. Which he was. She boarded The Pretty Lady and there was Sam standing at the wheel, looking out at the open water, lost in thought.
She came up behind him and gave him a nice big hug.
“Hey, sexy. What are you doing?” Sam responded.
“Just coming over to see how all is going. I have everything pretty set at the shop. Not too sure about leaving them this long. Ann will piss them all off and Kathy will forget to turn her curling iron off. You know, the daily occurrences at the beauty parlor.”
Sam just smirked as he spun around and gave her a big kiss.
“Well, just think, doll, in a few days we will be setting sail, and on vacation with all the time in the world.”
Sam knew just what to say. He kissed her deeply and let his hand wander down to the small of her back.
“What do you say, let’s go break The Pretty Lady in.” He said as he led her inside and down to the bedroom.
The two went into the safari room and Sam put on some Barry White. For some reason when he was in a romantic mood, Barry White fit the bill.
He held her hand and led her to the bed, where he started to kiss her, softly and with no rush. He stroked her hair and face while he kissed her, slowly sliding his tongue over her lips. He then worked his way down to her neck and shoulders. His kisses were gentle at first and then becoming more intense, gently biting her subtle skin. Maria loved to bite, she did not do it to hurt, just a little bit was fine. She always had this thing for Vampires and that was something she just found to be so sensual. The idea of Dracula swooping into your bedroom, in the middle of the night, with the curtains flowing in the hot weather and having him totally overtake you with ultimate animal desire. The kind of desire that you could not fight, no matter how hard you tried.
When Maria would just sink her teeth into Sam’s flesh, and he to hers, not to break the skin, just to gently bite; it fulfilled this hidden desire. This would turn her on right away, especially when he would nibble on the back of her neck. Oh, that would send shivers down her spine.
Sam was now licking her nipples and it was not exceedingly long before he removed her pants and slowly entered her without any hesitation. Sam had this way of knowing when to just take it slow and when she wanted to be fondled and stroked and aroused beyond belief, and he also knew when she wanted to be aroused and then get to business.
They made passionate love and then cuddled in the covers, both enjoying