Face Value
“Lauren McCall nodded and smiled, pretending to be engrossed in everything her nail technician, Amanda, said. She’d heard the same story a hundred times before. Amanda’s ex-husband and the father of her two children was a loser. Yadayadayada.
Lauren had her own problems: a house not even close to completion, a closing date looming, and a contractor with a broken arm. She didn’t know why she was getting her nails done instead of beating the streets, looking for a new crew hungry for work. But she... seemed to have exhausted all of her options.
“Hey, you okay?” Amanda asked. “You’re not very talkative today.”
That meant Lauren must have missed her cue to roll her eyes at the ex’s latest stunt. Lauren had gone to that spa every other week for five years, and Amanda had been doing her nails for the past four. Lauren had learned how to keep her happy. She just had endure the trash talk long enough for her French manicure to dry.
“Problems at work.”
Lauren’s company specialized in restoring old properties.MoreLess
Lauren had her own problems: a house not even close to completion, a closing date looming, and a contractor with a broken arm. She didn’t know why she was getting her nails done instead of beating the streets, looking for a new crew hungry for work. But she... seemed to have exhausted all of her options.
“Hey, you okay?” Amanda asked. “You’re not very talkative today.”
That meant Lauren must have missed her cue to roll her eyes at the ex’s latest stunt. Lauren had gone to that spa every other week for five years, and Amanda had been doing her nails for the past four. Lauren had learned how to keep her happy. She just had endure the trash talk long enough for her French manicure to dry.
“Problems at work.”
Lauren’s company specialized in restoring old properties.MoreLess
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