Kicking the Habit
“Parker,” Cece said, as she stepped back and welcomed her first client into Cece’s Counseling Clinic the next morning. A gust of cool autumn air blew in through the door as the large man stepped inside.
“Please, Sister, call me Benny,” he said in a deep voice, a bead of sweat trickling down his dark cocoa-colored cheek, despite the cool temperature outside.
“Only if you call me Cece.” She smiled, trying to put the man at ease. “I’m not officially a nun since I didn’t take my final vows.”
“I hear...d.” He nodded. “Gotta say you look different without your hat thing and black dress.”
“My habit and robes? Yes, so I’ve been told.” She self-consciously touched the loose bun at the back of her head and adjusted the front of her soft-gray cotton skirt and sweater set. She’d worn black and gray for so long, it would take time before she was comfortable adding color, except for her toes of course, but she wasn’t ready to tell anyone about that yet. “Follow me to the sitting room.MoreLess
“Please, Sister, call me Benny,” he said in a deep voice, a bead of sweat trickling down his dark cocoa-colored cheek, despite the cool temperature outside.
“Only if you call me Cece.” She smiled, trying to put the man at ease. “I’m not officially a nun since I didn’t take my final vows.”
“I hear...d.” He nodded. “Gotta say you look different without your hat thing and black dress.”
“My habit and robes? Yes, so I’ve been told.” She self-consciously touched the loose bun at the back of her head and adjusted the front of her soft-gray cotton skirt and sweater set. She’d worn black and gray for so long, it would take time before she was comfortable adding color, except for her toes of course, but she wasn’t ready to tell anyone about that yet. “Follow me to the sitting room.MoreLess
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