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“Hardly,” I replied, trying to mimic his earnestness. “I hope she doesn’t, but I can pacify her if it comes to that.”
“Good, and that reminds me, I’ll have them bring a pacifier too… it goes with the baby equipment. If you need me there’s a phone on the wall that connects to my cellphone.”
“Thanks, but – ehhh – it’s only two p.m. – what do we do until bedtime?”
He stepped outside and I followed him. “In my experience that black hair color will take a while to wash out, and our last Goth client ended up with yellow hair afterwards, so Therese had to color it to something as close to his natural color as possible. Luckily Therese is a trained hairdresser, so she’ll make sure Cia looks nice before she leaves her. There’s a collection of books in the great room, so go find one to kill the waiting time. You’ll also need it when she takes a nap tomorrow because you’ll need to stay with her at all times until she becomes a preteen.”
“Anything else I should know?” I asked.
“We eat dinner at six p.m. in the dining room; that’s where you’ll meet the others.”
I did as he had suggested and went to find a book to read while I was waiting. I got through five long chapters before I heard footsteps outside the cabin and looked up to see the door open… and oh my fucking God… did I gape.
