Page 22 of Zero Chance

While I lifted my hands.“Whoa.Hot andslutty?I don’t recall either of those adjectives being mentioned before.”

Pausing in the doorway to her room, Xander turned to look at me, not saying a word.

A second later, I folded.“Okay.Fine.Make me hot and slutty.”

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“Damn,”Xander lamented twenty minutes later, as she stood back with Oaklynn and looked me over.“I was sure at least my tightest top would fit her.”

But it didn’t.Not at all.The bustline sagged so much I looked like a child who’d raided my mother’s closet to play dress-up.

“Well, if none of your tops fit her, mine definitely won’t,” Oaklynn stated bluntly.

Her boobs were even bigger than Xander’s.

“Do either of you have a little brother I could borrow from?”I asked lamely, folding my arms over my chest in humiliation.Because I was sure I must have the same chest size as a prepubescent child.

“What about Hope?”Oaklynn asked, ignoring my sour humor.

I knew Hope, Alec’s sister, and she might not have breasts as big as either Xander or Oaklynn, but evenshewas more blessed than I was.

“That’s a thought.I’ll call,” Xander said, and dashed to her phone over on her bed stand.A minute later, she hung up with a big grin.“She’s in.Said she’ll bring some different options over soon.”

Nodding as if half listening, Oaklynn stroked her chin as she kept studying me.“Good, good.”She dropped her hand and asked, “What do you think of bangs?”

“Bangs?”I echoed in shock.

“Nothing short,” she assured, coming forward to play with my hair.I wanted to pull back out of her reach but managed to restrain myself.“Just the long, wispy, sensual kind you can still pull back if you want.”

Sensual.

I don’t think anything about me hadeverbeen referred to as sensual.

Lured by the term, I found myself nodding.“Okay.”

Xander bit her lip.“Are you sure, Frankie?You can’t put your hair back on tomorrow if you regret this.I don’t want you to agree to anything you’re uncomfortable with.”

But I only shrugged.“I’ve never had bangs before.And if you’re sure they’re going to be long…”

When I glanced in question at Oaklynn, she nodded immediately.“You’re going to love them.I promise.”

So I nodded once more and repeated, “Okay.”

“Eek.”She waved her hands in excitement and hurried from the room, saying, “I’m going to get some scissors.”

Xander stepped closer as soon as Oaklynn was gone, worrying her lip in concern.“We’re not pushing for too much, are we?”

I shook my head, even as my stomach dipped.With dread or excitement, I wasn’t sure.But blood raced through my veins in a way that felt as if I were living for the first time in my life.

Ten minutes later, I jumped at the sharp snip of sound Oaklynn’s scissors made as she whacked off a chunk of hair below my nose and right above lip level.I watched the dark tendrils drift toward the floor, and I swallowed thickly.

God, I hoped I didn’t regret this.

Both girls with me didn’t help ease my nerves either.They were right in my face, looking as solemn and severe as ever.Xander’s chin was perched over Oaklynn’s shoulder, as she watched every move Oaklynn made.

Oaklynn bit her lip.“What do you think?”

Xander wrinkled her nose, then tipped her head as she studied me.“Can we angle it a little more so it gets longer as it gets closer to the rest of her hair?”

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