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“I’m fine, Marco. Please leave him alone.”
He presses a kiss behind my left ear where there’s no tattoo. “I’ll always give you what you ask.”
CHAPTER 16 – PIPER
“What are you planningto do this weekend?” Rashida asks as we recline in the salon chairs side-by-side.
Business has been hopping lately, and the only thing that I want to do is rest. Unfortunately, that won’t be happening. My weekend is starting with a gala at the High Museum of Art tonight.
Kenneth wastes no time getting his funding together for his future Senate campaign. It’s slated to be an all-night event, and the first thing I’ve been commissioned to do is get my hair, nails, and feet done. My hair appointment was earlier this morning, and I’m taking care of the mani-pedi situation while getting some much-needed girl time in with Rashida.
Kenneth will accompany me at noon for a light lunch followed by a fitting with a professional dresser because he doesn’t trust my taste in evening gowns.
“All I want to do is read a good book, binge-watch some movies on Netflix, and pig out on a gallon of cherry-walnut ice cream. Yum!” I giggle.
“Then why don’t you do that?”
Rolling my eyes and turning my head to the side to make eye contact with Rashida, I reply, “You know why.”
“Do you really have to attend those business luncheons with him?”
“Yes. Two of them, a fundraiser and a dinner.”
“Damn, what would he have done if you couldn’t get someone to cover your clients?” she asks.
“I don’t know, Rah, but I’m starting to worry.”
“About what?” she asks, lifting and propping her elbows on her armrest.
Her nail tech pats her arm firmly and admonishes her about potentially messing up her freshly painted fingernails.
“Sorry,” she says, wrinkling up her nose at the woman before turning her gaze back to me. “What’re you worrying about?”
Shrugging, I stare at the grey color I’ve chosen and second-guess it for the thousandth time. I know that Kenneth wanted me to wear a nude shade on my nails, but I never get manicures and damn sure don’t wear polish.
“Just that...well, Kenneth’s occasionally mentioned something about my business.”
