“I’ve been hiding in my apartment all my life, I don’t… really see how different it can be while wearing a watch of a disguise.” he admitted on a weak smile, heart still broken over this. Hadn’t he told her to be careful? To not draw attention from them?
But she’d gone out after Hot Flash. A woman who could hold grudges so powerfully…
“We can start looking soon as you’re all fixed up.” he said as he reached for the taps and turned the water off, reaching for a towel which hung next to the bath and wrapped it around her snugly, rubbing her back through the material. “I’m going to have to fix your hair a bit.. cut off the dead ends…”
Her hair.. Yes that’s right. She looked down at it sadly, seeing how much shorter it was and burned at the edges. The shorter pieces seemed to reach to her breasts only. How short would she need to cut it? And Jack had loved her hair…
She closed her eyes, letting out a shaky breath. “Hiding.. It’s not really.. Hiding.. In an apartment, is it?” she whispered, not looking at him. “We can.. Still go out.. Just need the watches.. That’s it..”
“I’d like to go out and hold hands with you… to see your real face… but I understand… I do.” Jack said gently as he lifted himself up out of the bath, carrying her with him, before easing her onto the stool he kept to place things on in the bathroom in front of the cabinet with a mirror on the doors. He moved around her and retrieved some scissors from a drawer, and returned to her side.
“I’ve .. I’ve never cut hair before but I’m just snipping off the burned ends, okay? If you want to go to a salon to get it properly done after I understand but I don’t think you want these black peices there…”
Jack Maple 