He tilted his head, studying her. “Are you letting your hair grow out?” Her hand rose instinctively to touch the hair that now covered the back of her neck. She’d cut it short in penance. Her friends told her it was time to stop punishing herself. “I guess.” “You’d look good with long hair.” Patrick had said the same thing. “Short is more practical.” He frowned and opened his mouth as though to say something, then changed his mind.
