“There,” she said, removing the gloves and wiping her brow with the back of her hand, “now doesn’t that look so much better!” She passed me a hand mirror so I could look at myself. “But I’m completely bare!” I said, horrified. “That’s right, a Hollywood,” she said. “That’s what you asked for.” I felt my fists clench tight, and shook my head in disbelief. I had come here to start to become a normal woman, and instead she’d made me look like a child. “Kayla,” I said, unable to believe the situation I now found myself in, “the man in whom I am interested is a normal adult man. He will enjoy
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