Chapter 5
Angie opened the door to the bathroom and found Marcus standing there, looking at himself in the mirror. He’d taken a pair of clippers to his beard, which lay in the trashcan at his feet. He was lathering his beard with shaving cream. The sink was going, filling the room with hot steam.
“We still need to do something about your hair,” Angie said, turning and opening up the cabinet over the toilet. She found what she was looking for and turned back to see Marcus watching her in the mirror. He smiled and there was a twinkle in his eye.
She opened up the case with the hair scissors, most likely long forgotten by Marcus. And then she began cutting his hair. He looked nervous at first; she didn’t blame him. But slowly, Marcus became the man she knew he could be.
He finishe
