Ivy bounced into the salon. Everyone turned their head toward the door to see what had breezed in with such gusto.
“My, aren’t you effervescent today,” Abby commented as she washed a woman’s hair.
Ivy beamed, flinging out her arms. “I have an announcement!”
“What?” Sonia asked as she stood teasing her client’s hair.
“I’m getting married!” Ivy said. “I’m so happy, I could bust!”
She received a round of applause from the women in their varying phases of transformation.
“Congratulations, Ivy,” Abby said. “When did this happen?”
“George proposed last night. Look!” Ivy thrust out her hand to show the diamond on her ring finger.
“Wow, a sparkler,” Sonia said with appreciation. “I jealous.”
Abby wrapped her client’s hair in a towel and left her at the shampoo bowl so she could see the ri
