After my shift was over at five, I went to the tanning salon. I was stripped down and had put Vaseline on my lips. I smothered my whole body with tanning lotion. I got into the tanning bed and adjusted my eye shields.
“Do you want the full twenty minutes or just ten?” Hal, the trainer asked.
“A full twenty minutes today.”
He angled the cover lower and turned it on.
I’d been in here twice before and my tan had a good start. Car had come with me the other two times so her tan was started as well. Today, though, she said she had errands to run. So I was here alone. I hadn’t seen her, except in here, for three days. I was amazed how much I missed her.
Be careful, kid, I warned myself. This is really just contract work. In six months you could be looking for another job.
I was restless ly
