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Stephanie dropped Autumn and Chrissy off at home and left, promising not to do anything stupid regarding Greg. Autumn did not quite believe her, based on experience. She arranged for the locksmith to change the locks at Peabody Mansion and then called Ray to make plans for that evening. He and Ace would be over around six o’clock with dinner.
Autumn grabbed Chrissy’s brush and scissors and spread a napkin on the floor in which to put the trimmed and brushed hair. She clicked the stereo remote and put on some soothing music. Her encounter with Beatrice rattled her nerves. With each stroke of the brush, Chrissy let out little grunts of pleasure and Autumn focused on her breathing. This ritual was comforting to both of them. She shared it with Dr. Wes, her psychiatrist, at their l
