Chapter Twenty-Two
“You can’t be serious!” Taz said. Her dark wavy hair was pinned up in a messy bun, and she was wearing one of Naomi’s casual sundresses, a loose blue and white cotton one with pockets that stopped above the knees, sleeveless and buttoned up. She and Jerry hadn’t packed for an extended stay, and she was tired of doing laundry. She leaned against the bathroom door, watching Naomi put the finishing touches on her makeup, covering up the blue and green bruising around her nose and applying light shadow and mascara. The image staring back was of the Naomi she was used to.
“I am not quite sure where the problem is. What’s the big deal?” Naomi said. Of course she was quite aware of how it looked. Cameron showing up at the house to take her for dinner had everyone wondering wh
