Beautiful Apparation (Tony Perry FF)

twenty-nine

Word got out that Hannah and Oli are officially back together so fans will come low key to the shop to see her, or Oliver if they were lucky, a lot were. He likes to hang around here which is cool. It brings in more business. We're busier than we ever have been this past month, it's ridiculous, in a good way.

I'm in the middle of putting things on stock when Corey walks up to me and grins.

"What is it?" I ask, already a little annoyed.

"I love that shade of purple eyeshadow on your neck."

It takes me a minute but I finally get it, I have a hickie. I face palm myself. I talked to at least a dozen different people today who probably all saw it. How fucking professional am I? I glance in a nearby mirror to make sure he's not lying. Sure enough, there it is. Corey laughs at my reaction.

I quickly take down my ponytail, letting my hair fall. "Ask Hannah for her makeup bag please!"

He shakes his head before going off. I begin to wonder, is it from Tony or Jaime? God, I sound like a slut. But I'm not one, am I? What if I do go through with this plan Jaime has? Does that make me one? Who am I kidding? I'm just doing a friend a favor. Plus, I wouldn't be going through with it if Tony didn't want me to.

Minutes later Hannah appears with a small bag in her hand. She chuckles.

"Heard you were having an emergency. Who did it?"

I can't say none of your business, that'd make it more suspicious than it already is. She knows I'm single. I don't know the truth anyways, so I go with the only thing I can say.

"Starts with an J, ends with an E."

It doesn't take her long to get it.

"Scandalous, I love it! How was it?"

"It didn't even get that far, we're still friends. He wasn't thinking and neither was I, so it stopped."

"Tell me everything!"

"You mine as well get Lynn over here too so I don't have to repeat myself."

>>>

After explaining everything they warned me about Jaime using me to get back at Lilly. I assured them I knew exactly what I was getting myself into. Jaime isn't using me, I agreed to his scheme, it's my own fault if something goes wrong.

I apply the concealer on the spot, blending it in as well as I can. Since mine and Hannah's skin tones are really different, it looks weird, but whatever. The last thing I want is for people to get the wrong idea about me. It makes me uncomfortable when people wear them like trophies. I thank Hannah before going back to work.

The day hurries by fast. I had almost ten clients today and each session went smoothly. No cry babies or complaints. I even got forty dollars worth in tips.

Lynn comes from the back which probably means she already clocked out. I love clocking out, it's sort of a relief. Being able to just push in a few numbers and you're done for the day. Just when I think Lynn is going to walk past me, she stops right in front of me.

"I have Hannah's going away party all planned out. All you have to do is help me put it together."

"Really? That was fast. You planned it all by yourself? Why didn't you call or-"

"Oliver helped me," She interrupts.

My eyes widen with surprise. "How cute, you guys actually bonded!"

"Shut up. I did it for Hannah."

"Just admit he's a cool guy."

She groans.