Jadina: A love story

Transformation

As I continue to look in the mirror I don't like what I see. I have immense dark circles my skin looks ghostly. My hair is frizzy and doesn't look well kept. Makeup is an afterthought. I decide I need a change.

I pick up my phone and decide to call the hair stylist at the theatre and ask her if there's anything she can do. "Hello," JT answers

"Hey would you mind me coming in for a cut and color?" I ask

"No problem!" She answers "we'll see you then,"

I grab Walker a bag filled with some toys, face paint and whatever else may occupy him I get him dressed and we leave to the theatre.

I enter my dressing room and see JT with all her scissors dye and other magical hair styling tools. "so what are we going to go for today?" she asks me.

I begin to play with my hair and dream up the possibilities. Bangs, completely blonde, blonde highlights, chop it off so many ways I could go. "Maybe a really light brown with some bangs and layers. Take the split ends off." I reply.

"Okay let's begin," she says We go to the shower and she washes my hair with the hose quickly then she begins her work. I'm not allowed to see anything until she is done. As she continues cutting and dying my hair I feel weight being lifted off my shoulders both literally and metaphorically. She begins to wrap up the cut by blow drying and styling my new do. "You ready?" She asks

"I don't know," I joke. She turns the chair around and j don't even recognize the woman before me. I look refreshed and younger. "Thank you so much," I say hugging her,"

"Any time," She responds

"Mommy you look like a princess,"walker says

"Why thank you you had to get your looks from somewhere," I giggle

I sit in the floor playing with Walker until I have to get ready for the show. It hits me how big he is getting. I love being able to cherish moments with my baby because one day he'll deny still being just that.

I hear a knock on the door "who is it?" I ask

"It's me," I hear James' voice

"Come in," I call to him.

"Woah your hair," he sputters

My heart drops to my feet "y-you don't like it," I wince

"No I don't like it, I love it, I thought you'd want something to eat before the show starts," he smiles handing me a bag of Chinese take out.

"Aww James you're too sweet." I kiss him quickly

I continue to get ready for the performance I almost don't want to wear a wig. I finish doing my hair and makeup and slip into my costume and get ready to go on stage.

"Hey it's me," I start after a long applause, I continue acting my way through the show and am pleasantly surprised at how it goes. My acting has enough emotion to be believeable but not too much to lead on to there being pain behind the scenes as there had been months before. James looks handsome and I enjoy being able to share the stage with the man I love. You can't wipe the smile off my face.

We take our bows and I still am as smiley and bubbly it's been forever since I'd had this kind of adrenaline during a show. James links hands with mine as we take our group bow.

I see a smirk on his face growing as he literally sweeps me off my feet and carries me bridal style off the stage. "Very funny James now be the good little boy I know you are and let me down," I says as we venture down the back hallway.

"Not until I get a kiss," he says puckering his lips I oblige "you were amazing out there tonight babe not that you're not amazing every other night but tonight you were just wow I can't even put it into words," he says after I'm put down.

I smile at him. I have no idea where I got so lucky to be with a man this loving caring and sweet, willing to be patient with my insecurities and help me work through them. I don't know where the road will lead for us, but I know one thing I'm never going to be able to let him go, not for a second. I want to spend the rest of my life with him all he has to do is ask.

Authors note: hey I hope you all enjoy this installment of my story i know it's a pretty bad chapter not much content but I don't really know where this story is going to go so I'm going to let you guys decide what happens next leave you suggestions down in the comments please. love you all 💕