Different

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I froze for a second when the words left his lips. I opened my mouth to say something and quickly closed it. I put my hands on my lap. Billy looked at me. He kept his hands on my waist. He looked into my eyes.
"Dani, don't feel pressured to say it back." He reassured taking a piece of fallen hair and tucking it behind my ear.
"No it's not that Billy really it's just-" I stumbled over my words. He cupped my cheek.
"Dani. Really it's fine. I know I love you and even if you don't say it I know you care about me or else you wouldn't be here doing this." Billy said soothingly stroking my hair. A piece of his own fell into his face. I giggled.
"God you need a haircut." I laughed. He chuckled.
"Then give me one." He said and smiled.
I smiled at him and hopped off the sink. I took his hand and we walked to the kitchen.
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"Are you sure you want to do this?" I asked standing behind Billy with scissors. He was sitting in my kitchen on a chair with a towel wrapped around his shoulders.
"Yeah I trust you." Billy said steadily.
I took a deep breath. I took his long hair in the back and cut it. I took a breathy nervous laugh.
"Don't freak out! It looks great." I said quickly and he laughed.
"I didn't say anything!" He laughed out. I continued to cut his hair.
  When I finished it looked really good. The back was short and it looked very even.
  "Okay. I'm done." I said putting down the scissors. He took off his towel and looked at the hair on the floor.
   "Great. Let's go look." He said walking to the bathroom.
  He examined himself in the mirror. For a moment I thought he didn't like it because his face was blank. But then he started touching it and making sexy faces at himself. I could tell he was feeling himself.
   "So? Do you like it?" I asked smiling. I really did like it, he looked really good and his jaw and cheek bones were highlighted. He got close to the mirror and winked at himself.
"I look hot." He said not looking away from his reflection.
    "Mmm you really do." I said rubbing his shoulder looking at his face while he starred at the mirror. I licked my bottom lip.
  "You'll probably need a shower because of the extra hair." I said opening the closet and getting him a towel. He nodded.
      "Okay. And you'll need a shower too." He said. I raised my eyebrow.
  "I didn't get any hair on me." I said. He grabbed my hips and pulled me closer.
       "I didn't say you did. I just want you to shower with me." He smirked. I could feel my cheeks reddening. I didn't say anything I just closed the bathroom door with my foot.