Chapter 5
When Kiki has the color formulated, she leads the way back to Jai’s vanity, where he takes a seat so she can begin dyeing his hair. He’s naturally light brown, and his hair takes color really well, so she doesn’t bother lightening it first. Fortunately he doesn’t already have any dye on his tresses; the last time he colored was a few golden highlights at the end of September, to try to prolong the summery sun kissed look he had going, but she cut the last of those out with her trim.
In the mirror, he watches her brush on the color in thick, chunky swatches. When she’s halfway across the back of his head, he feels a cold glob drop onto his neck. “s**t,” Kiki mutters, swabbing it away. “Wait, did we block you? We did, didn’t we?”
Jai feels her rub his neck harder and answers the
