Chapter 80

Charity

"You going to get your hair done tonight?" I ask Mandy as I catch what time it is. Thirty more minutes and we're out the door.

"At Christine's? Yes! You know I live for these nights she does especially for us." She points to her ponytail. "Plus I've been living with these roots for long enough."

"They're not bad."

"They're gray! Pregnancy did a number on my body. I still hate you because not only did you not get many stretchmarks with twins, but you didn't get gray hair."

"Yeah but I had horrible heartburn. Remember, I couldn't sleep and I hated Drew for half the pregnancy because I had such heartburn?"

Mandy giggles. "He slept over at the house more often than he slept at your apartment because you would get so mad at him."

"It was an irrational anger that I couldn't let go." I defend myself. "And those girls came out with a headful of hair, so it is what it is, I guess." I glance at the clock again, seeing only five minutes have passed. "Fuck it, we're closing e