When hair stylist Jai Hathaway decided to open his own salon, he knew he would sacrifice some of his personal time to run the business. But long hours working late have him feeling lonely, and he just doesn't seem to connect with the few men he dates. His business partner Kiki suggests what he needs is to find a different type of guy, someone who isn't in the salon business, but not only does Jai not know how to find a guy like that, he isn't even sure where to look.<br><br>On a particularly cold morning in January, the salon's hot water goes out and Jai scrambles to find a plumber on short notice. Enter Duane Schneider, sexy and confident, and interested in getting more than just Jai's hot water boiling. But he's so outside Jai's comfort zone that, at first, the stylist isn't sure how to react. When it becomes obvious Duane wants to continue things outside of business hours, though, Jai agrees to a date, if only to see where the evening might lead.<br><br>Is Kiki right when she said Jai needed to find someone different? Or will Duane turn out to be just his style after all?

Just My Style

She brushes the dye vigorously into his hair. “Oh, please. You act like you sleep on satin or silk. If they get ruined, I’ll buy you another set at Walmart, how’s that?”


“Wal—? Girl, don’t even.” Jai turns to glare at her. “You know I don’t shop at Wally World.”


Under her breath, she mumbles, “Maybe you’d have a boyfriend if you did.”


Now he really doespull out of reach. “Oh no, you didn’t.”


But she grabs him by the shoulders and turns him back around so he faces himself in the mirror again. “Face forward and sit still,” Kiki admonishes. “Stop wriggling so much or you’ll end up with this crap all over. I don’t know about you, but I plan on going home at quitting time, whether or not your hair’s done.”


Chapter 7