Chapter 5

“With a few blue highlights.”

She nodded. “Now that sounds more like you. What’s up? Why the attempt to go conservative on me?”

Jude snorted. “Hardly. I just thought it might be rather shocking to people if I suddenly went to my natural hair. Not that anyone here would know what that was.”

“Yes, but there’s plenty of folks who have brown hair. Not so many with green hair or black hair with blue highlights.”

Jude agreed. “I do like to stand out.”

“You will. Still it’s a pity to be getting rid of the green.” She lifted up bits of his hair. “It’s getting a bit longer. You want me to cut it so you can spike it?”

“No, I think I want it longer.”

Heloise studied him, her expression shrewd. “You have your eye on some new man, haven’t you?’

“What? No, of course not.”

She laughed. “Yes, you do. I see the sparkle in your eyes. Who is it?”

Jude scowled. “No one.”

“Come on. Is he someone here in Sutter’s Bay?” She turned to mix the colors.