Nora's New Toy, Pt. 01

This is my first story comments and critiques would be welcome! The first part is mostly setting the stage and meeting the characters, the Fun will begin in part 2!

JESS

Jess spent her morning sorting clothes in the women's section. Spending her weekends working was getting old real fast, but college was expensive. Luckily her boyfriend was coming to visit for lunch, and it was almost noon. Braden was off today and had promised to stop by and keep her company in the food court. As she made her way across the store Jess happened to glance at her reflection in the mirror. Jess was 5 feet tall with a fantastic body. This was the result of working out 3 days a week and going for a run every morning. As a nursing student Jess felt the need to be a healthy example for her patients. This vigorous routine had resulted in quite the tight little body. With shapely legs that looked amazing in just about anything and pert little C cup breasts, Jess had been compared to Sabrina Carpenter and Hayden Panettiere. The long blonde hair and huge blue eyes helped with the comparison for sure. Jess was proud of her body and liked to show it off, crop tops, short shorts and tights where a regular occurrence. If she could, she would live in her tight gym outfits. In a sundress, she was the kind of girl you could bring home to mom for sure.

And Braden was the kind of guy that looked great to the parents too, 6 feet tall with sandy blonde hair and a square jaw. Braden had been a football player in high school and had maintained the physique even after graduating. Braden worked for his dad's investment firm and played in various sports leagues most nights of the week. Braden was looking for a sweet, happy girl that looked good on his arm in front of all the rich business bros. Nothing particularly exciting.

Jess smoothed out her T-shirt and adjusted her jeans before walking away from the mirror near the change rooms. Time to meet Braden for lunch. Jess used her headset to let her coworkers know she was going on break and unclipped her headset by the cash. Braden was waiting outside glancing at the hair salon across the hall in his usual dress shirt and khakis. Jess wandered over.

"Hey handsome, you wouldn't happen to be here to take me out for lunch?"

Braden, concentrating on something snapped back to reality and looked her way, and smile on his face.

"Hey Beautiful, looking good as usual, you ready for some food court salads?"

They made there way down the mall to the food.

Jess put her arm through Braden's and came in close as they walked.

"What were you looking at back there?"

"Sorry?"

"While you were waiting for me, you were looking at the hair salon across that hall, planning to get your haircut?"

Braden laughed,

"No, nothing like that, I was just looking at the goth girl working there, quite the look."

Jess thought for a moment, yes, she'd seen the goth girl before. She was gorgeous. Long bright red dyed hair to her shoulders with spaced ears. She had a stud on either side of her nose and a full sleeve of tattoos. The girl had a perfect body, like something out of a movie. She was 5'8" with long shapely legs and perfect DD's. Most days she wore either a skirt or shorts with a low cut shirt. Usually her outfits were all in black and showed her ample cleavage. This was usually all tucked under a hair salon apron. The sexiest thing about her though was her confidence, the goth sashayed around the salon and the mall like she owned the place, her sexy smirk gaining her many regular customers. Lots of men and women had fallen under her spell and she was usually pretty booked up.

Jess was a little surprised. Braden was always making comments about her looks, how she needed to look professional and proper and not embarrass him. He was the reason she was wearing a t-shirt and jeans instead of her usual crop top and tights.

With a tinge of jealousy Jess said,

"Really? The goth girl at the salon? I thought you wanted a prim and proper girl to show off to the bankers?" Braden chuckled to himself. "Oh, I would never date a girl like that, she's probably nuts, but she is nice to look at. Do you see the way she dresses? Probably makes lots of tips showing off like that."

With a mischievous look in her eyes Jess put fluffed her long blonde hair. "Maybe I will dye my hair red just like her, would you like that?"

Jess smirked; she could already guess Braden's answer.

"Babe, as much as I think you could pull off any hair color, we need to look respectable for my work, its not high school anymore. Speaking of which, next time you get your hair done, maybe a little less blonde in it? Bleach blonde girls are trashy."

Jess rolled her eyes and dragged Braden to the food court; she needed a coffee ASAP.

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NORA

Nora watched the couple walk away while she oiled a pair of hair clippers.

There is no way that was Braden Walton who had been leering at her just now. Had it seriously been so long that he didn't recognize her at all?

Nora glanced in the mirror and smiled, 10 years, a new name, some weight loss, hair dye and a few body mods went a long way when you were trying to reinvent yourself. If that douche doesn't know who I am anymore, good, Fuck him. But why is the sweet little blonde from old navy under his arm? How did a colossal prick like him have such a sexy little girlfriend?

Nora had seen blondie around the mall a few times over the last few months and had been waiting for her to come into her salon so they could get acquainted, and it hadn't happened. Now her high school bully was taking her out for lunch.

Nora's best friend Karlee (and first crush) had been chased out of the school by Braden and his asshole friends. They had bullied her so severely that she had dropped out of school and moved across the country. Nora had been a lot heavier back then and was bullied mercilessly as well, she had unfortunately not been able to move away and suffered through her final year of high school miserable and alone. Nora and Karlee had never re-connected.

College had changed everything and led to the confident goth beauty that was running the mall. But one thing hadn't changed. Nora's red hot burning hatred for Braden.

Maybe, it was time to have some fun, and possibly a little much deserved revenge. Blondie had no idea what was coming her way.

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JESS

The next day Jess was beginning her closing duties when a familiar face wandered into her store. The Goth girl that Braden had been looking at. Jess almost felt her presence before she saw her, it was like the whole store dropped a few degrees, she had goose bumps on her arms.

She has an aura I swear.

Goth girl looked amazing as usual. She was wearing torn black short shorts that hugged her tight ass just right, a white band tee with a collar slit cut to show some cleavage and a long black mesh cardigan that swished around her knees and hid nothing. She had on a wide brimmed sun hat that was also black. Surprisingly enough she was looking at some flowery summer dresses near the front of the store.

Jess couldn't help herself; she was drawn to this lithe creature. Her body, her style, her confidence she wanted to meet her.

I need to Meet the women that my boyfriend thought looked like a cheap thrill. Not worthy of his time, just his passing glance. He judged her so harshly. I bet she's a treat.

She desperately wanted to prove him wrong or at the very least, Jess should do her job and help a customer. "Hi there, my names Jess, is there anything I can help you find?"

The Goth hair stylist looked up from her dress perusing with a smile on her face. The smile was almost predatory.

Why is she looking into my eyes so intensely?

"Hello yourself, I would actually love some help my dear, its my friends birthday and I wanted to get her a new dress could you help me pick something out?"

Jess went right into customer service mode and perked up. "Of course, Ill need to know a little bit about your friend, what size do you think she would wear, and does she have a similar style to you?" The hairstylist laughed lightly and looks Jess up and down. "Actually Jess, Karlee would probably be about your size, she is petite too. Her style is probably closer to yours than mine. A cute little vanilla blondie. So why don't you pick out your favorite and ill buy her that?"

Vanilla Blondie?

Jess is slightly taken back by the mild flirting but continues with her sales training. With a light laugh she said, "Well thanks for the compliment. I'm sure we can find a cute dress in my size no problem. Although, up until recently this store wasn't really my style either. My boyfriend would get mad if I wore my crop tops and work out shorts all the time. I love your style, I wish I could pull off such a bold look like yours."

The goth girl's eyebrow raised slightly at the mention of Braden and that predatory smile returns, like a shark about to feast.

It's like her eyes are sparkling.

"Girl, have you looked in a mirror? You could pull of any style you damn well please. Those big eyes alone. Your boyfriend is a very lucky man. He should let you live your life. I can't imagine any boy of mine telling me how to dress."

Jess laughed. "Well, he's a big business man at his dads company now, says I have to look like a businessman's wife"

Can't be embarrassed in font of daddy.

Suddenly, the goth girl grabs Jess's hand, her long black nails like the talons of some great and terrible falcon, no, definitely the claws of a raven. "I don't see a ring on this finger, if he wants you to act like a wife, he better act like a husband."

Her skin is so soft.

Jess doesn't immediately take back her hand but investigates the women's face with a smile. "Maybe one day. I have to finish college and find a real job first."

The Stylist lets go of Jess's hand. "But then you wouldn't have the pleasure of working across the hall from yours truly! Come, lets find a dress for Karlee so you can close this store."

The two wander the store looking at various sundresses and chatting about college, Jess is entrapped in the charisma of this dark creature, more than once she catches herself glancing at the girl's incredible body.

Her cleavage is so incredibly large and sits so high on her chest, I wonder if her boobs are real.

Finally, they settle on a black romper with a white daisy pattern, the neckline plunges quite low and the shorts show quite a bit of leg. Jess holds the romper up to her bod to confirm the fit

Braden would lose it if I showed this much cleavage or leg.

"This is one of my favorite items in the store right now, I know it's not a sundress but if I had to pick something to wear this would be it. I love the cheeky fit, perfect for a date or a walk in the park. Cute and comfortable." The goth girl looks Jess up and down, and Jess could swear she licks her lip slightly.

Does she have a tongue ring?

"If you say so! I trust your judgement. Nothing in this store is really something I would wear; I do like the pockets though. This will have to do! I think you're suppose to be closed now. I should get out of your hair so you can go home."

Jess stops for a second and glances at the time. Somehow, she had spent almost an hour with this goddess and hadn't even noticed, it felt like 5 minutes had gone by. "Oh my god, look at the time. Let's get you up to the cash so we can both get out of here!"

The duo made there way to the front of the store. While ringing in the order Jess decides to add her employee discount to the order, her manager nowhere to be seen. The goth girl notices the price and goes to say something, but Jess interrupts her. "As a fellow mall employee, I felt like I needed to give you a discount, don't worry about it. We are allowed to give discounts to friends and family."

Why am I lying. The discount is for employees only.

The goth girl raises a perfectly manicured eyebrow but smiles genuinely. "Well, aren't you a sweetie. Thank you very much for all your help today, I'm sure Karlee will love the romper. I genuinely appreciate it. Tell you what, why don't you come visit me for a free cut and color, looks like your roots could use a good touch up and I would be happy to help. When you call to make the appointment make sure you ask me for me"With that she takes Jess's hand one more time and places a business card from her wallet on it.

Her nails look sharp, I wonder if a scratch from those would hurt.

It says:

Skye Designs

Hair Salon and Spa

~spa treatments coming soon~

Nora Skye -- Head stylist

On the back is the number and website for the salon.

"I think I have a free spot this time next week, if I book you late enough, we can take our time and have a drink while I do your hair after anyone else leaves. Just us girls" Nora winks at Jess and walks away and Jess just stands there unable to move.

Who is this woman?

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NORA

Nora smiles to herself as she walks away, sure to swish her hips a little extra.

Give blondie a treat, until next time. She thinks. Nora glances at the romper she just bought for no reason.

A small price to pay to set the hook, now we wait for the cute little goldfish to bite.

Nora pulled out her phone and texted Travis

Nora:

Might have a new toy for you to play with. This one has sooooo much potential. I'll keep you posted xoxo

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JESS

Did that really just happen? was that sexy goth girl actually flirting with me? She seems quite wonderful and honestly my roots are showing. Why not make an appointment? It's literally a free haircut and those are not cheap and she's going to dye it. I still haven't found a place that I trust since moving for school. Her hair looked great so she must know what she's doing. Braden shouldn't judge a book by its cover.

Jess pulled up the website on her phone and sure enough Nora had an opening the following Sunday at 7pm, just before the mall closes at 8. The website was easy to follow; Jess had to make a profile and confirm her credit card information. There was an option to upload a picture of herself, Jess snapped a quick selfie, she looked so plain in her T-shirt. She had an idea and went and grabbed another of those daisy rompers of the shelf.

Why do I want to look good for this girl?

Quickly, she closed the gate so no customers could enter the store and went to the change room. Jess pulled off her T-shirt and jeans and climbed into the romper. The front dipped so low that you could see a decent amount of her bra, a plain white bra which gave good support, a work bra. It aggressively contrasted with the romper.

She probably wont even look at the profile picture...

Jess removed her bra and looked in the mirror, its like her perky breasts were made for this outfit her cleavage looked amazing, and there was a cut out below her boobs that went to her belly button.

I bet Nora's belly button is pierced, that would look just right in this outfit.

The romper was thin material, and you could see Jess's nipples pushing against the fabric slightly, they were rock hard. Jess positioned the phone above her and took a selfie with a generous amount of cleavage and a bright smile on her face. It made very clear she was wearing the romper from the store.

~Image uploaded, profile complete. We look forward to seeing you for your next appointment!~

A week later, there was Braden waiting for his lunch date. Same time, same place.

Jess was wearing a black crop top and a pair of black tights. Maybe inspired by her new friend across the hall, she looked good and felt good too. She walked up to Braden and stared up at him with a mischievous look in her eyes.

"Hello there, I can't seem to find my boyfriend, would like to take me out for lunch instead handsome man?"

Braden Inspected Jess top to bottom. "Are you allowed to wear that at work?"

Jess stared at Braden for a minute. "What are you talking about, this is all old navy stuff, its all good."

Braden sighed. "Jess, we talked about this, what you wear to the gym and what you wear out in public shouldn't be the same thing. You're suppose to look professional at work; it makes people respect you."

Jess rolled her eyes. "It's not that big of a deal, its just old navy, its not like I plan to work here forever. Plus, I need to do laundry, so I improvised."

Braden got up and started walking towards the food court. As he walked he said, "Come on, lets go get lunch, I have to be back to work early today. Also, before I forget, Dad's got me on a call with some foreign investors tonight So I can't hang out, sorry."

Jess, feeling a little sassy after Braden's remark replied with a little venom in her voice. "That's fine, I'm getting my hair done by that hot goth girl tonight, figured id get some tips on makeup and such while I'm there."

Braden's eyes went wide, and he glanced over at in Noras direction. Nora was wearing a Black summer dress with cutouts on the sides so you could see her hips. Her work apron went lower than the little skirt. Her hair has up in a messy bun today showing off her ear spacers. She was chatting with a girl while she plastered dye on to her head. There was something about her that kept his interest, he couldn't stop looking at the goth. "You're going to Skye Designs to get your hair done?"

Jess had started walking towards the food court. "Yeah, she came into the store last week and I helped her find some clothes, she offered a free hair appointment as thanks, can't say no to free when I'm a starving student. And I haven't found a place I trust since moving here, maybe this is the one!"

Nora bent over to grab some foil off her supply cart and Braden struggled to look away. He swallowed hard and managed to turn back to his girlfriend. "She's not going to turn you into a freak, is she?"

Jess turned around and frowned at Braden. "Don't say that! Nora is really nice. She seems super cool. I'm just getting my blonde touched up and a trim, nothing crazy."

Braden sighed in relief. "Well, if she comes at you with crazy color's or the clippers, you run."

Jess wiggled her butt a little and grabbed Braden's hand. "You can't seem to stop staring at her, maybe you want me to be a freak more than you think? I wish could have cool style like her, she looks so confident, but don't worry, I would ask you before I did anything crazy." Braden took one last suspicious look at Nora, and then the couple walked off to find lunch.

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JESS

Jess walked across the hall into the salon. The waiting area was empty and some early 2000's emo music played on the radio. The place was styled to look like an old timey barber mixed with a hipster coffee house. All the salon chairs were red leather. The floor tiles where alternating black and white squares. But there was also comfy couches and black walls covered in old movie posters, potted plants were littered around the salon. An old wooden desk served as the receptionist podium. There was a hallway with multiple rooms behind the three salon chairs at the back of the room, the rooms had frosted windows that made it hard to see in. There was a rack with old band shirts for sale and an espresso machine against the wall near the reception desk. There also a whole wall full of every hair dye color you could possibly think of.

There was a girl sitting at the desk, she wore a ripped band shirt that showed some cleavage which was mostly covered by large tattoo of skulls and roses. She had her lip pierced too. But most shocking was her hair which was bright orange, chin length and micro bangs about half way up her forehead. She looked stunning in an intimidating sort of way. Jess approached the desk, not sure how to deal with this girl. But once the girl noticed her, she smiled with one of the warmest smile Jess had ever seen. "Hi there, welcome to Skye Designs, how can I help you? Do you have an appointment?"

She had a sweet sing song voice, like a sweet little bird. The opposite of how she looked.

"Hi, I have an appointment with Nora at 7?"

The girl smiled and clicked a few buttons on the computer on the desk. "Oh yes you do! I think you are our last appointment of the night, your lucky, Nora usually books up really quick, but you snuck in after a cancellation. I see this is your first time with us. Just so you know, we offer a range of services, haircut, color, styling, nails, makeup, eyebrow shaping. We even have a guy that comes in and does cosmetic tattooing sometimes. The boss is looking to add some more services in the near future"

Jess was surprised; she had no idea this place had some many things on offer. She always just assumed it was just like every other mall hair salon she had ever seen.

The girl continued with her speech. "Ill just ask you to take a seat on the couches and Nora will be out to get you in a couple minutes. Feel free to grab a book or magazine off the coffee table, there is all sorts of neat stuff, if you need anything in the meantime, just holler. The bathrooms are off to the side to your left."

Jess nodded and sat down, while the girl went to the back to get Nora. She glanced at the magazines on the table and there truly was all sorts of things. A couple celebrity gossip rags, a couple hair magazines. A few alternative hair style books. One that grabbed jess's attention was what looked like a flash book from a tattoo shop. There was all sorts of different designs ranging the spectrum of styles, as well as pictures of models sporting various piercings.

Jess was looking at a picture of a girl in white a tank top, showing off an impressive half sleeve of a colorful dragon. She very obviously had her nipples pierced and they were poking through the top, the barbells visible in a seductive sort of way. All of a sudden there was a tap on her shoulder. Startled, she slammed the book shut and looked up to see Nora leaning over her shoulder with a smile on her face.

Where did she come from!?

"You know, we don't offer any of that here unfortunately, but the guy who does our cosmetic tattooing part time, he has a shop not far away. I can give you his card if you want. Travis is super talented and a good friend. He did this for me the other day." Nora pointed at her nose which now had a small septum ring.

Jess snapped to attention quick and stood up, a little embarrassed to have been caught staring at a random women's nipples, even if it was a picture in a book. "Oh my god, you spooked me! Sorry, I was just browsing while I waited. I've never really given anything that extreme any thought, I got this a couple years ago on a whim, but I've been too busy with school to think about such things." Jess pointed to the small nose stud on her left side.

"Plus, Braden would probably loose it if I showed up with something like that."

Nora laughed. "Lose it in a good way or a bad way? Oh, My little vanilla blondie why am I not surprised. Don't worry about it, I'm just messing with you. You're here for hair, and hair is what we shall do! Come on back to my station and let's talk about what I get to do to you tonight." Nora put her hands on Jess's shoulders and led her back to the chair. It was a large red leather barber chair that squeaked when Jess sat in it. It felt oversized but that might have just been because she was so petite.

Nora looked at Jess in the large mirror pouting slightly. "You didn't say if you like my new piercing, does it make my nose look big?"

Jess looked at the septum ring, two small balls, one coming out of each nostril. It actually looked really cute in combination with the nose studs that Nora had on either side. "I like it a lot! It suits you quite well, you said this Travis guy did it for you?"

Nora smiled. "Thanks cutie, yes, Travis is my guy he's done pretty much all of my body mods, he did this tattoo sleeve for me, it took a bit of time but I love it so much." This was the first time Jess had taken the time to look at the tattoo. It was a series of galaxies and stars surrounded by dark purple and blue black space. It went the length of Nora's arm, ending on the back of her hand. Swirling galaxies in an intricate pattern. It looked expensive.

Nora spun around and showed Jess the back of her neck. Which was visible with her hair piled in the messy bun.

"He also did these scissors and a few other things you can't see"

Sure, enough on the back of Nora's neck was gothic looking pair of black scissors opening down onto her back. They looked like black cast iron and had some filigree around the finger holes. The blades dipped under Nora's dress.

Nora winked at Jess. "Maybe if we become good friends Ill show you some of my other body mods. Now, lets talk hair!" Nora grabbed a cape and wrapped it around Jess's neck. The cape black was black and white checkered like the floor it went all the way to Jess's little feet which were dangling off the ground in the large chair.

Just at that moment the receptionist walked up again. "Hey! I'm all finished, everything's cleaned up, you cool if I head out, Ill lock the door behind me?"

Nora nodded while playing with Jess's long hair, "Sounds good Naomi, have a great night!" Naomi smiled with a little backpack over her shoulder and headed out the front door. The Lock clicked on her way out.

Nora walked over to the reception desk.

"I thought she would never leave! Now, that it's just us, Can I offer you a drink or maybe something a little more fun?" Nora held up a bottle of Jack Daniels and what looked like a bag of gummies.

Jess eyed the gummies suspiciously, "More fun?"

Nora shook the little green bag, "Edibles, some people get nervous when getting their hair cut so I usually have some whiskey and THC gummies kicking around to loosen things up. I live around the corner so I'm probably going to have something, if you would like to join?" Jess took the bus to work so she wasn't exactly worried about getting home.

In her mind the voice of Braden was loud and clear

"You did drugs with the freak? You are embarrassing."

And then Jess remembered Braden's comment from earlier about her outfit. She took one look at the sexy goth in front of her holding the bag of edibles and she felt butterflies in her stomach.

"Fuck it, Ill take a gummy."

Noras eyes lit up and she did a little dance. Her perfect boobs giving a wonderful show. "Girl, I knew I liked you for a reason! This is going to be great! Open!"

Jess put out her tongue and Nora placed a sour tasting gummy on it. Then she let out a long tongue and took an edible as well.

Tongue piercing confirmed.

"Now back to your hair!" Nora placed the gummies back in their secret drawer but left the bottle of Jack Daniels on the counter with a shrug.

Jess looked at herself in the mirror. "I was hoping to fix my roots and trim the ends if that's alright?"

Nora looked a little disappointed. "A vanilla haircut for my vanilla blondie. Sure I cant talk you into something a little more exciting?" Nora played with Jess's hair lifting it up to frame her face, then combing it all to one side and then the other.

Jess smiled back at Nora, "I promised Braden that I wouldn't anything crazy. He's convinced that you want to shave half my head and dye it purple."

Noras smirk was more than a little menacing. "I see you as more of a hot pink girly, than a purple, but we could try it if that's what you want" She brandished a pair of hair clippers that were sitting on the table with a maniacal laugh.

Jess laughed nervously and shook her head. "No thanks, we will keep it simple and easy, must keep my man happy and he likes me how I am."

Nora pouted a bit and ran her black nails through Jess's hair slowly, "If I may be a little bold. This is starting to sound like old timey wife stuff, and I still don't see a ring on your finger. I saw the profile picture you added on your account by the way."

Jess froze but Nora continued without missing a beat. "Seems to me like sexy romper girl is just screaming to be released. And she seems like the kind of girl who does fun things, like get stoned and let her new friend have some fun with her hair."

Jess giggled a little and realized the THC gummy was maybe starting to kick in. She thought about Braden's comments since he got his new job. She thought about the way he'd looked at Nora from across the hall. Like a lost puppy. Finally, she thought about how she'd felt in that sexy little romper that had the neckline and the cutout that went all the way to her belly button. Jess summoned her courage and a little bit of spite and looked Nora in the eyes through the mirror.

Fuck Bradens Standards, I'm not a housewife, I'm 22 years old, I need to be my authentic self. Now is the time for adventure.

Jess took a big gulp of air and with an air of Bratty defiance,

"What did you have in mind?"

Nora smile was downright devious. "Why don't you let me turn this chair around and it'll be a surprise, I promise I won't do anything too crazy, no bright red, like yours truly. But maybe something a little out of your comfort zone."

Jess was fully in the grip of the weed gummy now.

I don't know why but I trust her. I want to be sexy like her. I want Braden to look at me how he looks at Nora.

"Let's do it!"

Nora squealed and grabbed the whiskey bottle. She took a swig and then handed it to Jess. Jess tentatively took a swig as well. Things where a bit of a blur after that. Jess was just a little thing and the combination of the whiskey, and the weed was hitting her pretty good. Nora got to work with the scissors. While she worked, they chatted about various things. Jess mentioned how she and Braden had been together for a couple years now. How she was almost done nursing school, only a semester remained. How her student loans were getting a little big and that's why she'd got the job at old navy a couple months ago.

Nora talked about how she owned the salon and had opened a couple years ago with a vision of offering a one stop shop for all things alternative beauty. How she was seeing Travis the tattoo man, but only casually. Jess was amazed. This girl couldn't be that much older than her and already owned her own business with plans to expand soon.

After Nora was done cutting, she started adding the dye and told Jess about Travis's business and how he was one of the most talented tattoo artists she ever met. She asked if Jess had any tattoos and Jess showed her the small flower on her foot. Nora teased Jess saying she was surprised it wasn't a Taylor Swift quote. While the dye was setting Nora offered to do Jess eyebrows or maybe her nails, no charge of course. Jess just nodded, enjoying all the attention. She hadn't felt this seen or pampered in a long time. Laying back in the chair with her eyes closed, she relinquished all control to the beautiful goth. After what seemed like ages, they were over at the wash basin rinsing out the dye. Then back to the chair for finishing touches before the reveal.

Suddenly Nora went quiet and then handed Jess the whiskey bottle.

"For luck, I hope your happy with my work. Ill be honest, I really loved doing this. You are a fantastic client Jess, and I can see us becoming fast friends."

Nora whipped off the cape and turned Jess around. First, she was still a blonde. But the blonde was almost platinum it was so blonde it almost looked silver. Second, she now had bangs, long feathery curtain bangs with a center part. Her eyebrows where perfectly shaped and she had an eyebrow slit on the left side. Finally, her mid back blonde hair was now only chest length. Some choppy layers finished the look framing her hair around her face and neck. Nora had cut off almost 6 inches. Jess reached up to tuck her bangs behind her ear to get a better look at her eyebrows and noticed she now had long black fingernails. Nora was ecstatic.

"Not so vanilla now, eh blondie? I added some toner to get your hair as light as I could, I was aiming for silverish, maybe we could do something a little more colorful next time? I also shaped your eyebrows a bit, although honestly, they looked great already. All the girls are doing either the slit or brow piercing these days. Figured id give you the more PG of the two. And finally, I wanted to show off those giant baby blues, so I gave you bangs! I know bangs can be a big change, but they frame your face so perfectly."

Jess looked at herself in the mirror and a shiver ran down her spine. She looked so sexy! Everything about the cut looked so sexy and modern. This was just the change she needed. "I love it! I feel like a new woman. I'm so glad I trusted you!"

Nora put her hands of Jess's shoulders and placed her chin on Top of Jess's head.

"I'm so glad you love it! You'll have to come back soon so we can have some more fun. Maybe Ill get Travis to come by and we can add a piercing or a tattoo? This new hair is screaming for some more upgrades to match." Jess nodded and stood up.

"I wish I could, I can't afford that stuff, I'm a starving college student remember?"

Nora leaned in and pointed at her new septum piercing. "Do you think I paid for this? That's the best part of occasionally sleeping with a guy who owns a tattoo and piercing place. I'm sure I could talk him into some freebies."

Just then, Jess's phone pinged, it was Braden apologizing, he was probably going to be at the office till at least midnight, no hangouts tonight for sure.

Nora finished sweeping up while Jess texted Braden back.

Jess

Hey Babes, just finishing up at the salon. Nora did an amazing job, I love my hair and I will for sure be coming back to her again. I can't wait for you to see the new me! Don't worry I'm still your cute little blonde. Have a great night, love you!

Braden

Just finishing now?! Wasn't your appointment at 7pm? Its almost 11! I can't wait to see it. I'm glad she didn't dye your hair some crazy color. Love you!

"So, what do you think?"

Jess put her phone away and looked at Nora. Nora was standing there with her hand on her hip, holding the whiskey bottle.

"What do I think about what?"

Nora took another swig from the bottle and started fishing the THC gummies out of the drawer. "Blondie, I'm off tomorrow, more than a little buzzed and its only 11pm. Should we hit the town and show off your new look?"

Jess looked down at her phone. "I don't know, I don't really go out much and I told Braden I was going home to bed."

Nora handed Jess another gummy. "Where is the sexy little minx that gave me free reign on her hair? I want her back. Do we have to go break into old navy and get that romper out? I want that girl. And I want to party with her."

"You really liked the romper huh?"

Nora took a gummy and popped it into her mouth with a wink. "Wish you'd modelled it for me, like your picture. Make your choice, lock in for an awesome night or go home and be lame. I'm going to the bar down the road for another drink and maybe a dance, might stop at my place and put on something a little sexier first."

Jess was incredibly curious, Sexier than this, is that even possible?

"Maybe you'll even get to see some more of my tattoos and piercings?" Nora began walking towards the back door, she grabbed Jess's hand and pulled her along. "Come on blondie, I've decided you don't get a choice. Tonight, I'm going to show you a great time and you are going to love everyone second of it."

Jess hesitated very briefly before following Jess out the back door and popping the gummy in her mouth.

I can't say no to her. What is happening to me?

Forgive me Braden.