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[soldier_singled]

Something's definitely up. Something's been up for a while; Joe knows Trisha well enough by now to know that she's keeping something from him, and he's going to find out what it is. He's been baking already this morning, and there's a fresh batch of cookies (chocolate chip, of course) on a plate on the dresser and Joe's laid out everything he's

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[ihearttomgordon]

Trisha took a second to lick the chocolate off her fingers before she hopped up on the chair and scooted back, long skinning legs dangling over the edge of it. Her hair was clean and mostly brushed, but like all little girl's hair, it tended to tangle when you weren't looking.

"You're really going to curl it like Shirley Temple?" she asked. It was the first afternoon she'd spent any great amount of time one on one with Joe since the big party. There had been class of course and she saw him most days because she was always coming by to bother someone from Easy, but it was just the two of them today.

[soldier_singled]

"Said I would, didn't I?"

Hell, he'd searched for days for a picture of the kid, and now he's found one he's got it tacked to the corner of the mirror where he can see it.

"I'm gonna cut it first though," he says, reaching for scissors and comb. "Just at trim. You sure you're comfortable there, little bit?"

[ihearttomgordon]

She nodded. He had said so, and he hadn't broken a promise to her yet.

The chair was a little long in the seat for her, but not bad. "I'm good. Just gonna cut a little right?" she asked with the natural fear that little girls with long hair all have.

[soldier_singled]

Joe clicks his tongue against his teeth and shakes his head mournfully.

"You don't trust me yet, little bit?" He fans her hair out against his fingers, working out how much he needs to take off. "Don't worry, Trish. I got sisters, so I know exactly how much girls like their hair. I ain't gonna ruin it."

He selects a length, sectioning it with his fingers and making his first cut.

"Everything okay with you?"