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CHAPTER THIRTY ONE
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Friends with benefits CHAPTER THIRTY TWO
VEGAS Clara didn't go to the big house or to some friend's house in the condominium. For more than an hour she sat alone in Otávio's kitchen, mulling over the unusual and not at all normal afternoon she had spent. Meeting his mother and hearing all about her past, her son's childhood, the death of his father, had really moved her. The house was silent, Otávio in his office. She took her backpack and went to the guest room. What had Megan told her? That in the Paradise condominium there was no such thing as so and so's house, well, she would sleep right there. Last night had been an intense night, she and her friends had had a lot of fun and the sleep of the day had not erased all the tiredness. She was exhausted and after a restorative shower, the ritual of brushing her hair thirty times each strand, running a body cream, putting on her favourite worn sweater, she lay down on the guest room bed with her Kindle open on the book she had been reading for months, a wonderful duology by De
Friends with benefits CHAPTER THIRTY THREE
HOME AT LASTClara had a busy schedule this Tuesday and barely had time to stop. She had a snack at the snack bar of the salon and went back to work. The salon was really big and well known, and very busy. The employees would not give out their personal numbers, no matter how much some customers insisted on asking, or they would have no peace of mind. The waiting line was long, many had seen the ads that the franchised salon kept in all social networks, radio and TV. With three floors, the basement being only a gym and spa, Clara and her employees took turns to attend to clients and got tired just by walking around the gigantic space. Clara attended after lunch, a regular customer who came twice a week to take care of her hair, nails and skin. Gláucia liked to be seen in the ofuro area. Clara attended her in a special chair placed in the steaming hot tub, where she could relax while she took care of her hair. A manicurist would do her nails, and a dermatologist would take care of her
Friends with benefits CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR
VIP TREATMENT“You look simply... wonderful!” Clara exclaimed, greeting her with a kiss on the cheek, took one of the girl's hands and spun around to get a better look at her.“I knew it was chic here, Megan told me” Lara spoke into her friend's ear, with a conspiratorial smile. “But I had no idea it was so chic! And look at you, you look beautiful too, the uniform looks perfect on your body.”Clara wore a uniform of pants and shirt with the salon's logo printed on the shirt. The uniform was light green, social, and on the pants there was a little purple belt that hung down the side of the body. Even the salon uniform was chic." Well, I'll treat you like a vip, okay? Let's go to room 13.”" And what would this hall 13 be? " Lara accompanied her and waved to everyone as they walked.“It is aimed at clients in hair transition. It's a lucky number, isn't it?”They went to the second floor and Lara was more and more excited about the welcoming environment. An assistant at the reception d
Friends with benefits CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE
A DAHLIA CONNECTION“I know. We are all born atheists, right?” Patricia asked him, with a smile.“No, I kind of lost my faith when I was about fourteen or fifteen.” Lara explained.“Actually, Lara, we are all born atheists, we are not born believing in anything, it is imposed on us as children, by parents, uncles, grandparents, at school when we start pre"school. We never even question it, we simply believe in a superior being. Every country, every culture believes in a superior being, most of them in a god, no?”Clara watched the two talking, looked from one to the other and noticed that Lara had become thoughtful.“ I think so, you're right, we're not born believing in anything.”“ And when did you become an atheist again, you don't have to answer if you don't want to. We're just making small talk here.”Patrícia knew very well how to conduct a conversation, years of experience in the area should have prepared her very well to conduct a conversation.Maura was drying her hair, the n
Friends with benefits CHAPTER THIRTY SIX
SELF SERVICE" What a pleasant surprise, Dahlia. I'm fine, thank you, and you?”" I'm fine too. Are you going to work? Or are you already working?”" I won't be in today until thirteen o'clock, I was having a quiet breakfast here because I'm having a quiet morning.”" No kidding! Can we have lunch together?”" Sure, of course.”" I'll meet you at Galileo, is that okay?”" Dahlia, I've never been to Galileo…”" Great day to get to know the place, it's really nice there, Clara, I'm sure you'll like it.”Clara had no doubt that she would like to, but the noble restaurant and coffee shop was not in line with her meagre means. She didn't need to know that a cup of coffee at Galileo's was expensive; she could buy two packets and drink them all month long. Seeing that the girl was taking a long time to answer, Dahlia spoke up:" I'm inviting you, Clara, so the bill is on me, okay?”" All right, but may I suggest another place?”" But of course, my dear!”" So let's meet on State Avenue, you
Friends with benefits CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN
A THREATClara wanted to tell him that she wasn't upset, but the waiter came back to their table and again Dahlia asked him for another jug of the delicious juice." He is a man and you are a woman, you are young and I didn't see that. " Dahlia continued." Dahlia, my dear, believe me, I wasn't upset and I understand you completely. I understood you that day too and I shouldn't have said what I said to you. I know him little and even then, I know that he would never get involved with me. Octavian is a man who doesn't get romantically involved with anyone, I know that and that's fine with me. I can spend hours by his side with him in complete silence and for me it's fine!”Dahlia looked at her, listening to what she was saying, her eyes so similar to her son's. She mentioned to say something else, but Clara interrupted her:“Shall we help ourselves to some food? The salad was great, now let's choose some delicacies.”Dahlia then got up and together they went to the food court.Each put
Friends with benefits CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT
WELCOME, CLARA“ I have to go to work, Meg, and I'm not going to wear myself out with this man.”Clara took the bus to work and even though she told Megan that she wouldn't think about it anymore, she couldn't forget. Taking advantage of the fact that a passenger got off, she sat down on the unoccupied seat and listened to Gerard's audio again, still with the same nonconformity. She called, not for the first time to Dahlia, and like the previous times she had called since Gerard had called, her friend's cell phone went straight to voicemail. Megan, before she left for work, had given him the idea to call his wife and also to send her a message on Instagram. Dahlia didn't answer or reply to the message, and Clara saw that she removed the photos she had posted of the two of them at the restaurant. Very strange.Clara ran the images through her mind of the first time she had seen Dahlia, on a video call. The woman had called her from an office in her home and had gone pale when her husba
Friends with benefits CHAPTER THIRTY NINE
HEAD ONClara saw that there was nothing on display ready for the boy's dinner and thought it best to wait to see if he would dine with his friends in the big house or order something.She put on a kettle to heat water and prepare some tea, brewed it and took it sitting at the table. Otávio appeared exactly forty minutes later. Entering the kitchen and pouring himself a cup of tea, he sat down on the table and stared at the tablecloth where Clara's cup was resting. She remained still and laughed when he couldn't stand it and straightened it, unfolded the fold that the tablecloth was making, misaligning the symmetry.“ Thank you for talking to the others so that I could live here, Otavio. I am very happy about this. I only found out now.”“ That's fine. And you're going to live here?” “ Only if I were an idiot not to accept this offer!” She exclaimed happily. And she seemed to see his expression change, he had liked her decision. “ Why didn't you answer my good night?” I hadn't planne
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