The sound of laughter made everyone turn around. A very handsome man was standing on the front steps laughing at Zach. “You must be Zach, “ the man said with a heavy Italian accent “does this mean our hike is off?” Zach looked not only embarrassed, but also absolutley clueless. “You are the trail guide named ‘Zach’ right?” Zach nodded trying to zip things up under the cape. “Well, I’m your 1:30 hike to Angel Bluff.” Silence. “Toti, Fransceco Toti.” Then you could see the light go on upstairs. “Oh, yes sir, but I thought that was tomorrow,” Zach said. Toti continued, “I was waiting at the lodge and one of the other guides told me you were going up to the ‘barber’s cabin’ and so I asked where that was and the boys at the lodge told me how to get here. It would seem they all come here and a good many of the waiters at the cafe as well considering how many flat tops and crewcuts I saw.”
I smiled and raised my hand. “Guilty,” I said, “I’m Cal, this is Casey and this is . . .” “John Zimmerman,” Toti interrupted, “you perfomed very well at both the Olympics and the World Championships.” (While Toti’s attention was turned Zach made a mad dash for the front door and headed to the bathroom to clean up.) John smiled and said, “Thank you, I enjoyed watching Team Italy during the World Cup.” Toti nodded and said “I think this new look is good for you. In fact, I think you look better bald.” John smiled and rubbed his smooth head and said, “yeah I think so too.” Toti turned to where Zach had been and then turned to me with a puzzled look on his face. “He’ll be back in a bit,” I said.
“Please, come up on the porch and have a seat,” Casey said, “there’s still pleanty of time for Zach to take you up to the Bluff.” Toti smiled nervously and looked at all the hair on the porch and took a step back off the stairs. “Don’t worry, we won’t make you get a haircut,” Casey said, “come on up and we’ll tell you about some other places to visit while you are here.” Toti nodded and slowly came up on the porch. He had to step over lots of thick curly brown hair and almost slipped on some, but John was there to lend a hand. John guided him onto the shearing chair. As soon as Toti sat down he looked around him at all the hair and stood up and John burst out laughing at the look on Toti’s face.
“Here, over here, “Casey said between laughs, “it’s safe on this side of the porch.” Toti smiled nervously and ran his fingers through his long blondish hair. Mullettville if there ever was. Shorter on the sides with those ubiquitous sideburns and way over the collar in the back . . . and he was wearing a t-shirt. What I wouldn’t give. Casey nudged me. I smiled and said something about seeing how Zach was.
I found Zach out of the cape and just freshly out of the shower with a towl around his waist. He was besides himself about messing up his appointment with Toti . . . not to mention his pants and my cape. Well, I found some camies that worked for him and so Zach and I returned to the front porch. John and Toti were deep in discusion about amature sports vs professional when Zach and I came back out. Casey smiled and winked at me and then said, “why Zach you look like a regular soldiar in that get up.” Zach looked a little self conscious and John said, “yeah, you look real sharp. We crome your dome another day. Mr. Toti has been kept waiting long enough.”
Toti sighed and said, “I’ve waited this long, I guess I can wait a bit longer. Crome his dome now and we can go later, if not then tomorrow.” John smiled and took the fresh cape I had dug out and fliped it out with flair. “Have a seat, Zach ole’ buddy, your about to become one of the bald and beautiful.” Zach glanced at me and Casey and practically jumped into the seat. John wraped the cape around him and turned to me and said, “Clippers please.” I bowed and handed him the clippers without an attachment. “Be carefull,” I said. John nodded and clicked the clippers on.
Since I had buzzed Zach from a #2 (1/4”) to a #000 (1/50”) there was not much to buzz. John rubbed his free hand all over Zach’s head and smiled. John then tilted Zach’s head forward and took the clippers and guided them straight back across the top of Zach’s head. Blond stubble dusted the cape and floated across the porch to where Toti and Casey were sitting. I was hovering by the door more worried about loosing another cape and pair of pants. Buzzz straight back more blond stubble floated away. Cropping that 1/50” stubble to nothing but light specs of blond. Buzzz back. John rubbed his fingers slowly over Zach’s head after each swipe of the the clippers. Buzzzz. Rub. Buzzz. Rub back and forth. All over the top of Zach’s head. Blond dust floating away like a little blond blizzard. Toti watched and brushed some of the blond dust away that floated over at first but then just let it flow over him.
John tilted Zach’s head away and started cropping the right side. Buzz up the side of his head. Blond dust floats away. Rub fingers up. Buzz up. Rub fingers up and down. Buzzz. Rub. Around to the back tilting Zach’s head forward, and buzzz up. Rub fingers up and down. Buzzzz. Rub. John worked slowly and methodically. He was a natural. Zach was buzzed out and trying very hard not to embarass himself. John kept buzzing up and that blond dust kept floating away. Then John would stop and rub his fingers up and down the back of Zach’s head.
Buzzing to the left side of Zach’s head. Buzz up. Rub fingers up and down. Buzz up. Rub fingers up and down. Cropping all that blond stubble. Buzz up. Rub fingers up and down. Done. John clicked off the clippers and handed them to me. Then John slowly massaged his hands all over Zach’s head. Poor Zach. (There goes another cape). Slowly John massaged Zach’s head until Zach was practically moaning. John was clearly enjoying this. Toti watched John and Zach’s reaction to John very carefully and sort of smirked.
John turned to me and I handed him the shaving cream. He nodded and slowly massaged the shaving cream onto Zach’s head. Zach moaned. John continued to slowly and purposfully massage Zach’s head. He then wiped his hand on a towl I gave him and took the fresh Mach 3 I handed him. Slowly, John glided the Mach 3 forward across the top of Zach’s head from crown to the front. Then he rubbed his fingers back and forth across top of Zach’s head after each swipe. Glide the Mach 3 forward. Rub back and forth, back and forth.
Across the top of Zach’s head. Glide Mach 3 forward. Rub back and forth. Smoothing off the top of Zach’s head. Tilt Zach’s head way. Glide the Mach 3 down the left side of Zach’s head. Rub fingers up and down the side of Zach’s head. Zach kept up his low moans and Toti just kept on watching John enjoying shaving Zach and Zach enjoying being shaved by John.
Glide Mach 3 down the left side of Zach’s head. Rub up and down. Over and over again around to the back of Zach’s head. Glide Mach 3 down. Rub up and down, up and down. Around to the right side of Zach’s head. Glide Mach 3 down. Rub up and down. Again and again. Shaving the side of Zach’s head. Done.
John gave me the Mach 3 and then turned and started massaging Zach’s head. Zach started moaning more. Toti smiled and glanced at me and Casey. Casey just winked at Toti who returned to watching the shaver and the shavee having a very good time. When John stopped massaging his head to get the shaving cream, Zach opened his eyes and looked at the rest of us and turned a very nice shade of red. Zach realized that Toti was still there and watching intently. John caught on and started to humm while he gently massaged the shaving cream on Zach’s head.
John gently and slowly massaged the lather all over Zach’s bald head. The moment John’s hadns touched Zach’s head, Zach started to relax. After a bit Zach’s motor was purring along again. John turned back to me and wiped his hands on the towl I held out and then took the new Headblade I gave him. John tilted Zach’s head forward.
Slowly, John glided the Headblade back across the top of Zach’s head to his crown. Then John rubed his fingers back and forth across the top of Zach’s head. Glide the Headblade back. Rub back and forth, back and forth. Over and over back and forth, glide, rub. Glide. Rub. Polishing the top of Zach’s head silky smooth.
Tilt Zach’s head away and glide the Headblade up the right side of Zach’s head. Rub up and down. Glide up. Rub up. Glide up. Rub up. Around to the back of Zach’s head. Slowly glide the headblade up the back of Zach’s head. Slowly, rub up and down, up and down. Glide up, rub up and down. Glide up. Rub up. Zach breathing deeply and barly making a sound, his face glowing with pleasure. John steadily shaving Zach’s head smooth.
Move to Zach’s left side and glide the Headblade up the side of Zach’s head. Rub up and down. Again and again shaving all across the side of Zach’s head. Making it smooooth and shiny. Glide up. Rub up and down, up and down. Done.
John hands me the Headblade and I give him the Wintergreen tonic. Slowly, gently, John massages the tonic all over Zach’s head. Zach goes into semi-comitose mode. John hums while he rubs his hands all over Zach’s silky smooth head. Toti seems entranced by the two very actracive bald men, the one sitting freshly shaved getting tonic massaged all over his head and the other slowly, gently, intently massaging the tonic on his “client’s” head.
Done. John wipes his hands on the towl and then takes the cape off Zach and shakes it out. Golden specks float out away. Zach takes a slow, deep breath and stands up. He rubs his hands all over his bald head and grins real big. He turns and gives John a big hug. Zach then looks very embarassed, but John laughs and tells him, “You look amazing.” I give Zack a mirror and he looks and again grins. John gets another hug. John shakes out the cape and looks Toti in the eye and says, “Next . . .”
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