Darcy Payne

"I've been in love with my husband for years, but I've been in love with hairdressing forever!"
―Darcy Payne

**Darcy Payne** (nee Hinson) is a fictional hairdresser in the novel series, *Tress It Up!*. She is married to paramedic, Kevin Payne since they were 18-year-olds. She was originally a junior stylist for two arcs, until her promotion to senior stylist. Darcy's main storylines revolved her martial problems with Kevin; getting pregnant with her first child, Mia; surviving an earthquake that damaged Tress it Up! Salon; working at home as the salon underwent repairs; dealing with Tress it Up! Salon being closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic; learning that her father contracted covid-19, and defying stay-at-home orders to help her salon family keep doors open. Darcy's saddest storyline was when she and her husband, Kevin lost their second child, Jared to a condition called Bilateral Renal Agenesis thirty-two minutes after his birth. One year after losing her son, Darcy and her husband Kevin welcome second child, Ashley.

## Personality

Darcy is described as kind-hearted and caring.

## Family

* Kevin Payne (Husband)
* Mr. Hinson (Father)
* Mrs. Hinson (Mother)
* Naomi Rose Payne (Daughter)
* Jared Payne (Son; Deceased)
* Ashley Payne (Daughter)

## Tress It Up!

Upon being hired at *Tress It Up!* Salon, she began serving under Master stylists Taylor Ferguson and Jessica Samuels. She became friends with them and Jessica was so impressed with her work that she recommended that Darcy be promoted to junior stylist in 2370. Darcy was then promoted to senior stylist at the time Taylor's mother, Karen suffered a health crisis. Darcy became friends with the newest hire, Taylor's sister, Kylie and was impressed with Kylie's hair coloring skills. Darcy was devastated when Jessica was killed in a head-on collision while on her way home from an out-of-town hair show. She was married to her middle-school and high-school sweetheart, Kevin Payne. When an emergency rescue nearing kills Kevin, Darcy became worried. Kevin was unharmed, much to Darcy's relief. At the same time of Kevin's close brush with death, Darcy was pregnant with their first child. They have a daughter, Mia. But when Darcy was pregnant with her second child, a boy, she learned from her twenty-week scan at the doctor's that told her son had *Bilateral Renal Agenesis* and would not survive. Jared was born on -- and passed only twenty-nine minutes later. Her co-workers at the salon sent condolences to her and Kevin.

## Appearance

* Light Ash-Brown (Arc 1-6)
* Long Layered light brown Hair With side swept bangs (Arc 7-present)

## Friends

* Taylor Ferguson-Doyle
* Kylie Ferguson
* Jessica Samuels (Deceased)
* Jenny Slade
* Megan Benson
* Katie Irwin
* Marissa Hughes
* Bianca Miller

## Talents

* Hairdressing
* Being Ditzy

## Likes

* Hairdressing
* Her marriage to Kevin Payne

## Notes

* Darcy married her husband, Kevin when they were both eighteen.
* She and Kevin married three days after their high school graduation.
* In -, when Jenny Slade revealed that her new interest's father didn't approve of their relationship because she is a lesbian. Darcy revealed that her parents didn't approve of her relationship with Kevin because he grew up in a trailer park.
* She gave birth to her 1st child at age 28, a daughter named Naomi Rose Payne.
* She gave birth to her 2nd child at age 31, a son named Jared Michael Payne.
	+ Jared had a condition called Bilateral Renal Agenesis and died thirty-two minutes after his birth.
* She gave birth to her 3rd child at age 33, a daughter named Ashley Elizabeth Payne.