Hey Guys!

This is a new story that I have been working on.

My best friend gave me the idea and I thought I would post the first chapter and see if you guys like it.

So please let me know...

So without further adoo...

There's a lot of things I can handle in life, like when my best friend, Scott, forgets to hang out with me when his girlfriend, Kira, is home from college or when Danny, my roommate, forgets I'm in the room when he and his boyfriend, Aiden, starts making out or dry humping each other. But this goddamn loud metal music coming from the store next to mine is going to be the reason I snap and kill somebody.

Now don't get me wrong, I have nothing against metal music but when it is being played so loud that I can't even hear myself think, let alone hear a customer talk, I am going to lose my shit.

That's why I am currently walking into the shop that is next to mine. The smell of ink is heavy in the air as well as the smell of sex. Wait what? I meant sweat, definitely meant sweat from the beginning. I stop in front of the counter and wait for the blond bombshell of a woman to look up at me. Her outfit kind of reminds me of Hale Berry's Cat woman outfit. I clasp my hands in front of me and bounce on the balls of my feet.

My movement must have caught her eye and she looks up. Her honey chocolate eyes light up when she sees me and her bright red lips form a smile.

"Well hallo there, my name is Erica. How can I help you today?" she asks sweetly. Oh would you look at that, somehow I heard her. I smile back at her. "Are you here for a tattoo or a piercing? I hope it's a piercing because I can totally see you with a tongue ring," she says and gets up from behind the counter.

My smile falters a little. "A tongue ring? Me? No. Really? No, focus Stiles. I'm actually here to see the boss or the manager, either one will work," I say and rest my elbows on the counter. I lean forward slightly.

"Oh so a tattoo then?" she turns to look at a blond guy who was sitting at a workstation. "Isaac, go check if Derek is done yet," she tells him. He gets up from the chair, flips her the bird and disappears behind a curtain. "So what kind of tattoo are you getting?" Erica's voice draws my attention back to her.

"Oh I'm not getting a tattoo, but if I did, it would probably be a heliconia or a blue alien orchid," I say and smile at her. She quirks an eyebrow and a devilish smirks crosses her face. "Are those flowers?" she asks me and before I could answer her Isaac and a roguishly handsome man come out from behind the curtain.

Oh. My. Gosh. The man is sexy as all hell. He barely has any stubble but man does that work for him, his eyes are a mixture between hazel brown and a very light green and he has a jawline that makes my knees want to go weak. He's arms are huge, like tree trunks, and if he's arms look like that I can only imagine what the rest of him look like.

Erica nudges me in the side with her elbow and I startle a little. She leans up and whispers in my ear, "Don't drool too much; I don't want to clean up after you."

I turn my head to whisper back in her ear, "With the way he looks it might not be drool you'll be cleaning up." I step back from her and clap her on the back. "Got it Cat woman," I say trying to play off what I just said to her. Erica puffs up at that.

"I hear you are looking for me," big, buff and handsome says to me. "Yeah all my life. Okay that was not supposed to slip out, sorry. Hi, I'm Stiles, I own the shop next door," I introduce myself with my hand stretched out towards him.

A quick smirk flashes across his face. He shakes my hand. "Nice to meet you, I'm Derek, I own the shop you're standing in," he says. Derek, what a nice name. I shake away the dirty thoughts involving his name. I am here for a reason and it's not to be nice.

"Excuse me?" Isaac asks. Wait, did I say that out loud. From the looks on everyone's faces, I did. "Everything is just coming out wrong today. I'm here to ask if you could please turn down your music just a little," I say. Derek quirks an eyebrow and says that they will try their best to keep it down.

"Thank you very much, I appreciate it," I say and smile warmly at him.

"Yeah so much so that the two have not let go of each other's hands," Erica pipes up from beside me. Derek and I look at our hands and we were indeed still holding hands. We quickly let go and I blush like mad.

I back up very fast and almost fall over a little chair. "Shit sorry, sorry, I'll uhm… see you around, hopefully," I say and stumble out of the shop. Oh real smooth Stiles, real smooth, I chastise myself.

I walk back into my shop with my shoulders slumped and almost walk into the counter. I just totally ruined any shot I had with Derek the hot Tattoo artist. I fall into the chair behind the counter and rest my head on my arms.

The bell above my door goes off and I jump up, ready to greet my new customer. I putt on my fake smile and cheery personality, only to see that it is Scott and Danny. My smile falls off my face and I fall onto the chair again.

"Wow what a warm welcome," Danny jokes. I sigh and get back up again. "Sorry dude, I'm just a bit down in the slumps, is all," I say and give him a bro hug. I do the same to Scott and offer them coffee. They both accept and I go to the back of my shop to the little kitchen that I have there.

The bell goes off again and I yell at Danny to quickly help and that I will be out shortly. I quickly putt on the coffee machine and get mugs out of the cupboard. Once all of that is done I rush out to help the customer and thank Danny.

"I get the flower thing now," Erica says and smirk at me. I chuckle and offer her some coffee too. She accepts and introduces herself to Scott and Danny. I run back to the back and pour the coffee in the mugs. I put everything on a tray with some sweetener and milk. I carry everything to the front and place it on the counter.

"Thanks Stiles, I love your place. It kind of reminds me of a peaceful meadow in the middle of a jungle. It smells fantastic in here too," Erica says. "Thanks, I like to think of this place as my little retreat in the urban jungle," I say. She smiles at me and takes her coffee.

Scott and Danny disappear into the back and come back with chairs. We all take a seat and it kinda looks like we are having a tea picnic.

"So you work at the tattoo shop next door?" Danny asks taking a sip of his coffee. Erica nods. "Yeah, I've been working for Derek for about two years now. I am friends with his sister, Cora, and when I found out he was going to open his own tattoo shop I knew I wanted to work for him. So far he is a great boss but a sales person he is not. He has this whole permanent scowl thing going on and most people don't want to get tattooed by someone like that, but so far we are doing okay. As I'm sure Stiles knows we just recently moved in next door," she says and looks at me.

"Yeah sorry about earlier. The music just kinda filters into the shop and the whole peaceful vibe goes away," I say and gesture around the shop. I almost spill my coffee on Danny. He glares at me playfully and I smile at him sheepishly.

"I get it, don't worry. Sometimes you get into such a vibe while you're busy with a tattoo that you tune out the music and you don't realise how loud it actually gets. But I promise I will do my best to keep it down for you. I like the vibe your shop has and I don't want to ruin that, Batman," she says with a little eyebrow wiggle.

I laugh and say, "Touché." "But seriously, you should consider getting a tattoo or maybe, definitely a piercing," she says with that smirk on her lips again. "I don't know about the piercing thing but I might just consider getting a tattoo," I say sipping at my coffee again.

"Great! You can go to Derek then. Believe it or not, but he specializes in flowers and portraits," Erica says. I almost spit out my latest swallow and stare at her.

"I've seen some of the guys working with you, which one is Derek?" Danny asks.

"Oh he's the one that is tall, dark and handsome, has some stubble and likes to wear leather, a lot," Erica says. "With the body of a Greek god, a jawline that puts Jackson's to shame and the smirk of the God of Lust himself," I say without thinking. Everyone stares at me. I cough and look down at the floor.

"I think I might get a flower tattoo too if the God of Lust himself will tattoo me," Danny says. We all laugh and I'm grateful to have such great friends.

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I'm going to say goodbye for now...

So love from the Wolfiest Girl you will ever meet,

BYE-BYE