A/N: So this is for Icing. It's her Valentine's Day present. She asked for a fic about Jason and Ella getting tattoos at the same time. So here it is! It's going to be a three-shot. Two more updates to come!
Happy Reading!
angellwings
Something Unexpected
Jason yawned for what felt like the fifth time in the last hour. They were supposed to be recording but Nate and Caitlyn were having issues with the soundboard. At first, he'd tried to help but no one was listening to him so he sat down on the couch and decided to let them figure it out. Twelve o'clock rolled around and the door to the studio opened. Jason had never been so glad to see Ella in his life. Shane had been preoccupied with Mitchie and normally Jason could manage to distract Caitlyn to keep him entertained, but not today. Caitlyn and Nate were very competitive and they were determined to figure out what was going on before the other. There was no distracting Caitlyn today. At all.
Ella noticed Caitlyn and Nate bickering in the corner and rolled her eyes. She immediately turned to Jason. "What happened?"
"Soundboard malfunctioned."
"And one of them thinks they know how to fix it better than the other, right?"
Jason nodded. "Isn't that how it always goes?"
"Hey, boyfriend!" Ella yelled to get Nate's attention. He was too busy arguing with Caitlyn to hear her. "Nate!" Ella huffed and glared at the other end of the room. "Nathaniel Josiah Gray!"
Nate's head immediately popped up and turned to find Ella. "Hey, Ells. What are you doing here?"
She sighed and gave him an expectant look. "Thank about it, Maestro."
His brow furrowed. "We don't have lunch pans till 12."
"Sweetie," Ella said with a chuckle. "It's 12."
"What?" He asked. "We haven't been here that long."
Jason cleared his throat and stood up. "Oh yes we have."
"Well, then I can't take a break now," Nate said with a sigh. "We're about two hours behind schedule. Sorry."
Ella's eyes darkened just a little but her smile never wavered. "That's okay. No big deal. Have you guys eaten anything at all yet?"
"Ella," Jason said with a chuckle. "They didn't even know it was lunch time. What do you think?"
"Alright, then I'll go pick something up," Ella said with a nod. "By the way, Nate, when I get back you're stopping to eat. I get that you're behind but there's no skipping meals. I don't care how much of a workaholic you are. What does everyone want?"
It was clear that Ella wasn't going to take no for an answer so they all agreed on sandwiches and gave Ella their orders for a small sandwich shop that was about five minutes down the road. Jason quickly volunteered to go with her since he wasn't doing anyone any good just sitting around the studio doing nothing. He had a member of security drive them so that Ella didn't have to give up her good parking space
"So," Ella said with a smirk. "Caitlyn's not keeping you entertained today?"
"No," Jason said with a huff. "She hasn't even tried to find time to sneak away and make out in a closet yet."
Ella laughed. "I'm sure once the soundboard is fixed she'll figure something out, Jase."
Jason shrugged. "It's fine, really. I'm just bored, and I'm not used to that."
He really wasn't looking forward to going back to the studio and doing nothing. He glanced out the window as they passed a row of shops and his eyes widened at the sight of one in particular. He patted the security guard's shoulder.
"Hey, man, can you park right over here against the sidewalk?"
Ella gave him a questioning look. "What are you doing? The sandwich shop is at the end of the street."
"I saw something," Jason said with a smirk as he opened the car door and pulled Ella out behind him.
He led her down the sidewalk and then stopped in front of one specific storefront. Ella gaped at it and then shook her head. "Oh no. No way."
"What?" Jason asked. "It's not like we don't have plenty of time. Nate and Caitlyn are no closer to figuring out the soundboard than they were this morning."
"Jason, I am not getting a tattoo," Ella said as she shook her head and stared at the tattoo parlor sign in shock.
"Oh, come on, you used to talk about getting one at camp all the time," Jason reminded her.
"Yeah, talked about it. Besides, I no longer think a dolphin on my ankle would be cute," Ella told him.
Jason smirked. "Well, I'm getting one, and I know exactly what I'm gonna get." He looked to Ella and grinned evilly. "Once Caitlyn sees it she will never be able to ignore me again."
Ella blinked at him. "You're secretly an evil genius, aren't you?"
He winked at her. "It's why Caitlyn likes me so much."
Ella followed him inside the parlor and Jason immediately found someone to help him out. Ella listened to him explain that he wanted Caitlyn's name tattooed on him and Ella's eyes widened when he explained where to the tattoo artist. Jason really was secretly evil.
Jason tugged down the top of his jeans and undid the top button and Ella immediately looked away. He motioned to an area of his pelvis just below the top of his jeans. Oh boy, she thought. Is this seriously happening?
"Ella, really, you should get one," Jason said with a grin. "Even just a little one."
Ella bit her bottom lip thoughtfully. "A little one?"
That wouldn't be so bad. Especially if she kept it simple. She thought about Jason's idea of getting Caitlyn's name tattooed on him. A grin spread across her face. She nodded and looked at the female tattoo artist who had just finished with another client.
"I could do that," Ella said as she turned to the artist.
"So, what would you like?" The women asked. She was tall and slender and covered in colorful tattoos.
"Well," Ella said as she blushed. "There's this one spot on my shoulder that my boyfriend really likes, and I was thinking – maybe – about getting his initials in cursive tattooed on it?"
The artist grinned and nodded. "Not a problem. Where is it?"
Ella bit her bottom lip and pointed out the spot just beside her collar bone. Only someone who was looking for it could see the hickey that had almost completely faded. "Right here."
The artist chuckled at her. "Now I can see what's left of that hickey." She motioned for Ella to follow her. "Right this way."
Ella chuckled at herself as she passed Jason and muttered. "I can't believe I'm doing this."
Jason laughed and grinned at her. "Come on, Ella, live a little."
As they left Ella pulled her cardigan tighter and buttoned a few buttons to cover up the small bandage on her shoulder. Jason smirked and held the door open for her. He still had his top button undone and had tucked the bottom of his shirt in to cover his own bandage. They had to wait two or three hours before the bandages came off and then they had to carefully wash their tattoos to avoid peeling and infection. They'd also given them some sort of oil to rub on the tattoos to make sure the tattooed skin stayed healthy.
"Oh God," Ella said. "I just got a tattoo."
Jason smiled and nodded. "Yes, you did." Jason told the guard to head toward the sandwich shop as he closed the door behind him. "And now we're going to go pick up lunch and go back to the studio."
"I don't even know how Nate feels about tattoos and I just got his initials tattooed onto my shoulder. What if he hates it?" Ella rambled.
Jason chuckled and shook his head. "He won't."
"But what if he does?" Ella asked.
"Ella, trust me, he won't," Jason told her with a smirk. "Of this I am sure."
Ella giggled and rolled her eyes. "Leave it to you to quote Boy Meets World."
"Hey, you can learn a lot from Boy Meets World," Jason said as he playfully nudged her shoulder.
They parked outside of the sandwich shop and Ella noticed Jason's pants were still unbuttoned. She cleared her throat and immediately focused on his face. "Um, Jase. Your pants are still unbuttoned."
"Oh, right," Jason said as he quickly buttoned it. He winced as the top of his jeans pressed against he bandage. "That's gonna hurt for a while."
Ella chuckled. "Well, you did just have a needle dig into your skin."
"If I'd have known I was gonna do this at the beginning of the day I would have worn looser jeans."
Ella laughed. "You lie. You wear tight jeans anytime you see Caitlyn. That's how you tease her."
"How do you know that?" Jason asked.
"Because I listen to Caitlyn whine pathetically every time you wear tight jeans in public and she can't jump you," Ella told him with a smirk. "I put two and two together."
Jason flushed as they got out of the car and headed into the shop to order everything. Once it was ready they headed straight back to the studio. They walked through the door and were immediately greeted with stares.
"Where the heck did you two go get lunch? Nevada?" Shane asked sarcastically.
"We made a stop," Ella said as she passed out the sandwiches. "It took longer than we thought."
Ella picked up hers and Nate's sandwiches and walked to the far corner of the studio. She placed the sandwich in his hand and the dragged him over to a couple of empty chairs. She made him sit and eat. He grumbled about it at first but Jason saw him smile fondly at her when she looked away from him. He grinned at the couple and shook his head. Ella was certainly determined to take care of Nate. She was the only person determined and patient enough to stand up and see to that.
"Hey," Caitlyn said as she sat down next to Jason. She patted his knee and kissed his cheek. "I'm sorry things have been so boring today."
Jason shrugged and smiled at her. "I've managed to keep myself busy."
"Well, I'm gonna convince Nate to call a technician and get us out of here. So, if you'll just hold on for a bit longer I'll get us some alone time," Caitlyn said with a smirk and a wink.
"Maybe you should leave the convincing to Ella," Jason suggested. "I'm sure she'd be more successful."
Caitlyn hummed thoughtfully as she unwrapped her sandwich. "You might be right about that."
As soon as Ella finished her lunch Caitlyn approached her and they had a quiet conversation. Ella nodded and grinned at Caitlyn. Caitlyn immediately grabbed Jason's hand and pulled him out the door.
"We're leaving before she even talks to him?" Jason asked.
Caitlyn shrugged. "Ella said she'd take care of it."
"So, where are we going?" Jason asked.
"To your place," Caitlyn said with a grin. "I know you like to be my distraction. Well, now you can be my distraction for the rest of the day."
He gulped and smiled. He didn't want Caitlyn to find out about the tattoo until the two hours he had to keep the bandage on were up. A bandage on his pelvis wouldn't be as impressive as the actual tattoo. "Hey, why don't we stop by the grocery store on the way? Get whatever you want to make for dinner tonight."
Caitlyn brightened and nodded. "Good plan. I think I want Super Mac." She winked. "I have tomorrow off and I think we'll need to carbo load." She chuckled at his blush and kissed his cheek. "Maybe we need some Gatorade too."
Jason cleared his throat. "That sounds…great. I'm, uh, looking forward to it."
Caitlyn smirked at him as he put his arm around her shoulders. She reached behind him and stuck her hand in his back pocket. "We should probably stock up for the weekend. I'd rather not have to leave for much. What do you think?"
Jason smiled evilly and nodded. "I think I'm not leaving my house till Monday."
Catilyn chuckled and leaned into him. "Maybe not even then, Birdman."
Nate finished his sandwich and then stood up to get started again. But he looked around and didn't see anyone. Where did everybody go? He turned and found Ella on the phone. She hung up and smiled at him.
"Well, you're done for the day," Ella said brightly.
His brow furrowed. "What? Where is everyone?"
"I sent them home."
"What?" Nate asked. "Ella, once I get that soundboard fixed I'm going to need them here."
"Nate, you've been working on that soundboard all day. You're not gonna be fixing it. I called a technichan," Ella told him. "They're on their way, but based on what I told them they don't think they'll have it fixed until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest."
"Then we'll have to find another studio," Nate told her. "We're losing time here, Ells. There's a deadline."
"Nate, you all have the weekend off anyway. Make some calls over the weekend and book another studio for Monday. Take the afternoon off. Enjoy it," Ella said as she took several steps toward him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and ran her fingers through his hair. "We can spend the weekend together. Just you and me. We haven't done that in ages."
"Ella," He said in a warning tone.
She smiled teasingly at him as she tightened her arms around him and pressed herself flush against him. "Think about it, Professor." She tugged gently on his curls and her lips hovered just above his as she spoke. "Just you and me. All day. For the rest of the weekend. No where to go, no one to bother us, and no reason to keep our distance." What she left out was, "Like every other day of our lives when you insist we keep ourselves out of the public eye."
The corners of his mouth just barely turned upward and his eyes fixated on her lips. "That does sound nice."
She smiled warmly and ran her hands down the length of his arms. When she reached his hands she laced her fingers through his. Ella let out a sound that was something between a hum and moan. "It sounds more than nice, Nathaniel. It's just plain tempting, don't you think?"
He quirked a brow at her. "That would be a rather appropriate word."
"What do you think?" Ella asked. "We could barricade ourselves in your massive house all weekend and just be."
She felt the tension leave his body and heard him exhale. A certain sign that she had won. His eyes connected with hers and he licked his lips. He definitely looked ready to have her all to himself. Oh yes, she'd won. He started to lean in and she quickly pulled away. She smirked at him and tisked him with a shake of her head.
"Not in such a public place, remember?"
He glared playfully at her. "You set me up. You totally set me up."
She chuckled and winked. "I have no idea what you're talking about."
She let go of him and walked slowly toward the door.
He smirked and followed her with a shake of his head. "Tease."
