"Pierced"
Summary: Being a typical teenager, Mattie does something to see her guardian's reaction.
Note: Thanks to my students for informing me that they don't actually check to make sure you're 18 before you get a piercing, and to my sisters, who inspired me with their random piercings.
Disclaimer: Harm, Mac, etc. are not mine, so don't sue me because I have an imagination and too much free time.
Written 2 April 2004
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Harm did a double-take as Mattie walked past him. "What's on your nose?"
"I have something on my nose?" she replied innocently, turning to give him a better view of the stud in her left nostril.
Giving her a hard look, he asked, "Why?"
"You don't like it?"
"No. Ears are for piercing, not noses," Harm answered, trying to remain calm. "And don't you have to be 18 to get a piercing?"
"They don't check ID."
"So you lied in order to let someone poke holes where they don't belong?"
"Well, yeah," Mattie squirmed.
Deciding it was best for him to walk away before he got really mad, Harm said coolly, "We'll talk about this later."
After Harm had left, Jennifer watched from her front-row seat on the couch as Mattie removed the fake nose ring.
"Why'd you do that to him?"
"I thought it might help the belly-button ring go over a little better."
Summary: Being a typical teenager, Mattie does something to see her guardian's reaction.
Note: Thanks to my students for informing me that they don't actually check to make sure you're 18 before you get a piercing, and to my sisters, who inspired me with their random piercings.
Disclaimer: Harm, Mac, etc. are not mine, so don't sue me because I have an imagination and too much free time.
Written 2 April 2004
******
Harm did a double-take as Mattie walked past him. "What's on your nose?"
"I have something on my nose?" she replied innocently, turning to give him a better view of the stud in her left nostril.
Giving her a hard look, he asked, "Why?"
"You don't like it?"
"No. Ears are for piercing, not noses," Harm answered, trying to remain calm. "And don't you have to be 18 to get a piercing?"
"They don't check ID."
"So you lied in order to let someone poke holes where they don't belong?"
"Well, yeah," Mattie squirmed.
Deciding it was best for him to walk away before he got really mad, Harm said coolly, "We'll talk about this later."
After Harm had left, Jennifer watched from her front-row seat on the couch as Mattie removed the fake nose ring.
"Why'd you do that to him?"
"I thought it might help the belly-button ring go over a little better."