We arrived at the Ink Well, I looked up at the parlor and felt my stomach flip. "Hey, I'll be right there with you, baby." I smiled, got out, and walked inside.
It really wasn't how I imagined the parlor at all. There was faint buzzing from other artists tattooing and other than that is was quiet. A tall man with salt and pepper hair walked out, smiling "You must be, Crystal. I'm Brad we spoke on the phone about your tattoo." I smiled. "Yep, that's me." I took James' phone. "Oh, this is my boyfriend James, he's here for moral support." "You wouldn't happen to be James Maslow from Big Time Rush would you?" "The same." James smiled wide. "My granddaughter absolutely loves you." James chuckled, Brad walked to the back and I followed reluctantly. "
Got any other tattoos, Crystal." "No this is my first." "Virgin skin, always fun to work with." James started laughing and I elbowed him pretty hard. "Pardon my boyfriend he needs to get laid and stop laughing at small things." Brad laughed and I smiled. "It's perfectly fine, Jame seems to be a good fit for you." "Thank you." "So where are you getting this beauty?" "My right wrist." Brad showed me the sketch and I smiled. "Alright, just lay in the chair. Is there any color?" "I want the thread to be red and the needle silver." Brad nodded and went to pick up a tattoo placed the wax paper on my skin and pulled it off the image staying on my skin. "Alright you may feel like pins are poking you, but you seem strong enough to take it." I smiled and James took his phone out to video tape everything. "Must you put a camera in my face, baby?" I laughed and closed my eyes feeling Brad start the tattoo. "This is really cool, baby." I smiled keeping my eyes shut. "We should have brought Kendall." "He would have gotten a tattoo while we're here." "So he looks pretty hot with the tattoos he has." I smirked and James went quiet. "Baby, I'm playing. Tattoos or no tattoos I still love you." "I know baby." Brad wiped away the ink and blood. "Almost done." I smiled and Brad finished the tattoo, I looked down. "It's perfect." I sat up and got up. James smiled and kissed me. "It is beautiful." Brad looked over to me. "Care instructions." He handed me some papers and put gauze over the tattoo, taping it down. "Don't pick at the tattoo or take the gauze off for about 7 hours. Carefully wash it, direct water is never a good thing for a new tattoo so use lukewarm water, use your hands to wash it using antimicrobial soap. Use a moisturizer without fragrance to keep it moisturized." I nodded, smiled;James paid him and we left.
We walked to the car and James pushed me against the hood. "Well you're really needy right now, aren't you?" I smirked and James wasted no time in leaving a hickey on my neck. "Damn it baby." I hissed and grabbed at his waist. "Geeze you don't have to leave a mark that will last months." I laughed and James looked down at me. "Let's go to Applebee's." "Why there?" "You look like you need a drink." "James, I can't, the instructions say not to drink the first 24 hours after a tattoo. Tomorrow I promise." James smiled and we got into the Jaguar to head back to the hotel.
AN: I did some research on how to care for a new tattoo, Brad Hume is a real tattoo artist at the Inkwell in Illinois.