A/N: Here's chapter four, like promised! It's another prompt from SammieRie, and I'm rather pleased with it. :) As always, please send a review, and I'm always taking prompts!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Glee, and/or Mark Salling. I do own Luke and Alora, so please don't steal them without asking first. :)
WARNINGS: needles, mentions of underage drinking and drunkenness, mentions of underage unprotected sex and pregnancy. Don't like, don't read.
4.) The picnic was awesome! Kurt happily ate my salad, fatty dressing and all, without complaining. I think it's safe to call that a success! Today I've got a first time client coming in for a tattoo of a dahlia done in fuchsias, pinks, and some yellows and dark purples for contrast. I had a kick-ass tattoo drawn with her, one for the outline, and another colored so she could see it. Just as I was getting everything laid out, the buzzer rang, announcing the arrival of my client.
"Hi, I'm Alora here to see Puck," she said, pulling a blonde boy behind her.
"I'm Puck. It's nice to meet you. I've already got something sketched out for you. Wanna see it?" I asked, sliding the design across the desk so she could see it.
"It's beautiful. Luke, what do you think?" she asked, turning to her companion. Well tickle me pink. Standing in the doorway of the shop, looking slightly awkward and very out of place was the Luke.
"Uh, it nice, Alora. Really pretty. Why did you drag me along again?" he asked, not even noticing my presence.
"So you could give me moral support! This shop does the best work in town, but I'm scared because all my friends said that Puck has a heavy hand," she replied, turning to face her friend.
"If you're ready, you can sit down at my station over there. I'll get this transferred and get everything set up in just a second," I instructed, gesturing towards my chair. Nodding, Alora grabbed Luke's wrist and dragged him along, preventing him from seeing me as I ducked into the back room to retrieve new needles and make the transfer. After everything had been collected, I made my way over to my station, and sat down on my stool.
"Where do you want it?" I asked, waving the stencil in the air.
"On my side," she said, pulling her shirt up, exposing her rib cage.
"Just so you know, that's a really sucky place to get tattooed," I commented, fixing her with a questioning stare.
"I know, but I'm pretty sure I'll be able to make it through," she said, offering me a smile. Nodding, I placed the stencil before instructing her to check it out in the mirror. When she returned, I noticed Luke staring at me in disbelief.
"Unbelievable," he whispered, shaking his head back and forth. Smirking, I winked at the blonde before setting up my tattoo gun and pulling and pouring the necessary inks. Within five minutes, we were doing the first few strokes of the outline.
"So, do you have any tattoos?" she asked, fifteen minutes into the session.
"Just one so far," I replied, smiling softly as I thought about my little girl. Shelby had sent me a picture just this morning. She had her mother's blonde hair, but my curls and eyes. Beth was beautiful.
"What's it of? Something hard core, I bet," she asked.
I laughed. "It's the name Beth with the phrase Dilexit Semper underneath," I replied, rubbing the spot on my chest where it was located.
"A girlfriend's name?" she asked, curious.
"No," I replied, chancing a look at Luke. He was surprised.
"Your sister?" Alora asked.
"No. Beth is the name of my daughter," I replied, knowing I was obligated to tell the rest of the story.
"Daughter?" Luke asked, slightly scared.
"Yeah. She's five and a half now. Curly blonde hair and big brown eyes. She was placed for adoption just after her birth; her mother and I couldn't take care of her. Never have I regretted a decision more than allowing Quinn to talk me into letting her go," I explained, smiling sadly at the memory.
"You had her while in high school?" Luke asked, getting more involved.
"Yeah. I wasn't exactly the 'model student' when in high school. Long story short, I got my best friend's girlfriend drunk, had sex with her, and knocked her up, all in the same night. A really nice woman who ended up moving to my hometown ended up adopting her, and I was able to see her for a while, helping raise her until they moved again. I haven't seen her since, but her mom sends pictures every few weeks or so. She's gotten really big," I said, switching my needle to a set used for shading. Luke and Alora were pretty quiet for a while, only talking when I asked about Alora's tattoo. By the end of the session, Luke was sitting next to me, our thighs touching as I finished the color work. I guess he doesn't hate me anymore.
Ringing them up, I send Alora to go admire her tattoo once more in the three-paneled mirror in the back of the shop. As soon as she was out of earshot, I approached Luke.
"You know, you're not half bad when you get past the cocky shell," Luke commented, smiling genuinely at me.
"Thank you. It's a mask I've had to hide behind for so long, I've almost forgotten how to live without it," I commented, placing my hands on Luke's hips. I was surprised when he leaned into the touch.
"You know, I'm kinda liking these random meetings we've been having. If we accidently bump into each other again, I might just let you kiss me," he flirted, raising his hands to grip at my shoulders, squeezing the muscles there.
"If we run into each other again, I fully intend on asking you on a date," I replied, leaning down to press an opened mouth kiss behind his ear, just like I had done the first time we'd met. "Now collect your friend and leave before my boss shows up and torments us both," I whispered, pulling away to ready Alora's receipt.
As Luke exited the building, he turned around and winked at me before rounding the corner and disappearing from my sight. Damn, that boy was going to be the death of me, and we weren't even dating yet.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed chapter four! Chapter five unfortunately, won't be out tonight, but will definitely be out tomorrow! I've got a general gist of it, I just have to spend time writing it. :) Please drop a review, if there's something you want to see, something you don't want to see, or if there was something you really liked.
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