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Welcome to the Chamber-

"Good Morning Sunshine." The voice on the other end of the phone happily says.

"Shut up Jake. What do you want?" I say opening eyes. "What time is it?"

"Well in wonderful L.A. it's about seven and wherever the hell you are it should be about ten."

"Ugg. Great! So what's the point of this wonderful conversation I'm having?"

"Nothing just checking up on my favorite employee."

"You're so full of shit. You know that right?" I say quietly trying not to wake up Braydin, whose laying next to me.

"So I've heard. But really, how are you doing?"

"I'm okay. My Aunt is well, it's kind of hard to say. Some days are good others are bad. I just got a job, so that I can pay the bills."

"You know you don't have to do that. I'm still paying you, this is a family emergency. Plus you're parents have enough money to support you and everyone in that hick town you're staying in."

"The money you're giving me is going to all the bills I have to pay in L.A. I didn't sell my house, I need something to go back to when I get back. Whatever is left over, half is going into savings and the other is for Braydin's college fund. I want everything to be stable for us when we get back. I really don't think she's going to make it, it's just a matter of when." My voice trails off during the last part."Lastly don't mention my parents. I can support myself and I sure as hell don't need them."

"Got it. So where are you working?"

"Some random ass tattoo shop. Don't say shit Jake. I know you will. Ugg. I really don't want to go but what other choice do I have. I swear I feel like I'm in the Munsters. I'm the only normal one and I'm surrounded by a bunch of freaks. That was a little harsh, but it's true. There's no other way to put it."

"It'll get better. Trust me. What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger."

"Stealing Kanye lyrics again?"

"He's your favorite."

"Always. Anyways I got to go. I gotta get this munchkin to Ms.Maye's house. Drop off Auntie Kay Kay at the hospital and I need to go to the dungeon, I mean the tattoo shop by 11:30."

"Bye. Be good."

"Aren't I always?" I say hanging up the phone and tickling Braydin. "Wakie Wakie!!"

"Okay. Stop. I'm. Up." Braydin says in between giggles. "Last night was really fun Delilah. Can we do it again?"

"I guess. It is Saturday." The DVD that we were watching last night was still playing, I look up just in time to see Jeff Hardy land a swanton bomb. "I remember this. He was always my favorite."

"Who? Jeff Hardy?"

"Yeah."

"Shannon knows him they're like best friends."

"I swear kid, I'm starting to think you're a stalker. Explain to me how you know all this."

"They're like heroes out here. Plus when my mom and I go to the mall, we see them hanging out sometimes. I met Shannon once and he had the name of his shop on his shirt, so that's how I figured it out."

"Got it. Now get up and get dressed. Ms.Maye should be here in a little bit."

Braydin jumps out of my bed and heads to the toward the door. "Delilah. Can I come to work with you one day?"

"Not right now munchkin. I just started working there and I don't want to mess things up. But maybe in a little while you can visit."

"Okay." He says leaving my room. I really hate saying No to that kid.

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After dropping off my Aunt at the hospital, I go back home before I head to shop to go to work. I run upstairs and quickly find something to wear.

I pull on the black Gas Chamber Ink shirt Shannon gave me yesterday, my dark skinny jeans, and my black Velcro Vans. Grabbing my huge purse and putting my hair into a pony tail as I leave the house once again.

I barely make it to the shop at 11:30, but at least I was on time. Nobody even noticed when I entered the shop and I took my position behind the counter at the front of the store. At least that's what I thought until a short haired brunette approaches me.

"Hi. I'm Tanya. You must be Daniel. Shannon was telling us about you."

"That's me." I tried my best to hide the sarcasm in my voice, I was very successful but my voice came out low.

"Welcome to the shop. If you need any help just ask. Trust me, we aren't as mean as we look."

I give her the best version of a sincere smile that I could. She nodded her head and went back to work. The rest of the day was kind of boring. I just took peoples names down for appointments, got the money, handed out body jewelery, and helped a couple of the artists clean up. A pretty basic job.

But what seemed like a pretty normal day, soon turned into total chaos when Shannon entered the shop.

"Hey people!" He says. He had on a white sleeveless shirt, some camo pants, and a black hat that was backwards.

Everyone greets him, but I just stayed quiet in my corner filling out the appointment book. Looking for any distraction, but that didn't work cause after a while he came up to me.

"Hey Daniel."

"Hey." I'm not a shy person, but when I'm somewhere I don't want to be I'm quiet, it's better than me being a bitch.

"Tonight we're going out to celebrate you coming to the shop. It's a tradition and I'm not taking no for an answer."

"What if I don't answer then? I really can't make it." I say giving as little details about my life as possible. I wasn't planning on staying here for long, so there was no point in giving them my life story.

"Why is that?"

"Family stuff. I need to pick up my little cousin."

"Take him with us."

"I don't think that's a good idea."

"Sure it is. We're leaving when the shop closes. You're coming with us. End of discussion." Is all he says before leaving my counter to go to his booth.

I call up Auntie Kay and pray that she will be against this whole entire plan and demand that we come home right away.

"You go ahead and go. I'll call Ms.Maye and tell her to drop him off at the shop...No it's not a problem...Stop worrying about me, I'll be fine. You two go and have fun...It's really not a burden. Braydin is going to have a good time and so will you. No arguments...Daniel...Good. I'll see you later on tonight."

Damn her and her heart of gold!

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Braydin arrived at the shop a little after six. You can tell Ms.Maye was scared to enter the shop because she waited for me outside, she came up with some lame excuse about having to go somewhere.

"So is this the little cousin?" Shannon asks me.

"Yeah. This is Braydin."

"Holy Shit!"

"Braydin!" I scream at him, Shannon just laughs.

"Sorry Delilah. You're Shannon Moore. I'm a huge fan. You're one of my favorite's on Smackdown. Wow. You're so much cooler looking in person."

"I'm really sorry about that Shannon."

"No problem. Delilah." He says with a smirk."So little man. How about you kick it with me for now while we wait for the shop to close. If that's okay with you?"

"I don't know Braydin. I don't want you to get into anyone's way."

"He won't, I promise." Shannon says. I look at him and for the first time and I notice the intense glare of his pale blue eyes.

"Pleeeaaaaaaaseee!!" Braydin whines.

"Fine. Just be careful." I say as I turn on my heel and go back to my counter feeling defeated.

"He'll be fine. I promise. He can't do much damage in a tattoo shop" Shannon says giving me a reassuring look.

"You don't know my little cousin."

He laughs. "You're going to have fun tonight. I promise. You'll get to see everyone outside of the shop and you'll realize that were not as bad as you think."

That's all he says before taking Braydin and keeping him occupied until the shop closed. It was if he had read my thoughts, and assured me that everything is going to be okay. And for some odd reason. I believed him, and I figured that I needed to give this place a chance.