Porrim came in the next week for the last part of her 'transformation'. They didn't have many piercing appointments or walk ins before her early appointment, so both he and Bro took turns showing Jake around between tattoos. Dirk kept catching himself looking at Jake throughout the week. Their new employee was pretty cute in his uniform. It matched his eyes perfectly, and when he blushed his cheeks turned this perfect shade of pink.. Dirk shook his head slightly, trying to get rid of these thoughts once again. He just had to ignore them, sure Jake was cute, but he wasn't gay. He couldn't date Jake even if he did like him anyways. Groaning quietly to himself, he cursed his hormones as he waited for Porrim. Maybe he should get something from Roxy's shop.. He didn't have a boyfriend, not like he could risk having him over anyways. Luckily for him, he didn't have to get the next set of photos done until next week.
The ding of the door opening brought him out of his thoughts and he looked up to see that Porrim had finally arrived. She smiled as she walked over, looking him up and down. " Mm, I've gotta say I'll miss seeing you in this uniform Dirk. Though I could always put in a request to Roxy-" Dirk hurriedly cut her off with a loud cough, glancing over at Jake. Jake had looked up when Dirk coughed, standing up when he saw Porrim. Dirk shook his head at Porrim discreetly and she gave him a coy look. He gestured for Jake to lead the way to the back room and Porrim whispered to Dirk, " Still keeping this delicious job of yours under wraps? Shame shame my boy." She stuck her tongue out at him before entering the room, Dirk entering straight afterwords. He tells Jake to sit in on the stool while he preps the needles.
" I don't know if Bro told you, but Porrim is getting her nipples pierced today." He looks back over his shoulder at Jake, seeing that adorable blush cover his face again as Porrim strips off her shirt. Shaking his head slightly to get rid of that thought, he takes the equipment over to Porrim. " You'll be doing this piercing, I just have to observe you to make sure you can work with women as well." He gestures for Jake to get to work. Dirk had to resist the urge to roll his eyes at what his brother had asked of him. He had worked with women no problem, why wouldn't Jake be able to?
Jake seemed to be a blushing mess as he did Porrim's tattoo. He was definitely straight. Dirk let out a quiet sigh at this revelation. Maybe now that there was proof, he could get over this little crush. He makes casual conversation with Porrim to somewhat distract her from the pain. At one point she had pulled out her phone and started talking about one of the new models she was working with. She showed a picture to Dirk, and a light blush covered his face. She was trying to set him up again, this time with an exotic man. He didn't notice her look of pride as he stared at the handsome man on her phone, though Jake had. He had looked up when Dirk stopped talking, noticing the blush on his face.
Maybe the model Mrs. Porrim was showing him was really pretty? Jake shook his head slightly as he cleared his thoughts. He finished attaching the bar to her first nipple and was getting ready to do the second. As he sterilized the nipple, grabbing the marker, he noticed Dirk shake his head. He must have been spacing out, or stunned.
Dirk gave Porrim a half-hearted glare, " Stop trying to set me up Porrim, you know I'm not dating at the moment. It's not like a model would go after me anyways." He crossed his arms, giving her a pointed look. She just giggles and waves him off, ignoring his comment. Looking at the hand mirror Jake had given her, she approves the position of the second piercing, giving him the go ahead. Dirk rolls his eyes at her behavior, not looking forward to her next visit to Roxy's shop. She would certainly get Roxy to join in on trying to get him to date some random guy.
Porrim only gives a slight flinch as Jake pushes the needle through, " Dirk honey, you know some of the models would die to have you." She gives him a wink as she says this, " Maybe I'll show them some of those special order photos of yours to prove it." Dirk's blush deepens at this and he glances down at Jake. Hopefully Jake hadn't been paying attention to the conversation. He couldn't risk Jake finding out and telling his brothers. They did not need to know what Dirk did in his spare time let alone who dirk modeled for.
Dirk bandaged Porrim up for Jake, telling him he was free to go. He honestly just didn't want her leaking anything else to the new guy in case it lead to him figuring out. It wouldn't surprise him if she just flat out told Jake, Porrim didn't understand why Dirk was keeping this a huge secret. Then again, she made a living modeling for a wide variety of things. She lived off her sexuality, so she probably wouldn't see the point of anyone hiding theirs. He felt bad for her daughter, Kanaya. Sure, she didn't have to hide anything from her mother, but it had to be embarrassing. Then again, she grew up with it. During one of Porrim's visits, He found out she knew Roxy because Kanaya was dating Rose. Roxy may have been giving Rose.. Things he didn't need to know about, but apparently Kanaya was getting advice from Porrim. Those two watching over anyone was a dangerous combo.
He shook his head as he watched Bro flirt with Porrim. He didn't know what was worse. Them flirting, or Roxy and Porrim together. Both ideas were dangerous, and slightly horrifying if either included him. After Bro waved her off, he came over to Dirk.
" Dirk, unbutton your shirt. I need to check your dermals before my next client." Bro raised his eyebrow at Dirk, waiting. He was used to this behavior from Bro, but it slightly embarrassed him that he would have to strip with Jake in the room. It was better to get it over with though, he wasn't qualified to give dermal piercings and he wanted to make sure they were doing okay. Carefully, he took off his vest and shirt, slinging them over the back of a chair.
Jake was surprised at Mr. Strider's order to Dirk. He couldn't help but wonder where Dirk's piercing was, and his mind wondered. He slightly moved from where he was, getting a better look at Dirk. A light blush had covered his face as Dirk unbuttoned his shirt. The man was certainly attractive- Wait, what was he thinking! This was pretty much his boss!. His eyes wondered down Dirk's shirtless body as he pretended to look at the tattoo book in front of him. They came to rest at the hem of Dirk's jeans where a pair of hip piercings sat. A white-blonde trail of hair lead to the hem of his jeans from his belly button, and he caught himself wondering if Dirk had any other piercings that weren't visible to the public. He bit his lip as he looked at Dirk, appreciating this moment he had. Dirk certainly wasn't gay. Hell, he was being set up with a model! Jakes thoughts trailed back to Mrs. Porrim's strange comments though. Maybe she was talking about Dirk's piercings?
