Soulmates

54

"Ready to go?" Ki asked as she grabbed her bag. "Yeah" I said then took Colby's hand. "Where are we going?" I asked as she giggled. "To get tattoos." She said as we all made our way to the car.

"Oh! That's intense." I said with a laugh. "You're down though?" Ki said as I nodded. "Yeah, if you guys are." I said and looked at Tara and Kat. "Let's do this!" Kat said and pumped her fist in the air.

I leaned on Colby's shoulder as we drove. I was trying to think of what tattoo I would want to get. I knew I wanted tattoos but I never put much thought into what I would get.

I knew I wanted something to symbolize my parents and grandma but I didn't really know what.

"What are you thinking about?" Colby asked quietly as he took my hand. "I don't know what tattoo to get." I said and looked over at him. "Well, do you have any ideas at all?" He asked as I shrugged. "I want to get something in honor of my parents and grams." I said as a small smile formed on his lips.

"Well...your dad called you bunny so maybe a bunny would be cute." He suggested with a grin. "Hmm that could be cute." I said and looked at Tara. "What are you getting?" I asked as she laughed. "A silhouette of harry styles's album cover." She said without missing a beat.

"No shit?" I asked with a laugh. "Nope, it's going right here." She said and smacked her forearm. "Does Jake know about that?" I asked with a laugh. "Yeah, he's into it." She said with a grin as I look at Kat. "What about you?" I asked as she shook her head.

"No tattoo for me, I'm just here for moral support." She said with a nod. "Well I'm glad you came." I said and reached over to squeeze her hand.

"What about you?" I asked Ki as she focused on the road. "I'm gonna get a little tube of lipstick on the outside of my left wrist, in honor of my Mimi." She said as I smiled. "That's really sweet." I said and rested my head on Colby's shoulder.

When we got to the tattoo parlor I actually started getting nervous. I wasn't nervous about getting a tattoo though, I was nervous about being in public.

I knew how ridiculous I sounded by saying that but bouncing back from this was going to be really hard.

When we walked in Ki went to get us checked in. I stayed as close to Colby as I could as he caressed my hip with his thumb. I made sure I looked around the entire room, just in case someone was watching us, but there was nobody.

I had a feeling that was going to become a habit of mine. It wasn't a bad habit to have by any means but how the reasoning behind it would always sting.

The burly tattoo artist led us back to one of the rooms. He looked intimidating since he had these huge muscles covered with tattoos and a big bushy beard. His eyes were gentle though, giving off a gentle vibe.

"So, what are we getting?" He asked as we all took a seat.

Everyone told him what they wanted one by one before his eyes met mine. "I need help." I said as he chuckled. "Me too, darlin. I assume you meant with your design though." He said as I nodded.

"Well what's your inspiration?" He asked and grabbed some sketching paper and a pen. "My parents and grandma." I said and picked my nails nervously.

"Okay, what about them?" He asked as I sighed. "They passed away...so maybe I could do something that incorporates their birth flowers or something." I said as Colby took my hand, giving it a gentle squeeze.

"That's a great idea, did you want just the flowers or anything else?" He asked as I chewed my lip. "Well, both my parents were born in February so maybe we could do flowers for my grandma and my mom and then maybe have something to do with a bunny since my dad called me bunny growing up." I said as he nodded.