While visiting her family in L.A. with her best friend, Emily ends up at the same restaurant as Madison Beer. Exchanging glances turns into a relationship neither one of them expected.
"I wanna do something spontaneous." I say to Madison, Banana and I as we're chilling and playing with Doug.
"Like what?" Banana asks.
"I don't know. I've been thinking about getting a tattoo recently." I say.
"Let's fucking do it then." Madison says.
"Wait, we're actually doing this?" I ask.
"Hell yeah!"
We put Doug back in his cage and quickly find a tattoo place. We get in the car and make the short drive downtown.
Madison parks on the side of the street, by the shop. We lock the car, put on our masks and head inside. A big dude with tattoos all over his body comes up to us.
"Hey, what do you guys need?"
"I-I want to get a tattoo." I say.
"Okay, come to the back with me." We follow him to the back. We get into the room and sit down. He hands me a book. "This has some designs. Just pick whatever you want, tell me where you want it and I can get it done."
We flip through the pages. I eventually find two designs I like. I show the guy and I sit down on the chair. He talks me through what it's going to be like and all those things.
I make sure Madison doesn't see the last one.
"I'm going to start with the one inside the finger and then we'll go from there."
"Okay, sounds good."
He puts the design on the inside of my right middle finger and starts the process.
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He finishes it pretty quick, and I have minimal pain. He bandages it up and moves onto my ankle. He applys the design and starts it.
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He also finishes this one really quick. He puts the plastic stuff over it.
"How'd that one feel?" He asks.
"Good. Definitely hurt a bit more than the first one."
"This next one is going to hurt the worst." He says.
"Is it okay if I have one of my friends come sit next to me for emotional support?"
"Of course."
Madison pulls her chair next to me and grabs my hand. The guy puts on the design on my the rightside of my right thigh and starts.
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This one definitely hurts a lot more. I squeeze Madison's hand and cringe. I feel lips on the back of my hand and smile a bit.
A few more minutes go by and he finally finishes up. I look at it and smile.
He bandages it up and we go up front and I pay. We get back into the car and head back to Madison's.
Madison pulls into the driveway and we head inside. We sit on the couch and put on a random show on the TV for background noise.
"What'dyou get on your thigh?" Banana asks.
"I'll show y'all as soon as I can get the bandages off."
"Can you just describe it at least?" Madison asks.
"I want to wait until you see it because I know you'll love it."
"C'mon baby." She pouts.
"Seriously, trust me on this." I put my hand on her cheek and softly rub it with my thumb.
"Okay, can you guys stop being so cute, you're making me sick." Banana says.
"Banana, go eat a lawnmower or something." Madison says.
"IT'S JOHNNNN CENA!" Banana yells and jumps between us.
