Daire's Pov

"Dude are you sure about this?" Jeremiah asked squeezing my shoulder. I nod my head as I open the glass door. "Dude this has been my literal dream since I was 16," I said walking over to the front desk where a young girl covered in tattoos was standing.

She looks up and smiles at me. "How can I help you, sir," She asked. "I have an appointment for Daire Frost," I said licking my lips. She nods her head and looks over her clipboard. "Ah yes, will you mind waiting for another 15 minutes until your tattoo artist is finished with his client?" She asked. I shake my head. "No I don't mind," I said. She nods her head. "You can have a seat while you wait."

I walk over to the chair and sit down with Jeremiah.

"Do you know what you're getting?" Jeremiah asked. I nod my head and run my hand through my hair. "Yeah, I do."

I have been planning on what my first tattoo was going to be for a while now. At first, I wasn't so sure if I really wanted to get the tattoo at the time. But after some convincing from my drug dealer and Jeremiah, I finally agreed to get the tattoo I always wanted. So that's what me and Jeremiah were here today. I was finally getting my tattoo and I already knew what I wanted.

I bounce my leg in nervousness. I look over to Jeremiah who was flirting with a girl with short black hair. She had a lip piercing, eyebrow piercing, and cheek piercings. She wore a denim jacket and large ripped jeans. I could see an entire leg tattoo through the rips in her jeans.

She looks up at me and smiles showing off her cat-like eyes. I look her over once more before turning back to my phone.

"Hi, I'm Sophia," I heard a raspy female voice really close to me.

I turn and see the girl sitting next to me. I don't say anything and return to my phone. "I don't see any tattoos on you is this your first time?" She asked.

Again I don't say anything and continue to scroll on my phone. I grin when I see a photo of Willow sleeping with her cute face flush against the pillow.

"Is that your girlfriend?" The girl asked.

I sigh and look over to Jeremiah who was nowhere to be seen. I sigh again and run my hand through my hair. "Look lady I have no interest in you at all," I said looking at her. "You're really not my type, I'm into girly innocent girls and I have a pregnant girlfriend at home and I'm pretty loyal when it comes to her," I said standing up and walking away.

I walk over to Jeremiah who was talking to the woman at the front desk.

"And maybe you should tell Leeroy that he owns me," Jeremiah said to the girl. The girl looks at him amusingly. "Jeremiah if you don't leave my husband alone," She chuckles as she rubs her large round stomach I haven't noticed before. Jeremiah glares at the girl. "Vance, your husband stole three sacks of weed from me when I hosted that frat party almost a year ago. Yeah, I haven't forgotten about that. And I feel like he's avoiding me." Vance shakes her head. "Leeroy not avoiding you he is just busy taking care of our kids and working. We have four kids with a fifth on the way."

Jeremiah looks over his shoulder and smirks at me. "Vance, you know my friend, Daire he's the one to getting the tattoo today," He said rubbing my shoulder. I look at him and grin at Vance. "Congratulations," I said eyeing her stomach. She smiles at me showing her dimples. "Thank you but I'm not happy at all about this," She said rubbing her back. "I told myself that my third baby was going to be my last, four years later I'm on my fifth baby."

I chuckle and glance at my phone and notice Willow had texted me.

'I'm going out with Ashlynn to get chocolate cake." She texted. I type into the phone. 'K but don't go overboard it's not healthy for the baby.'

She texts back with a rolling eye emoji and two hearts.

I smile and look at Jeremiah who was wiggling his eyebrows. "You sexting your girl?" He asked pushing on my shoulder. I roll my eyes and place my phone and my back pocket. "Hell no, Willow not into that type of stuff," I said grabbing a mint from the bowl on the desk. Jeremiah rolls his eyes. "His girl was a virgin until she met him," Jeremiah told Vance. "Me and you will never meet anyone as innocent as Willow, and she's smoking hot."

I punch his shoulder making him wince. He turns to Vance and rolls his eyes. "If you see the girl you'll agree with me," Jeremiah said holding his shoulder. "Here let me show," He said taking out his phone. I roll my eyes and sigh. "See look at the babe," He said scrolling the phone.

He shows her a photo of Willow from my birthday in her puffy pink dress.

"Awe she's adorable," She said taking the phone from his hand. "Look at those eyes," She said. "What a lucky guy," She said handing him the phone.

"Thanks," I said.

I walk back over to the chairs and call Willow.

"Hello?" She said with a stuffed mouth.

"Baby, I might not be home for a while," I said. I hear giggling on the other end and some shushing. "It's fine I'm with Ashlynn right now and we're going shopping later and then look at some cars for her." She said. I smile and play with my jeans. "That's good, baby," I said.

"Don't worry, Darry, Imma save you some cake," She said.

I smirk and bite my lip a horrible habit I picked up from Willow. "I would like that, thank you, Bud," I said. "But only if you buy me some bananas and chicken wings," She said.

I laugh out loud. "No promises on the chicken wings, but I get you some avocados." I smile to myself. I hear her shriek and laugh at the same time. "That's even better," She said. "Great," I said quietly.

For the next 10 minutes, I listen to Willow ramble about her day and how excited she was to get new clothes with Ashlynn. And how happy she was about all the cake she has eaten and how she much missed me and how she couldn't wait to see me and how she had a special surprise for me later that Ashlynn made her buy. And I couldn't help but imagine her in some cute lingerie.

"Daire Frost we're ready for you," Vance said smiling at me. I nod my head and hold up a finger.

"Baby, I have to go but I promise I'll get your bananas and avocados. Okay?" I said standing up.

"Okay, but promise to call me when your finish," She said in her sweet tone. I smile and nod my head. "I will, I gotta go now," I said. "OK, bye," She said sadly. I stop walking and wait for her to hang up. But after standing there for 3 minutes I could hear her breathing. "Baby, are you going to hang up?" I asked. "No, I was waiting for you too," She said sweetly. I mentally awed at her cuteness. "Okay, I'm hanging up now, I love you," I mumble. "I love you too, Bye," She said.

I hang up and walk toward the art room.

I look around and notice all the wierd and unique artwork hung around the room. I look at all the needles sitting next to the leather chair. There was a lot of ink splatter on the white floor.

"You must be Daire Frost?" A voice said behind me. I turn around and see an older man covered in tattoos and a long grey beard that reached his stomach.

I grin at him and nod my head. "Is this your first time?" He asked. I nod my head and follow behind him as he moves to wash his hand in the ink-stained sink. "That's cool I can remember I had gotten my first tattoo around your age," He chuckles to himself. "That was decades ago now I'm covered in tattoos." He said wiping his hands.

I look around the room curious about the artwork.

"Do you have anything in mind for your first tattoo?" He asked walking over to the stool next to the leather chair.

"Yeah, but it might be a little extra for my first tattoo," I said playing with the rings on my fingers. "No tattoo is too extra, Frost," He said. "I'm Orlando by the way, this tattoo shop was my uncle but he died and both of his sons refused to take over his tattoo polar, and since I was always fascinated with my uncle and his job I took it. Now I'm hoping to give my own daughter the shop." He said smiling at me.

He pats the leather chair asking me to sit. "Is Vance your daughter? I asked sitting in the chair. He laughs throwing his head back. "Goodness no, Vanny was raised by two gay mothers and I hired her when she was 19 I love Vanny like a daughter but she isn't my biological daughter. Plus I'm sure Vanny wouldn't want to run this place later in life. She's always expressed how she wanted to settle down with Leeroy and her five kids."

He picks up some black rubber gloves. "No, Sophia is my only daughter and child," He said. My eyes widen. The girl with the cat eyes and who kept trying to talk to me. I look at Orlando and see no resemblance between the two. She must've look liked her mother.

"So where are you getting the tattoo?" He asked.

Almost four hours later I was finally done. I wipe my teary eyes from the pain and stand up from the leather chair. I walk over to the mirror and turn around and look at my brand new tattoo that I have dreamed of for years.

"Orlando, I love it," I said.

Orlando smiles and washes his hands."I'm glad you do," He said. He takes some paper towels and drys his hands. "My wife's gonna kill me," He said looking at his watch. I look around and notice there were no windows in the room. "What time is it?" I asked Orlando. "Almost 8," He said grabbing his things. "I gotta close up and get Sophia home," He said.

I walk behind him and see Jeremiah talking to Vance who was busy packing her things up.

"Oh thank god, Daire, come get your boyfriend, he's so annoying," Vance said grabbing her bags. She looks at her phone and gasped. "Fuck my mom's going to kill me, she haves all my babies, I have to go," She said. She walks over and kisses Orlando on the cheek.

She waddles out of the tattoo shop and disappears into the night.

"Okay boys, I'm closing up," Orlando said. "Sophie let's go," He yelled.

Sophia comes running into the room with a backpack in her hand. "I'm coming," She said. She smiles at me but I ignore her and look away.

"Let's go, Jeremiah," I said grabbing onto his arm.

"Woah, babes look at that tattoo," He said checking out my back. I roll my eyes but I couldn't help but smile at his compliment.

I drag Jeremiah all the way to his car. I open the passenger door and climb inside. I hiss when my back touches the seat. "Ugh, how the fuck am I going to sleep with Willow if I can't even touch my back?" I wondered out loud rubbing my temple. Jeremiah starts up the car and shrugs his shoulder. "Maybe you get on top," Jeremiah said. I shrug and look out the window.

"Dude, can I stay over I don't feel like driving for another 25 minutes to get home?" Jeremiah asked. I twist my ring and shrug my shoulder. "Yeah but you have to sleep on the couch," I said. Jeremiah jumps a little in his seat and smiles broadly. "Thanks, man," He said excitedly.

After 10 minutes we pull into Willow's driveway.

I see Graham standing on the porch with a cigarette in between his lips and him on an intense phone call with someone. I jump out of the car and Jeremiah follows. We walk past Graham he nods his head to us and I wave back.

"Willow, baby," I yelled out her name. "I have a surprise for you," I called out. I look around and see Carter and Levi playing cards in the kitchen next to their eaten dinner plate. "Wassup guys," I said walking into the kitchen. Levi rolls his eyes at me and goes back to playing. "Hey Daire," Carter said taking a sip from his beer. "Wanna play?" "I do," Jeremiah said from behind me. "Yo Jerry," Carter said dabbing each other. Jeremiah sits down and grabs the stack of cards. "Oh, and did you guys see Daire's tattoo?"

Carter and Levi both freeze. They look at each other than at me. "Let me see, Daire," Carter said standing up. I turn around and show them my tattoo. "No way, boy you are crazy," Carter said. Levi stands up with his mouth agape. "Dude," He mumbles. "I'm not going to lie it looks nice, but if I'm being honest I thought your first tattoo would be something about my sister," Carter said.

Jeremiah takes a bite from Levi's half-eaten burrito. He swallows before speaking. "Yeah I thought you get her name or her face somewhere on you," He said taking another bite.

I shrug. "I have something in mind for my next tattoo," I said smiling to myself. "But I want it to be about Willow for sure," I said.

"Darry," I hear my baby girl's voice.

I turn around and smile at her. "Willow," I said. I walk over to her and wrap my arms around her. She wraps her arms around me and presses her hands on my back making me hiss. "What's wrong," She asked. I smile and cupped her cheeks. "Don't freak out but I have a big surprise for you," I said kissing her nose. She giggles and blushes. "Let me see," She said gripping my biceps. I smile and turn around.

I hear Willow gasps from behind me. "Daire you got angel wings," She said touching my back. I hiss and turn around."It's a tattoo." She rolls her eyes and hugs me. "No duh," She said biting her lips. "It's so pretty," She whispers. I smile and blush making the tips of my ears turn red. "Is this why you were gone all day?" I nod my head and kiss her forehead.

"I love it," She mumbles.

"And I love you."