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on my hand. “Let’s ride around before our time is up.”
Without waiting on me, Lennie steps on her hoverboard and starts riding down the path. As I watch her ride away, I start to wonder what it would be like if Lennie were a normal woman, someone I could see a possible future with. I shake off my thoughts about the same time I see Lennie laughing with a couple of teenage girls. Normal or not, Lennie’s carefree attitude is contagious.
Somewhere in the back of my mind, there’s a voice whispering to me to grab ahold of Lennie Jacobs and take whatever she’s offering for as long as she offers it.
***
“ I’M STARVING,” LENNIE GROANS AS we walk into my apartment.
“Why didn’t you tell me to stop somewhere on the way home?”
She throws herself down on my couch. “I didn’t realize how hungry I was until now.”
I open my fridge, but we don’t really have anything to fix. “I can order a pizza.”
“Oh, I love pizza.”
I dig out my cell phone. “What do you want?”
“I don’t care. Surprise me.”
I dial my go-to place and end up ordering my usual. “Pizza will be here in about thirty minutes.”
“Thank you.”
I glance over at Lennie, who’s still on the couch, and spot a tattoo on her lower stomach, one I haven’t noticed before. Including this one, I’ve counted thirteen. “Why do you have so many tattoos?” She turns to her side and studies me. I put my hands up. “I’m not judging. I’m only asking.”
Her mouth turns up with a small smile. “I like capturing a moment or a feeling and having a way of keeping it with me forever.”
Her answer sounds exactly like something Lennie would say, but I’m still surprised. Amber got a tattoo after I clearly expressed I didn’t want her to, but I know now she only did it because I told her not to. At the time, I was worried about what my mother would think if she saw it.
“The flower on your arm? Why do you have it?”
“That’s my piece of Jill.” Lennie sits up and grins. “Jill owns a flower shop in San Francisco. She gave me a job and a place to live for about six months. That was during a time when I really needed someone and that someone ended up being Jill.” Lennie is lost in her own thoughts.
“I stayed with Jill longer than anyone else. When I left, we were both hurting.”
“Then why’d you leave?”
Her eyes snap to mine as a sad smile spreads across her face. “Life moves forward, Tyler, even when we don’t want it to.” Her fingers softly run over the flower on her arm. “Some people aren’t meant to stay in your life for long.”
Her comment causes my heart to start thumping in my chest. “Tell me about another one,” I say, hoping to distract myself.
She lifts her leg and points to an arrow on her ankle. “I worked at a club called the Broken Arrow. I met a few people there that I’ll always remember.”
“Do you have a tattoo that reminds you of your family?”
Her mouth parts as she stares at me. “Yes,” she breathily says, but she makes no attempt to show me. She’s purposely being evasive, and after everything I’ve told her today, I should ask her to show me, but I can’t make myself ask.
“Do you always get a tattoo when you move?” I’m suddenly wondering about the boss she was sleeping with.
“No.” My eyes dart to her mouth as she licks her lips. “Every tattoo on my body is important. Each one of them holds a small piece of my heart.”
Until this exact moment, I’ve always deemed tattoos as trashy. Before Lennie, I didn’t know anyone who has one except Amber, but I know she wanted one for reasons that are very different than Lennie’s.
My eyes lock with hers again, and we stare at each other longer than we should. Her brown hair is pulled up on her head, exposing her soft neck. Her breasts rise and fall with every breath she takes. Her tongue darts out as she licks her lips again. I want to reach out and touch her, to know if her skin is as soft as it looks.
Without waiting on me, Lennie steps on her hoverboard and starts riding down the path. As I watch her ride away, I start to wonder what it would be like if Lennie were a normal woman, someone I could see a possible future with. I shake off my thoughts about the same time I see Lennie laughing with a couple of teenage girls. Normal or not, Lennie’s carefree attitude is contagious.
Somewhere in the back of my mind, there’s a voice whispering to me to grab ahold of Lennie Jacobs and take whatever she’s offering for as long as she offers it.
***
“ I’M STARVING,” LENNIE GROANS AS we walk into my apartment.
“Why didn’t you tell me to stop somewhere on the way home?”
She throws herself down on my couch. “I didn’t realize how hungry I was until now.”
I open my fridge, but we don’t really have anything to fix. “I can order a pizza.”
“Oh, I love pizza.”
I dig out my cell phone. “What do you want?”
“I don’t care. Surprise me.”
I dial my go-to place and end up ordering my usual. “Pizza will be here in about thirty minutes.”
“Thank you.”
I glance over at Lennie, who’s still on the couch, and spot a tattoo on her lower stomach, one I haven’t noticed before. Including this one, I’ve counted thirteen. “Why do you have so many tattoos?” She turns to her side and studies me. I put my hands up. “I’m not judging. I’m only asking.”
Her mouth turns up with a small smile. “I like capturing a moment or a feeling and having a way of keeping it with me forever.”
Her answer sounds exactly like something Lennie would say, but I’m still surprised. Amber got a tattoo after I clearly expressed I didn’t want her to, but I know now she only did it because I told her not to. At the time, I was worried about what my mother would think if she saw it.
“The flower on your arm? Why do you have it?”
“That’s my piece of Jill.” Lennie sits up and grins. “Jill owns a flower shop in San Francisco. She gave me a job and a place to live for about six months. That was during a time when I really needed someone and that someone ended up being Jill.” Lennie is lost in her own thoughts.
“I stayed with Jill longer than anyone else. When I left, we were both hurting.”
“Then why’d you leave?”
Her eyes snap to mine as a sad smile spreads across her face. “Life moves forward, Tyler, even when we don’t want it to.” Her fingers softly run over the flower on her arm. “Some people aren’t meant to stay in your life for long.”
Her comment causes my heart to start thumping in my chest. “Tell me about another one,” I say, hoping to distract myself.
She lifts her leg and points to an arrow on her ankle. “I worked at a club called the Broken Arrow. I met a few people there that I’ll always remember.”
“Do you have a tattoo that reminds you of your family?”
Her mouth parts as she stares at me. “Yes,” she breathily says, but she makes no attempt to show me. She’s purposely being evasive, and after everything I’ve told her today, I should ask her to show me, but I can’t make myself ask.
“Do you always get a tattoo when you move?” I’m suddenly wondering about the boss she was sleeping with.
“No.” My eyes dart to her mouth as she licks her lips. “Every tattoo on my body is important. Each one of them holds a small piece of my heart.”
Until this exact moment, I’ve always deemed tattoos as trashy. Before Lennie, I didn’t know anyone who has one except Amber, but I know she wanted one for reasons that are very different than Lennie’s.
My eyes lock with hers again, and we stare at each other longer than we should. Her brown hair is pulled up on her head, exposing her soft neck. Her breasts rise and fall with every breath she takes. Her tongue darts out as she licks her lips again. I want to reach out and touch her, to know if her skin is as soft as it looks.
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