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Ten
Jade
H aley had drawn up a beautiful image of the phoenix and had transferred the ink outline to my back, when my phone rang.
“You need to get that?” she asked.
“No. Let’s go ahead and get this done tonight. I’m really excited.”
“Awesome. Let me get the colors I need, and then I’ll start the outline. You’ve never had a tattoo before, right?”
“Nope.”
“Okay, it’s going to hurt, but it’s not quite as bad as most people think it is.”
“I’ve heard it feels like a bunch of pinpricks. I want to do it anyway. I feel really strongly about this image. It resonates with me right now.”
“Good enough.”
Then my phone started again.
I let out a huff. “Let me just get that and then turn the damned thing off.”
I grabbed my phone. Marj . “Hey, Marj, what you need?”
“Jade, you have to come out to the house.”
“I’m kind of in the middle of something right now.”
“Get out of it. This is an emergency.”
My pulse sped up. “An emergency? Are you okay? Is everyone okay?”
“Yeah, but Talon’s got a girl here, and I need you here.”
“A girl?” Jealousy knifed through my body.
“He didn’t invite her here. She just showed up. Some cocktail waitress skank from the city. You need to get out here now before he falls in bed with her or something.”
“Why didn’t he just kick her out?”
“Well…I invited her to dinner.”
“ You invited her to dinner? Why the hell would you do that?”
“Because I wanted to find out what was going on between her and Talon.”
I shook my head and rolled my eyes. “Marj, I don’t have time for this. I’m in the middle of getting a tattoo.”
“A tattoo? I thought we were going to do that together sometime.”
“We’ve been saying that for seven years. We haven’t done it yet. I was just passing by Toby’s, and I got an itch. I saw a tattoo a couple nights ago on my mom’s boyfriend that I really liked, and I wanted to duplicate it. It’s perfect for me right now and matches how I’m feeling about myself.”
“Have you started yet?”
“No, she just put the image on my back with the transfer. Nothing permanent.”
“Okay, then please, please reschedule. I need you to come to the house now.”
“I haven’t even eaten yet tonight, Marj.”
“You can eat here. Felicia always makes enough to feed an army. You know that.”
I let out a heavy sigh. There was no arguing with Marj when she got like this. I would either have to go to the house or pay for it later.
“How the hell do you expect me to get there? Hitchhike?”
“Take a cab. You know George is always out in his cab. I’ll pay for it.”
I was getting pretty tired of Marj offering me money. I could pay my own cab fare, for God’s sake. But she clearly needed me there. Fine. I hung up and turned to Haley. “I’m so sorry, but could we reschedule? That was my best friend, and she has an emergency.”
“Sure, no problem. I’ve already got everything ready to go, so all we need to do is book you for a couple hours some other time.”
“Do you need me to make a payment now?”
“No. I’ll just collect it when we’re done.”
“Great. I totally appreciate this. I’m really excited about getting this tattoo.”
“Well, you have it in black and white right now, although it’ll wash away when you take a shower in the morning.” Haley laughed.
“I’m looking forward to having it for real with all the vivid colors. Thanks so much, Haley. I’ll give you a call and be back in sometime next week.”
“Awesome sauce.”
Awesome sauce? The manicurist had said that. What the fuck? I found George over at Murphy’s Bar, and he was only too glad to drive me out to the Steels’ ranch. Ironically, he was also the one who’d driven me to Grand Junction the previous Friday.
“I thought you were moving to the city, sweetheart,” he said.
I cleared my throat. “Change of plans.”
A little over half an hour later, I was back at the
Jade
H aley had drawn up a beautiful image of the phoenix and had transferred the ink outline to my back, when my phone rang.
“You need to get that?” she asked.
“No. Let’s go ahead and get this done tonight. I’m really excited.”
“Awesome. Let me get the colors I need, and then I’ll start the outline. You’ve never had a tattoo before, right?”
“Nope.”
“Okay, it’s going to hurt, but it’s not quite as bad as most people think it is.”
“I’ve heard it feels like a bunch of pinpricks. I want to do it anyway. I feel really strongly about this image. It resonates with me right now.”
“Good enough.”
Then my phone started again.
I let out a huff. “Let me just get that and then turn the damned thing off.”
I grabbed my phone. Marj . “Hey, Marj, what you need?”
“Jade, you have to come out to the house.”
“I’m kind of in the middle of something right now.”
“Get out of it. This is an emergency.”
My pulse sped up. “An emergency? Are you okay? Is everyone okay?”
“Yeah, but Talon’s got a girl here, and I need you here.”
“A girl?” Jealousy knifed through my body.
“He didn’t invite her here. She just showed up. Some cocktail waitress skank from the city. You need to get out here now before he falls in bed with her or something.”
“Why didn’t he just kick her out?”
“Well…I invited her to dinner.”
“ You invited her to dinner? Why the hell would you do that?”
“Because I wanted to find out what was going on between her and Talon.”
I shook my head and rolled my eyes. “Marj, I don’t have time for this. I’m in the middle of getting a tattoo.”
“A tattoo? I thought we were going to do that together sometime.”
“We’ve been saying that for seven years. We haven’t done it yet. I was just passing by Toby’s, and I got an itch. I saw a tattoo a couple nights ago on my mom’s boyfriend that I really liked, and I wanted to duplicate it. It’s perfect for me right now and matches how I’m feeling about myself.”
“Have you started yet?”
“No, she just put the image on my back with the transfer. Nothing permanent.”
“Okay, then please, please reschedule. I need you to come to the house now.”
“I haven’t even eaten yet tonight, Marj.”
“You can eat here. Felicia always makes enough to feed an army. You know that.”
I let out a heavy sigh. There was no arguing with Marj when she got like this. I would either have to go to the house or pay for it later.
“How the hell do you expect me to get there? Hitchhike?”
“Take a cab. You know George is always out in his cab. I’ll pay for it.”
I was getting pretty tired of Marj offering me money. I could pay my own cab fare, for God’s sake. But she clearly needed me there. Fine. I hung up and turned to Haley. “I’m so sorry, but could we reschedule? That was my best friend, and she has an emergency.”
“Sure, no problem. I’ve already got everything ready to go, so all we need to do is book you for a couple hours some other time.”
“Do you need me to make a payment now?”
“No. I’ll just collect it when we’re done.”
“Great. I totally appreciate this. I’m really excited about getting this tattoo.”
“Well, you have it in black and white right now, although it’ll wash away when you take a shower in the morning.” Haley laughed.
“I’m looking forward to having it for real with all the vivid colors. Thanks so much, Haley. I’ll give you a call and be back in sometime next week.”
“Awesome sauce.”
Awesome sauce? The manicurist had said that. What the fuck? I found George over at Murphy’s Bar, and he was only too glad to drive me out to the Steels’ ranch. Ironically, he was also the one who’d driven me to Grand Junction the previous Friday.
“I thought you were moving to the city, sweetheart,” he said.
I cleared my throat. “Change of plans.”
A little over half an hour later, I was back at the
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