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Authors: Heather Buchine

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Once inside, I turned to him. “You aren’t getting my name tattooed to your ass, are you?”

Travis laughed out loud at my remark and then just shook his head.

“If I was going to brand anything with your name, it would be this,” he whispered, grabbing my hand and placing it on the front of his pants. I felt him hard and ready for me and I shivered at the discovery. “You own him,” he growled into my ear and then kissed the sweet spot underneath. “But no, today I have something else in mind.”

“Hey Trav!” A guy’s voice startled us out of our little sexual fog.

“Hey Matt! How’s it going?” Travis responded, bumping fists with the guy. “This is my girl Paige, Paige this is Matt. He works with Tye,” Travis said, making the introductions.

Matt was tall and built and covered with tattoos just like Tye. I sweetly said “Hi,” and shook Matt’s hand.

“Wow! Dude, I might have to convince Tye that we need to start looking in New York for our next space, if the girls are all this gorgeous.” Matt’s comment was sweet and, of course, made me blush on the spot.

“I don’t know what the others are like, because I’m pretty much blinded by my girl,” Travis said, giving me a wink. “So are you guys looking to open a second shop?” Travis asked, returning his attention to Matt.

“We might need a new place. It’s a long story. Tye doesn’t know what his dad is going to do now, so he’s keeping his options open,” Matt exclaimed.

“Huh, what’s going on?” Travis asked, sounding concerned. I didn’t know the details of anything, but it sounded like something might be wrong or at least there was more to the story.

“He’s in the back. I’ll let him fill you in on all the crap. Family shit!” Matt explained without divulging what seemed to be Tye’s personal business in front of me, a complete stranger.

“Gotcha!” Travis said, nodding in agreement.

“I’ll go let him know that you’re here,” Matt said and then turned and walked down the hall to the back.

I didn’t want to pry about the Tye stuff because it wasn’t any of my business, so I avoided the subject and asked Travis about his tattoo. “So, what are you going to get?”

Travis turned and his face shifted from one of concern back to a loving expression. “Well,” he said, taking my hand in his, “for your birthday I wanted to give you my heart. You already own it, but I wanted you know that it’s yours forever. So, I am getting the Chinese symbol for ‘Inspire’ right here.” He took my hand and placed it on the spot right over his heart. “Paige, you have inspired me to love fully and every day you inspire me to be a better man, and you will always own my heart.”

My heart soared through my chest. It was the most incredible gesture that I imagined anyone would do for me, and it meant more than a diamond ring could ever mean. “Travis,” I stuttered through my emotion. “That is absolutely the most amazing gift that anyone could give me. Thank you! I hope you know that you are the sole owner of my heart, forever.” The tears ran down my cheeks again and I leaned up to kiss him.

“All right, I have already made you cry twice today. I’m seriously hoping that the only crying you’ll be doing over my third present are cries of pleasure,” he said, smiling wide and lightening the mood.

“I can’t wait,” I purred and then gave him a wink.

As I wiped my tears away, and recovered myself, a loud shout came from the back completely startling us. “FUCK!” Tye came storming up the hall in our direction and the look on his face was mixed between pain and anger.

“Dude, you okay?” Travis asked, stepping in front of me and taking on a protective stance.

“Yeah, fuck. Sorry! I’m just dealing with some shit right now. Listen, Matt’s going to take care of you. I have to run, but if you’re in town for a few days then maybe we can meet up,” Tye said, giving Travis a look.

“Yeah, I’m here for the week. Call me. You know I’m here for you man,” Travis said and Tye nodded his appreciation.

Tye grabbed his black leather jacket off the hook and then turned before he walked through the front door. “Hey Trav! If you hear from Britney, make sure she’s handling everything okay.”

“I will,” Travis responded, looking confused by the request. And with those words, Tye was gone.

“What did that mean? Is everything okay with Britney? Are Brit and Tye friends, why would he say that?” I asked, completely alarmed by his comment. “Come to think of it, I haven’t heard from her since she went home for winter break. Maybe I should call her,” I said and my voice relayed my worry for my friend. I didn’t know what Tye meant or what Britney was currently dealing with so I needed to find out.

“I don’t know. Tye is close friends with Corey, but other than that, I don’t know why he would be asking about Brit. Maybe it’s something with Corey?” Travis shrugged, just as baffled as me. “Why don’t you call her?” he suggested.

“Yeah, I’ll call her now.” I dialed Britney’s number, but there was no answer. So, I decided to send her a text just in case she was in a place where she couldn’t chat.

 

 

Me:
Hey Brit! Is everything ok?

 

 

I stared at my phone waiting for a response. Come to think of it, out of all of my friends she was the only one who hadn’t called or sent me a text for my birthday. We had become really good friends, so I worried that something was wrong. Earlier in the fall, her parents had told her they were getting a divorce and I wondered if it had anything to do with that. “I really hope she is okay,” I spoke softly as I continued to wait for a response.

Travis squeezed my arms and tried to alleviate my worry. “I’m sure she’s okay. Don’t fret, we will get in touch with her, even if we have to drive back and track her down,” Travis said. He was always so sweet and his reassurance made my stomach calm.

“All right man, the room is ready for you!” Matt came out and announced.

We both stood and followed him into the back room. I got myself situated in the chair next to Travis’s spot while Travis and Matt discussed the tattoo and the exact location for its placement. As I sat there, I began to feel nervous for him. Although Travis had been through this many times before, I didn’t want to see my baby getting hurt.

Travis held my hand as the needle started buzzing. I knew that he was clinging to me for my sake more than his, but I liked being able to be there with him. It looked painful though, so I found myself turning away and admiring all of the artwork hanging on the walls. “Wow! These are amazing. All of the drawings are like beautiful paintings that should be in a museum,” I said, completely awed by them.

“Yeah, Tye did all of those. He’s definitely got talent, that’s for sure,” Matt shared.

“Wow! He drew all of these? That’s incredible.” I stood to take a closer look at some of them. There was one web of flowers so beautiful that if I were brave enough I would consider getting it tattooed on my body. “I love this one,” I said, admiring it closely.

“Yeah, that one he did about a year ago. Tye won’t let anyone have it done. He says that it’s meant for ‘one and only one’,” Matt declared, pausing his work to look up at it.

“Oh, does he already have someone in mind for it?” I asked, curious if maybe there was a special girl in his life.

“No. Well, at least not that I know of. Tye doesn’t share too much and none of the girls that he’s seeing would be worthy. So, I’m guessing not,” Matt said and then returned his attention to his work.

I continued to take them all in and then returned to my seat by Travis. He was staring at me and then gave me a wink. “You good?” I asked, making sure he wasn’t in too much pain.

“I’m thinking of how I’m going to enjoy you nursing my wounds later, so yeah, I’m good,” he teased. I just rolled my eyes and shook my head at him.

When it was all finished, Travis stood to take a look in the long mirror on the wall and inspect Matt’s work. “Nice man! Thanks, it’s exactly what I wanted,” Travis said, studying it closely.

I came to stand behind him and see it for myself. Travis turned to face me allowing me to get a closer look too. The tattoo was slightly red and puffy looking, but for the most part it looked perfect. As much as he claimed I inspire him, I would say the same. “You know, you inspire me every day too!” I whispered, running my finger outside the perimeter of the symbol. “Thank you Travis.”

Travis leaned down and took my lips between his. His tongue asked for entrance, and I immediately matched his thrusts. This beautiful man, with such a beautiful soul, now had the most beautiful heart. And it was mine. All mine!

About the Author

I love all things artistic and creative.

My favorite past times are to read and write.

And I strive to create books where people can escape into a romantic world where Fantasies do come true!

 

 

www.heatherbuchine.com

 

[email protected]

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Epilogue

About the Author

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