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"Uo for a ride on the bike," he whispers in my ear and I close my eyes and focus on his voice

"That’s appropriate Tattoos and hs softly and kisses ht sting on htly and suddenly Nate is kissingthose soft lips overthe kiss even deeper He’s still holdingis persistent, but not too bad Nate’s lips are the perfect distraction

"You’re doing great," he whispers against my lips and I open my eyes to look into his "He’s almost done, Jules"

"How do you know?" I whisper back

He sain, withtheir throat loudly

"I think he’s done," I whisper against Nate’s lips and he smiles down at me

"All done," Tattoo guy announces and sits the chair up "Take a look before I cover it up"

He hands me a hand-mirror and I look down at the new little piece of art on my left hip It sits low, so a bikini will cover it up Only I’ll know it’s there

"So, what does it mean to you?" Tattoo man asks

"It’s the ace of hearts," I murmur It is a small red heart with an A above and to the left of it, like in the corner of a playing card "It’s Nate"

I look up and find Nate staring at ed and my breath catches Jesus, he’s all turned on and just looks so… primal

"Are you okay?" I ask hi at et out of here"

Shit, he doesn’t like it

I wanted to get so his name tattooed on my body The ace of hearts made sense; I call him ace all the time, and he has my heart, just like I wear his around my neck every day

After iven instructions on how to care for it until it heals, Nate pays his friend and alk over to his o for a ride to?" I ask and reach forainst hiaze up at him "I’m sorry if you don’t like the tat, Nate…"