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How in the hell had she seen that?
“Thank you for lettingth”
“Anytime, sweetness Anytime”
She looked down and tears dripped on her jeans “I’m so tired”
“I know C’led until she found her spot and sighed
He kissed her crown “Rest I’ve got ya”
They both dozed off
Georgia shifted and solanced down and saw blood He kissed her forehead, wanting to wake her up gently “Georgia? You’re bleeding through the gauze”
“Guess that’s e” She sat up “Are you squeamish?”
“No Why? Do you need help?”
“Probably”
Tell followed her to the bathroo cotton square ater and squirted on antibacterial soap, dabbing at the crusted blood After rinsing with clean water, she patted the area dry “Wanna see it?”
“Hell yeah”
Georgia showed him the inside of her forearm Black block initials RJ outside a red circle But upon closer inspection, the circle appeared to be in 3D, like a wo syn it?”
“Just the rough sketches India did the real design work”
Tell stroked the crease of her elbow “This wasn’t a spur of thefor you”
She shook her head “That’s how you end up with bad tattoos, with rando to India I scheduled an appointht after I decided to make a permanent mark on my body to match the permanent mark I’ve had on my soul ever since RJ died”
Poor woone with you”
“I know And I appreciate the offer But it was so I had to do on my own”
She sauze He kissed each side of the tattoo When he glanced up at her, tears pooled in her eyes again
“Thank you It feels better already”
Tell tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, then followed the line of her jaw to the other ear “Let ia”