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He turned back to face theover by the way his mouth was set “I had my second one done the day I left IT and set up on ull, to re in the corporate machine anymore and that I was free”

“That’s so cool”

“And then I just kept going because I liked them and to prove that I can do what the hell I like with my money, my body, and my life”

“So as your first one?”

“My first one was a piece of shit I got a buddy to do on me when I was fifteen A silver dollar, an act of rebellion I thought it hed at his own reflection and then their eyes met in the mirror He pointed to his shoulder “It was consuled “Do we have plans for the day?” she said and sidled up behind hiht waist She hoped not because she wanted him all to herself one way or another

“There’s just one job to do thisand then we’re free”

Free…if only she was, but her heart ell and truly stolen She could never be free now, and she didn’t want to be She wanted to be his captive for forever and a day “Good, what’s the plan?”

“Wait and see” He twisted around and placed a kiss on her forehead “It’ll take less than an hour What do you want to do after that?”

“What do I alant to do?” She bit his shoulder playfully, leaving a small pink tooth mark on the inky octopus on his skin

“We can do that,” he said and caught her up against hiestured for her to continue “Let’s go back to your cabin, just us”

“Without the cat?” he said cheerfully “I’ive us”

“Princess Aspen is doing just fine now, and she’s way too fat to cart around”

“Want me to call Super to cat sit?”

“Mom and Dad are happy to pop in when I’m not there to o for soive hi a lot”

“Has she asked to coain?”

“No, she hasn’t, not yet But I’ much better at a distance”

He nodded and his voice took on a et to stay over at your place on our last night?” His statenificance of their last day and night was preying on his mind, too

“You know my rules on that,” she said quietly