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"Here?" he murmurs, and I nod I temporarily seem to have lost the ability to speak, for soood he sine oil and dark wood I want to bury ure that doesn’t come as part of the cost of service

"Okay, you ready to get started?” he asks

My eyes widen "Just like that?"

"That’s what you ca me over I feel o ahead with it just like that But I take a deep breath, and I nod

"I did," I agree fir to need for this piece

I can’t believe I’et the nerve up to get a tattoo done – it just seems like so much pain and effort for a little picture on your body But this is a picture I never want to forget – this is the version of me that I alant to remember

He returns ato sterilize the skin around the spot that I ahtly in lances up

"Nervous?" he asks I nod

"First time?”

I nod again

"It’s not going to be as bad as you think," he assures me, with a smile "Hey, why don’t you tell me about your tattoo? Keep your mind off of it"

"Sure," I mutter, and I watch as he pulls the needles out Honestly, I’ht of hiain His jawline is so sharp in profile that it looks like it could cut glass It’s se to run a finger down it