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The gallery shoasn’t like any I’d attended before We walked past huge photographs of tattoos mounted on the walls The skill level of the ink wasn’t anything like I’d ever seen If the body parts weren’t visible in the photos, I’d have guessed these were paintings or drawings I couldn’t i, breathing canvas Rachel excitedly pointed out all the pieces that Dahlia did After the first few, it was easy for me to pick out which ones were hers They were always vivid, alns drew you in and made you want to explore each line and shade

Heads turned as alked into the exhibition and I knew they w

eren’t forall at the saers itched to wrap around her waist and carry her back to the apartment or nearest flat surface immediately The heels made her ass look delectable and I couldn’t wait to sink ers into it

“Daet those shoes,” Dahlia said, co

“I’d have fought you to the death for these things,” Rachel said, kicking up her heel, showing off the bright red sole underneath As if I didn’t have enough confirhtit as Thayer’s assistant?

“You’re scrappy It would have been quite a fight,” Dahlia teased, grinning “So, what do you think?” She opened her ar the photos behind her

“They’re all so a soraphy for theave Rachel let ht And was happy she liked the exhibit While Dahlia and I got off to a rocky start, I could tell she really cared about Rachel, which was probably why she tried to warnof men

“What about you?” Dahlia said, arht Maybe she thought what Rachel was saying was just because they were friends

“I think you’re an a artist Tattoos or not, these are reot one, you’d be my first choice” Her shoulders visibly relaxed and she senuine one I’d seen from her that wasn’t directed at Rachel

“Thanks,” she said and there lad Rachel had soo to the mat for her, but seegest Then suddenly she was gone, couys I stepped forward What the fuck?

Rachel put her arm in front of me to stop me Her suys were all picking her up and hugging her

“It’s the guys from the shop They are always like this whenever she has sohed as Dahlia swatted and punched theone, I watched the rauys

“Look at the boss lady, showing off her fancy shit!” one of theh them crowed

“Will you painthis eyelashes

No sooner than they put Dahlia’s feet on the ground, did a shadow fall over the group A uys who had lifted Dahlia off her feet in a hug, by the throat, and held him up in the air