Blood and Water

Chapter 138: Rose Tattoo

Rose Tattoo - Dropkick Murphys 

Chibs POV

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"Like this..." Mina smiled, sliding the piece of paper across the counter to the tattoo artist. 

He nodded, "Yeah, I can do that." Looking back up at her, he asked, "And you want that where?" She caressed the top of her breast. He smirked, "Oh, I can definitely do that."

He was looking there for too long. "Eyes up," I scoffed. Mina chuckled, nudging my arm. 

Looking back at him, she said, "I wanna get two more."

"Two?" I chuckled. "Thought you were waiting?"

She shrugged, "Might as well just get them all now. Save a trip." She pulled out this massive drawing of a red rose. I had no idea what she was thinking. "I wanna get that right here," she smiled, sliding her finger from her hip up to the side of her breast. "And then this...right here," she said, pointing at the inside of her left wrist. It was the simplest one of the ones she wanted to get. All it said was 'Cait' and then under it, it was Roman numerals of 'II - XVI - MMXVI'. 

I smiled, looking down at it. "Cait's birthday?" She nodded, smiling up at me. "I like that," I chuckled. "I'mma get it too."

"Yeah?" she smiled. 

I shrugged, "Why not?" 

The guy called over another artist to get me set up as he took Mina back. I watched them the whole way back. I didn't like the way that guy was looking at her. I wished someone else could've given her those tattoos. The big one on her side, she would have to take her shirt off to expose the spot she wanted.

"Sir?" the artist said. I turned back, chuckling awkwardly. "You just want this?" he asked, pointing to Mina's drawing.

"Aye, but Gaelic script," I sighed, turning back to see Mina sitting in the chair. "And I wanna get somethin' else. Gotta pen?" He handed me out and I wrote out what I wanted. 

He nodded, "You got it, man."

I followed him back, sitting down on the opposite side of the room from Mina. Her guy started, making her jump and giggle at the buzzing sound. I watched her face, contort as the needle pricked her skin. She smiled over at me as he started at the base of the stem. 

"You ready, man?" he asked me. I nodded, outstretching my arm. After he wiped my arm, he started. 

I stared at Mina the whole time as the needle bounced in and out of my skin. It felt like an eternity from the first stick of the needle until he covered it. Once both of mine were done, I went over to sit next to Mina. 

Her rose was done and covered, so her shirt was back on. He was about halfway through her crow, filling in the heart in the center. "Green?" I chuckled. "It's supposed to be red."

"I don't like red," she answered. 

"Okay," I nodded.

She pointed to my covered forearm with her free hand. "What'd you get there?" she asked.

I shrugged, "Nuthin'." I asked the tattoo artist, "How's she holdin' up?"

"Good," he chuckled. "Hasn't flinched at all. She's a strong one." Mina laughed, looking at him. I didn't like it one bit. I wanted to rip his throat out. "Alright, your crow is done," he smirked, wiping the excess ink off her skin. His hand lingered there too long as his eyes did earlier. I cleared my throat and he looked over at me. "You ready to start the last one?" he asked her.