Never forget you

Chapter 49: Skye

"All done." My tattoo artist exclaims as she finishes swiping away the blood and ink from the inside of my finger. I smile down at the roman numerals and sit up to head over toward Knight's chair. He's still talking to Mike when I make my way over but when he sees me he glances up with a smile that makes my panties damp. 

I return his smile, peeking forward to see if I can spot his tattoo. "So," I drag out the word, "What'd you get?"

Mike laughs as he wipes away some blood and ink from Knight's finger. "Oh my God, did you get it on your ring finger? Me too!" I waggle my finger a little at him which only makes him laugh. 

"Well, shit. Did you guys plan that?"

"Nope," Knight and I respond to Mike at the same time. I inch forward trying to get a peek at what he got. Mike wipes a cloth over it before stating that he's done. 

"Alright, fucker, you're good to go. Let me know when you want the next one." Mike stands up and begins to clean up his station.

"Thanks, bro. For sure. Gimme a few months I'm sure I'll think of something else I want on me."

My eyebrow quirks up at that statement and I catch Knight smirking at me devilishly. Yeah, I want on him bad. Real, real bad. 

Knight pulls out his wallet and slaps some bills in Mike's hand before leaving a tip on my tattoo artists hair-whose name turns out to be Sally. I can't picture it though, her name doesn't do it for me. Sally's tatted from head to toe, half her hair is shaved while a tattoo graces that side of her head and the other side of her hair is cut in a short bright blue bob. 

I smile at her, say my thanks, then follow Knight out to the car. He checks his phone before we hop in. 

"So, what'd you get?"

Knight looks up from his phone at my question giving me a wicked smirk. 

"You show me yours and I'll show you mine."

I roll my eyes at the innuendo but I can't help the smile that forms on my face. "So what's next?"

"Mmm, sounds like someone's enjoying our date."

I chuckle as he starts the car and guides us onto the main road. Shrugging I let out an, "Eh."

"Eh my ass," he reaches over and squeezes my thigh, making sure to touch the bare skin that sits between my thigh high boots and the hem of my dress. Tingles travel down my spine at the contact and I have to suck in a breath. Damn, the things this guy does to me just from a simple touch. Knight doesn't miss my reaction, letting his hand linger as his fingers graze up and down on my skin. 

"Dessert."

"What?" I look over at him. His one word answer knocking me out of the erotic day dreams I was about to have. 

Knight laughs, "Dessert's next. And then Niko and the boys asked if we wanted to head to a party later."

"Oh. Alright."

"You don't want to go?"

"No, I'm fine with going it's not that."

Knight looks over at me, his eyebrow raising as he tries to assess me in the little time he takes his eyes off the road before looking back. When we approach a red light he reaches over, grabs my chin turning it so that I'm looking at him before bending down and capturing my lips with his. 

My hands move up to cup his cheeks. Angling my head I deepen the kiss and smile when I hear him groan. When he pulls away his thumb grazes my lower lip pulling it slightly down before he takes a nip at it. Hazel eyes meet mine. "Skye, if you want to do something else just say the word. I've waited too long for this and I'm not going to mess it up by going out with my insane friends or being surrounded by idiotic drunk people if that's not what you want to do."

I stare into his deep pools of green with a light honey color in the iris. "It's not that," I whisper, which causes him to pull back to look at my face in its entirety. 

"What is it then?"

A loud honk startles us and we realize that the light has turned green. Knight eases on the gas and we drive the rest of the way in silence until we reach the parking lot of an ice cream shop. When Knight turns off the car he takes off his seatbelt but doesn't leave the car. Instead he turns in his seat to face me waiting until I do the same. I let out a deep breath, closing my eyes for a brief second before swallowing my nerves. 

"It's just...if we go to this party, with all those people from school, it's no longer our business. It's no longer ours. You know damn well the second people see us together they're going to get involved. They're going to butt in. Haven't we had enough drama?"

Knight sighs, "Yeah. Yeah we have but Skye, I'm not hiding you. I'm not hiding us. I don't want the drama. I don't want others butting in to what's ours but I also don't want to play around. I don't want to pretend that we're not doing what we're doing."

"And what is it that we're doing?" My eyebrows pinch as he smirks.

"Going to get ice cream. Come on." Knight opens the door and slides out. I shake my head before following.

...

Knight ordered our ice cream- didn't even have to ask me what I wanted because he knew my favorite which made my heart skip a beat- and we sat in the back booth laughing, flirting and talking. I felt like a smile was permanently glued to my face, as if I was one of those rom-com chicks from the movies realizing that the guy I've always wanted finally wanted me back, that her moment has finally come and we were working our way up to the big I love you moment. Only, my life's not a movie and even if it was it wouldn't be a rom-com. No rom in it at all, I would probably be classified as a horror movie or hell, a fucking drama because that's exactly what happens when Knight announces he has to take a leak. Horror and lots and lots of drama.

I'm looking down at my phone when someone slides into the booth. I assume it's Knight not paying much attention until a girls voice reaches my ears. My body stiffens and I glance up. My assumption was wrong. So, so wrong. A wicked smile graces her lips as she perches her chin on her folded hands.

"Well, hey there Skye."

My eyes narrow. "Maddie."