"That's the man that put me in this shit. If a nigga fuck with him, I'll put him down quick. Got a verse for anybody wanna talk about the clique. I've been takin' shit light, you don't wanna hear me trip."
-Drake ft. Lil' Wayne
He was my family.
For Leo to even give me my job back meant the world to me because tattooing was something that I enjoyed and actually put an effort to with my scetching.
I walked through the door of the place and recognized that it was flowing with a bash full of customers like always but half were sitting up on the couch and lair back chilling. I was too busy focused on my cousin in law that sat behind the counter.
"What's been going on with you Daniel. I've missed you baby," I said hugging her as she hugged me back.
She still looked the same with a body full of tattoos and a ass that always seemed to hang out of her shorts.
"None. I've just been dealing with your cousin each and every day you been gone. How is Geniese. I ain't seen her since yo ass got locked up?"
I chuckled. "You know how she is. She told me when I got locked up she ain't wanna see this place because it reminded her too much of me but I know she ain't mean no harm to y'll."
She rolled her eyes. "Yeah, I know, that girl won't even got a heart to do that to nobody. I know your momma got part to do with her keeping us away from her and Charity, but tell her if don't have none to do with what yo mama said. I still love them, regardless."
I have her another hug along with the words, "I appreciate it," because I finally felt like somebody was getting that shit.
After we hugged, a girl popped up behind me. She was dark skin with black curls going every were in her head with a tint of green. She had a nose piercing but also a bull piercing on her nose.
Her brown skin was clear with dark brown eyes and full pink lips that had a tint of purple to them but I guess that was from her smoking. She had on a Heats football Jersey underneath a plaid long sleeved shirt, a pair of black tights, and brown Uggs.
"Uh, I've been waiting for ah' bout an hour for this ni--boy to come. Do you know when he is coman' cause' I can come back anotha' time?"
Daniel smiled. "What's your name?"
She was looking down at her phone now but when Daniel asked her that she looked up at me for a second then turned to Daniel.
"Jojo should be on there."
"Is that the name on your birth certificate?"
Questioned Daniel.
"No my name is--"
"Then you fill need to fill out a sheet. I work here you don't and without a full certificate of who you are, you can't get anything done at this establishment."
Her nose started to flare and I chuckled. She turned to me and have a full stare down before she turned her attention back to Daniel.
"I know that because I'm a tattoo artist, but I don't need to fill one out because I already did and I'm not here to get one done."
Daniel chuckled and folded her arms. She put her hand up at the JOjo girl before walking to the back for a second. I knew from personal experience that Daniel wasn't nobody to fuck with. She had Leo on her fingers and on each and every one of her toenails and she also was always ready to pop off.
"You might as well leave,"
I looked down at her as she looked at me waiting on her to come back with Leo.
"I'm not leaving. She is the one who popped of on me not the other way around. So she can go get whoever she wants and come back and you can also stop talkin' to me."
I chuckled. "Suit yourself."
I turned around behind me and watched as Leo buff as was right there next to a heated Daniel. eventually, they had made it close to the girl and I. Leo looked as if he didn't have time for this as Daniel looked as if she was ready to put her hands on the chick.
I looked to see was the Jojo chick afraid and I didn't see a lick of frightened on her face. She stood their like she did before waiting on Daniel with Leo.
Leo walked up and his face changed to a smile as he went over to give the girl a hug and she gladly accepted it with a smirk on her face.
Daniel scrunched up her face and waited for Leo to back up. I didn't really care so I just stood their until it dawned on me on who she could've been.
"This is Jojo, baby. The one I was telling you about. I know you don't be listening to shit I be saying, but she is the new intern that's suppose to be coming and getting trained by you,"
He said talking to Daniel, but referring to me as in I was suppose to train her.
Daniel didn't even respond, she just rolled her eyes and turned to walk off. Leo didn't even bother to stop her as he turned back to Jojo.
"I'm sorry about that. That's just how she is. Do you think that you could take over now while I go check on Daniel? I know your just getting back, but you still a beast with that pencil."
Jojo just nodded her head at what he said to her as I actually responded.
Tattooing was my grind. I was brought up in this shop and also had a thing for scetching which so happened to be something that I lived to ink on people's bodies.
"You know I got it, just go check on Daniel mean ass."
He chuckled and walk off as I turned back to Jojo to see she had a smirk on her face. She held her hand out for me to shake and I knew why, because she felt like she had proven a point.
"Jojo."
I smirked shaking my head, as I also has my hand colliding against hers. I didn't know if it was just me but I felt sweat. I felt like I sweating a ton of bricks, a shit load, while feeling like I had no reason too.
"Phonzo," I responded.
Or did he.
