Chaper 13
tattoo (n.) the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining.
I woke up the next morning to Harry singing. He was laying right behind me, with Riley in his arms.
"Good morning, gorgeous. How'd you sleep?" Harry asked looking over at me.
I realized we were still on the couch.
"Great. How did you sleep?" I asked him, sitting up.
"Absolutely incredible. I woke up early and went and got Riley from Lou. She said Riley was the greatest baby she's ever baby sat." He giggled.
"Last night was so amazing, Harry. I don't even have words to describe how happy I am." I spoke.
He leaned in and kissed me, slowly and passionately.
"You can always show me, Charlotte." He pulled away smirking.
"I'll keep that in mind." I smiled.
"I'm gonna go take a shower... Can you watch her for a little bit longer?" I asked.
"Of course." He said kissing me once more.
I bit my bottom lip and rushed towards the bathroom. My hair was still in the braid from last night so I thought I would leave it, wanting my hair to be curly.
I showered as fast as a woman could, which isn't very fast, but still.
Wrapping a towel around myself, I walked out of the steamy bathroom. I chose a pair of ripped crapri jeans and a pink t-shirt. I quickly got dressed and walked back into the living room area.
"That was fast." Harry said, making me jump.
"Oh my god you scared me!" I said realizing he was right behind me.
"Sorry, but you smelled really good." He said wrapping his arms around my waist and smirking.
I giggled and leaned my head back against his chest.
"Where's Riley?" I asked.
"In her car seat. Are you ready?" Harry asked.
"Ready for what?"
"We are going out! All 3 of us. Like a little family." He smirked.
I smiled, "Yeah, I'm ready."
"Great. Get your purse! We are leaving!"
I giggled and shook my head, grabbing my purse.
Harry already had picked up Riley in the car seat and was waiting for me by the door.
"Wow, in a hurry much?" I laughed.
"I'm just so excited."
Once we got out of the hotel, I realized how beautiful the weather was.
"Oh wow. It's gorgeous out."
"Not as gorgeous as you, Char." I heard Harry say over the loudness of the fans standing all around us.
I blushed and smiled sheepishly.
We quickly got into the car.
"So, where are we going?" I asked, buckling myself and Riley in.
"We're going to an outside mall! I forget what it's called or where it is, but it looked cool." Harry said shrugging.
"Sounds fun, but why? We don't need anything." I spoke.
"It's not about needing something, Charlotte. Sometimes people go to the mall just to buy things they want... For fun."
I nodded and bit my bottom lip.
"Did you ever go to the mall just for fun, Charlotte?" Harry asked, worry over taking his beautiful face.
I shook my head no.
"My parents didn't believe in spending money on things we didn't need. We never really had fun mall days. I think the only time they would splurge was on birthdays. & even then it was only like a cake or flowers. Nothing too big." I spoke quietly.
"Oh." Was all Harry said.
It was silent when Harry grasped my hand in his and kissed my cheek. I could tell he was thinking about something.
"Are you okay?" I asked him.
"Yeah, I'm good. I just can't believe that such a wonderful girl like you was never spoiled... Or even splurged on. It baffles me, honestly."
I looked down at my lap not knowing what to say.
"Hey, it's okay. I'm going to fix that, right now." He whispered.
I gave him a confused look.
"We're here!"
I looked up and saw the mall. People were everywhere.
"Get ready." I heard the driver say.
I quickly got Riley out of her car seat, who surprisingly hadn't made a fuss all day.
"Okay, let's go. There's security waiting us." Harry said opening the car door.
We hopped out of the car and met the security guys. I forgot their names in less than 2 minutes.
"Where to first, love?" Harry asked, taking my free hand in his.
"Where ever." I spoke with a smile.
"Well..." Harry had named some random store and we went into it. He kept asking me if I wanted anything because he would buy it for me. Of course I kept saying no.
He didn't give up, though. Eventually I let him buy me a couple things. I let him buy way more things for Riley because I want my child to have all the things I didn't.
"Let's go get a tattoo." Harry spoke out of nowhere.
"What?" I asked with a confused smile.
We were sitting at the food court eating french fries from some burger place.
"A tattoo. Let's go get one together." He said.
"Really?! I mean, I wouldn't know what to get." I said truthfully.
"I know what you should get."
I just looked at him.
"An arrow. On your ribs." He spoke.
I sat there for a second, thinking about it.
Smiling, I spoke "Okay."
"Really?!" His eyes lit up.
I giggled and nodded.
"Let's get going then! I know the perfect place." He smiled and got up.
Riley was getting tired and fussy when we got to the waiting car.
"We need to drop her off with Lou... She's too tired for another few hours out." I spoke.
Harry agreed and told the driver to head back to the hotel. I sighed and looked at Harry.
"What are you going to get?" I asked him.
"I'm not sure. I'll figure it out." He smiled.
He leaned in and kissed me with force. Like he was hungry for my lips.
I pulled away and smiled.
"You taste so good." His voice rasped.
I giggled and bit my lip.
"Don't do that."
"Do what?" I asked.
"Bite your lip."
"Why?" I asked again.
"It drives me crazy."
I just giggled and did it again.
"Okay. That's it." Harry said before crashing his lips against mine again.
I laughed but soon kissed him back.
"Okay you two. Knock it off. There are children in the car and we are at the hotel." The driver said.
Pulling away I blushed and Harry smirked. We quickly got up to Lou's hotel room.
"Thank you so much for watching again... I promise I'm not usually the person to hand my daughter off to people. We'll go to lunch or something." I rushed.
"Don't even worry about it! She's a doll." Lou said hugging me.
"There's bottles in the diaper bag. Along with everything else you might need." I said.
"Okay now go." Lou laughed.
Me & Harry left and got back into the car.
"I'm excited, Harry." I spoke.
"Good! Is this your first tattoo?" He asked.
I nodded.
"I remember my first one." Harry smiled.
"Does it hurt?" I asked.
"A bit. But you're a tough girl. I think you can handle it." He said kissing me softly.
The driver pulled up the tattoo place and said that he'd be here waiting for us.
As we walked in my heart was pounding. I was nervous.
"Hey! How are you? I haven't seen ya in awhile, yeah? This is Charlotte, my girlfriend. She's wants to get her first tattoo." Harry said talking to a man covered with the ink.
"Charlotte. Hi. My names Mike. I've known Harry for a few years. I've done most of his ink." The man spoke.
I smiled shyly.
"So what were you wanting?"
"I want an arrow... On my ribs. Arrows are my thing." I spoke.
He nodded and looked at me.
"Let's get going." Mike said walking us both towards the back of the shop.
"I know what I want it to look like." I spoke pulling out my phone and got the picture.
I showed it to him and he nodded.
"It's a good size for such a petite girl like yourself. I mean, how old are you? 16?" He asked.
"Uhm... No I'm 18." I spoke.
Harry laughed.
It only took Mike maybe 5 minutes to draw it & then he was ready.
I laid down on the bed and lifted my shirt so my ribs were showing. I heard Harry gasp and I looked at him.
"Charlotte, you are so thin... I can practically see every single one of your ribs." He said sitting on the chair next to my head.
His eyebrows crinkled together and he held my hand.
"Oh man. You are skinny." Mike blurted out.
I didn't say anything.
"Okay. Are you ready?" Mike asked.
I nodded and he began to tattoo the skin of mine.
"You're so beautiful, Charlotte." Harry whispered in my ear.
I squeezed his hand and looked at him.
"Kiss me." I said.
Of course he leaned down and kissed my lips.
After about 10 minutes, my tattoo was complete.
"Alright you're done. Go look in the mirror."
I slowly got up and walked over to the mirror.
"Oh my god, I love it." I spoke, "Thank you so much."
He just smiled.
"I have a tattoo now." I whispered to myself.
I looked at Harry who didn't seem to be as happy as I was.
"Harry... Please, just let it go." I whispered when I got over to him.
"Let me wrap it. It's going to let some of the ink go so this will help." Mike said wrapping my torso in clear sticky wrap.
"We're talking about this later, Char." He spoke and kissed my forehead.
I didn't think he was mad, but definitely bothered by what he saw.
In that moment, I didn't care. I had just gotten a fucking tattoo. If I was still with Zach, this would've never happened.
I walked back over to the mirror and looked at it.
I couldn't stop smiling.
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