Beautiful Apparation (Tony Perry FF)

thirty-eight

I'm going to confront Lynn and apologize. I've tried before but she always pushes me away. Plus, I don't really have the balls to make her listen. I messed up. My relationship with Lynn isn't something I want to lose. But I know she's stubborn as hell, that's another reason why I've been giving her space.

I enter the shop and find her talking to Jeff. This time she wasn't going to get away from me. Without giving her a heads up that I was here, I creep up behind and tap her shoulder. Jeff knows what's been going on between us so he let us be.

She places a hand on her hip.

"What do you want?" Her tone is cold.

"To talk. I'm over this, and I'm sure you are too. Lynn what I said was stupid, I was mad. I shouldn't have taken out my stupid attitude on you."

She cracks a smile.

"I can't be mad at you. But if you ever say another thing like that again, your new name is hypocritical bitch."

I let out a sigh of relief before giving her a longing hug. She's probably the only normal thing that I have here now.

"I can live with that."

>>>

"One more week," Dev- Kyle says from beside me. Shit this gets annoying.

We're currently stocking up on shelves. I've been avoiding him for awhile now. I knew this record wouldn't last for long.

"Till what?"

"Your birthday," He chuckles. "Did you already forget?"

"Oh." I feel stupid.

"So what do you want? A pack of cigarettes and an ash tray?"

"I'd like to keep my brain cells, but thanks for the offer. I feel sorry for Devin's body, you're probably ruining it," I scoff.

"Actually no, he was a druggie before I could take over. The only difference between me and him is that he's rich."

"Whatever." I roll my eyes before noticing a customer walk in.

I walk over to welcome them, anything to keep me away from Kyle is a must. Jeff takes over as soon as they ask for a tattoo. I go behind the register and wait for my shift to end. I get anxious now that Kyle is here, it's so unnatural, yet completely normal of me.

Suddenly, the shop's phone begins to ring. It rarely does that. I answer it.

"You've reached Inked, this is Audrey. What can I do for you?"

"Hey Audrey," Tony.

"Why are you calling?" I lower my voice, trying not to show any surprise.

"You obviously aren't busy if you answered. So, how's work?" I can practically hear the smile in his voice.

"Good I guess. I'll talk to you later, okay?" I say as Lynn approaches me.

"You're no fun," He hangs up.

"What's up?" I ask her, placing the phone back in its place.

"Want to come with me to get some lunch?"

"Sure."

>>>

We explore the mall while eating our Subway sandwiches. My stupid lettuce keeps on falling out of the sandwich. Lynn laughs as I pick it up and throw another piece away. I'm glad I resolved things with her before my birthday. It wouldn't be fun without her.

"I'm gonna bring my girl to your party," She says confidently.

"So that's going well?"

"Very, I took your advice. She's really cool and I know you guys will get along. So, what do you want for your birthday?"