Friday
I've told Donovan I need to go somewhere, so he takes me.
"How come you're not in school?" He smiles at that question.
"I realised I'd get to spend more time with everyone if I just put my foot down and complete all my assignments. Maybe I'd get to spend more time with you?" He's asking, clearly.
"Yeah, I'd like that." I respond.
"Let's go shopping after." He's so excited and it makes me happy.
We get to our destination, so I get out of the car and walk along the mostly residential street. I go into the tattoo shop and greet the receptionist, Abby.
"I could fit him in as well if you'd like Gigi?" She asks and I shrug.
"It's up to him, I just brought him here to watch." I respond and look at Donovan.
He pulls me to the side.
"You won't judge me for being in pain will you?" He asks genuinely and I shake my head.
"No. I won't. I'll hold your hand as well." I say and he nods.
"Yeah, you can fit me in as well." He says to Abby, as he hands her his ID. She smiles and takes us to the tattoo artists.
I show mine, Gabrielle, what I want.
"Giana, what are you getting?" Donovan asks and I laugh.
"That's a secret." That makes him laughs.
"Okay, mine will be a secret too." He says while pretending to pout. I smack his arm.
His tattoo artist, Thomas, is working on Donovan's right arm while Gabs is working on my left arm.
Donovan and I talk while getting tattooed. I hold his hand and rub my thumb against his each time he accidentally squeezes my hand.
He's in pain but doesn't want to show it.
An hour in, Gabs is done and I get up to see it. When I see it, I gasp and hug her.
"It's amazing! Thanks Gabs I love it." I wait for her to wrap it up temporarily so Donovan doesn't see. I hand her tip of $200.
I go back to Abby for the payment of service.
"I'm paying for him too." I tell Abby and she nods and asks Gabs to enquire of the cost of Donovan's tattoo.
Gabs comes back smiling, and hands something to Abby.
"You don't need to worry about paying Gigi." Abby says and I look at her, confused. She pulls a card up and hands it to me. I look at the name.
"Donovan Shepherd. I should beat him up." I mutter under my breath but I thank them.
I go back to my seat and continue to hold his hand. I now assumed he was getting multiple tattoos purely for the length of time it was taking.
When he's finally done, he lets out a big sigh of relief and then we show each other our tattoos.
The font on his are simple, but the tattoos are so incredibly beautiful.
He has taken inspiration from me, but instead of his siblings names, he'd done their dates of births on his arms.
It was really fricking sweet.
I then notice another on his inner arm. It's amazing.
"We both got tattoos for Shane and Scott?" He asks me and I nod.
"I guess we did." I say and smile.
"Let me take a picture of you two." Abby says and we comply. "Lie how you were before and we'll take a picture of how you were getting the tattoo."
We do so while looking at one another, talking about what to do next.
"I have a hair appointment now." I say to Donovan.
"Let's go to there and then we can go to the mall after and buy a matching tie or whatever they do for prom." We say one final thank you, before leaving and getting back to his car.
We get to the salon, and Donovan comes with me — despite me insisting he doesn't have to.
Donovan sits on his phone in the front, against his wishes, so he can't see what would be done to my hair.
I get my hair recoloured back to my natural colour along with a trim and treatment to make it a little healthier.
"Do you want to do a little fun reveal for him, Gigi?" My hairstylist, Nina, says and I nod.
She wraps covers my head and gets another hairstylist to get Donovan and he does so.
Donovan looks nervous so then I start to feel nervous.
Nina shows him and he audibly gasps.
"It's beautiful. You look amazing." I get up and hug him.
I tip Nina, generously, as always. I go to pay but the receptionist here tells me that Donovan has payed. Again.
I thank everyone and we leave.
"You love paying for my stuff huh?" I say and he laughs.
"Yes, I do. It's the least I can do." He says as we go to the mall and sit down for a bite to eat.
The girl who he brought to his house, the whole who was a really hound to me, comes up to us.
"Oh so you're sitting with her? I see how it is. You can't have me so you go to the next best thing." She says and I laugh.
Donovan waves his hand for me to get closer and when I lean over he kisses me. She doesn't seem happy.
"Why would you even sleep with me knowing you like her?" She crosses her arms as she's annoyed.
"Is that even a question? I told you that I like Giana and that I was trying to get over her because I didn't think she liked me. I told you that I thought I was bad for her. I feel bad for using you like that but I did tell you the reason. Plus you never told me you were using me as a rebound for your ex, so you don't actually have a right to get angry with me." Donovan is very calm and collected.
That makes me even more attracted to him.
Oh my goodness. Ew. Who I have I become?
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Trouble Times Two
RomanceDonovan Shepherd thinks he's the shit, good looks, incredibly charming and yet, he's still the resident bad boy and he can get away with almost anything. Gia Blackwell is quiet and keeps to herself but is also smart and witty, when she needs to be...
