Real life

Chapter 28

Tanners POV

"So are you nervous?" I ask Dylan who seems to look a little uneasy. "Wha no, I'm not nervous, what's there to be nervous about?"

"Well you've never gotten one before"

"I'm sure a tattoo can't hurt that bad."

"Ok, I was wrong, that definitely hurt" Dyaln said walking out of the tattoo shop. I just chuckle. I don't mind getting tattoo's since I have a few of them already. I've gotten used to it.

"What did you get?" I ask Dylan. "Well I took some inspo from you and decided to set my wedding date" he says. I liked that idea. It was simple but had a lot of meaning, kind of like mine. I have a brier wrapped around my shoulder, flowers on my hip, birds on my arms, and I have the birthday numbers on my chest. Today since it's valentine's day I decided to surprise Brooklyn and I got a five added to my numbers for may.

"So what are yours and Brooke's plans for tonight?" Dylan asks me. "I am going to cook dinner at the house. What are you and Camry doing?"
"We're going out to a fancy steakhouse tonight when I get back home"

"That sounds nice" I say. "Wow what has happened to us, we are talking about valentines dinner plans with our wife and girlfriend" Dylan says. "Yeah I know I thought I would be partying and having the time of my life at 22 but here I am going home to cook dinner.I guess we've grown up Dyl"

"I guess so."

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I'm finishing placing the pasta in the dish on the table when I hear the keys jingle in the door. Brooklyn is home. She opens the door. "Tanner, you didn't have to do all this" she says walking over to me and I take her in my arms and kiss her on the forehead.

"Yeah but I wanted to surprise my favorite person in the entire world and ask her to be my valentine," I say. "Well of course I'll be your valentine. So what's for dinner?"

"Today you will be served a fresh tortellini stuffed with mozzarella cheese and covered with a red sauce"

"Sounds fancy"

"Sure is, straight out of the frozen aisle at Publix" I say and Brooklyn snorts.

"I love you"

"You don't love me as much as I love you"

I walk over and sit her down in her chair and then I go over and sit across from her. "So how is it?" I ask. "So good, tastes like I'm in italy, I don't think I would ever be able to tell the difference"
"Oh please stop with the compliments, you're too kind" I say.

"So what's for dessert?" she asks, I don't answer and there is silence right away. We stare into eachothers eyes knowing exactly what the other person is thinking. Without having to say anything we both stand up and run to the bedroom. I ran up behind her putting my hands on her hips, grabbing her and spinning her into a kiss.

She gets undressed and then I take my shirt off. "What is that?" Brooklyn asks me suspiciously. "What is what?" I say trying to look clueless.

"What is that on your shoulder Tanner"

"I seriously don't know what you're talking about" I say and she stands up off the bed and then puts her hand on my chest tracing the tattoo with her nails. God that feels so good.

"A five" she says, "What about the five it's just a random number"

"Oh is that so, oh yes I remember may is your dog's birthday month" she says playing along with the joke. "Wow how did you know" I say acting surprised.

"Just a hunch" she says and slowly moves her mouth to my chest and kisses the number and then she moves to every other tattoo on my body making sure not to leave an inch of them unkissed.