Tattoos in the Work Place.

Friday Morning Rituals

RING RING RING RING.

I groan and roll over on my bed; searching for my ringing phone on my nightstand. I find it, and slap it a few times until the alarm turns off. I rub my eyes, and sigh.

"Venus! Wake the fuck up, and come eat the breakfast I made you!" I chuckle, and roll out of bed. I walk over to my closet and pull on an old sweatshirt, and walk out into the hallway. I run my fingers through my hair, and smile at Lathan.

"Good morning, darling. How are you?" he asks, his British accent coming out with his morning cheer.

"Morning, Lathan. I am again tired as hell, how are you?" I grab a glass out of the cabinet, and fill it with milk. I sit on the counter, and take a sip.

"I would be lovely if you would get your pretty ass off of that counter, young lady." he swats at me with a wooden spoon until I hop off of the counter.

"I'm not that much younger than you, old man." I poke his side, and look over his shoulder at what he is cooking.

"And yet you still call me old man." I snicker, and walk away.

"You're almost thirty; that's old."

"I am twenty eight, and you are twenty one; it's only seven years!" he throws a towel at me. I laugh, and put down my milk.

"Whatever." I grab two plates, and put them beside him on the counter.

"What are you doing today?" Lathan asks as he fills our plates with eggs and bacon.

"I have a meeting with the Ashford company around noon, and then a few more meetings within my company around four. I will be home by nine tonight. Do you need help downstairs tonight?" I grab my plate and a fork, and go to eat at the bar.

"I will need help later tonight because Sasha has to leave around eleven to help her boyfriend home."

"Is she still dating that prick of a college kid?" Lathan sits next to me, and drinks some of my milk.

"Yes, apparently they are a 'match made in heaven'. I don't think it's going to last another week." I chuckle and nod my head.

We continue eating until we are both finished. I gather our plates and start to clean up.

"Thank you for breakfast, even if you did come into my home without asking."

"Honey, you live right above my club, plus you're like my little sister; of course I'm going to come make you breakfast." I nod my head, and finish putting the dishes into the dishwasher.

"I can always count on something to eat every Friday morning." I clean the pans he used to cook, and put them on the drying rack. I turn towards Lathan and smile.

"Thanks again, but I am going to have to kick you out now; I need to get ready." Lathan rolls his eyes, and hops down from his stool.

"Come check in with me when you are home. Make sure to rest a bit, and eat; then you can help out downstairs."

"I'll be quick; it's Friday night so you'll need all the help you can get." he nods, and gives me a hug before walking towards the door.

"Have a nice day! I will see you later, darling."

"Bye, Lathan." I hear him close the door, and knock on it. I nod my head, and walk back towards my room. I strip off my sweatshirt, and shorts.

I walk into my bathroom and turn on the shower. I grab a clean towel out of the closet, and strip off the rest of my clothes.

I step into the shower and sigh. The hot water relaxes my muscles, and almost lures me back to sleep. After making sure my entire body was fresh I step out of the shower into the cold air.