Kaleo is a tattoo artist more like owns a tattoo shop. He can do the old style of tattooing also know as Tatau or do a regular tattoo with just the needle either way both are still painful. He's done tattoos for his family and he makes good money fr...
Another day at work after taking some of Tia's boxes and placing it in the empty guess room temporarily I realized that I haven't been at work or at the gym in a while. I opened up the shop and let some light in from the window and turning on the shops light I cleaned the shop of dust and whatever rubbish there was. Without looking up from the counter I heard someone enter the shop.
"How may I help you today?" I asked
"Wow man the first thing I get when I walk in here and you don't even look up to see your friend I feel hurt" the customers voice sounded familiar so when I did I look up a smile broke out on my face, "Shane man. How've you been?" I asked and pulling him into a hug.
"I'm good. Look at you what happened to the skinny scrawny kid that I knew?"
"Yeah I started going to the gym to build up some muscle" I said with a shrug of my shoulders.
"You look good and you own your Dad's tattoo shop place looks like it hasn't changed in ages. I've noticed that you're covered in tats man" he said lightly punching my shoulder
"Yeah I've got them all in memory of my Dad and family but I think I'm going to add one more for my girl" I said with a smirk
"Whoa since when did you start dating?" he asked shock written all over his face
"It's a long story but seriously what can I do for you?"
"Yeah I came in here cause I was wondering if you could tat me up, I've been wanting to get this design for a while now on my back" he showed me a picture of the tattoo design that he wanted. (Tattoo below)
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"Sure I can do that just know that doing a big piece like this for one whole day it'll be expensive" I said with a serious expression
"I know" he said I motioned for him to follow me in the back. I had him lie down on the table while I set up my tools. I had to hand draw the design on his back with a sharpie before outlining it the ink. Realizing that it's a big piece and it takes up his entire back I had to look at the picture multiple times. I started the gun and got to work.
Shane and I made conversation catching up while I tatted him up. I told him about Tia. When I'm tatting someone I take my time but at the same time I get it done fast and then I go back to make sure that I didn't miss any details and if I did I add some details before finishing up the design so after 2 hours of tatting up Shane I gave him a break from the needle piercing his skin constantly since this was a big piece I only got the bottom done. We were talking and laughing when I heard the door open.
"Kaleo?" I smiled and stood up from my seat
"Hey man be right back I want you to meet someone" I said before walking to the front to greet Tia.
"Hey Babe" I said walking around the counter I embraced her and kissed her. She pulled away a little breathless, "Wow, you're in a good mood" she said
I chuckled and took her hand interlocking our fingers together, "I am but I want you to meet someone" before she could say anything I brought her into the back.
"Shane this is my girlfriend Tia, Tia this is my friend Shane"
"Nice to meet you Shane"
"Pleasures all mine" he said with a wave of his hand since he was still lying down on the table.
"Ok you ready to get done with this tattoo?" I asked and he nodded Tia sat down in another chair and watched me work. She also made conversation with Shane he laughed a couple times at the stories that she shared, "Shane man stop laughing before I fuck up your tattoo" I said
Tia giggled and cleared her throat, "So babe I was thinking maybe I could move my stuff in already?" she asked while looking at me. I was concentrating on Shane's tattoo but answered her, "Sure, do you need help?"
"Please" she asked and leaned back in the chair. I nodded and continued to work. Shane, Tia and I made conversation to distract him from the pain. I finally finished his tattoo and put the gun down I removed my gloves and threw them away before putting some oil on his back and wrapping it up.
"Thanks man I appreciate it" Shane said Tia was standing behind the counter I leaned into her from behind placing my arms on the countertop and placing my head on her head she smiled and shook her head.
"You're a lucky girl to be with this guy" he said with a soft look on his face. She smiled a warm smile, "Thank you" she said
"And you" he said looking at me I got off of Tia and wrapped my arm around her shoulder hugging her to my side she wrapped her arm around my waist and placed the other on my chest while leaning her head by neck.
"Yeah?"
"Take good care of her" he said while paying for his tattoo. Tia and I chuckled before he left. She looked up at me and smiled I looked at her and captured her lips in mine. She pulled away and looked at the time I looked at the clock and realized that time flew by fast I didn't think that Shane's tattoo would take that long. I opened the shop at 12 and his session was 5 hours long.
"Shit we need to get your stuff" I said rushing to close up the shop
"Yeah about that" she said while I was doing whatever.
"Corey and I already packed everything today and we have everything in our cars except for the furniture we decided to leave it at the house but we sold it so whoever buys it will have a furnished house" I was listening to what she was saying while cleaning when I was done I turned off the lights and we walked out of the shop I locked the door and we walked to our cars.
"So everything is in your guys car?" I asked
"Yeah and look Corey's been sitting in his car for the past 5 hours" she said pointing to the Corey's car
"Shit let's get you two home" I said and we got in our cars. Tia and Corey followed me home and parked their cars. I helped Tia and Cory unload their boxes. Some of Tia's boxes went in my room since she labeled it. The boxes that I had in the guest room were all from the living room I moved those boxes into a corner in my living room. Corey moved all of his and Casey's stuff in the guest room. Corey went straight to unpacking his boxes I helped Tia unpack some of hers she of course organized her things in my room and I made sure that there was room for her things. I organized and made room for some of her things that she had in her living room boxes most of it was pictures so we hung them up on the wall some were in frames so some of them went into our room and some stayed in the living room.
When everything was unpacked from their boxes Tia collapsed on the bed and turned on her side, "I'm so tired" she groaned I chuckled and laid next to her, "Hey at least you had helping hands to help you with things so you were able to unpack things faster"
"True" she said stifling a yawn she turned and cuddled into my side. I wrapped my arms around her and pulled a blanket above the both of us before falling asleep.
