no control | dolan twins

thirty seven

I hold Grayson's hand as we walk along the crowded sidewalk of downtown Greenville. The only time I explored this cute little town was on my first date with Ethan. That honestly feels like it was years ago. I grip his hand a little tighter when his feet come to a stop. He looks up at our destination and smirks.

"Ah, home sweet home." He turns his head to look at me. I stare up at the big neon red sign that is lit up with the words Tattoos and Piercings. He opens the door and guides me inside. The shop is smaller than I expected. A tall man with a long beard and a bandana looks at us when he hears the door open. He's fully covered with tattoos, similar to Grayson but way more.

"Holy shit, look what the wind blew in." His laugh is deep and heavy as he he walks over to Grayson.

"Hey Benny, it's been too long." Grayson smirks as the man pulls him into a tight hug. He pats Grayson's back as they sway back and forth.

"I was starting to get worried when you stopped coming in here." The man shakes his head back and forth. "I thought maybe you turned soft on me."

"How can I turn soft when I look like this?" Grayson motions toward his arms as he looks back at me. I stand beside him and look up with a grin. "This is my girlfriend, Taylor."

"Wow, way to go kid." The man laughs as he extends his hand out to me. "Benny, pleasure."

"Nice to meet you." I smile politely as I shake his hand.

"Benny here has given me more than half of my tattoos." Grayson explains to me as I nod.

"And he took them all like a champ." He laughs as he looks back at Grayson. "So, what brings you in today?"

"This." Grayson unfolds the piece of paper with my drawing on it. He hands it to Benny and I watch his eyes light up.

"Damn, this is a sick design."

"I drew it." I say proudly as a huge smile forms on my face.

"Shit, you're talented. You should work here, this is better than half of the crap my artists come up with." He looks down at the paper again.

"My thoughts exactly." Grayson smirks down at me. I playfully hit his arm.

"Maybe I'll consider it." I wink at him, causing him to blush.

"I'll draw this up for you now. Where do you want it? Your arms are full." He chuckles again as he walks further into the shop.

"My left thigh." Grayson gives it a slap with the palm of his hand.

"I guess the next step is to fill your legs up." Benny laughs.

"Just up to the knee," Grayson proceeds to shrug, "I'm kind of done with tattoos for a while, unless Taylor designs them."

"I'll see what else I can come up with." I smile as I look around the shop.

"You should get one." Grayson wraps his arms around my waist as I stare up at the wall. It's filled with hundreds of tattoo designs to choose from.

"Yeah, like that would happen." I laugh as I shake my head.

"You should, it would be sexy." He bites down on his lower lip.

"I don't know what I would get." I simply shrugs as his arms tighten around me.

"Whatever you want." He mumbles as he places his chin on my shoulder.

"I'll think about it." I chuckle while turning around. I place a soft kiss on his mouth as his hands move down to my hips. I pull away from his lips and smile up at him.