Lust and Lies

Rose

The rest of the weekend was amazing, Saturday we went to a park and had lunch then had dinner on the beach front, again we made love many times. Today we went to a local art museum and ate dinner at a fancy restaurant 45 minutes away. After dinner we made wishes at a coin fountain.

We walked along the streets of Naples hand in hand. We were about to pass a tattoo shop when Rich stopped me.

"Let's get tattoos."
"Seriously?" I said shocked.
"Yeah totally you're old enough."
"Well I don't know what to get."
"That's okay come on." He said excited.

Inside the shop was a few guys giving tattoos and some girls sitting around. I admired the pictures of some of the tattoos on the wall.

"Hello there what can I do for you today?" A lady with bright pink hair said.
"We want some tattoos." Rich said.
"Okay what and where?"
He looked at me.
"I want mine on the side of my middle finger, I want a moon, on my right hand." I said
"And I want a sun on my left middle finger."
I smiled
"Okay well let's go." She said pointing to some tables. She drew up the sun and moon and we waited to get them.
"Are you sure this is a good idea. I mean what if mom sees?"
"I don't know but we can worry about that later."

After about an hour we got them and paid, it was about $200, they were so beautiful. We walked out of the shop and started walking back to the restaurant where the truck was. I needed to be home at least before 9 so we had a few hours left. I was content, I just got my first tattoo and I was holding hands with the love of my life. It all came crashing down when he stopped walking. I looked over at him and his gaze was fixed on the other side of the street.

"What's wrong?" I asked confused.
"Is that is that your mother?" He asked pointing to a couple making out next to the entrance of a bar.

The woman had long blonde hair, about the length of my moms. She wore black heels, a bright red skin tight dress, and by her slide was a black and gold purse.

"I can't tell."

Then I saw it. The woman had turned just enough to show a tattoo of a rose on her right arm. Same as my mom.

"So my mom is cheating on the guy she cheated on my dad with. Great."
"How do you know it's her."
"The tattoo. She got it when grandma Rose died a few years back."
"Wow, that hurts a little. She's supposed to be in Orlando. What should I do? Should I go say something?"
"Oh no. Take a picture and when we get home send it to her and say you received it from your friend or something. She can't see me."
"Okay. Well come here." He said as he pushed me into the wall and kissed me roughly for a few minutes. After that we looked back and my mom and the man had started walking the other direction hand in hand. I felt bad, but I was happy at the same time, was that wrong?