Her Inked Heart

Chapter 5

Clara sat at the front desk, John walking into the building. He had a few more tattoos to do, and Adam was coming to get tattooed by Clara.

"Princess, where's that new boyfriend of yours?" John asks, Clara blushing. David and Michael came running into the front room, since they were doing stencils for incoming clients.

"New boyfriend?" Michael asks, "Who is he? Where is he? We've got a few choice words for him."

"Guys, please," Clara says, "He's not a bad guy. On our first date, my mom had an accident and he drove me to the hospital so I could see how she was doing."

They all smirked at the fact that she was still blushing. Clara took a deep breath, before Adam walks in, seeing that they were all staring at her.

"Hey, Clara," Adam says, before Clara softly shakes her head, Adam noticing, "I brought you a tea."

"There he is," David says, slowly walking to face Adam directly. For a few seconds, he just stared at Adam, before he smiles, hugging Adam, "Princess, I approve of him."

"You guys, stop it," Clara says, the three of them laughing. Michael and David go back to the small office drawing stencils, before John goes towards his work station, needing to set it up for his upcoming client, "Here, Adam, you know the drill. Fill out the paperwork, and we'll get your tattoo started."

Adam took the clipboard with the paper he needed to sign, giving Clara her tea. He also kissed her forehead, not wanting more attention on the two of them. Clara smiled, before walking towards her set-up, so she could get the stencil finished and the chair seated properly.

"Anybody have music requests?" Clara yells, before Michael begins running towards Clara's station.

"I'm the DJ here!" Michael screams in a funny way, Adam looking up from the paper he's filling out.

"Well, I don't hear any music, so you've fallen down on the job," Clara says, Adam chuckling, "But I'll give you a second chance, but it better be good music."

Suddenly, through the store, a playlist of 80s music began, David Bowie's "Let's Dance" starting to play. Adam tapped his foot, the music playing throughout the entire building.

"Good choice, Skyscraper!" Clara screams, the others laughing. Adam took a few more seconds, finishing the paperwork, before Clara walked out, taking the clipboard into her hands, "Alright, come with me."

Adam and Clara walked over towards her work station, all the ink ready to go. This time, he wanted to get a clock tattooed on his chest, so he took his shirt off, Clara smiling.

"Why did you want a clock?" Clara asks, preparing Adam's skin for the stencil. Adam smiled at how beautiful Clara was. Everytime he was in the room with her, he couldn't take his eyes off of her. He loved the way her hairstyle changed every time they were together, he loved how she was confident in how she presented herself, and he loved her smile. Her smile was the one thing that made him feel weak if he didn't kiss her.

"Because time is a valuable thing, and we all don't know when time is up for all of us," Adam says, Clara's smile changing to a smirk. She knew that statement was true more than anyone. Time was something that she wished she had more of with her father. It was something that she'll always say. She wishes she had more time with him, and she wishes that time didn't stop with him.

"That statement is more true than you think," Clara says, softly placing the stencil on Adam's chest. Adam lifted his left arm, the side of his body that isn't getting the tattoos, softly brushing Clara's hair, "What are you doing?"

"Nothing," Adam says, before he takes his hand to Clara's chin. He softly pulls her close to him, kissing her gently on the lips.

"Princess has a boyfriend!" David taunts Clara, joking with her. He walks into Clara's work area, grabbing a pen.