Simple Fire

Grand re-opening

Her workstations had finally been delivered. She needed to get them set-up the way she wanted them but the stations themselves were put where she wanted them. Two on each side of the room giving four artists enough room to work on a client comfortably. She signed where she needed to before the delivery guys left. The rest of her afternoon was setting up each workstation as she wanted it. She could officially reopen for business the following day. After she finished with her workstations, she decided to create some flyers to put out around town.

It announced her grand reopening with a ten percent off coupon if they brought the flyer into the shop with them. She hoped it would work and help get her shop back where it needed to be, financially. A ten percent off coupon should lure enough customers in to keep her busy most of the day. With any luck that is. Once she had her flyers made and printed, she took them around to post up at different places around town. She left a few with other businesses and offered to let them leave business cards or their own flyers at her shop in exchange.

Once she had all her flyers passed out and put up around town, she headed home. Tig hadn't arrived yet so she took herself a quick shower then got on making dinner for them. It had been a long day so she opted to make something simple for dinner. Tacos. As she was seasoning the meat, she heard the sound of a bike coming up the street and smiled. Tig immediately took his kutte off and hung it up by the door before walking into the kitchen. She was stirring taco meat when he walked up behind her and slid his arms around her waist.

"Welcome home." She stated.

"Smells wonderful, babe." He kissed her cheek.

"Have a good day today?" She asked as she took the meat off the stove.

"It was hard helping Luann get everything moved around where she wanted it. I never realized just how much work went into making a porn studio look so cheap." He laughed as she grabbed a package of shredded cheese and a jar of salsa out of the fridge.

"You must've loved working there today." Teegan stated.

"We were all working, working. Not sitting around watching a porno be made, babe. I swear. It was helping Luann get her furniture moved to where she wanted it for her productions. Helping get cameras set up and where she wanted them placed. Getting lights set up. That sort of thing." Tig explained.

"I'm sure everyone needed help after those bombs." Teegan relented, still not liking the idea of Tig "working" at a porn studio.

"Happy, Quinn, and Chibs were working at the escort service helping get it set back up. Everyone needed help. You needed help." Tig grabbed himself a beer from the fridge.

"I know." Teegan retorted as she began putting together her dinner, "I'm not upset. I understand there are others who need help in redoing their businesses. Doesn't mean I have to like where you're working."

"I know. So, how was your day?" Tig finally asked hoping to get off the subject of where he'd spent all day.

"Everything except the body jewelry arrived and has been set up and ready for opening. I made some flyers and passed them out and put them up all over town before I came home. I'm hoping offering a ten percent discount on a tat will help bring some business in." Teegan explained.

"I'm sure it will. Who doesn't love getting a percentage off a new tat?" Tig laughed making her smile.

She laughed too hoping he was right. They discussed other ways to help bring in more business to her shop including putting a small add in the local paper. She'd been out of business for nearly three months between waiting on the insurance check and waiting on an all-clear from her doctor and hoped whatever business she had would still be there when she reopened the following day. After dinner, instead of letting her lounge around on the couch watching TV, he led her to the bedroom to show her how much he truly cared for and admired her above all others.

The next day, she got up, took herself a quick shower, and got dressed. Coffee had already been made and she wondered what Tig was up to. He hardly ever made coffee. She made her way into the kitchen to find him at the stove stirring a skillet of something. Asking what he was doing, he looked over at her and said he was attempting to make her breakfast so she'd have a good start to her day at her new and improved shop. It made her laugh as she poured herself a cup of coffee. A little while later, he handed her a plate of scrambled eggs and pan sausage before sitting down with his own plate.

She thanked him for making breakfast before digging in. It was much better than she thought it would be. After breakfast, he gave her a passionate kiss and wished her a wonderful grand reopening. She hugged him tightly and told him to behave himself making him wiggle his eyebrows at her. "You're the only one for me, babe!" he told her before climbing on his Dyna and backing out of the driveway. She shook her head as she climbed into her truck and headed off to her shop.

She was shocked to see Gemma already there waiting on. Upon opening up the door, then turning the 'open' sign on, the Queen began bringing in some homemade baked goods. "You can't have a grand reopening without treats to give your customers!" Gemma smiled at her. Teegan thanked her profusely before the overhead bell rang. There was a young man, probably around eighteen, standing there with a flyer in his hand.

"I saw this flyer at the barbershop. Do I get the ten percent discount on my tat?" He asked.

"Yep. Do you have a design in mind, want to look through possible tattoos, or do you need me to draw something up for you?" Teegan asked.

"Can I look through your possible tattoos?" He asked.

"Of course. Both my tat books are on the table." Teegan told him, "Oh! Take a muffin while you browse. They're fresh and homemade by Gemma here."

"Thanks!" The kid grinned as he took one then moved over to the couch to look through the books.

"Seems your flyers are working. Here comes two more people." Gemma stated.

"Good!" Teegan chuckled.

She welcomed the pair who had come in and offered them some fresh, homemade goodies. They, too, wanted to know if the ten percent off for a tat was still going on. She assured them it was for that day only making both smile. One already had a design with him and the other wanted something drawn up. She sat down with him to draw out what he was describing to her while his friend was munching on a muffin. He wanted a flaming skull with two guns coming out from behind it. He loved her design and smiled when she promised she could do it in color.

He went first since the first kid was still looking over her books. The kid's friend's tattoo was small and wouldn't take too long. Teegan was done with the outline of the kid's tattoo when the first guy had finally picked what he wanted. He sat there munching on another muffin as he waited. Her client's friend took a business card "so they could make appointments in the future". She just smiled as she continued working.

More than an hour later as she was letting the kid look at his new ink. He smiled brightly as he stared at his upper left arm. "It's perfect!" he told her as they walked to the register. She took off the promised ten percent before walking back to her station to clean up. The kid's friend was next in her chair making her look over at the first guy apologetically. He just shrugged as he sat back to look around. The overhead bell rang so Teegan shouted to have a seat and she'd get to them in a minute. Gemma offered one of the fresh, homemade muffins while they waited.

The kid was finished quickly so he walked with Teegan to the register to pay out. He showed his flyer and was happy to receive his discount. She looked over to the first guy that had walked in and nodded towards her station. She told the new client to look through her books if he needed inspiration on what he wanted or she could come up with something if he didn't like anything he saw. The first guy's tattoo was relatively small and not very intricate. It took maybe forty-five minutes to do. He was checking out his new ink with a wide grin while Teegan was chatting with her latest customer.

The first guy walked over with his flyer to pay out. He, too, too a business card before he left. The new customer wanted one of her dragon designs so she sketched it out on stencil paper before he laid down on his stomach for her to tattoo his back. As she was working on the outline, the overhead bell rang again. Gemma, again, offered some homemade goodies while the girl waited her turn. "Looks like you're going to need another artist to help out soon!" Gemma noted earning a chuckle and head nod from Teegan.

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