Inked Love

Chapter 5

04 WORK

Chris.

That was his name.

My gold and ink boy is called Chris and I really like him.

After he got up without a word and left, my brain completely shut down. I stuffed my nachos with Dylan and only had a beer because Will wasn't going to buy any more alcohol from minors but that didn't matter to me because Char pulled me onto the dance floor and we danced until our legs were shaking, then they took me home and I ran to my room so my mother wouldn't question me. But in all that time I could only think of Chris and his beautiful eyes the color of melted honey, I also thought with a certain sadness that he had gone that way for me, that maybe he didn't like me, could it be?

That would actually be disappointing.

So there I was lying in bed the next day thinking about the events of the night before and wishing he'd just f*****g talk to me, would that be too much to ask?

A glimpse of old Brooklyn made me jump out of my pit of self-pity, run to the shower, put on the first thing I could find which turned out to be a sleeveless baby blue shirt and black pants, and then I ran out of the house. I had an excuse, of course, I wanted to see Charlotte and that was it, I wasn't walking to Inked for another reason. I repeated that to myself until I was sure of my own words. Then I found myself in front of the neon sign and swallowed hard hoping I didn't look like an i***t to whoever was watching me from behind the tinted windows so I hurried inside.

The red walls covered with different types of drawings and Tina, the grumpy receptionist welcomed me. Tina was chewing gum in a totally disgusting way, today her bright red hair was tied on top of her head with a pen and her usual scowl was still there making her look like some kind of sexy but angry receptionist.

"Wow, but the girl is back." She gave me a mischievous little smile that I chose to ignore.

"Charlotte is here?" I asked with my flat voice, a couple of girls entered the place and waited patiently behind me talking quietly about which tattoo they would get.

“I don't know, the last time I saw her she was panting behind Nathan. Now move brat, there are customers behind you." I gave her a sweet smile and looked at the girls behind me.

"Honestly, I wouldn't trust a place where the employees are so rude to their potential customers." Will came out of his office at the same time Tina directed an insult at me, the girls started to move towards the exit but Will intervened.

"I'm sorry ladies, please come with me, do you want some tea, juice, biscuits?..." I winked at Tina who was smoking with rage and walked down a corridor expecting to run into one of the guys, of course I found Dylan first who came with a bunch of boxes from the warehouse, he seemed very happy to see me.

‘’Boo! I knew that sooner or later you would realize that we are made for each other and you would come to me.” I laughed so hard that I made Charlotte appear and give me a hug.

"Hey Brook," she smiled and ruffled my hair, "I thought I was going crazy and I was starting to hear your laugh. What are you doing here?"

"Apparently I came to declare my love for Dylan and to get Tina fired." They both looked at me with their mouths open and as if it were a race they ran towards Will's office which unfortunately was closed but that didn't stop them try to eavesdrop "What are they doing?"

"Shhh" then I shut up and tried to put my ear to the door like them, although it wasn't necessary because Will was upset and talking too loud, all I could hear was Tina's weak excuse that I started all the fuss and Will 's " f**k She's Right" and then " You treat all my goddamn clients like rats and more than one has complained. Do I have to remind you that your ex came over last week to yell at you because you cheated on him with his brother? In front of all my clients! Since you've been here the income has dropped so I'm going to ask you to resign just one damn time"

Wow, so the dragon woman is having a hard time. I actually feel a little bad for her until someone behind us clears their throat and makes me jump in shock causing Charlotte and Dylan to move forward and somehow the door gives way leaving the three of us stranded. on the floor of Will's office. Totally trapped.

‘’What the hell?’’ Will growls, Tina ignores us and quickly signs some papers, then gets up and leaves without looking at anyone, we quickly stand up.

"Will, you didn't have to fire her," I say, "in a certain way I provoked her..."

‘’She brought it on herself, this has nothing to do with you’’ he made a gesture with his hand to dismiss it and ordered a couple of papers on his desk ‘’In fact, now I'm looking for a receptionist, what do you say Brooklyn?’’

My jaw dropped for a moment. Did he just offer me a job? I listen well? I hesitated because I still felt sorry for Tina and they just offered me the job I helped her lose, that would be wrong right?

Well, what the hell.

‘’Of course’’ I was hugged by four arms and then the three of us laughed and jumped like idiots, I don't know who the hell tripped but suddenly we were back on the ground in a tangle of arms and legs, I couldn't even breathe from so much that I laughed .

"God, they're a mess," Will said, smiling, "I think this was a bad idea."

"Worst of your ideas," Charlotte said with a wink.

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I almost had a heart attack when I went to Will's office and found a close-up of Brooklyn's ass. Curse. What the hell was she doing there, showing everyone her amazing ass? I cleared my throat a bit for the three idiots to explain to me what the hell they were doing but that only scared the three of them and ended up on the floor of Will's office.

I almost laughed, almost.

I stood in the hallway listening to how Tina was fired for some altercation she had with Brooklyn, to be honest I never liked her and knowing that she had done something to Brooklyn irritated me too much. She walked past me a while later, her red hair shining in contrast to her black and white tattoos and her slutty outfit, I remember when she got here she tried to throw herself at Nathan but seeing that he only had eyes for Charlotte she tried to sleep with me . Many times.

I never touched her because she's the type of b***h that only wants me to get money or some other s**t like marriage. God free me.

Then I froze for a moment when I heard Brooklyn accept Tina's job, which means I would see her every day.

Why the hell am I smiling like an i***t? Enough with that.

I looked at them and the three idiots were laughing out loud on the floor again, I've never felt lighter than when she was around and had barely accepted the job and even Will seemed happier. Brooklyn was definitely a special little thing.