Falling Down(116)

"You'd think she was just told she had to give a press conference," Sera chortles.
"This is brutal. Brutal!"
"Jesse, hand me her Kindle. I'll read her a little Tijan to distract her."
"Oh my God, thank you Sera. I was up to such a great part. I've got a bit of a girlie crush on Logan Kade."
"I see how it is. You get the real thing," Ben points at Jesse, "and you need a new crush."
I bite my lip. "I'd laugh but it hurts too bad. You'll see. He's such a player and his one-liners are awesome."
Sera starts to read and before you know it, everyone's got chairs pulled up listening to Fallen Crest Public.
After an hour or so Xander sneers, "What the f*ck? I hope someone knocks those bitches on their asses."
"I'm sure it's going to happen," Harley answers. "There's no way Mason or Logan are going to let that shit slide."
I raise a brow at Sera who laughs behind her hand then goes back to reading. We've got big bad rockers and tattoo artists liking some Tijan.
"If you think this is bad, you should have read Fallen Crest Family with me. Sam's mom is a psycho."
"We'll have to read that with them next," Sera tells me with a smirk.
"Looks like we're all a bunch of Raisinettes," Jesse laughs.
I laugh with him. "Tijanettes, babe."
"New Tijanette members--rockers and tattoo artists. Tijan would be proud," Sera sniffles and wipes a fake tear.
"Weirdo."
Bret hands me a diet Coke with a straw and then a regular Coke to Harley.
"Thank you, Bret. I was getting a little dehydrated what with all the sweating from the pain and all," I tease.
Harley grunts. "I think we should 3D this f*cker."
"That'd be wicked," Hunter agrees.
"Not today, though, right?" I ask, more than a little intimidated by what I've already taken on.
Harley chuckles. "No, not today. We won't color it all in either knowing you're coming back."
I nod.
Bret stands. "I'm going to order pizza. You all in?"
Everyone murmurs their agreement.
"Smoke break," Harley says.
"I don't smoke," I tell him.
"Me either but I need to stretch and piss."
"Well then. Have at it."
Jesse helps me stand, putting a hand over my boob as he does. Another squeeze.
"Don't get me all worked up," I scold Jesse who grins. "You're so sassy today."
"You bring it out of me." He leans in and gives me a soft kiss.
"Oh boy. You really need to stop that. I think to distract myself from your hotness, I should probably go pee. Please can one of the pizza's be sausage and mushroom pizza? I can't stand all that meat that Jesse puts on his pizza and I don't do onions like on the supreme."
"No problemo. That's what Hunter eats too," Bret says exiting the store.
Ten minutes later Harley's back to inking up my skin. He's gotten a lot done in the time we've been here which must be quite a while since it's starting to get dark. My side is numb from the needle.
"Harley, do your neck and back get sore? Does your hand get numb?" I ask.
"Sometimes the neck does. Back isn't so bad and no to the hand."
"I've got to agree with Jesse. The outline is worse than the color."
"I don't agree with that at all," Ben says.
"Of course you don't. You're not happy unless you're being contrary," Sera scolds.
"You gain any weight yet?"
"Fuck off, Ben."
"I'll meet you in your room later."
"You're living in a dream world, Benjamin," she says imitating Morpheus from The Matrix.