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Natalie rolled her eyes. “You two are unbelievable.”
“What do you think he means by that exactly?” Zoe asked. A free spirit, not afraid to admit she liked men and sex, Zoe squinted as she thought about the question.
“Could be lots of things, really. First thing that comes to mind is rough play, of course.”
“That’s outside the limits of social acceptance?” Natalie asked. Apparently, despite herself, she was as invested as the two of us. “I don’t think so.”
“BDSM?” I asked.
“Probably. What else could it be?” Zoe speculated.
“The possibilities are endless,” I said. “I would know. I’ve been thinking about it since yesterday afternoon.”
“When you went to his shop.” Natalie finished her first wine and grabbed the second. “And then subsequently sold your soul to him.”
“And,” I added, “got a tattoo too.”
Zoe didn’t figuratively spit out her wine. Some of it actually dribbled from her lips as she tried to keep it in. Which didn’t help Natalie pull herself together. Natalie and I alternately sputtered and laughed at Zoe, at which point I raised my wrist and turned it over.
“No, you did not.” Natalie could not have looked more stunned.
“Holy shit, Charlee.” Zoe grabbed my wrist.
“A tattoo? Was that even on your radar?” Natalie asked.
“Not completely.” I showed them. “But I love it.”
Zoe laughed. “It? Or him?”
Since I couldn’t deny it, I kept my mouth shut on that one.
“I can’t believe he gave you a tattoo.”
“His first in the new shop,” I said, oddly proud of that.
“It’s for your ‘smooth sea’ quote?” Natalie guessed.
“Mmhmm.”
“Good choice.” Zoe picked up her second wine tasting glass. “How did you decide what to get?”
If I looked guilty, there was a reason.
“Spill, Donovan.” Natalie looked toward the entrance of the deck. A good-looking guy walked through with some friends. Her gaze followed him to his seat.
Good-looking, but he didn’t hold a candle to Lucas.
No one did.
“He designed it. . . on his own.”
“His own?” Zoe asked. “Like you told him—”
I shook my head. “All I said is that I was considering a tattoo. He did the rest.”
That surprised both women. “And he chose that?” Natalie asked. “To represent your quote?”
I finished my third wine taste and picked up the final one. “Yep. Also, why do we still try the wines when we know them all by now?”
