6. He was so freaky

"You got a freaking tattoo wow Lee, I never thought I'd live to see that day.." Laura let out an exaggerated reaction. Everyone in Starbucks kept giving us looks. I was a bit embarrassed but I was used to it. Laura was sweet, just a tad bit loud.

"Yeah with Eric.." I muttered my hand laid on my chin and a comfortable stance.

"I figured, he was the only force that could have triggered this." She smiled widely, she seemed happier than I was.

"Yeah... he really is something." I smiled.

"Are you-" she gasped. "In-love with Ricky?"

"What?!" I gave her a scowl. "No no no.."

She wiggled her eyes brows at me and I ended up laughing. She let it slide this time as she changed the subject.

"Well tell me what you have been busy with?" I took a sip of my cappuccino, it was absolutely delight. My mind immediately drifted to Eric, I wondered what was he doing right now? It was getting harder and harder to be away from him. I didn't want to be this attached but I couldn't help it not with his charming ways-

Who am I kiddin? That man was far from from charming.

He was an arsehole, with a bad case of verbal diarrhea.

Yesterday we had went from the tattoo shop and went straight to Mcdonalds where Eric ordered me a kiddies meal to make me feel happy. I couldn't help but laugh. In actual fact yesterday was the best day of my life but all I knew was I would always have a great time as long as Eric was around. Fun was his middle name, he clearly forgot to tell me that.

"You know Addie is back in town right?" Laura smiled, she always smiled even for no reason whatever but I understood that she smiled because this was her beloved older sister.

"Uh-huh." I said taking a bite off my blueberry muffin.

"Yeah, she is getting married and she came back so dad could wed them."

"Are you serious? Addie Addie our atheist Addie rebellious Addie who absolutely hates love and doesn't believe in marriage is getting married.." I almost choked.

"She has changed, Lee. I'm really shocked." Laura gave me a nod.

"Wait so you mean she is really getting married?" I shook my head as I waited till I had swallowed the food in my mouth. "To who? Who would want to stick with your sisters rude ass for life? No offense." I took another bite.

Laura immediately let out a laugh. She understood. Addie had caused so much shame in the Johnston family. She ran away with her father's car and returned when she felt like, she had gotten tattoos at an early age, she had piercings everywhere, she wore black and everyone at school called her the preachers goth kid. She was always negative about everything and whenever Laura and I would build a snowman she would always show up to destroy then laugh. I never had a sibling but Addie always made me relieved that I didn't have one. Everyone expected her to get pregnant at sixteen or be some kind of failure so this was really some stupefying information.

"Jeremy is the name, you're looking for."

"Well he clearly has a death wish."

We both laughed.

"Anyways you know Addie didn't well never had any friends right? So she wants us both to be her bridesmaids. She also called Mal and our cousin Eli."

I choked.

"Mal as in Mallory?" I tried not to roll my eyes.

"Yeah Mallory, you know she would never let it die if we didn't make her a part of the wedding."

I nodded, knowing that drama queen. She once called the police because no one wanted to be friends with her in kindergarten. It was merely the most stupid thing any kid has ever done. You don't just press 911 for absolutely no good reason. I always knew her parents had accidentally let her hit the back of her head as a kid. Everyone laughed it off and thought it was cute that she called the police for that reason, I just thought she was a little maniac.

Nothing has changed.

"So Eli, Elishama will be coming from Australia then?" I asked, I liked Laura's cousin. She was very nice even though she stayed half way across the world from us. She always visited though. She is two years younger making her twenty-three.

"Yep, she is pretty excited." Laura then grimaced and I knew more was coming. "You know how Addie didn't have friends right?"

I nodded.

"Well Jeremy too so I told Addie I would bring Sam and you would bring Eric. Jeremy will bring his two friends, well the only friends he has.."

"Right... well I don't think Eric is keen on weddings, when is it because in three months wait slash that, two months he will be gone.."

I felt a wave of sadness hit me, instantly.

"You know we could just send his agency more money to make him stay for life." Laura pulled a face and I grinned.

"That's not such a bad idea but I don't think he fancies me that much. I think he is rather always annoyed by me."

"I don't think so..."

"He treats you so differently and just pushes me on the side." I glowered looking alway from her gaze.

"See he treats you differently that's a good sign."

"Well everyone can call him Ricky except me." I whined.

"Seriously Lee?" She chuckled. "You're being a baby right now.."

"I'm serious.."

"He got a tattoo of you Rose rose rose." She said in a chirpy voice making me grin.

"He has loads of tattoos he never explained to me, it's probably other girls he has worked with. He takes his job seriously.."

"So what happens after he leaves?"

"I don't know, I'm afraid it's back to boring, bland, black and white..."

"Okay Okay, I get it missy." Laura reached from across the table to hold my hand.

"You will be alright, Lee. Let loose for once, don't think about tomorrow and what if. Just think about right now and what you want. I have watched you your whole life, be the pretty little perfect doll for your parents but it doesn't have to be like that. Robbie made a fool of you and I'm glad that broken heart of yours can still love again. You're that strong. Can you please let yourself be happy? Please Leona?"

I felt like tearing up.

"And for fucks sake start letting this beautiful hair down, we're not in the hospital at the moment."

I chuckled, wiping a tear away.

Suddenly my phone rang then I pulled my hand away, a smile immediately graced my lips when I saw the caller ID written flame. It was initially Arsehole but I changed it last night when I couldn't sleep because my reality was much better than my dreams.

"Hey.." I smiled at Laura who gave me a thumbs up.

"Sugar tits." I immediately rolled my eyes.

"Eric.." I gave him a whining voice.

"I'm at Victoria's Secret and I wanted to know your size.."

I almost choked on my saliva.

"What?" I furrowed my eyebrows, Laura gave me a smile, wanting to know what he was saying.

"You said your tattoo would look great in a bikini so I want to get you a bikini, is there a problem milady?" He said in his British accent.

"Well I don't wear bikinis, only swimming costumes." It was true, I never felt comfortable enough to walk around in a bikini.

"Alright grandma, I will get you a bikini and some lingerie for when we cure my blue balls."

I was shocked.

I couldn't imagine having sex with him.

Well I did but-

This was Eric, he could be joking but I wanted to. I really wanted to ever since he laid those wet kisses on my lower region, it's all I could think of.

"Sir May I help you?" A lady spoke through the phone.

"Yeah, I want something sexy for my girlfriend. She has a body sculptured by the Gods. Don't give me the skinny anorexic type, give me something that accommodates her luscious buns."

"Hey, Leo you still there?"

"Uhm yeah.." I was out of breath, he had complimented me. Ofcourse I got compliments all the time about my hourglass shape but this was Eric who said he would never date someone like me.

"Alright, come to my room at midnight." With that the line went dead. He was truly a flame and I was about to get burnt.

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