Part 46
In the hall, Stormy grabbed Nick’s hand and dragged him to the elevators. "Come ON, Nick," she insisted.
"What is your hurry? A minute ago, you didn’t want to leave and now you can’t get out of here fast enough."
"I need your help to get ready for Alex to come home. I thought I’d have more time than this." As the doors of the elevators closed on them, she asked, "Do you know where Alex goes to get his tattoos here in Orlando?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"I wanna get one. Alex and I talked about it in Virginia and he was gonna take me when we got back to Orlando but all this happened. I wanna surprise him tomorrow with it."
"What are you gonna get?"
"A storm…on my lower back."
Stepping off the elevator, Nick pulled out his cell phone and made a call. He talked as he walked with Stormy through the parking lot to his jeep. Stormy could tell he was talking to the guy at the tattoo place because he was explaining who he was bringing and what she wanted. Hanging up as they reached the jeep, he said, "David is gonna wait for us and he’s gonna pull the designs he’s got so you can look at them."
"Thank you, Nick," gushed Stormy giving him a hug.
Once in the car and headed out of the parking lot, Nick asked, "What else do you need to get done?"
As they drove through town, Stormy told Nick her plans for the ‘Welcome Home’ party for Alex. Nick was excited and eagerly agreed to help her in any way possible.
Reaching the tattoo parlor, Nick introduced Stormy to David who escorted them to a private room. The designs he had picked out were lying on a table for Stormy to look over. Nick looked with her pointing out the ones he liked.
Pointing to one in particular, David said, "That’s my newest design. I haven’t done this on anyone yet."
"I really like it," said Stormy looking at it closely.
"I can do your name in lightening bolts if you want."
Stormy picked up the paper with the design on it and studied it closely. "If I get this one, will you promise NOT to do it on anyone else?"
David thought it over. "Why?"
"I want this to be special…just for Alex."
"And you’re willing to pay?"
"Yes! And I don’t want my name….I want ‘Alex’s Storm’."
"Works for me. It’s gonna take several hours to do. I can do it in several sessions if you want."
"No. I want it complete for when he comes home tomorrow." Seeing that David was dubious about it, she added, "I’ll pay double."
That was the clincher. "Let’s do it. I’ll leave so you can take off your pants. There’s a sheet on the table to cover yourself with and just pull your shirt up like a halter-top. I’ll be back in a minute. When you’re ready, just get comfortable on the table."
"What are you gonna do, Nick?"
"I’ll hang around if you want or I can come back."
"How about going to grab me something to eat and drink and then hang out with me?"
"That’ll work. See you in a few."
The rest of the evening and into the early morning hours were spent with Stormy getting the special tattoo of a storm on her lower back. Nick stayed with her and they talked more about the party and Stormy’s plans while David worked. Everything was going to be perfect for Alex’s return home.
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