Ink, Sweat, and Tears (Siren Publishing Classic ManLove) by Sage Marlowe

Author:Sage Marlowe [Marlowe, Sage]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: erotic MM, Romance MM
Published: 2012-06-19T22:00:00+00:00

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At seven o’clock the next evening, Dean entered Caelan’s studio with very mixed feelings. Sure, his plan might get him close to Caelan for a few hours but what if Caelan really wasn’t interested in him anymore? What if he didn’t like the tattoo Caelan had designed for him? In the worst possible case he’d end up with a tattoo he didn’t like that would remind him for the rest of his life of a man he had failed to hold on to in time.

“Hiya, I’ll be with you in a minute!” Caelan called from somewhere in the back.

“It’s me. Dean!”

“Oh, great. Put the Closed sign on the door and come through, would you?”

“Okay.” Dean did as he was told and crossed the public area of the studio, walking past the lines of photographs of the tattoos Caelan had etched into other people’s skin. Once again he wondered if he’d really thought this through. He knew he hadn’t, so he shoved the thought away before he could start seriously second-guessing his decision.

Pushing the heavy, black, velvet curtain to the side, he entered the back area for the first time and took a look around. It was much bigger than he had expected and consisted of three rooms, not just one. Two were empty and the third was occupied by Caelan and a blue-haired girl of around twenty years. She lay topless on a low padded table, fortunately front down, while Caelan was bending over her, holding what looked a lot like a medieval torture instrument in his hand. From the looks of it he was just about to put the colour into the last of several butterflies that decorated the girl’s back in a line from her hip to the nape of her neck. Turning his head, he smiled up at Dean, his expression for once unguarded and full of the relaxed cheerfulness he’d displayed on the day they had met. “Hi. I’ll just finish Ginnie’s butterfly armada then I’m all yours.”

Dean doubted that he meant that but it sounded nice anyway. Returning the smile, he nodded.

“Is it okay if I take a look? Uh, Ginnie, is it?”

Careful not to move she said, “Sure. As long as you keep your eyes on the ink. And only on the ink.”

“Sweetie, he’s no more interested in your girly bits than I am.” Caelan chuckled as the tattoo gun in his hand buzzed into life again and the butterfly’s wing slowly turned a bright pink.

“Oh, that’s good then. Is he your boyfriend?”

Ignoring the question, Caelan wiped the excess ink off her skin, dipped the needle into more liquid pink, and continued his work before he asked, “How’s the piercing doing? Healing well?”

“Perfect. Jane’s been having a lot of fun with it.”

“Just remember to keep going easy with it until it’s healed properly,” Caelan reminded sternly. “And that means she’s not supposed to get any body fluids on you. None at all.”

“Spoilsport,” Ginnie replied, but looked appropriately ashamed.

“Just trying to keep you healthy and all the fun parts in working order.

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