We pull into the parking lot of Parker's Place. I grab my bag and get out of the truck. I technically have an hour before I have to work. I walk behind the counter when Lucas unlocks the door, and start up the computer. Lucas is in the back. I hear water running. He walks back out with a mop bucket an sanitary wipes. "Hey, Sweetcheeks, want to help? We need to get the place cleaned." I walk over to him grabing the wipes an wiping down the counter. I walk to each of the starions an wipe down the chairs when Lucas instructs me to, as well as turn on all the computers. I ask him quickly when I see him begin to mop," Why is it called Parker's Place?" I see him smile. "Parker is my son. He is four. It's called Parker's Place because he was the motivation for me to open it. I hope one day Parker will call this his place." "Does Parker ever come here?" " Every other weekend an he stays with me half the Summer." He says happily. I finish wiping an take the mop from him." I need the computer logged into." he nods his head an walks to the counter. "I'll make you an account. I just like everybody having an account so if something does happen I can have a trail to someone." Lucas says as he types. I nod my head in understanding and finish up the mopping. A few minutes later Klean walks in, " Hey, Klean, empty the bucket of water for Laura then come back an get ready, your first customer will be here within the hour." Klean walks over to me all smiles while he picks up the bucket. I walk behind the counter, pulling out my phone. There is a message from Joey, how he got his number in my phome is a mystery. Hey, babydoll, give my appointment to Lucas for today. I call Lucas over to me an show him the text. He nodds," Ok, Sweetcheeks." He walks over to his seldom used station begins to prep for Joey's appointment. The first customer walks in ten minutes late. It is a female about nineteen ready for her first tattoo, a dragon coming from an egg on her lower back. The day goes on much like the day before except this time I don't get tired and I wonder where Joey could be at. When the final customer leaves I rewipe the counter. Lucas walks over to me an puts his arm over my shoulders." Want to chill here for a little while with me and the guys, have a couple of beers?" I nod my head following Lucas to his office, everyone is there except Joey. I am handed a beer as I sit down on the only avalible surface, the desk. Mark, an older Biker with thinning hair an a thick graying beard, " How do you know Reaper?" He ask. I take a large sip of the beer. " We lived next door to each other. He was always a bad boy. I was the good girl. He left town an I stayed. That is really all there is to it. Do we have anythimg stronger?" Lucas got up out of his chair and walks to the closet coming back out with tequila. I smiled as he pulled a couple of shot glasses from his desk. He pours shots and I tossed them both back. When I wasn't taking shots I was drink beer. Klean, a long haired hippie looking biker asked after six shots," Do you like the boy?" I began to laugh," He broke my heart when he left. All I wanted to do is ride away with him, but couldn't, me being sixteen an all. The fucker. I always loved him, don't know why. He is always trying to scare me but that shit doesn't fucking work, just makes him hotter." I shoot back two more shots. I hear laughter all around. We continue to drink asking questions," Are you a virgin?" I look at Skull, a scary looking fucker. He had no hair on his head except his eyebrows. He had tattoos everywhere, with a scare that goes from his ear to his shoulder. "Hell no, when Reaper left I was mad a gave it to Thomas Jenkals. He was a senior in Joey's year an the weren't enemys but they weren't friends. It sucked. It was like three strokes an done." All begin to laugh, Skull looks at me," We ken leave an I ken show you a good time." I look at him for a moment. "Back the fuck off, Skull. She is my women." Says a voice from the door. I look at Joey stagering off the desk to him. "When the helllll did I bbecome your women?" I say poking him in his chest. He grabs my hands, "You have always been mine. Even when I left.' I scoft an push past him,"Where are you going?" ask Mark. " Home." is my answer I walk out into the cool air. I lean against the wall. My legs wobbly. I walk to the corner of the buliding. I trip over my shoe an land face first in the dirt, I just lay there deciding it is a comfortable spot. I close my eyes an drift off to sleep.

I wake up to loud banging. I groan an roll over. The sound continues. I pull myslef from my twin bed. I walk to my shower an quickly get dressed, trying to figure out how I got home and to get my head to stop pounding. I get out and dress in black jeans a gray shirt slipping on some shoes. I walk out an see one of the guys from yesterday prying open my window to the fire escape. I glance around to make sure there is no danger. I hear someone come in the door. Joey, with a few paper grocery bags. I walk over an grab one. He gives me the cold shoulder. I put away the groceries. He silently helps. The five guys continue to work around us. I look at the walls of my apartment kitchen, deciding I really do like the blue. "Have you seen my phone?" I ask Joey. He reaches into hia back pocket handing it to me. I look at the time an see I have two hours before I have to go to work, and that my phone is fully charged. I look in the fridge an see that wasn't Joey's first trip up with groceries. I walk over to my bag an pull out sixty dollars. I sneak up to Joey an stick in his baxk pocket. He stiffens an turns around. I look up at him. He glares down at me. "What are you mad at now?" I ask He continues to glare," Everyone out. Take a break, be back in thirty minutes." The guys quickly leave. Joey walks to door turning the lock. He prowls to me stopping right before his body touches mine," I'm pissed because I came here last night at two an find out you weren't here. I find you drunk off your ass at the parlor. I find you passed out drunk on the sidewalk where anyone could have taken you. I hear that someone else took what was mine, no less it was Thomas that got it. What the fuck where you thinking?" "You left with no word from you for five years. I wasn't going to wait around for you to come back an have another women, me being here heartbroken. I would have waited but I didn't know that you would be back. So, yank that stick out of your ass because you didn't have sex with me before someone else did." I yell an walk out the door. I get to the door, struggling with the lock. Joey turns me around pressing me against the door, crushing his lips on mine. He pushes me against the door an lifts me up. I wrap my legs around his waist, feeling his bulge through his jeans. He starts to grind into me. I pull back from the kiss. Joey moves and kisses down my neck to my cleavage. " You are fucking mine, an I'm going to show you." He says into my ear. I knot my fingers through his hair bringing his lips back to mine. I pull back an whisper in his ear," Fucking show me who I belong to." He sets me down an pulls my shirt over my head an pushes my pants down. I kick off my shoes an try to step out of the pants but trip. Joey catches mean he smiles at me, as he kneels downs an takes off his boots. He stands back up an lifts me up again.. He walks over to the couch setting me down on his lap. I continue to kiss him. He pulls down my bra, starting to kiss down my chest. I lean into him feeling him smile. He pulls my panties to the side an I feel him brush his finger tips against me. I shiver an try to get closer to his fingers. "Oh, babydoll, you aren't going to be able to walk for a week." His voice husky. He flips us over where he is on top of me with the couch cushions pressing into my back. I caress his stubbly jaw. He kisses my hand," You're not doing a good job, I can still move my legs." I say wrapping my legs around his hips. I lift my hips an starts to grind into him, moans comes from him. Joey moves his hand in between us. "Baby, are you ready?" I nod my head. He leans down an kisses me. He moves to pull down his boxers when there is a knock on the door," Reaper, it's been thirty minutes, you said to comeback." "Fucking hell." I say as I push Joey off of me getting up I run for my room. I was late for my third day at work I pick up the first clothing items my hands touch, put on as I I walk out my bedroom door. I see that Joey is dressed with tousled hair, he looks at me with hunger. I smile as a see a small bruise forming at the base if his neck. He looks at me with pure lust. "Nice legs baby." I look down an see a skirt that goes to about two inches above the knee an a tank top. I walk to the door an pick up my converse a quickly put them on, grabbing a jacket on the way out the door. I descend the stairs and wait for Joey by the bike to take me to work.