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“Can I help you?” I ask, ignoring the way Arya sits up straight, fixing her hair.
“Leah Collymore?” he asks.
“That’s me,” I reply.
“I’ve got a proposition for you,” he says.
I raise an eyebrow as I smile. “Are you looking for a new tattoo?”
He smiles and hands me a business card. “I’m looking for a little more than a tattoo.”
Lucas Johnson — Director, Producer, Film Maker
I lift my eyes to his and laugh. “I’m confused.”
Arya grabs the card out of my hand and reads it.
Her eyes widen and she looks between us. “Lucas Johnson? As in the director of Games?”
He smiles, nodding his head. “That’s me.”
Arya’s hand wraps around my arm and she squeezes tightly. “Holy shit, Leah. Lucas Johnson is in your shop,” she whispers, never allowing her eyes to leave him.
I laugh again and glance at her. “I see that.” I turn my attention to him and smile. “I’m sorry, I work so much that I rarely get to watch movies.”
He places his briefcase down on the desk and pops it open. He pulls out a bunch of papers and hands them to me. “This is the design we used for Games. We are releasing Chase, which is the conclusion to Games, and we are looking for a new design. With the success of Games and the anticipated success of Chase, we have decided to have a tattoo artist come up with the design. The design will not only be used for the movie, but the cast, crew, and I will have you tattoo the design on us.”
My stomach sinks as I stare at him. This can’t be real. A Hollywood director is standing in my shop in New York asking me to not only come up with a design for his movie, but a design that will be tattooed on celebrities. This is huge. The biggest thing that has yet to happen to me. This would bring me attention I never dreamed of.
“Mr. Johnson,” I begin.
“Please, call me Lucas.”
I nod and clear my throat. “Lucas, this opportunity is mind-blowing. I would be honored to come up with some designs for you. I can’t thank you enough for reaching out to me. It’s truly an honor.”
“The honor is all mine, Leah. I’ve been a fan of your work for a while,” he says, smiling.
My heart is pounding and I can hear Arya next to me whispering, “Holy shit.” Over and over.
“When would you need the design ideas by?” I ask.
“I leave for California at the end of the week, so I’d really like something by then,” he says.
Shit, that’s not a lot of time, but there’s no way I’m going to let this huge opportunity pass me by. “No problem. Do you have any ideas? Certain colors you are going for?” I ask.
He digs through the papers and points to the design of the original movie. “This falcon is what we used for the first movie. I would like something that includes a falcon. Something powerful and eye-catching. Something that when people see it, they immediately recognize it. As for colors and design, I’m leaving that to you. Let your imagination run wild.”
I smile, holding out my hand. “Lucas, I will come up with something that will knock your socks off. I promise you that.”
He shakes my hand, returning the smile. “That I’m sure of. I’ll be in touch, Leah. Good luck.”
With that he walks out and I turn to Arya. “Did that just happen?”
She is staring at the door as she says, “Holy shit, Leah. Lucas Johnson just asked you to make a design for his movie and for a fucking tattoo.” She turns her head toward me with wide eyes. “Do you know how huge this is?”
I laugh as she pulls me into a hug. I fight back tears that are swimming in my eyes.
Her question doesn’t even need to be answered because I know how huge this is. I know that this opportunity is a once in a lifetime. It’s something that can change my life.
