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“It looks awesome.” Reagan smiles.
“Thanks.” I blush. I’m not used to so much attention, but I kind of like it.
“So, I’m going to have you do some paperwork with Addison and when you’re done you can start seeing clients,” Reagan instructs. The last few days she had me watch Lynn and her just to see how things are done here and I appreciate how easy they are to talk to. Even Lynn, who’s incredibly quiet, has taught me a lot and kept me involved in her process of tattooing people.
It isn’t that I don’t know how to tattoo, I actually have years of experience but I get it, every shop has their own way of doing things. This place is definitely different than my last male-operated shop. I was the only woman in the crew and they made a point of mentioning that as much as possible. It would be nice to work in an all-female shop for once.
“Sounds good,” I answer, realizing Reagan is waiting for a response.
“Come on back.” Addison smiles and I nod. I follow her back to the office where I had my interview and she takes a seat at the desk. The printer goes off and she hands me a stack of paperwork for me to go over and sign. A lot of it is self-explanatory, but I read everything just in case. My lawyer of a father would be proud of me for that.
“When you’re all done, head to the front and we can get a client or two set up today.” Addison smiles softly. She is quiet and soft spoken with little to no visible tattoos, I wonder how she got a job here but I don’t ask. Maybe she is covered in hidden tattoos.
“Sounds good,” I reply and she nods, leaving me alone.
I read and sign everything and it only takes about forty-five minutes, so I head to the front and hand her everything. Addison is on the phone so she nods and I take a walk around the shop. Lynn and Reagan are both tattooing people, so I sit in the front waiting for Addison to get off the phone.
“Are you new?” a little boy on his tablet says to me. He can’t be more than eight, but he is quiet and shares Addison’s fair skin.
“I am, Carter.” I smile and hold out my hand for him to shake. He looks at it weirdly. “I don’t bite,” I joke.
“I’m not supposed to talk to strangers, but you work here, right? So I don’t know if that means you’re still a stranger.” He furrows his eyebrows together.
“She’s not a stranger, but good job for being cautious.” Addison comes over with a smile.
“I’m Aaron.” He finally shakes my hand and I nod. Aaron and Addison, that is cute.
“Nice to meet you, Aaron.” I smile. I’m not the biggest fan of kids but it seems like I’ll have to get over that. Between Aaron and Reagan’s daughter and new baby, this place is bursting with kids.
“You can come back with me, Carter.” Addison directs me down the hall of the shop and we stop outside one of the tattooing rooms.
“Is this mine?”
“Yup, feel free to decorate how you see fit. Anything you book just make sure you let me know so I can put it on the calendar, but we’re happy to have you book anything on your own as well as take walk ins.”
“I have a bit of a following from my last shop with some clients who have been waiting for me to start a new job, so I can definitely bring in some business,” I say proudly.
“Perfect. Just let me know and I’ll get you booked up, are you okay if I have a call that fits your style?”
“Of course, fill up my schedule.” The more tattoos I do, the more income I have and the better I can pay off my student loans. Which are killer at this point. Something like I’ll be fifty-two before they’ll be paid off fully.
“Awesome, well we have two clients coming in at noon, would you be able to take one today?”
“Sure.” I nod. I am happy to dive right in and show them what I can do.
Addison leaves me alone and I look around the room, it is a nice size and can easily be fixed up with a few posters or art prints. Maybe some tattoo flash sheets I can offer, I will have to have some stuff printed up quickly. In my last shop it had only been chairs, not our own rooms, so this is a lot more private. It is going to be a nice change of pace for my clients.
“Your appointment is here!” Addison calls, knocking lightly on the door, and I head out to the lobby to meet them.
“Hey, it’s nice to meet you. I’m Carter.” I shake hands with the tall brunette. She towers over me easily, and her hair is dark and thick, almost down to her ass. She is beautiful but I don’t spot a single tattoo on her.
“I’m Robin.” She smiles, her teeth slightly crooked, and she bites on her bottom lip.
“Shall we?” I bring her to my room and she takes a seat on the chair, looking around nervously.
“Is this your first tattoo?”
“Is it that obvious?” she asks with a chuckle.
