"Aryn?!" Someone yelled.
I walked up to the front of the tattoo parlor where I worked.
I also happened to be the manager and co-owner.
"What's up, Dre?" I asked him when I rached the front desk.
"Sphinx is on the phone." He said with a smile.
I nudged him softly, a smile pulling at my lips.
I took the phone from him.
"Hello?" I said softly.
"Hey babe." Came his smooth voice.
A grin spread across my face as his voice calmed my nerves.
Dre started making kissing noises and I pushed him, letting out a laugh.
"Dre making fun again?" Sphinx asked with a knowing chuckle.
"Always. He has no life so I can't blame him." I said jokingly.
Dre gasped, making me laugh again.
"Pretty slow. I think we might just finish the people scheduled and call it a day." I said.
Cheers went around the shop and I laughed again.
"Is it okay if I come by tonight?" Sphinx asked.
I smiled softly.
Me and Sphinx have been together two years and he still asks if he came come and see me.
He looks like a big, tough tattooed guy, but he is always extra sweet with me.
And with Zachary, he just turns into a big kid.
Zacky absolutely adores him.
"Of course you can." I said immediately.
I heard him chuckle again and I smiled at the sound.
"Do you want me to pick you up? Or did you drive?" He asked.
"I walked, had to clear my head." I said in an irritated voice.
Sphinx was silent for a moment.
"Trouble sleeping again?" He asked softly.
"Yeah." I grumbled.
Sphinx knows about Zacky, our messy break up, my nightmares that sometimes brought me to tears.
Everything.
"It's alright, baby. I'll pick you up and we'll do something fun to take your mind off it." Sphinx said.
"It scare me how sweet you are sometimes." I said with a laugh.
"It's just cause I love you, baby. Everyone else sees me as the bad ass they don't want to fuck with." He said with a laugh.
"If they only knew." I chuckled.
"They never will. I'll teach you a lesson you'll never forget if anyone finds out." Sphinx laughed.
"Oh really? What kind of lesson?" I said lowly.
"I'll show you later on tonight." Sphinx said huskily.
I giggled.
"Hmm, I can't wait." I whispered back.
"Okay, enough with the phone sex. This is a business people!" Dre yelled, snatching the phone from me.
"Hey!" I protested.
"Sphinx, we have work to do. You two can play later." Dre said.
I laughed and looked at Dre's face as Sphinx talked to him.
He smiled.
"Got it, boss. She'll see you later." Dre said, hanging up.
"Hey! I wanted to say bye!" I pouted.
"You'll see him later." He said, giving me a kiss on the cheek and then turning me around, smacking my butt.
I gasped in shock.
"Get to work, baby." Dre said, doing a poor job of mimicking Sphinx's voice.
I laughed and walked over to my station.
It's a good thing Dre is gay.
Sphinx wouldn't have told him to do that if he wasn't.
I smiled just at the thought of him.
Why does three o'clock have to be so far away?
