"Are you ready?" Isabella asked as she showed her phone. Leah turned around happily.
"I'm so excited," She jumped up and down. "Are you guys?" She asked them when she noticed the phone. "Why?"
"I want to document so I can show everyone that you feel pain," Isabella smiled. Leah stared at her and then Cassidy.
"What kind of horrible friends are you? Wanting to show the world my pain," Leah walked forward again, but stopped and turned to her. "Actually pull up my accident where I bruised my ribs, show them that one. I showed pain. I wanted to cry it hurt so bad." Leah put a hand to her ribs as she walked forward.
"I'm scared, I know I'm gonna cry," Cassidy sighed. Leah grabbed Cassidy's hand happily.
"And I will be holding your hand," Leah assured her as they stood in front of the tattoo shop. Isabella stopped the video as they walked in. Each of them was getting a spine tattoo. Was it irresponsible and unprofessional? Yes and yes. But they've wanted tattoos for almost two years now. They were going to get them.
Leah wanted her on her spin so she could fit everything. She was doing a solar system. six planets. One for each member of her family.
"Names?" the woman smiled. She had tattoos covering her face.
"Norris," Leah smiled at her as she rested her hands on the counter.
"Spine tattoo," The woman read off as she handed Leah papers to fill out. "you can fill that out over there." She pointed to a table at the side. Leah nodded and walked over there. Cassidy and Isabella were both given the same paper. It was just the waver and information for the tattoo artist to know.
"Wait, does Lando know you're doing this?" Cassidy asked suddenly. Leah looked up from her paper as she filled in the last question. All she needed to do was sign it.
"No, I'm showing him after," She scribbled her name. "Does Daniel?" She smiled at Cassidy whose face turned a little red.
"You know, it's not like that Leah, but no," Cassidy sighed as she finished answering her questions. Isabella and Leah were brought back first.
"So this is what I've drawn out from your request, what do you think?" The woman asked. her name was Cynthia. She liked to be called Thia. Leah looked at the sketch. Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Earth, and finally Mars for Lando. Charles, George, Dad, Mom, me, Lando. there are stars around the sections of the plants, but it all was connected through constellations, Leah thought it was perfect. Almost exactly what she'd imagined.
"Yes, this looks perfect thank you," Leah smiled at Cynthia as she took the tablet back.
"Alright then, I'm gonna have you lay down on the table, do you have anything specific you want me to play?" Cynthia asked. Leah turned as she pulled her shirt up and unclipped the back other bra. Her shirt hung over her boobs as she lay down on the table. It was a massage table.
"No, I have a wide genre of music," Leah smiled as she tried to relax.
"Have you ever had a tattoo?" Cynthia asked. Leah wanted to shake her head but forgot she was laying on the table.
"No, this is going to be my first one," Leah laughed a little.
"And you are starting with your back, damn," Cynthia laughed a little. "This is going to be cold I'm just prepping your back," She explained as she wiped her back. "Do you have a high pain tolerance?"
"Yeah, I think I'll be fine and once you start there's no going back so I will sit here and endure," Leah sighed as she felt her shave her back.
"It's not torture, if you want to stop we can stop, we don't want you to have to sit here and be tortured," Cynthia laughed a little. Leah wasn't going to get up off the table. She didn't give up. not about this. Her brothers had tattoos so she had to sit through this. Neither of them had spine tattoos, but they had many others. She was doing this as a tribute to her family and showing her brothers that she still isn't a little bitch.
"I understand," Leah smiled at the floor. She realized her face was going a little numb.
"Im putting the stencil on right now, will you sit up for me so you can tell me if you like t where it's positioned," Cynthia asked. Leah sat up as she wrapped her arm under her boobs keeping the shirt covering herself. she felt paper on her back and then it peeled away as the cool air hit her back. "Okay," Cynthia pushed her hair to the side as Leah grabbed it from her. She stood in front of Leah with a mirror directed at the one behind her so she could see. Leah moved her head around a little bit and nodded.
"It looks perfect," She smiled as she swung her feet a little. Cynthia smiled at her.
"Great, well if you wanna lay back down you can, also," She grabbed a pillow. "If you would prefer this instead of the face hole that's fine. I know some people say half their face falls asleep," She laughed. Leah took the pillow gratefully as she carefully laid back down. Cynthia started a playlist and the first thing was National Anthem by Lana Del Rey. Leah knew this was going to be a good experience for her.
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"Leah, you didn't even flinch," Isabella sighed as she pulled her shirt away from her back. It was sticking to her new tattoos since they didn't cover it.
"I was such a little bitch," Cassidy sighed. "I don't have a high pain tolerance, but I'm glad all I did was get a thin one, Leah's took the longest." Cassidy smiled at her friend Leah moved her back a little feeling the slight pain when her skin went taught.
"I love mine," Leah smiled as she skipped a little.
"I don't know why I'm surprised that you didn't even flinch, but like still, every time the needle went over my spine I cried out," Cassidy sighed as they walked up the street.
"I know I heard you," Leah laughed as she took her hand and twirled her around. "Where are we meeting the men?" She asked.
"They are all having a back deck barbeque at Max's. Children included," Isabella explained. Lea smiled as she let them up the street.
"So how are we going to show them, just like record and tell them, turning around and ripping up our shirts," Leah asked as she walked up the hill getting to Max's house.
Cassidy, Leah, and Max were all in the gated community. Isabella was only here for a short time until they went back to Madrid with Carlos's family. Leah took out Max's house key and let the girls walk in first she shut and locked the door behind her. There was music coming from the back as they walked through Max's house.
"Leah!" Penelope cried out as she came running from her room. Kelly followed behind her. Jimmy and Sassy were running out of the room as well. Penelope was probably hugging them.
"P!" Leah knelt down and hugged her as she clung to her. Leah tried not to wince as she slapped her back, not intentionally it was just her hand swinging around as Leah picked her up. She walked forward. "They on the back deck?" She asked Penelope who smiled proudly and pushed her hair out of her face. She was wearing a cute little shirt with a fluffy shirt. "you look very cute today, did mommy dress you?" Leah asked and Penelope smiled and buried her face in her neck as Cassidy smiled at her.
"Oh P," Kelly smiled as they all walked out.
"The girls are here," Kelly announced. Leah smiled and Penelope waved as well.
"Oh P, found them for us," Max smiled as he raised his drink in the air.
"We've got surprises for you all," Isabella smiled at Carlos.
"This could go many ways," He chuckled. Lando smiled and leaned forward as Leah put Penelope back onto the ground. Kelly stared at Leah unsure for a moment and then smiled.
"Oh I know what it is," Kelly smiled. "Wow really, all three of you?" She asked and looked at them. Leah smiled.
"I'm slightly concerned," Daniel laughed unsurely as he looked over at Lando.
"None of you are pregnant correct? I'm just going to ask what we are all thinking?" Max asked. Leah laughed and shook her head. She looked over at Isabella and Cassidy who shook their heads as well. Isabella set her phone up near the wall as she and Cassidy turned their back to the table.
"So we've wanted these for a long time," Leah smiled as she went to join them.
"you did not," Lando shot up. He knew exactly what she did. Leah pulled her shirt up exposing her back as Cassidy and Isabella did as well. "Leah no fucking way." Lando smiled as he came forward and touched her skin.
"It's new and it hurts," Cassidy laughed as Daniel touched her skin.
"I'm surprised you got one of these, you have a very low pain tolerance," He smiled as Elizabeth was on his hip.
"What about you? Did you cry?" Carlos asked Isabella as she turned in his grasp. She shook her head.
"Although Leah gets the award, I think she fell asleep on her table, hers also took the longest," She explained as they looked over at Leah. She just smiled.
"I'm no bitch," She laughed and wrapped her arms around Lando's neck. He smiled at her.
"It looks beautiful, baby, very nice, very you," He smiled and kissed her once, twice, three times. "Now come sit down and relax although don't lean back you will hurt your back." Lando turned the deck chair around so she could lean on the back of the chair while she was at the table.
"That's smart," Daniel said as he turned Cassidy's chair as well.
"Aw thank you," She smiled at Daniel placing a hand on his shoulder, longer than it should have been. Penelope was playing with Alejandro as Sassy came over and tried to share a chair with Leah. Leah has always wanted a cat. She had one when she was younger, but her mother threw it outside when she wouldn't eat all of her food one night when she was little. She never saw that cat again. Leah's always liked cats though and they've liked her.
"Leah we aren't getting a cat," Lando laughed as Sassy moved to his lap now and he patted the cat a few times.
"How did you know?" Leah sighed and gave him a puppy dog stare. Lando leaned forward and kissed her nose.
"I always know what your thinking, I can see it in your eyes," He squinted at her. She just smiled and shook her head.
"It's your damn eyes," She sighed and she leaned back. Her hands were gripped onto the back of the chair in front of her as she looked over his balcony at his neighbors near them. The neighbor lady did indeed have dogs and they were staring at them through the glass.