Embracing Us (Embracing Series) (22 page)

Greyson is two months old
today, Lila has decided not to go back to work, she loves staying home with the kids, and that’s where I love her being. Kade finally moved into his place and Ashton and AJ bought the house next door. We like having them close, so AJ can play with the kids. They are so close he is like a big brother to them. Things at work have been keeping me busy, but today Lila and I are going to get our new tattoos. I’m getting two but she doesn’t know that yet.

She still hasn’t agreed to let Ashton give them to us. He will be there maybe she will change her mind. He finally called his cop friends and Christa is in jail, in Vermont. She had gotten into trouble there before her and Ashton met
. He never turned her in once he found out about it, but after all the shit she pulled, he realized it was time. That he and AJ shouldn’t live in fear, because of her stupidity.

“You ready? Did you say you were getting a tattoo sleeve?” I
ask Lila joking with her. She hasn’t told me what she wants but I know it’s something small.

“Ha…Ha…Nope, what I’m getting is small and will fit right here on my wrist.”

“Next to the star or your other wrist?”

“My other wrist, you will see. So are you getting yours right here?”
she asks as she runs her hand down my side.

“Yes, well depending. Still not sure what I want. Let
’s go, before we are late.”

“Are we going to the one Ashton works at?”
she asks as we drove out of the drive way.

“Maybe, did you know of another place?” I
ask.

“No, that one is fine. I guess, I just don’t want him doing mine. If you want him to do yours then fine. He isn’t touching me with a needle.”

“Okay, we will see if his buddy Toom will do it. He has been doing them a long time and Ashton said he is a great artist.”

“Okay, good. That’s what I like to hear, when Addison and I went and got our butterfly’s done, there were some creepy guys in there. We made sure we got the hot guy.”

“Oh, the hot guy huh? Um, wasn’t you and I dating when you had that done?” I tease her.

“Whatever.” She says rolling her eyes.

LILA

I can’t wait for Liam
to see the tattoo that I’m getting. This is the one I’ve wanted done for a while. The one when I went on my little adventure I was going to but couldn’t have it done. I know he will love it, I’m hoping he will get one like it once he sees it, then again he may think that it is to girly. Then again he may surprise me and get it.

“Are you over there thinking about changing your mind? You can just watch me get mine, considering you have been asking me for months to get it.”

“Oh hell no, I’m getting it done. So are you, I love looking at the ink on your body. Trust me you are sexy without it, but you are even sexier with it. Just don’t get them all over your arms like your cousins. That’s way too many, just my personal opinion.”

“So my tattoos make me sexy, well if that’s the case, I’ll get as many as you want me too.”

“Stop it, you know exactly what I mean.”

We pull in front of
the shop and Liam walks around and opens my door. I see Ashton’s bike sitting in the parking lot. I had a feeling he would be here. As we walk in I can see him, working with a client. He is a good artist, but I just can’t phantom the thought of him tattooing me. We will see, I may change my mind, I know that will make of them happy. I guess it would be better than some stranger I don’t know.

“What’s up, Liam. You here to get some ink man?”
asks Toom.

“Yes,
Sir. The little lady and I want matching tattoos. I would like Ashton to do the piece he has been working on for my side and I think Lila wants you to put hers on her wrist. Is that right babe?”

“Um, Ashton can do mine also. Before he does yours, if that’s okay?” I say
. Damn it. I knew that was going to happen. You walked right into that Lila. Sometimes I should think before I speak.

“Aight, y’all give Ellis some time
, he’ll be finished, and he’ll get y’all started. Did you need any piercings while you were here?”

“N
o, we are okay. We only want the tattoos.” I yell. I didn’t realize it was as loud as it was. Until Liam starts laughing and everyone was staring at me.

“Are you nervous baby? You seem so tense. Are you sure about this?”

“Yep, I’m good, you know I don’t want any piercings. I mean if you do that’s fine with me. I’ve heard that they are very pleasurable.” I say before I think and then turn ten shades of red. Noticing that not only Liam heard me so did the other men.

“You have, have
you? Well maybe I’ll get one. Just for you. Hell, I didn’t think our sex life could get any better, but if you say so.”

“No, I was kidding. No
piercings.”

Now that I was the
laugh of the shop, it was our turn to get our body art done. We walk back into a room that has two tables and about four chairs and mirrors everywhere. Liam still hasn’t showed me what he is getting, he and Ashton has it all planned I guess.

“Okay, so I’m first
, let’s get this done. And Ashton, if you hurt me or fuck this up, I will break your neck.” I say in a serious tone.

“Oh good, so no pressure to do a good job right?”
he says as he puts on a pair of gloves.

“This is what I want, and I want it in this deep purple trimmed in the pink. Can you do that? Will it look okay?”

“Yes, I can do that, and I think it would be perfect.” He says.

I sit down and place my wrist on the bed. I
take a deep breath, and have Liam hold my other hand. Ashton, cleans my arm and starts working with the letters, this one is more painful than I remember the others being. I’m assuming because of the location on my wrist. I sit here squeezing Liam’s hand with my eyes closed, I don’t want to look at either of them.

“You okay, do you need to take a break?” Ashton
asks as he keeps the needle in my wrist.

“I’m good, keep on working
, Mister.”

“Li, it looks good and the colors are amazing. I can’t tell exactly what it says just yet
, though.” Says Liam

“Thanks
, you will see soon enough.” I grit out between my teeth if I can birth a ten pound baby, then I can get a little tattoo. I kept saying to myself.

“Okay, Li, what do you think? You can open your eyes now.” Ashton says as he holds my wrist up in front of my face. It looked amazing, I was in
awe. I didn’t think he could pull it off.

“Let me see what does it say?” Liam
asks.

Embracing Us

“Thank you, Ashton. I love it. Although it hurt badly, I’m not going to lie.” I say as I wipe a tear from my cheek. Knowing I look like a big baby. I hate needles and pain.

“It looks
amazing, Li. Now my turn.” Liam says as he looks at Ashton.

“Can y’all excuse me, I’m going to the restroom.” I say as I walk in the back of the shop. I knew where it was from the last time I was here.
I pull out my phone and take a picture and text it to Nikki and Meagan. I know they would both will want to see it. I call Sofia and check on my babies, she loves watching them. Sometimes I feel like she and my mother have them too much, but they enjoy it and so do the girls.

I walk back
in and see Liam, laying on one side. Ashton was working on the other I still don’t know what he is getting, but whatever it is will be huge. It’s taking forever. I walk over and sit next to the table and he looks at me smiling.

“Alright, brother. You ready to show her?” Ashton
asks.

“Yep, more than ready. I think she will be pretty happy with it, but if not then you’ll have to cover it up with the other one.” Liam says laughing.

“Oh stop it. Let me see what it is.” I say and Ashton moves for me to walk over and look at Liam’s ribcage. It was perfect, I gasp and hold back tears. It was the same one I had got, except under it in a banner style were mine and his name and all three of the kids’ names.

“I love it. When did you guys plan this?” I
ask as I look at it closely.

“See
, I told you she would.” Ashton says.

“I’ve wanted to get the girls names for a while
, but I figured I’d wait once we found out you were pregnant.”

“Well I hope you have room left for another name. I had a voicemail from Dr. Brewster
. Considering we didn’t wait the full six weeks, when I went for my check up, they ran a test and it looks like I got pregnant the night of Nikki and Brody’s wedding.” I say as I kiss Liam’s hand. His mouth is hanging open and Ashton is just staring at me. Leave it to me to make the two of them speechless.

“I’m only five weeks, so still too early to tell anything. So if you guys will keep this between us.
I don’t want to tell the kids or our mothers until I’m in my second trimester.” I say to them wiggling my finger at the both of them. Now let’s see how long they can keep quite.

“That’s great baby, I would love to have a house full
of Ellis’s running around.” Liam says as he kisses me.

“
Well I guess a congratulations is in order, you damn fertile people. So you two banged at the wedding? I hope you at least waited until after everyone left, unlike at your wedding. Yeah, I know about that.” Ashton says, I glare at him. “Okay never mind. You’ll are some horn dogs. And you talk about me. At least I don’t go to weddings looking to get it on.” He laughs and gives Liam and fist bump.

“Shut up man, we are leaving. I’ll leave your money upfront.
Remember don’t tell anyone, can you do that?” Liam says as he hugs Ashton.

“Yeah, yeah, I guess. You know Kade and Megan
are going to find out soon, though.”

“We can tell them, but no one else.” I say as I hug him.