Page 44 of Taming Her Temptations

“I’d like to get my belly button pierced,” I say confidently. Listen, I know that the time to get a belly button piercing is not usually in your 30s, and really, the golden era was in the early 2000s. But there was nothing I wanted more when I was in my late teens than to get it done. And I’m sure anyone can figure out with one guess who thought it was “trashy”, and convinced me not to get it.

Yep, Shithead Steve. Every time I see someone rocking a belly button piercing, I think, wow I really wish I had one.

Well, guess what? My belly button is about to get penetrated by this nice young lady. And I’m going to love every second even if she’s already looking at me a little bit judgementally.

“And I’ll get my nipple pierced,” Dean’s deep voice comes from behind me. “With the same jewelry that she’s getting.”

I whip around in surprise.

He just grins at me with that delicious grin, and I practically melt.

“Fuck it.” Asher says with a laugh. “I’ll pierce my septum. I’ve always wanted to do it.”

“Oh,” while nodding my head with approval. “That will look really hot.”

“Shit, I don’t want to miss out on this.” Levi taps his leg nervously. “I’ll pierce my dick.”

A gasp comes behind me from the woman at the front desk, which surprises me, as I’m sure she’s seen it all. Maybe it’s specifically at the thought of seeing Levi Wilde’s dick. Which is rightfully so. Every woman should gasp at that thought.

But I just cock an eyebrow at him. He doesn’t look like he’s sure.

“How long do you have to abstain from sex after a piercing like that?” I whip around back to the front desk.

“At least four weeks and possibly up to twelve.” She says.

“Fuck that!” Levi practically yells behind me.

I laugh to myself. Thought so.

“I’ll get that piercing that goes from here to here,” he motions at the cartilage of his ear.

“A helix piercing, sure.” She nods.

“Too afraid to mar that pretty face?” Dean teases him.

“Abso-fucking-lutely,” Levi deadpans back.

“It is a pretty face,” the woman behind the counter says. “Oh shit, I didn’t mean to say that out loud.”

“He’s used to it,” Dean grunts.

I just look down at the jewelry under the case, trying not to be weird about it. I don’t know what we are to each other. And I certainly don’t expect women and men not to flirt with all three of them. Anyone in their right mind would flirt with them, and I have no right to stop them from being responsive to it if they want to.

“I’ll get the same jewelry as Ruby, too.” Levi comes up behind me and massages my shoulders.

It makes me giddy. Damn, it feels nice. I don’t know what this is, but I know I like this feeling.

“You guys, there’s one problem,” I say, positioning my finger on the glass to point out the jewelry that catches my eye. “I’m kind of living out my early 2000s fantasies right now, so I was going to get something like this.”

Levi leans over to see what I’m talking about. He lets out a low laugh when he spots what I’m pointing out.

“That will look especially good on a septum ring.” Levi laughs.

“You can change your mind. You don’t need to get what I’m getting. But I’m going to be stubborn here and not not get what I want because that’s kind of the whole point of me doing this.”

“A deal’s a deal,” Asher says, joining us at the counter. He looks into the glass and shrugs. “I’ll fucking rock the pink gemstone. No shame.”

Dean leans over and laughs.

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