Page 64 of Arris, Jayme & Dyani
“Alright.” I leaned down and kissed her again.
She raked her nails along the back of my neck and I damn near shivered.
Then I lightly pushed her away from me.
“Get away from me, Dyani, trying to get fucked in this child friendly ass place.”
She giggled and I snickered before shaking my head and opening my arm toward her. She tucked herself into my side and I grabbed the handle of the wagon so we could trek to where the train would let Jayme and Blake off.
The rest of the day went well. We got through the entire thing in a few hours. Then we ate at the stupid, overpriced restaurant attached to the zoo. We stopped at the gift shop and let Blake pick out souvenirs for all of us. He plucked out stuffed animals for Jayme and Dyani, a hat with a bear on it for me, and some kind of bubble wand thing for himself. Then we dropped him off to my parents for their scheduled monthly sleepover before heading to my spot.
Because of our day in the sun, we all took showers. I let Dyani and Jayme go first then took mine. When I walked out of the bathroom shirtless and yawning, both women were in the living room.
Jayme was laid across my couch, the remote for the television in her hand while she scrolled past movie after movie looking for something to watch. Dyani was standing in the far corner of the living room, peering down at the area that held all of my tattooing equipment.
“Thinking about that tattoo you said you might get?” I teased.
“Maybe.” She looked over at me. “Which one was your first?”
“This one.” I turned so she could see my arm properly and gestured to where I’d gotten my parents and siblings’ names listed with their birth flowers. “It’s not original or anything but,” I shrugged, “It was cheap and it stood for something; so I went for it.”
“It’s not bad, Arris.” Dyani walked over and took a closer look.
“I’m glad you don’t think so.” I grinned.
“What about you, Jayme?” Dyani looked at her. “What was your first tattoo?”
A huge smile took over my face. Jayme jokingly cut her eyes at me.
“I let Arris brand me a concrete rose for my first tattoo.” She grabbed the bottom of my shirt she was wearing and lifted it to show the DP tattoo.
“That’s a brand?” Dyani walked over and collapsed on the couch beside Jayme to get a better look.
“Yeah. The guys sometimes have their wives or serious girlfriends get these. It’s not as heavy as the brand they get but it makes a statement and it’s seen as a sign of loyalty, as much of a way to let everyone know you’re committed to the gang.”
“It’s actually kind of cute,” Dyani said. “Maybe I’ll get one, one day.” She wagged her eyebrows up and down and I grinned.
“Yeah?”
“Maybe.”
“You can get yours right where I got mine,” Jayme offered.
Then she turned toward Dyani with a smile and they kissed each other briefly.
Dyani spoke against her mouth. “That would be cute.”
The two of them stared at each other in a way that made me feel like I was a third wheel in my own house, but fuck, I couldn’t find it in me to care.
I slipped away while they were still staring at and kissing each other and headed to my kitchen. I threw the fridge open, grabbed a beer, and popped it open. I took a long drink and called my parents to check on Blake who they said had a great time telling them all about his day at the zoo and was currently eating a snack and digging up dirt with his toy trucks. He cameto the phone just to tell me he was having a great time and loved me so much. He asked about us going back to see the bears and I told him that me and his mom would take him again in two weeks.
After we got off the phone, I finished my beer, tossed the bottle in the trash, and grabbed a bottle of water.
“Arris!” Dyani yelled.
“Yeah?”
“What are you doing in there? Come on so we can start the movie!”
