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“Close, it’s actually all that astrology bullshit,” Lucas said with a chuckle, not even joking at this point. Thankfully he was hiring new help, temporary or otherwise, so he wouldn’t have to hold down the fort all on his own. The shop had already gone through far too many tattoo artists without any of them sticking around, which Lucas couldn’t blame most of them for considering the shady shit that happened nearly daily. The dark skulls had made a home of not only The Copper Penny and Fitzpatrick Deli but the White Rabbit studio as well and it didn’t always suit everyone. Which was why Lucas had even mentioned Jamie picking up a tattoo gun in the first place, “You know, when Jamie ain’t perfecting the art of sandwich makin’ he can learn to do somethin’ worth a lot more” he said with a grin. Considering Jamie’s own ink, Lucas figured he could teach him the basics, and then it’d be a win-win for everyone, even their mother wouldn’t find fault with it, right? “Honestly kinda surprised she even lets them out of the house most days” Not that Mama Fitzpatrick could keep Jamie from roaming off. It was safe to say they were a free spirit and being caged was no life for them. While Lucas knew he shouldn’t have been talking to Fitz about anything Dark Skulls related anymore, he couldn’t help it. Owen might not have worn the patch anymore but the guy was still his best friend, still his brother. So it seemed impossible not to tell him some things. “Doesn’t matter what John wants, he ain’t takin’ that seat back” Lucas said. When the reins of the club were passed down to him, Lucas took it very seriously. Giving it back was out of the question. “Besides, things are going better in the club” At least he thought they were, especially after the recent run that left them flush with money and product.
“Jesus,” Owen scoffed with the shake of his head, though he was far from surprised seeing as social media was running rampart with that bullshit nowadays. Maybe it was because Owen was overall a pessimistic kind of a guy, or because he was overtly religious, but he found the whole thing laughable. “Don’t see how a bunch of stars are gonna tell me things about myself that I don’t already know -- and to get a tattoo of it? That’s some voodoo shit, man.” Now he was just complaining to complain, but what else was one to expect from the eldest Fitzpatrick? “Ha-ha, funny. Seriously, though, kid needs a hobby other than poker ‘n askin’ me every five minutes to take their shirt off at work to get tips -- so, tread lightly,” he smirked. He loved Jamie, and of course he supported him no matter what, but there came a time where Owen wondered when he was finally going to go off on his own path. It was no secret that the deli was more of his baby that Jamie’s, and while he wasn’t about to push him out, he was curious when the other shoe would drop. “You’re tellin’ me, man. Can’t even talk her down, she’s a stubborn woman.” He shook his head, knowing that Lucas knew his family probably as much as he did, having grown up around the craziness alongside of him even if they didn’t share the name. Pressing his lips together, Owen nodded at his friend’s declaration, glad that he still trusted him enough to share official business even if the other guys probably wouldn’t have been happy with it. At the end of the day, he was still a Dark Skull at heart and he’d never do anything to betray the ones who gave him so much in his life. “Atta boy,” he concurred. “You’ve been watchin’ him all these years, workin’ on the inside. You know what shit flies and what doesn’t, what needs to be worked on.” It was the truth, at least as far as Owen is concerned. “They should be damn lucky to have you leadin’ ‘em, Reeves. Seriously. And John should be countin’ his fuckin’ blessings that his son ain’t a headass.”











