“Does it hurt?” I ask my fingertips carefully tracing over the lines of the tattoo on her arm, my head resting on her stomach.
“Maybe a little in the beginning, but after some time you don't really feel it anymore.” she explains, softly caressing my hair.
I love the summer in Munich but right now the temperatures are somewhere around 35 degrees celsius (95 Fahrenheit) and at night, it barley cools down, so we decided to sleep on the mattress on the balcony of our shared apartment.
Maxi is reading some book and I tried to also focus on a book I wanted to read but its too hot so I just lay there and do nothing except thinking.
I love her tattoos, I always did. And I thought about getting one.
“I want to get one too.” I say and she looks at me again, putting her book down.
“Where?” she asks and starts to play with my hair, a thing she often does without realizing it.
“On my upper arm maybe.” I explain and she nods.
“Have you thought about a design yet?”
“Do you remember the elephant I showed you, that my dad always draw for me when I was a little? I think I want this.” I explain.
“Yeah, you have them as your phone background.” she answers and I turn on my side, one arm over her.
“Would you come with me?”
“Of curse.” she softly, rubs her thump over my cheek.
I love how soft her hands are.
“Thanks.” I say and lean over, leaving a kiss on her nose.
Maxi giggles, softly running her hand through my hair.
“Can you give me a real kiss?”
“Oh so you think these aren't real kisses?” I ask and place a kiss on her cheek, then one on her temple and again one on her cheek.
Before I can say or do anything she wraps her arms around my shoulders, pulling me down and kissing me.
“I like all of your kisses but your lips on mine are my favorite thing.” she says and I feel this warm feeling in my heart, I love her so fucking much.
I roll off of her and lay down next to her.
Maxi grabs her phone and I see her searching something but I can't read what it is.
“Incase you want to get your tattoo within the next days, there is a tattoo shop just a couple of streets away that has walk in night on the weekends.” she says and I sit up.
“Today is Friday, right. And technically Friday is a night of the weekend.”
Maxi nods and I stand up.
“Then lets go, I want to get a tattoo today.” I say and hold out my hand for her.
Maxi laughs but grabs my hand and I pull her up.
“I love it when you have this spontaneous moments.” she says and I look up, she's around five inches taller than me.
“I’m not that spontaneous.” Maxi shakes her head laughing.
“Oh no...well you asked me to move in with you, in the middle of making out.” she reminds me and I feel my cheeks getting red.
To be honest, it was like that, we were in her apartment, somewhere in between kissing and getting rid of each others shirts, when I pulled back and asked her to move in with me.
“But I didn't made that decision that fast, I was thinking about way longer before I asked.” I explain.
“Love it though.” she says and leans down to kiss me.
“Then let's go.” I grab her hand and pull her towards the door.
Grabbing my phone and wallet on the way.
“Chill babe.”
Hand in hand we walk outside and down the street to the tattoo shop.
Therese a women sitting at the front test and she gives us a big smile as we walk in.
“Hey you two, how can I help you?” she asks and I can see her eyes flickering the the tattoo on Maxis arm.
“I wanna get a tattoo.” I say and she nods, getting up.
“Great, I’m Angela but Angie is completely fine.”
“Y/N.” I say
“Maxi.”
“Nice to meet you two, come with me please.”
Angie leads us into a room in the back of the shop.
“Am I right that this is your first tattoo?” she asks and I nod.
“Yeah.”
“Cool, just sit down.” she says pointing to a blue couch while she sits down at the small desk.
“Do you have thought about the place where you want it and the design yet?” Angie asks turning towards us.
“Yes, on my left upper arm.” I say and pull out my phone to show her the drawing of the elephant.
“That looks really good, if you want we can start right now.” she explains and I nod excited.
“Great, you can sit down at already.” she adds and I get up to sit down at the tattoo chair, while she explains some things to us about tattoos.
Angie prints out some papers I have to sign before she starts drawing the lines of the tattoo on my arm. Maxi is sitting on my other side, smiling down at me.
“So I’m gonna start now, it will hurt but just try to focus on your breathing or on something else okay? You can also talk to me or Maxi if it helps you.” Angie says and I nod.
“Okay then lets go.” as the needle first touches my skin I bite my lip in pain.
“Can I hold your hand?” Maxi softly asks like she's the one getting a tattoo.
“Yes.” I say and she places her hand on mine, so I can squeeze it.
Maxi leans her forehead against mine, giving me a smile.
“You’re really cool for doing this.” she whispers and I feel her thumb rubbing over the back of my hand.
“To be honest you two are a really cute couple.” Angie says as she pauses and wipes over the tattoo lines with a towel.
“Thanks.” Maxi says, the smile on her face growing wider.
I love that whenever someone tells us that we’re a cute couple or someone talks about me with her, she always gets this big smile on her face, looking incredible proud.
It takes about twenty minutes for her to finish the tattoo and when she's done I’m incredibly happy.
“I love it.” I say and Angie smiles.
While I pay for it she tells me some more about how I should clean it and when it gets red or hurts that I should come back.
“Well thank you for coming by and have a great night you two.” Angie says as she leads us back to the front door.
“Thanks to you.” I say.
As we walk out, Maxi pulls me closer, sliding one arm around my waist.
“How do you feel?”
“A little bit like I’m high on drugs, but great. This was the right decision.” I explain and she smiles.
“That's good....oh and incase you wanna get another one, feel free to make the decision as spontaneous as today.”
