"We went to school together," Jacob replied as he sipped his wine. "I met her in my philosophy class and got to know her when she was working at a tattoo parlor. She did all of mine except my ankh."

"I had to pay for college somehow." Sophie smiled, gesturing to Jacob. "He has a body modification addiction, I think."

"They are beautiful," Christie blushed, recalling all the ink on her lover's skin as she'd helped him strip. "Do you have any of your own?"

"Oh yes. I've got a lot. Kyle, my friend at the shop, did a lot of them for free. I've got one that's my favorite....