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"Which tattoo should I get first?" Alexa said capturing the attention of Blaze. She stood from the floor and sat by him on the sofa. He was lazily sitting in the living room with her sipping their afternoon coffee. She sat close to him and he felt heat radiating from her body. She was searching different things on Pinterest and sometimes talked to him or sipped her coffee silently. After collecting a huge amount of pictures, she decided to show him. A foot separated both of them. She still keeps some distance between them even though they have been living, eating and sleeping under the same roof for three months. She is more comfortable around Luca than she will ever be around him. To be honest, Blaze is still amazed to why these days he seems to come back home a lot. If there is none of his "romantic" adventures or bets, he would come and keep Alexa's company. She is still not that relaxed or free around him but they are becoming good friends. He is actually learning about her. He is loving silence and coffee all over again because of her. He even thinks that her introversion might be contagious.

"You are getting a tattoo?" He surprisingly echoed es his eyes shot to meet hers. Her honey brown eyes twinkled reflecting the sunlight. Since she moved to their house and started living with him away from her family she looked freer, happier and more alive. Her head nodded and her silky dark hair fell in waves on her shoulders. He have seen greater beauties. He has had his share of all types of women. He felt lust and hunger around most women he met . Yet seeing Alexa he just felt warm, good, happy, comfortable, at ease, relaxed...the list can go on forever. He just can cuddle with her for days he thought but chuckled internally knowing that she won't let him lay a finger on her and would probably call him a pervert if he ever tried to make a move.

"I wanted one since I became eighteen. Luca and I decided to just go one day and have our first tattoos together but my mother heard us and made me promise not to get any tattoo. My upbringing was traditional and my family is strict. Tattoos meant going wild for them. Mother knew that my dad will get disappointed and angry at me. So I just agreed to never get one till I break from their supervision...Now I live under a roof of my own and my husband has no problem with tattoos. I can get as many as I want." Alexa happily explained turning the her laptop to him and scrolling between different photos of designed tattoos, black ink ones, white ink ones and colored ones...Blaze always considered her to be a coy girl with strict background but little by little he is being amazed at how she is breaking bad...She is fun, that's what he concluded.

"Luca has always been there for you right?" He blurted without thinking and saw Alexa freeze for a moment but then smile wide. Her eyes softened as she nodded at him. He heard a little sigh leaving her lips and her chest rose a little then went back to it usual rhythm. She turned a bit and crossed her legs in front of her. A little move and his hand can brush her legs. The player in him wanted to tease her and try but his booming friendly feelings for her stopped him. She was dressed in one of those cute pajama sets that she owns. He never saw her wearing satin nightgowns. She is always dressed in short shorts and huge t-shirts with cute designs on them. She kept a clear face with no hint of make up and allowed her hair to just fall freely on her back.

"I knew him on my first day of university. Girls were eyeing him through the corridors while I was fighting with the coffee machine that did not want to work no matter what I did. I think I was grumbling loud at it and maybe swearing a bit and that's how I got Luca's attention. He just stopped and pointed at the machine's electronic wire that was not connected to any plug. He then helped me to start the machine and bought my first cup of coffee in university..." Alexa said her smile getting bigger by the second. Her memories of Luca , also his presence always made her happy and Blaze knew for sure that Luca will always have a great presence and influence in his wife's life.

"Why didn't you marry him? It would have been easier. You two already act like a married couple. You look and sound in love. You fit like puzzle pieces and know each other well. Hearing your words, you admit clearly that he is good looking ...Why didn't you pick him?" curiosity was once again feasting on his soul and again he wanted to know all about his wife. He turned to face her and crossed his legs mimicking her actions. Without meaning to, his knees met hers and a warm kind of feeling spread all over him. He thought that she would move away or tell him to but she just eyed him silently for a second and acted like nothing happened.

"I did not want to get him into my mess of a life. He is my best friend and I would hate for us to fight over the silly matters that my family can issue. He knows them and learned their ways. He could never fit or play along in their presence. He is an introvert and they are grotesquely extroverted. I feared hurting him and losing him in the process...What if he started to badmouth my family and hate them? What if he fought with them? Don't get me wrong, I for sure admit that my family is dramatic and loud but I cannot accept anyone insulting them...Luca and my family is a dangerous mix. It is like gambling with a one percent chance of wining. Luca is the greatest gentleman I ever met but he has a temper when his space is invaded by strangers. My family's talent is to invade people's lives out of love. Bringing those two together is like adding fuel to fire and waiting for a disaster...I love both sides but alone and separately." Alexa informed and he kind of got it

"Why me, then? I could be as introverted as Luca." He dared and she laughed a bit

"You my dear husband are far from being an introvert. You can never appreciate silence and I have to ignore you so you can keep quite at times. The first day I met you, you were the life of the party. You were everywhere and talking to all people. You had a group of girls following you and you loved having their attention. Hazel told me all about you and because I questioned why those girls were following you?" Alexa replied calming down " You already own the hearts of my aunts with your bright smiles and hugs. They consider you some sort of heavenly gift and I was blessed because you decided to fall for me. They always nagged because Luca and I kept on refusing to get into a relationship but when they met you they thanked all gods." She confessed still giggling a bit

"You are blessed" Blaze playfully said and his hand reached for Alexa's reddening cheek pinching it lightly while chuckling at her words. Her skin felt smooth under his fingers and their contact made a chill run through him. Yet he had to withdrew his hand fast when Alex's eyes grew in surprise by his action. "sorry" he mouthed at her and felt his own cheeks reddening a bit. What is this girl doing to him?

"It is okay." She easily said but her cheeks deepened in color a bit "Let's pick my first tattoo now." she said handing him the laptop and asking him to turn to his previous position so she can sit back by him

"You should start with something small so it won't hurt a lot. Where do you want your first tattoo to be?" He asked eyeing her thinking features. Her forehead wrinkled a bit , her eyes focused looking at her laptop and her fingers tapped her chin.

"On my the top of my right shoulder." She told pointing at the top of her back

"On your collar bone that is hot and way sexier. A branch of flowers of few scattered stars that will be sexy. You never show a lot of skin but that tattoo will tease anyone into thinking that you are wild on the inside. It will stand dark or colored against your pale skin and demand attention " Blaze said with a faraway look as his hand once again caressed the soft skin of her collar bone without asking, and stopped only when seeing Alexa's expression once again widening

"My goal in getting a tattoo is not being sexy or hot." she brought him back to earth

"The branche of the flower can spell a word and it will has a message that way. The word free maybe ? Because you set yourself free finally from the bounds of your family" he suggested and for the first time Alexa's smile grew to an honest grin

"I like that a lot." she nodded and without any warning her lips connected with Blaze's cheek in a quick kiss " thanks" she chanted then gathered her things and went to her room leaving him there to feel unusual strange feelings.