Forbidden Harmony (Harmony Falls #3) - Elizabeth Kelly Page 0,33

the one time I mentioned it.”

“Okay, but you keep talking about a nipple piercing, not a navel piercing,” Harper said. She switched to her other foot and resumed painting. “Are you doing this just because you want to give Preacher a look at your tits again?”

“Harper! Of course not!”

“You sure? Because maybe you’re thinking if he gets a look at your perfect girls, he’ll ask if you want to play another round of hide the bishop.”

“That isn’t it,” Addison said.

Harper paused with the nail brush in her hand, a drop of bright red polish clinging to the end of it. “Isn’t it?”

“It’s mostly not that,” Addie said.

Harper grinned. “It’s fine if it is. Hell, I think you should fuck Preacher again. It sounds like it was the best orgasm of your life and, girl, you need more of those.”

“He’s not going to have sex with me again,” Addison said.

“But you’re still gonna show him your tits and get him to pierce a nipple.”

“Well, maybe his assistant guy, Nolan, does piercings too,” Addison said. “Maybe I’ll be booked in with him. If that’s the case, I’m still going to get my nipple pierced so that just proves I’m not doing this in the hopes of having sex with Preacher again. Right?”

“Right,” Harper said. “But if it is Preacher who does the piercing, there’s nothing wrong with asking him if he wants to have sex again.”

Addison swallowed. “You know I could never ask him something like that.”

“You gotta be bold, pinky-pie. If you can pierce your nipple, you can ask Preacher for casual sex.” Harper blew on her toenails.

“Oh my God.”

“What?”

“He does, um, clit piercings.” Addison’s face had gone hot. Lord, had she ever blushed this much in her life as she had in the last few days?

“Oh yeah? Lemme see.” Harper leaned closer to her phone, squinting at the image. “Look at that, a pierced clit.”

“I didn’t even know you could pierce something like that.” Addison stared at her crotch. “My God, it must hurt so much.”

“Honey, whatever body part you can think of, I guarantee someone has pierced it. Whatever you do, do not google a Prince Albert piercing.”

“Thanks for the tip,” Addison said. “Okay, I’m gonna call and book an appointment.”

“Pinky-pie,” Harper’s voice had turned serious, “are you certain you want to do this? I love that you’re getting tattoos and trying new things, but body modification is a big step outside your comfort box. Especially if you’re only doing it as an excuse to see Preacher again. Because, holy shit, just wait a couple days and you’ll see him at the barbeque this weekend.”

“It’s not that,” Addison said. “I’m tired of living my life as if I’m still engaged to Harrison. I’ve spent years doing exactly what he wanted me to do and now… now I want to do something that I want because no one’s allowed to tell me I can’t. You know?”

“I do,” Harper said. “Go get that nipple pierced. Live your authentic self, you sexy beast.”

“Thanks, Harper. I love you.”

“Love you too, pinky-pie. Send me pics of your pierced nip.”

She ended the video call before Addison could tell her she absolutely would not send her a picture of her nipple.

Her fingers trembling a little, she called Preacher’s shop. It rang twice before a voice said, “Crimson Door Tattoo.”

“Um, yes, hi. I’d like to book a piercing, please.”

“Sure, what are you looking for?”

She swallowed hard. “Nipple piercing, please.”

“Sure.” She could hear the clicking of a mouse. “Preacher’s got some spots open for piercings next month. I can book you in… oh, hold on. We had a cancellation for today at the end of the day. I can book you in at six forty-five.”

“Today?” She didn’t want to admit this, but part of her ease in phoning for an appointment was because she was certain it would take a few weeks and by then, her weird obsession with seeing Preacher would probably be over and she would just cancel the appointment.

“Yeah. Today work for you?”

“Yes.” Her voice sounded a bit shaky, but she cleared her throat and said it again, “Yes, I can do it today.”

“Great. Nipple piercing is fifty bucks, but you have to pay the cost of the jewelry too. You going barbell or hoop?”

“Barbell, please. It’s better right?”

“Yeah, it’s what we recommend. We carry titanium, gold and platinum barbells. Titanium’s the cheapest and the one we recommend for new piercings. If your body rejects the piercing, you’re not out a lot of cash. They