While Jessi flirted with the kid in blue, I plucked at the label on my water bottle until I heard the door chime signaling someone had come in. Out of habit, I look up and see a huge tattooed man go strolling across the deli. His black shirt fitting tight on his muscled arms — arms that were covered from his wrists up in tattoos. I’d never really given much thought to tattoos before, but here in this moment… I couldn’t think of anything hotter.
I watched him walk over to the table Jessi’s new friend and the other guys were occupying. The one in blue saw him coming and stood too gave him one of those weird guy hand shake/hug things. When he finished greeting the rest of the table, he pulled out the seat next to him and sat down. Spinning the black ball cap he had been wearing around to the back he took off his aviators and that’s when I saw the most blinding set of grey eyes I had ever seen. These were not just grey; they were almost silver. Almost as if they shined. I had never in all my life seen a set of eyes like his.
I was so distracted by his eyes that I didn’t notice Jessi had walked back over to our table until she was waving her hand in front of my face.
“Earth to Kelsey. You ready to get outta here?”
“Uh — yeah, yeah. I was just waiting on you.” I lied. I was still thinking about those tattoos and those eyes.
“Well come on then. Let’s go find where my classes are.” She said, pulling me from my seat and out the door. I glanced over my shoulder to find that same set of grey eyes watching me walk out of the door.