"Luke, I'm scared," you lean in and whisper to your boyfriend. He looks down at you and smiles reassuringly.

"Don't worry babe. It doesn't hurt that bad, I promise," he whispers as the two of you wait for your name to be called. You look at him and nod as you try to calm down. You didn't deal with pain very well.

"Adela Polackova?" You finally hear your name called and shakily stand up as you walk towards the man who called your name. He's big and muscly, with sandy colored hair in a bandana. Luke follows close behind as you sit in a chair.

"What would you like today?" The man asks you. You take a deep breath as you try to answer him.

"I'd like, um, a lip p-piercing," you stutter, feeling nervous again.

"Stud or ring?" the man asks.

"Uh...r-ring. On the left side," you finally answer after a moment.

The man nods and goes to get the things he needs. You feel Luke squeeze your hand as he comes back with a needle, a cleaning swab, and a ring.

"You've got to sit still," he warns. You nod and take a breath before forcing yourself to sit still like a statue, refusing to move.

The man swabs your lip and the needle before quickly, yet carefully, putting the hole in your lip. You force yourself not to gasp as he puts the ring in. That all happens in only a few minutes.

"It's going to be sore for a few days, and may bleed. Make sure to clean the piercing every day until it heals completely. After it heels, you may start switching out the piercings, if you so desire." the man explains. You nod.

"Thank you so much," Luke says for you as you gently play with the ring. The two of you pay the man before leaving the shop.

"That wasn't so bad, was it?" Luke asks. You shake your head no. "There's just one problem."

You look at him questioningly.

He winks. "Now I have to resist the urge to tug that sexy ring with my teeth until it's healed."