The Honey Witch

by Sydney J. Shields

“What are you thinking?” Marigold places her hand in the space between her breasts. “I want one.” Lottie raises a brow. “You want what?” “I want a tattoo. I want a tattoo of a bee in that same spot. I’ll pay any price.” Lottie laughs so hard that she brings both of her hands up to her mouth. “You are joking.” “I…” She stumbles over her words as she pretends to still only be looking at Lottie’s tattoo. “I think I am serious. Can we do it now? Before I get too scared?” Lottie looks her up and down and ponders, her smirk widening into a grin. “Okay. Undress, Witch.”

The needle pierces Marigold’s skin for the first time, and she lets out the slightest whimper. Lottie moans, her voice hungry. “Don’t do that to me, Witch.” “But it hurts.” “It will hurt a lot more if you move. Here,” Lottie says as she takes the yellow ribbon out of Marigold’s hair, letting her blond curls fall around her shoulders. She places the ribbon against Marigold’s lips and says, “Bite on this.” Her lips part, and Lottie uses two fingers to place the ribbon between Marigold’s teeth. “Good girl.” Lottie continues with the tattoo, going seamlessly back and forth from the ink to the skin.