Pretty In Ink
by Scott Hildreth
Stevie is a tattoo artist and a free spirit. She’s covered in tattoos, cusses like a sailor, and is quite brash. She lives payday to payday, can barely pay her rent, and uses a bicycle as her only mode of transportation. Every man in her sordid past has abused her, and she’s reached the end of her rope. Only attracted to tattooed alpha males, and primarily bikers, she begins to wonder if her choices in men have been poor. One day as she stands in a torrential downpour without a ride, a handsome man in a suit offers her a lift in his Porsche.And she can’t help but wonder…Wilson is a successful businessman and a self-made millionaire. He’s handsome, intelligent, loyal, and unlike many other men with similar interests and wealth, he’s got an extremely colorful personality.But he also has a secret.While having one of the worst days of his life, he meets Stevie. Immediately, his views on matters, and on life, change.And he chooses to change her life in return.But Stevie and Wilson are from two totally different worlds - worlds that historically don’t mesh well.Can a self-made millionaire find love in someone who has nothing to offer him but herself?Can a woman who has only known pain, abuse, and inconsistency see value in stability and sincerity?Quite possibly only if both halves are willing to meet somewhere in the middle.