Maddie’s parents sat across from them in the easy chairs facing the sofa, her mother’s hands trembling slightly from an excess of nerves as she offered cookies to their guest, while her father tilted his head slightly, a serious expression of concern darkening his face.
To their surprise and Maddie’s delight, they found Jon to be exceptionally pleasant, well-spoken and an expert in his field, computer programming; an engaging fellow from a good family, and someone they would have considered quite a catch, were it not for his ink and excessive jewelry.
After several minutes of polite conversation, Maddie cut to the chase with an announcement that caused her mother to drop the cookie tray and her father to launch into a coughing fit, “I’m so glad you all are getting along, because Jon and I are so happy and couldn’t wait to tell you that we eloped while we were in Vegas!”
kat ~ 1 September 2016
A Three Line Tale for Sonya’s Three Line Tale Challenge based on this photo by Alex Hockett.
September 1st, 2016 at 2:04 pm
Now that’s a wicked, wondrous delivery of happy news’.😉
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September 1st, 2016 at 2:06 pm
Some of the nicest people I know are covered in tatts and silver. 🙂
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September 1st, 2016 at 2:46 pm
Many old and new friends that I know and have know, they too have had tattoos and creative other piercings. 😉
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September 1st, 2016 at 4:21 pm
😊
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September 1st, 2016 at 2:17 pm
It’s a good thing they started looking at him favorably before she announced that!
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September 1st, 2016 at 4:23 pm
Haha! I know, right?! 😊
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September 1st, 2016 at 2:31 pm
Love it.
Ink is not on my bucket list!
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September 1st, 2016 at 4:22 pm
I got my first at 50. Keep thinking I need another for this decade! 😊
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September 1st, 2016 at 4:24 pm
Did you go visible or hidden, and did you consult or just go for it?
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September 1st, 2016 at 4:27 pm
Depends. On my left shoulder so not always visible. Planned what I wanted but at 50 there was no one I needed to consult. Once I was ready, I went for it. 😊
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September 1st, 2016 at 4:46 pm
Sounds like you need to get in balance before too long!😀
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September 1st, 2016 at 5:01 pm
That’s what I was thinking! 😜
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September 1st, 2016 at 3:49 pm
Yea!!!
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September 1st, 2016 at 4:23 pm
Haha! Such fun!
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September 1st, 2016 at 4:54 pm
,😊
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September 1st, 2016 at 4:00 pm
Every parent’s dream!
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September 1st, 2016 at 4:21 pm
Haha!!! Didn’t you mean nightmare!? 😉
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September 1st, 2016 at 7:09 pm
haha so glad they liked him
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September 1st, 2016 at 7:10 pm
Yep! If not it would have been awkward!!! 😳
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September 1st, 2016 at 7:19 pm
quite!
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September 1st, 2016 at 8:08 pm
This is great! What a surprise for Mom and Dad lol. But they like his personality so I think, eventually they will not notice his tattoos so much.
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September 1st, 2016 at 9:15 pm
We can hope. 😊
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September 2nd, 2016 at 12:29 am
The award for the best delivery of news goes to…😂 Nice take!
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September 2nd, 2016 at 4:31 am
Haha! Thank you very much! 😊
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September 4th, 2016 at 8:16 am
[…] Inked | like mercury colliding… […]
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September 5th, 2016 at 11:22 am
🙂 loved the way this story went…surprise! btw I have 3 tattoos! 🙂
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September 5th, 2016 at 11:24 am
I have one tattoo…itching for another! 😉
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September 5th, 2016 at 11:52 am
Cool! I know, once you have one you kinda want another! 🙂 Wishing you a wonderful week, Kat!
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September 8th, 2016 at 10:55 pm
Great story! I feel a little sorry for Maddie’s parents. 😉
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September 9th, 2016 at 3:26 pm
Thank you Margarisa. They are lucky in that he is a nice guy…I have watched my own daughter’s fall for not nice guys…thankfully they are not with them anymore. But that is so much worse. I think Maddie’s parents will be okay as long as Maddie is happy. At least I would hope so. 🙂
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September 9th, 2016 at 4:34 pm
Yes, they are lucky indeed that he’s a nice guy. Still, it can’t be easy for parents to hear about their daughter eloping in Las Vegas. 😉
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September 9th, 2016 at 5:05 pm
Oh yes…there is that part. Having paid for a few extravaganzas…I might eventually be relieved once I got over the initial shock! HAHA
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September 9th, 2016 at 5:42 pm
Yes, that would save a lot of money! 🙂
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