Camden is Logan’s stepbrother, and since I’ve attended most of the Teller family gatherings in the last few years, he’s practically my stepbrother as well. I did his frenum piercings too. He’s got a good heart, but being an asshole is part of his charm.
I grin and roll my eyes. “Camden didn’t patent the Jacob’s ladder. I’ve done hundreds of these. You’re not riding his coattails.”
“See?” Micky says to him. “And once this is done, I’ll be riding your front tail!”
I snort. Micky tends to say whatever crosses her mind, often forgetting to filter her words, but she makes it endearing. “After two to four weeks,” I add. “You don’t want to risk infection.”
“Worth the wait!” she says.
“Yeah, I figure the offseason is the best time to get started.”
I scrunch my nose. “My condolences regarding the playoffs. You guys played a hell of a season.” I don’t keep up on hockey too much, but Logan does, especially since Cam is the captain. I don’t know if it’s the sport he cares about so much as it is hisfamily. He’s got a soft spot for them, so we see them every couple months. Come to think of it, it’s been a while since our last trip to his dad and stepmom’s place, so I make a note to schedule something.
“Thanks. So . . .” He gestures to his crotch. “How does this whole thing work again?”
I smile and recite the spiel over what the process is. “So, as you know, this piercing goes through the frenum and along the loose tissue on the shaft of the penis. We’re still doing the underside, correct?”
He nods.
“Awesome. I’m going to use a twelve-gauge needle to create the holes in the tissue. Like I said, I prefer to keep it no more than three bars at a time. Anything more than that can increase your risk of infection. From your consult, it sounds like you want more than three.”
“Camden has seven rungs. I want eight.”
I fight back a grin; that’s a lot. Not sure I can promise that, but if I can . . . way to go, Micky.
“All right. So, generally, I’ll leave the room and give you a few minutes of privacy to achieve an erection. This is necessary for the marking process so it will give you the best aesthetically pleasing result—that will be the big determining factor for how many piercings we can do based on how much real estate is available. I want to make sure they aren’t too close together, otherwise it won’t look right and can increase your risks while healing.”
That’s my nice way of saying,Okay, pal, let’s see how big your dick is before we begin talking numbers.
“If we are unable to do eight bars on the shaft, we can continue down to the lorum and scrotum?—”
“Nope.” He cuts me off.
“No problem.” I laugh. “Okay, so once you’re erect, I’ll mark the locations of the piercings. If you’re comfortable, I’d like to mark all of the rungs today and photograph them for future reference. It’s a photo that will be taken on your personal phone for you to keep. I find planning the entire ladder in advance gives the best results. There’s a much lower chance of running into issues like spacing or how even it is.”
He asks every man’s most important question, and the one we all hate answering. “Is it going to hurt?”
“You’ll feel a quick pinch, the pain should be brief. Some clients have said it was painful, others have said they barely felt it. If I were to make a guess, I would say you’ll be all right. Hockey players are used to taking some pretty hard hits, so your pain tolerance is probably on the higher end. I’ll have you do some breathing exercises.”
He nods. “Cool.”
“I also recommend not starting out by piercing the bars near each other. Once we mark it, we can maybe do one on top, one on bottom, fill in the center as we go. Since we’re doing this in sessions, it tends to look better if you space them out. No penis is perfectly straight and symmetrical, so the way we align the piercings will not be perfect either. Instead, we’ll work with your natural shape to give the illusion that everything is equally spaced and lined up. Make sense?”
“So, I’m going to be hard when you pierce it?”
I shake my head. “No, no, no. It would be much more difficult to pierce otherwise, this is just to guide me where to pierce.”
“What if it doesn’t . . .” He nods to his lap.
I grin. “Then we wait. Most clients are flaccid by the time we finish prepping the area.”Especially once they see the needle . . .
“At that point, I will push a hollow needle through the skin where we’ve marked, likely using a forceps to isolate the tissue. Then I’ll hold the piercing in place while I insert the jewelry.We’ll do a straight barbell today, and once you’ve healed, we can swap that out for a curved one in the future. Afterward, we’ll go over maintenance and aftercare during the healing process.”
They both nod, and Micky places her hand over his. They’re adorable. “Do either of you have any questions I can answer?”
He shakes his head. “Nope. Let’s do this!”
“Great!” I clap my hands together. “I’ll give you a few minutes of privacy. Micky, do you want to let me know when he’s ready?”
