How're you doing?
Not gonna lie, it's starting to hurt.
Do you want me to stop?
No, I wanna do this. Keep going.
Ok, but it's a really tight fit.
Keep going.
Alright, I'm pushing the rest of the way in...now.
Ow, ow, ow!! Fuck, that hurts.
Hold still!
Easy for you to say! You're the one doing the shoving!
Just relax, it'll be over soon.
Is it supposed to burn like this?
Yeah I kinda think so, sorry.
Am I bleeding?
Let me look...nope, all good. Guess what?
What!?
I finished.
Already?
Holy crap, I have a nose ring!
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2 months? I didn't see this gem for 2 months? Brilliant, Heather!
I never got my nose pierced, 😱
This sounded delightfully rude, but I KNEW you were tricking me! 😁
LOL! Oh my gosh, so misleading in all the best ways! haha! Perfect!
Lol! Geez.👀
Hahaha. You got me
I definitely was not thinking nose ring when I was reading that. My mind went to quite a dirty place. 🤣 Great job, especially on the twist.
Ahaha! I was waiting for the twist, trying to think of what it might be. This made me laugh. Well done, Heather!
I thought this was about somebody getting their vaccinations. Well, I guess beautifying Yourself counts as medicine too.
Woohoo!!! Fantastic!!!💖💖💕
🤣🤣🤣 I'll be laughing at this one all day. Nicely done, Heather! 🤣🤣🤣
Ah, 'H' ~ You seem to always be 'Fittingly' Stringing me along by the 'Nose' Jay Kantor, Chatsworth, California 'Senior' Vocal Author - Vocal Author Community -
I thought, "Skinny jeans is too obvious & yet...." Turns out, I was right the first time. Great job as always, Heather!
lol. This is great, and not what I expected. You sneaky bugger.
LOL! Dang, you had me there 😅 I wasn't sure which way you were going to go with this, but that was a great ending 🤗❤️ Love it, my friend!
Well, that had me laughing out loud. You had me thinking about "The little death" until the end.
I knew there was a twist coming...just wasn't sure where. Well done, Heather! Hilarious!
Lol, I'm on the same boat as Dana! 🤣
Oh boy, you had me going! That was great!