Broken (into the dark)

It was a hot evening, Nia Renata sat in the bed of her pickup truck enjoying the breeze, listening to music as she reminisce the things she did with her mother, replayed old voice messages over and over as tears ran down her face, the breeze brushed over her long dark brown hair covering the sadness in her eyes, her caramel color skin was as beautiful as ever under the sun, Nia was 5'2, thin but not too skinny with full luscious lips, she just lost her mother due to health complications and felt lost without her guidance, she regretted not answering the last phone call she'd ever get from her mother "who is she?, I've never seen her or that truck around before and why was she crying? probably over some looser that cheated on her" He took another sip of his whiskey sour as he studied Nia from half a block down, wanting to return to drinking and cooking he couldn't help but to catch himself distracted by Nia. "she's sexy as hell, the f**k would I even say to her to start a conversation? there's no way I'm approaching her without scaring her or coming off as desperate or a creep" He paced back and fourth thinking of ways to approach her, he walked over to his full sized mirror and took a good look at himself, his right arm had tattoos, he had his watch on his left, he fixed his hat and threw on a white shirt over his women beater, fixed himself to look presentable and he was determined to get her name. As Nia got ready to wipe her tears from her eyes she heard a voice "you're too pretty to cry" before she could even look up to see who it was "are you ok?" Her eyes met a guy almost 6 feet tall, his hair was dark, he had light skin and blue eyes, she stared at him a bit, he had darkness in him, she sense it from the vibe she got as he approached her and she responded "I'm fine" he asked Nia if she lived in the area and she nodded her head no, told him "I'm gonna get going" as she stood up and shut her tailgate. "I'm sorry if I startled you, it's just everyone here knows each other and I've never seen you around before, that's why I decided to see if you needed help, didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable." Nia looked at him once more and said "its fine, I'm okay I just needed to get some things off my mind, thank you for coming to see if I was OK?" "My name is Tommy" what's yours? Nia, she lowered her gaze and looked at her shoes, "that's a pretty name, can I offer you a drink or tissues at least, I literally live 4 homes down" Nia declined the drink and tissue and told him "I gotta get going, maybe next time?" Tommy than asked her for her number and she gave it to him before getting into her truck and driving away. *Nia's pov* How long was he watching me for? Where the f**k did he come from, maybe I shouldn't have left so quick after all he was polite and looked really good, hopefully he messages or calls me. On her drive back home she hears a ding followed by 3 more, it was text messages, no one could possibly be texting me except him, she knew she should wait to check it when she was done driving but couldn't resist, Nia pulled off at the next exit ramp and into a gas station, excitement hit her as she knew exactly who it was. Text messages Tommy: Wish you would've had a drink or 2 with me, you look like you could really use it. Tommy: We can go to a bar or somewhere else if it makes you feel more comfortable. Tommy: nvm I'm sorry, could've used the company as well, I dont mean to bother you like this Nia: that was quick lol I barely just left lol, which bar do you have in mind? Tommy: I know, I should've given it time before messaging ... Nia: Tbh I thought a bit about it, I'm not far if you still want to meet. Tommy: Awesome, I'll get ready. *Nia's pov* "What am I thinking? People meet random people online all the time nowadays, no? I live an hour away, hes only 10 minutes from here, a drink won't hurt, maybe I'll get to know a bit more about him...after all we will be in a public place with lots of other people" Tom logs into his social media account and entered in Nia's phone number in to search for a matching profile, he stumbled across a page, her page. *Tommy's pov* "There's something about this girl, idk what it is and I've never wanted to get to know someone so bad, it's not like I have a hard time pulling these whores in, not that she's a w***e but the thought of laying her on my bed and spreading her legs apart definitely crossed my mind, her lips were so soft and that sorry ass look she had turned me on bad, I knew she was afraid of me and that made me want her more, she looked so innocent, I wanted to hug her as if I knew her and at the same time I just wanted to bite her, grab her and pull her hair, she's tiny" wtf am I doing...wtf is wrong with me." His phone buzzed, Tom looked to see who it was and rolled his eyes seeing it was one of the many girls who'd always bug him to hang out, he ignored it and threw on a dark black Micheal Kors Jean and a fitted shirt, he spray cologne and put on his black bomber jacket, he waited a few more minutes and saw lights from a truck, walked over to his dresser and put his black and Grey 9mm in his waist line. *Tommy's pov* "Thats her, f**k let me make sure I have everything I need, don't f*****g scare her...I want her to come back home with me" Tommy tells Nia "Maybe you should park your truck in my driveway, we can walk over to this bar up the street" Nia pulled into his driveway and the 2 started walking, He walked behind Nia studying her posture, how she walked, her height and how her long dark hair reached her lower back. "I know you're looking at me" she turned around and walked backwards, she looked at him and gave him a flirty smile "how old are you?" She asked him Tommy "I'm 30, how about you?" Nia "I'm 30 too, when is your birthday?" Tommy "July 25th" Nia paused for a bit, she stopped walking and didn't believe him, she felt a bit frightened wondering who Tommy really is, his face looked familiar as she looked at him but couldn't figure out from where or how "my birthday is July 24th" Tommy "Nuh uh, show me your ID" Nia pulled out her ID without second thinking and handed it to him, his eyes lit up in shock, he smiled at Nia and said "Well, this is definitely different, I've never met anyone with a birthday a day apart from mine and as attractive as me" The two laughed it off as they continued their walk, Tommy asked Nia what she was crying about earlier and to his surprise she answered him without hesitation. "I'm sorry about your mother" as he looked at Nia's face tear up, he moved closer towards her and made a gesture to give her a hug, she kept her face down and continued walking. They stayed at the bar for 6 hours, shots, mixed drinks and beers one after another, Tom kept getting Nia double shots, he was starting to feel it, Nia has already gone to the bathroom 7 times but seemed to be fine so Tom asked her "what are you doing? Dumping the drinks?" Nia leaned him and giggled and a familiar scent hit him, the scent he immediately had an idea of what it was but he had to be sure before he could make assumptions. "If I'm right, this girl is not gonna get drunk" they talked about things they liked, what they did for fun and what they did not like. "Turns out we're both very mechanically incline, and we both like trucks" Nia flirted, Tommy put his hands on Nia's thigh signaling if she wanted to go and she did. Walking back Tommy tried getting closer, he attempted to hold her hand but she let go, she seemed a bit closed off, she was quiet and acted so different from when they were in the bar Tommy "Are you ok? You look bothered, I'm sorry about grabbing your hand" Nia "I'm fine, just thinking" Tommy "About?" Nia "What I'm doing" Tommy "What do you mean?" Nia "Asking myself if I wanna go back home with you or if I should just drive home" Tommy "s**t, it's up to you...you don't have to but you probably shouldn't drive, you're like an hr south of here" Nia "How'd you know I was an hour away" Tommy "Wait you actually live an hour away?"(he gave her a surprised look) Nia laughed and held his hand. Nia "You almost scared me, for a minute I started to think crazy stuff" Tommy "Like what" Nia "If you were possibly a stalker, been watching me and took that opportunity when you saw me crying" Tommy "Nah" They reached the driveway, he looked at her but knew she wasn't going to stay the night by the look she gave him. Tommy "You sure?" Nia "I'm fine, I'll text you when I get home k" Nia got into her truck and backed up, he watched her leave and went inside.