Chapter 4

Adele couldn't sleep, couldn't focus on anything. The night seemed to move around her while she remained perfectly still in her bed.

Something had happened.

She didn't know what, but something had clicked inside of her, and now she felt out of control of herself. It didn't help either that every male was starting to make her feel weird in different ways.

Like Raphael.

Sitting on that window sill, telling him her thought on Tommy, something had happened to her demon as well. His eyes had become dark, his mind now foggy to her as he blocked his thoughts from her ever probing mind. He had said something along the lines of not getting caught up with anyone just yet, but Adele had been more focused on the sudden change in her friend.

Then he had done something unexpected.

Raphael had looked at her for a long time, and slowly bent over and kissed her on the lips. Adele had not moved, but she didn't kiss him back, not really knowing what to do in the first place, but more in the shock of it all.

Then he had disappeared from her, and left her alone on the window sill. Needless to say, she was confused as hell.

What had happened? Why all of a sudden was she feeling these things? Why were people suddenly drawn to her?

It didn't make sense, and she knew she just couldn't talk to her mother about it out of fear of her becoming more paranoid and the fact that it was just a tad bit embarrassing.

But something was happening, and Adele had no clue on how to stop it.

She sighed and tried to roll around in her bed, willing herself to go to sleep. But sleep never came, and when the morning sun rolled over the trees Adele gave up and decided to go downstairs to have some breakfast.

Her mother and Sam were still sleeping as Adele ate breakfast and took a shower, excited to be doing things on her own for once. She even had time to go outside and watch the morning birds eat at the bird feeders.

At least it was peaceful outside, instead of the hurricane of ideas and feelings going on inside of Adele.

"What do I want?" she quietly said to herself.

Well one thing was for sure, she wanted to know what she was feeling. She could probably ask Jessica, but she would rather figure it out by herself.

"Think of something else" she said looking out in the distance.

She saw the entrance to the woods that surrounded her house, and for a moment she imagined Tommy coming out from behind the trees, his eyes looking at her like they had the night before, the way his body moved towards what he wanted...

Tommy, she wanted Tommy. Or at least she wanted to see him again.

Merlottes wouldn't be opened until around noon, but the sudden thrill going through Adele's body could not be contained. She could at least stop by his trailer, see if he was home...

"No" Adele said shaking her head "That just seems crazy."

But the more she stood there, the more her body willed her to go, despite the protests coming from her mind.

She got up quickly, her feet moving before she could stop them, as she went inside to write a note to Sookie and Sam about where she was headed. Then she was out the door, her legs moving fast as she decided to jog the way there. She had chosen a pair of denim shorts and a sleeveless blouse that had a pretty flower design on it topped with a peter pan collar. Her hair flowed around her shoulders as her converse topped feet high tailed it down the road.

She had to see him, had to at least thank him again for what he had done.

Adele had never dealt with the police, except for the polite chatter as a child to Kenya and Kevin when they stopped into Merlottes, but she assumed it was best to stay clear of them for the sake of her parents.

She managed to make it to the restaurant, waving at various cars that carried people she had seen once or twice but somehow remembered her. The trailer stood around the back, and thankfully the sound of rock music carried on while the clanking and tinkering of tools could be heard from the front of the restaurant.

Adele went alongside the wall before peeking past to look at the trailer without being noticed.

Tommy was outside in dirty jeans and a white tank top, his hands and arms covered in grease while he smoked some kind of cigarette as he looked down at the disassembled motor cycle. His eyes seemed focused, dark, as his hair stuck out in various sections from him no doubtingly running his hands through the dark strands.

Adele's heart started racing as she watched him work, his muscled body working with the tools fluidly as his eyes never left his project.

She bit her lip hesitantly, wondering if she should just go back home since he was busy, but his voice was heard as she pressed herself against the wall.

"Whoever you are you can just come out now" he said gruffly as he wrenched a bolt into place.

Adele let out her breathe in a puff as her bangs fluttered in the air. So much for secret agent Adele.

She turned the corner shyly as Tommy looked up from his motorcycle with a expecting look. But his face quickly shifted from annoyed to surprise as he saw Adele approach.

She looked beautiful in the morning light, as her dark blonde hair almost radiated from the sun while she moved gracefully towards him. He looked like a real grease monkey right now, while she looked like a blooming flower lifting her face to the heavens.

"Hi" he said getting up and looking around hard for a towel to wipe his hands and face off on.

"Hi" she said coming closer "I'm sorry, I didn't know you were busy."

"No, no I'm just" he said looking down at the motorcycle "I'm just tinkering is all."

"Sam never told me about riding a motorcycle" she said looking over at the heap of metal "He never even told me he had one."

"He said he ain't been riding much since his daughter was born" Tommy said shrugging.

"Oh" Adele said looking sad "That's a shame. But I'm glad he let you have it."

"Well I've only ridden once" he said sitting down trying to distract himself from staring at her "But I figure I can get this fixed up and take another shot at it."

"That sounds fun" Adele said smiling down at him "I'd love to go for a ride."

Tommy looked up at her quickly with a cheeky smile "Well then it's a date."

Adele blushed but quickly looked around the trailer "You like it here?" she said hopefully.

"It's better than where I was" he said.

"Right" Adele said shaking her head "Well I just wanted to stop by and say thank you for last night. You really saved the day."

"Your welcome" Tommy said finally stopping and looking up at her.

"Well" she said feeling a bit awkward "I guess I'll be getting home then."

Tommy watched her walk away and felt the urge to say something, anything to get her to stay for just a bit.

"Uh" he said looking around "Hey wait!"

Adele quickly turned around and smiled at him and Tommy just almost felt his heart explode.

"Can I walk you back?" he said nodding his head in her direction "I felt kinda bad about last night lettin you girls go off alone like that."

"I'd love for you to walk me home" Adele said with a bright smile.

Tommy quickly went inside to wipe the grease off his hands, but there was still a faint darkness under his fingernails that he tried to suck out. He splashed some water on his face and took a deep breathe, trying to clam up his chest before it burst.

"She's just a girl" he quietly told himself as he looked in the mirror.

"A gorgeous girl" his mind responded.

"It ain't nothin but a walk up the road" he said again shaking his head.

"A walk up the road with her" his mind said with a wicked smile.

"Damn it" he hissed and quickly turned away from the mirror.

Adele was waiting for him with her hands behind her back and a big smile spread on her face.

"Ready?" she said with a bounce.

"Ready" he said with a deep breathe.