As the cars pulled up to an' apartment block Tia got out of the front seat so Joe could climb out of the back, as soon as he did she lightly grabbed his jacket causing him to face her "Try not to get arrested tonight Joe, I ain't goin' back to the fuckin' court" she said with an' amused tone, though she was serious about the court part "Don't worry about it Tia" Joe said reasuringly,
she nodded and Billy got out of the drivers seat "Yeah Tia, the kids a man now" he said, Tia glared at him through her sunglasses before getting back into the car, she slammed the door shut and Billy talked to Joe in front of the car "Hey Tia, why d'you hate courtroom's so much?" Baggy asked from the backseat, Tia pulled off her sunglasses and faced them
"It's not the court, that part of town creeps me out" she replied not revealing her real reason "You do realise that's probably the safest place in Boston right? And you happen to live in the most dangerous" Baggy said amused, Tia turned back around and put her feet up on the dashboard while resting her one hand out of the car window "I know, they just...I just don't like it there"
she exclaimed becoming slightly frustrated, Tia threw her sunglasses under the seat and leaned her head back, she was still thinking over the fact that her older brother, the one who had given her her favourite necklace, was dead, she wouldn't let anyone know about it but she was tempted to go home, but only to see Luke, Billy got back into the car and noticed Tia's feet up "Do you mind?"
he asked motioning to them, she turned her head and rolled her eyes "Not really" she sighed facing the window again, Billy decided to leave it for now and started up the car instead "Where we goin'?" Baggy asked leaning forward in his seat "Four Roses" Billy replied as they started driving, Tia shook her head "Good, you can let me out on the way there"
she said wanting to go home and feed her dog "Your not gonna have a few drinks with us?" Tommy asked pouting, Tia shook her head again "Of course she is" Billy said with a firm tone, Tia sighed "No I ain't" she said annoyed, she knew how this converation was going to go but she was determined to win it at least once "Do you really wanna start Tia?" Billy asked with a tone
"Look I have to go an' feed Luke, I'll feed him and sort everything out and then I'll meet you guys at the roses. Deal?" she asked, Billy thought for a moment before nodding "Fine" he said, Tia inwardly smiled to herself and relaxed into the seat.
As soon as they reached Tia's apartment she jumped out of the car, Tia lived on top of a chinese shop which usually turned out great when she wanted food, it only had 2 rooms and one of them was a bathroom but Tia didn't mind, it was only her and Luke living there anyways, though sometimes more people visited "Tia wait up" Billy called also getting out of the car,
she rolled her eyes and leaned agains't the hood "What?" she asked slightly annoyed, he sighed "Hurry up" he said giving her a look, she nodded "Can't make any promises" she muttered heading for the door, the cars took off and Tia entered the apartment, she walked upstairs and into the living room/kitchen/bedroom "Hey baby" she squeeled as Luke ran over to her,
she crouched down onto her knees and stroked his head "You hungry?" she asked smiling, she opened the cupboards in her tiny kitchen and pulled out the dog food, Tia poured some into his bowl and filled the opposite bowl with more water "There you go" she said putting down the water bowl, Luke immedialy dug into his food and Tia giggled while looking around the room,
her bed consisted of a double bed mattres with 2 pillows and a thick duvet, it had been placed in the corner of the room and there was a digital clock next to it, she had a couch and bean bags in the middle of the room facing the T.V which was in front of her large window,
Tia's clothes were in a dresser in the opposite corner of the room, when she'd run away she didn't think she'd end up living on her own with a stray puppy, if anything it was supposed to go much different than' this, but she was proud of her life now, despite the fact that she was still being classed as Darley's girl,
Tia thought her decision through about a million times before she turned to face her dresser "Here we go" she sighed opening the top drawer.
Tia pulled up to her old home on the back of a Harley and sighed, her fathers car wasn't in the driveway which was good but the lights were on, she just wanted to make a quick visit considering the current situation and then she would dissapear again, sure it sounded cruel but Tia didn't want to become the perfect daughter again or have the pressures that came with it
"Here we are baby" the guy she hitched a ride from said, he slid his hand up her thigh and she swung her leg over the bike "Thanks sweety, now get lost" she said facing her house, the man grabbed her hips and she winced "What? Hell no we had a deal" he exclaimed angrily, Tia turned around and sighed "Fine, but I think Joe Darley will be very interested to know that you tried to fuck his girl"
she lied, she had become a proffesional at lying but only used it when necessary "Joe Darley? Billy's little brother?" the guy asked nervously, Tia nodded while smiling and he gulped "I'm sorry girl I didn't know, please don't..." Tia cut the guy off by putting a hand to his mouth "It's okay, I won't tell if you don't" she whispered kissing his cheek, the guy nodded and took off faster than' road runner,
Tia chuckled before remembering why she was in the richest neighbourhood to begin with "Here goes nothin'" she mumbled walking up the path and to the front door, Tia held her hand up for a few seconds before knocking the door, she gasped at the sight of her mom who was very confused "Can I help you?" she asked obviously not recognizing Tia,
it was then that Tia remembered she was wearing a wig "Can I come in? I was a close friend of Brendans" she said sadly, Helen nodded with a sad smile and let Tia in before closing the door "So how did you know my son?" Helen asked walking Tia to the living room where Luke was sat, Tia took off her sunglasses "I'm his sister" she said smiling a little,
Helen's eyes widened and she shook her head "No, you don't look anything like Tiana" she gasped, Tia nodded in agreement and pulled off her red wig letting her blonde hair fall down to her chest, she also pulled the locket out of her shirt and opened it "Hi moma" she greeted, Helen's eyes suddenly closed and she fell to the floor.