Sam didn't want to wake Tara's mama up, but his head was filled a with a weird sensation he couldn't describe. He placed his palm on the door and Tommy immediately looked up. He willed his older brother to go away so he could get away too. "Tara?" Sam said to the door hoping his word would dive into the sky like an arrow and shatter the silence to get Tara to hear him. Sam's nostrils involuntarliy flinched, he thought he smelled an essence of familiarity but assumed it was Tara. slowly stepping away from the door, he figured she wasn't in and with a quick final sniff, he left. Tommy breathed out so deeply he pushed Tara's head further down on the carpet, her nose got blocked and she couldn't breathe. Tommy noticed her panic and scuttled over to the wall. "Calm down little lady" He told her getting up. Tara sat in a kneeling postion and stuck her foot out for balance. "Get out or I'm callin' the cops" "Like they'd give a shit" Tommy smirked. "Nothing happened" He added, resisting the urge to kick her as he walked past. He let himself out shifting into a dog. Tara didn't see behind her closed door, in fact, she never wanted to see him again, but working at Merlotte's and Tommy was Sam's little brother, so escaping him was impossible. She went upstairs took a crappy shower, her mama must have used up the hot water and tried to get to sleep, but she couldn't.

Tommy on the other hand slept like a baby. So what if Tara didn't want him yet, it was all Sam's doing. If he wasn't up her ass so much, he could have a better chance. As for pinning her on the floor, he didn't hurt her, so she shouldn't be complaining because he really could have, but he wasn't a creep. The next morning to Sam's shock, Tara kept her head down, was polite to customers and even washed out the glasses, even though she never did it, because she said it wasn't her job. "Had a personality transplant?" He asked her. "Get to work boss" She said as she went onto serve a customer round the counter. She held the glass in her hand reaching for a bottle, when Sam's younger brother came up from no-where. "Missed me already huh?" He asked with no shame. "Go to hell" Tara snapped. "Fuck you" He whispered as he lowered his hand and tapped her ass. In disgust she dropped the glass, and Tommy walked on by as if nothing had happened. Sam went round the counter as Tara rushed off, her eyes glistening.

"Tara what's going on?" He asked her, as he followed her round the back. "Nothing, go on out" "Tara stop feeding me bullshit, I came round yours yesterday ya weren't in" Sam told her, but he was surprised when she shook her head. "I was in, I heard you" "Went back to sleep huh?" Sam asked. "No, I..." Tara didn't know what she was gonna say next and neither would Sam as his brother came through the door without knocking. "That fat guy in the corner's causing trouble" Tommy told him and Sam went out to handle it. He shook his head at Tara who said nothing as he shut the door. By the time closing time came Tommy was cleaning classes while Sam and Tara were in the office. Tara walked out and Sam called his brother in. "Been talking to Tara" He said. "So?" "Why she so upset?" He asked. "How the fuck would I know?" Tommy asked. "Don't play with me Tommy, I didn't get much out of her, but you went round there last night, so?" Sam asked, and Tommy knew he was gonna have to pull off an award winning performance here. "What did she say?" He asked, sitting down with a slump. "Did she tell you?" He asked, making himself look wide eyed and innocent. "Tell me what?" Sam asked.

"About what she did" Said Tommy, making his eyes watery.

"Tommy what are ya talking about?" Sam asked. "She umm...offered me a drink and told me to sit down so I did to be friendly, I really wanted to go but she was whining at me" Said Tommy, doing a pretty good job of transforming himself into a human shell. "She wasn't drunk, she was cool at first, ya know, talking about guys and how they were assholes. I said I wasn't. She...she asked me to prove it" Tommy said looking up at his brother, who had a shocked expression. "She said that?" He asked questioningly. "Yeah, and I said, no, I mean ya know she ain't my type. Ya've seen Jess, all the blondies I go for. Anyway, she didn't take no for answer. Said I was a "cute kid" she leaned over while I was on the sofa and... she touched me" Tommy said in a mock guilty tone. "Like there" He said, pointing to his crotch. "I didn't want it, her forcing herself on me like that, I mean she's like grown, she should know better. She kept telling me I'd like it, but it hurt" He said, with a shiver that made Sam pat him on the shoulder.

"So that's why she's been weird" Tommy explained. "I'm sorry Tommy, I'm gonna go over to her mama's and give her a piece of my mind" Sam said, he was even thinking about calling the police if she could do that to Tommy, she could do that to any kid. "I don't want ya talking to her, I don't want folk knowing" Said Tommy. "Well I need to let her know that she ain't ever gonna come round near you again" Sam said as he gently ruffled his brother's hair.

"Just ring her up" Tommy said as his brother was executing his plan without even knowing. "Let her know you know, and fire her ass" He said, turning towards his older brother as a tear rolled down his cheek.