She looked back to her car, the other truck sat parked beside hers, three men sat unmoving inside the truck, watching her. Tess nervously gazed behind herself and then back to her car. Pushing up her sunglasses, she began to walk casually, but cautiously towards her car. Watching the three men in the truck very carefully.
She heaved a sigh of relief as she watched the truck back out and leave. She shook her head at their stupidity as she walked up to her car, quickly glancing over the body. Then glancing down the exit road to the interstate, she inhaled a deep breath and ran a hand threw her hair; pushing her hair out of her face and exhaled as she unlocked the car. Glancing down to the exit again before sliding into the seat.
She backed out and headed for the exit. The two trucks sat waiting along the road ahead of her.
"Oh shit," she mumbled as she pulled past them. They pulled out behind her and followed her to the interstate.
"Bye bye. Play time is over monkey boys." She gunned the car and flew around the curve to the interstate as if it was NASCAR. They didn't even try to keep up or follow her.
Not a ½ mile down the road the car pulled hard to the right. Tessa slowed down, pulled to the side of the road, and stopped.
"Ahh great, this is just fucking wonderful."
She shut the car off and got out, walking around the front of the car to the right side; the tire was flat.
"Well this is fuck en' great," She said under her breath as she knelt down and looked at it, hoping that the tire and rim wasn't ruined.
She stood up and shook her head, pissed. She walked back to the driver's side and got in, slamming the door as the two black trucks flew by blaring their horns. Her eyes grew dark as she stared at them holding her breath.
"Don't stop,” She took a shallow breath, “keep going, keep going,” She muttered to herself as they moved on down and out of sight, letting out a sigh of relief.
She pushed in on the inside corners of her eyes, she pushed hard as if her head had begun to hurt.
"Damn it," she mumbled.
She jumped at a tap on her window, looking up into the mirrored sunglass’s of a young man. She rolled her window slightly down, not sure if it was a good idea or not.
"You need some help?" He asked with a killer smile.
"Ahh no. I can call Triple AAA. Thanks anyway."
"I can change it for you, no problem," he said, giving her that grin once more. Tessa sat thinking for a moment and gazed around. At least there was a lot of traffic now.
"Ok. That would be great. Thank you."
He backed away as she opened the car door and got out, bending over inside to pull the key from the switch. He grinned as he watched her, and then glanced back to the van with a huge smile, shaking his head. She pushed the trunk button, and stood up and turned around walking to the back of the car. It popped open as she found herself looking back at the black van and driver parked behind her car.
He bent in and pulled the tire out, she grinned as his arms flexed and every muscle in his arms and shoulders tightened. Oh God help me.
The wind blew his blue tank top open showing his hard tanned chest. She tried so hard not to smile, biting her lip. "Thank you, I really appreciate your help," She said shyly as she caught herself trying to catch another chest shot.
"No problem," He replied giving her a seductive smile.
He was a few inches taller than she was, his body nicely put together and the smile, oh my God his smile alone was almost too much for her. Steel-rimmed mirrored sunglasses hid his eyes but his heavenly lips were in full view. She followed him to the front, trying not to stare at his ass. She took a deep breath, blowing it out slowly as she suddenly felt hot inside. He started jacking up the car and then turned looking up at her as she leaned against the car. Trying so hard not to let him see her staring at the bicep action he had going on. She pushed away from the car nervously as he spoke up; she gazed down at him trying to be disinterested in anything he said.
"You really shouldn't be out on the interstate alone. It's getting dark you know."
Tessa smiled shyly, "I‘m fine. Really. Thanks for your concern."
He squatted before the tire unscrewing the lug nuts with such skill it was almost erotic. He pulled the tire off and rolled it to the side and then grabbed the other and slid it on.
"You got it man?"
Tessa jumped lightly and turned her head sharply to the voice of another man that appeared behind her.
"Yeah, I'm just about done."
The man was about the others height with shoulder length straight dirty blond hair and a close shaven mustache and goatee. He smiled at her as he crossed his arms, tribal tattoos running from his shoulder to his wrist on one arm, from what she could see anyway.
"From Nebraska huh?" The blond-haired man asked her slowly stepping towards her.
Tess backed up a step, "Yeah, I am," she replied as cool as she could.
"Long ways from home aren't ya?"
"Just a little," She said as she looked down at her feet nervously.
"You really shouldn't travel alone you know," He said, his voice deep and smooth.
She glanced up and smiled an almost sarcastic smile. "Hummm. So I've heard. Thanks for the advice," she replied with a warning in her voice.
The dark haired man smiled at her cocky reply and shook his head as he continued tightening the lug nuts.
"Nice car," he said bluntly, checking it out a little more than she liked.
"I like it," She replied with a short tone, wanting them to get the job done and be gone. The other man got up; letting the car down, and handed the blond-haired man the jack with a cocky smile. He grabbed the flat tire and carried it to the trunk, putting it in.
"I'd get a new one when you hit the Twin Cities," he quietly informed her as he dusted himself off.
Tess glanced away with a devious smile on her face thinking; let me help you get that dust off.
"I will. Thank you for your help," she responded trying to keep a straight face as she returned to face him.
He moved aside as the other bent in and put the jack in the trunk and slammed the trunk hood shut. He walked back to the tire and crouched down, putting the hubcap on and hesitated a moment as the other walked slowly up behind her. She didn't hear him.
"Umm, I need to go. Thanks again," she said softly turning to her car door.
"Are you headed to St. Paul?" The dark-hair man asked softly.
She gazed back at him as he stood up. Slowly pushing her hair from her face as she looked at him.
"Yeah. I'm meeting somebody there," she replied feeling the hair on the back of her neck stand up.
"Lucky guy."
She jumped in her skin as the one behind her spoke up, turning her head and glancing at him and then sharply turned to look back at the other as he stepped towards her.
“Do you know any good bars in the cities?” He asked almost as if to keep her occupied.
“Ahh. No, I’m sorry I don’t, sorry,” she answered with a bit of nervous tension in her voice. She turned back quickly to find the blond right behind her; she backed into the side of the car. The dark-haired man flashed a wicked smile to blond-haired man.
