Indulgence

Nine

The sound of Zac's engine hummed through the quiet streets of Atlanta, making the vibration of his car rock Fatima into a tranquilized state. Her head tilted back to the side as she watched out of the window, giggling at everything she saw. Zac continued to shake his head, upset with himself that he had gotten her high when his ultimate goal was only get her to relax.

Gently his palm covered her knee, making her glance up at him "You cool?"

She nodded, placing her hand on top of his before releasing a cough "Do we have to ride in silence?"

"Tell me what you wanna hear." He moved to navigate his Apple Car Play on his dashboard but she stopped him, stating that the radio was good enough. The DJ playing on V103 played an extensive amount of commercials before playing one of Fatima's favorite songs.

"I love this song" she mumbled sitting up in the seat of his car. This caught Zac completely off guard to hear that she actually liked something but shocked him even more when he realized that she had vocals as well when she harmonized with the lyrics of the song.

I picture that I can read your mind
And tell you everything you're going through
Baby I've tried to find, i've the reasons why
You're alone and acting so cold

"Hmph" Zac wanted to speak about the irony of the lyrics but continued to let the song play out as he pulled into her driveway.

Tell me how long you've been this way
Maybe I can open up your heart
See, I've been waiting all my life
For someone just like you
And I know you've been waiting too
For someone to love you

Zac killed the engine but the radio wouldn't stop until he opened the drivers door and there was nothing that he wanted to hear more than her sing a song that she probably had no idea was so relatable to her own self. He felt her hands gently cup his chin, caressing the hairs underneath, as the chorus came next

All you need is someone who cares
(Someone to love you)
Someone who will always be there
All you need to say is that
You want me to be with you
Girl I know you waited so long
For someone to love you

His fingers turned the dial downward "That's what you need? I'm asking?"

Her hand brushed against the tip of her nose before yawning slightly "Need what baby?"

Zac leaned forward in surprise to study her face. She had closed her eyes and snuggled into her hoodie ready to go to sleep. He had never heard a term of an endearment sound so naturally unfamiliar come from her lips. But it sounded beautiful. He was sure however that her inhibition were low enough for her to potentially not remember this conversation tomorrow. Slowly he kicked his lips in response

"You seem like you need someone to love you."

She giggled and shook her head "I tried that before. See where that got me?"

"Mmcht" His sucked his tongue to his teeth "I said someone to love you."

"And you can do that?"

"If you let me I could" He rubbed his chin in thought "He broke your heart huh?"

"Why do you care?"