When she came out of the store, he forgot all about the slow, lazy thoughts that had occupied him in the silence while he waited. Thoughts of a new cigarette, his schedule for the following day, the pressing issue of the repairs to his aging grandmother's fence he needed to see to, all evaporated at the sight of her as she moved under the overhead lights of the parking lot. She was beautiful... and he was hooked. Never before had he felt such a need to care for a woman as he did now. He wanted nothing more than to see to her every need. He now hated the thought of how hard he had seen her working in the bar, where before he had simply enjoyed watching her from behind as she walked away.<br/><br/>In a snap, he knew that he'd made the right decisions so far in following her here, and slid from the cab of his truck as she disappeared into the store again. This time, he held a small object in his hand, which he'd pulled from the glove box. Reaching into the back of the truck, he hefted a large bag of tools from the bed and hoisted it onto his shoulder. Moving quick and silent, he crossed to her car and pulled open the door, grateful she hadn't locked it, then peered inside.<br/><br/>"Perfect.." he smiled to himself, finding exactly what he'd hoped to.<br/><br/>He placed the bag of tools on the ground beside the flat tire, then ducked inside the cab again. The water bottle sat open in the cup holder. Sliding into the driver's seat, he quickly pulled open the zipper on the cloth bag he'd brought with him, and pulled out a tiny object, pinching it between two fingers. With his other hand, he twisted the top off the tiny capsule and deftly poured the liquid it held into the bottle. Replacing the lid, he gave the bottle a couple quick shakes, then put the lid back where he'd found it and dumped the now empty capsule into the bag he still held.<br/><br/>Sliding from the driver's seat, he shut the door, then knelt beside the tire to wait for her, pretending to be digging around inside it as he stowed the cloth bag in its depths. He mentally prepared himself to behave in just such a way as to put her at ease, waiting for her to return.