Title: Visiting Hour

Rating: PG

Summary: Jason Street visits his best friend in jail. Takes place during 'Perfect Record'.

"Hey, Timmy". The former quarterback managed an extremely small smile. Tim was both gaunt and pale looking. And he was quiet. He had nodded at Jason and spoken by way of a few murmured words.

Jason had seen Tim a lot of ways over the years; drunk being the predominant one, but he had never seen his best friend be quiet or still. The change in the former number thirty-three was startling.

"Billy says you might get out soon," Jason continued. Riggins nodded.

"Good behavior" he replied softly, staring at the ground.

"That's good." Street's half-smile curved slightly upwards. "Maybe next time you can be the one to come and visit me. Erin's pregnant again-on purpose this time. We're having another baby."

The left side of Tim's mouth curved upward. "Good for you, Six".

"New York is really nice, Tim" Jason continued his speech. "I had a good, fresh start there."

Riggins finally looked up from the ground. "Is this where you try to convince me to go back to N.Y.C with you?"

"Just for a little while" the agent said, almost managing to sound slightly offended. "Tim, you can't be released to Billy. He's the reason that you're here. You were doing fine and then…"

Street's face hardened slightly. The expression was such a tiny change from how his face had already looked that no one would have noticed it but Tim and maybe Coach. And if he truly wanted to be honest with himself, probably Lyla, too.

As Tim had shown almost no reaction to this tactic, Jason sighed. "Lyla's worried about you, Tim."

Tim raised his eyes from the ground, very slightly. "I find that very unlikely, Six. I haven't seen Lyla in over a year and I've barely heard from her".

Jason's temper rose quickly to the surface, just as it always did when it came to Lyla, but knowing Jason, Tim quietly said: "You've got that game, remember?"

Jason blinked as he allowed himself to cool slightly. "Yeah…Mind if I come back tomorrow to say good-bye? Maybe I could call Erin and let the baby hear your voice?"

Tim knew that this was the closest thing Jason could give to an apology. "Yeah, I'd like that". He wouldn't tell his best friend that the idea was ridiculous.

Jason smiled slightly. "Erin's an only child, too. Be nice for the kid to have an 'Uncle Timmy'."

Even Tim couldn't help smiling. "Texas Forever, Six".


Reviews are my air. I'll take suggestions on visitors, too, though I have several chapters planned out. Also, I know Riggs and Jay may have been a bit OOC, but I wanted to put this out tonight.