Their Better Half – A Tim Riggins/OC FNL Story
Chapter 1
Depending where I am, I am one of two people. Anywhere but Dillon, Texas I'm Chelsey Street dancer/singer extraordinaire or I'm just a regular girl. But inside Dillon I'm Baby Street, twin sister to QB1 football star in the making Jason Street. Well I guess they cant say that anymore, not since my brother's accident. First game of the season last year my brother broke his neck, now he is in a wheelchair and will never walk again. Why do you ask wasn't I there last year. Well, I was away on a one year scholarship to the Merimont School of the Arts. I'd always loved dancing and singing and when the scholarship came around my parents were more then happy to send me away. You can say that my less than lady like ways were not accepted by my parents.
As soon as I heard what happened to Jason I called and told him I was coming home but he told me not to. That is needed to stay and finish out my scholarship. So that's what I did. And now I'm coming home. To say I'm not nervous is a lie. I'm terrified cause everything has changed, I've missed so much. But my family and friends need me...especially Tim. Jason said he is going down a dark road.
Now Tim and I are along story that I don't have time to get into now. Me, Jason, and Tim have been hanging together since pee-wee football days. We used to (and I stress the word used) to think of each other as family, but that changed as soon as he became hot and I grew boobs. The sexual tension was inevitable and eventually the friends with benefits thing just happened.
I have always been different then my brother, out-going more, drank more, fucked more. Basically a disappointment to my parents. People say I'm like a female Tim Riggins, and I'm fine with that. I am living my life to the fullest and firmly believe in the expression "no regrets."
Since I've left it seems like Tim's life has gone completely downhill. I feel guilty, Tim is one of those guys who needs people around, namely me, or he gets "lost". He wont ever admit that, but its true. Hopefully, with me coming home he will smarten up, get back on the straight and narrow. Well not totally straight but better then how crooked he is now. I mean he got kicked off the football team for crying out loud! Tim is not Riggins without football.
Having talked to Jason before I boarded my plane home he said that Tim had agreed to help out some new kid Santiago with football. And I could find him on the field after school when I got home. Totally not a Tim move but I guess he is desperate to get back on the team. And that is where I am headed as soon as I get home. To see Tim...Tim Riggins...my #33 fullback. I know that he will be happy to see me. He wasn't happy I left, but he knew I was coming back...to him.
"You come back to me now ya' hear," he said hugging me tightly.
" I will, don't worry Riggins, you'll always be ma' 33."
"And you'll always be my girl, Baby Street."
Oh how I missed that blockhead.