"Oh, Katie, I'm so glad you decided to come over today," Katie McCoy said with a big smile on her face as she let her niece into her home.

"Me too," Katie replied stepping inside.

"Joe's at work, so we have the house and pool to ourselves," the older woman said with a wink.

"I'm guessing that means you already have a picture of margaritas made?" Katie asked with a knowing smile.

"You know it!" the woman replied before walking out back to the pool. After pouring each of them a glass, they made themselves comfortable in the lounge chairs beside the pool. They chatted for a few minutes about how things were coming along in Katie's unpacking and decorating of her new house. Just as Katie took a sip of her margarita, her aunt blurted a question she was not expecting.

"Are you sleeping with Tim Riggins?"

Katie choked on her drink and began coughing. Katie McCoy's blue eyes widened at her goddaughter's reaction.

"What on earth makes you think that?" Katie asked after she regained her composure.

"Well I ran into Sydney Chambers at the grocery store and she said that she saw you and Tim Riggins at Applebees the other night. I've also heard that he's been cutting your lawn for you and he even cleaned out your gutters," the older woman said.

"Aunt Katie, he's just helping me out. As for the Applebees thing, I felt like I owed him something for cutting my lawn," Katie explained.

"Sweetheart, I don't have to tell you how men are. You've been around the block a time or two yourself," her aunt warned.

"I know, but this is different. We're just friends. It's nice having someone other than you and Uncle Joe to talk to around here," Katie admitted.

"Oh, honey, once school starts you'll make friends with all of the other teachers. Everyone in this town is going to love you. Besides, I'm not saying anything would be wrong if you were to sleep with Tim Riggins. Hell, if I was twenty-five years younger I'd give him a go myself."

"Aunt Katie!"

"What? He's gorgeous and that body is to die for," the older woman said with a smirk causing Katie to laugh. "So, there's nothing going on between you two?"

"No! Tim Riggins and I are just friends."

"How many times do I have to tell you, Billy? Katie Jennings and I are just friends," Tim explained as he watched his brother change the oil in his sister-in-law's car.

"Come on, Timmy, you can't fool me. I've heard the rumors," Billy said with a laugh.

"What rumors?" Tim asked with a frown before removing his sweaty Dillon Panthers hat.

"Mrs. White from across the street told Mindy's mom that you mowed Katie's lawn the other day, and she said that just yesterday you cleaned her gutters while she was at church."

"I'm just helping her out. Besides I didn't have anything else to do yesterday," Tim mumbled before taking a swig of his beer.

"Whatever, Tim. I've known you your whole life, and I've only seen you do this once before," Billy said.

"Oh really?" Tim questioned. "With who?"

"Lila," Billy answered smugly earning him a less than savory look from his younger brother.

"You have no idea what you're talking about," Tim said before stomping out of the garage to his truck leaving his brother behind with a knowing smile on his face.

Later that night Katie paced behind her closed front door. She'd made a lasagna big enough to feed a family of six, and there was no way she was going to be able to eat all of it herself. So, now she was faced with a decision. Should she go over and invite Tim Riggins to come eat dinner with her? Or should she take him a plate? Or should she just forget about it?

After her aunt's warning earlier that day, she'd been quite concerned about the fact that people in this town were spreading rumors about her and her new neighbor like they were front page tabloid news. She knew that moving to a small town would cause some of that to happen, but she never expected to be the town scandal when there was no scandal to be had.

Twisting at the necklace around her neck, she stopped her pacing before making up her mind.

"Jennings, what do I owe this pleasure?" Tim asked as he opened the door to see his petite neighbor holding a baking dish in her hands and a picnic basket draped in the crock of her arm.

"I come with dinner," Katie answered with a smile. "I figured if we were going to be the talk of the town we might as well give them something to talk about."

"My kind of girl," Tim replied with a wide grin as he took the dish from her. Katie followed him inside where they began setting up the dinner she'd prepared in silence. After their plates were full and they were seated across from each other at Tim's bar, he spoke.

"Talk of the town, huh?"

"My godmother informed me that people were talking about us at the grocery store!" Katie said with smile. "Apparently you cutting my grass and cleaning out my gutters is reason to believe we're secretly having an affair."

"In this town a lot less has caused an affair," Tim said with a smile.

"Good God," Katie mumbled before taking a sip of her white wine. Tim chuckled at her before taking a sip of his wine as well.

"Tell you what, Jennings, we really shouldn't disappoint the people in this town by staying away from each other. Besides, I really like spending time with you," Tim said.

"I agree," Katie replied. "Besides, I don't really know anyone else."

"Well, consider me your best friend," Tim said when he noticed the slight blush on her cheeks.