Sorry for the wait, but here it is!


My pulse quickened as I saw Jimmy approaching Rick and I. We were standing in the 2nd Woods lobby and about to head out to the park. "Hey guys," Jimmy grinned. "Sorry to make you wait but Cassie had to get ready for a gig and she needed someone to practice on." He rolled his eyes and mumbled, "she met this girl named Chloe and decided she is her role model. It's horrible…have you met her?"

"Yeah," I laughed nervously looking around.

"We've all met Chloe and her sneak attack slaps," Rick looked around cautiously.

Jimmy grinned. "I'm glad she doesn't have a crush on me or something."

I smiled and shook my head. "Nah I think she's into a girl named Jo, she always tries to practice her love scenes on her."

Jimmy nodded and smiled looking at me with gentle eyes that made me want to hide and show him all my secrets at the same time.

"Ready to go to the park," Rick cut in, ensuring I didn't make a fool of myself. We both nodded and walked to the park.

After showing Jimmh every tree and bench the park had to offer, we decided to sit and talk.

"So you were the captain of your football team," I asked in awe.

Jimmy nodded and smiled happily. "It was insane, the girls at my school would come to our games with shirts that said stuff like 'be my Knight, Jimmy'" he laughed and shook his head.

"You were princely," Rick questioned, a smile on his face.

"Nah," Jimmy laughed. " I'm far from a…knight in shining armour and all that stuff."

I felt Rick smirk directed at me and I mentally cursed myself. I probably said something stupid in my sleep last night. "Do you have a girlfriend back home?"

Jimmy smirked and shook his head. "Nope…never found the person I wanted to be with, you know?"

I smiled and nodded and looked down. He said person. Was he gay? He didn't react disgusted when Cameron hit on him…but he could just be okay with the idea of gays and not one himself.

"Any boyfriends?" Rick smiled as he asked the question, ignoring my death glare.

Jimmy smiled and shook his head. "None of those either…told you I didn't find the right person."

"So you're bi?"

Jimmy nodded unashamed but then his eyes turned to me. "But I'm not like Cameron…I don't cheat."

I smiled softly and nodded looking down.

"What about you," Jimmy asked Rick.

"No, I don't have anyone," he whispered looking down.

I reached over rubbing his back gently.

"You guys are really close…like brothers?" He smiled examining us.

I smiled and nodded. "We've known each other the longest out of the four of us. Cameron came in third and then Felix last. He was the new kid and Rick brought him into the group. It really opened him up but then…"

"Then," Rick picked up. "Cameron decided Felix's happy-go-lucky personality wasn't cool and he couldn't hang out with us if he didn't change," Rick answered bitterly. "So, Felix changed."

Jimmy furrowed his eyebrows. "That's bullshit! Who the hell is he to tell Felix who he can and can't be! He should just be himself it doesn't matter what other people think!"

Rick looked up with wide eyes. "That's what I said!" He grinned and I knew he approved of Jimmy.

"Well I think it's time to let Felix be Felix," jimmy smirked. "I got a plan."

Rick grinned wide, leaning in to hear and I did the same. For some reason I trusted Jimmy would have an amazing idea probably involving food and football since he loved it so much.

"Why are you helping Felix like this," I asked suspiciously.

Jimmy looked at me and smiled softly. "Because that's what friends do…they help each other…you can count on me."

I blushed slightly and nodded. "So what's this genius plan of yours?"

It was in fact a genius plan. It involved food, a slide, a football game, and a football helmet filled with a bouquet of corndogs, which Rick gave to Felix. I swear there was love in Felix eyes when he accepted it. And Jimmy was right, Felix, the one we first met, the one that Rick had fallen in love with, came back a bit. He played with his food and was fighting Rick for control of the tv remote. I grinned at Jimmys handy work, though his most amazing work in the apartment was the removal of the stairs and replacing it with a slide, charging it to the 2nd woods credit card. I don't even know how he got a hold of that. Felix absolutely loved it.

"You're amazing you know that," I said stunned as Rick and Felix laughed happily at some old tv show.

Jimmy grinned and shrugged. "I try."

"No seriously, you're amazing," I smiled at him. He turned to me and smiled gently, ruffling my hair softly.

"Thanks Beji," he whispered. "I'm just glad I could help Felix."

I smiled and looked back at the two teens snuggled together casually on the couch. I'd never seen either of them so happy. I suddenly found myself wondering what it would've been like to have Jimmy in our group instead of Cameron. If we had all met Jimmy instead of Him…how different would we be? Would I have stuck to that dream I had when I was six to be a doctor? Would Rick have continued to try and be a mechanic instead of a guitar player? Would Felix still be innocent and have insisted on a slide in the apartment like we have now?

"What the hell is this?" Cameron's voice came from the doorway. I tensed and looked over, seeing Jimmy take a protective stance in front of all three of us.

"I thought the place could use a bit of a makeover," he smirked challengingly.

Cameron opened his mouth to respond but was cut off by the sound of the door smacking into the wall. "OI! WHAT IS THIS CHARGE FOR A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A SLIDE?"

Cameron stood at attention ready to roll over and do whatever Weaver said, but Jimmy stood strong and defiant.

"That," he began, a grin forming on his lips, "would be because I thought Felix here needed some more relaxing time." He patted Felix on the shoulder gently before looking back at Weaver an eyebrow raised as if daring him to question his judgment.

Weaver stared at Jimmy then looked at Felix noting how much happier he looked. "And Who are you?"

Jimmy smirked. "I'm Jimmy boland."

"Well Jimmy boland, Who's going to pay back all the money charged to this account!?."

"I'll pay for it," I cut in, grabbing all of weavers attention.

"Yeah me too," Rick cut in.

"Me too," Felix added smiling at Jimmy slightly before looking back at Weaver.

Felix glanced at Cameron before looking back at the four of us curiously. "Just get it paid!" With that he left, mumbling something before vanishing out of the house as fast as he came.

"Well," Jimmy grinned. "That was fun."

Felix grinned and jumped up, running to climb up the slide. I grinned as I watched them playing like five year olds. I had never seen Felix so happy and I couldn't help but notice the way Rick beamed because of it. Jimmy was good for them…sometimes I really wish we had met jimmy first.