The Kiss

Weeks passed and Tim was getting pissed at how little time he spent with Kim since she moved back. They went to the same parties, he goes over to her house all the time, they see eachother at school (except for the times when he skips), and for Tim Riggins that should just be enough. But no, that was not enough, there was something about Kim that Tim wanted more of; a one night stand? A make-out session? Just one kiss? Just something from Kim but he couldn't put his finger on it. He knew one thing, though, and that is that Kim intrigued him, she was mysterious to him for some odd reason even though they've known eachother their whole life. Tim Riggins found himself picking up the phone and dialing a cellphone number:

"Hello?" The voice on the other end answered.

"Hey, how would you like to see Dillon the Tim Riggins way?" Where did that courage come from?

A giggle: "There's a tour of Dillon your way?"

"Mhm-hmm. You kinda know Dillon, but you don't know it my way." He answered.

Another giggle, "Is there always a Riggins way of doing things?"

"You know it, you'll have a lot of fun!"

"Promise?"

"Promise! Remember, I don't disappoint, in fact I have never disappointed you."

"Hmmm...alright, pick me up around 6-ish."

"I'll be there." Then he hung up and smiled.

6:01 came around and he walked up her front steps and rang the doorbell. A girl about 5'6 and a-half wearing a white sundress with brown cowboy boots opened the door.

"Hey." She smiled at him.

"Hi" He was so taken away by her beauty, he couldn't help but look.

Then Mrs. Wilson walked up, "Oh hey Tim, you and Kim going out on a date?" She asked innocently.

Kim blushed, "Mooommm!"

"Uhm...I don't know Mrs. W. ..." A taken aback Tim answered, looking from Kim to Mrs. Wilson.

"He's just gonna show me around town." Kimberly explained not meeting Tim's gaze.

"Oh, but I thought Kate already did that?"

"But on this tour we're adding a Tim Riggins way..." She explained further.

"Oh...okay." Her mom smiled a little.

"So, what do you wanna do first, the tour or eat?" Tim asked as they were walking to his car.

"How hungry are you?" She asked.

"Always caring about other people" He thought to himself. "I had a little snack before I came here." He answered her.

"Hm...well, I'm also not really that hungry yet, so I guess we can do the tour first," she said, "is that okay?"

"Sure thing." He nodded.

First, Tim showed her his favorite places to hang out: the arcade, The Landing Strip, and the cliff where he goes golfing.

"Aren't you kinda too young to go in The Landing Strip?" She asked.

"Well, that's what fake IDs are for." He replied, smiling.

"Tousche"

"Or if you're lucky enough to have a brother named Billy." He added.

She laughed, "Oh my goodness, Billy! How is that guy?"

"Eh, you know, still a bad influence." With that, both of them laughed.

Tim still showed Kim around, showing her the places that's changed since she left and the places she didn't know existed until Tim Riggins showed her. After that they went to play games at the arcade for about an hour or two, Tim got Kimberly a small teddy bear that held a heart.

"Here, that bear is just too...mushy..." He said trying to find the right words, he didn't want her to think that he purposely got it for her.

She giggled, "I'm guessing Tim Riggins doesn't do...mushy?"

He shook his head and laughed.

"Nope! Man, I'm starving," he stated, "wanna go get some burgers at Sam's Diner?"

"Sure, let's go!"

He drove to Sam's Diner ordering them burgers and fries with chocolate shake -what they used to order all the time when they were younger- he ordered it to go, for some reason.

"Why aren't we eating here?" She asked, curiously.

"You'll see."

He drove out of the parking lot towards Pembrook Lane, then right to White Road, and right again to Herrman Field.

"What are we doing here?" She asked again, now full of curiousity.

"We're eating here." He answered.

She raised her eyebrows at him.

"Don't worry, it'll be cool. I've eaten here a billion times, it's peaceful and relaxing, you'll like it."

"Whatever you say." She giggled.

They sat on top of his car overlooking the Herrman Field and ate their burgers in quiet for a whole 20 minutes not saying anything to eachother but stealing glances at one another. Tim was debating whether or not he should say what he wanted to say to her, while Kim's heart was beating faster than usual and was wondering why she was feeling so nervous.

"I like to come here to have peace and quiet, to just clear my head and get away from all the pressure and people. And plus, the views not bad either." He didn't know why he just said that out of all the people in the world, even Brian didn't even know that he comes here. Out of all the people he knew he told Kim. That's one of the things about Kim, he could tell her anything. But a few years passed, are things still the same?

"It is pretty, from this view, I like it. It is a good place to come here for peace and quiet, and to just think."

"I thought you might like it." He smiled at her.

5 minutes of quietness passed. Kimberly looked at Tim out of the corner of her eyes, a little bit of light was shining their way but she could not deny the fact that he was looking like a model for Vogue or what not. She was about to realize something until he stood up and walked over the driver's side and turned up the radio. Then he walked back to Kimberly.

"May I have this dance?" He asked, holding out his hand.

She blinked twice not sure if she heard him right, "w-what?" She asked dumbfounded.

"May I have this dance?" He repeated. "Come on, you're not gonna leave me hanging are you? And don't you dare tell me you don't dance, because I know you do. Plus, I love this song."

She was paying attention to the radio for the first time and realized that "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias was playing. She finally took his hand and he led her halfway to the middle of the field and they started swaying as one. Another reminder for the both of them: they always worked good together.

"You know I really missed you." He admitted to her, he's been wanting to tell her that and since he was putting everything in the open, right now was a good time to tell her, plus the scene was kinda romantic. This time they both looked at eachother, locking eyes, and realizing their feelings for eachother. She realized that her feelings for him never completely went away, while Tim realized that he's always had feelings for her but never really thought about it. Suddenly, their lips slowly met, soft, warm, and felt so right against eachother. Kim was about to say something when one of their phones rang, it was Tim's.

He sighed. "Hello?" He answered. "Right now? Why? It's like 8:30 dude! Okay, 9:30 but I'm busy! What's he thinking? Fine, I'll be there." He hung up the phone and looked at Kim apologetically. "That was your brother, apparently coach wants the team to meet up right now." He explained.

She nodded her head but was disappointed that this ended sooner than she wanted, he kissed her cheek and led her back to the car. None of them wanted to talk, they wanted to think about what just happened. They finally reached her house and Tim -being the best gentleman ever- walked her to the door grabbing her hand.

"So, uhm...I'll see you tomorrow at school." She said.