Tim relaced his shoes before heading out for early batting practice. The locker room was slowly becoming empty as the other players started to head for the field. He noticed he was one of the last ones and hurriedly grabbed his glove and made his way towards the double doors that led to the dugout.

As he stepped onto the field, he placed his sunglasses on and walked towards to the outfield. There were already people in the stands, waiting along the rails for autographs, to talk to the players, take pictures, etc. He'd eventually make his way to them.

"Hey, Tim! Hold up!" he heard someone yell from behind.

He turned around to see it was Brian jogging his way towards him. "Hey. What's up?" Tim asked when Brian reached him.

"Tessa called me earlier. We're going on a date tomorrow after the game," Brian smirked as he put on his sunglasses.

Tim did his best to act surprised, since he already knew she would be calling Brian. "Really? That's great man. What are you planning to do?"

Brian readjusted his cap. "I have no clue. I don't wanna do the same old dinner date, since we kinda did that yesterday. So I'm just trying to come up with ideas. What would you do?" he asked Tim.

"What would I do?" Tim asked more to himself.

"Yeah. I mean you've talked to her. I'm sure something she's said would help figure out a date idea," Brian said hopefully.

Tim stretched his arm behind his back as he thought about it. Throughout the past few days he had gotten to know her, especially that morning. There was so much he could tell Brian about her, but he figured that was the point of their date – to get to know each other. But there was one thing Brian could use.

"A helicopter ride," Tim finally said as he stretched his other arm.

"Helicopter ride?" Brian questioned.

"Yeah. A helicopter ride over San Francisco," he said, smiling at the thought. "She told me how much she fell in love with the city when she visited it a couple of years back and how she would've loved to see more of it."

Brian rubbed the hairs of his beard, thinking carefully about what Tim said. "That may not be a bad idea. It's new. It's exciting. Something I could actually pull off."

"Go for it then. I'm sure she'd love it."

Brian smiled and nodded his head. "I think I will. I'll be back. Gonna make a quick phone call."

"Why are you so tired? You've been yawning since you got to work," Emily asked.

Tessa shook off a yawn as they made their way to her car. "Long day yesterday. Woke up early today. I tried taking a nap before coming in, but I felt more tired after that."

"Why did you wake up early today?"

"Um… Well, Tim and I walked our dogs together and then grabbed some breakfast," Tessa said as she started her car.

"Oh, really? You and Timmy, huh?" Emily said in a teasing tone.

Tessa looked in her direction and shook her head. "It wasn't like that. I bought him breakfast because I owed him for taking me home the night of your brother's party, since someone was passed out drunk."

Emily smirked. "Doesn't mean it couldn't be like that later. Besides, I think you and him would make a cute couple."

Tessa blushed at the thought, licking her lips before speaking. "That won't ever happen."

"And why not? Don't you like him?" Emily asked, eyeing her curiously.

"Well for one, I don't think he likes me like that; two, he just got out of a relationship; and three, I'm kinda seeing someone," she said, saying the latter in a quieter tone. "And of course I like him. He's a very nice guy. Very down-to-earth," she added.

"Okay. One, I think he does like you like that; two, he'll get over it. Lisa was not the one for him. And three, what do you mean you're seeing someone?"

Tessa rolled her eyes as she put her car in park. She didn't answer right away, figuring she'd explain everything over the glass of wine Emily had invited her over for. "I'll tell you when we get inside," she said, following Emily towards her apartment.

It only took half a glass of wine to tell Emily everything. About what Tim did at the party for her, taking her home, making plans to have dinner, and so on and so on, and finally ended with Brian asking her out.

"You and Brian?" Emily exclaimed when Tessa finished speaking.

Tessa took a long gulp of her wine, finishing it completely. "What's wrong with that?" she asked, setting down the glass.

Emily made a strange face before finishing her wine. "I just…I just never thought you two…I don't know. I guess I never pegged you as Brian's type and vice versa."

Tessa shrugged her shoulders. "Me either, but he's really sweet and funny. I just thought 'why not?' Could be fun right?"

She heard Emily chuckle softly. "With Brian? Oh yeah, you'll have fun. But I still like the thought of you and Timmy."

Tessa looked at the time and got up from her seat, thinking it was time she headed home. "Well, like I said, it isn't going to happen," she said, placing her glass in the sink.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah," Emily said as she got up from her seat to walk Tessa to the door. "Anyways, thanks for hanging with me for a bit."

Tessa gave Emily a quick hug. "Thanks for inviting me," she replied, giving her a friendly smile.

"No problem. And have fun on your date tomorrow!"

"I will!" Tessa said as she waved back at Emily.

Just as she reached her car, she received a text message and saw it was from Brian.

Really looking forward to our date tomorrow. It's going to be fun. I think you're going to love it.

Tim noticed Brian's face light up when he checked his phone. "Who sent you their nudes?" he joked before taking a sip of his beer. He had invited Brian and Zito over for a couple of beers, even though they had an early game the next day.

Brian laughed at Tim's question and shook his head. "Oh, Timothy. No, it's not nudes, just a text message from a cute girl," he said as he texted back.

Tim knew exactly who that cute girl was. "You didn't tell her what you're doing did you?" he asked.

Brian guzzled down the last bit of his beer before answering. "No, of course not. I want it to be a surprise. I just told her I was excited for tomorrow." Tim nodded his head and finished his beer.

"Excited for what?" Barry asked as he came back from the restroom.

"My date," Brian responded as he got up from his chair. "Anyways, I should get going. I'll see you guys tomorrow," he said, putting on his jacket and then headed for the door.

"Bye," Barry and Tim said in unison.

Barry turned back to Tim, raising an eyebrow at him. "Brian has a date?" he asked suspiciously.

"Yeah, he's taking her on a helicopter ride around the city," he said, tossing his bottle into the trash.

"Nice. Who's the lucky girl?" Zito asked as he plopped down on the couch, setting his beer on the coffee table.

"It's um…It's Tessa, Emily's coworker," Tim replied, taking a seat next to Barry.

"You've got to be shitting me. Brian and her? How did…? What? I thought you and her… I thought you had a thing for her?" Zito finally muttered out.

"I'm not kidding. He's really taking her out. And I never said there was a thing between us. It's not like that," Tim assured him.

Zito gave him a skeptical look and rolled his eyes. "Whatever. But don't go moping around and pitching horribly when you realize that you do have a thing for her after her and Wilson become official."

Tim laughed off Zito's comments and shook his head. "Not gonna happen."