Ok people so the time has come, it's what you've all been asking for, the confrontation is here!!!! So enjoy and watch the sparks fly.
On a side note thanks to everyone who reviews and sympathizes with my sudden Twilight addiction.

In the Midnight Hour

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I pushed the phone closer to my ear, trying to get the connection to come better, so I could actually hear my brothers voice. "So your coming" I tried again. I got some static then finally

Jason's voice. "Yeah I said I'd come"

"That's great Jay. What changed your mind?"

There was silence again and I almost thought that I had lost the connection altogether but then my brother started talking again. "Tim and Lyla actually"

My stomach shrank and the hand holding the phone to my ear may have started to shake. "What?"

"Herc was telling me this afternoon, I should come and see them together for myself. See what they act like"

"You didn't believe me then" I said softly "That nothings going on between them"

Jason paused again before I heard him sigh softly "I believe you Lexie, you're my sister you'd never lie to me. But I have to see it for myself. Can you understand that?"

"I don't know Jay" I said softly. "I don't know. I'll just see you tonight alright"

"Alright" Jason said equally as quiet. I flicked my phone shut and pushed it back into my bag. This thing about Tim and Lyla just wasn't going away and it was probably going to give me grey hairs by the end of it all.

It was actually Lyla's voice that snapped me out of my Jason induced daze. "Lexie come on" she shouted "We have to get you ready"

I looked up and nodded at her "Yeah alright Lyla I'm coming"

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"AND HERE ARE YOUR DILLON PANTHERS"

I heard the announcer shout the words through the megaphone and the band cheering, but my focus and attention was all directed to the material the panthers were meant to be coming out of. I knew Jason was sat behind it, I couldn't imagine what was going through his head at this point in time. I almost wanted to say that I didn't want to know. My hands hung limply at my sides as I waited. Beside me Lyla stood with a blue and gold #6 painted on her cheek. I had a #33 on my own. I was still trying to convince myself the number was just because I was Tim's cheerleader. Not because he had kissed me. Twice.

Finally the material was split and Jason came out. The noise in the stadium died. As everyone turned to watch Jason wheel himself forward. Finally the announcer started again "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN PLEASE WELCOME TONIGHTS HONORARY DILLON PANTHER CAPTAIN, NUMBER 6, JASON STREET"

The crowds erupted once again to cheering and screaming. I joined in jumping and shouting my brothers name. I could see the glaze of tears across his eyes even from where I was stood. He caught my eyes and I smiled widely at him. He offered me a quick smile and I watched as I Tim came forward and wheeled Jason off the pitch surrounded by the players.

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We had won the homecoming game. Thanks mainly to Tim, which was a surprise. He had taken over from Smash half way through and somehow he had made a laughing stock of the lion's defence. Julie hadn't been able to shut up about how proud I must have been the whole way to the party. I had been in two minds whether or not to push her out of the truck just to get some peace. Now however she had disappeared, I could see her long blonde hair sat in the bed of my truck, Matt was sat next to her. The two blonde heads were bent close together and I couldn't help but smile at the fact that maybe there was hope for those two at least.

I didn't realise Tim had come up behind me till his hands landed on my hips and he leaned down close to my ear. "Nice to see my number on you Lexie" his said softly.

I blushed and spun round to face him. I hadn't taken the blue and gold number 33 off my cheek yet, had simply changed into a tight pair of jeans and low cut black corset top with laces up the back. "It was just for the game Tim"

Tim's smirk grew and I looked down at floor. Recently I couldn't be around Tim anymore with embarrassing myself. "You looked good Lexie" Tim said again.

"Seriously Tim why are you doing this?" I blurted out, making him frown.

"What do you mean?"

"Why all of sudden have you decided you like me in any way other than a sister. Why now?"

Tim stayed silent for a bit longer before suddenly leaning down and capturing my lips with his. He seemed to do this a lot, whenever he didn't want to answer something. I tried to pull away but his arms locked round my waist and yanked me up against his body. I moaned into his mouth and gave in struggling, let him part my lips and invade my mouth. He pulled away first this time, still holding me close with his face close to my own.

"You can't keep doing that every time I ask a question you don't like Tim" I said still a bit breathlessly.

"Why not?" he asked me, his own voice a couple of octaves lower than normal.

I opened my mouth, than slammed it shut again, not being able to think of a proper answer to this question and refusing to let him take advantage of my open mouth again. I shook my head before finally settling on "It just doesn't work like that. Sometime soon we are going to have to talk about whatever the hell is happening"

"And what's happening Lexie?"

I frowned slightly only letting the frown fade when one of Tim's arms left my waist and his fingers gently smoothed the creases in my forehead. I leant back in his embrace to stare up at his face. "I don't know. Why don't you tell me"

Tim smirked "That's another question I don't want to answer. So, according to your theory I get to kiss you again instead"

I didn't have chance to protest as once again Tim's mouth moved over mine. I really needed to sort out the fact that every time his lips touched mine my common sense fled, leaving me like putty in Tim's arms.

"Lexie?" the soft question was a female voice, not Tim's. I quickly yanked myself out of Tim's grip and turned to see Julie stood at my side, a small smile on her face. She completely ignored Tim as I turned the colour of a tomato. "You ready to go?" she asked me. I turned to look at Tim who was staring at me hard.

I nodded "Yeah I'm ready. I'm not getting anywhere here"

Tim frowned at that and tried to grab me again but I dodged his hands and led Julie back to my truck. I completely missed the horrified stare Lyla who had been watching the whole thing between me and Tim was sending me.

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I stood outside the door to the guidance counsellors office. My hand had come close to knocking more than four times already. I had decided that talking to Tim wasn't working, I couldn't talk to Jason, Julie, my parents and definitely not Tyra and Lyla. So Tami Taylor had come to my head. I lifted my hand once more but it never made contact with the wood. Before I could drop it though the door was opened and Tami smiled softly at me. "I figured I'd help" she said "Seen as you've been stood there for more than quarter of an hour"

I followed her into her office and let her push the door shut behind me as I sank to the sofa beside her desk. "What's wrong sweetheart?" Tami asked me.

I looked up opened my mouth but no words came out, instead I was embarrassed even more by the tears that sprang to my eyes. Tami looked shocked but got up to kneel in front of me "Lexie darling, what is it?"

I broke, at the softness of her voice and the kindness in it. I literally broke. Everything had become to much, I hadn't had chance to really think since Jason's accident and all my emotion came rushing out in the face of Tami's kindness. Tami wrapped her arms round me and let me cry. When I finally pulled away and wiped at my eyes she softly asked me once again what was wrong and I poured my heart out to her. I had Jason's accident, him pressuring me into finding out what was happening between Tim and Lyla, dealing with my own insecurities about the two of them and then there was the whole me and Tim thing. I left nothing out, by the end I felt empty and Tami was sat there seemingly thinking hard. Finally she looked down at me and gently took my hands. "You've been through something terrible Lexie, someone close to you getting hurt so badly and I don't like what Tim's done to you he's taking advantage of your grief. But you really can't blame yourself for any of this"

"I don't know what to do anymore" I said softly. Taking the tissue Tami offered me. "I just don't know what to do. Nothing seems to make sense"

"Well darling, I think you need to take some of your own advice, forget everyone. Just go somewhere you can be on your own and figure everything out. Decide what you want, who you want. Without thinking about anyone else's responses or reactions"

I nodded and threw the tissue I was slowly shredding away, into the trash can. "Thanks Mrs T"

"No problem honey"

I got up and was at the door when Tami said. "You can go now if you want. I'll sign you out"

I offered her the first real smile I had found in days and nodded again. "Please"

"Alright sweetheart, just take care of yourself for a bit"

I nodded once more and left the guidance office feeling a lot better. I stopped at my locker and dumped my books and other things inside it. I deliberately ignored the picture that was the inside of my locker door. It showed me, Lyla, Tim and Jason one summer outside with a lot of tools and a wrecked bike. I slammed my locker shut and ran down the hall to the parking lot jumping into my truck I pushed the accelerator down and fled from the school parking lot aiming for the cliffs. The only place I could think of that I would be guaranteed to be left alone.

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I walked slowly to cheerleading practise the next morning. I had been to see Jason again last night and he was apparently determined to play in the scrimmage tonight against everyone's advice. I had to admit that I was worried about him. Which wasn't helped by his insistence that something was happening between Tim and Lyla. I didn't know what to do about that, how to get him to believe that there wasn't anything between them. That at the minute it was all between Tim and me. Not that he'd take that any better.

"Lexie can I talk to you for a minute" Lyla said suddenly appearing at my side.

I jumped slightly but smiled and nodded "Sure" I hadn't seen her much recently and was curious what she could want. We walked over to the bleachers in the gym the other side of the room from the practising cheerleaders. "What's going on Lyla?" I asked.

She frowned slightly as she dropped down to the bleachers beside me. "I uh I saw you last night at the party. With Tim"

My head shot up to stare at Lyla she wasn't letting anything show on her face though. "What?" I demanded my fingers tightening on the strap of my bag.

"I saw you and Tim. I don't think it's a good idea Lexie"

"Oh you don't do you" I snapped getting to my feet. "Well I don't think I care" I shouted stomping over to the other cheer leaders leaving Lyla sat on her own at the other side of the gym. Shannon looked at me confused as I approached. "Just don't ask" I muttered, getting into my position and starting my stretches. I vaguely noticed Lyla join the group again but I ignored her. Focusing on myself. Maybe Mrs T had got the right idea. I should just stuff everyone else and concentrate on doing what I wanted and only that.

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For some reason I was back at the cliff's watching the sun fall below the horizon. I should have been at Jason's scrimmage but I couldn't make myself leave. I knew I wanted to be at the scrimmage but at the same time I didn't. I didn't want to face all the people who were confusing my life. My legs were crossed Indian style underneath me as I sat on the cab of my truck. It was my normal thinking spot. The peaceful setting of my sunset was broken by the annoying ringing of my phone. Sighing I scrambled round my pockets to find the cell, Jason's name was flashing on the front of it. I flicked it open and pressed the cell to my ear. "Hey Jay what's up?"

"Did you know?" Jason said his voice was dead. I had never heard it like that. Instant panic flared in my chest. What could he mean?

"Did I know what?" I asked.

"Were you just trying to protect me all this time? Did you actually know about Tim and Lyla"

My stomach clenched and my sickness returned "What?" I managed to whisper out.

Jason must have heard the horror in my voice as his tone softened slightly the next time he spoke "I was right Lexie. They admitted it tonight. They've been sleeping together"

"Your sure" I whispered back.

"Positive" Jason said. I slammed my phone shut and threw it hard over the edge of the cliff. Sliding off my truck cab I fell to the floor and scrambled to the edge. Looking over I seriously considered throwing myself off after my phone. How? How could I have not seen? You did the evil voice in my head said, you did see but you refused to believe. You let him take your mind off it with his lips. You let him use you like he has done all those other girls. I was shaking as tears slipped down my cheeks. I knew know I had fallen for Tim Riggins. I had fallen hard and whether I had wanted to or not given him my heart. I could almost hear the sound of it shattering now as Jason's voice rang through my head 'they admitted it' 'they've been sleeping together'

Getting shakily to my feet I yanked open the door of my truck slid behind the wheel and furiously wiped away all of my tears. Then sped off down the highway. I got to Tim's house not much later. I stormed out of the truck and up to the door, my pathetic sorrow turning to anger. I thumped the door hard. Kicking the bottom for good measure. The door was thrown open with Billy standing there. He looked down at me, no doubt taking in the tear tracks, muck and anger blazing in my eyes because he shut the door slightly. "Now's not the best time Lexie" he said softly.

"Let me in Billy" I hissed, my voice deadly calm "Now"

"Look Lexie why don't you go home, calm down and come back in the morning"

My mouth thinned out some more as I put one hand flat on the door and with all my strength pushed, Billy not expecting this allowed the door to fly open and I barged past him. Tim was sat on a stool around the bar, facing me. He had one hell of a bruise round his right eye, probably Jason's doing. Other than that though no sign of emotion gracing his features. "Lexie please" he whispered after I had stood their in silence just staring at him for a moment.

I stood there visibly shaking "Is it true?" I said, my voice still even. Tim just dropped his head not answering me. "Tim" I shouted "Is it true?" my voice raising in anger as he still didn't respond.

Finally he nodded. "Yes"

The final word ripped into me with such a force as to leave me gasping. Before I could think to much about it I marched forward and slapped him hard round the face as tears fell down my face once again. Dripping off the end of my nose and landing on my lips. Tim's head had snapped to the side as I stumbled backwards, my head bent down again, eyes focused on the mess of the Riggin's carpet. My hand was stinging from the force I had put behind the slap. Tim looked up and slowly walked towards me but I put my hand back out and wobbled backwards some more.

"Don't touch me" I hissed. My head snapping up to look at him, not caring about the now vivid red handprint on his cheek accompanying the bruise round his eye "This was all just a game to you wasn't it. Poor little Lexie lets just turn her head away from the truth by kissing her and making her believe she was special. Make her think she's different. Ply her with pretty words and fancy kisses and she'll get off your back while you sleep with her paralysed brothers girlfriend"

"No Lexie it wasn't like that" Tim pleaded "Let me explain"

My eyes narrowed dangerously. "Explain what Tim? Explain how you betrayed us all, how you broke Jason's heart, how you played me, used me to get what you wanted. I think you could spend all your life trying to explain and I still wouldn't understand"

Tim stood stock still, his eyes fastened on me as I breathed hard. My anger still coursing round my veins. "We were your friends Tim. We stuck up for you, told people you weren't as worthless as you seemed. We loved you and you betrayed us"

"Your right" Tim said finally "I did, I always manage to screw up everything. I did everything wrong and I made a mistake a huge one" He took a step towards me again. "But I didn't play you Lexie. Me and Lyla" he stopped when I flinched at the two of their names put together in a sentence. But vainly carried on when I still didn't speak. "It was over between the two of us when I kissed you. It was over"

"You think that makes any of this better" I screamed. "That you dumped the girlfriend before you started in on the sister. Does that make you a better man Tim"

"No I suppose it doesn't" Tim said quietly.

I turned my back to him to stare at the door I had barged through not so long ago. Billy was still stood there looking at me with a gaze I couldn't quite interpret. Not that I was bothered by what Billy thought. Not when tears were once again spilling over the edges of my eyes. "I can't even look at you anymore" I said softly. My anger giving way to my grief. "I can't stand to be near you anymore Tim"

"Lexie" Tim said again, closer this time. He had walked up to me with my back turned and his hand closed on my shoulder. "Don't do this"

I jumped like I had been shot pulling roughly away from him. He didn't try to stop me moving though just stood waiting for my next attack. "Don't touch me Tim. You make me sick. To think you touched Lyla with the same hands. It makes my stomach revolt. You disgust me. You and her both"

With that final shot I stormed back out past Billy and ran down the path to my truck. I heard Tim's heavy footfalls as he ran after me shouting my name. But I had gone jumping in my truck leaving him stood at the curb screaming my name to the smoke of my exhaust. I drove quickly round to the Taylor's glad to see the lights on still in their living room. I rang their doorbell and listened to footsteps behind the door before it was pulled open revealing Julie. She stopped in shock when she saw me.

"Lexie?" she asked softly opening the door wider. I took a couple of steps into the hallway enough to see the coach and Tami appear at the doorway to the hall. "Lexie what's wrong?" Julie asked from behind me. I turned back to look at her and without warning I collapsed, sobbing my heart out as Julie Taylor's arms went round me and she held me close, much like Tim had the night of Jason's accident all that time ago, as I once again came to pieces on the floor.

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Ok folks thats it. The last section has taken me weeks of editing to get anywhere near something decent. So i hope i did it justice and you all enjoyed it. As always let me know what you think.