AN: Ok Ladies I combined months 4, 5, & 6 of Jenny's life hope you don't mind!
4 Months old
Jenny's screaming interrupted Tim's Sunday nap. He recognized that cry it was her "I am fully pissed off come get me now cry." Where was Jules he wondered getting up off the couch and wandering toward Jenny's room.
"Get that kid somebody." Mike hollered.
Mike sure does have a helpful spirit. Tim thought to himself as he smiled ruefully opening Jenny's door he shuffled in going into autopilot he leaned over Jenny's crib.
"Hey Bean…shhh…" he picked her up. He danced with her. He kissed the top of her head. Her peach fuzz was growing into actual hair. Her cries softened then stopped. She wanted some attention Tim thought smirking. Definitely his child. She began patting him. And definitely Julie's too. His girls where touchy feely types. She lifted her head from his shoulder to look at him.
"Hi darlin…feel better? I love you…" Jenny gurgled in response.
"Wanna go find Mama? Where'd that Mama go Bean?" he turned her so she could see better. He went into the kitchen opening the fridge he looked in.
"Nope no Mommy in the fridge." Jenny managed to give him her best are you nuts look. "I'm kiddin' Jenny Bean knew Mama wasn't in there I wanted some OJ." he opened the juice handing Jenny the cap it was big enough that she wouldn't choke on it. She immediately began chomping on it happily.
He caught sight of Julie in breakfast nook's bay window. She was washing her car in the driveway her back turned to him. An insanely short pair of denim cut offs slung low on her hips. Her shirt tied at the waist revealed a sliver of her back. A TMU ball cap turned backwards held her blonde locks away from her face. The wind teased at the ends of her hair picking up strands here and there the rose and fell in a secret rhythm. He watched her move her legs flexing as she stood on her tip toes to reach the roof. Arms stretching chest pressed to the window. His thoughts taking a turn he knew they shouldn't while he was holding their child. As he moved to the door to tell her he had meant to wash her car. He heard crash into me blasting out of the stereo in the garage. He watched her through the open door. Her hips swayed to music. Dipping the sponge into soapy water. She bent her weight on one leg the other shot out behind her at an odd angle. He loved to watch her move. He sat the juice down on the entry way table untouched completely forgotten.
"I told you I'd do that…" he spoke for the first time. She turned. "TIM" was
displayed just over her heart. She'd modified one of his shop shirts to her liking. The red bra peeking out at him from the undone button's nearly killed him. As did seeing the top of the 33 tattoo that presided on her left hip now. No one but he knew she had it. "Trying to stop traffic or just cause me immense physical pain?
"Huh?" Julie replied. "Like you don't know what you can do to Me." she grinned at his statement.
"Mike said he'd listen for her and come get me I didn't mean for you to be woken up…"
"Yeah well Mikes definition of listening for her is screaming hey get that kid."
He put Jenny in the playpen he kept in the garage. So she could be his tool girl when he worked on Lola.
"Here… I'll help you…since I have plans for us later…." he picked up the water hose spraying her. "Oops…did I do that?"
"Yes Urkel you did…" she pitched the soapy sponge at his head. It narrowly missed. She ran bare feet slapping warm concrete.
5 Months old
Billy looked up from wiping grease off a wrench to Julie's warm brown gaze filled with tears. He walked over wiping his hands on a bandana from his back pocket. "Jules everything ok Hun?"
"Can you take Jenny for a minute?" She asked her voice thick.
"Sure come here my Princess…" he took Jenny she laughed gleefully as he swung her around peppering her face in kisses. "Did you miss Uncle Billy huh did ya? Did Ya? Billy asked any other time Julie would of found his antics amusing but she was too stressed at the moment.
Tim caught sight of a pretty expanse of tanned leg in his peripheral vision as he lay under a KIA Sorrento fixing the brakes. "Hey I'd know those legs anywhere need something babe?" he got silence then sniffles by way of response.
"Uh oh what's up Jules…if I did it…I'm sorry." he slid himself out from under the car he sat up planting his butt on the back board.
"It's nothing you did." she hiccupped.
"Then what? Come here Baby…" he grabbed her arm pulling her down into his lap.
"Everyone is trying to change our plans…"
"Who's everyone?" he wiped her tears handing her his greasy bandana. "Here blow."
"Eww no that's ok…" she laughed.
"Ah I still got it…" he teased. "Anyways what are the problems…?"
"I mentioned the backyard wedding idea to Grandma and she got all weepy so I conceded to a church wedding…I know you didn't want to do the whole big wedding thing but I couldn't disappoint her again."
"You wanna get married in that church?"
"Kinda yeah…"
"Then I'll get my ass to the church on time I promise next problem…"
"I can't wear white."
"Who the hell says?"
"Grandma says since we already have Jenny it would be inappropriate…"
"Screw that… you want to wear white you're wearing white period end of discussion…" he rested his chin on her shoulder.
"This means you'll have to wear a tux sorry…but you won't look like a penguin or have to wear the awful white again…"
"I'd go in my birthday suit if you asked me too…" he smirked Julie giggled.
"Jules can I pick the music?"
"No Mariachi band! Swear on our daughter…"
"I swear on the Bean no mariachi band…"
"And nothing you can bang your head to or fuck to…"
"You got yourself a deal little lady…Now why'd you come to me about all this not that I'm complaining but the wedding is usually Tyra's area."
"Because you're my best friend."
"I think that's the highest compliment you've ever paid me…"
"I mean it to." she twisted around kissing him. Her hand resting on his cheek.
"Man do I love you…" he growled in her ear. He dropped kisses along her jaw line.
"If my Aunt Shelly checks out your ass one more time…I'm gonna…"
"No worries all I ever see is you Jules."
Billy cleared his throat "Princess is poopy…oh and she likes the word poopy see." Jenny smiled sweetly.
6 Months old
"I can't believe you Mister I've slept with half the female population of Dillon is actually getting married." Jason teased
"Well I am." he grinned
"In all honesty Six I thought you'd be first but I have no regrets Julie's the one." Tim fixed his champagne colored tie. Julie and Tim had conceded to the church wedding but they where wearing what they wanted so he was just in gray suit and he was pretty sure Julie was wearing white. Jason heard a scratching at the door he opened it and setting on her diapered butt at his feet was Jenny in her frilly black white flower girl dress black velvet headband in place. "Well hi Jenny Penny did you escape from your Mama?" He scooped her up. She giggled as he kissed her chubby cheeks. Blue eyes sparkling. Not many people realized Jenny had Tim's mom's deep inky blue eyes.
"Bean did you make a break for it?" Jenny laughed at Tim "Da" she jabbered.
"What baby?" "da-ya-ee woo." she jabbered on. "Really didn't know that!" Tim told her dropping a kiss on her head.
"Its about time…I'll take her back to the bride for you." Billy told him.
"Julie you missing' a flower girl?" Billy hollered.
Tim stood at the end of the aisle as the processesonal began. Gracie pulled the wagon containing the flower girl and the ring bearer down the aisle before winking at Tim and taking her seat next to Tami.
At last began playing as Tim caught sight Mindy then Tyra. Tyra blew a kiss at Jenny taking her a spot. The door opened again and Julie appeared in a strapless knee length lacy frilly dress with a champagne sash at her waist her hair down in 1940's style waves held away from her face by bobby pins. Her face done up in natural make up. His breath caught. She was beautiful. Never once did they take their eyes off each other as she reached him.
"Who gives this woman to be wed?" the preacher asked. Eric cleared his throat voice thick with unshed tears. "Her mother and I do." he touched Julie's cheek whispered something Tim couldn't make out. Tears sprang to Julie's eyes he kissed her forehead and placed her hand in Tim's. He sat down next to Tami taking her hand.
The preacher read some passage from the bible and then said a prayer over them. Tim wasn't sure anyone had ever actually prayed For him before.
"Ladies and gentlemen we are gathered here today in the sight of God to join together Timothy…"
"His middle name is Matthew," Julie whispered. Tyra's eyebrow rose and Lyla flinched they had both dated him for so long yet didn't know that fact. Yet Julie had.
"Timothy Matthew Riggins and Julie Marie Taylor in holy matrimony if anyone can show just cause as to why these two shall not wed speak now or forever hold your peace." Julie would murder someone right here in this church if someone objected. Silence. Julie exhaled. Tim smirked.
"Tim and Julie have chosen to speak from their hearts and make their own vows ." the preacher said. Julie went first.
"Tim, believe it or not I knew from the first moment I saw you that you where the one for me. I know that there is no possible way you remember it but I was watching you practice waiting for my dad like always. Apparently you'd done something to tick dad off because all the other players where circled around you and no sooner did you get up they knocked you down again I thought more than a few times ok he's going to just lay there now but you keep persevering and never quit and I thought Aha! That's the guy… that's the one because he'll never let anything stop us and he'll never give up on me but I was so far out of my league I let the dream go…Miss Jenny changed all that though…" she took a breath to continue. He interrupted.
"I do remember just so you know. You where setting about two-thirds of the way up on the left on the home side in a purple tank top Jeans and your hair in a ponytail." he winked "You can finish now babe."
"I know you are the one I want to spend my life with. Your beauty heart and mind inspire me to be the best person I can be I vow to never try and change you to accept you exactly as you are with all your faults and beautiful qualities. I promise to love you for eternity, respecting you, honoring you, being faithful to only you, and sharing my life with you never leaving you until death. This is my solemn vow." she slid the ring on his hand with a smile.
Tyra had picked up Jenny who was squirming in her arms reaching for Tim saying "Da!" repeatedly.
"Give her here Tyra…she ain't gonna give up she's my kid." Tim said Jenny dove for him.
"Hmm. I'm going to do something a little different here so hang with me a minute here everyone." he held Jenny facing him.
"I'm going to make promises to your Mama in a minute but first I want to make a few to you. First off I'm never leaving you ever…Mama's gonna have to drag me away kicking and screaming and more than likely crying when we drop you off at college. You're stuck with me Jensen. I will always listen to you and try and explain all the things you don't understand when you go down the wrong path or fail at something I will pick you up dust you off and turn you in the right direction. I'll let you make mistakes even if they are ones I've made before. Most importantly I will love you with everything in me for all my life and beyond and you will know you were loved. Now you won't remember this but Daddy will so that's ok. Can Daddy have a kiss?" she planted a slobbery open mouthed version of a kiss on his chin. "aww thank you. "he kissed her forehead. Settling her on his hip. He went to make his vows to Julie and saw her crying as were most of their guests and bridal party. Tim shrugged with a smile.
"Now, back to you babe… Julie today I become your husband and you become my wife I will strive to give you the best of myself, while accepting you the way you are. I promise to respect you as you as a whole person with your own interests, desires, and needs and to realize that those are sometimes different but no less important than my own. I promise to keep myself open to you, to let you in to my innermost fears and feelings secrets and dreams. I promise to grow along with you, to be willing to face change as we both change, keeping our relationship alive and exciting as the Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn… no else is going to get that one but you but that's ok. Lastly, I promise to love you in good times and bad with all that I have to give and all that I am the only way I know how completely and forever. With he slid the ring on her finger.
"With the power vested in me by the state of Texas I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss your bride." and so he did making it count he kissed her full on the mouth taking his time. Jenny grew impatient reaching over and pulling Julie's hair. They broke the kiss. Julie gently pulling Jenny's hand away. "Looks pretty she wanted to touch it I guess." Tim whispered to her as Jenny dove for Julie's arms.
"I present you for the first time Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Riggins." Tim raised their arms as Julie had seen him do after a good football play so many times. She smiled at his almost victorious expression and loud "whoo." Jenny flinched. "Yes daddy's nuts but we love him." Julie whispered to her laughing as Tim slapped five with people as he made the way down the aisle. Both Jason and Tyra smiled when Julie and Tim reached back behind them to slap five with them.
They had the reception out by the lake under tents with everything wrapped in twinkle lights. Illuminating the evening. After standing in the receiving line Julie had to use the ladies room. Upon returning she saw Tim setting at their table with Jenny in his lap feeding her mashed potatoes. Julie smiled now that Jenny had all of four teeth. Tim tried feeding her anything in everything within reason. Jenny was eyeing his corn on the cob but Tim wouldn't give in.
She walked over brushing the hair out of Tim's eyes. "Hey, husband got room in that lap for one more?"
"Sure…" she perched herself on his knee. Julie heard a knife clink glass and looked up to find Tyra preparing to give her toast.
Tyra cleared her throat.
"It's my job as maid of honor to give a toast so here goes I thought these song lyrics offered great advice so I stole them…when the weight of the world bares down so strong you leave footprints on the street and there's to many miles to face without a few more hours sleep. The storm clouds over head won't shed any rain to quench your thirst when your faith is stretched so thin that you can see through your soul when you can't find a nickel to buy smile cause your pockets all got holes you wanna shut the door and hide before the day can get much worse let the person you are clinging to now always be the one you reach for…you guys manage to give me hope that the one person you least expect could be the person who saves you and loves all your messy pieces…I love both of you and wish you all the happiness in the world. To Tim and Julie." Tyra raised her glass. Jason was next.
"I've been friends with Tim a long time I knew him even when he thought girls had cooties. Then when he had a list of all the girls he wanted to date sleep with or just flirt with to get them to do his homework. Julie was never on that list…sorry for scaring you Coach. Anyways I'm glad Julie was never on that list because if she was he wouldn't have deserved her. I've heard Tim say she's the unexpected love of his life and it's true. I'm grateful to you Julie you make him happy and love him for exactly who he is. I don't worry about him now since he has you. Its simple guys be good to one another believe in each other make more babies and be happy. On a final note if any women have keys to Tim's house or truck please bring them up… and now to end things and not sound to Tim like but god is great beer is good and people are crazy. To tim and Julie."
It was time for the first dance. Tim took Julie's
"Now, you can't bang your head or fuck to it and have you seen the mariachi band anywhere?" he whispered in her ear she giggled. I'll still be loving you by Restless Heart began playing. They swayed to the music turned her… "I like your choice good song Timmy." she told him.
"Its one of my favorite's actually." he began singing the chorus to her in an off key manor for once she didn't mind.
"I'll be yours until the sun doesn't shine till time stands still until the winds don't blow when today is just a memory to me I know I'll still be loving you." he dipped her.
"Don't have to worry bout dropping you now." he teased.
"Well you better be nice or I'll step on your toes dancer or not…" he kissed her she thought it was just to shut her up and it was working but really he just wanted to. People started trickling on to the dance floor. Tami was beside them the next time the looked up. "Someone wants to join you she kept crawling out but I kept catching her."
"Well I'd be glad to have this dance with both my girls what do you say Mama?"
"Sure …" they situated Jenny between them and danced. Julie read the onsie someone had put on Jenny. "If I can't marry Daddy I'll settle for Noah Street!"
"He'll probably be a catch one day Jenny Bean mark Mama's words…"
"You're never getting married it's against Daddy's rules…"
"Since when does she have rules where your concerned Tim?" Julie teased
"Since now…"
The father daughter dance was next. Cinderella by Steven Curtis Chapman played. Eric was quiet. "You okay Daddy?"
"Sure baby, you happy?"
"Very…"
"If you ever need to come home or something you can no judgment okay…I know you and Tim will be fine but… you can always come home again…"
"I'll never stop being your baby will I?"
"No more than Jensen could stop being yours…" for some reason Julie wanted to cry. I will dance with Cinderella while she is here in my arms cause know something the prince never knew… the song rang out Julie looked up to see Tim dancing with Jenny.
"I sincerely hope someone has caught that on camera." Julie murmured.
A few minutes later…
"Julie Riggins get your pretty little ass over here and cut this cake…" Tyra bellowed.
"Could you say that again…?" Tim asked
With an eye roll. "Julie Riggins…" Tyra parroted unenthusiastically.
"Smash this in my face Tim you will regret it."
"Really?" he stood with his cake poised to make a mess of Julie's face.
"Do you feel lucky Timmy do ya?"
He smashed the cake in her face. She returned fire. Jenny found it all highly amusing. Tim licked the icing off the tip of Julie's nose.
"Ok you guys are even now…" Tyra told them hands on hips which were well defined by her yellow bride's maid dress.
Julie sat down to slip off her heels for a moment as Tim stood preparing the throw the garter he had just taken off her. Lyla Garrity walked over.
"Julie I just wanted to say it was a beautiful wedding and you look lovely… you make him happy I didn't see that not really until today thank you for that… I Love him enough to want his happiness even if it's not with me…"
"Thank you Lyla… Tim thinks very highly of you maybe one day we can consider each other friends…"
"Would you mind very much if I held Jenny I've been dying to all night.
"That's fine… Jenny loves everybody…I'm sure she'd be glad for the new company… but if she sees Tim you're a goner so hurry… I think Erin has her…"
Tim stood and watched as Julie threw her bouquet. Lyla held Jenny Tyra shooting all kinds of dirty looks at Lyla and Gracie managed to snag the bouquet because Julie specifically aimed for her. Tim walked over to Lyla as the crowd dispersed.
"That's a mighty fine lookin' baby you got there Garrity…"
"I hear she's a chip off your temperamental block at times… but your right she is a pretty little thing…"
"Thanks, you enjoying the festivities?"
"Yeah…I'm really glad you're happy Tim you deserve it…I'm sorry if I made things hard on you…with Julie or our relationship…"
"Lyla I think Jay and I became one person for you at some point….with Jules I'm just Tim… you didn't mess things up for me to bad she married me so it all cool… and I hope you find someone besides Buddy to bring as your date from now on…" Tim smirked
"He's totally hitting on Angela Collette…"
"Yup…. When did sleeping beauty her go to dreamland…"
"Few minutes ago…"
"Want me to take her…"
"No I'm enjoying it…I'll return her don't worry."
As they got in the limo to go to the airport for their honeymoon in Savannah Georgia.
Julie held up her hands. "Wait! Who's got my baby?" Lyla came forward holding the sleeping girl still. Julie took her holding her close. She kissed Jenny's temple.
"It's just five days…I can do this…" tears sprang to her eyes "No I can't…"
"Baby she's going to be fine with your parents…"
"Tim when she wakes up we will be gone…she'll think we left her…I've never left her over night Tim much less four…"
"Baby we talked about this…we can ichat to her everyday I packed your laptop. Now kiss her then give her to me it's my turn." Julie kissed her squeezing her a little then handed her over to Tim who looked like he'd rather cut off a limb than leave Jenny at that moment.
"Not so tough now are you?"
"Shut up…" he kissed her breathed in her lavender baby soap and handed her to Tyra before he broke. They waved to their friends and family and got in the car.
Julie slept her head on his shoulder on the plane and for the first time in his life Tim felt completely at peace. Once they got to the swanky B&B where they where staying they fell into the bed to tired to do anything but sleep.
The next morning Tim returned from getting ice to see Julie wearing his panther's jersey. The ice bucket hit the floor.
"Where'd you get that and what's underneath it?" he swallowed.
"I've got connections…and… you'll have to take it off to find out…" she lounged in the bathroom doorway easily waiting on him.
He sauntered toward her in a way only Tim Riggins could. Her heart rate kicked up at just thought of him touching her how the hell did he do that? Their wedding day had marked one year together and he still got to her just by looking at her. Held her face in his hands kissing her thoroughly. He loved having the taste of her on his tongue. She tugged on his hair lightly as she kissed him back. His hands skimmed up the backs of her thighs
And over her ass squeezing leaving a heated trail in its wake. She had the perfect ass he thought wryly and he'd tell her so later. She broke the kiss only out of sheer need for air. He trailed his hands up the back of the jersey and felt the corset under his hands. He pulled away looking shocked. She had mirrored his signature smirk perfectly.
The jersey hit the floor….
They didn't leave their room for two days they made love on every possible surface…even a few Julie didn't know you could have sex on. Julie listened to the steady soothing rhythm of Tim's heart as she waited for him wake. She grew impatient dropping kisses along his jaw line before landing firmly on his mouth. He groaned… "Are you trying to kill me woman?"
"Wait! Hold the phone stop the presses Tim Riggins doesn't want sex! Are you sick Timmy?"
"I think you broke me…" he was looking down at her now smiling.
"And I thought I was being a good wife…"
"Oh trust me you are." he pulled her to lie on top of him.
"We should get breakfast…." he kissed her.
"Ok you wanna take that trolley tour of the city?"
"Sure…"
"Mom said there are a some great shops here to do you mind?"
"No as long as we are together I'm cool."
They dressed and headed down to get breakfast.
"Wanna know a secret?" Julie asked
He nodded. "I've always wanted to slide down a banister…" she trailed her hand down the banister
"Do it."
"What no I cant these stairs have been here since 1884." he picked her setting her on the banister "Go go slide before we get caught…" she slid down giggling the whole way.
They ate in the fancy dining room complete Waterford crystal.
After their tour of the city and Julie dragging Tim into 50 different shops they rode in a horse drawn carriage around Forsyth square.
Tami heard them before she saw them they sounded like a herd of elephants. Tim ran in "Gimmie Gimmie gimmie…" Tim grabbed Jenny from her.
"Ha ha I beat you." Tim taunted as Julie trailed in.
"Your legs are longer damn it…" she pouted she walked over kissing Jenny's head.
"We missed you baby…" Julie murmured
"We brought you a prize Bean." Tim told her.
Tami smiled they were truly happy that's all that mattered.
AN: ok guys hope you enjoyed the chapter ! Um, before I forget lyrics in Tyra's toast is from fall into by sugarland and the tail end of Jason's is people are crazy by Billy Currington At last is by etta james...I think i credit all other artist with in the chapter . I also a have a visual of Julie's dress if you wanna see it! thanks for all your lovely reviews keep them comin' I hope this chapter wasn't to long... until next time...thanks!
Meghan
