From here on Out Chapter 12, a friday night lights fanfic

Chapter 12: Comfort Zone

"Is that Matt making out with that girl he just met in the pool?"

The girls look over shocked as Landry approaches them. Julie annoyed gives Landry her spot looking to her friends before leaving.

"I have a headache, if Tim asks I'll be in his room lying down okay?"

Lyla frowns sympathetically as Tyra nods smirking.

"Just make it easier for him huh Jules? Look just don't do anything I wouldn't do."

Lyla gives her a glare as Tyra shrugs before leaning over towards Landry as he sits down, kissing him. Julie waves shaking her head as she disappears through the glass sliding doors.

"So what have you beautiful ladies been up to?"

Tyra smiles holding her boyfriends hand before looking towards the couple making out in the pool.

"Hey Seven, get a room!"

Lyla smirks as Tyra yells across the deck. But Matt and the girl pay no attention as some party goers laugh moving away from the couple.

Julie grins as she explores Tim's room. She runs her hand across the top of his dresser smiling at the mix of his cologne and soap that permeates the air. It was cleaner than she imagined it. On the dresser were old trophies from peewee football. Some pictures of Tim and Jason fishing holding up fish with huge gaped grins. She stops smiling as she sees a picture of the team from last year. She shakes her head remembering fondly how happy they were the day after states. She smirks at one picture; it was of Jason, Lyla, Tim and Tyra at the lake on a sunny day.

"That was taken two summers ago."

Julie turns seeing Tim in the doorway flirtatious and embarrassed at the same time.

"Hey, sorry I just had to get away from the, from everyone else."

She rolls her eyes as he nods leaning on the doorframe smiling.

"Yeah, Tyra told me where you were so."

She nods smirking.

"Oh she did?"

He laughs looking down and then back up as some hair covers his face.

"Well there were a few swears weaved in-between, I think."

She chuckles nodding.

"So where's the bathroom?"

Matt closes the sliding glass door as he points towards the hallway, towards the bathroom.

She smiles hoping he would follow her but sighs when she sees his attention is somewhere else. Matt leans trying to see into Tim's room while he blocks the doorway. Tim walks inside the room slowly closing the door as he sees Julie laughing just before the door shuts.

Sunday

"Julie, Jules, get your butt out here girl I wanna go home!"

Julie emerges from Tim's room; her hair is disheveled as Tyra smirks peeking in at a half asleep Tim as Julie closes the door quietly.

"What were you guys doing in there?"

Tyra asks grinning as Julie blushes throwing her hair up in a sloppy bun.

"Nothing, we fell asleep."

Tyra laughs nodding.

"Yeah, I've used that one before. Look I answered your cell when your Mom called freaked that you forgot to let her know when we got to my house. I told her you fell asleep after a twizzler binge."

Julie nods appreciative as her friend hands her things over.

"Thanks, so what really happened?"

"Matt!"

Julie and Tyra pause as Matt falls to the floor while a scantily clad brunette frowns at them.

Shaking her head Julie turns from the embarrassed couple rushing to the front door and towards Tyra's car. Tyra stays staring at Matt before narrowing her eyes towards the girl.

"Don't you have a car or something where you can take this skeeze?"

Matt opens his mouth as Tyra puts up her hand stopping him.

The girl is too stunned to speak as she clings to her blouse recovered from the floor trying to shield her bikini top from Tyra's glare.

Monday (Two weeks later)

"Alright so ten minute break and then back on stage."

The actors nod as Julie dressed in costume sighs while a smiling Matt approaches her.

"Hey."

Julie turns toward him coolly.

"Hey, uh sorry I gotta get something."

Julie hops off stage leaving Matt confused as Landry tries to explain.

"Tyra says she's still a little pissed about Tim's party."

Matt shakes his head as he follows Landry backstage getting the props together.

"That was two weeks ago. You know last week Tyra said she just needed to be left alone and now this week she's still pissed. I should have just talked to her, she's probably pissed that it's taken me two weeks to even try."

Landry shrugs as he hands a chair to Matt.

"That's possible." Matt gives his best friends a dirty look.

"Well she was in Tim's room for hours you don't see me upset over that?"

Landry laughs as he walks away.

"Making out and getting to third base with Tricia Harper pretty much solidified where your head was that night."

Matt shakes his head as he looks over towards Julie who's talking with Tyra and Lyla.

"Just tell me."

Julie laughs as Tim wraps his hands around her as they cuddle on the bed of his truck sitting outside her driveway.

"It's personal."

Tim laughs as she nudges him before pulling him back making him laugh again.

"I know you've thought about it."

Julie blushes shaking her head as the blond strands swing to and fro.

"We're not having this conversation."

He shrugs.

"Why not?"

She gives him a look as he chuckles.

"Fine, I'll tell you about my first time then."

Julie covers his mouth quickly as his shoulders bounce up and down.

"Fine, yes I did think about it, it was with Matt and I was naïve. It was puppy love, but nothing happened."

Tim grins as she playfully punches him on the arm.

"Jerk."

He pulls her close as they kiss holding onto each other passionately.

Tuesday

Tami walks into the kitchen with an empty coffee cup as she knocks over her daughter's purse. As she bends over to rescue the spilled contents, she pauses as a couple of condoms lie on the floor. Hearing her husband exit the bedroom, she stuffs everything back in the purse zippering it up while smiling as he kisses her cheek.

"Julie honey?"

Tami places the coffee cup on the counter as she walks towards her daughter's room with her purse. Eric looks towards his fleeting wife appreciating the view before laughing as he sips his morning coffee.

"Yeah Mom?"

Julie looks at her mother in the reflection of her bedroom mirror as she tightens her hair into a ponytail. Tami slowly closes the door as she approaches her daughter.

"I just knocked your purse on the floor and found two condoms."

Julie reddens as she smirks shaking her head.

"You can't think those are mine."

Her mother tilts her head as Julie shrugs.

"Tyra's been super paranoid over the whole Jason Street thing and I let her borrow my purse last weekend."

She turns back to the mirror checking her bangs as her Mother still confused puts her hands on her hips.

"I'm sorry am I supposed to believe that? And what Jason Street thing?"

Julie's eyes widen as she realizes the fact that Jason got a girl pregnant wasn't general knowledge, yet.

"Uh, n-nothing, they're not mine I'm not having sex I promise."

She takes her purse away from her Mom kissing her before smiling and leaving her bedroom.

"No, nothing I just wanted to talk to you. See what's going on, if you've heard from any of those colleges that you applied to?"

"Y-yeah Mrs. Taylor a couple, I have till February to make a definite decision."

Tami smiles at Lyla as she sits back, narrowing her gaze on the senior.

"You and Jason making another go at it?"

Lyla blushes nodding as she looks towards the window in Tami's office before back at the guidance counselor.

"Yeah, ya know getting to know each other again."

Tami nods concerned as she leans towards Lyla gently smiling.

"So everything's okay?"

Lyla feeling anxious shrugs, she could never lie very well. With Mrs. Taylor it was even harder.

"It's just, um…"

Tami's brow furrows as Lyla tries to hold back a sob. She hands the girl a tissue as Lyla begins to talk.

"Thanks."

Tyra smirks as she leans back from the lunch table as Julie slams down two condoms. Both Landry and Matt redden as Julie barely aware of Matt's presence continues to fume at her friend.

"My Mom thought those were mine. And considering how I messed up this summer I really don't think her finding these in my purse this morning helped my situation."

Tyra nods sorry as Julie notices Matt and Landry sitting at the table. She shakes her head looking at Matt before taking a deep breath.

"H-hey Matt."

He smiles happy that she acknowledged his presence as she turns back to Tyra.

"And now she's on the scent of Lyla, she's got her hold up in her office. She stopped us in the hallway just now to have a talk with her."

"What, why?"

Julie looks to Matt and Landry raising her eyebrows as Tyra's eyes widen.

"You know what, we'll be right back."

Julie and Tyra rush out of the lunchroom leaving the two junior boys clueless.

"What just happened?"

Matt shrugs as he smirks.

"I don't know but Julie said something to me without that look like she wanted to rip my head off so I'm calling it a good sign."

"What?"

Tami shakes her head as she goes back to cooking dinner as Eric watches her confused.

"Come on what was that look for?"

Tami shrugs as she continues to mix the contents of the bowl.

"Nothing, I just, can't talk about. Ya know, have you talked to Jason Street lately?"

Eric frowns as he stops bouncing Gracie, the baby giggles as he looks to his wife.

"I, don't know why?"

Tami shrugs.

"N-no, nothing I just think he could use his coach now that's all."

Eric laughs as he pulls the baby close to him kissing her bald head.

"He's got work and his life over at the dealership, I'm sure he's fine."

Tami winces as she shakes her head.

"Will ya just go over there tomorrow after school and talk with him?"

Eric nods, curious and confused.

"Y-yeah, okay."

She smiles turning back towards the stove. As Eric leans in towards Gracie.

"Mom's done lost her mind baby girl."

Gracie giggles grabbing Eric's nose.

"Be serious."

Tim laughs as he leans away from Julie on the couch looking towards his book.

"I am being serious."

He peaks at her over the book as she mouths her lines to herself while he smirks. She looks up laughing.

"We're supposed to be running lines, and I can't be Emily if you keep looking at me like that."

Tim shrugs giving her his devilish grin.

"How should I be looking at you then?"

She shrugs as he leans forward pulling her in for a kiss as her book falls to the living room floor. The door opens as Billy walks in smiling while Tim moves away from Julie pushing his hair back.

"Hey Julie."

She leans over grabbing her book from the floor smiling sitting up straight.

"Hey Billy."

She turns towards the clock getting up slowly while eyeing Tim.

"I should get going; dinner's supposed to be in a few minutes."

Tim nods as he gets up following her out the door.

"Yeah, I'll walk you out."

Billy shakes his head as he cracks open a beer laughing.

"Goodnight Jules."

She waves as Tim gives his big brother a dirty look before following his girlfriend out of the house.

As she leans on her mother's car, he smirks pulling her chin up before admiring her eyes. He leans towards her inviting lips kissing her deeply as she laughs pulling away.

"By the way, Tyra left two condoms in my purse this weekend. And my Mom found them, so just in case she doesn't believe me if she says anything weird…"

He nods smiling pushing a loose strand of hair behind her ear.

"I got it, so no sex stories."

She pushes him away playfully as he grins pulling her close to him.

"I'll see you tomorrow Jules."

Wednesday

"So did you ask her out?"

Matt looks up from the light board as Julie hovers in costume smirking.

"Did I ask who out?"

Julie frowns looking around the auditorium before back at Matt.

"The brunette you were hooking up with at Tim's party?"

Matt smiles shaking his head.

"Tricia."

She laughs.

"Tricia, yeah, so did you?"

He reddens.

"N-no, not really she wasn't my type."

Julie's eyebrows perk up as she bites her lip.

"Oh, she seemed you type at the party."

He laughs shaking his head.

"Yeah about that, umm…"

"Maybe you should, try to ask her out. I mean who knows really what our type is?"

She walks away backwards before turning around smiling to herself.

Matt looks down as Landry approaches from behind the curtain shaking his head.

"You could have told her the truth."

Matt gives him a reproachful look as he continues to label the light switches.

"I mean nothing says we are friends like; I called out your name trying to seal the deal with another girl."

Matt looks up gritting his teeth as Landry chuckles at his friend's aggravation.

"You can't just invite Jason and Lyla like that Mom."

Tami turns to Eric as he smiles helping his wife set the table.

"I didn't your Dad did."

"That's right and why can't I invite Jason over? He used to have dinner over here all the time before. I haven't had a good conversation with him in a while."

Julie looks to her Mom knowing she knew about Erin and the baby. She rolls her eyes acknowledging with Tami that she was setting Jason up.

"Fine well can I invite Tim too then?"

Tami looks up at Eric who shrugs as he carries the roast for his wife onto the table. Gracie laughs as she throws her toy on the ground. Julie nonchalantly picks up the rattle handing it to her Mother as she grabs another clean toy from the counter.

"Sure honey."

Julie smirks sitting down next to the highchair.

Thursday

"Look at it this way then you can either ruin whatever friendship you two have formed or you can take the plunge and maybe she'll go for you. I mean you two had a good yearlong relationship a milestone for both of you. But this pining Matt is borderline pathetic."

Matt shakes his head as he looks at the actors who are surrounding Mrs. Taylor.

"Funny I remember you pinning over Tyra last year."

"Yeah and you thought it was pathetic then."

Matt laughs.

"You're dating her dude."

"Landry, no we need the Act two Scene two backdrop pleas and I want to change the lighting."

Landry nods turning away from Matt as his best friend watches Julie walk slowly across the stage as she practices her lines. He frowns watching Tim as he tries to help her.

"Saracen can you go switches those gels I think we need a blue 4 on the spotlight in scene two, can you do that and show me?"

Matt smiles shrugging as Mrs. Taylor takes notes on the staging changes.

"So I just have to ask Tim."

"I can't believe Mrs. T knows about the baby."

Lyla shrugs as she puts away her costume carefully on the rack.

"I had to tell her, you know how she is. And you known what, I agree with her. Jason needs to talk with his parents and maybe Coach is just the right person to push him to it."

Tyra scoffs as they walk out of the changing room.

"I still can't believe you spilled about the pregnancy thing Julie."

Lyla looks over at the blonde with great sympathy.

"I'm sorry my Mom just shoved two condoms in my face with no pre-amble. I had a case of verbal diarrhea. Besides if you hadn't left them in my purse in the first place…"

Tyra rolls her eyes as she sees Tim waiting for Julie by the front doors. The girls leave Julie alone waving goodbye.

"So, dinner at my house?"

Tim shrugs.

"Yeah okay, tonight?"

Julie nods as she closes the passenger side of his truck.

"Yeah, Jason and Lyla will be there too. My parents are on a mission or something to help him with the whole pregnancy thing."

Tim nods as he grabs a hold of her hand, not phased by her anxiety over her parent's interference.

"As long as you Mom makes that cornbread I'm in."

Julie chuckles, as she turns towards him serious.

"And I still don't think my Mom believes me about the whole condom in the purse not being mine so…"

He smirks flirting as he licks his bottom lip.

"So?"

Julie shakes her head blushing crimson red.

"Oh no, don't give me that look."

He pushes her hair to the side kissing her softly on the neck as she tries to concentrate. Pushing him slightly away, he laughs continuing the conversation as she gives him a stern glance.

"What look?"

She laughs dryly shaking off the feeling of his lips on her neck as she tries to calm her breaths.

"That look, I know that look. And I know what you're thinking. If my Mom already thinks we're having sex then we might as well be having sex."

He grins raising an eyebrow waiting her next comment.

"I wasn't thinking that."

Tim leans in closer, pushing her hair away from the other side of her neck as he leans in kissing her again, making her loose her thoughts.

"I mean it."

He laughs his hot breath against her neck as she gives in pulling him closer to her.

"You need something to focus on like prom."

Matt furrows his brow.

"Prom is months away."

Brian nods as Landry shakes his head annoyed at his two friends.

"So, find a girl, narrow her down from a list. Anything to get your mind off of what Julie and Tim are doing parking in the student parking lot for thirty minutes after play practice. Or if the condoms her Mom found in her bag were really Tyra's."

Smash laughs as he wipes down the counter while Matt rolls his eyes at his friend.

"You know I wasn't until now, but thanks."

"What about Tiffany Benson?"

Smash smirks raising his eyebrows as he looks over at Matt who shrugs.

"I-I don't know, prom is so far away and I just never saw myself going to prom with anyone but Julie. I mean last year she had all these ideas and we…"

Landry exchanges annoyed glances with Brian as he takes over.

"Look man, the Julie train is gone, the ship has set sail, your receiver is sacked. You have to get your head back in the game and find your other man… or in this case your other woman."

Matt nods as he sweeps the back floor by the grill.

"Y-yeah, n-no you're right I have to start making a list or whatever."

Landry nods as he grabs a binder out of his book bag while Smash laughs at him shaking his head. Matt grins while Brian walks in the back making himself an ice-cream cone.

"And then this guy tosses it to Smash a sixty yard pass."

Lyla smiles as Eric beams before taking a good bite of his chili, while Julie tries not to roll her eyes. Tim smiles as he cuts himself another piece of cornbread glances at his girlfriend who looks tense at the dinner table.

"So have you guys started talking about Prom yet?"

Tami asks as she takes the spatula from Tim before smirking at Lyla.

"Well no, not really we still have all this time and…"

"I'm not much of a dancer."

Jason finishes as he moves his hand closer to hers winking at her. Tim laughs shaking his head.

"Neither am I."

Julie sips her water trying to avoid the tension her parents were surmounting. Usually she would excuse herself but with her friends at the table, she could not play that card.

"So who are you inviting to the Prom?"

Smash shrugs laughing as he follows Matt out of the back room while he locks up.

"The Smash has many options. The girls come to me."

Matt nods as he turns towards his friend walking to the parking lot.

"I heard Waverly's back."

Brian takes a deep breath shaking his head.

"Man, that girl does me in every time."

Matt chuckles with understanding.

"Yeah."

"Wait what did you hear?"

"So Tim…"

Tim raises his eyebrows from the kitchen counter as he tries to avoid a brain freeze from his ice cream. Julie looks over from the couch where she is sitting with Lyla and narrows her gaze.

"Yes, Mrs. Taylor."

Tami eyes her daughter who shakes her head before smirking back at the senior.

"I don't have to worry about Julie being alone with you do I?"

Tim shakes his head.

"No Mrs. Taylor you don't."

The smile on her face drops as she tilts her head towards the boy.

"I hope not."

He swallows hard as the smile reappears on her face and she leaves him to go sit by her husband in the living room.

"Why don't you boys go outside, enjoy the fresh air; while we have girl talk in here?"

Eric smirks handing Gracie over to his wife as he stands looking at Jason and Tim who follow him to the porch.

"Real smooth Mom."

Tami shrugs as she bounces little Gracie in her lap.

"You doing okay Street?"

Tim raises his eyebrows at his friend before Jason laughs wheeling closer to Eric.

"Yes Sir, working, I'm actually pretty good at selling cars."

Tim laughs as Eric perks an eyebrow before looking back at Jason.

"Yeah, so what's new? I feel like it's been a while. How's life treatin ya?"

Jason looks down, the weight of keeping Erin's pregnancy a secret weighing upon him.

"Pretty good, can't complain."

Eric nods.

"Yeah, how about you?"

The coach pats Tim on the back, pushing the boy forward a bit smirking.

"He's turned into Matthew McConaughey."

Jason grins laughing as he covers his mouth with his right hand.

"Yeah I heard about that."

Eric smiles as he sips his beer.

"You gonna go to this play Street?"

Tim tilts his head as he finishes his ice cream.

"I wouldn't miss it coach."

Eric nods as he scratches his ear leading the boys back towards the screen door.

"Well if you ever need to talk you know where my office is son."

Jason nods as Tim helps him back into the living room.

Friday (The day of the play)

"You got this; we don't need to go over the lines again."

Julie laughs nodding as Tyra rolls her eyes watching Matt beam while he hands Julie her book back.

"You nervous?"

Tyra shrugs as she plays with a chip before quickly biting it while Landry laughs.

"We've gone over her lines almost every night this week, she's fine."

Julie sighs half smiling as she eyes Matt who has been staring at her for the last minute. He looks away before sitting up clearing his throat.

"You both have been nailing your lines in practice; I-I mean even we could recite the play by now."

Tyra smirks as she gives Matt a dirty look.

"Oh yeah, then why didn't you try out for this thing then?"

"That's because Matty's good at painting and that artsy stuff."

Tim sits down next to Julie kissing her on the cheek as he grins at an annoyed Tyra.

"Oh, so that's why you're playin the town drunk. I get it now thanks."

Tim smirks nodding before looking back at Julie.

"I thought you have Chem this period?"

Tim nods holding up his hall pass.

"I do I just needed a drink of water."

He leans over giving her another kiss before Julie blushes as Matt watches on.

Tim laughs stealing a few chips from her bag as he stands up again.

"Do you need a ride tonight or are you going with your Mom?'

Julie takes a deep breath thinking.

"Tyra's eating at my house so I guess I'll see you there."

Tim looks to Tyra who has a huge grin on her face as she raises her eyebrows. Tim shakes his head shrugging.

"Whatever, meet you outside of English?"

Julie nods as he grins before turning away pushing his hair away from his face as a few freshman girls swoon while he passes.

"Coach?"

Eric looks up as Jason smiles waving wheeling himself into the office.

"Hey, Jason yeah come in."

Eric jumps up closing the door as he settles back down across from his former player.

"I-is this a bad time Coach?"

Eric looks at the clock, they still had an hour before the play was to start, he shakes his head.

"No Son, we have plenty of time.

Jason takes a deep breath ready to let all of his worries out and hoping Eric could be a sounding board.

End of chapter 12

Preview of Chapter 13

"You're drooling."

Matt punches Landry playfully on the shoulder, as his best friend laughs while they watch Julie on stage.

"We don't even have time to look at one another. I'm ready to go back."

Matt smiles as Julie playing Emily, walks with the Stage Manager across the stage.

He looks out into the audience, their faces mesmerized by the performance. Matt smirks to himself as he looks up across the stage as Tim is also watching Julie from backstage enamored.

"Doesn't anyone ever realize life while they live it? Every, every minute?"

Matt glances up back at Julie as she says this line. His heart skips a few beats as he remembers being with her. The good times and the bad, he looks down remembering.

When Matt finally looks back up he's surprised by the roaring applause as the curtains come down and Landry pulls him to help get the stage ready for final bows.