Authors note; I'm surprised how well this is coming along, Chapter 6 will continue season 3, Chapter 5 will turn the Trio of Monique, Ron and Kim into a whole Group.

I'm going to say this, due to there being an Arc of getting to know Cal and Gwen, I hoped to imply that The Character in question made those be reminded of Leroy Jethro Gibbs from NCIS. Except replace boats, Basements and Bourbon with Bicycles, Garage and Soda. I'm glad that this story is under the 'Romance/General' Category because It's bouncing around from Genre to Genre, (Romance, Teen Drama, Comedy, etc…)

Due to the writing, This chapter remains Rated M+ Due to some sexual references and implications.

Reviews:

Cajunbear73: Yes there will not be a dull moment regarding Kim and Ron with Cal in their group. And yes, Gwen is very skittish.

Joe Stoppinghem: Cal is actually the same character from 'The greatest Man I Ever Knew' except the same age as them and gave him more of a few more 'skillsets' as it will. But yes, Cal is an original character and thank you. (I read your review when I woke up and had to re-read it cause I thought it said 'From the DC Universe.' Which just told me to never do anything before I have my coffee.)

Chapter 4: A Matter of Trust

Ron threw the glove onto the sofa. His head hurting from the mission that was earlier that day.

"Cal got our homework." He said.

"Thank god for friends." She plopped down on the chair, "you get it."

"hey…I spent the last 2 hours being evil." Ron defended, "plus my entire body is hurting. you get it."

"how bout after I ice you down." Kim asked.

"that's a lot of ice."

It took Cal Twenty-minutes to assemble the bike. Waylon Jennings 'Are You Sure Hank Done it this Way' played over the speaker. he wore a mask over his face to filter out the fumes of the Paint Removal spray and the safety glasses as his phone went off. his year younger sister, Betty, came out and swiped the phone.

"sorry" Cal said, "doing project."

"can you bring our homework?" Kim asked, "Ron's being a baby and I'm worn out."

"since when are you friends with a married couple?" Betty asked, Cal shrugged.

"sure." Cal said, "just need to let this set for a bit."

His sister picked up the can, "it says…let stay for 24 hours." He glared at his sister.

"so I'll finish tomorrow." He took off his mask, gloves and glasses. After cleaning up his work area he left and closed the garage door.

"A ventilated area, a face mask and safety glasses all just so I can remove the paint from a Gas Tank." He held up a file folder "and because of that little stunt at lunch, I have not seen her since then."

"My fault." Kim held up her arm, "I asked her to join us." She stood up "I'm sorry. Cal."

Cal just shrugged.

"least I said something to her." he looked at the couple, "what wore you two out?"

"Ron turned Evil for Two Hours" Kim answered with exhaustion.

"Kim packs a mean left hook." Ron continued just as exhausted.

"and it took the entire way back just to have him calm me down." Kim finished, "Emotionally."

"You two lead one hell of a life" he sat down, "starting to think my whole Gwen Drama is just that. Drama." Ron looked at him.

"you know what?" he asked, "why don't you…just talk to her."

"Right." He said, "and Aliens will attack at graduation."

"I don't get it." Kim sat up "guys talk to girls all the time?"

"Yeah." he said, "the ones who are trying to get them into bed and have them be a notch on the bedpost."

"Cal she's not…bad looking." Kim said the two looked at her "what? I'm a girl I can look."

"you want a man'splaination or do you want guy trouble explanation," Cal asked.

"please. Amuse me." Kim folded her arms.

"Guy. Who has millions of projects, in his head." Cal began "guys, like Ron and I could not talk to a woman who is…well beautiful, but when they have 4 or more guys hovering over, there's the thought that there will be mocking."

"hey." Kim defended "I'm a girl."

"you also knew him for longer than 2 years." Cal said, "Ron can talk to you. Ron can say he has a hole in his boxers, and you would not have to tell him TMI."

"while guessing which ones they were." Ron joined in.

"However, because he's dating you, he doesn't have to worry about that anymore."

"Zita Flores." Ron said making a point.

"okay now that was not that bad." Kim said "but you kind of have a point."

"see." Cal threw his arms up "I can talk to my sisters, my stepmother and of course you. And that Monique girl. Seems nice. I got a hug from her when I mentioned my sisters."

"you deserved it." Kim sighed, "We're going to fix you two up."

"Say what now?" Cal and Ron said together, Kim took out her Kimmunicator.

"Wade, can you get a quick scan and tell us where Gwen is?" she asked.

"Done" Wade said, "she's at Wilson and Tylers Bookstore."

"KP..." Ron said.

Kim didn't bother getting out of her mission gear, Ron did. Cal looked at the two of them. As they entered the bookstore, Cal got more nervous.

"you'll never know" she said "if I can get a date with Ron, you can get a date with her."

"Yeah she has a-" Ron looked at Kim, "hey…wait a minute."

"I don't think I can do this." He said, "you saw what happened at lunch."

"So you were a bit of a spaz" Ron said, "least you're not disappearing with every embarrassing moment."

"I think that would have been easier." Cal exhaled

"just talk to her, say hi and see where it goes." Kim ordered.

"and if I fail?" Cal asked.

"Then might I suggest you not work on 10 bikes a week." Ron suggested.

"okay, that sounds great." Cal agreed. "but I have another idea. I don't talk to her and embarrass myself in the process and we head out and get a pizza so I can drown my feelings."

"Nope" Kim answered.

Kim hid behind the bookshelf as she pushed Cal into the Fray.

Gwen was standing at the Scifi section, Cal stopped behind her, he tried finding the right words to start out.

"I met him once." Cal said, Gwen turned around and smiled.

"Hey." She said "um…what…what brings you here?"

"Oh…well I came to pick up this book and they told me where to find it." He took down a book and held it up.

"'How to Achieve Sexual Confidence'" Gwen smiled, Cal put the book back onto the shelf, he took down another book, "you know this is the Sexual health section right in front of the SciFi."

"they really need to organize this more before people make jokes." Cal and Gwen saw a hand peek from behind the bookshelf with a Gaming strategy guide. He took it.

"And there we go." Gwen smiled, "Pokémon Sword and Shield Strategy guide."

"Oh…yeah…um…" he looked at her "how much are you trying to not run away in sheer terror."

"You're Weird." She smiled "but I like it."

There Came a Loud "Booya" from behind the bookshelf, the two walked to the side to see Kim on the opposite side.

"so I get the feeling I will never see you again." Cal smiled.

"well…" Gwen smiled, "Not many guys would try to make up for a better first impression by having their friend find me at a bookstore."

"in my defense," Cal said, "I in no way had any hand in this."

"really?" she said, "and what would you have done?"

"get sent to Barkins office same period just to find something to talk to you about?"

"Like…Pokémon or Star Wars books." She smirked.

"something like that." The two smiled.

"well…I'll see you at school." She turned and walked towards her bike. A beach cruiser. She squeezed the tire to see that it was flat.

"Hey." He said, she turned around "uh…I can…fix that for you. I mean…just in case I have like…a ton of tubes at home…I can…probably fix it for you."

"thanks." She smiled "but it needs…more than just that."

"what does it need?" he asked, Kim peeked from behind the pillar, Ron watching with her.

"Brakes need to be adjusted." She answered.

"I'm good with Bikes" Cal smiled "tell you what…I can have it for you by tomorrow morning."

"you're not going to run off with it are you?"

"Nah." He smiled "might put a motor on it though." She laughed, "so glad you know I was joking."

"alright" she unlocked her bike, and pushed it over to him, "and maybe I can repay you somehow. Say…um…you ever went to Bueno Nacho?"

"can't say I have." He gave a small smirk, "more of a Nico's sort of guy."

"how bout, Bueno Nacho after School tomorrow." She smiled "like not directly but…after everything. I'll call? Or text?"

"I…don't have your number." Cal said, taking her bike.

"you got a pen?" She asked, Cal got hit in the head with a pen. Cal bent down to pick it up only to headbutt Gwen on her breast.

"SORRY!" he said "I didn't mean…"

"it's alright." She took the pen, took out her receipt and smiled, handing it to him. "I guess I'll see you tomorrow." She walked off.

"Shut it." Cal pointed towards Ron, Kim and his sisters. His stepmother came out of the kitchen with a smirk on his face.

"so you fixed her bike?" Betty smiled, "what else do you plan to fix?"

"it's just…fixing her tire and tuning her brakes." Cal defended.

"Fixing her brakes so she doesn't land on those airbags" his second to youngest sister said.

"we looked her up" his younger sister said "pretty sure you'd need air for those."

"Kim can you tell them to stop?" Cal blushed, Kim shook her head. "it's not…like that. It's just bike fixing and…you know… helping out."

"uh…huh." Betty smiled, "and why are you dressed nice?"

"is that the Cologne you got from Aunt Constance last year?" His second youngest sister asked.

"I'm Requesting my Miranda rights." Cal demanded, "if not, I will be outside and sniff the fumes from the paint remover."

"Girls you've had your fun, go get ready for school." The girls got up cursing their stepmother, Cal mouthed 'Thank you' to her.

"You do look nice." Kim smiled.

"dude." Ron said "you're going to knock her dead."

"thanks for the support" Cal said, "it's not like she'll look nice too."

She had her hair done up, Green eye shadow over her eyes her black lipstick on her lips. she wore a green short sleeved dress shirt and black dress pants with red heels. The top three buttons were unbuttoned as she waited by the bike rack, getting looks from the other students.

Kim, Ron and Cal got within her sight, she turned around, smelled her breath and turned back around. she smiled.

"good as new?"

"Yep." Cal answered.

"there's no motor." She joked.

"yeah." he said "didn't have a spare one."

"I'm joking." She looked at him "you look nice."

"yeah…um…" he looked up, "you do also…so…I uh…"

"you okay?" she asked.

"you really…really look nice." Cal said nervously.

"you owe me an Apology." Kim smiled throwing her arms up.

"okay I'm sorry I doubted your match making skills." Ron said, "I will say though, I'm surprised she dressed up."

"can I be assured you did NOT stare a little bit south?"

"I didn't even look there." Ron shrugged, "and from the look of it, he tried."

"am I the only one who looked?" Kim asked.

"hey it's alright." Ron grabbed his girlfriend by the waist, he looked down at her shirt and smiled, looked back up and gave her a kiss.

"first time?" Kim smiled.

"yep." Ron Answered.

"need a cold shower?" She asked.

"Yep." He let go after giving her a kiss and walked out of the house.

"Really?" Gwen asked, "that's pretty cool."

"glad someone thinks so." He smirked.

"so." She picked up a tortilla chip "what…started it?"

"I don't think it's time for this much crazy."

"I have a dead father and a depressed alcoholic mother." She said "how bad could it be?"

"emotionally abusive mother and ex-girlfriend who took the easy way out by cheating."

"oh." She said, "you have me beat."

"sorry." He exhaled, he took a bit of the Chimarrito.

"you have…nothing to be sorry for" she exhaled, "Dad did…a lot of overseas work. Humanitarian… Mom took it…pretty hard."

"I'm sorry." He looked at her.

"so…how bad was it?" she asked, "the break-up I mean…"

"laughter and belittlement in spanish." He answered, "I cared about her."

"so you've…" she blushed "I see."

"honestly…" he said "I'm glad I did."

"oh?" she asked.

"helped me…think for a change." He said, "keeps me grounded."

"so no time for…reasonings?"

"reasonings?"

"yes." she said "like…not think about things for a change."

"the projects help me clear my head." He ate another chip, "think about…things I want."

"and you want…what?" she asked.

"I'm…still deciding that." He smiled.

"well…" she smirked "mind if I pry?"

"go ahead?"

"you want to fall in love again. She was a child love, a first chance. But you want a second chance at this. The girl was a wake-up call, but you think about her because…you want the opposite." She ate the tortilla chip "and you grow up. you don't want those who…decide to be shallow, probably why you sent Bonnie off with 2 words or more."

"wow…" Cal smiled "you nailed it."

"hey," she smiled "do you…maybe want to do this again sometime?"

"yeah." he smiled "definitely."

"I'm not hearing this." Ron said.

"Ronnie." His mother said, "There is nothing wrong with self-pleasuring yourself to your girlfriend."

"Mom. Please." Ron begged "I will clean the garage, I'll let Bubby give me a hug and pinch my cheeks"

"I'm just saying that if you want to…you know…have that time to yourself to do that…let us know what we can do."

"take a gun and shoot me."

"I'm sure Kimberly does the same exact thing."

Cal had the Garage open in a change of clothes as he sanded off the paint. He heard a loud 'No' coming from across the street.

"The hell did I get myself into."

Kim sat on her bed doing her homework, only to laugh at the very thought. She got a call later on from Ron shrieking giving her every word for the conversation.

"you poor guy." She said, "guess she's really into this…helping you thing."

"I liked it better when she didn't give me the talk about everything." Ron said "Cold showers work. Now she's asking 'have you tried having that time to yourself?'" he exhaled "I never knew my mother was like that. It's like listening to Dr. Ruth. Except younger. But still jewish."

"hold on" Kim picked up her Kimmunicator to look her up, "well okay then."

"what did I do?" he asked.

"got into a relationship with someone who ACTUALLY sees you in the way of something erotic." She smirked "like a goofy Fabio complete with Six-pack and long hair."

"Kim."

"I Love you Ron." She smiled, "I'm won't be mad if you did."

"are you sure?"

"Positive." She smiled.

Cal wiped the residue off the tank.

"Here's what I'm thinking" Kim walked into the Garage, Cal took off his glasses and sighed, "Rons growing up on me, as we speak. Right now."

"a drink?"

"sure." Cal poured some soda for the two of them "Ron hasn't been…you know…guy thing at all."

"and he…what?"

"well…probably doing that now." Kim sat next to him. "I mean…you do it…don't you?"

"I'm not talking about my personal life like that." He shook his head.

"I mean, his mother has been…you know…talking to him about that."

"sounds a lot like mine." He handed her a drink, "but how do you feel about this?"

"like I'm working on having a boyfriend who is trying to grow up…for my…regard."

"hey you're not getting any advice from me." He shook his head again.

"what's the sitch?" she smiled, "is it Gwen." Cal blushed and drank his soda. "did you sleep with her?"

Cal choked on his soda, "No. God no…" He took off his gloves, he cracked his knuckles. "I'm still…trying to find out how I…feel." He set down the drink, "you are…looking to grow up and have an…Adult, Relationship with…Ron who has probably never even…okay I can't even say this."

"No. Please." She said "Say. Say what you want. Say what you need to say."

"probably not do…what…I would do…while thinking of…someone." He exhaled "but. You and I both want two separate things…you want to have an adult relationship. I want…to move on. To forget."

"do you like her?" Kim asked.

"I…Like her." he looked at Kim, "question for you."

"go ahead."

"What do you think about when it comes down to him." Cal asked.

"honestly…" she smiled, "I want…everything."

"everything?"

"Marriage, Kids. Grow old." Kim answered.

"Well." Cal smiled "here's to our futures." The two clinked the cups together.

It was about an hour or so later when Ron came by after Kim left.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Kim already told me that you want me to fix your bike." Cal said through the Mask as he sprayed the base coat, "My answer is what the heck is wrong with it?"

"it's…not that. He walked over to the table."

"gonna be in here you're gonna wear a mask." He looked at Ron "I don't want you passing out from the fumes."

Ron picked up a mask,

"It's Kim." he exhaled "Moms been giving me the Sex Ed talks and Kim has been…there for me to talk to."

"and you want my advice."

"if it helps."

He put the Can down "I'm going to tell you the same thing I told Possible." He took off his glasses "I'm not one to talk to about this."

"it's just that I'm worried that if we go that far things might…" he exhaled "happen."

"you know what the difference between You and Kim and some other couples?" he took the tank over to the connecting sideyard door, "and it has nothing to do with the fact you two both want to wait."

"what's that?"

"it's that you two have known each other since you two were in pull ups." He pointed to one of the bikes in the garage, "you see that bike right there?" Ron nodded "that's my sisters. Remember when you came over and all those bikes were in boxes and disassembled?" Ron nodded again "it's because the last time my sister got a bike from them it was only half assed. Brakes were crap, wheel was too lose, nothing was right. So, I had to fix it. It took me…2 hours to work on that bike, 3 test rides just to make sure everything was fixed correctly. Her bike, took me the same amount of time to assemble."

"what's that got to do with now?"

"When you rush into something with no idea where you go, you crash and burn and someone else gets hurt." He took off his gloves and tossed them into the trash "however, when you take the time to work on something. It rides peacefully."

"what else?" Ron asked.

"honesty works." He laughed, "My ex always had that problem. I'd open up, I'd tell her what was on my mind. She wouldn't." he set the face mask down "but be honest with each other."

"that works?"

"yeah. so I heard." He took out a smarty mart bag. "better to keep things from each other." He took out a Bike mirror, "least you two can know what you two need to do after knowing each other for so long."

"True." He smiled "you know, it's Friday night and you are…what?"

"got this bike to work on." He smiled, "still got the weekend though too right?"

"yeah." Ron smiled "I've been with KP now for a week." Cal poured them both a cup of soda, "last week she was chasing me around like I was going to get mauled, both sexually and to death," Cal handed him a drink, "and now…she's back to normal but she actually likes me." He looked at Cal, "I know she's been coming over here, by the way." Cal shot him a look. "anything going on with you two?"

Cal shook his head and smiled "No." he answered, "you two are together, I'm not going to be that guy who breaks up a relationship based on 12 years' worth of trust."

"your ex?" Ron asked, Cal took a sip of his soda, "you're a good dude, Cal." He looked back, "I thought Janis Joplin sang this song."

"it was actually written by Kris Kristofferson." Cal answered.

Saturday morning.

Monique went over to Kim's house to meet up with Kim and Ron.

Ann Possible loved being the Neighborhood Mom. She counted the heads at Breakfast to make sure she'd have enough, though Monique only wanted Orange Juice.

Kim patted Ron's back when Ann brought up the conversation with Sarah Stoppable. Monique laughed so hard Orange Juice went up her nose.

James Rubbed his eyes at the sheer terror Ron must have gone through while the tweebs talked about their new neighbor across the street and how he was 'Building it wrong.'

"I say we spend the day out on the town." Monique smiled, "as a group."

"meaning?" Ron asked.

"Oh," Kim smiled "that would give me time to take my Ron-Survival Kit?"

"How far are we going?" Ron asked.

"Who knows" Monique smirked.

"well just leave prepared Kids" James Possible Smiled.

End Authors Note: Chapter 5 will give us more answers about Cal at the questioning of both Monique and Gwen. If it's demanded enough, I might write an 'origin' chapter of him, but my limit is usually 10 pages on the Document if not up to 15. There will be some romance in the next chapter and someone finally speaking their mind.

Also I hope it implied what songs were being played, Celebrities mentioned and what jokes could have been made.