Hello everyone. I know I haven't updated this story in a while, but life (and other stories) got in the way. But here is the fourth chapter and I'm already working on the fifth. I hope you enjoy it. Read and please review.

Throughout that week, Billy helped Christine with her hot spring project. They drew up blueprints for the spring and gathered as much information on how they functioned as possible. During that time, Christine made it clear that she liked Billy in more than a friendly way. She would stare at him out of the corner of her eye, brush her hand against his intentionally, and hug him sometimes while thanking him for helping her.

For his part, Billy did sometimes blush when she would hug him or hold his hand and he felt happy when in her presence, but it wasn't the same feeling he got when he was around Trini and as a result, he was still unsure of whether to take the relationship to another level.

Trini never said anything to Billy or anyone else about her feelings regarding the matter, chiefly because she didn't want to come off as irrationally petty and jealous (even though she knew that was exactly how she was acting) and make her friends, especially Billy, think less of her. She knew she had no reason to dislike Christine, other than jealousy and she felt guilty about it. Billy didn't know of her feelings for him so she really had no right to be jealous.

On Friday, Billy caught up with Tommy after the final bell rang for school.

"Hey Billy, what's up?"

"I wanted to inform you that I heeded your advice with regard to Christine. She invited me to the roller skating rink and I accepted. We decided that it's going to be a formal date."

"That's great! But you don't know how to roller skate, do you?"

"Christine said that she would try to instruct me on how to do it."

"Well, I'm happy for you and I'm sure the others will be too."

After school, Tommy met up with the others at the park.

"Yo Tommy," Zack greeted.

"Hey guys. I've got great news."

"What is it?" Kimberly asked.

"Billy took the next step with Christine and they're going on their first date."

Trini barely stopped herself from gasping out loud and looked at Tommy with a shocked expression.

"Really? That's awesome!" Kimberly said.

"Billy's moving pretty fast," Jason said.

"Yeah, he is…" Trini muttered.

"I hope he spills all the juicy details tomorrow!" Kimberly said.

"We're gonna have to congratulate him when we see him again," Zack said.

"So, what do you guys want to do?" Tommy asked.

"I brought a Frisbee. We could just toss it around for a while," Kimberly said.

"Sounds good to me," Jason said.

"I can only stay for a little while," Trini said suddenly. "I want to get an early start on my homework."

"Okay Trini," Tommy said.

After about fifteen minutes, Trini left and went home. She said hello to her parents and then went to her room.

"Now Billy and Christine are officially dating. I should've said something! It's not like I HAD to bring up Christine. I could've just told Billy I liked him. Now if I say anything, it'll look like I want to come between them. What am I supposed to do?"

Trini gave a heavy sigh.

"I wonder if I should talk to Kim. She might understand what I'm going through since she has a boyfriend. But I can't let her know that I'm talking about Billy and she's not going to buy the 'I have this friend' card."

Trini thought of a plan on how to talk to Kimberly for several minutes. Once she had one, she smiled.

"I'll call her tonight."

Billy had just walked into the living room, back from his date with Christine. He'd had a good time, even though he nearly fell on his face several times. His mother came in and smiled upon seeing her son.

"Hi Billy. How was school?"

"I had a good day," he said.

"Did you stay after school for tutoring?"

"No. I went out with a friend."

"Oh. Did you have a good time?"

"Yes."

"We'll I'll get dinner started since I'm sure you're hungry."

She went into the kitchen and Billy went to his room. Thinking back on his date with Christine, he realized he still was confused as to where his relationship with her stood. He had gone on what was supposed to be a romantic outing but he still thought of her as a friend.

"Maybe Kimberly can help me out. She knows more about the subject of romance than anyone I know. I'm certain she'll have some useful advice."

Kimberly had changed into her nightgown and was just about to crawl into bed when the phone rang.

"Who could that be at this hour?" she asked herself before picking up the phone. "Hello?"

"Kim, it's Trini."

"Hey," she said happily.

"Sorry for calling late, but I need to talk to you and I wanted to make sure there would be no distractions."

"What's going on?" she asked, her voice now laced with worry.

"My cousin called me earlier today and told me that she's having boy problems. She likes this guy but he's dating someone else and she doesn't know how to approach him about telling him her feelings or even if she should tell him."

"Sounds like a bummer, but what does this have to do with me?"

"Well, she asked me for advice on what she should do and I thought I should ask you since you have a boyfriend. I figured you'd have an idea of what to do."

"I see. Well, how long has this boy been dating someone else?"

"Not long, only a couple days," Trini answered.

"And did he seem like he really liked the girl or did your cousin tell you?"

"She said that he seemed to like her but didn't act like he was infatuated."

"Hmm…since it sounds like the feelings aren't that deep yet, I think your cousin still has a chance with this boy."

"Really?" Trini asked, sounding more excited than she meant to.

"Yeah. Does she know him well?"

"Yes. They're friends."

"Okay, here's what you tell your cousin to do. Find the guy she likes and very casually ask him about his relationship with this girl he's dating. Ask him how he feels about her. Gauge his reaction to the questions and how he talks about her. If he's enthusiastic or speaks glowingly of her, then your cousin has a problem. If not, she still has a chance to tell him her feelings. By the way, did your cousin tell you how he refers to this girl? Like, does he call her his girlfriend?"

There was a pause before Trini answered. "She didn't say."

"I see. Well, tell her to ask him because that's important."

"Got it. Thanks Kim."

"No problem. Have a good sleep."

"You too."

Kimberly heard the phone click and then put it back on the receiver. As she got into bed, she looked at a picture on her nightstand. It showed her and Tommy at the park, both smiling with her piggybacking on Tommy and her arms wrapped around his neck. She smiled at the photo before closing her eyes.