A/N: Quite the cliff hanger huh? Well I am back with an update from the new episode; it was a good one huh? Pretty tense! I also love Taylor Kitsch for playing Tim. Enjoy!

Chapter Nine:

Abbey was stunned for a few seconds and unable to move. She couldn't believe it, Tim was actually kissing her!

'Mind you he has kissed you in the past,' she thought to herself but this wasn't like in the truck, no this was different, it was more tender, more… wanted.

She slowly brought her left hand up and brushed her fingertips along his jaw, resting her other hand on his chest. His hands moved from resting on her shoulders down to her arms.

Slowly she pulled away and looked up at him. Tim slowly opened his eye and looked down at her. Abbey wasn't really sure what to say until she found herself saying, "We should go in…" She trailed off rather then actually finish the thought.

Tim looked at the ground rolling his lips over his teeth. Eventually he nodded, "Yeah you are probably right," He looked at her and she could only look back at him. "Come on," He put his hand back on the low of her back and led her back into the party.

"Hey Saracen," Abbey turned around in front of the school. Tim was sitting idling in his truck looking at her. "Come here," He shouted again.

It was only lunch break and Abbey felt like she was going to regret this but she walked over to the curb and Tim's truck. She also notice some Rally girls glaring at her, they would probably thinking of something horrible to do to get back at her but she couldn't help but let her ego be buoyed by their jealousy.

She came to a stop and folded her arms on the open door of his truck. They hadn't got a chance to speak since the night at Buddy Garrity's car lot playoff party.

"Hey," He said looking at her.

"Hey Tim, what's up?" Abbey asked. She had no idea what he had meant by the kiss, and wasn't completely sure she wanted to find out what he had. In her mind later that night she had created every possible scenario and only one of them made her happy.

"Wanted to know if you wanted to hang out," He asked not taking his eyes off her.

Abbey was about to say she had class in a half an hour and not just any class but the sophomore home ec class she was student teaching in, she couldn't be late for that when a rally girl with long red curly hair came up beside her and pushed her aside so she was looking through the window at Tim.

Abbey was too stunned to say anything; she could only stare at the girl shocked at her blatant rudeness.

"Hey Tim," The girl said in an overly cheery voice. "Me and a couple of the girls were wondering if you were busy after school. We could hang out and do…some stuff."

That was it, before Tim got the chance to answer. Abbey put her hand on the door handle drawing the girl's attention. She looked at Abbey like she was something under her shoe. "Excuse me, thanks," Abbey opened the door rather roughly before the girl could stand up from leaning on it so she stumbled backwards. "I would love to hang out Tim," Abbey answered pretending they hadn't just been interrupted, in an overly loud voice which she knew the red head could hear.

"Great," Tim said smiling at her and putting his truck in gear they pulled away from the school.

"Don't like rally girls?" Tim asked. They were sitting on the hood of his car out at the bluffs; of course it was colder then when they had last hung out there. Abbey was wearing a long black woollen coat that went to the knee of her jeans and Tim was wearing his thick brown coat with the sheep skin lining.

Abbey looked at him, "No, I don't like girls that act like I'm not worthy of your attention."

Tim snickered, "Getting a little jealous?"

Abbey's mouth fell open and she looked at him, she couldn't help but smile when she answered, "Let's not get carried away. Oh by the way, my brother told me you accosted him when he was on a date with Julie, some football thing."

Tim snickered, "He didn't."

"Yeah he did," Abbey said smiling, "And boy was he pissed,"

"He didn't seem all that pissed at the party,"

"Yeah well, he was thrilled he was doing something with the rest of the team, it's just Julie is an anti-high school kinda girl."

Tim looked at Abbey, "An anti-high school girl?"

"Yeah you know, anyone who resents or rebels against the high school social higher archy." Abbey shrugged when Tim stared at her, "They don't like football players of cheerleaders."

"Oh…why?" Tim asked looking at her.

"I dunno," Abbey shrugged, "Personally I have nothing against any of you,"

Tim laughed, "Thanks,"

"You're very welcome." They fell back into silence and Abbey couldn't help but ask. "Tim?"

"Yeah,"

"Why did you kiss me?"

"The first time or the second time," Abbey rolled her eyes; they really did have a complicated relationship.

"Second time," She said quietly looking at her hands before looking back at him.

Tim shrugged looking at his own hands before looking at her, "Because I wanted to I guess, you didn't seem so opposed to it."

Abbey smiled looking at him, "No…just…just couldn't help wondering…"

"Wondering what?" Tim asked sounding like he really didn't want to know but felt compelled to ask.

"Wondering that if Tyra hadn't turned you, would you still have kissed me?" Abbey stared at him not letting herself look away.

Tim looked like he would rather have had her ask him if he would quit football for her. "God Abbey I don't know," He slid of the hood of the truck.

Abbey followed him with her eyes, she wasn't sure what she wanted him to say but the thought had been in the back of her mind since the kiss. "Tim, you finally get yourself untangled from Lyla…or appear to and then you ask Tyra for a second chance. I mean it wasn't like I was your first choice…so I think you can see where I am coming from."

Tim looked at her looking a little lost, "I don't need this right now Abbey," He snapped. Abbey was a little taken aback by his tone. "I have to go to court after school."

Abbey knew he was trying to dodge the question by changing the subject and it worked. Abbey slid of the roof and looked at him. "What? Why?"

"I have an unpaid parking ticket." He said looking at the ground.

"Oh god Tim, it is gonna be the case of the century." She said crossing her arms and looking at him sarcasm dripping from her words.

"Hey," Tim said obviously a little unnerved that she wasn't asking him what she could do. "I could lose my licence." He said sulkily.

Abbey just looked at him, "Maybe you should have thought about that before you sped." Tim opened his mouth to argue but Abbey shook her head and stopped him. "Want me to come?"

Tim looked at her with a funny look, "Come where?"

"To the courthouse," Abbey said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Why?"

"Moral support," She said shrugging feeling like she was under interrogation.

"My brother's coming,"

"Yeah and Billy is so understanding," Abbey said sarcastically looking at Tim. He just stared back at her, "Fine if you don't want me to come then just say so, don't side step the question," She headed to the passenger door of the truck.

"Abbey," Tim said drawing her attention. She turned and looked at him crossing her arms. "Sure, yeah, I'll pick you up after school."

Abbey smiled about to ask if that was so hard but then she remembered, "Oh damn it school," She looked at her watched and squealed. "Damn it, I'm fifteen minutes late, shit Tim, get in the truck!"

Abbey slammed her locker door and went to walk down the hall; she was meeting Tim out at the front of the school. As she turned to go Matt was standing beside her looking at her.

"Oh my god Matt! Don't sneak up on me like that!" Abbey said grabbing her chest from fright.

"Look, did you talk to Riggins?" Matt asked seriously, ignoring Abbey's words.

"I mentioned it," She said evasively walking around Matt and down the hall.

"Mentioned it? Abbey, I can't have him dragging me off to these football things in the middle of…stuff,"

"You mean dates with Julie," Abbey corrected.

Matt shrugged, staying on Abbey's heels, "Look did you or didn't you?"

"Well, I mean come on Matt he wasn't the only guy and you were all pumped up about being a football 1st stringer and now you are and some of the tasks aren't as fun as others."

"What going to parties?" Matt asked stopping in his tracks.

"Well, you don't seem to be enjoying it," Abbey yelled over her shoulder.

"Hey, where are you going?" Matt yelled.

"To the courthouse, I'll explain later." Abbey yelled pushing the doors of the school open and leaving her brother standing there.

"Billy," Abbey whispered to him. She was sitting in the row behind Billy Riggins in the courthouse. It turned out Tim couldn't just pay the ticket because he had failed to appear. Abbey couldn't believe that when the judge heard he was at an away game he didn't just let Tim pay the ticket. "Billy," Abbey poked him just as the judge called his name.

Billy explained slightly awkwardly that he wasn't Tim's legal guardian, and then the judge said that that wouldn't do. When Tim said he would get his father's signature. Abbey looked at Billy wondering how this was possible because she had never seen or heard mention of Tim's mother or father. Billy just looked confused.

"Look, thanks for coming," Tim said dropping Abbey off at her house. Billy was behind them in his truck, he was following Tim home because they had met at the courthouse.

"No problem," Abbey said slamming the door. "What are you gonna do?" She asked through the window.

"I dunno," Tim said shrugging, "Look, I'll talk to you later okay?"

"'Kay," Abbey said. With that Tim pulled away.

Abbey walked into the house and threw her back pack on the ground. Abbey considered what Tim had said at the bluffs. He technically hadn't answered her question which bothered her.

Whether it was Tyra, or Lyla in secret, or a rally girl Tim always had a girl and Abbey was starting to wonder if she was just Tyra's back up.

The phone rang suddenly; Abbey figured that Tim must have just gotten home.

"Hey," Abbey said slightly surprised at his voice.

"Hey, just calling to tell you I am gonna be out of town tonight," Abbey wondered how this involved her in any way.

"Oh yeah? Why would I care?" She asked figuring he was going to be going on some binge party thing with the other football players and rally girls and her idea of him actually being interested in her would be shot to hell.

"Well…uh, I thought we would hang out together." Abbey couldn't believe his ego, just because he kissed her he thought her world suddenly revolved around him, even if it did it was still insulting. She was rather tempted to say she had other plans but before she could he spoke. "Yeah, I am going to get my dad's signature for the ticket thing."

"Oh, where does he live?" Abbey asked confused.

"I dunno, somewhere east of here, couple of hours, I dunno, I haven't seen him in a couple of years."

"Oh," Abbey bit her tongue from saying something stupid but it didn't help, "You want company?" She asked a little over eagerly. Matt walked in the door and looked at her on the phone.

"Uh, no, I'll talk to you when I get back." With that Tim hung up the phone.

Abbey stared at the receiver for a few seconds and then hung up. She ran into her room and grabbed her purse. She came out into the living room and looked at Matt.

"Be back in a few hours," She yelled running out the door before he could argue.

She pulled her bronco to a screeching halt outside of the Riggins house. She got out grabbed her purse and ran up to the front door. Just as she was about to knock Tim opened the door.

He stared at her, "Hey," She said brightly. "Thought you could use some more moral support," She gave him one of her million dollar smiles. He just stared at her with a furrowed brow before shaking his head and looking at her.

"Get in the truck," He said reluctantly. Abbey smiled and went and got into the passenger side door of his truck.

As they pulled out of the drive way Abbey looked over her shoulder. Billy was standing in the front door looking nervous. She shook her head and concentrated on the road.

As Tim drove the car through rural Texas he glanced at her, "Why are you here Abbey?"

Abbey looked at him, "Because I'm…" She was going to say friend but then she realised she wasn't exactly sure if she was just his friend any more, "Because I'm a generally nice person Tim and I didn't want to sit in the living room while Matt told me about practise."

Tim shook his head and then concentrated on the road.

Tim got back in the truck from talking to the hotel manager. Abbey looked at him after having listened to the woman yell over the balcony. "She thinks this isn't the boonies?"

Tim smiled as they took off again. It had been a long four hour drive and Abbey was looking forward to getting out of the car.

"I found out where he is," Tim said not taking his eyes off the road.

Abbey looked at him, "Oh yeah?"

"He's working in a driving range not far from here."

Abbey nodded, "Well, why don't you drop me off at like a Wal-Mart or a Zellers or something I can bum around for a while, while you talk to your dad."

Tim glanced at her, "You sure?"

"'Course, you don't want me hanging around when you see him."

Tim nodded and went silent as they drove on. They found a Wal-Mart and he pulled to a stop in front of it. "I'll be back in like an hour." Abbey nodded and started into the mall but Tim stopped her, "Abbey," She glanced back at the truck, "Thanks,"

Abbey waved at him, "No problem, have fun," She winked at him before heading inside.

"Hey Matt?"

"Abbey? Where are you I was getting worried!"

"Aw, Matt I am sorry, I tried to call but I don't think there is a cell tower for miles; I am in the middle of no where."

"What? Why!?"

"It's a long story, the main thing is I am here and probably won't be home until late tonight kay?" Abbey said over the Wal-Mart pay phone.

"Well, I can't really argue can I?"

"No you can't, see you later."

"Yeah, see ya." Matt hung up the phone and Abbey turned back to the store wondering how she was going to kill an hour there.

After driving up to Mr. Riggins trailer. Abbey got out of Tim's truck. Abbey had been surprised when he told her that they were going to meet his dad at a bowling alley and then go out to dinner with him. Then at the bowling alley Tim had asked if it was okay if they stayed the night with him. Abbey hadn't the heart to say no so here she was.

"You kids wanna have a drink?" Tim's dad asked as they walked into the front yard.

"Yeah sure," Tim answered. Abbey looked at him, it was strange to see him with his dad, it was like a completely different person, he was so…vulnerable.

"Actually I think I am gonna hit the couch, thank you for dinner Mr. Riggins," Abbey said.

The man shrugged. Abbey didn't really know what to make of him. He seemed conflicted. He defiantly didn't resemble Tim, if anyone he looked like Billy. "My pleasure my dear,"

Abbey smiled, "Is it okay if I call my little brother and tell him I won't be home, it will just be a quick call."

Mr. Riggins nodded, "Sure go ahead."

Abbey nodded, "Thanks," She looked at Tim, he looked at her awkwardly. "See you in there," With that she walked into the trailer.

She looked around at the couch. Whether it was her or the fact she was going to be sharing the couch with Tim, she didn't know but it looked like the smallest couch in the world.

She sat on the end of it and called Matt.

"Hey Matt,"

"Yeah Abbey, you almost home?"

"Uh, well Matt you see the thing is…okay so you know I said I would watch grandma while you take Julie to the concert."

"Yeah…"

"Yeah, well doesn't look like I am going to be home in time."

"What!?" Where are you?"

"I dunno, out in the boonies of godforsaken Texas."

"WHY? Abbey what is going on?"

"Look, Tim needed to get his dad's signature for a speeding ticket and so I went with him and we had to find him and now we have and they are doing this whole father son reunion-connecting thing even if it is a little awkward and I am kinda stuck here since I drove with Tim." There was silence on the other end of the line.

"So, let me get this straight, you went with Tim Riggins…let me emphasize the Riggins part, to the middle of Texas to see his father who you have never met and could well be a serial killer and are staying the night?"

"Well you could put anything like that and it would sound bad, anyway I am a big girl and I will see you tomorrow, anyway I am sure Tim wouldn't have let me come if the guy was dangerous."

"Since when did you start talking about Riggins by his 1st name?"

"Since he kissed me,"

"What!?"

"Look Matt gotta go, see ya tomorrow, love ya."

"Abbey? Abbey no wait!" But Abbey hung up the phone hastily. She really had said too much to Matt but there was no taking that back.

Abbey got up and looked at the coach. It was small. She ran her hand under the cushions and found what she had been hoping for. The cold bar that told her it was a fold out.

'Thank god,' Abbey thought to herself. She took off the cushions and carefully piled them in the corner. Then clearing the coffee table out of the way she pulled out the bed. It would be a bit of a tight fit but at least it would have been as bad as if the couch had been just that, just a couch.

She found sheets and blankets already on the bed from when it was last folded and they were clean. She made up the bed and then looked around. Tim had given her a bag from his truck. He had kept it in the tool box holder in the bed of the truck. It was a Dillon Panthers bag and he said it had an old pair of sweat pants in it and an old tee shirt that were most likely clean.

Abbey opened the bag gingerly and was pleasantly surprised when she found the clothes rumpled and stuffed in the bag but clean none the less. She glanced out the window at Tim and his dad.

They were sitting on two arm chairs on the lawn talking. She didn't know but they seemed to be doing alright after all neither of them appeared to be screaming. So observing that neither of them was getting up in the near future since Tim had just grabbed another beer, Abbey quickly changed out of her jeans and pink long sleeve blouse and into the white t-shirt. It was big enough so that it just covered her and ended at the top of her thighs, she left the sweats for Tim.

Abbey woke up when Tim and his dad came in. Abbey didn't see Mr. Riggins but she saw Tim as he came towards the living room area.

"So have a nice night?" Abbey asked sitting up and crossing her legs and watching him.

Tim shrugged, "'S fine,"

Abbey rolled her eyes doubting he would say much more. "So what do you think the plan is for tomorrow?"

"I dunno, guess we'll just leave." He shrugged after taking off his jacket and pulling his shirt over his head.

"Uh right," Abbey stuttered as Tim unbuttoned the fly at the waist of his jeans.

"What?" He asked as Abbey took a sudden interest in the blanket covering her knees.

"Nothing," Abbey said. She could see Tim's hand on the end of the bed grab the sweats. "Uh so what did Coach Taylor say about you missing the practise."

"He's pissed." Abbey looked up when she figured it was safe.

"Oh-

She had been meaning to say Oh yeah? but it hadn't managed to come out with it as she looked at Tim. The sweats were riding on his hips and he was shirtless, an amazing sight in Abbey's book. Sure she had seen him shirtless before but when those two times had occurred she had ended up furious so they didn't count. Tim threw himself over an arm chair in the corner of the room he looked at her waiting for her to finish the sentence.

"Yeah…?" He prompted.

Abbey shook her head, "Oh yeah?" She repeated, her voice slightly high pitched. Tim grabbed a blanket off the end of the fold out and looked at her. "What are you doing?" She asked confused.

"Getting ready to go to sleep," He said shaking out the blanket.

"You're kidding right?" Abbey said scoffing slightly. Tim looked at her and then the fold out.

"What? You wanna share?" He asked sceptically pointing a finger at the bed.

"Look, firstly you have a game on Friday and if you sleep in that chair your muscles are gonna hate you and secondly come on, we aren't going to be doing anything." Tim shrugged like he hadn't had a problem with it. Abbey narrowed her eyes as he flopped onto the bed beside her. "What? Do you think I am like a prude or something?"

Tim looked at her furrowing his brow. "Goodnight Saracen." He turned off the light beside the couch leaving Abbey sitting in complete darkness. She shook her head swallowing her aggravation and lay down. She rolled on her side her back facing his and yanked on the covers.

When Abbey woke up she was spread eagled over the couch on her stomach. She sat up slightly groggily and looked around. No Tim and No Mr. Riggins. Abbey looked at the arm of the couch there was a note.

Abbey,

Dad and I went golfing; my keys are on the counter drive my truck over,

Tim

Abbey sat up and was indignant at the fact that Tim figured she would just work out where the golf course was and that he hadn't woken her up. After getting up she had a shower and got dressed and went out the door.

Driving Tim's truck over was a slight challenge, considering that she had no idea where the gold course was and the you had to have the arms of a strong man to change gears, no wonder he was so fit.

After stopping for directions twice she finally found the course. After parking she went into the club house and went to the counter.

"Hi, I am looking for a pair of misfit Riggins?" She said sweetly to the guy behind the desk.

"Oh yeah, they are still on the course. You want me to get you something to drink?"

"Yeah a coffee, thanks. How much longer do you reckon they will be?"

"Not much longer now, they've been out a while."

Abbey nodded and went to sit in the window and drink her coffee. Eventually the guy came over and tapped her on the shoulder.

"That's them," He said pointing out the window at a putting green. Abbey craned her neck and could see them.

"Thanks," She said smiling at the guy.

"Doesn't look like they are having much fun," The guy said not taking his eyes of the two men.

Abbey looked out the window and could see what he meant. It looked like they were yelling at each other. "Oh god," She whispered. She paid for the coffee and ran outside the club house. Just as she exited she saw Tim coming around the front, he was putting on his jacket and looked angry. "Tim," She called to him.

He looked at her briefly before making a bee line for his truck. "Come on, we're leaving."

It was fine with Abbey. She had to run to catch up with his angry strides and got in the passenger side of his truck. He jerked the truck into gear and they tore out of the parking lot.

For the drive home they sat in silence. After getting a cramp in her neck from leaning her head on the cold glass of the window Abbey moved so she was leaning her back on Tim's right shoulder, whether he even noticed she didn't no because he didn't move.

Abbey didn't pry about what had happened. She knew that if she had had a big argument with her father, who was as good as estranged, she wouldn't want someone poking into it. So they just drove along in silence.

Finally they pulled to a stop in front of her house. It was dark outside and Abbey was just glad that her little road trip adventure with Tim was over. She shimmied over and got out but before she closed the door she leaned her hands on the seat and looked at Tim.

"Thanks for driving me home," She said looking at him. Tim's eyes moved from the windshield to her. He simply shrugged. Abbey sighed and looked at her hands and then back at Tim, "Tim are you gonna be okay."

He gave her a sad smile, "Yeah Abbey, I'll be just fine," He said in a sardonic tone.

Abbey shook her head, "Night." She slammed the door and headed up the pathway. Her bed was calling to her.

"Abbey?" Abbey turned around and saw Tim had opened the passenger door again and was waving at her to come over to the truck again. Ignoring her better judgment Abbey turned away from the house and her cozy little bed and headed back over to the truck.

"Yeah Tim?" She asked tiredly.

"I kissed you because I wanted to, not so you could replace Tyra," Abbey stared at him slightly shocked. This was not what she was expecting him to say. He looked dead serious though.

"Oh," Was all Abbey could manage just staring at him. He looked at the seat before looking out the windshield.

"Well, night…"

Before he could leave Abbey lifted her self by her arms on the seat back into the truck and just as Tim looked back at her she kissed him. She could tell he hadn't been expecting it but he certainly didn't refuse it. He put his hand on the back of her neck and continued to kiss her until Abbey's arms started to shake under her weight when she pulled away and let her feet touch the pavement again.

"Night," Abbey half said half sighed.

"Night," Tim replied giving her a funny look. Abbey closed the door of the truck and headed inside.

School the next day was murder. The fold out bed had killed her back and she had barely slept last night due to her kiss with Tim. It wasn't helped by what had happened in second period English lit. Abbey moved through the halls until she saw Tim at his locker.

She ran over to him and he noticed her as he slammed his locker. He smiled at her, but it wasn't a genuine smile it was a smile he gave to the rally girls and Abbey instantly didn't like it. He looked like he was nervous about something and Abbey knew what.

"Hey," He said brightly at her obviously not picking up on her mood.

"Hi Tim," She said in a cold tone, his smile vanished and he gave her a questioning look, "We need to talk."

Just then two rally girls came up to them. One was the red head from before and the other was blonde and couldn't have been over a grade ten. They smile sweetly at Tim and then snidely at Abbey who was glaring at them.

"Hi Annie," The Red head said over brightly to Abbey.

"Abbey," Abbey corrected coldly.

"We were just wondering if you had seen the calendar yet." Abbey stared at them giving nothing away. "And," She added attackingly, "were wondering if we could borrow Tim for a quick second."

Abbey glanced at Tim who was leaning against his locker and not looking at Abbey or the rally girls but was concentrating on his shoes very hard. Abbey then looked back at the rally girls and threw on her most convincing smile she could muster.

"Yes, I had actually, did you see Mr. July wasn't he just the hottest?" Abbey said. The rally girls stopped smiling and Tim looked at her. Tim was Mr. July. Another Rally girl had already pretended to drop the calendar on Abbey's desk in her previous class, she was well informed, anyway when five of them had barged into the house and kidnapped Matt just after she got home the last night she was kinda of tipped off that something was going on. "Tim," Tim continued to stare at her, "A word?"

He nodded and followed her into an empty classroom leaving the rally girls to look crest fallen. "Abbey look…" He started but Abbey put up her hand to silence him.

"Look Tim, I am not mad about the calendar."

"You aren't?" He said slightly shocked, "No threats of dating some guy from the basketball team?"

"What? No, I don't even know anyone on the basket ball team anyway back to the point of course I am not made about the calendar, I mean we aren't even going out, even if the entire rally squad seems to think we are."

Tim looked at her and opened his mouth but Abbey kept talk, "Look I don't know what the kisses meant but if they do mean something and we are going to start going out then we need some ground rules."

Tim stared at her, "Ground rules?" He said crossing his arms and smiling at her as if daring her to ban him from football parties, but that wasn't Abbey's intention. At least he hadn't said that that wasn't what they meant.

"Yes, ground rules," Abbey crossed her own arms and looked him straight in the eyes when she said, "I get the football thing, and the guy bravado thing and I don't expect you to stop going to these parties and I don't care if you look at rally girls because honestly they don't threaten me. I know you are a first string football player making you one of the most wanted guys in town ergo most of the girl in the high school…no wait the town will be throwing themselves at you and I don't mind. Go to the parties, take pictures, I know guys better then you think I do and I also get the whole fear of being 'whipped' so go have fun, be a 'guy' in front of your friends. I won't listen to rumours or stories told to me because I will expect the truth from you." Tim stood still with his eyebrows raised and his mouth slowly opened as Abbey spoke but she wasn't done yet, "But, if I find out you kissed another girl or had sex with one of them, it's over and when I say it's over its done, no second chances no nothing, you have one shot don't mess it up, or you will regret it." Abbey took a deep breath feeling rather proud of her little speech.

Tim shifted his weight from one foot to the other looking at the ground as if going over the words. Suddenly he looked back at her. "So we're going out?" He asked.

Abbey shrugged, "Are we?"

Neither of them seemed to want to answer the question directly. Tim took a step further until they were standing toe to toe. He was looking down at her. "Those are your guide lines?"

"Y'up," Abbey said looking into those devastatingly green eyes of his.

"Sound reasonable enough to me," With that Tim lowered himself and kissed her.

After the kiss Abbey pulled back, "I gotta get to class."

Tim nodded and watched Abbey leave. As she was about half way down the hall He called out to her, "You talk in your sleep ya know?" Abbey spun on her heel and looked at him. He was standing in the middle of the hallway and everyone was staring from one of them to the other. Abbey could have gone up to Tim and kicked him in the groin but instead she smiled at him and held her head high, let 'em talk for all she cared she was officially going out with Tim Riggins, 1st string running back for the Dillon Panthers.

"You grind your teeth," With that she walked down the hallway and to class.