Chapter 10
Walking the halls of Dillon High side by side, everyone gave them the eyes, everyone knew that they had a baby together and he was unbelievably cute. Girls somehow found this nurturing side of Tim Riggins very sexy so hey still approached him as if Lyla meant nothing.
Tim: cheer up Lyla, in seven more hours you'll be home holding him
Lyla: He's probably forgotten about me (walking on mumbling)
Tim: (approached by a rally girl) Whoa!
Rally Girl: (comes right in-between him and Lyla) Hey Tim! So I guess I lost the lottery, I'm your rally girl this year. (Smiling)
Tim: (raised his eye brows as he looked at the rally girl) Alright, sounds good! (He sees Lyla's face and snaps into reality) oh and this is Lyla Garrity. Lyla Rally Girl, Rally Girl Lyla
Rally Girl: So are you two like together. I mean…..
Tim: (looks over at Lyla) we're…..
Lyla: (crosses her arms and waits) No I'm just the dumb girl that got knocked up by him and had his kid. (Rolls her eyes and walks away) Thanks Tim!
Tim: Lyla! Lyla!
Lyla: (turns walking backwards in the hall) oh Tim better get back to your rally girls.
Tim was left with a surprised look on his face he knew in that instant he had just screwed up and he had to fixit. How could he not say that he loved her and they were his family. When they were alone he had no problem admitting it.
Tim continued on his day, when he saw Lyla he tried to get her attention but she completely ignored him, so he knew he was in trouble now. When school was finished Tim rushed out to try to meet Lyla before her dad picked her up but he couldn't find her. He pulled the new smart phone Lyla made him get so that they could chat about important things faster for the baby. He texted her and said: I will be over after practice . He waited for a response and it came saying: Fine. Tim went on to practice hoping his day would get a little better.
As Lyla was riding home with her dad she was a little angry and her dad could sense it. She received the message from Tim and she huffed a little as she typed a response. Her dad looked over at him and replied "how was school sweetheart", Lyla a little annoyed said "long, but good" and looked on out the window. She knew he was trying to get something out of her. He spoke up again "I know you can't wait to see Cam, I gotta admit I snuck home on my lunch break to catch him sleeping." She smiled and said "he's all I could think about" Buddy was happy his daughter was talking and said "I was the same way when you were baby, I barely wanted to leave the house, and you were so cute. And when you see me coming you pop your little eyes open and reach your hands out, Oh I knew your were the apple of my eye." They finally arrived in front of their apartment complex and Lyla scooted out of the car. She smiled and said "thanks daddy, I'll see you later." She ran to the door and unlocked it waking straight in to see the nanny holding her baby boy. Lyla had a tear come down her face as she walked toward them with her arms out. The nanny passed her the baby and said "there's your momma!" As Lyla smiled at him and made cutesy noises playing got your nose. The nanny packed up and began telling her things "he gave me no problems, a good eater. I will see you tomorrow, and you too (touching his foot)" as she left the apartment. Lyla was lost in Cameron land and could barely notice she was gone. It was something about being away from him all day that made her feel this way now, since Cam had been born she was always close by him it was her first time being away from her beautiful boy. She took him in her room and laid him down on the bed saying "hey! Are you looking for daddy?" As she rubbed his stomach,
"he went to practice." Sitting on the bed picking him up again "but I'm here, and I missed you. Hey, so what if maybe tonight it's just you and me. What do you think? Holding him in her arms standing up, "I think maybe we'll be fine. Let's text daddy." Lyla knew what she was doing but in her eyes she could feel Tim pulling away, the way he openly forgot how much of a family they were. She texted him: I should get used to taking care of Cam alone so maybe you can just come by in the morning. Shutting her phone she kind of knew she was in for a battle tonight because Tim was really attached to Cameron.
Tim was having a rough time at practice everybody was, they were all adjusting to their new offense, and Tim was trying to settle in his new position as running back. He hated his new fullback because every time he cut left he got hit with a tackle. Tim was getting frustrated and threw his helmet down yelling saying "you stupid asshole, you call that a block! My two month old son can block harder than that." Everyone looked at Tim and laughed saying "ooooh." He picked up his helmet and walked back o the huddle he replied to the fullback once more "If I catch one more tackle on this field 29…" The coaches blew the whistle and yelled "runs it again."
Practice continued on and Tim was more frustrated than the first when it was finally over he was called into the locker room by Coach Taylor:
Tim: (coming in the office of Coach Taylor) Yea Coach!
Coach Taylor: Hey! Sit down for a moment. (Closing the door) How you doing? Everything good!
Tim: I'm fine.
Coach Taylor: How's that baby boy, he keeping you up!
Tim: No, he sleeps pretty good, he's an early riser but he's pretty quiet!
Coach Taylor: Okay cause you seem a little wound up and I know that having new baby can be a little tiring. You and Lyla are teenagers so this is probably a little more tiring. That whole six week thing, it can be a little…. And you're…..
Tim: (looking confused but was really disgusted) Coach…
Coach Taylor: (looking in his eyes) yea this is weird…. Get out of here! (Just as Tim is leaving the door) Hey, just relax.
Tim walked back out and did a shutter right before he showered. It was true that Lyla and he had been a six month slump and their wasn't much sex going on around there but he was actually being really good about it. He knew that all she needed was time, but it didn't mean the rally girls and woman around town didn't make it hard. That's why he spent all his nights over at Lyla's with her and Cameron.
Finally finishing getting dressed he grabbed his bag and dug down in it finding his phone. It was blinking which meant he received a message, as he grabbed it reading it as he walked out of the field house. He started to dial his number. He got to his truck and finally Lyla picked up answering very softly:
Lyla: Hello
Tim: Hey! What's this you don't want me to come over? (Tossing the bag in the back)
Lyla: (whispering) I mean it's been a long day and I just got him to sleep. So…
Tim: I still wanna see you guys!
Lyla: You don't have to do that, he's asleep and I gotta get used to taking care of him at night.
Tim: Lyla, what are you doing?
Lyla: Tim, I'm just trying to make this easier for us all.
Tim: For who? Cause it's not for him.
Lyla: Just come over in the morning please.
Tim: (upset) Sure!
Tim's a bit upset and he gets in his truck and slams the door.
