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Little spoiler (just in case, to keep your attention): You can count on a huge fall out between Tim and Alex in the next chapter, so keep reading :)

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CHAPTER 6
PEACE

"What's wrong?" Jason asked Tim, who sat there without a word.

"Nothing… It's just… Lexy," Tim shrugged.

"What's with her? Did she try to rape you?" Jason laughed.

"No," Tim smirked.

I wouldn't have a problem with that, he thought to himself. Which was also a problem. He shouldn't feel this way about Lexy. He shouldn't look at her like that. But he couldn't help it. Living with Alex was becoming very uncomfortable, not because Tim didn't like she was there, it was the opposite: he liked it way too much.

"Then what?" Jason asked.

"I dunno… I'm worried about her," Tim sighed.

"Worried?" Jason looked at him, surprised. "Why are you worried?"

"Because. I don't like what she does with herself."

Jason raised an eyebrow questioningly.

"She drinks way too much. I barely believe she's got one sober minute in a day. You should have seen her Friday. I swear I've never seen anybody drinking whiskey like that and she made passes at every moving man around her," Tim explained, remembering how he had to tell those asses that Lexy was off-limits.

"It's not funny, Six," Tim groaned, seeing Jason was smiling.

"I know, I know. It isn't. It's just like you're talking about yourself," Jason answered.

"That's different," Tim rolled his eyes.

"Different?" Jason snorted. "How?"

"I dunno, man. We're talking about Lexy. And she acts weird," Tim said finally the part that bothered him the most.

"Weirder than usual?" Jason laughed.

"I'm trying to be serious, Six," Tim groaned again, seeing Jason didn't get he was really worried.

"Okay, okay. What do you mean she acts weird? I talked to her and she seemed fine to me."

"She's weird with me… She looks at me in a strange way, IF she even looks at me. I think she's still mad because of Lyla," Tim said, thinking about how Lexy avoided him or the day before when he touched her and she jumped like electricity shocked her.

"I thought she said she was okay with it," Jason said.

"Like this would be the first time she lied," Tim smirked.

"You've got a point. Alex isn't known about her caring and sharing personality."

"And she flirts with Billy. Billy," Tim repeated in disbelief. "Isn't that weird enough for you?"

"Now you sounds jealous," Jason laughed.

"Don't be ridiculous," Tim glared at Jason. "Jealous of who? Lexy?" Tim asked but it sounded more like he was trying to convince himself than Jason.

"So, you aren't jealous…" Jason stopped laughing looking seriously at Tim.

First Jason was just kidding but now he wasn't so sure about Tim's feelings for Alex.

"Street, try to be serious. Why would I be jealous of Lexy?"

"Maybe because she isn't little Alex Sawyer anymore. She's sexy and beautiful, smart and funny and probably the only female in the world who can stand you for more than a night," Jason pointed out.

Was it possible Jason was right? Was he jealous? Probably no. He was worried about his best friend and that was it, just worried.

"Why don't you talk to her?" Jason asked when Tim didn't said anything.

"Sure, Tim Riggins don't talk," Jason sighed, seeing Tim smirk. "Fine, I'll see what I can do about it."

"Hey, J babe," Alex entered Jason's room with a smile on her face.

"Hi, Alex," Jason smiled back.

"How are things going?" Jason asked while he struggled to change his bedclothes.

"Fine," Alex shrugged.

"And how is living with the Riggins'?"

"Blurt it out, Street. What do you want?" Alex rolled her eyes, knowing Jason wanted to know something.

"Tim's worried about you," Jason answered.

"Tim is what?" Alex raised an eyebrow.

"He's worried about you," Jason sighed, still struggling with the sheets.

"I'll do it," Alex said, taking the sheets out from Jason's hand.

"He thinks you still mad because of Lyla," Jason said, watching Alex movements becoming angrier with his words.

"I'm working my ass off here so I can rent a place. So sorry if next to school, the Applebees and the bar I haven't got time to care about Tim's aching soul," Alex raised her voice angrily.

Alex figured it wouldn't be enough to work at Applebees if she wanted to get her own place anytime soon so she went back to the bar she went to with Jason and Tim and got a night job. Most of the days she was so tired she slept in classes if she even bothered to go to school.

"You don't have to bite my throat. We're just worried," Jason said.

"No worries," Alex rolled her eyes.

"What bar?"

"The bar we went to," Alex answered.

"But you aren't even 21."

"You're sweet. Have you ever heard about fake ID's?" Alex laughed.

"Why is it so urgent to get your own place? I thought you like living with them," Jason asked, studying Alex face.

"I do," Alex shrugged, not very convincing.

"Then?"

"Then what?" Alex groaned frustrated.

"Why is it so urgent?" Jason rolled his eyes.

"I can't sleep," Alex answered, dumbly after a few seconds of thinking.

"You can't sleep?" Jason raised an eyebrow questiononingly.

"Tim snores," Alex shrugged, forget to mention she had these more-than-friendly feelings for Tim that scared her to death and it was so damn hard sleeping so close to him when even that he touched her made her felt like electricity shocked her. "This left me with the couch or Billy. I'm wondering which one is the worse," Alex smirked.

"That's it?" Jason asked with doubt in his voice.

"That's it," Alex rolled her eyes.

"Can you just try not to shut him out? He needs you," Jason said.

"Well, I could also use a friend but someone is way too preoccupied panting after a girl," Alex raised her voice again as she made her way to the door.

"You need each other. Just think about it, Alex," Jason shouted after her.

Alex thought about what Jason said while she was at the Applebees. He was right, she needed Tim and he needed her. She had to stop avoiding Tim because this was getting ridiculous. Alex knew she acted childish. Tim was her best friend even if he fell for Lyla.

"Guys, dinner arrived," Alex shouted as she entered the house.

"What did you bring for us?" Billy asked from the couch.

"You won't believe it, burger and fries," Alex rolled her eyes.

"What a surprise," Billy said.

"Hey there," Alex moved her gaze to Tim who sat at the counter.

"Are you talking to me?" Tim looked at her.

"No, I'm talking to my invisible friend next to you. Yes, I'm talking to you," Alex smirked.

"Now that's a surprise," Billy said.

"I'm not going to apologies because I never do that," Alex started, rocking on her heels. "But, I know I was a bitch the last few days, so… Peace?" she asked looking at Tim, opening her arms for a hug.

"Peace," Tim answered smiling, hugging her.

"Kids, really, stop it. You're breaking my heart," Billy laughed as he watched them.

"Now that I finished being a bitch we can talk about the concert I'm trying to set up for Landry," Alex said.

Billy and Tim looked at each other and the words about how they couldn't go started to rush out from their mouths at the same time.

"Guys, stop it. It isn't optional. It's very important for Landry and it's also important for me. I want you to be there. Both of you," she moved her gaze between them. "Oh, and it's also important for you if you still want to get your free food from Applebees," she added with a wicked grin on her face.

"Fine," Tim and Billy sighed.

"I knew I could count on you," Alex laughed.