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Tim had tossed and turned all night. The events from the night before were embedded in his brain. Chance kissing him. The softness of his ex-lover's lips against his. The butterflies in his stomach. The chills that went up and down his spine. The same feelings he used to experience when Chance kissed him.

That one kiss opened feelings that Tim thought he had buried. Why did he allow Chance to kiss him? Why did he welcome the kiss? It was way too soon. Technically, he was still married to Jenika. He definitely didn't want to use Chance to get over her. He's hurt him so much already.

He glances around at the clock. The others would be getting up soon. Slowly, he gets out of bed and reaches for his prosthetic. After slipping it on, he heads for the shower. 

Dressed in shorts and a tee shirt, he goes down to the kitchen and starts breakfast.

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"Mo, Ti." Patches giggles as he skips into the kitchen and hugs Tim from behind. (morning Tim)

"Good morning, Sweet Pea. Are you hungry?" Tim asks, glancing over his shoulder at the man-child. His long hair tangled in the tie-back that Patch had been wearing. "Bad hair day?" Tim chuckles.

"Mmm hut." Patches says as he pulls at the tie-back. (hurt)

"Well, stop pulling at it before you make it worse." Tim says as he moves the bacon from the burner.

"BAY!!" Patches giggles as he points at the bacon.

"We'll eat when the others get up. Come over here and sit down so I can see if I can get this out of your hair." Tim says as he pulls a chair out.

"Ad uh. Mmm ba" Patches nods as he sits down in the chair. (Adam is up. Bath)

"Geez, how do you manage to do this every single time." Tim says as he works on the tangled band.

Patches giggles and shrugs his shoulders.

"Mowning, Tim." Adam says as he comes into the kitchen.

"Morning, Pumpkin." Tim says as he glances up at the blonde.

"Pwoblems?" Adam smiles as he sits down at the table.

"Always." Tim answers with a chuckle. After several minutes of trying, Tim finally was able to get the tie-back untangled. "There. Got it."

"YAY!!" Patches claps.

"Shhhh. You'll wake the others." Tim says.

"Ith Chance hea?" Adam asks.

"No, Honey, he went back to his hotel last night." Tim answers as he turns to the sink to wash his hands before continuing with breakfast.

"Mmm Cha?" Patches asks. (who's Chance)

"Him Tim's boyfwiend." Adam answers.

"OHHHH!!" Patches says loudly, putting his hand over his mouth.

"No, Chance is not my boyfriend." Tim states as he cracks open the eggs into a bowl.

"You kithed him." Adam says.

"OHHHH!!" Patches giggles.

"What?" Tim quickly turns around. Oh, crap! They saw it????

"I thaw you and Chance kithing last night." Adam nods. "Do you wub him?"

"Uhhhhh." Tim tries to speak but couldn't form words. 

"Good morning, Y'all." Kevin smiles as he and Tori walk into the kitchen.

"KEB!!!!" Patches jumps up from the table and grabs him into a tight hug.

"Thank God." Tim whispers as he turns back to the stove.

"Do you need any help, Tim?" Tori asks as she walks over to the stove.

"You could get the boys something to drink if you'd like. I got this." Tim says.

"Are you alright?" She asks as she noticed a bit of nervousness from Tim.

"Yeah." Tim answers, nodding quickly. He glances around to see her fully dressed looking like a million bucks. "Going somewhere?"

"Uh huh, to work." Tori says as she steals a slice of bacon then goes to get the boys their drinks.

"Is Kirst up?" Tim asks as he finishes up the hashbrowns.

"Yes, Kirstie is up." Kirstie says as she walks into the kitchen with a pouting Emily.

"Just in time." Tim says before noticing the pouting little girl. "What's wrong, Princess?"

"My arms hut, Uncle Tim." Emily pouts.

"She got just a tad bit too much sun yesterday." Kirstie says as she puts her daughter into her highchair.

"It surprises me that Adam didn't get blistered too." Tim says as they all sat down to eat.

"I did get bister a wittle bit on my shouldas." Adam nods as he takes a bite of bacon. "But it don't hut dat bad."

"Kit, Ti hut." Patches says as he rubs his head.

"What??" Both Tim and Kirstie asks.

"Oh." Tim chuckles as he realizes what Patches was talking about. "I had to untangle the tie-back from his hair earlier. Might I suggest that before Patch goes to sleep that he lets his hair down? SOMEONE doesn't know how to leave it alone." Tim says as he raises his brow at the bearded man-child causing him to giggle.

After breakfast, Adam and Patches carry Satchmo and Mack out to the backyard to 'do their business'. Emily finds cartoons on the t.v. to watch. Tori says her goodbyes and leaves for work.

Kevin, Kirstie and Tim sit down at the table for a relaxing cup of coffee.

"Well?" Kirstie asks with a slight smirk on her face.

Tim looks up to see her looking at him. Oh, sh*t. Here it comes.

"Uh, well what." Tim replies.

"What went on between you and Chance last night? We sort of accidentally saw you two kiss." Kirstie smiles.

"Accidentally?" Kevin laughs. "Pressing your noses against the window is not what I would call accidentally."

"Oh, hush." Kirstie giggles.

Tim sighs as he stirs his coffee. He knew that if he needed to talk to anyone that these two would be the ones he needed.

"I truly don't know what to do, guys." Tim says, shaking his head.

"Do you still have feelings for him?" Kevin asks in a soft voice.

"Chance being here, I think has uncovered feelings that I thought I had buried." Tim says as he looks up at his friends.

"So what's the problem? It's very obvious that he still cares very deeply for you." Kirstie says.

"The problem is, I'm still married. I haven't even been to court yet. Kirstin, I don't want to use Chance to get over Jenika. I don't want to hurt him again." Tim says, shaking his head.

"You guys just need to take one step at a time, Tim. Don't rush things." Kevin says. "Give yourself time to get over Jenika but don't push Chance away if your feelings for him are that strong." 

"Maybe you and Chance need to sit down and talk it out. Explain to him how you're feeling." Kirstie says. "Like Kevin said, take it slow but don't push the idea of you and him being together out of your mind. You'll only make yourself miserable."

"Last night when he kissed me, it felt like old times. I got the same feelings." Tim smiles slightly as he looks back down at his coffee.

"How does Adam feel about Chance?" Kevin asks.

"Oh, they've become best buddies just within a few hours." Tim chuckles.

"That's good." Kevin nods.

"Uh, Patch and I were talking after we went to bed last night. We sorta come up with a suggestion. But it's totally up to you." Kirstie says.

"What is it?" Tim asks.

"Well, Chance is staying in a hotel which is probably costing him a fortune. We have an extra bedroom that he can stay in. Cause, Tim, if he runs low on money he may be forced to move to Mobile with his family. I don't think that's what either of you wants. Am I right?" Kirstie asks as she lays her hand on top of Tim's. "Don't let him go, Tim."

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