Chance whistles happily on his way to his apartment. There was just something about that brown-eyed man that put him in a good mood. And that kiss. WOW!!

He went into his apartment and begin to finish unpacking. He couldn't seem to wipe the smile off his face.

About an hour and a half later, he was done. He grabs the remote and begins flipping through the channels when there was a knock on the door.

"Come in if your nose is clean." He answers with a chuckle. Hoping it was Nate and not his boss.

"Well, I can't promise you that." Nate laughs as he walks in with a six pack of beer. "Wow, you have the place looking pretty nice."

"I still have a few boxes to move and then I'll be through." Chance smiles as he takes the beer and puts it in the refrigerator.

"Then you can get your ass to work." Nate laughs as he sits down.

"Yep." Chance replies as he gets him and Nate a beer. "So, what's on your mind?"

"A certain patient by the name of Timothy Foust." Nate answers with a raised brow.

Chance almost chokes on his beer.

"Nice reaction." Nate chuckles.

"What about him?" Chance asks after he caught his breath.

"I've sorta noticed an attraction that you two have for one another. And I'm not the only one. Tina has noticed too." Nate tells him.

"Oh, sh*t." Chance groans as he rubs a hand over his forehead.

"Now hold up, before you start to panic." Nate laughs. "She's all for it."

"What? Are you serious?" Chance asks. His eyes wide in shock.

"Totally serious." Nate nods. "We had a long talk when we went to check for damages."

"What .... What did she say?" Chance asks.

"First of all, is it true? Are you and Tim attracted to each other?" Nate asks.

"Uh... yeah, we are." Chance nods. "But isn't it against the rules to have a relationship with a patient?"

"Tina said normally yes. There have been situations in other mental institutions where patients have been molested by workers. Patients that were actually mentally handicapped and couldn't take up for themselves. But as Tina says, Tim is not mentally handicapped. He's in his right mind. Yes, he does have a few problems but he's not crazy." Nate says.

"Sooo? Does she approve of me and Tim having a relationship?" Chance asks.

"She said that if it's for the well-being of the patient, then yes. We've all already seen a change in Tim since you've been here. We haven't seen him smile since Matt was released. He's been smiling. He seems to be responding more to his friends. And we're hoping one day that he'll start talking again." Nate says.

Chance nods slightly as he takes a drink of his beer. He didn't want anyone to know their secret. That Tim was already talking to him.

"I don't know how far this relationship can go considering Tim's room seems to be the hangout for his friends." Chance says.

"Well, that comes to my next bit of news." Nate chuckles. "You know, there is a rule that patients aren't allowed upstairs BUT Tina says that IF she doesn't see it, well then, no rule is broken."

"Seriously?" Chance asks with furrowed brows.

"Tina doesn't live here like the rest of us. After work, she goes home to her husband. Leaving me, Jenika and Olena in charge. Nate says with a smile.

"So what are you saying, Nate?" Chance asks.

"What I'm saying is, after Tina leaves work, we can slip Timmy up here to your apartment. No rules broken because the boss didn't see it." Nate says with a slight shrug. "The hard part will be convincing him it's okay for him to come up here. He's always afraid of being punished."

"That's understandable after what his dad put him through." Chance nods.

"Yeah, that's true. But leave it to me." Nate gives a slightly evil smile. "I'll get him up here. Uh, can I ask you something? I know it's none of my business but just how far have you two gone? If you don't want to tell me, that's fine."

"We've kissed." Chance smiles as his cheeks redden.

"Awwww." Nate teases.

"Oh, hush." Chance laughs as he goes to get them another beer.

"Both Jenika and Olena think that you two are a cute couple." Nate smiles.

"Really?" Chance laughs. "So are Tim and I the topic of conversation?"

"Pretty much. That and maybe what Virgil actually looks like." Nate laughs.

"I kinda wonder that myself." Chance laughs.

"Well, Tina will be leaving in about forty-five minutes." Nate says as he stands up. "I'll see what I can do to get your love interest up here."

"Nate, don't scare him, okay? He told me that he has panic attacks and even seizures." Chance says as he walks to the door with his friend. "I don't want anything bad to happen to him."

"Oh, he'll be okay once he knows that I'm not trying to get him in trouble." Nate says. "I'll talk to you later."

"Alright. Thanks and good luck." Chance says before closing the door.

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"I'll see you guys tomorrow." Tina says with a wave as she walks toward the door.

"Bye." Jenika says.

"See ya." Nate waves.

They watch quietly as Tina walks out and heads to her car.

"Time to put our plan into action." Nate chuckles as he rubs his hands together.

"They should be coming back from supper about now." Jenika tells him as they head down the hall.

Tim had just made it back to his room from eating supper. He was hoping for a little alone time. He lays down on his bed and pulls the picture of Chance out from under his pillow. Smiling softly, he runs his finger across the picture.

He huffs and rolls his eyes as his thoughts of the bearded man was interrupted by a light knock on the door. Hiding the picture back under his pillow, he gets up to answer the door.

"Hey there, Timmy." Nate smiles.

Tim waves a hello then raises his brows in question.

"Uh, can I get you to come with me? I wanna show you something." Nate says, offering a friendly smile.

Tim shrugs and then nods. He walks with Nate done the hallway.

"I have a surprise for you." Nate smiles as they walk up to the door leading to the apartments. Using his card to unlock the door, he holds it open for the brown-eyed patient.

Tim steps back and shakes his head.

"No, it's okay." Nate says.

Tim quickly reaches into his pocket for his notebook and begins to write. He then hands the note to Nate.

"I'm not allowed up there and you know it! You trying to get me in trouble?"

"No, Buddy, I'm not going to get you in trouble. Listen. Just let me take you to Chance's apartment and he'll explain everything." Nate says.

Tim looks up at the stairs with an undecided look then shakes his head as he writes another note.

"I'll be punished if Tina catches me."

"You don't have to worry about that. Tina has gone home." Nate says as he gently rubs the patient on the back when he notices his breathing quickening. "Okay, calm down. Tim, I know that you guys like each other and we think we've figured out a way that y'all can spend some time together. Chance will explain everything. I promise."

Tim takes a calming breath as he looks back toward the stairs. He gives a nod that seemed to be a little unsure.

Nate takes him by the wrist and leads him up the stairs. Nate leads him up to a door and whispers for him to knock. He heads back to his own apartment.

Tim whimpers quietly as he looks around to see that he was totally alone in the hallway. He knocks on the door then checks the hallway again.

"Well, hello there, Cutie."

Tim jumps and looks around only to see Chance's smiling face.

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