She was happy about that. The two of them had been great in the last few months, they had really helped anchor her at tough times. She hoped it would stay that way.

She waited. Billy was shy, she knew that much, but he was also a teenager, older than her, and knew that work an being a ranger was not the only thing that mattered to him.

"Well don't let that stop you. Heck, why not help her with it, just so you have a chance to talk with her some more? Put yourself out there Billy, it always helps. Many girls would kill to have a decent, sweet guy like you around, once they get over their stupid bad boy fixations."

...Yeah, let's not think about Jet.