Hey! So this is my first FNL story. I think I have read pretty much every Tulie fic out there and have been saying that I would write one for about 6 months now. Anyways, here is the prologue. I know it is super short but the chapters will be longer. The next two chapters are nearly done so if there is interest in the story and people want me to continue I definitely will.

Thanks to A for all the support! Enjoy and please Review!!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own FNL. Title comes from the Bob Dylan song.

Prologue

He wasn't sure when it began. He had always been aware of her. He had also, always, been fully aware that she was off limits. Lately, that hadn't been a concern of his. Lately, he'd allow his eyes to linger and his thoughts to drift. It always came back to her, and his concern for those thoughts and feelings started to fade away.

The most concrete moment, the one moment he could pinpoint to the change, was when he held her in his arms, shielded her body with his. He had been so thankful that day that his strong, broad body could shelter her small frame from harm. It was in the grocery store, crouched around her as she let tears of fear dampen his shirt that something inside him clicked. It was something that had been there long before that day. It just took an extreme situation for him to realize it.

He wanted to be there to protect her always. He wanted to be worthy of being with her. He wanted her happy. Above all, he wanted her to feel for him the same way he felt for her. He had no clue how to begin.

He was Tim Riggins, and he was in love with Julie Taylor.