A/N: Thank-you to GoatEatingToilet for pointing out my mistakes and helping me improve the last chapter and thank-you to Kareena for your review. It's nice to know when people are reading it. I know only posted the last chapter last night but I felt inspired to write the next chapter. I hope you like it.

Disclaimer: I don't own Freaks and Geeks.

Chapter Two: Road Trips And Friendships

It didn't take long for Daniel to convince Nick and Ken to come along with him to the next "Grateful Dead" show. The promise of a road trip was enough to convince Ken and since Amy had already left for vacation with her parents he said he had nothing better to do. Nick on the other hand had a hard time believing that Lindsay actually liked him that way anymore but he quite liked "The Grateful Dead" and saw this as a good opportunity.

"Have we got everything we need for the road?" Daniel asked his friends eager to get a move on.

"Yeah, let's go!" Nick said, as he got into the back of Daniel's car. Nick couldn't stop the big grin that was on his face. If what Daniel said was true then this summer could potentially be the best summer ever! He had been crushing on Lindsay since she started hanging out with them. It broke his heart to break up with her but he had just been trying to save his own feelings from getting hurt and besides after what her mother said he thought Lindsay didn't like him that way. He'd got the impression she kind of liked Daniel when they started hanging out, but then most the girls in school liked Daniel.

"Hey, Nick. What are you going to say when you see Lindsay?" Daniel asked.

"Hey, Man you better not try to sing to her again" Ken joked.

"Oh, don't worry I'll play it cool man!" Nick said.

"So, tell us what you're gonna say in case it's stupid!" Daniel said.

"Oh, I don't know." Nick replied honestly, he was too nervous to even really think about it and then it suddenly dawned on him that he'd been shut down so many times by Lindsay already and what if Kim got it all wrong, or this was just a ploy to get Daniel down there just to see her? There were so many things that could go wrong that it left him feeling so on edge that he wanted to smoke again but he'd already given it up and Lindsay didn't like it anyway. That was hardly going to get her to want him, was it?

"We're here! How does it feel to be on the road, breaking the rules?!" Kim asked.

"Well you know, great I guess" Lindsay said. "It's good, it feels like I finally get what Nick's all about when it comes to music. You just get so consumed by the atmosphere and the music in general I guess" She added.

"Oh, god. You've got the hots for him bad!" Kim said as if just realising it. Lindsay shrugged.

"Yeah, I guess I do. I just don't know what it is about him." Lindsay said. "I guess I just realised I wanted him after he was gone. You know?" Lindsay explained.

"Yeah, I totally get that. It's like every time Daniel and I break up I just want to be with him more... especially if I see him flirting with another girl" Kim said.

"I guess that's why you two are always on and off, isn't it?" Lindsay asked. The past week had been good for their friendship. Every day they'd been getting closer as friends and they could talk about more stuff. Lindsay felt closer to Kim right now than she ever was with Millie. Millie had been a good friend and all but the truth was Millie just didn't get her anymore. She'd changed over the last six months, ever since her grandmother died. It had been a hard time for her but it had changed her and while Lindsay truly felt it was for the better; Millie didn't and she didn't really understand why she didn't want to be a mathlete.

Everyone seemed to think it was because she was throwing her life away, wasting her time being friends with Kim, Daniel, Nick and Ken but the truth was she had been doing it for all the wrong reasons. Lindsay had finally realised that recently when she competed again and all she wanted was to beat Shelly. Lindsay personally didn't like that side of herself and not only that math was no longer her passion... or as Nick likes to call it her reason for living. Lindsay hadn't quite found that yet but she was hoping this Grateful Dead tour would help her find just that!

"Yeah, I mean I guess... I love him though, It's like he's my weakness" Kim explained, Lindsay offered Kim a half smile.

"I totally get that... I mean when it comes to Nick. You know at first I felt pressured and I felt like everything was going so fast but then He met Sara... and all I wanted to do was just tell him I wanted him back" Lindsay sighed, and blew her long brunette hair out of her face.

"You felt pressured? Oh Lindsay, you never said!" Kim said.

"Yeah, I mean I thought he'd want sex... but he didn't and he was a bit too intense too fast but I guess that's just a part of his charm?" Lindsay explained. Kim nodded.

"Oh yeah, but you know he never meant for you to feel pressured don't you?" Kim asked, suddenly feeling sad for the both of them. Kim had grown a lot since she'd met Lindsay, she'd become more aware of other people's feelings and okay, it wasn't like she cared about everyone but she certainly cared about her friends and Lindsay had certainly became a friend she could depend on so it felt good that she could return the favour.

"I know, that's why I didn't go through with the break-up... it just happened anyway" Lindsay said, sadly as she thought about all the hurt and confusion that day had brought her.

"Say it again" Daniel said. They were making good strides on their journey to where Kim had told Daniel to meet her and they were almost half way there. He figured they'd be there by tomorrow morning if they didn't stop. As they'd been driving he and Ken had been coaching Nick on what not to say to Lindsay. So far it had been going okay but this was Nick he was talking about and Nick did have the tendency to go with the moment.

"Hey, Linds. It's me, Nick..." Nick started.

"Dude, she'll know its you, you don't have to introduce yourself!" Ken laughed.

"Oh... of course... well since I can't see her right now, I forgot" Nick said, his face had turned a shade of crimson.

"Hey, Linds... So I hear you're a dead-head now... Right on!" Nick corrected himself.

"It's getting better" Daniel said.

"I thought I'd come check them out, you know there's only so much disco one can take!" Nick added.

"That works, now is when you mention the break-up and then I think you're good to go!" Ken said. Nick couldn't stop grinning a child-like smile.

"I can't believe this is real!" He said.

"Just think of how cool this summer is going to be!" Daniel smiled. "The whole gang back together for the summer, no high-school, no parents and no rules!" He added.

"Yeah, Man I can't wait!" Ken said.

"Ah, you guys we're gonna have the best time!" Nick said.

"It's a shame Amy couldn't come!" Ken said.

"AW, do you miss her already?" Daniel teased, Ken shrugged.

"Shut up! You miss your girlfriend!" Ken teased him back.

"Yeah I do" Daniel mused. As much as he tried to play around with other girls there was no denying that Kim was the one who held his heart. Not that he'd ever really admit that out loud.

A/N: I think this is it for this chapter, please leave a review and let me know what you thought of it. It will be very much so appreciated. I hope I did these characters justice. Thank-you for reading and I look forward to hearing your opinions.