Toward the latter stages of his "relationship" with D.J., in "D.J. 's Choice," he gets into a "tug-of-war" with Viper to be D.J. 's boyfriend, to which she declines both boys.
As their connection matured in "D.J. 's Choice," he encountered a rivalry with Viper for D.J.'s heart, which she ultimately turned down from both males.