A/N: My friend and I were watching Driven with Paula Abdul and we head this
song and I thought it would be perfect for a songfic! Hope you enjoy it!!!
They are in college in this fic.
Baby pick your head up
Come on and look me in the face
Cuz I can tell that somethin'
Is bringin' you down
(Why are you down?)
Is it the rumor
That another boy
Wants to take your place
(I hear he's after your heart)
"TJ, why do you seem so upset?" Spinelli asked her boyfriend of six
years. "I have never seen you like this, I know when something is bothering
you, so spill!"
TJ sighed. He had been hearing a rumor that Lawson was in love with
Spinelli and vying for her affections. Rumor also had it that Spinelli had
been falling for it, and was thinking about hooking up with him. As much as
he wanted to believe the rumors were false, he knew there was a slight
chance that there might be some truth to them---after all Spinelli had been
tutoring Lawson in Political Science, so she had been spending more time
with him than normal. He trusted her completely, but he wanted to make sure
Lawson hadn't tried anything on her, or that there was even a chance that
Spinelli could possibly have feelings for him.
"Well, Spin, I have heard something, and it's been bothering me," he
began, but Spinelli stopped him.
Have you been hearin' the stories
They're goin' around
(All of my friends are talkin')
Baby just remember I gave you my heart
Ain't no one gonna tear us apart
He could promise the moon
And the stars above
Even if he promised me the world
Just remember I'm forever your girl
He could promise the world
You gotta remember
I'm forever your girl
"I know, Teej," she told him, putting her hand on his shoulder. "You
have been hearing the rumors about me and Lawson supposedly hooking up and
that I am going to leave you for him."
"It is the talk of the school, everyone comes up to me and acts all
sympathetic towards me, because they feel sorry for me-or so they say."
"Well, all of those rumors are pure and total bull," Spinelli told
him. "They are just trying to cause trouble because of the prank we pulled
on them last year. Damn, who knew drenching the football team in chocolate
pudding during yearbook photos would cause so much drama?"
"It does seem pretty stupid, but are you sure you love me, Spinelli?"
TJ asked, his eyes filled with worry. Although he knew how she felt, he
sometimes got insecure about being loved, since he had been hurt so many
times in the past, and saw his parents marriage fall apart due to cheating.
"Teej, I promise you, I love you with all my heart, I think the fact
that I accepted your marriage proposal proves that." She held up her hand,
showing off the small engagement ring TJ had given her the previous year.
There is no way he could ever win me over, even if he went to the White
House to pass a bill forcing me to marry him, I would still stay with you."
Spinelli put her arms around TJ and kissed him. "I love you, TJ, and I am
never going to leave you," she promised.
Honey listen to me
Your love is all I need
You should know that I don't need nothin'
That money can buy
(It's no lie)
So if a boy were to come along
And try to make me leave you
(Girl I'd go out of my mind)
There'd be no need to worry
I'm tellin' you why
(I need to hear that you really love me)
Baby don't you know that I love you
And I'd never put nobody above you
He could promise the moon and the stars above
Even if he promised me the world
Just remember I'm forever your girl
He could promise the world
You gotta remember
I'm forever your girl
"But Lawson's rich, Spinelli," TJ argued, "And I barely have enough
money to pay for tuition. Any girl would want a guy who could afford to buy
them nice stuff, and Lawson can probably buy you the freaking galaxy and
then some!"
"TJ, like I said, he could try to get the president to force me to be
with him, but there is no way I would ever go with him. I don't care about
stupid materialistic gifts, having a guy that loves me the way you do means
a whole lot more to me! Why are you being so insecure anyway? I thought you
trusted me." Spinelli looked at him warily, wondering why TJ was suddenly
acting all insecure and worried about their relationship.
"I don't know, baby, sometimes I just need to hear that you love me.
I mean, after my parents got divorced, I sort of gave up on love. Sure I
dated girls before you in junior high, but that was stupid kid stuff. And I
always got dumped after two weeks, which hurt a lot. Now that I have you in
my life, I know what love really is, and seeing Lawson try and take that
from me, well it sort of brought back memories of the divorce."
Spinelli was silent for a moment, as she wiped the tear that was
forming in TJ's eye. She remembered when TJ told her that his parents were
getting divorced-that his mother was leaving his father for Mr. Dudikoff-
and how crushed TJ had been. She figured that Lawson's actions were
bringing back those memories and making him feel even more insecure about
love and relationships.
"Sweetheart, I know how difficult the divorce was for you, and how it
made you not want to believe in love, but we are not your parents. We are
completely different people, and you have to remember that. you have to
realize that I love you and that I am never going to leave you." She took
his hand and placed it over her heart. "I love you and will forever," she
told him.
When the mountains crumble into the sea
That's the day someone'll come
Between you and me
Baby just remember I gave you my heart
(Tell me) ain't no one gonna tear us apart
Baby he could promise me diamonds
Even if he promised me pearls
Honey you know I ain't lyin'
Listen as I tell it to the world
You gotta remember baby remember
You gotta remember
I'm forever your girl
Baby forever and ever and ever
We'll be together
I'm forever your girl
Baby forever and ever and ever
"I know you do, but I sometimes just----" TJ began before Spinelli
silenced him by putting her finger to his mouth.
"No, TJ," she told him firmly. "You have to stop thinking like this.
What do I have to do to prove it to you? It hurts me that you don't trust
me, that you are doubting me." Spinelli looked so hurt, so upset, that TJ
finally realized that he was being a jerk and took her into his arms.
"Oh, Spinelli, I am so sorry," he whispered, rocking her back and
forth in his arms. "I know I never should have doubted you. I just let
Lawson get to me, I guess. I mean, having a rich, handsome guy hit on my
girl kinda is like a slap in the face. Especially when it's a guy who has
hated me since the fourth grade."
Spinelli smiled. "So he's rich, and ok, good looking, but he's not
you. You are the sweetest, most kind hearted guy I know, and you treat me
like royalty. I don't need material things to show me how you feel. I know
you love me because of your actions and because you respect me, which is
one of the many reasons I love you." She stood up and dragged him to his
feet. "And I have the perfect way to show you how much you mean to me."
"Spin, where are we going?" he asked as she dragged him out of their
apartment and to the car.
"I am going to prove to you, and the entire world, that I love you
and am not ever going to leave you." She smiled at him slyly. "So off to
City Hall we go to elope!"
You gotta remember
I'm forever...
Hey baby he could promise the world
Girl you know I love you
And I always will
If we live 'til forever
I'll be lovin' you
I'll be lovin' you still
I'm forever your girl
"I can't believe we just did that!" TJ exclaimed as they walked out
of City Hall two hours later. "It was crazy, especially when we have a huge
wedding planned for after graduation!"
"So we keep it a secret for a little while. But at least you know the
truth now, you know I love you, and that no one can ever come between us."
"I feel like such an idiot, but knowing you love me is the best
feeling in the world," TJ told her, pulling her close to him for a kiss. At
that moment, TJ realized that no rumor or person could ever keep him and
Spinelli apart. He knew that they would spend the rest of their lives
together and that no matter what, he and Spinelli would always love each
other.
A/N: OK, I was really, really bored when I wrote this---classes aren't in
full swing yet, so I have a lot of time on my hands, lol! I hope you all
like this and will r/r! but remember the golden rule, if you can't say
something nice, don't say it at all! Happy reading!
song and I thought it would be perfect for a songfic! Hope you enjoy it!!!
They are in college in this fic.
Baby pick your head up
Come on and look me in the face
Cuz I can tell that somethin'
Is bringin' you down
(Why are you down?)
Is it the rumor
That another boy
Wants to take your place
(I hear he's after your heart)
"TJ, why do you seem so upset?" Spinelli asked her boyfriend of six
years. "I have never seen you like this, I know when something is bothering
you, so spill!"
TJ sighed. He had been hearing a rumor that Lawson was in love with
Spinelli and vying for her affections. Rumor also had it that Spinelli had
been falling for it, and was thinking about hooking up with him. As much as
he wanted to believe the rumors were false, he knew there was a slight
chance that there might be some truth to them---after all Spinelli had been
tutoring Lawson in Political Science, so she had been spending more time
with him than normal. He trusted her completely, but he wanted to make sure
Lawson hadn't tried anything on her, or that there was even a chance that
Spinelli could possibly have feelings for him.
"Well, Spin, I have heard something, and it's been bothering me," he
began, but Spinelli stopped him.
Have you been hearin' the stories
They're goin' around
(All of my friends are talkin')
Baby just remember I gave you my heart
Ain't no one gonna tear us apart
He could promise the moon
And the stars above
Even if he promised me the world
Just remember I'm forever your girl
He could promise the world
You gotta remember
I'm forever your girl
"I know, Teej," she told him, putting her hand on his shoulder. "You
have been hearing the rumors about me and Lawson supposedly hooking up and
that I am going to leave you for him."
"It is the talk of the school, everyone comes up to me and acts all
sympathetic towards me, because they feel sorry for me-or so they say."
"Well, all of those rumors are pure and total bull," Spinelli told
him. "They are just trying to cause trouble because of the prank we pulled
on them last year. Damn, who knew drenching the football team in chocolate
pudding during yearbook photos would cause so much drama?"
"It does seem pretty stupid, but are you sure you love me, Spinelli?"
TJ asked, his eyes filled with worry. Although he knew how she felt, he
sometimes got insecure about being loved, since he had been hurt so many
times in the past, and saw his parents marriage fall apart due to cheating.
"Teej, I promise you, I love you with all my heart, I think the fact
that I accepted your marriage proposal proves that." She held up her hand,
showing off the small engagement ring TJ had given her the previous year.
There is no way he could ever win me over, even if he went to the White
House to pass a bill forcing me to marry him, I would still stay with you."
Spinelli put her arms around TJ and kissed him. "I love you, TJ, and I am
never going to leave you," she promised.
Honey listen to me
Your love is all I need
You should know that I don't need nothin'
That money can buy
(It's no lie)
So if a boy were to come along
And try to make me leave you
(Girl I'd go out of my mind)
There'd be no need to worry
I'm tellin' you why
(I need to hear that you really love me)
Baby don't you know that I love you
And I'd never put nobody above you
He could promise the moon and the stars above
Even if he promised me the world
Just remember I'm forever your girl
He could promise the world
You gotta remember
I'm forever your girl
"But Lawson's rich, Spinelli," TJ argued, "And I barely have enough
money to pay for tuition. Any girl would want a guy who could afford to buy
them nice stuff, and Lawson can probably buy you the freaking galaxy and
then some!"
"TJ, like I said, he could try to get the president to force me to be
with him, but there is no way I would ever go with him. I don't care about
stupid materialistic gifts, having a guy that loves me the way you do means
a whole lot more to me! Why are you being so insecure anyway? I thought you
trusted me." Spinelli looked at him warily, wondering why TJ was suddenly
acting all insecure and worried about their relationship.
"I don't know, baby, sometimes I just need to hear that you love me.
I mean, after my parents got divorced, I sort of gave up on love. Sure I
dated girls before you in junior high, but that was stupid kid stuff. And I
always got dumped after two weeks, which hurt a lot. Now that I have you in
my life, I know what love really is, and seeing Lawson try and take that
from me, well it sort of brought back memories of the divorce."
Spinelli was silent for a moment, as she wiped the tear that was
forming in TJ's eye. She remembered when TJ told her that his parents were
getting divorced-that his mother was leaving his father for Mr. Dudikoff-
and how crushed TJ had been. She figured that Lawson's actions were
bringing back those memories and making him feel even more insecure about
love and relationships.
"Sweetheart, I know how difficult the divorce was for you, and how it
made you not want to believe in love, but we are not your parents. We are
completely different people, and you have to remember that. you have to
realize that I love you and that I am never going to leave you." She took
his hand and placed it over her heart. "I love you and will forever," she
told him.
When the mountains crumble into the sea
That's the day someone'll come
Between you and me
Baby just remember I gave you my heart
(Tell me) ain't no one gonna tear us apart
Baby he could promise me diamonds
Even if he promised me pearls
Honey you know I ain't lyin'
Listen as I tell it to the world
You gotta remember baby remember
You gotta remember
I'm forever your girl
Baby forever and ever and ever
We'll be together
I'm forever your girl
Baby forever and ever and ever
"I know you do, but I sometimes just----" TJ began before Spinelli
silenced him by putting her finger to his mouth.
"No, TJ," she told him firmly. "You have to stop thinking like this.
What do I have to do to prove it to you? It hurts me that you don't trust
me, that you are doubting me." Spinelli looked so hurt, so upset, that TJ
finally realized that he was being a jerk and took her into his arms.
"Oh, Spinelli, I am so sorry," he whispered, rocking her back and
forth in his arms. "I know I never should have doubted you. I just let
Lawson get to me, I guess. I mean, having a rich, handsome guy hit on my
girl kinda is like a slap in the face. Especially when it's a guy who has
hated me since the fourth grade."
Spinelli smiled. "So he's rich, and ok, good looking, but he's not
you. You are the sweetest, most kind hearted guy I know, and you treat me
like royalty. I don't need material things to show me how you feel. I know
you love me because of your actions and because you respect me, which is
one of the many reasons I love you." She stood up and dragged him to his
feet. "And I have the perfect way to show you how much you mean to me."
"Spin, where are we going?" he asked as she dragged him out of their
apartment and to the car.
"I am going to prove to you, and the entire world, that I love you
and am not ever going to leave you." She smiled at him slyly. "So off to
City Hall we go to elope!"
You gotta remember
I'm forever...
Hey baby he could promise the world
Girl you know I love you
And I always will
If we live 'til forever
I'll be lovin' you
I'll be lovin' you still
I'm forever your girl
"I can't believe we just did that!" TJ exclaimed as they walked out
of City Hall two hours later. "It was crazy, especially when we have a huge
wedding planned for after graduation!"
"So we keep it a secret for a little while. But at least you know the
truth now, you know I love you, and that no one can ever come between us."
"I feel like such an idiot, but knowing you love me is the best
feeling in the world," TJ told her, pulling her close to him for a kiss. At
that moment, TJ realized that no rumor or person could ever keep him and
Spinelli apart. He knew that they would spend the rest of their lives
together and that no matter what, he and Spinelli would always love each
other.
A/N: OK, I was really, really bored when I wrote this---classes aren't in
full swing yet, so I have a lot of time on my hands, lol! I hope you all
like this and will r/r! but remember the golden rule, if you can't say
something nice, don't say it at all! Happy reading!