A/N: Hey again, and thanks for reading my story! Thanks to KeybladeDetweiler and Jack5t3r for reviewing! I really appreciate it! Not much to say before this chapter, so, just thanks to everyone reading!

Chapter 3, Coming home

TJ's eyes shoots up and he looks over at his nightstand. The watch shows it's only 8.00 am, so he can just go back to sleep. But it's not that easy, because today is the day Spin is coming home! He's been waiting to see her for two weeks, and it's been killing him. The fact that she left only a month after her big breakup with Butch makes it even harder. He's been dying to ask her about it, but he decided to wait until she talks about it herself.

Another reason he's happy is that his parents is leaving later today. They're going to visit Becky in New York for a whole week, before they take her with them home for the summer. But his patrons leaving for a whole week was awesome and since they left the same day Spin came back, the gang had decided to throw a little party for just them tonight. Just the seven of them, a BBQ and some drinks. It was going to be awesome.

TJ must have dozen off again, cause the next time he opens his eyes, and looks right into two big, brown eyes. He yells, startled, and hits his head at the headboard of the bed. Spin's laughter makes him both shocked and happy at the same time.

«Damn, Spin! What is the matter with you?! You almost gave me a heart attack!»

Spin just laughed some more and grins at him.

«I'm happy to see you too TJ! And I had to wake you up, I could might as well have some fun with it!»

TJ shakes his head. «How did you even get in here in the first place?»

«Your mom let me in when they left.» Spin sits next to him on the bed, cross legged. «Said you could use some waking up anyway. She said she tried to wake you and say goodbye, but you were practically in a come!»

TJ smiles, guilty. «Well, they'll only be gone for a week, I'll just call her later. But anyway, how was Italy? And South of France?»

Spin sighs. «It was awesome, I guess. But it was also two weeks with my family, and trust me, two weeks with a bunch of Italian people will give you an headache. Even through I love them, it's good to be home!»

«It's good to have you home» TJ smiles.

Spin smiles back, before grabbing a pillow and hitting him playfully in his arm. «Now, get up lazy pants, we have to make today a perfect day (a/n, sorry, had to), and we have to start right away!»

TJ sits up, happy he decided to wear both a t-shirt and PJ bottoms last night, and hits her right back, with the pillow he had behind his back.

«Ewww, cities! No, stop, please!» Spin laughs, as TJ tackles her, she dodges and TJ end up at the floor. Spin grins down at him, and TJ rolls his eyes.

«You know, even though I'm not stronger than you anymore I can still beat you in a fight» Spin laughs.

«Yeah, yeah, whatever, I just woke up!» TJ tries to defend himself.

«Sure», Spin says. «Now, get up and get ready, and I'll go home and unpack, and then we can call up the rest of the guys? I want to do something tonight, anything!»

«Wait. You came here before you unpacked? Why?»

Spin suddenly looks embarrassed. TJ is slightly amused by this, since that's basically never happens.

«Well,» she suddenly says, seemingly getting herself together, «someone had to wake you up, right? Well, I got to leave, got to unpack you know? Bye TJ!»

And then, just like that, she's out the door, and TJ sits at the floor, feeling kinda like a tornado just left his room.

Later that day, TJ and Vince are out on TJ porch, fixing up stuff for the BBQ. Vince brought some wine coolers and some booze he managed to get from his older brother, Chad. They were not planning on getting drunk, just having some extra fun, as Spin called it.

«So, did you see Spin today?» Vince asks. «I called her to tell her about the BBQ and she didn't seem to know about it at all.»

«Yeah, I did see her, but I completely forgot to tell her about this» TJ says.

«Oh, if you forgot to tell her, what on earth did you two do?» Vince smiles teasingly.

«Yeah, stop right there. My mom let her into the house to wake me up when they left. She almost gave me a heart attack, told me shortly about her trip, and left to unpack. I didn't have much time to talk to her.»

Vince whistles. «Whoa, she came to see you before she even unpacked?»

«Yeah, that's what I said to, but when I mentioned it she got weird and left right after» TJ shrugs. «It was probably nothing:»

Vince just smiles to himself. TJ rolls his eyes.

«So, Vince, do you have you're eyes on anybody these days?»

«What, no?» Vince looks stressed, and TJ grins. Triumph.

«Oh, I don't know, maybe someone tall, smart, funny and charming?»

«Give it up Teej, you're becoming delusional.» Vince blushes a little bit, and TJ smiles to himself.

It's 7pm, and TJ and Vince is sitting at TJ's porch waiting for the others. They're both holding a beer can, but none of them are really drinking them yet. Suddenly someone comes running through the bushes that surround TJ's yard.

«Hey guys! Missed me?» Spin jumps up to the porch with ease and grins at the boys.

«I didn't really have much time to miss you know, did I?» TJ asks her with a smile.

«Yeah, yeah, but Vince, you sure missed me, right? Please say you do, Theodore over here makes me feel so unloved!»

Vince winks at TJ and TJ shoots him a warning look.

«Don't worry Spin, everybody sure missed you. We survived, but missed you.» Vince said.

Spin looks around. «So, where is everyone then?» she asks, eyebrows raised.

«Hello, my dear Spinelli, it's so wonderful to see you again!» Mikey's voice makes them all turn around, and Spin grins happily.

She hugs him, and then realize the rest of the gang is following behind him, and greet them too.

«It's good to see you guys again, so awesome, really!» Spin looks so happy to be reunited with her friends it makes TJ smile, It's not like it's something new, if she's happy, he's happy. Ugh, this love thing could be so weird.

«Well, this is all really heartwarming, but I'm hungry! Who wants burgers grilled by the one and only Chez Vince?» Vince asks, grinning proudly.

The others roll their eyes and Chipy giggles, but soon enough everyone is fighting over the first burger, Gus spills Ketchup all over his shirt, and Gretchen explains why the pressure in the ketchup bottle reacted the way it did, and all is as it should be again.

The late June night is wonderful and warm, and everyone is still sitting in their summer cloths on TJ's porch, drinking and chatting.

«So, Spin,» Vince suddenly asks, «tell us about Italy!»

«Well, as I already told TJ, it can be described with one word. Loud.» Spin sighs.

«Is Italy really louder than America?» Gus asks, shocked.

Everyone erupts into laughter and Gus blushes. «What?» he asks.

«Italy wasn't loud dummy, my family was.» Spin laughs. «It's just so many of them you know, and man, even though I love them, they get really annoying after a week.»

«I guess that is pretty normal for a teenager, to get tired of their family after living close with them for two weeks» Gretchen says.

«Yep. But guys, tell me what you did when I was gone? Was there any good parties?» Spin looks around at her friend.

«Actually, no:» Vince is starting to slur slightly, being the one who always get's kinda drunk first. «But there is going to be a party next week, over at Butches house, and everyone is going, but we don't know if you're going because you know, you just kinda dumped him.»

TJ puts his head in his hands at his friends words. That boy really does need to learn how to think before he speaks.

Gretchen, being the one alongside with Chipy who didn't drink much, looks mortified.

But Spin, cool, confident Spin, just shrugs and says: «Well, if everyones going it's not like I'm going to run into him or anything.»

«Well, it's nice that you will join us Spin» Mikey says carefully.

«Oh come on guys, just ask me. I know you want to.» Spin looks at them with a challenging look in her eyes.

«Weeeell» Vince says, slowly leaning in for a dramatic effect. «Why did you break up with Mr. Dark and Mysterious? Did it get too dark?»

TJ tries to look like he doesn't care, but he's really dying to know. Because really, Butch did seem cool, even though he would never admit that out loud,

«Honestly? Things just got kind of…. boring you know? Like, at the start he was so interesting and fun, but at the end I realized I was with him because I didn't want to be the one who broke up, and that's just not right.» Spin shrugs.

The whole gang is just quiet for a while. That was not what they had expected. TJ was kind of relived actually, that it wasn't because he had cheated on her or something. Spin wanted this.

«Well, I think that was very mature of you» Gus said simply.

«Boooring, but yeah, the right thing to do. I wish it was more interesting though.» Vince grins.

TJ takes another sip of beer, and looks over at Spin. She doesn't even seem sad, so he pokes her arm and smiles at her. She just shakes her head, smiles back and steal a sip of his beer.

«Hey, get your own beer!» TJ says and playfully pushes her away.

«Oh, but I'm sure this is the best one here! Spin says before she tries to take the beer back, and ends they end up half wrestling in TJ's chair, Spin sitting in his lap, both laughing.

«Oh god, get a room you guys!» Vince yells.

TJ blushed, but Spin just send him a sly look before she says: «We will sweety, if you and your little crush haven't already taken it».

Luckily for Vince the rest of the gang is laughing at a story from one of Gretchen worst dates, because Vince blushes and looks straight at Gretchen. TJ can't help to wonder how Spin was so sure, but while he moved so she sat more comfortably in his lap, he thought to himself that this really was going to be an interesting summer.

A/N: Thanks for reading, and as always, R/R!