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TJ awoke around 6 am to himself holding a bag of now melted ice on his eye and a sleeping Spinelli, still in only a sports bra, holding a bag on his wrist, her legs halfway off the bed.

"Mother fucker," he cursed. He had a pounding headache, his eye was bruised, and his wrist was in pain. But the worst part was he remembered most of what had happened. And he couldn't take any of it back. He stood up and gently moved Spinelli so that she was fully on the bed, careful not to wake her. She stirred as he put a blanket over her and he took the bag out of her hand.

TJ took a seat in the beanbag on her floor. There was no way he could leave before she woke up. There was so much he had to apologize for. Soon enough, he fell back asleep in the beanbag, waiting for her to wake up.

"Hello?" Spinelli tiredly said into her cell phone that had just rang and woke her up. "No. No way!" she was more awake now, as was TJ, who stayed silent. "No shit! Yeah. Oh," she looked at TJ and then looked away. "Yeah…We'll talk later. I need to not be around assholes for a change." she spat, and TJ looked down. "K, see ya then." She hung up.

"Spin," TJ started.

"TJ, I really, really don't wanna hear it." she said. He knew that was a bad sign already because she had called him TJ, not Teej. She got up to go get water but he gently pulled her arm.

"Do you want to see an 18 year old boy cry because I'm really about to if you don't just hear me out."

"Well that would make it even wouldn't it? You already made me cry."

"Spin, I am so, so sorry. I don't know how to make it up to you. I know you didn't sleep with Lawson, Ashley just got in my head and I was drunk, but I know that's no excuse. But I believe you, I do. I don't think you're a whore. I know you're not. You're the farthest thing from one. I'm just so, so, so sorry."

Spinelli shook her head, tears threatening to fall. "Out of everyone I thought that we would be the ones to never fight. And you know, you yelled at me about Gordie and Lawson, and you even said there was nothing between you and Ashley A. But that's not what Gretchen told me when she just called. Why do you yell at me but you're allowed to do the same thing?"

"Because I'm an asshole! I have no excuse. I hate myself!"

"And then you had the nerve to be like 'oh Spin, I love you' just to make me forgive you?" She cried, letting some tears fall. "You were a different person last night."

"Spin…" TJ wiped away her tears, and he was surprised that she let him. "What can I do to make it up to you?"

"Not be an asshole," she muttered.

"Here," TJ stepped back. "Punch me. Give me another black eye. Or no wait, punch me in the eye that's already black so it'll hurt more."

"I'm not gonna punch you, Teej," Spinelli sighed. At least she had called him Teej. "Even though you deserve it!"

"I know I do. 100%. Please punch me. It'll make me feel better."

"I'm not gonna punch you," she said again, but shoved his arm instead.

"Ouch!" he yelled, pulling his wrist towards him.

"Oh my gosh I totally forgot about your wrist! I'm sorry!"

"I asked for it," he shrugged, still wincing from the pain.

"I hate you."

"As you should."

"You're a huge asshole."

"The hugest of assholes."

"You're lucky I don't kill you."

"My uncle's got a gun if you want it."

"I don't know why I'm forgiving you." she crossed her arms.

"Because how can you stay mad at a face like this?" he made the cutest most innocent face he could.

"You're an asshole," she did her best not to smile.

"I know," TJ smiled, pulling his best friend in for a hug. Her arms were still crossed, so he uncrossed them himself and put them around his waist. "Thanks for taking care of me, especially when I didn't deserve it at all. And thank you for hugging me while you're only in a bra."

Spinelli pushed him away. "Perv," she said, but couldn't help but smile.

TJ shrugged. "I'm 18, what do you want from me."

She shook her head. "You will never accuse me of lying again."

"Never."

"And you will never, ever call me a whore."

"Swear on my life."

"Because yeah I hook up with a lot of guys, but-"

"No need to justify yourself, I'm the one in the wrong."

"I'm a virgin, Teej."

"It's really-what?"

"I've never had sex."

TJ was shocked. "Not even with that stupid kid you met in Italy?"

"Vinny," Spinelli said dreamily. "We came close. But it didn't happen."

"I always assumed you did."

"You never actually asked," Spinelli shrugged.

"I didn't want to listen to you gush about him," TJ told her honestly, smiling.

"So how many girls have you slept with, Big Guy?"

"Remember that ski trip to Vermont that I took with my parents last year?"

"Yeah…"

"And I told you about that girl Lauren that I met?"

"Yeah…"

"We might've possibly…"

"Did you or did you not?"

"We did a couple times."

"You whore!" Spinelli hit him lightly. "You only knew her for a week!"

"It was a mistake! It was awkward and I was just self conscious the whole time and she was so experienced and, ugh, I wish it never happened."

"Is that it?"

"That's it."

"Promise?"

"Swear."

"Good."

"Good? You jealous or something'?" TJ playfully jabbed her.

"Absolutely not!"

"You suuuure?" he grinned.

"Don't make me break your already sprained wrist."

"Sorry, sorry. So like…why didn't you and Vinny? Didn't you really like him?"

"I don't know. I wanted to. But he was way more experienced than me and I didn't want him to know I was a virgin."

"Why? Are you embarrassed?'

"Well yeah, obviously."

"Why?"

"Because I want to have sex with a guy I trust, not like Lawson or any other scumbags, but guys don't want to have sex with virgins; they're afraid they'll be all clingy, which isn't even true in my case! But if Vinny knew I was a virgin, I was afraid he wouldn't talk to me again or hook up with me again because he'd be afraid I'd be too attached."

"Well…maybe some guys are like that. But not gonna lie, I'd definitely be down to fuck a virgin."

"Really?"

"Yeah, why not? It'd be fun," he grinned, shrugging.

"Good to know," Spinelli smiled too.

"But that doesn't mean you can go find just any guy who doesn't care you're a virgin and fuck him."

Spinelli rolled her eyes. "Thanks, Dad."

"No I'm serious. I don't want you losing it to a douche bag."

"So who is worthy of taking my V card?"

TJ thought a moment. "Hmm…nobody. At least nobody that I've ever met. "

"Teej, I'm not gonna be a virgin forever."

"Well I'm not gonna let you have sex with any of the scumbags that we know. I will cock block you to no end."

"Teej! Come on, that's not fair!"

"Don't care, every guy here is a scumbag."

"Well you're not a scumbag."

"That's true. Only I'm allowed to take your V card because I'm your best friend and I've known you forever. But since you're not down with that, you're gonna be a virgin for the rest of your life," TJ joked.

"Well what if I was down with it?" Spinelli raised her eyebrows. The energy of the room took a complete 180.

TJ froze. "You…you are?"

"I'm not saying I am and I'm not saying I'm not. Just saying what if I was?"

"Then…I'd probably be down too."

"Really?"

TJ shrugged, "Well, yeah."

"So if I said let's do it right now, you would?"

"Not gonna lie to you, Spin, I would."

Spinelli pondered for a moment and then reached behind her and locked the door. TJ's eyes went wide. "Your move, Teej."

"Is this a trick?"

"Do I look like I'm kidding?"

TJ gulped. "I don't want our relationship to change," he whispered.

"I'm not gonna act any different," she took a step toward him. "You know I trust you more than anyone else. But it's up to you." TJ took her hand and led her to her bed, where they sat.

He gulped once more. "Are you sure you wanna do this, Spin? I'll never forgive myself if I take your virginity and it's not really what you want."

"Teej, you said it yourself everyone else is a scumbag. I'm ready to do it and I want it to be with you."

TJ couldn't take it anymore and kissed his best friend for the second time in his life. She put her hands on his cheeks and the two began making out. They slowly laid themselves down on the bed and made out more intensely. Soon enough, TJ threw off his shirt and straddled Spinelli, sucking on her neck. Eventually, the two ended up completely naked.

"Oh shit," TJ cursed right before the two were about to have sex.

"What's wrong?"

"I don't have a condom," TJ said. Spinelli wordlessly reached into the drawer of her nightstand and pulled one out, showing it to TJ. He grinned widely. "You're amazing," he said, going in for another kiss.

TJ rolled off of Spinelli, both of them breathing heavily and pulling the sheets up to cover them. For a moment, neither of them said anything. Finally, TJ turned his head to look at Spinelli. She couldn't help but blush and smile as he did so.

"Is that the great Spinelli, blushing?"

"Shut-up, Teej," she laughed.

"So what did you think?"

"I said shut-up!" she grinned.

"I was good wasn't I?" he smiled cockily. "Go on, admit it."

"Yes, oh great one, you were amazing."

"Yeah, I could tell," he raised his eyebrows and she playfully hit him. "You were pretty good too."

"Yeah, I could tell," she repeated, smiling.

"So…like…are you gonna tell like, Gretchen or anyone about this?"

"I don't know…you know I'm terrible at lying."

"Well you can tell her, I don't care. Just don't tell Vince; he'll go ape shit."

"I won't."

"Good. So can we go get lunch?"

"Yeah, can Gretch come 'cause she called me before."

"Yeah, I'm gonna go get changed and I'll be back," he said as he slid his clothes back on and got rid of the condom.

"Oh and Teej?"

"Yeah?"

"Thank you," she said cheekily.

TJ laughed. "See you soon."

TJ and Spinelli met Gretchen at Kelso's. They sat across from her and she realized they were both smiling a lot more than usual.

"So what happened with you and Vince?" Gretchen asked.

TJ sighed. "We were both just being drunk assholes and yelling at each other. I just think he's changed a lot. Then we got kicked out of the party. It's not a big deal though."

"That sucks," Gretchen said. "Spinelli, are you Ok?"

"What? Yeah, why?"

"I don't know you just seem smiley and out of it," Gretchen said. With that, TJ chuckled. Spinelli kicked him from under the table. Gretchen sneakily turned on Galileo to try and get a read out of her friends. She left Galileo there and she went to the bathroom.

"Are you gonna tell her?" TJ asked, stealing a fry from Spinelli.

"Not while you're here," she laughed.

"Why not?"

"It's awkward!"

"It's not awkward. Nothing's ever awkward with us. I mean, I have already seen you naked,"

"Naked?" Galileo yelled from the booth across from them. They both stood up and looked in the booth.

"Galileo!" they yelled.

"You asshole!" Spinelli pointed at it. Gretchen came back at this point.

"Now Spinelli, it's not nice to yell obscenities at Galileo," Gretchen said.

"He was spying on us!"

"Gretchen, TJ saw Spinelli naked!" Galileo announced. With that, Gretchen turned him off.

"I walked in on her while she was changing," TJ quickly lied. That was believable. He did walk into her house and room without knocking all the time.

"Oh," Gretchen said, sipping her smoothie, unaffected by his statement.

"We had sex," Spinelli told the truth. Gretchen spewed out her smoothie all over the table, while TJ smacked a hand to his face.