A/N: Here we are with another chapter for my wonderful readers! Thank you
all for reviewing! Reviews make me smile! Anyway, before the story
continues, Menlo has some words for the reviewers that he would like to
share!
LilVickiRyan: Yep, you are engaged, my friend! Congrats! Lol, two teens house sitting is not that unusual, I used to do it a lot-but anyway, thanks for the baby name suggestions and your scene suggestion! Keep reading!
Desriae(Jeffs1girl) thanks for the names and lovely words! Keep reading!
Stephanie: great coming attraction line! Glad you like this!
Brittany: thanks for the suggestions and keep reading!
Noelle: good guesses, and keep reading to see if you are right!
Damson rhee: cute names, glad you liked the chapter!
Kristin: Woohoo! Party! Lol, Madam Prankster Fist---hehe it works, I like that! keep reading!
outlawed-little-angel: good suggestions and thank you!
Mistress of Balmoral: I will write a King Bob story where he is good soon--- I promise!!! I love the name Elizabeth too-haha, TJ surrounded by girls--- maybe I can add my 8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter fic to the miniseries and show what it is like for TJ to raise a teenage girl---he can be a Paul Hennessey type dad! Thanks for the idea!
Later that night, the gang drove through their old hometown in their rented car, showing Vicki their favorite places and discussed old memories.
"Look, it's Kelso's!" Lawson yelled, pointing to their old favorite hangout. "They had the best hot fudge sundaes ever!"
"No, the milkshakes were the best!" TJ argued, looking at the building. "We definitely have to go there before we head back home. I wonder if Kelso is still working there?"
"His son is. Mundy said Mr. Kelso retired and is in a nursing home." Lawson told him.
"Shame, he was such a nice guy," Spinelli said quietly, as she remembered when she was attacked at Kelso's all those years ago. "Stop, Spin. It's over, and you need to move on," she thought. "Hey, look, Old Rusty! Remember our protest?" she asked, perking up.
"The one TJ held? That was the best! The BOE tried to take it down, but TJ wouldn't let them. He held this huge protest with students, teachers and the PTA." Lawson remembered.
"Hey, Spin, our dumpster!" TJ said grinning. "Our first kiss happened there, where the whole school watched. And to think we were so against it at the time." He turned to Vicki and explained. "That was where the experiment we told you about took place."
"That's cute," Vicki said, snapping a picture. "I'll make you a copy for your memory box. Better yet, Lawson, honey, pull over. We can re-enact it." Lawson grinned and pulled over. They arranged the couple they way they had been eighteen years prior and snapped a picture of them once again kissing behind the dumpster.
"Thanks, Vicki," Spinelli said once they were back in the car. "That was a good idea."
"You're welcome. Where are we now?" she asked as Lawson continued to drive.
"My old neighborhood," TJ answered. "I used to live three doors down from Spinelli, but moved in high school because my parents wanted a bigger house."
"Yeah, I remember when you moved, that was such a horrible day. Remember how you hid in my closet so you didn't have to go?"
"Yeah, the parentals found it quite odd that a fourteen year old boy was hiding in a girl's closet." TJ smiled. "Look the court house! How many times did we end up there, Spinelli?"
"Too many. There was the whomps case, the statue destroying case, my two cases---" Spinelli paused as she remembered the cases. TJ put his arms around her and held her close.
"I'm sorry, baby, I didn't mean to hit a nerve. You going to be ok?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine, being here actually helps a little, I feel like I am actually beginning to move on. Hey look, it's my old neighborhood!" Spinelli said, as they passed her childhood home.
"Do your folks still live there, Spinelli?" Lawson asked her.
"No, they moved out of there shortly after I did. They said the house was too big and held too many bad memories." Spinelli stared out the window and noticed two little kids playing outside her old doorstep. "I hope they never know what happened there," Spinelli said quietly as the shooting briefly replayed in her mind. She closed her eyes, willing herself to not think about the past and asked God to help give her the strength to come to terms with it. She felt TJ hug her again and smiled at him, remembering how dedicated he was when he had found out about the shooting. For two months, he remained vigil by her bedside, praying for her to wake up. When she finally came to, he had confessed his love for her and they had been together ever since.
"As awful as it was, it was what made me realize how much I loved you and how I had to tell you before it was too late," TJ said, as if he was reading her mind.
"I know, it was also what brought us back together with the rest of the gang. I guess sometimes a tragic event makes people realize what they mean to each other." Spinelli mused.
"OK, enough depressing talk. Let's go to the hotel and get some sleep. We have a big day ahead of us tomorrow!" Lawson declared. "I can't wait to see the look on everyone's faces when I tell them, I, Irwin Lawson am one of New York's top junior business executives, and engaged to the famous Vicki Ryan!"
"And Spin's a top lawyer and I'm a teacher! Watch out, Washington High!" TJ yelled.
The gang continued to drive, pointing out old hangouts and memorable places. As they talked and laughed, the mysterious stranger continued its journey to the town, hoping to find the person they were looking for. The reunion would be the perfect place to remind them of events past and to finally give the person what they had coming to them for all these years. "Yes, " the person whispered, looking at the picture of the person they were planning on meeting. "Tomorrow, it will all be over and you will get what's coming, dearie."
A/N: that chapter was pure fill, but next chapter will be better, I promise! Who is this stranger? How will Spinelli react to seeing everyone and being in her hometown? Who is this stranger looking for? Keep r/r, but if you can't say something nice, don't say it at all. Happy reading and keep suggesting titles and baby names please! Thank you!
LilVickiRyan: Yep, you are engaged, my friend! Congrats! Lol, two teens house sitting is not that unusual, I used to do it a lot-but anyway, thanks for the baby name suggestions and your scene suggestion! Keep reading!
Desriae(Jeffs1girl) thanks for the names and lovely words! Keep reading!
Stephanie: great coming attraction line! Glad you like this!
Brittany: thanks for the suggestions and keep reading!
Noelle: good guesses, and keep reading to see if you are right!
Damson rhee: cute names, glad you liked the chapter!
Kristin: Woohoo! Party! Lol, Madam Prankster Fist---hehe it works, I like that! keep reading!
outlawed-little-angel: good suggestions and thank you!
Mistress of Balmoral: I will write a King Bob story where he is good soon--- I promise!!! I love the name Elizabeth too-haha, TJ surrounded by girls--- maybe I can add my 8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter fic to the miniseries and show what it is like for TJ to raise a teenage girl---he can be a Paul Hennessey type dad! Thanks for the idea!
Later that night, the gang drove through their old hometown in their rented car, showing Vicki their favorite places and discussed old memories.
"Look, it's Kelso's!" Lawson yelled, pointing to their old favorite hangout. "They had the best hot fudge sundaes ever!"
"No, the milkshakes were the best!" TJ argued, looking at the building. "We definitely have to go there before we head back home. I wonder if Kelso is still working there?"
"His son is. Mundy said Mr. Kelso retired and is in a nursing home." Lawson told him.
"Shame, he was such a nice guy," Spinelli said quietly, as she remembered when she was attacked at Kelso's all those years ago. "Stop, Spin. It's over, and you need to move on," she thought. "Hey, look, Old Rusty! Remember our protest?" she asked, perking up.
"The one TJ held? That was the best! The BOE tried to take it down, but TJ wouldn't let them. He held this huge protest with students, teachers and the PTA." Lawson remembered.
"Hey, Spin, our dumpster!" TJ said grinning. "Our first kiss happened there, where the whole school watched. And to think we were so against it at the time." He turned to Vicki and explained. "That was where the experiment we told you about took place."
"That's cute," Vicki said, snapping a picture. "I'll make you a copy for your memory box. Better yet, Lawson, honey, pull over. We can re-enact it." Lawson grinned and pulled over. They arranged the couple they way they had been eighteen years prior and snapped a picture of them once again kissing behind the dumpster.
"Thanks, Vicki," Spinelli said once they were back in the car. "That was a good idea."
"You're welcome. Where are we now?" she asked as Lawson continued to drive.
"My old neighborhood," TJ answered. "I used to live three doors down from Spinelli, but moved in high school because my parents wanted a bigger house."
"Yeah, I remember when you moved, that was such a horrible day. Remember how you hid in my closet so you didn't have to go?"
"Yeah, the parentals found it quite odd that a fourteen year old boy was hiding in a girl's closet." TJ smiled. "Look the court house! How many times did we end up there, Spinelli?"
"Too many. There was the whomps case, the statue destroying case, my two cases---" Spinelli paused as she remembered the cases. TJ put his arms around her and held her close.
"I'm sorry, baby, I didn't mean to hit a nerve. You going to be ok?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine, being here actually helps a little, I feel like I am actually beginning to move on. Hey look, it's my old neighborhood!" Spinelli said, as they passed her childhood home.
"Do your folks still live there, Spinelli?" Lawson asked her.
"No, they moved out of there shortly after I did. They said the house was too big and held too many bad memories." Spinelli stared out the window and noticed two little kids playing outside her old doorstep. "I hope they never know what happened there," Spinelli said quietly as the shooting briefly replayed in her mind. She closed her eyes, willing herself to not think about the past and asked God to help give her the strength to come to terms with it. She felt TJ hug her again and smiled at him, remembering how dedicated he was when he had found out about the shooting. For two months, he remained vigil by her bedside, praying for her to wake up. When she finally came to, he had confessed his love for her and they had been together ever since.
"As awful as it was, it was what made me realize how much I loved you and how I had to tell you before it was too late," TJ said, as if he was reading her mind.
"I know, it was also what brought us back together with the rest of the gang. I guess sometimes a tragic event makes people realize what they mean to each other." Spinelli mused.
"OK, enough depressing talk. Let's go to the hotel and get some sleep. We have a big day ahead of us tomorrow!" Lawson declared. "I can't wait to see the look on everyone's faces when I tell them, I, Irwin Lawson am one of New York's top junior business executives, and engaged to the famous Vicki Ryan!"
"And Spin's a top lawyer and I'm a teacher! Watch out, Washington High!" TJ yelled.
The gang continued to drive, pointing out old hangouts and memorable places. As they talked and laughed, the mysterious stranger continued its journey to the town, hoping to find the person they were looking for. The reunion would be the perfect place to remind them of events past and to finally give the person what they had coming to them for all these years. "Yes, " the person whispered, looking at the picture of the person they were planning on meeting. "Tomorrow, it will all be over and you will get what's coming, dearie."
A/N: that chapter was pure fill, but next chapter will be better, I promise! Who is this stranger? How will Spinelli react to seeing everyone and being in her hometown? Who is this stranger looking for? Keep r/r, but if you can't say something nice, don't say it at all. Happy reading and keep suggesting titles and baby names please! Thank you!
