Secret love: Chapter 4

A week passed, and the secret relationship between me and TJ was going great, neither of us has ever been so happy, or in love. We had secret meetings during school, and after school we normally meet up for movies or just to talk, we spent most time together we barely ever saw the rest of the gang, but it did bother us that we had to so secretive about it. I always wondered how long we have to keep sneaking around just to be with each other, how long before people just let us be together, maybe they wouldn't mind, maybe they would be happy for us, I don't know what will happen, but for now I'm just happy that I'm with TJ, even if it's a secret.

School went on as usual, the gang doing the everyday things they normally do, whether it be studying or goofing around with friends, but at lunch the gang sat at their usual seats, outside the drama studio.

"So, guys we meeting at Kelso's after school?" Vince asked, eager for a response.

"Sorry guy's, TJ and I got a school project to do tonight." she lied they were really going to see a new movie that just came out in the cinema. And after that they both got up and walked away, they went to talk about tonight's plans.

"Where you going?" Vince questioned, wondering why they needed privacy to talk about a project.

"just going to plan the project, don't mind us we won't disrupt you're conversation." he lied ,but, managed to escape any further questions about TJ's and spin's evening, but he did get the feeling that Vince was on to them.

Once TJ and spinelli where out of sight, Vince turned to the rest of the gang and asked "have you noticed that TJ and spinelli have acted very suspicious lately?"

"What do you mean by suspicious." Gretchen asked, wondering what he was talking about.

"You know, we barely see them anymore, I'm just wondering what they're doing, I mean it feels like they're keeping secrets from us." he explained, curious to see what they thought about it.

"You're right, we don't see them that often, but I'm sure there's a good reason behind it." she replied, and began to wonder what that reason could be.

Mikey wasn't listening to the conversation, when he realized they were talking about something, he was going to ask what they were talking about, when he remembered he had band practice, he stood up in a flash and said "sorry guy's I got to go, I'm missing band practice, but I'll see you at Kelso's, goodbye!" and before they could say anything he had already ran into the drama studio.

"So, just the three of us then." Gretchen said, before Gus stood up and said "sorry I'm going to go see Teresa, oh yeah and is it alright if she comes tonight?" he asked, hoping they'll say yes.

"Sure why not." Vince answered and looked at Gretchen, to see what she thought.

"Sure more the merrier." she said with a smile. Gus walked of leaving Vince and Gretchen alone to talk about TJ and spinelli's suspicious behaviour; once Gus was gone Vince asked "so how are we going to find out what's going on with them two?"

"I think I should ask spinelli, and you ask TJ." she said with a confidence.

"Yeah that'll work, but when do we ask them?" he asked, trying to think when he would be able to ask.

"We could catch them before they leave school, but wait doesn't TJ have something on tonight?" she asked Vince, wondering how he could talk to TJ if he stayed behind after school.

"Don't worry the football coach wants to talk to the team about the game tomorrow, and I told TJ that I'll walk with him after, so I'll ask him then." he answered then stood up, knowing the bell was going to go off any moment.

"So, we'll ask them both after school." after Vince finished his sentence the bell went, and both went to their separate classes.

Later that day after school had ended Gretchen saw spinelli making her way back home, so Gretchen immediately shouted "SPIN WAIT UP!" she ran up to spinelli and said "I'll walk home with you."

"Sure Gretch I could use the company." she replied in a cheerful tone.

"So, what are you going to do with TJ tonight?" she asked in a calm way, to try to trick her.

"We are going to the..." crap I can't believe I was about to say we are going to the cinema, wait we already told her what we are doing tonight, why was she asking now?

"I mean where going to work on our project at his house, but you should know that." she asked wondering why she was asking, she never forgets things.

"I just wondering why you spend so much time with TJ." she asked knowing she would know that I was asking why they've been so secretive.

"Why you asking all these questions? there's nothing going on." she said as her temper began raise.

"Come on spin we know you're both hiding something, and it's going to start to tear the gang apart!" she told her slightly irritated, at her unwillingness to tell her the truth.

"Even if we were hiding something and were not, how is it going to tear the gang apart?" she asked with her temper rising, but also curious to find out what she meant by tear the gang apart.

"Come on spin don't tell me you haven't noticed the gang is spending less time together, how long before we don't speak at all?" she said with a hint of sadness of the thought of the gang becoming no more.

"Gretch you can't know that! I mean that wouldn't happen, would it?" she said with doubt in her voice.

"Face it spin as long as TJ isn't around the gang, it will fall apart, the gang will start to break up without his leadership." she stated knowing she was right, without TJ there to keep the gang together, it wouldn't stay a gang for long, only old friends. She then walked on leaving spinelli with her thoughts.

Spinelli just stood there, images of what life would be like without the gang, is dating him really going to break up the gang, so either I stay with TJ and lose all my friends. Or break up with TJ but things go back to normal, but I might never get to be with the boy I love again.

"I guess there's only one thing to do." she sighed as a tear fell down her face, she then slowly made her way home.

To be continued.