A/N: Here I am again, with the next chapter I promised you. Although
chapter 3 only got 1 review, I am writing anyway, since the site was down
and I know most people couldn't review. So please R/R this chapter and last
chapter! Anyway, thanks LilVickiRyan for your review and goofy monkey child
for the information on that Recess episode. You rock! Anyway, here we go
with the next chapter. (I need to start getting out more) Oh, and Mistress
of Balmoral, we can both share the title of Captain Sappy!
The next day, Spinelli met Vicki for coffee to discuss more wedding plans and to go over the wedding vows. Although Spinelli had always been a very talented writer, she felt that having her best friend help her would make them perfect.
"Spin, these are amazing, I can't believe what a wonderful writer you are. All these memories and feelings, you can totally tell how much you love him."
"Thanks, Vicki. Last night TJ and I looked through the photo album my mom made us when we first got engaged, and it brought back so many memories. I had to go back and add it to the vows."
" ' TJ is one of the best friends any girl can ever ask for, and I am the luckiest person in the world to get to have him in my life' '' Vicki read over a passage of Spinelli's wedding vows and smiled, "Wow, Spin, TJ is so lucky."
"Would you believe me if I told you I wrote that passage back in the fourth grade? We had this assignment where we had to write about our best friend, and our old recess gang fought over whom to write about, or who was really TJ's best friend, I don't remember. All I remember was that I pretended to write about this group of kindergarteners who considered me their queen, but I really wrote about TJ. I found the essay a couple of weeks ago when we moved into the house, and decided that I just had to use it."
"Well, this is beautiful, and I can only hope that when I get married one day, someone writes as beautiful vows as you did."
"Thank you. Its nice to know someone likes my writing." Spinelli sipped her latte and smiled at her best friend. "Now that we got the vows done, and most of the stuff settled for what I'm wearing, what are we going to do about the bridesmaids dresses?"
"Well, I have the dresses for me, PA, Moose, Becky and Melissa. Then there's the dress for the flower girl. The flower girl is PA's daughter Mia, right?"
"Yes, so do you need to meet them for final fittings? I mean I know PA's dress is going to need adjustments, since she's pregnant again, and then I guess other girls need last minute fittings just in case."
"Sounds good to me, we can all meet on the 18th and then spend the day together. We can celebrate one of your last days out as a single woman!" Vicki laughed.
"Well technically, we have been married since the first grade, so this will be my last outing as an unofficial married woman. Its just amazing that in three months, I will finally be married to the most amazing man on earth, finally getting my dream of being Mrs. TJ Detweiler, or as he says, the Prankster Princess."
Vicki laughed. "That's right, you said that TJ was quite the prankster back in the day."
"He sure was, and that was one of the many things that made me fall in love with him." Spinelli finished her latte and stood up. "I have to get going, its one of my only days off until right before the wedding, and I want to spend some time with TJ." The two women hugged and went their separate ways.
Twenty minutes later, Spinelli walked into the house and teasingly called out "Honey, I'm home!" and waited for TJ to come and greet her. When she didn't see him, she walked around the house, wondering where he could be. She finally heard his voice in his office and went to say hello.
OK, ok the plane ticket will be in the mail next week. I know Spinelli will be so surprised by this." He paused hearing her footsteps approaching. "So, yeah, your son is a great student, he just needs to focus a little bit more on his work, rather than on his pranks." TJ said quickly, not wanting Spinelli to know what was really going on. Yes, yes. We can schedule an appointment at a later date. Goodbye Mrs. McDermott." He hung up the phone and turned to his fiancée. "Kids today. I guess its payback for me being such a troublemaker back in the day." He stood up and embraced Spinelli, gently kissing her. "How was your day, baby?" he asked.
"Good, Vicki and I have everything almost ready. The girls just need some last minute fittings and then that's it. All we have to do is have Jessie work on our hair and makeup. What about you, is everything done?"
TJ paused, wondering how he could answer without ruining the surprise he was planning for her. It was something he had planned for several weeks, and the last thing he wanted was to open his mouth and ruin it. "Yes, all we have to do is pick up the tuxedos the night before the wedding." He hoped that sounded convincing enough. Luckily, Spinelli seemed satisfied with that answer.
"That's good, I swear, you men have it so easy. Pick up the tuxes, shower shave and you're done. For the girls, it takes forever, I mean, hair, makeup, flowers, it takes an entire year just to plan it." She laughed. Now all that's left is to call the caterers and the hall with the final count and to confirm the band." She pulled TJ into another hug, whispering, "I cannot wait until I marry you. As fun as all this planning is, our lives will be even more exciting once we are an officially married couple." She kissed him again and gave him a seductive glance.
"And it will be the best night of our lives," TJ responded to the kiss and smiled. "You are worth waiting for baby, and I wouldn't trade what I have with you for anything in the world."
"You better not, because it doesn't get much better than this." She smiled at him and said, "OK, babe, I need to start dinner, so I will let you finish telling parents how their kids aren't allowed to act the way we did at their age.' She blew him a kiss, calling, "No pulling Finsters or Pricklys allowed!"
TJ laughed and picked up the phone on his desk. "Hello, yeah, sorry about before, she walked into the room. So, the 8:30 flight from LA two days before the wedding. And you're meeting the others too right?" He paused, a big smile forming on his face. "OK, I will call you the week before to confirm." After saying goodbye, he hung up the phone, the smile still plastered on his face. Spinelli was going to be thrilled out of her mind!
A/N: so what did you think? What surprise did TJ plan for Spinelli. Feel free to guess in your review! R/R, but remember the golden rule, if you can't say something nice, don't say it at all. Happy reading and stay tuned for chapter 5, coming soon to a computer screen near you. Check fanfiction.net for showtimes!
The next day, Spinelli met Vicki for coffee to discuss more wedding plans and to go over the wedding vows. Although Spinelli had always been a very talented writer, she felt that having her best friend help her would make them perfect.
"Spin, these are amazing, I can't believe what a wonderful writer you are. All these memories and feelings, you can totally tell how much you love him."
"Thanks, Vicki. Last night TJ and I looked through the photo album my mom made us when we first got engaged, and it brought back so many memories. I had to go back and add it to the vows."
" ' TJ is one of the best friends any girl can ever ask for, and I am the luckiest person in the world to get to have him in my life' '' Vicki read over a passage of Spinelli's wedding vows and smiled, "Wow, Spin, TJ is so lucky."
"Would you believe me if I told you I wrote that passage back in the fourth grade? We had this assignment where we had to write about our best friend, and our old recess gang fought over whom to write about, or who was really TJ's best friend, I don't remember. All I remember was that I pretended to write about this group of kindergarteners who considered me their queen, but I really wrote about TJ. I found the essay a couple of weeks ago when we moved into the house, and decided that I just had to use it."
"Well, this is beautiful, and I can only hope that when I get married one day, someone writes as beautiful vows as you did."
"Thank you. Its nice to know someone likes my writing." Spinelli sipped her latte and smiled at her best friend. "Now that we got the vows done, and most of the stuff settled for what I'm wearing, what are we going to do about the bridesmaids dresses?"
"Well, I have the dresses for me, PA, Moose, Becky and Melissa. Then there's the dress for the flower girl. The flower girl is PA's daughter Mia, right?"
"Yes, so do you need to meet them for final fittings? I mean I know PA's dress is going to need adjustments, since she's pregnant again, and then I guess other girls need last minute fittings just in case."
"Sounds good to me, we can all meet on the 18th and then spend the day together. We can celebrate one of your last days out as a single woman!" Vicki laughed.
"Well technically, we have been married since the first grade, so this will be my last outing as an unofficial married woman. Its just amazing that in three months, I will finally be married to the most amazing man on earth, finally getting my dream of being Mrs. TJ Detweiler, or as he says, the Prankster Princess."
Vicki laughed. "That's right, you said that TJ was quite the prankster back in the day."
"He sure was, and that was one of the many things that made me fall in love with him." Spinelli finished her latte and stood up. "I have to get going, its one of my only days off until right before the wedding, and I want to spend some time with TJ." The two women hugged and went their separate ways.
Twenty minutes later, Spinelli walked into the house and teasingly called out "Honey, I'm home!" and waited for TJ to come and greet her. When she didn't see him, she walked around the house, wondering where he could be. She finally heard his voice in his office and went to say hello.
OK, ok the plane ticket will be in the mail next week. I know Spinelli will be so surprised by this." He paused hearing her footsteps approaching. "So, yeah, your son is a great student, he just needs to focus a little bit more on his work, rather than on his pranks." TJ said quickly, not wanting Spinelli to know what was really going on. Yes, yes. We can schedule an appointment at a later date. Goodbye Mrs. McDermott." He hung up the phone and turned to his fiancée. "Kids today. I guess its payback for me being such a troublemaker back in the day." He stood up and embraced Spinelli, gently kissing her. "How was your day, baby?" he asked.
"Good, Vicki and I have everything almost ready. The girls just need some last minute fittings and then that's it. All we have to do is have Jessie work on our hair and makeup. What about you, is everything done?"
TJ paused, wondering how he could answer without ruining the surprise he was planning for her. It was something he had planned for several weeks, and the last thing he wanted was to open his mouth and ruin it. "Yes, all we have to do is pick up the tuxedos the night before the wedding." He hoped that sounded convincing enough. Luckily, Spinelli seemed satisfied with that answer.
"That's good, I swear, you men have it so easy. Pick up the tuxes, shower shave and you're done. For the girls, it takes forever, I mean, hair, makeup, flowers, it takes an entire year just to plan it." She laughed. Now all that's left is to call the caterers and the hall with the final count and to confirm the band." She pulled TJ into another hug, whispering, "I cannot wait until I marry you. As fun as all this planning is, our lives will be even more exciting once we are an officially married couple." She kissed him again and gave him a seductive glance.
"And it will be the best night of our lives," TJ responded to the kiss and smiled. "You are worth waiting for baby, and I wouldn't trade what I have with you for anything in the world."
"You better not, because it doesn't get much better than this." She smiled at him and said, "OK, babe, I need to start dinner, so I will let you finish telling parents how their kids aren't allowed to act the way we did at their age.' She blew him a kiss, calling, "No pulling Finsters or Pricklys allowed!"
TJ laughed and picked up the phone on his desk. "Hello, yeah, sorry about before, she walked into the room. So, the 8:30 flight from LA two days before the wedding. And you're meeting the others too right?" He paused, a big smile forming on his face. "OK, I will call you the week before to confirm." After saying goodbye, he hung up the phone, the smile still plastered on his face. Spinelli was going to be thrilled out of her mind!
A/N: so what did you think? What surprise did TJ plan for Spinelli. Feel free to guess in your review! R/R, but remember the golden rule, if you can't say something nice, don't say it at all. Happy reading and stay tuned for chapter 5, coming soon to a computer screen near you. Check fanfiction.net for showtimes!