Ok, so I am literally at the point of insanity while working on an evil assignment right now (I have to do a 20 min presentation of all things, and putting it together is proving to be a total, and comple bitch!) So, to save me been carted off in a straight jacket by the men in white, and being locked in a nice, padded cell, I am updating!
I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Also, some of you have commented that Spinelli is acting like a bit of a cow, and yes, she is! However I think this is keeping her in character; back in the cartoon her actions were always a little questionable as she was always fighting! So yeah, she is being the same girl, just more mature :) however keep reading to find out WHY she is being a cow, all will be revealed in the end!
I don't own Recess, if I find Paul or Joe I will MAKE them bring Recess back! And put TJ and Spinelli together! I also down own Sweet Home Alabama!
Chapter 7: Gretchen, and annoyance
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Previously:
Spinelli looked at TJ quietly for several moments, she continued to watch as TJ snatched the papers from her hand, picking up and pen and sitting down with them, and spoke again in a small voice "No one has their first kiss with their soul mate at ten years old"
"I guess not" said Spinelli quietly, she and TJ held each other's gaze for several long moments, before he turned back to the paper, pen in hand; Spinelli continued to watch him as he did this, a sicky feeling in the pit of her stomach.
"Actually" said TJ, leaning back from the unsigned divorce papers "I'm not signing them"
"You're not?" asked Spinelli, the sicky feeling in her stomach seeming to ease.
"No. Not till my lawyers looked over them" said TJ, standing up and throwing the pen down on the table "Now would you look at the time. I've actually got myself a hot date tonight"
"WHAT?" shouted Spinelli, her anger flaring back up again.
"You can let yourself out" said TJ, turning his back to Spinelli as he changed his shirt, once he'd done this he made his way to the door.
"JUST SIGN THE DAMN PAPERS!" shouted Spinelli, snatching up the papers and following TJ out the door.
"Can't stop now Spinelli, leaving your date waiting is never a good start!" said TJ, getting into the car, and driving away.
"ARGH!" shouted Spinelli, kicking the nearest trash can which fell over, and the contents, including what appeared to be a verity of novelty and prank items, spilled everywhere, which only made her feel more irritated; she was right, TJ hadn't changed one bit.
Quickly locking up the house Spinelli threw the divorce papers in her bag and made after TJ, she was sure he would be heading for the bar which the gang used to regularly hang out in.
After parking her car, Spinelli began to make her way into the bar when her phone began to ring.
"Hello"
"Hey baby" said Alexander on the other end of the phone "How's it going with your parents? Are you back soon? I'm missing you"
"I miss you too" replied Spinelli "My parents were surprised, but they are really happy for us, and I really hope it won't be much longer till I come back home"
"Well you definitely want to get back soon, your gallery is a huge hit. Four more pieces of your work has sold already" explained Alexander "Don't worry thought I've replaced it all with more of your art work"
"Seriously? That's amazing!"
"You haven't even heard the best part yet! The New York Times have a review of your gallery and I quote 'Her art work is without a doubt some of the most compelling and amazing I've seen, captivating the world with the same talent of great artists such as Picasso and Van Gough'"
"Oh my god, that's insane!" said Spinelli "You have no idea how much I needed to hear that!"
"Well it's-" started Alexander, pausing for a moment "Sorry hun, thats my other line, can I call you back?"
"Don't worry about it" replied Spinelli "I've got stuff I need to do anyway. Talk to you later"
Hanging up the phone, Spinelli turned and walked inside, just as she had expected, everything was the same. Noticing Mikey singing on the karaoke, Spinelli smiled and gave him a wave, making her way to the bar.
"Double vodka and coke please" said Spinelli ordering her drink at the bar, after paying, she took a long sip.
"OH MY GOD! Spinelli!" said a voice behind Spinelli; she turned around to see Gretchen looking at her in surprise "I honestly thought everyone was kidding when they said you were back! You look amazing!"
"Gretchen!" said Spinelli, smiling at her childhood friend, who had a small half-cast baby (A/N: Sorry, I am useless when it comes to being 'politically correct', I hope this isn't offensive!) in her arms "Wow! You have a baby... in a bar..."
"Yeah well it's a non-smoking bar, and the sitter cancelled" explained Gretchen "and at any rate, I've been reading up on studies looking at the socialisation of children at a young age, and it argues that it can be incredibly beneficial exposing your baby to as many-"
Gretchen however was cut short by Spinelli hugging her.
"She's adorable" said Spinelli, smiling at the baby girl in Gretchen's arms.
"Thanks, her name is Amy" said Gretchen, "She's nine months now, our first, Vince and I definitely didn't expect-"
"-You and Vince are still together?" asked Spinelli in surprise "I mean I know you guys were still dating when I left, but you are total opposites! You spent about eighty percent of your time arguing!"
"We still do" said Gretchen, bouncing Amy on her hip as she looked like she was about to cry "But they do say opposites attract, and all this everything that's happened between you and TJ just go to show that those that seem perfect for each other just don't work."
"I guess" said Spinelli, she felt happy for her two friends, but at the same time, she couldn't help but feel sad; however, she tried to ignore this feeling.
"Like I was saying Vince and I were planning on waiting, but then I fell pregnant with Amy. As it happened everything has worked out well"
"What does Vince do for a living?"
"Vince is a sports coach at our old high school, the same one Mikey teaches at" explained Gretchen continuing to bounce Amy on her hip, who was now crying loudly "And I-"
"-Let me take her" said Vince, kissing Gretchen's cheek as he took Amy from Gretchen's arms, immediately the baby stopped crying "Hi Spinelli, I'll come talk to you in a bit, Amy needs to be fed"
Vince took a small tub of baby food from the bag hanging over the chair behind Gretchen, and walked away with the now silent baby.
As they watched Vince walk away Spinelli tried to take a sip, realising she'd already finished the drink, she headed to the back for another trying to ignore the mixture of emotions in the pit of her stomach.
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Well there we go, another chapter! I just want to say thank you so much for the reviews, it really does make my day and I really appreciate getting them! If you're debating reviewing, please do, even if you dont say much!
Also, thank you to those that have put me on a author alert or favourite story or author, it also really means a lot, and its nice to know more people may be reading than I realise :)
Scorpiogirl576: Thank you for the review, its so cool to know you're reading :) I leave you in emotional places coz its one of the fun parts of being an author and I'm kinda mean, and I love leaving cliff hangers! I hope you enjoyed this chapter :)
Anon: Glad you liked it, thank you for reading and reviewing! :)
Rockthis: The movie really does remind me of the charecters too, I watched the film and knew I had to write this story! My work has been a bit hectic too, I've got uni work, placement and paid work, trying to juggle it all is exhausting! I hope you liked this chapter, keep reading, and thanks for the review :)
Rose-Aki: lol I'm kinda getting used to my eye infection now, mainly they're bloodshot so my friends are enjoying taking the piss out of me, saying I look stoned or something! I'm glad you thought Spinelli's plan was clever, but will he actually sign in the end? Keep reading to find out what happens and why TJ has money saved up! Thanks for the review!
I really hope you've enjoyed this chapter, if you had please review, or if you didn't, and could offer me some constructive criticism please do!
Apologies for any spelling and grammar issues, I'm dyslexic, so may have missed some in proof reading! Please point out any errors for me to correct!
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