Well this update if more recent than my last, which im pleased about! Enjoy the chapter...
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 14: A choice
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"I bet you think I spoiled things pretty good this time" said Spinelli heavily, three hours later, when she was sat on the kitchen table at her parents place, holding a cup of coffee.
"Now Ashley, don't go accusing me of thinking, I was doing nothing of the sort" replied Mrs Spinelli "Spoiled is in the eye of the beholder, think about the plums I use for my jam, sometimes the almost ruined ones make the sweetest jam"
"hmmm" replied Spinelli thoughtfully, should couldn't help but feel amused that her mum still managed to compare her life to such unrelated things, such as her cooking. The door behind them opened, and the two women turned to see Mr Spinelli.
"Afternoon" he said, walking through the door "Look who I found walking down main street"
"Hi" said Alexander, walking in the room as Spinelli started at him in disbelief.
"Alexander!" said Spinelli staring at him "I-I thought you'd be half way to New York by now!"
"So did I" he replied "I got into my car, ready to drive away, but I just couldn't seem to do it"
"Well this is my Mum" said Spinelli, glancing over her shoulder at Mrs Spinelli, "and you already met my Dad ...and this is the house I grew up in"
"Well it's nice to finally meet you both. I'm Alexander, Ashley's fiancé ...if she'll still have me that it is"
Spinelli looked at Alexander, unsure what to say, she'd missed him, and her New York life, but all she could think of was the events of the past few days. As she did this, her renewed feelings of anger and resentment toward TJ came back to her, and he realised that Alexander was here, fighting for her, and that was what she wanted, right?
"Look, Ash" said Alexander walking toward Spinelli "I really don't care what happened down here. You have a past, just like everyone else, and I like that about you. What I need to know, is if there's a place for me in your future?"
"Oh my, that is just the sweetest thing" whispered Spinelli, before pushing Spinelli toward Alexander slightly "go on Pookie, not everyone gets a chance like this"
Spinelli approached Alexander and hugged him, trying to ignore the guilt she'd felt over the way she'd acted in the last few days, and she felt this was what was replacing the happiness she should have felt. She ignored this however, Alexander was a nice guy, a real gentleman and he was fighting to keep her.
"Hello New York" said Mrs Spinelli, sounding both happy and relieved.
"Actually" said Spinelli "Look, Alex, I've shut you out my life for long enough, so I was wondering if we could get married here ...in my home town"
"You know," said Alexander thoughtfully "Everyone is expecting us to have a big city wedding, but I think a nice, quiet, paparazzi-free wedding in the country might be just the ticket."
"Thank you" replied Spinelli
"I think we can get everything sorted out from New York with your parents on this end, what do you say? Bob? Flo?"
"Of course we can!" cried Mrs Spinelli "Pookie, I'm so pleased for you! Now how about we have a nice dinner, before you kids jet off to New York, there's a flight that leaves at ten pm tonight"
"That's right, Townsedge in Arkansas" said Spinelli speaking on the phone as she down at a table in Starbucks with Hannah and Josh "...yes, the deluxe flower package. Ok, call if there's any problems, thanks" she hung up the phone, and turned to her friends "Flowers are all set now"
"That's brilliant" said Hannah with a smile.
"It is, good choice with the deluxe flower package" agreed Josh
"Yeah" said Spinelli quietly, taking a long sip of her coffee.
Hannah and Josh glanced at each other, deciding who would take the step, and say what they were both thinking.
"Call me crazy Ash" said Josh, deciding to take the reins "but you don't really strike me as someone who is getting married to the love of their life in two weeks"
"Oh? And how should I seem?" asked Spinelli
"Different than you are now" replied Josh simply "Excited, scared, up and down, left and right? But I don't know, you just seem ...down"
"I'm just stressed with everything I guess" said Spinelli, as she took out her phone again, and dialled the number that she'd dialled countless times in the past three weeks. However, it just rang, unanswered, just as it did every other time.
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"Hey TJ" said Gretchen, knocking on his front door as she entered the property, "It's been three weeks since Spinelli left, and all you've done is shut yourself off, and bury yourself with work! We've barely seen you, now what's going on?"
"Well I've got a lot to keep me busy, my grand re-opening of Kelsos is in two weeks, and I have a lot to plan for it. Of course I'm busy" replied TJ, staring at the TV as he spoke
"Yes, well do you know what else is in two weeks?" asked Gretchen, she paused as the phone began to ring, looking as TJ sat motionless on the couch, ignoring the ringing "Are you going to get that?"
"No" replied TJ shortly.
"But it might be important!" protested Gretchen.
"No, it's nothing. Not important. I know who it is"
"Its Spinelli isn't it?" asked Gretchen
"It might be" replied TJ, although Gretchen knew, without a doubt, that it was. As TJ continued, he confirmed her suspicions that he knew the same "It seems like she's been trying to call me continuously for the last three weeks, but I have nothing to say to her"
"Well you are being an ass, because apparently she has something to say to you!" replied Gretchen impatiently, Spinelli had always been the stubborn one, and now, apparently TJ was taking a leaf out of her book, and he was doing it well"
"Yeah, well its probably about that stupid wedding. She probably wants to invite me, or wants a favour" shrugged TJ "Have you seen all the shit that is coming in for their wedding? I saw five lorries driving in with crap for the wedding today! FIVE! It's one freaking day! Since when is Spinelli about making such a statement?"
"She's always been about making a statement!"
"Yes, but not like that. Not about how much money she can spend, and how she can be completely over the top. It goes to prove, I don't know her anymore, she's changed"
"You really believe that?"
"Yes"
"Fine" said Gretchen, feeling exasperated, she knew she was fighting a losing battle "I'll see you later TJ"
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So the wedding is going ahead but Spinelli is trying to call TJ and he's ignoring her!
Anon: Yup! Thanks for reading and reviewing, I hope you enjoyed this chapter!
Scorpiogirl576: haha, Im hoping thats a good thing? Keep reading to find out how things turn out between TJ and Spinelli! Thanks for reading and reviewing!
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!
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