A/N: this jumps back into the future a little bit once again and a bit stuck on some more chapters

Chapter 36: dinner and study date

Spike walked into his computer class and didn't miss how Winnie had been watching him so he took a seat next to her and Sam rolled his eyes at his friend. As the class started the two kept glancing back and forth at each other and finally Sam sent his friend a text, will you stop flirting with her and just ask her out?

Spike heard his phone beep and read the text, have no idea what you're talking about Sammy- and he glanced over to the computer next to him.

Jules was across the room from them and sent on to Sam, what is going on?

Sam replied, Spike can't stop stealing glances at his new friend the whole period and neither can she

Jules shook her head at her friend and sent one to Spike, just ask her out am sure she's waiting for you too

Spike read the text and leaned over so send her a nasty glare, when did the two of you become cupid?

Sam and Jules both snickered at the text and sent one back, shut up and do it

Winnie had been working on her computer the whole time but didn't miss when the two men she was sitting between seemed to be texting one another and shooting each other glares but found it funny so she didn't say a thing. Once class was over Spike was glad they had a class that only Ed was in but again she was stuck between them. Ed had gotten a text from Jules telling him what had been going on between them the whole period and didn't want to mess with his friend love life after all she seemed to be a nice girl and into him on her own. He stopped Spike by the door, "Ignore what those two were trying to tell you last period but if you want to ask her. She's into you."

The smaller man was glad to have at least one friend not pressuring him, "That's Eddie just might do that but how you know?"

"I gave her a ride home and she seemed to think you're a nice guy that may want to get to know some more."

At end of the class seemed that Spike and Winnie were working on an English paper together and he stopped next to her locker and she looked over to where he was leaning against the locker next to hers and smiled, "Spike, hi."

"Wondering if wanted to have dinner with me before we study?"

She blushed, "Are you asking me out?" he nodded and she wrote down her address. "Pick me up at four."

Ed and Greg had the locker next to his, "So what did she say?"

"Were having dinner before studying tonight."

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After school was over Spike rushed home and changed into clean polo shirt and dark jeans before he pulled up to the address she had given him and couldn't hide the grin when she came out in a light purple blouse and dark jeans so he walked around opening the door for her and pulled away, "You look nice."

She smiled at him, "Can say the same about you."

They chatted a little until he pulled up to a small Italian food place and after finding a table a waitress came over taking their orders, "Wow, have heard this is a nice place."

"My aunt and uncle own this place so come here a lot," he told her. "Love the food here," after they chat some more and then they had eaten he noticed a woman walking towards them grinning. "Aunt Angelina, good to see you."

She gave him a good peck on the cheek, "Michelangelo, has been far to long. Whose this?"

"My new friend from school Winnie."

Winnie smiled as she pulled her into a hug, "Nice to meet you."

"Nice to see Mikey has made a new friend," she whispered in his ear. "You have fun."

"We will try," he said at her broken English after she left and turned to her. "Speaks little to no English but got to love the woman."

She shook her head grinning, "She sounds like a nice woman. How about my place for studying? My folks aren't home and just my little brother is home."

He headed back to her place and she led him inside where 10-year-old boy was watching some TV with another teen boy about nineteen, "Spike this is Josh one of my brothers."

The two shook hands, "Nice to meet one of her friends. Josh and me are headed out for dinner so see you later. Heard of Vincenzo's?"

"Yeah great food there so have some fun," he answered and followed her to the dining room. "They seem nice."

"Four brothers and one of them is younger than me."

He set down a few books, "I have two brothers and two sisters all older than me."

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After working on their paper for more than two hours they had decided to call it a night as her two brothers walked into the house and Josh ran outside after snatching up the football that had been in the living room and her older brother stopped shaking his hand, "Adam, but want to play catch with us?" he shrugged and followed them outside where Josh tossed Adam the ball but he missed it so Winnie snatched the ball before either got it causing them to start tossing the ball around the yard to each other.

They started tossing the ball around more between all of them laughing when one of them would miss or when Josh grabbed the ball right out of their hands. After about another hour seems that they were having fun with each other and getting along surprising Winnie the most that her brothers were actually getting along with one of her friends that happened to be male. Spike stopped taking a sip of water that was sitting on the picnic table, "That was nice game," he said looking at his watch. "But I have to get going."

Winnie walked him to his car, "Spike, I had some fun should do this again."

He slid into the drivers seat smiling, "How about I pick you up on the way instead of riding the bus?"

"Okay, if you want to but see you in the morning."

"You too," he said and watched her until went inside before heading home.