Chapter 38: Cheesecake and Pudding

June 2015, Tuesday, part 6

"Well at least you met someone decent"

"You don't know the half of it. Russell's God Father was one of the founders of X Box, so he had pretty much every X Box game ever. We spent almost all of Middle School and High School playing games at his place"

"and then you created one of the most popular games known, happy coincidence again?"

"Yes, and no" replied TJ "We started putting the idea together for the game in High School, we began working on it, then put more focus on it when we were in college. Anyway, between Russell and I, we pretty much built the game. We showed our ideas to his God Father who lent us the money, and backing to actually create it. So without his God Father, the game wouldn't have existed, but we did all the work. Russell had a pretty good head for the intricacy in the creating, since he'd grown up around it, so we were pretty lucky. Within a month of the game launch, we'd paid back his God Father."

"Wow, you must have worked hard" said Spinelli, finishing her meal. TJ left the table momentarily to let the waiters know they'd finished, and returned.

"Yeah, I did, right from day one I had a lot of help from Russell. My mum was thrilled when I first met him. Suddenly I had this friend supporting me to up my grades, we'd do our school work over his first, his parents wouldn't let him play video games until he had finished. Anyway, without the distractions, and spending all my time with this brainy dude, I soon found out that if I worked hard, I could get pretty decent grades. He was awesome, he'd take the time to help me out, explain the stuff I didn't get, put it in a way I understood. I wouldn't have done half as well without him"

"That's brilliant"

"Yeah, I was lucky. Russell, he was a top dude, loved him like a brother. I really miss him, there just seems to be a gap in my life where he left"

"I'm so sorry, do you have other friends you can talk too?" asked Spinelli, curious about how the rest of the gang were getting on.

"Not so much. I have acquaintances, people I'm friendly with, but honestly Russell and I have this idea for the Humongatrons game for so long. We actually first came up with the idea itself in Middle School, although as I said we didn't really start any form of work until High School. We put all our energy into that, creating everything to go in the game, from the rival characters to the game setting and the levels. In Middle School, we usually just sat drawing pictures for ideas of characters and whatnot"

"Wanna sit on the couch?" asked Spinelli as their deserts were served, and their previous dishes collected by the waiters. TJ shrugged in response, and the pair moved to the couch, their deserts in hand. After several moments Spinelli lent over TJ and attempted to take a piece of his cheesecake with her spoon.

"Oi!" he said, his tone heavy in mock defence as he moved his plate from her reach.

"You said you would let me try a bite"

"Actually, if I remember rightly, I said I might let you try a bite. If you were lucky"

"Oh really? So are you going to make me a lucky woman then?" asked Spinelli, covering her face as she realised how her words could have been taken, her cheeks turning pink. Despite her embarrassment, she was unable to help but join in with TJ's laughter "What I meant" she said between giggles "is are you going to let me try some of your cheesecake?"

"Sure, that's what you meant" replied TJ sarcastically.

"I did!"

"Ok, you can try one bite" said TJ, manoeuvring his plate as Spinelli again tried to take a spoonful. He took a spoonful himself, moving it toward Spinelli. She eyed him sceptically, before opening her mouth and moving forward slightly. Evading her with a grin, TJ took the spoonful, rubbing it into her nose.

"Hey!" laughed Spinelli wiping the food away with her fingers, and tasting it.

"That's disgusting, you know that, right?" stated TJ, as he grinned "So let me try some of yours"

"No way!" replied Spinelli, quickly making a grab for her desert picking it up with her hand, and shoving the entire desert into her mouth.

"Classy"

"That's me all over mate" said Spinelli thickly, through her mouthful of pudding. She glanced at her chocolate covered hand, then at TJ, her eyes glinted mischievously as she lunged over the sofa toward him.

Seeing her coming, TJ put his plate on the nearby table and moved out of her way. Spinelli grinned, clambering on TJ, attempting to wipe her hand across his face as he slipped onto the floor in his attempts to evade her. With Spinelli pinning him from above, and nowhere else to escape, TJ closed his eyes just in time, as Spinelli wiped her hand across his face. Spinelli wasn't however, paying enough attention, as she rubbed the remainder of the pudding on her fingers into TJ's clean hair. She didn't see his arm reach up, picking up her cheesecake, or even notice it in his hand, until her squashed it in her face. Rolling off TJ, and onto the floor, the pair laughed hysterically, both loosing track of time.

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Dare we actually hope?! Are things actually going well?! We heard more on Russel and TJ's friendship, but what happened to TJ's friendship with the gang?

Aryal Stone: Well, that is the question, what did happen to the gang, seeing as TJ has made no mention of them!

NatalieJ-101: Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Hopefully we will find out more about the gang soon, as so far TJ has been rather quiet on the matter! On the bright side, dare we hope that Spinelli might be dropping her guard, just a little?

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