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don't own this. Never have. And if you haven't noticed, a character's
making a cameo in each chapter. Hehe.
"What are you two doing here?" Gretchen asked, confused.
Spinelli smirked.
"Not jumping," She retorted, glaring at TJ.
TJ frowned. Gretchen scratched her head. She looked between the two.
"Aren't you cold, Spinelli?" Gretchen asked, concerned.
Spinelli shook her head and shot a meaningful glance at TJ.
"No. I got used to it a long time ago," Spinelli whispered.
TJ felt a pang of guilt. Gretchen raised an eyebrow.
"What happened between you two?" Gretchen questioned.
Spinelli's eyes grew sad.
"We were talking," Spinelli sighed.
Gretchen was skeptical.
"*Just* talking?" Gretchen clarified.
Spinelli crossed her arms over her chest and rolled her eyes.
"I don't like what you're insinuating," Spinelli snapped.
Gretchen gave her a look. TJ merely stood there, silent as a stone.
"You didn't answer my question," Gretchen repeated.
Spinelli threw her hands in the air.
"Jeez, Gretch, nothing happened. Everyone thinks that just because we went out once that there's all this chemistry there. I even heard some kids whispering about a secret affair! So we kissed in fourth grade, we went out once. Big deal!" Spinelli yelled.
TJ smirked. Everyone had been right.
"You rhymed," TJ said simply.
Spinelli glared at him. Gretchen looked smug.
"I wasn't insinuating about *that*. Its just that Teej has a bloody nose. And he's with you," Gretchen pointed out.
Spinelli scowled.
"Same difference," Spinelli muttered.
Gretchen cocked her head.
"Spinelli, how much have you had to drink?" Gretchen asked bluntly.
Spinelli appeared to think for a moment.
"A few shots of vodka. Not enough to get me really drunk," Spinelli said dully.
TJ raised his eyebrows and Spinelli turned to leave.
"I'm going to go home now," Spinelli grunted.
TJ grabbed her shoulder.
"Spinelli, don't go. I'll walk you home," TJ offered.
Spinelli's eyes seemed to look right through him.
"We live on the same street, Teej. It's not exactly out of your way," Spinelli hissed.
TJ said nothing, merely grabbing her arm and climbing down the jungle gym with her. She sulked. TJ waited until they were out of earshot.
"So, you love me?" TJ asked merrily.
Spinelli looked at him like he was a space alien.
"Don't let it get to your head," Spinelli sneered.
TJ smiled, but Spinelli frowned. TJ turned curiously to face her.
"If you don't mind me asking, why?" TJ asked calmly.
Spinelli looked at him, anger gone.
"Why what?" She asked.
TJ's gaze was calm and confused Spinelli.
"Why do you love me?" TJ rephrased.
Spinelli looked down at the ground.
"I don't know," Spinelli murmured.
She stared at her feet and TJ didn't think she'd ever answer. Finally, she looked up.
"I've ghosted through life, Teej. No one's ever noticed me. No one's ever thought much of me. You didn't even try and find out about my parents until I was nine. I guess I just liked a little attention," Spinelli whispered quietly.
TJ had nothing to say to that. They walked up to her unlit house. She turned to him to say goodbye. He surprised her with a kiss. He then turned and left, leaving a shocked Spinelli fumbling with her keys.
- Loren ;*
"What are you two doing here?" Gretchen asked, confused.
Spinelli smirked.
"Not jumping," She retorted, glaring at TJ.
TJ frowned. Gretchen scratched her head. She looked between the two.
"Aren't you cold, Spinelli?" Gretchen asked, concerned.
Spinelli shook her head and shot a meaningful glance at TJ.
"No. I got used to it a long time ago," Spinelli whispered.
TJ felt a pang of guilt. Gretchen raised an eyebrow.
"What happened between you two?" Gretchen questioned.
Spinelli's eyes grew sad.
"We were talking," Spinelli sighed.
Gretchen was skeptical.
"*Just* talking?" Gretchen clarified.
Spinelli crossed her arms over her chest and rolled her eyes.
"I don't like what you're insinuating," Spinelli snapped.
Gretchen gave her a look. TJ merely stood there, silent as a stone.
"You didn't answer my question," Gretchen repeated.
Spinelli threw her hands in the air.
"Jeez, Gretch, nothing happened. Everyone thinks that just because we went out once that there's all this chemistry there. I even heard some kids whispering about a secret affair! So we kissed in fourth grade, we went out once. Big deal!" Spinelli yelled.
TJ smirked. Everyone had been right.
"You rhymed," TJ said simply.
Spinelli glared at him. Gretchen looked smug.
"I wasn't insinuating about *that*. Its just that Teej has a bloody nose. And he's with you," Gretchen pointed out.
Spinelli scowled.
"Same difference," Spinelli muttered.
Gretchen cocked her head.
"Spinelli, how much have you had to drink?" Gretchen asked bluntly.
Spinelli appeared to think for a moment.
"A few shots of vodka. Not enough to get me really drunk," Spinelli said dully.
TJ raised his eyebrows and Spinelli turned to leave.
"I'm going to go home now," Spinelli grunted.
TJ grabbed her shoulder.
"Spinelli, don't go. I'll walk you home," TJ offered.
Spinelli's eyes seemed to look right through him.
"We live on the same street, Teej. It's not exactly out of your way," Spinelli hissed.
TJ said nothing, merely grabbing her arm and climbing down the jungle gym with her. She sulked. TJ waited until they were out of earshot.
"So, you love me?" TJ asked merrily.
Spinelli looked at him like he was a space alien.
"Don't let it get to your head," Spinelli sneered.
TJ smiled, but Spinelli frowned. TJ turned curiously to face her.
"If you don't mind me asking, why?" TJ asked calmly.
Spinelli looked at him, anger gone.
"Why what?" She asked.
TJ's gaze was calm and confused Spinelli.
"Why do you love me?" TJ rephrased.
Spinelli looked down at the ground.
"I don't know," Spinelli murmured.
She stared at her feet and TJ didn't think she'd ever answer. Finally, she looked up.
"I've ghosted through life, Teej. No one's ever noticed me. No one's ever thought much of me. You didn't even try and find out about my parents until I was nine. I guess I just liked a little attention," Spinelli whispered quietly.
TJ had nothing to say to that. They walked up to her unlit house. She turned to him to say goodbye. He surprised her with a kiss. He then turned and left, leaving a shocked Spinelli fumbling with her keys.
- Loren ;*