A/N: wow, I got so many reviews for this story already! Thank you all! But
before I begin:
Rose, not Rosie; Yeah, Spin does seem nicer, but she still kicks ass if you mess with her!!
Damson rhee: thanks for picking up on that error! Miss Finster was a secretary or something like that right? I'm tired so I can't remember.
LilVickiRyan: my faithful reviewer! I would have hit Janet too lol! I know I felt bad for Spinelli walking in on that too-it happened to one of my closest friends-needless to say, three days later, she moved out of that room and became an RA, lol. You gave me the idea when you guessed what the last chapter of This I Swear was about (TJ is a woman, lol)
Goofy monkey child: yep, I think everyone saw that coming, lol. I had to make it a Gretch/Vince as well as a TJ/Spin. The creators are just begging for fan fics with those couples!
Kristin: glad you like the uniqueness of this fic. You will see more of the other characters, so keep reading!
Ok, here we go!!!
The next morning, Spinelli stirred on TJ's couch, not wanting to get up. She hadn't slept in over a week, so it was nice to finally get some rest. (A/N: let's hear it for those of us who just finished finals!) She thought of everything that had to get done that day: classes, packing, studying, handing in her paper..At that moment Spinelli sat upright on the couch, not remembering she was on it and fell on the floor, causing a loud thud that caused TJ to come running into the room.
"Spinelli, are you ok? I heard you fall." He looked her over in concern, checking her for any injury. Even in her rumpled clothes and messy hair, there was still something so beautiful about her. He helped her up and settled her back on the couch.
"I'm fine, Teej. Well not really. My paper that's due today isn't done, and my class is in an hour and there is no way I'm gonna finish it, let alone shower, dress and get ready in time." Spinelli began to cry, something TJ rarely saw her do. He put his strong arms around her, stroking her hair and whispering to her.
"Spin, it's going to be ok. You will get everything done. You can shower and dress here. Remember you left your gym bag here last week. I washed the clothes in it so you can wear those. I'll lend you a sweatshirt since it is a bit cold out. You'll look a little eighties, but that's ok. Gretchen says the eighties are back." He gave her a reassuring look. "OK, so go get ready and I'll make you something to eat before you go."
"Thanks so much Teej. But what about my paper? I only remember writing about three pages or so. I'm gonna fail the class, so I can kiss law school goodbye. Not to mention my Political Theory professor is on my case for bringing up some conservative philosophers, I'm going to fail the semester Teej. What am I going to do?" Spinelli was about to start crying again when TJ hugged her.
"Spinelli, you are not going to fail. I promise. The professor hates everyone. I think he needs to get laid." He smiled when he saw Spinelli's spirits lift a little. "Besides, he has to just live with having a conservative student like you in the class. (A/N: real life situation I was in this past semester) and as for your paper." TJ went over to the kitchen table and handed her a stack of neatly stapled pages. "I read over your rough draft and typed it the best I could. I just hope it's good enough." He smiled at her, accepting the grateful hug and scream she let out.
"Oh, my gosh, TJ, I love you! You are the best friend any girl could ever ask for! Thank you so much!" She hugged him tightly, feeling lucky that she had such a great friend that helped her through her mini crisis.
"You're welcome, Spin. Now don't you have a class to get ready for?" He handed her the clothes she had left at the apartment and led her to the shower so she could get ready. "I left you an extra toothbrush too. The bag with your other stuff is hanging on the door," he called as he left to make her breakfast and shower in peace.
As he cooked, he thought about how grateful Spinelli seemed to have been for him helping her. Did it mean she liked him they way he wanted her to? "Stop it, TJ. She did the same thing for you last year. It doesn't mean she's in love with you or anything." He sighed as he put on a pot of coffee and put some bread in the toaster. He wished he and Spinelli could have the kind of relationship Vince had with Gretchen, the Cory and Topanga love that most people only dreamed of. "stop overanalyzing Teej. What's meant to be will happen," he thought, as he poured coffee and took some cereal out of the cabinet.
Meanwhile, Spinelli was having some similar thoughts as she got ready. "Does this mean he feels the same way I do about him?" she wondered, as she pulled on one of TJ's Columbia University sweatshirts. "Spin, girl, he was just being a friend," the little voice inside her head hissed. She sighed as she brushed her hair and quickly pulled it into a sloppy bun. If only he loved her the way she loved him, that they had the same storybook romance their friends had. "Spin, everything happens for a reason, like St. Thomas says." She thought to herself. "Man, I so need out of this philosophy class!" she said as she walked into the kitchen. (A/N: and I think I did too!)
"Hey, there, Sunshine!" TJ smiled at his friend as she sat down at the table next to him.
"Hey Teej, thank you so much for everything. You are the best!" She leaned over to hug him again.
"I try, my dear, I try," he responded, holding her a little longer than he had intended.
"As they ate, the two discussed classes and their plans for the end of the semester.
"I was thinking about going to California to look for something to do after graduation," TJ said between bites of food.
"Oh, um, cool. I have the LSATS and then I was thinking about getting a job." Spinelli was disappointed. She had envisioned them spending the summer together, and hopefully finally becoming the couple their family and friends-as well as themselves-wanted them to become.
"So come with me." TJ looked at her. "They have plenty of law schools, plus you can intern somewhere. We can spend some one on one time together. It will be fun Spin. Think about it." He smiled, thinking about how he hoped the trip would bring them closer together.
"Sure. It sounds like fun." Spinelli looked at her watch and gasped, "Shit, I have class in like ten minutes, and it takes me at least five to get there and then another ten for parking." She panicked, fearing she wouldn't get to class in time.
"Spin, calm down. You're a wreck. Let me drive you." Spinelli nodded, grabbed her books and followed TJ out to the car, thanking him once again for being such a great friend.
A/N: what did you think? R/R, but remember the golden rule, if you can't say something nice don't say it at all. Happy reading! Good job to goofy monkey child and LilVickiRyan for guessing TJ's plan!
Rose, not Rosie; Yeah, Spin does seem nicer, but she still kicks ass if you mess with her!!
Damson rhee: thanks for picking up on that error! Miss Finster was a secretary or something like that right? I'm tired so I can't remember.
LilVickiRyan: my faithful reviewer! I would have hit Janet too lol! I know I felt bad for Spinelli walking in on that too-it happened to one of my closest friends-needless to say, three days later, she moved out of that room and became an RA, lol. You gave me the idea when you guessed what the last chapter of This I Swear was about (TJ is a woman, lol)
Goofy monkey child: yep, I think everyone saw that coming, lol. I had to make it a Gretch/Vince as well as a TJ/Spin. The creators are just begging for fan fics with those couples!
Kristin: glad you like the uniqueness of this fic. You will see more of the other characters, so keep reading!
Ok, here we go!!!
The next morning, Spinelli stirred on TJ's couch, not wanting to get up. She hadn't slept in over a week, so it was nice to finally get some rest. (A/N: let's hear it for those of us who just finished finals!) She thought of everything that had to get done that day: classes, packing, studying, handing in her paper..At that moment Spinelli sat upright on the couch, not remembering she was on it and fell on the floor, causing a loud thud that caused TJ to come running into the room.
"Spinelli, are you ok? I heard you fall." He looked her over in concern, checking her for any injury. Even in her rumpled clothes and messy hair, there was still something so beautiful about her. He helped her up and settled her back on the couch.
"I'm fine, Teej. Well not really. My paper that's due today isn't done, and my class is in an hour and there is no way I'm gonna finish it, let alone shower, dress and get ready in time." Spinelli began to cry, something TJ rarely saw her do. He put his strong arms around her, stroking her hair and whispering to her.
"Spin, it's going to be ok. You will get everything done. You can shower and dress here. Remember you left your gym bag here last week. I washed the clothes in it so you can wear those. I'll lend you a sweatshirt since it is a bit cold out. You'll look a little eighties, but that's ok. Gretchen says the eighties are back." He gave her a reassuring look. "OK, so go get ready and I'll make you something to eat before you go."
"Thanks so much Teej. But what about my paper? I only remember writing about three pages or so. I'm gonna fail the class, so I can kiss law school goodbye. Not to mention my Political Theory professor is on my case for bringing up some conservative philosophers, I'm going to fail the semester Teej. What am I going to do?" Spinelli was about to start crying again when TJ hugged her.
"Spinelli, you are not going to fail. I promise. The professor hates everyone. I think he needs to get laid." He smiled when he saw Spinelli's spirits lift a little. "Besides, he has to just live with having a conservative student like you in the class. (A/N: real life situation I was in this past semester) and as for your paper." TJ went over to the kitchen table and handed her a stack of neatly stapled pages. "I read over your rough draft and typed it the best I could. I just hope it's good enough." He smiled at her, accepting the grateful hug and scream she let out.
"Oh, my gosh, TJ, I love you! You are the best friend any girl could ever ask for! Thank you so much!" She hugged him tightly, feeling lucky that she had such a great friend that helped her through her mini crisis.
"You're welcome, Spin. Now don't you have a class to get ready for?" He handed her the clothes she had left at the apartment and led her to the shower so she could get ready. "I left you an extra toothbrush too. The bag with your other stuff is hanging on the door," he called as he left to make her breakfast and shower in peace.
As he cooked, he thought about how grateful Spinelli seemed to have been for him helping her. Did it mean she liked him they way he wanted her to? "Stop it, TJ. She did the same thing for you last year. It doesn't mean she's in love with you or anything." He sighed as he put on a pot of coffee and put some bread in the toaster. He wished he and Spinelli could have the kind of relationship Vince had with Gretchen, the Cory and Topanga love that most people only dreamed of. "stop overanalyzing Teej. What's meant to be will happen," he thought, as he poured coffee and took some cereal out of the cabinet.
Meanwhile, Spinelli was having some similar thoughts as she got ready. "Does this mean he feels the same way I do about him?" she wondered, as she pulled on one of TJ's Columbia University sweatshirts. "Spin, girl, he was just being a friend," the little voice inside her head hissed. She sighed as she brushed her hair and quickly pulled it into a sloppy bun. If only he loved her the way she loved him, that they had the same storybook romance their friends had. "Spin, everything happens for a reason, like St. Thomas says." She thought to herself. "Man, I so need out of this philosophy class!" she said as she walked into the kitchen. (A/N: and I think I did too!)
"Hey, there, Sunshine!" TJ smiled at his friend as she sat down at the table next to him.
"Hey Teej, thank you so much for everything. You are the best!" She leaned over to hug him again.
"I try, my dear, I try," he responded, holding her a little longer than he had intended.
"As they ate, the two discussed classes and their plans for the end of the semester.
"I was thinking about going to California to look for something to do after graduation," TJ said between bites of food.
"Oh, um, cool. I have the LSATS and then I was thinking about getting a job." Spinelli was disappointed. She had envisioned them spending the summer together, and hopefully finally becoming the couple their family and friends-as well as themselves-wanted them to become.
"So come with me." TJ looked at her. "They have plenty of law schools, plus you can intern somewhere. We can spend some one on one time together. It will be fun Spin. Think about it." He smiled, thinking about how he hoped the trip would bring them closer together.
"Sure. It sounds like fun." Spinelli looked at her watch and gasped, "Shit, I have class in like ten minutes, and it takes me at least five to get there and then another ten for parking." She panicked, fearing she wouldn't get to class in time.
"Spin, calm down. You're a wreck. Let me drive you." Spinelli nodded, grabbed her books and followed TJ out to the car, thanking him once again for being such a great friend.
A/N: what did you think? R/R, but remember the golden rule, if you can't say something nice don't say it at all. Happy reading! Good job to goofy monkey child and LilVickiRyan for guessing TJ's plan!