A/N: chapter 11! Wow! The story is half over, or there is half left,
depending on how you look at it. Anyway:
Noelle: we all need T.J.'s! When I go into politics I will pass the TJ Detweiler act, all men must be like TJ, especially in the fanfics Vicki and I write, as well as the way other writers out there (positively) portray him!
Damson rhee: TJ can be an idiot, but will it cost him? Find out! Glad you liked this scene!
LilVickiRyan: of course! TJ is a guy, after all, glad you like this!
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Spinelli woke up one morning, dazed and confused. It was about a month after Christmas, and a week into the new semester. So why was she so tired? Then she remembered her class schedule and the fact that she was in her last semester in school, plus she recently got a job working at a local law firm. No wonder why she was so tired. She walked into the kitchen, where TJ was drinking coffee and reading the paper.
"Hey, Spin, you sleep well?" he asked, getting up and pouring her coffee.
""Yeah, the odd thing is, I don't even remember going to sleep. All I remember is coming home, seeing you and collapsing in bed. Then I had an odd dream where I was waiting for news on Gretchen's baby. You said she was in the hospital, but she can't be, the baby isn't due until the first." Spinelli sipped her coffee. "Did she have the baby?"
TJ laughed. "Yes, she had a girl. Alicia Marie, 6 pounds 3 ounces. I tried waking you up to tell you but you punched me, threatening to kill me."
Spinelli gasped. "I am so sorry, hun! I do that when I sleep! Anyway are they ok? Isn't the baby early?"
"By a week. Everyone is ok. We can visit them after class." TJ got up and put his coffee cup in the sink. "I gotta jet, you want to meet after your class to go to the hospital?"
"Sure, meet me by the café at three." Spinelli smiled, blowing TJ a kiss as he left. She sighed as she finished her coffee and went to get dressed. Their relationship was getting more and more complicated. Even though they were still only friends, they had sort of made out a couple of times, but stopped themselves before anything more could happen. It was almost as if they were both ashamed to admit they wanted each other, that it was only their hormones talking. The fact that they were both kind of tipsy when it happened hadn't helped either. They both acted as if nothing happened, never talking about why they ended up making out on New Year's Eve and then again after attending a party a mutual friend was having. She desperately wanted to talk to Gretchen about it, but knew it was the wrong time, especially now that the baby was here. Spinelli grabbed her keys and left, intending to go to class, but ended up driving around town, thinking about her problem and not caring if she missed a boring lecture on John Locke. Right now she needed time to clear her head and think about how to handle her current situation. She ended up going to the mall, buying a few things for the baby, and some books for Gretchen, all the while wishing it were her having the baby, and married to the guy she loved. After awhile, she headed back to the school to meet TJ.
"Hey, Spin, how was class?" he asked, giving her a hug as always.
"Um, actually, I didn't go. I was so excited about the baby, I just had to go buy her stuff."
"Tsk, tsk" TJ looked at her. "Cutting class during your last semester? Shame."
"Teej, I have a lot on my mind, don't start." Spinelli was in no mood for a lecture at that point, especially from TJ.
"OK, lets go then." They got into the car and left for the hospital, neither one saying a word the entire way.
Once they arrived at the hospital, they were greeted by Vince, who took them to Gretchen's room. When they arrived they saw her holding the baby and smiling.
"It's the godparents! Come in!" Gretchen called from her bed.
"Godparents?" they asked together, surprised. Neither one expected such an honor.
"Of course, who else would we choose?" Vince asked.
"Thank you!" TJ and Spinelli said together.
"You want to hold the baby?" Gretchen asked, handing the newborn to TJ.
"She is so beautiful," TJ said, as he gave the baby to Spinelli. She immediately sat down, cradling the baby in her arms and talking to it softly.
"Looks like someone's got a mommy instinct," Vince said laughing as the trio watched Spinelli handle the baby.
"She will be a good mom someday," TJ said, "Just like she was with the baby project in high school." (got this idea from a Lizzie McGuire fic- thanks to whomever wrote it!)
"Thanks you guys," Spinelli smiled as she handed the baby back to Gretchen. "I hope you are right and I am a good mom someday."
TJ put his arm around her. "Of course you will be. You got the mommy instinct, like Vince said."
"Thanks, Teej. That means a lot to me. Now all I need is a guy to marry." She laughed bitterly. "As if that will ever happen."
"No negativity in front of my baby!" Gretchen covered the baby's ears.
"Sorry, I'm sort of in an odd mood today." Spinelli faked a smile. It was so hard seeing her two closest friends after TJ living her lifelong dream. She felt TJ hug her, telling her it was ok. Even though he was clueless to her feelings about him, she knew that he realized her dream of wanting a family and was glad he was there for her. "Anyway, we better go. I have work tomorrow. We will come by tomorrow." She gathered her things and kissed the three of them goodbye, as the nurse came to bring the baby back into the nursery. They all waved goodbye to little Alicia and said their own goodbyes.
After TJ and Spinelli left, Vince turned to his wife and said, "Is Spin ok?"
"Yes," Gretchen sighed. "But TJ better get clued into the fact that she loves him, before its too late."
A/N: wow, what can she mean by that? Find out in the coming chapters, but feel free to guess! R/R but if you can't say something nice, don't say it at all! Enjoy!
Noelle: we all need T.J.'s! When I go into politics I will pass the TJ Detweiler act, all men must be like TJ, especially in the fanfics Vicki and I write, as well as the way other writers out there (positively) portray him!
Damson rhee: TJ can be an idiot, but will it cost him? Find out! Glad you liked this scene!
LilVickiRyan: of course! TJ is a guy, after all, glad you like this!
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Spinelli woke up one morning, dazed and confused. It was about a month after Christmas, and a week into the new semester. So why was she so tired? Then she remembered her class schedule and the fact that she was in her last semester in school, plus she recently got a job working at a local law firm. No wonder why she was so tired. She walked into the kitchen, where TJ was drinking coffee and reading the paper.
"Hey, Spin, you sleep well?" he asked, getting up and pouring her coffee.
""Yeah, the odd thing is, I don't even remember going to sleep. All I remember is coming home, seeing you and collapsing in bed. Then I had an odd dream where I was waiting for news on Gretchen's baby. You said she was in the hospital, but she can't be, the baby isn't due until the first." Spinelli sipped her coffee. "Did she have the baby?"
TJ laughed. "Yes, she had a girl. Alicia Marie, 6 pounds 3 ounces. I tried waking you up to tell you but you punched me, threatening to kill me."
Spinelli gasped. "I am so sorry, hun! I do that when I sleep! Anyway are they ok? Isn't the baby early?"
"By a week. Everyone is ok. We can visit them after class." TJ got up and put his coffee cup in the sink. "I gotta jet, you want to meet after your class to go to the hospital?"
"Sure, meet me by the café at three." Spinelli smiled, blowing TJ a kiss as he left. She sighed as she finished her coffee and went to get dressed. Their relationship was getting more and more complicated. Even though they were still only friends, they had sort of made out a couple of times, but stopped themselves before anything more could happen. It was almost as if they were both ashamed to admit they wanted each other, that it was only their hormones talking. The fact that they were both kind of tipsy when it happened hadn't helped either. They both acted as if nothing happened, never talking about why they ended up making out on New Year's Eve and then again after attending a party a mutual friend was having. She desperately wanted to talk to Gretchen about it, but knew it was the wrong time, especially now that the baby was here. Spinelli grabbed her keys and left, intending to go to class, but ended up driving around town, thinking about her problem and not caring if she missed a boring lecture on John Locke. Right now she needed time to clear her head and think about how to handle her current situation. She ended up going to the mall, buying a few things for the baby, and some books for Gretchen, all the while wishing it were her having the baby, and married to the guy she loved. After awhile, she headed back to the school to meet TJ.
"Hey, Spin, how was class?" he asked, giving her a hug as always.
"Um, actually, I didn't go. I was so excited about the baby, I just had to go buy her stuff."
"Tsk, tsk" TJ looked at her. "Cutting class during your last semester? Shame."
"Teej, I have a lot on my mind, don't start." Spinelli was in no mood for a lecture at that point, especially from TJ.
"OK, lets go then." They got into the car and left for the hospital, neither one saying a word the entire way.
Once they arrived at the hospital, they were greeted by Vince, who took them to Gretchen's room. When they arrived they saw her holding the baby and smiling.
"It's the godparents! Come in!" Gretchen called from her bed.
"Godparents?" they asked together, surprised. Neither one expected such an honor.
"Of course, who else would we choose?" Vince asked.
"Thank you!" TJ and Spinelli said together.
"You want to hold the baby?" Gretchen asked, handing the newborn to TJ.
"She is so beautiful," TJ said, as he gave the baby to Spinelli. She immediately sat down, cradling the baby in her arms and talking to it softly.
"Looks like someone's got a mommy instinct," Vince said laughing as the trio watched Spinelli handle the baby.
"She will be a good mom someday," TJ said, "Just like she was with the baby project in high school." (got this idea from a Lizzie McGuire fic- thanks to whomever wrote it!)
"Thanks you guys," Spinelli smiled as she handed the baby back to Gretchen. "I hope you are right and I am a good mom someday."
TJ put his arm around her. "Of course you will be. You got the mommy instinct, like Vince said."
"Thanks, Teej. That means a lot to me. Now all I need is a guy to marry." She laughed bitterly. "As if that will ever happen."
"No negativity in front of my baby!" Gretchen covered the baby's ears.
"Sorry, I'm sort of in an odd mood today." Spinelli faked a smile. It was so hard seeing her two closest friends after TJ living her lifelong dream. She felt TJ hug her, telling her it was ok. Even though he was clueless to her feelings about him, she knew that he realized her dream of wanting a family and was glad he was there for her. "Anyway, we better go. I have work tomorrow. We will come by tomorrow." She gathered her things and kissed the three of them goodbye, as the nurse came to bring the baby back into the nursery. They all waved goodbye to little Alicia and said their own goodbyes.
After TJ and Spinelli left, Vince turned to his wife and said, "Is Spin ok?"
"Yes," Gretchen sighed. "But TJ better get clued into the fact that she loves him, before its too late."
A/N: wow, what can she mean by that? Find out in the coming chapters, but feel free to guess! R/R but if you can't say something nice, don't say it at all! Enjoy!