A/N: Hi all! The fact that I am writing this right now is a small miracle,
considering I'm on three hours of sleep—I just wanted to get this done
before class because I have a bunch of new ideas I can't wait to begin
writing about. Also, good news for Underneath It All fans—the story will
finally be posted again (R-Rated) probably tonight or tomorrow morning, so
be sure to keep an eye out for it! I have 3 new songfics as well (With You,
Cleaning Out My Closet and Butterfly Kisses) so please r/r those as well!
Now for the reviewer notes:
LilVickiRyan: I know I feel bad for her two, first her man cheats on her, and then Vince acts like some egotistical jerk and ruins things for TJ and her. Let's hope Vince does the right thing by confessing. Stay tuned.
LockDown: Now that I feel stupid and guilty---ok one, I wasn't annoyed, although it seemed that way in my response and I am sorry for that. I see the point you are trying to make with the portrayals, and in some cases you are right, although I disagree a little, but that also may be because I know the outcome and whatnot. As for Spinelli, I disagree, only because I myself was in a similar relationship with a cheating boyfriend and (well in my case) abuse, and fell for it every time he tried to buy my love so to speak. I think it's a girl thing to act like that sometimes (no offense anyone) And as for the friend thing, well wait til you see what they do in later chapters—like I said before, I am dying to say what to look out for, but I don't know how to without ruining the story. And I am not mad at you, and I'm sorry it seemed that way—I was reading and answering reviews on no sleep and after researching abortion and censorship laws in different countries for a paper and my brain was elsewhere. I am sorry and I hope you keep reading.
Becky Lucinda: We will all kill Melissa and Menlo in the end---you, me and all the TJ protectors of the world! Stay tuned!
Damson rhee: yeah I know, I hate Vince too, but let's hope he ends up doing the right thing. Spinelli didn't recognize him because it was thirteen years since she saw him, although he did look familiar to her. She remembered TJ a little more, because he was her childhood crush and a lot of times you don't forget that. Vince did seem to feel guilty, but lets hope he does something about the mistake he made! Stay tuned!
Depressed Sweden-Lover: I know, so stupid! Let's hope they learn some sense in the end. And Vince is a jerk, but hopefully he too will realize he was wrong! Keep reading!
Some language in this chapter, just to warn ya!
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The next morning, Hustler Kid and Vince sat at the table, eating breakfast and talking when Mikey came stumbling into the room, still hung over from the night before.
"Morning, guys" he said, attempting to pour some coffee but having trouble holding the pot. Hustler Kid grabbed it before it hit the floor and poured the coffee as Mikey sat down holding his head and groaning.
"Looks like someone had a good time last night," Vince said with a grin, slapping his friend on the back.
"I can't really recall much of anything that happened," Mikey admitted as he accepted the coffee Hustler Kid handed him. "I remember this hot blonde chick who kept asking about TJ and the search and I have no idea what I told her."
"Dude, I hope you didn't slip and say something stupid. For all we know, Menlo is sending spys or something to somehow get revenge on TJ," Hustler Kid warned as he checked his stocks. "I have no idea why you two are still doing this. I mean if it was Spinelli and she wanted to meet him, she would have called by now. I for one am sick of this whole dating psychos and feel guilty about taking advantage of this whole situation."
"Is that why you aren't going out on any of the dates?" Vince asked him.
"Yeah, this is getting stupid, screening the girls. I swear to you, every psychopath in the area is calling in and I end up with all of them. I got this one freaky girl that talked about her piercings all through dinner and it was so nauseating I ended up lying by saying I had to leave because I had to feed my pet llama before the landlord complained."
"What the hell? That is the stupidest way to get out of a date that I ever heard!" Vince shook his head. "Come on dude, are you telling me you went out on dates for the past two weeks and got no action?"
"Look, I am not like you two and I don't like randomly hooking up after the first date. Especially not with psycho women. And besides, I only did this to help Teej find Spinelli, not to get laid by a different woman every date."
"Is Spinelli even out there?" Mikey asked dazedly, looking around the room. "I mean I know I haven't found her. Maybe this was all a dream of TJ's. Maybe she really wasn't thetrain girl and we are wasting our time. Oh well, at least we are getting laid, right Vince?" He tried to give his friend a high five, but missed and ended up falling out of his chair. (Making Mikey act drunk is so funny---thank you to LockDown for the funny image in his fic---it helped me with this little scene)
"Um, you guys, there is something I need to tell you, I found her," Vince said, unable to take the guilt anymore. He felt so bad about ruining things for TJ that he had to tell someone. He just hoped TJ and the guys would understand.
"You did? Way to go!" Hustler Kid said with a smile. "Now we can stop the search and finally set those two up. It may have taken over a decade but now those two can finally be----"
"No, dude," Vince shook his head. "I fucked up. I hit on her not knowing who she was and she knew I wasn't TJ, yet I asked her to hook up with me. And she got mad and left. So yeah, I screwed things up royally." Vince hung his head.
"You stupid idiot!" Hustler Kid yelled. "You met her and screwed things up anyway? She said she was Spinelli, you were supposed to call us so we could bring TJ and surprise him. Yet all you did was hit on her and knowing you use one of those stupid pickup lines. Can you ever do something that isn't at least 99.9% selfish or involves you trying to get in some girl's pants?"
"Well what do you want me to do? Things are messed up as it is! Spinelli will never talk to TJ again!" Vince shot back.
"And why is that?" Hustler Kid demanded. "There has got to be a way for you to fix this. You screwed up, and now it's your job to fix it."
"That's all well and good, but impossible. Especially considering it somehow made the news somehow." Vince held up the newspaper, revealing a headline that screamed TRAIN MAN SCAM in huge black letters.
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A/N: dun dun dun!!! Is Menlo up to no good? Did Melissa tell him, or was it all based on speculation? Will Vince ever tell TJ the truth? Will everything work out in the end? Find out next time by reading and leaving me a nice review! Thanks and happy reading!
LilVickiRyan: I know I feel bad for her two, first her man cheats on her, and then Vince acts like some egotistical jerk and ruins things for TJ and her. Let's hope Vince does the right thing by confessing. Stay tuned.
LockDown: Now that I feel stupid and guilty---ok one, I wasn't annoyed, although it seemed that way in my response and I am sorry for that. I see the point you are trying to make with the portrayals, and in some cases you are right, although I disagree a little, but that also may be because I know the outcome and whatnot. As for Spinelli, I disagree, only because I myself was in a similar relationship with a cheating boyfriend and (well in my case) abuse, and fell for it every time he tried to buy my love so to speak. I think it's a girl thing to act like that sometimes (no offense anyone) And as for the friend thing, well wait til you see what they do in later chapters—like I said before, I am dying to say what to look out for, but I don't know how to without ruining the story. And I am not mad at you, and I'm sorry it seemed that way—I was reading and answering reviews on no sleep and after researching abortion and censorship laws in different countries for a paper and my brain was elsewhere. I am sorry and I hope you keep reading.
Becky Lucinda: We will all kill Melissa and Menlo in the end---you, me and all the TJ protectors of the world! Stay tuned!
Damson rhee: yeah I know, I hate Vince too, but let's hope he ends up doing the right thing. Spinelli didn't recognize him because it was thirteen years since she saw him, although he did look familiar to her. She remembered TJ a little more, because he was her childhood crush and a lot of times you don't forget that. Vince did seem to feel guilty, but lets hope he does something about the mistake he made! Stay tuned!
Depressed Sweden-Lover: I know, so stupid! Let's hope they learn some sense in the end. And Vince is a jerk, but hopefully he too will realize he was wrong! Keep reading!
Some language in this chapter, just to warn ya!
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The next morning, Hustler Kid and Vince sat at the table, eating breakfast and talking when Mikey came stumbling into the room, still hung over from the night before.
"Morning, guys" he said, attempting to pour some coffee but having trouble holding the pot. Hustler Kid grabbed it before it hit the floor and poured the coffee as Mikey sat down holding his head and groaning.
"Looks like someone had a good time last night," Vince said with a grin, slapping his friend on the back.
"I can't really recall much of anything that happened," Mikey admitted as he accepted the coffee Hustler Kid handed him. "I remember this hot blonde chick who kept asking about TJ and the search and I have no idea what I told her."
"Dude, I hope you didn't slip and say something stupid. For all we know, Menlo is sending spys or something to somehow get revenge on TJ," Hustler Kid warned as he checked his stocks. "I have no idea why you two are still doing this. I mean if it was Spinelli and she wanted to meet him, she would have called by now. I for one am sick of this whole dating psychos and feel guilty about taking advantage of this whole situation."
"Is that why you aren't going out on any of the dates?" Vince asked him.
"Yeah, this is getting stupid, screening the girls. I swear to you, every psychopath in the area is calling in and I end up with all of them. I got this one freaky girl that talked about her piercings all through dinner and it was so nauseating I ended up lying by saying I had to leave because I had to feed my pet llama before the landlord complained."
"What the hell? That is the stupidest way to get out of a date that I ever heard!" Vince shook his head. "Come on dude, are you telling me you went out on dates for the past two weeks and got no action?"
"Look, I am not like you two and I don't like randomly hooking up after the first date. Especially not with psycho women. And besides, I only did this to help Teej find Spinelli, not to get laid by a different woman every date."
"Is Spinelli even out there?" Mikey asked dazedly, looking around the room. "I mean I know I haven't found her. Maybe this was all a dream of TJ's. Maybe she really wasn't thetrain girl and we are wasting our time. Oh well, at least we are getting laid, right Vince?" He tried to give his friend a high five, but missed and ended up falling out of his chair. (Making Mikey act drunk is so funny---thank you to LockDown for the funny image in his fic---it helped me with this little scene)
"Um, you guys, there is something I need to tell you, I found her," Vince said, unable to take the guilt anymore. He felt so bad about ruining things for TJ that he had to tell someone. He just hoped TJ and the guys would understand.
"You did? Way to go!" Hustler Kid said with a smile. "Now we can stop the search and finally set those two up. It may have taken over a decade but now those two can finally be----"
"No, dude," Vince shook his head. "I fucked up. I hit on her not knowing who she was and she knew I wasn't TJ, yet I asked her to hook up with me. And she got mad and left. So yeah, I screwed things up royally." Vince hung his head.
"You stupid idiot!" Hustler Kid yelled. "You met her and screwed things up anyway? She said she was Spinelli, you were supposed to call us so we could bring TJ and surprise him. Yet all you did was hit on her and knowing you use one of those stupid pickup lines. Can you ever do something that isn't at least 99.9% selfish or involves you trying to get in some girl's pants?"
"Well what do you want me to do? Things are messed up as it is! Spinelli will never talk to TJ again!" Vince shot back.
"And why is that?" Hustler Kid demanded. "There has got to be a way for you to fix this. You screwed up, and now it's your job to fix it."
"That's all well and good, but impossible. Especially considering it somehow made the news somehow." Vince held up the newspaper, revealing a headline that screamed TRAIN MAN SCAM in huge black letters.
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A/N: dun dun dun!!! Is Menlo up to no good? Did Melissa tell him, or was it all based on speculation? Will Vince ever tell TJ the truth? Will everything work out in the end? Find out next time by reading and leaving me a nice review! Thanks and happy reading!