A/N: Wow, this is almost done! Amazing...I thought I would never get it
done.....oh well here is the second to last chapter.....and some readers notes:
LilVickiRyan: I was laughing too, lol. Let's hope she shows! Stay tuned!
LockDown: Not that song! For the love of humanity! Anyway, no Mikey isn't gay, he's just, well being Mikey. You know how he is (although as a joke I had him dating Paris Hilton in my Reunited fic...) I will try to sleep this weekend, but no guarantee of sleep until at least May 1st. Keep reading!
Depressed Sweden-lover: I hope she does too, and I am happy for him too---- stay tuned!
KenjiFinster: They live in Townsedge, but the radio thing is from WKRP in Cincinnati. I loved that show---gotta find out when its on, but yeah, glad you like it (people use that line on me all the time because of my height) I will get some rest as soon as I get my presentations done. Stay tuned!
Becky Lucinda a TJ Protector: Cute name! Glad you like it and I hope they get back together too! Keep reading!
Damson rhee: glad you liked it, and stay tuned to find out! And points to you for the reference!
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When TJ arrived at the train station, he noticed TV crews, reporters and cameras waiting to see if Spinelli showed up. He was surprised that his quest to find her had ended up turning into a national search and phenomenon, although it was partially his fault for making his search so public. He walked up to the spot where he was supposed to meet Spinelli, dodging well wishers and curious fans who had followed the search along the way. He closed his eyes, hoping that he wouldn't be left hanging and that the whole world wouldn't know what a loser he was if Spinelli had decided she was too mad to show up. Which was entirely possible, considering her temper when they were little and the fact that Vince had screwed things up royally with her. He just hoped that something good would finally come out of this search.
He checked his watch. Ten minutes had passed. People were beginning to lose interest and had started to leave, giving him looks of sympathy and pats on the back. TJ knew the search had been a stupid idea from the start. Why did he even bother to look for her? The odds of them even rekindling anything were slim to none, or so he tried to tell himself. But waiting in an overheated train station with millions of people—both there and from TV sets around the country---was beginning to get ridiculous. He was about to turn around and leave when a big whit object flew towards him and landed by his feet. Bending down, he picked up a white paper airplane that had the words 'Look Up' on it. Curious to see what was there, TJ looked to the upper level of the train station and saw the one thing that would change his life forever. He ran towards the steps, the crowd and TV cameras chasing him the whole way.
When TJ had arrived to the upper level, he smiled and walked over to Spinelli, who was looking more beautiful than he had remembered. He walked up to her with a smile, for the moment he had been dreaming of for so long finally had arrived.
"Two things," TJ said nervously, hoping he wouldn't lose his nerve this time. "Are you really Ashley Spinelli, Third Street's former tough girl, and can I please have your phone number?"
Spinelli smiled at him. "Yes, TJ, it really is me, and you better never call me Ashley again if you know what's good for you. Shame it took us until after we saw each other to figure it out, isn't it? And I thought you would never ask."
"Oh, my gosh, Spin, I never thought I would see you again, I mean after you moving, and me being too chicken to ask for your number, and the whole messed up search----"
Spinelli put her finger to his mouth gently. "Shhh," she said. "We can discuss all that later, all that matters now is that we are finally together after thirteen years. I don't know about you, but that is something I wanted for a very long time."
"Does this answer your question?" TJ asked, softly kissing her for the first time since the experiment, for once not caring that a whole crowd of people were watching them. When they finally broke apart, he asked, "Much better than the experiment, wasn't it?"
"I don't know," Spinelli said, mischief gleaming in her dark eyes. "Why don't we try it again?" she asked, pulling him in for another kiss.
"So TJ finally found his long lost sweetheart, giving hope to romantics everywhere," an Fox News correspondent announced as the camera crews panned from her to the happy couple, who were still in each others arms, talking softly and occasionally kissing. "Here's to finding love and having the courage to put it all on the line for that special person. I am Laurie Dhue, and back to you in the studio,"
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Back at the bar, all of the patrons, especially Mikey, Vince and the Hustler Kid, were all cheering for TJ's success in finally finding love."
"I told you she would show up, now all the money we wagered on this goes to the three of us!" Hustler Kid declared as he and Vince man-hugged in victory.
"OH, TJ has finally found love, now if only we all find love," Mikey cried in his poetic voice. At that moment, Melissa, who was now Menlo's former girlfriend walked up to him.
"Hey, there big guy," she said with a wink.
"How you doin'?" Mikey asked in his terrible Joey Tribianni impersonation. (points to whoever knows who Joey is, even though I am sure most of you know)
"What do you say we get out of here and celebrate your friend finding love?" Melissa asked with a sly smile.
"Boys, don't wait up," Mikey called as he and Melissa headed for the nearest exit.
"So two out of the four of us got lucky tonight," Vince said with a sigh. "What does that leave for us to do tonight Hustler Kid?"
"Vince, I like you, but not like that," Hustler Kid teased. "And don't worry, I am willing to wager that by the end of the year, you and I will both have wonderful girlfriends and be as happy as TJ is now." He took twenty bucks out of the pool they had started earlier that night. "Deal?"
"You got it," Vince said, shaking his friend's hand.
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And back in Shady Pines, Peter, who had been watching the coverage of TJ and Spinelli, wiped tears of pride from his eyes and whispered, "Way to go my son, way to go."
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A/N: Alrighty my friends, there is one more chapter after this and then another story, just read my profile and let me know which one you want....hope you like this and that you leave me a nice review after reading this because I could use a few good soul hugs aka reviews to make me smile! Happy reading!
LilVickiRyan: I was laughing too, lol. Let's hope she shows! Stay tuned!
LockDown: Not that song! For the love of humanity! Anyway, no Mikey isn't gay, he's just, well being Mikey. You know how he is (although as a joke I had him dating Paris Hilton in my Reunited fic...) I will try to sleep this weekend, but no guarantee of sleep until at least May 1st. Keep reading!
Depressed Sweden-lover: I hope she does too, and I am happy for him too---- stay tuned!
KenjiFinster: They live in Townsedge, but the radio thing is from WKRP in Cincinnati. I loved that show---gotta find out when its on, but yeah, glad you like it (people use that line on me all the time because of my height) I will get some rest as soon as I get my presentations done. Stay tuned!
Becky Lucinda a TJ Protector: Cute name! Glad you like it and I hope they get back together too! Keep reading!
Damson rhee: glad you liked it, and stay tuned to find out! And points to you for the reference!
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When TJ arrived at the train station, he noticed TV crews, reporters and cameras waiting to see if Spinelli showed up. He was surprised that his quest to find her had ended up turning into a national search and phenomenon, although it was partially his fault for making his search so public. He walked up to the spot where he was supposed to meet Spinelli, dodging well wishers and curious fans who had followed the search along the way. He closed his eyes, hoping that he wouldn't be left hanging and that the whole world wouldn't know what a loser he was if Spinelli had decided she was too mad to show up. Which was entirely possible, considering her temper when they were little and the fact that Vince had screwed things up royally with her. He just hoped that something good would finally come out of this search.
He checked his watch. Ten minutes had passed. People were beginning to lose interest and had started to leave, giving him looks of sympathy and pats on the back. TJ knew the search had been a stupid idea from the start. Why did he even bother to look for her? The odds of them even rekindling anything were slim to none, or so he tried to tell himself. But waiting in an overheated train station with millions of people—both there and from TV sets around the country---was beginning to get ridiculous. He was about to turn around and leave when a big whit object flew towards him and landed by his feet. Bending down, he picked up a white paper airplane that had the words 'Look Up' on it. Curious to see what was there, TJ looked to the upper level of the train station and saw the one thing that would change his life forever. He ran towards the steps, the crowd and TV cameras chasing him the whole way.
When TJ had arrived to the upper level, he smiled and walked over to Spinelli, who was looking more beautiful than he had remembered. He walked up to her with a smile, for the moment he had been dreaming of for so long finally had arrived.
"Two things," TJ said nervously, hoping he wouldn't lose his nerve this time. "Are you really Ashley Spinelli, Third Street's former tough girl, and can I please have your phone number?"
Spinelli smiled at him. "Yes, TJ, it really is me, and you better never call me Ashley again if you know what's good for you. Shame it took us until after we saw each other to figure it out, isn't it? And I thought you would never ask."
"Oh, my gosh, Spin, I never thought I would see you again, I mean after you moving, and me being too chicken to ask for your number, and the whole messed up search----"
Spinelli put her finger to his mouth gently. "Shhh," she said. "We can discuss all that later, all that matters now is that we are finally together after thirteen years. I don't know about you, but that is something I wanted for a very long time."
"Does this answer your question?" TJ asked, softly kissing her for the first time since the experiment, for once not caring that a whole crowd of people were watching them. When they finally broke apart, he asked, "Much better than the experiment, wasn't it?"
"I don't know," Spinelli said, mischief gleaming in her dark eyes. "Why don't we try it again?" she asked, pulling him in for another kiss.
"So TJ finally found his long lost sweetheart, giving hope to romantics everywhere," an Fox News correspondent announced as the camera crews panned from her to the happy couple, who were still in each others arms, talking softly and occasionally kissing. "Here's to finding love and having the courage to put it all on the line for that special person. I am Laurie Dhue, and back to you in the studio,"
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Back at the bar, all of the patrons, especially Mikey, Vince and the Hustler Kid, were all cheering for TJ's success in finally finding love."
"I told you she would show up, now all the money we wagered on this goes to the three of us!" Hustler Kid declared as he and Vince man-hugged in victory.
"OH, TJ has finally found love, now if only we all find love," Mikey cried in his poetic voice. At that moment, Melissa, who was now Menlo's former girlfriend walked up to him.
"Hey, there big guy," she said with a wink.
"How you doin'?" Mikey asked in his terrible Joey Tribianni impersonation. (points to whoever knows who Joey is, even though I am sure most of you know)
"What do you say we get out of here and celebrate your friend finding love?" Melissa asked with a sly smile.
"Boys, don't wait up," Mikey called as he and Melissa headed for the nearest exit.
"So two out of the four of us got lucky tonight," Vince said with a sigh. "What does that leave for us to do tonight Hustler Kid?"
"Vince, I like you, but not like that," Hustler Kid teased. "And don't worry, I am willing to wager that by the end of the year, you and I will both have wonderful girlfriends and be as happy as TJ is now." He took twenty bucks out of the pool they had started earlier that night. "Deal?"
"You got it," Vince said, shaking his friend's hand.
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And back in Shady Pines, Peter, who had been watching the coverage of TJ and Spinelli, wiped tears of pride from his eyes and whispered, "Way to go my son, way to go."
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A/N: Alrighty my friends, there is one more chapter after this and then another story, just read my profile and let me know which one you want....hope you like this and that you leave me a nice review after reading this because I could use a few good soul hugs aka reviews to make me smile! Happy reading!