A/N: hey everyone. here is the next chappie. i really have no idea how long this fic will be. i never planned on it being this long. please RR!!

Shadw: yea she died. sad, huh? but yea, you are right. some good may actually come out of it. keep reading!!

Spinelli Woods Esquire: very sad. i know. let's all hope they can. keep reading!!

Flaming Tsunami: cliffies suspense a lot of people. keep reading!!

disclaimer: i do not own recess or any characters!!

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TJ and Spinelli drove in TJ's car in complete silence. They drove down old roads they used to play on as children. They drove past old houses their friends used to live in. They even drove past their old elementary school. There it stood. Old Rusty. The place where their gang was formed. The place they met. The place it all began. The place they knew that they would never forget. As they drove it got darker. TJ drove out to the lake. They parked in the parking lot overlooking it. The two sat there for a moment in silence just looking at the lake. Taking in it's beauty. They thought it was so beautiful how the small waves crashed against the smooth rocks under the pink sunset. Eventually TJ broke the silence with a small sigh. Spinelli looked at him.

"TJ, we need to talk," she began.

"I know. You start," he agreed. Spinelli nodded and looked back at the lake for a moment before taking a breath and beginning.

"Do you remember when we first met?" Spinelli started. TJ nodded. "We were only five years old. We met at Old Rusty. Our gang was formed that day. That was one of the greatest days of all of our lives. Ever since then we've always been there for each other. I remember in first grade when the class bully at the time punched Gretchen. I got so mad. I beat the heck out of him," Spinelli smiled remembering her old tough girl attitude.

"Umm, Spin? Don't get me wrong. It'd not that I don't like recalling all the times our gang has had together, but isn't this supposed to be about us and our relationship?" TJ asked when Spinelli had paused.

"Yes. I'm getting there. I just wanted to start at the beginning. We went through so much together. Ever since I saw you the first day in kindergarten I knew I liked you as more than a friend. More than even a best friend. I didn't understand love back then. But I knew I have always had very strong feelings for you. We had many times in fourth grade. Good and bad. There was the time we had the pee wee pals. The time I thought Swinger Girl swung all the way to the other side. There was even the time we were all afraid to cross the fence to get back our ball because it went into the yard where Jimmy Cramer disappeared. Then, there was the time we did the experiment. The time me and you kissed for the first time ever. Because of Gretchen's little experiment. I didn't say anything then, but I really did enjoy it. TJ, fourth grade was a great year. For all of us. We had a lot of times in other grades too. But in high school, we really started having interesting times. Remember back in ninth grade? Freshman year. I was being abused. You were there for me. No matter what. You were there. Then Lyndsay showed up. We hated each other. Ninth grade was also the year we actually got together. Not as friends. But as a couple. You helped me through so much that year. I wouldn't have made it through without you. In the end, Lyndsay and I settled our differences and became quick friends. Aside from the fact we were cousins. Lyndz shot my dad. I was so happy. Over the summer, however, Lyndsay moved. She found out about her disease and called me. She never did come back for our Sophomore year. Tenth grade. How could I ever forget that year? I was happy my dad was gone. Or so I thought. I remember when I first got the phone call. I was over at your house. I was so scared when I got that call. I didn't know who it was. I was being stalked. Little did I know that I was being stalked by my very own father. After it was revealed, the police got involved. When he showed up, they shot him. I was in shock. I ran out after we had gotten in a fight. I remember you got me that promise ring to make up for it. I loved that ring. And I loved you for it. We were together again. Now we come to this year. Junior year. Eleventh grade. I finally see Lyndsay again, which was a surprise to me because I thought she would not come back and I would never see her again. At the picnic I decided it would be a good idea to get her a guy before she passed away. We found her a perfect guy. They were supposed to go out again but Lyndsay got too sick to. Gretchen and the guy she went with are still friends. The guy that I went with tried to take advantage of me. You were there for me. Then the whole truth came out about Lyndsay. You knew. Finally. You stood by us. Then, when Gretchen and Vince got in that car accident going to get her, I felt so scared. When we rushed to the hospital, I had an attitude. We got into another big fight. I gave you back the ring and a note. Then, Lyndsay died. Now, here we are. But what will happen? Will we get back together? Should we take a break? Where will we go from here, TJ? I want to know. We were always there for each other. Will we be in the future as well? I have to know. TJ, I still love you," Spinelli explained. She was in tears by the end of her explanation. TJ sat there stunned, She still loved him? Then why had she told him she never wanted him back?

"Spinelli, listening to you made me realize how childish I acted at the hospital. The truth is, when we were in that huge fight, Lyndsay, Hustler Kid, Gretchen, Vince, and even your mom were helping me with a plan on getting you back. Why? Because I still love you too," TJ said.

"You do? You really truly do? After everything I said?" Spinelli asked.

"Yes. I really and truly do," TJ replied.

"Whoa," Spinelli breathed. She never imagined that anyone could love someone so much that they would still be in love with that person after they acted the way Spinelli had.

"That's how much I love you," TJ said quietly as if reading Spinelli's mind. She looked at him.

"Well, now I know the truth," Spinelli said quietly.

"Yeah," TJ sighed. "So now what?"

"I don't know, TJ, I really don't know," Spinelli replied.

"Well, I do know one thing, Spinelli," TJ said. Spinelli looked at him.

"And what's that?" she asked.

"I know that I love you more than anything in the world and nothing will ever change that," TJ replied as he and Spinelli passionately kissed. Little did these two know that outside their car was a very jealous person watching everything that had just happened.

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A/N: i know this may seem like a short chappie, but it took a very long time to write! hope u liked it. please RR!!