Hey guys! I'm back again with the sequel of IYECBTU! Okay, there's a big time-jump in this (sorry) and don't worry flashbacks will be very detailed so you know what happened in this time-jump. So, please enjoy the sequel called "Hold Us Tight & Never Let Go" which is not based on any songs, but created by yours truly.
Chapter 1: Great Way To Start Things Off...
2 years later...
Avalon woke up and looked at the clock. Eight-thirty-five. She got up and brushed her hair before going downstairs into the kitchen. She saw Toby feeding little Carter who was in his high chair.
"Ahh, good boy Carter," Toby said and fed the tiny boy who smiled.
"Morning Dad, morning baby bro," Avalon said and kissed the top of Carter's head.
"Morning Ava," Toby said and kept feeding Carter.
"Ava!" Carter exclaimed happily and extended his small hands towards his sister.
"Carter, eat and then I'll play with you," Avalon said chuckling.
"Okay," Carter said sadly and let Toby feed him.
Spencer came downstairs and Carter started to wriggle around in his high chair squealing.
"Mommy!"
Spencer laughed and picked him up and looked at him. "Hey baby, how are you?"
"Gwood," Carter said.
"Okay, do you want to-"
"I wanna pway wit Ava!"
"Okay, Ava, can you play with Carter for a bit?" Spencer asked.
"Sure," Avalon said and took Carter from Spencer and spun him around causing him to squeal.
It was late November and it had been two years since Spencer came back to Toby and Avalon. Spencer and Toby were married, Avalon was going to be a Junior in high school, and to top it all off, they had a son named Carter Tobias Cavanaugh. Carter was a spitting image of Toby with the same shaggy brown hair -that was Spencer's dark brown shade- and face structure and big, blue eyes.
Aria and Ezra also had another child; a daughter named Peyton. She looked like a miniature version of Magine when she was little. Emily and Samara decided to wait until Savanna was at least eleven so they could try for another child. Hanna and Caleb had another son named Hunter who had blonde hair and brown eyes. He was a year younger than Carter. And Jason had met a girl named Lyla over the summer. She was bronze-skinned, brown eyes, and had wavy black hair and a heart-shaped face. They already looked like a married couple.
Avalon still only had August as a friend though since Jessica made everyone turn on her, but she also befriended a girl named Zooey. Zooey had wavy red hair with straight front bangs and big green eyes. She was sweet but she was also pretty snarky and rude, but overall, she was almost like Avalon. Avalon didn't really care if no one wanted to be her friend. They're just too stupid to believe what Jessica said.
Spencer went to the sink to wash her hands and Toby came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. She leaned back into his embrace and smiled.
"Hey there, Beautiful," Toby said into her hair.
"Mmm, hey there Handsome," Spencer breathed.
"So, how's life for you right now?" Toby asked rubbing his nose against her cheek.
She smiled. "It's good. I have a husband, a beautiful daughter, and not to mention a handsome son."
He chuckled. "All from good genetics."
"Hey Mom, what are we doing today?" Avalon asked as she came back into the kitchen with Carter on her back smiling.
"Well, today we're going to The Grille to meet up with your aunts and uncles and Lyla, August and Zooey," Spencer said.
"Okay, c'mon Carter, let's go get you ready you handsome boy!" Avalon said and ran upstairs with Carter on her back.
"Ava! Be careful and don't drop him!" Spencer called to Avalon.
"I won't!" Avalon called from upstairs.
Toby chuckled. "Protective Mama Bear as always."
She slapped his arm. "Hey! I'm trying to keep our two-year-old son from meeting a death fate at a young age!"
"You know he's safe with Avalon and us," he said.
"I know I'm just too overprotective," she said.
"Of course, now let's go changed into nice warm clothes because it's late November and it freaking snows at this time," he said walking towards the stairs.
"I know, what place snows at this time?" she said and followed him.
After a few minutes, Carter and Avalon came downstairs clad in warm clothing. Avalon had on her black pea coat, white jeans with a pair of black biker boots, a gray scarf, and a white knitted beret. Carter was in a small orange flannel with a red and black winter coat over it, blue jeans, winter boots, mittens, and a black beanie.
Spencer and Toby came downstairs in the same kind clothing and they all left the loft and went downstairs to Spencer's car. Avalon buckled up Carter in his car seat before she sat down and buckled herself in. Toby went into the driver's seat and Spencer went in the passenger's seat.
"You both buckled up?" Spencer asked.
"Yup," they both said.
Toby backed out of their parking space and they drove off to The Grille.
Aria sat back down at the table where everyone was seated. She looked out the window and groaned.
"When are they coming?"
"Spencer just texted me, they're coming in five minutes," Emily said.
"Good because I want to see my niece and nephew," Aria said.
"Hey, do you think it's bad that I bought Carter that pair of shoes he's wanted?" Hanna asked showing a small shoe box.
Everyone nodded. "Spencer's gonna be mad."
Hanna shrugged. "Whatever, I said I'd spoil him and spoil him I will."
"Speaking of the Cavanaughs, look who finally showed up," Ezra said as Spencer, Toby, Avalon, and Carter came into The Grille.
They sat down and greeted everyone.
"Hey Carter! How's my blue-eyed nephew?" Emily asked.
"Gwood! What 'bout youw?" Carter asked.
"I'm good, thank you," Emily said smiling.
"So, Spence, how was that field hockey game? Did Ava made any goals or whatever you do in that sport?" Jason asked.
"Oh, she scored the winning goal," Spencer said beaming at her daughter.
"That's great Ava!" everyone exclaimed causing Avalon to blush.
"Eh, it wasn't that big of a deal..." Avalon said trailing off.
"Of course it was! Your team is going to the finals!" Toby said.
"Well, I have Mom to thank," Avalon said.
"Oh, Carter, I got you something," Hanna said and gave him the small shoe box.
"What is it?" Carter asked looking at her with his baby blue eyes.
"Open it," Hanna said.
Carter narrowed his eyes at her and opened the box slowly and carefully. It took him about five minutes to rip the wrapping paper until he saw the box and immediately teared it open. He gasped loudly when he saw the shoes.
"Shoes? Da ones I wanted?" Carter asked.
Hanna nodded. "Yup."
It took him a moment to register what to do, but after a while his face broke into a grin and his leapt out of his seat and hugged Hanna.
"Tank youw! Tank youw! Youw da best!" Carter exclaimed happily.
Everyone awed at him and Hanna giggled. "Well, you're my favorite nephew and Ava, I got you something too."
"You did?" Avalon asked.
"Of course, I love you Cavanaugh kids. If one gets a present, then the other does too. Here," Hanna said and handed Avalon a big box.
Avalon opened it and gasped as well. She smiled as she saw a brand new art kit that just came out.
"Thanks Aunt Han, I really wanted this," Avalon said and leaned across the table to hug Hanna as well.
"Can I see?" Carter asked.
"Sure," Avalon said and showed Carter the kit.
"Dat's cwool," he said.
Avalon nodded and picked him up and set him on her lap. Unlike some siblings or older sisters, she wasn't mean or rude to Carter. She loved him too much to even be like that to him. She shared things with him and didn't care if he broke something because he never did things on purpose -unless they're sweet things- and she understood that he was young.
They ordered hot chocolate and coffees for everyone and talked about new or old things. Avalon started to have a kicking fight with August and Zooey who were across from her. Carter was watching them and smiled, which made his eyes crinkle at the corners just like Toby's did. He giggled when August's foot hit the table making him groan. They continued kicking each other and Carter looked at Toby. Toby saw him and looked at him smiling.
"Hey there buddy," Toby said setting Carter on his lap.
"Hi Daddy," Carter said snuggling into Toby's chest.
"Are you cold?" Toby asked.
Carter nodded. "A wittle bit."
"Well, drink you hot chocolate, it'll make you and your tummy warm and happy," Toby said and handed Carter his hot chocolate.
Carter sipped his drink and sighed, smiling. "Dat's gwood."
Toby chuckled and smiled as Carter dozed off after a while. He placed his son's drink on the table and wrapped his arms around him. He leaned over to Spencer's ear.
"He fell asleep," he said quietly.
"Let him sleep for a bit. He needs his rest," Spencer said.
Toby nodded. "Hey, I need to tell you something."
"What?" she asked.
"My parents called me a week ago and said they wanted to visit us and they wanted to see Carter and Avalon. But they invited Jenna," he said.
"Well, that's a great way to start things off," she said sarcastically.
"I'm not happy either, but I think it would be nice to see them after awhile."
"When was the last time you saw your parents and Jenna?"
"I haven't seen them since our wedding."
"Oh, well we'll just work things out and also, Jenna better not be a bitch to us or our children because then I'm going into full-on Mama Bear mode," she warned.
He laughed. They continued to talk to the others, but Toby kept his eye on August whom seemed to have an interest in Avalon.
He better keep his respectful distance from Ava or I'll beat his sorry little...
"Toby, we're married. I can tell what you're thinking," Spencer said with a smirk.
"Sorry," Toby said and sipped his coffee.
"Mom...yes I know, but...okay we will...Mom...fine. Bye," Spencer said and hung up the phone.
"Who was that?" Toby asked as he nuzzled his face into her hair.
"That was my Mom," she said.
"What did she want?" he asked.
"She wants us to come over for dinner tomorrow night to catch up on some things. I mean, she and my Dad took a one-way ticket to Italy for a year after our wedding," she explained.
"True. Well, that makes one dinner tomorrow night and another one the next night," he said.
She groaned. "Are you serious?"
"Yup," he said.
Spencer and Toby were sitting down on their bed after a long day of fun. After they left The Grille, Avalon and Carter decided to have a snowball war with their parents. Of course they won. They went to the park and made a snow fort and just the usual things they did at this time of year. Now, Avalon and Carter were both asleep and Spencer and Toby were getting ready for bed.
"Well, what do we do now?" Spencer asked.
"Well, we could do this," Toby said and closed his eyes and snored softly. "Or we could do this," he said and kissed her neck.
"Mmm, I like the second option," she said and turned around so that she was straddling his lap and kissed him.
Toby ran his hands up and down her sides before cupping her thighs while Spencer ran her hands through his hair. Their make-out session was about to turn into something else until they heard Avalon scream. They looked at each other before they jumped off the bed and ran into her room. They barged in through the door and saw Avalon curled up in a ball, sobbing. They sat down on the bed and held her. Carter trotted into the room with a worried look in his blue eyes.
"Ava? What's wong?" Carter asked, not being able to pronounce his 'R's yet.
"C'mere Carter," Toby said and Carter walked over to his sister's bed.
Toby picked him up and placed him next to Avalon, who hugged him.
"Shh, Avalon. It's okay, we'll never let it happen again," Spencer said softly.
"It still hurts...I still feel everything hurt..." Avalon said through her sobs.
"Shh, it okay Ava. No one gonna huwrt youw anymowe," Carter said gently.
"They're right; we won't let anyone hurt you. And this scar? It only shows a brave girl who fought for her life and brother," Toby said, gently touching the scar the went from Avalon's eyebrow to the middle of her cheek.
Spencer and Toby were furious about what happened. How could the police let that happen? How could they let that happen? They would never know, but they did know one thing:
It wouldn't happen again. After the incident, Spencer had asked Toby, "Hold us tight and never let go?"
Toby wrapped his arms around her, Avalon, and Carter tightly. "Always. Even when I die, I'll always hold you tight and never, ever let go."
So how was that for the first chapter of the sequel? I know it sucked, but I needed a way to start it off. What do you think of Carter? I think by his whole name you know how he got named like that ;-) On another note, what happened to Avalon? You'll see what happened to her and how she got that pretty bad scar. I'm sorry I didn't post this story earlier, I haven't had the time, but I'll try and update faster! Also, I'm rating this M for some reasons, but nothing too severe for my age! Next chapter is the dinner! Stay tuned and stay in school...high school...college...whatever you do my FF friends! Bye!
-E.V.
