Another new story. I know I have all those other ones you want updated, and I will be updating so don't worry! Sometimes staring a new story helps me to update faster. Let me know what you think of this so far.
Spencer POV
It's 330, I'm sitting in my navy blue Jeep Laredo outside the school waiting to pick up my two kids. It's Friday and unlike most people I dread Friday's. Not Friday's in general but this Friday is the the Friday before the weekend the kids go to spend with their father. She'd become a cliché. She was a divorced woman. Well not divorced yet technically. They were separated, she lived in the house with the kids and he had rented an apartment downtown and got the kids for visits every other weekend. She never thought she and Toby would get divorced, she had thought they'd be together forever.
She'd gotten pregnant with Sebastian in her junior year of college and Toby had proposed. They were going to get married anyway the pregnancy just speeded it up. They were blissfully happy she remembered. They both were over the moon when they found out she was pregnant with Lydia 3 years later. Things had started to get harder. They were both working all the time and spending quality time with the kids, they stopped making time for each other. At Spencer's insistence they went to counseling. The counselor had suggested more spontaneity in the bedroom. Spencer had gone to his office late one night and caught him in a compromising position with his secretary. He had sworn it wasn't what it looked like, he'd fired her on the spot. Spencer was trying to believe him and they talked extensively about it at counseling. When Sebastian had a skateboard mishap because Toby was too busy on his phone with work to watch him, Spencer had been furious. She'd hardly recognized her own voice when she said "I want a divorce, I want you out of this house!"
That had been 6 months ago. Now twice a month she picked up the kids on Friday, took them home to get their things and brought them to the rendezvous point. Sebastian got in himself a TA brought Lydia to the sidewalk where Spencer picked her up, and carried her to the car. When they were all buckled in Spencer drove away.
"You guys are staying with your dad this weekend" she said smiling at them in the rear view mirror.
"Mommy, when is daddy gonna move back in?" Lydia asked as she played with a button on her jacket.
"He's not moving back in you dummy, Mom kicked him out" Sebastian said irritatedly.
"Well it's all your fault, lizard butt, if you hadn't fallen off your stupid skateboard, daddy would still live with us."
"Hey, guys don't fight" Spencer said.
When she parked the car in the driveway Lydia jumped out right away. She looked at Sebastian. He had Toby "seconds from crying" face on.
"Sebastian, you know what happened between me and your dad wasn't your fault right?" She asked.
He shrugged.
"Dad lived with us, I fell off my skateboard and now he doesn't, doesn't take a rocket scientist" he said getting out of the car.
20 minutes later they clamored into the car again. She pulled into the shopping plaza. Toby must have seen her because he got out of the car and was leaning against the passenger side door.
God he looks so good, Spencer thought to herself checking at how his jeans hung just right and his t-shirt pressed against his muscles. I need to get laid she thought to herself. Sebastian got out of the car without a word. Toby got Lydia out of the car.
"I love you!" Spencer said to Lydia.
"I love you too mommy" Lydia said loudly.
"Love you" Sebastian said from the car.
They shared a look as they always did after both kids were in the car. Toby drove away first as he almost always did. Spencer sat in the car and cried as she almost always did. She really hated Friday's.
Toby POV
I sit at the shopping plaza. I'm waiting for my soon to be ex-wife to bring me the kids for their every other weekend visit. Spencer was the love of my life. She still is but I don't know how to make her see that. She kicked me out 6 months ago and I'd been waiting for her to ask me to move back in. I see her pull in and get out of the car ready to greet the kids. She looks so beautiful. I smile as I pick up Lydia from her booster seat.
"I love you!" Spencer says beaming and I almost say it back before Lydia squeals "I love you" and I realize Spencer was talking to her. I safely buckle her in and just before I go to get in the driver seat we share a look. For a minute I think of doing something stupid like grabbing her head and kissing her but then I don't. I take the kids to their favorite pizza place. They seem sad though. I'm sure it's been hard on them. I know it's been hard on me.
"Let's get ice cream on the way home" I say. They perk up a little bit.
Spencer POV
I lock the doors and windows, checking them twice before going upstairs. Even now the bed feels so empty without Toby. I really do love him, but I know he's moved on. I wake up to the sound of the phone ringing. I don't check the caller ID I just answer it.
"Hello?" I ask, my voice raspy from sleep.
"Mrs. Cavanaugh?" a strange unfamiliar voice asks.
"Yes?" I reply.
"Your husband and children have been in an accident" the voice says and I hear nothing else. Before I know it I'm flying down the streets of town rushing to the hospital.
"Where are they?!" I yell coming into the ER. "Where is my husband and kids.
"Spencer"
I turn and see Toby standing in the doorway. Aside from a bandage on his head he seems to be okay. He ushers me into the room. My two babies are lying in hospital beds. Lydia has some bandages and a broken leg. Sebastian had a broken arm and leg.
"What happened?!" I ask sobbing. I don't know if I do it or he does but soon I'm wrapped in his arms.
"We were hit by some kid that ran a red light" Toby says. "They're lucky to be alive"
When the doctor brings us discharge papers I go out side the room with Toby.
"I'm going to need help with the kids" I say "I was wondering if you might stay with us...until the kids get better."
Toby smiles.
"Of course" he says.
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