Toby held Spencer for longer than he thought was possible. He held her so tight he thought she would break into pieces. She was so silent he thought he would never hear again.
He thought a lot of things that night, but none of them were true.
After what seemed like hours, the sobbing from the brunette finally trickled down to a sniffle. Toby still held her as tight as possible, his fingers running through her unruly hair.
Spencer shifted her weight to the side and broke free from Toby's death hold. She sat next to him in silence, staring blankly at the floor. She didn't blink for such a long time Toby thought her eyes would fall out. She just sat there, her expression showing no emotion, giving Toby no idea what to expect next from his broken girlfriend. All he could do was wait.
And that's what he did.
Eventually Spencer got up, and trudged to the bathroom, her pace quickening with every step until it was a sprint, like it was life or death, like how she was running to him hours before.
Toby silently craned his neck as he watched her run to the washroom, but go up when he heard choking noises. He ran as fast as she did, and it was only a matter of seconds before he was sitting next to Spencer, holding her hair as she emptied her system of whatever she had consumed that day into the toilet. He rubbed his hands softly up and down her back, waiting for Spencer to finish gagging. She lifted her head from the toilet and buried it into her boyfriend's chest.
Toby found it so hard to believe that a once strong, bright girl could turn into a mess like this in a matter of weeks. But at this point he didn't care. He still thought she was as strong as ever. She nearly fainted in his arms when he'd found her, he was glad he caught her. He was happy she was safe, that he was holding her, and would never let go of her.
Eventually Toby managed to remove his arms from the shaking girl, getting up to give her a glass of water but found a grip at his shin. He helped Spencer up without a word, and gave her a glass of water. She rinsed her mouth and took a few sips before gently putting the cup down.
Toby took Spencer's toothbrush and put a pea-sized amount of toothpaste on it before rinsing it for a second. He gestured for Spencer to open her mouth and she obeyed. He brushed her teeth until they were bright pearls again.
He then removed Spencer's shirt and leggings, throwing them on the floor. He turned on the water in the tub and removed Spencer's undergarments before setting her down in the tub. As the tub was rising he grabbed a bar of soap from a cupboard and lathered it into the water. He scrubbed Spencer's bony body. She was always slender, but now you could easily see her ribs. She let him clay her into whatever position was necessary to wash her.
Toby shut off the water and turned on the shower head, spraying her body where the tub water couldn't reach. When he was finished he turned it off and drained the tub. He helped Spencer out of the tub and put a towel over her skinny figure. He then walked her into her bedroom and dried her body, then with a different towel he dried her messy hair. He helped her into a pair of cozy pajamas and she let him comb her hair, destroying knots.
When he finished Spencer got up and made her way to her bed, taking small steps. She was so slow that Toby picked her up bridal style and placed her on her bed, with him next to her.
She cuddled with him until the sun rose.