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Chapter one

Follow Your Arrow Where Ever It Goes

"Spencer! C'mon! Your going to make us late for church!" Veronica yelled.

"Coming!" Spencer yelled back, shoving the little, fertilized stick with a plus sign into her bag. She pulled her hair onto one side nervously and slipped on her flats before trudging down the stairs. The Hastings were waiting down stairs for their daughter. Spencer waved at them as she walked over. They replied to her with a smile graced on each of their faces. Spencer stopped abruptly, and opened her bag to look for her sun glasses and car keys.

"You guys should go, I'm going to drive, I have to pick up Toby anyway. His trucks in the shop." She told her family.

"Are you sure? We can stop on the way." Her father, Peter said.

"No, I'm positive, you should go!" Spencer said, as nicely as possible, her family not picking up on the irony of her choice of words. They left after that. Her mother hugging her goodbye quickly.

After they left, Spencer plopped her self down on the couch, feeling the tears form in her eyes. She looked at her phone. 3 new messages:

received at 8:09 a.m. from Toby:
Spencer? Did you take the test? Please tell me it's not true. What was the outcome?

received at 8:11 a.m. from Toby:

Spencer? Are you okay?

received at 8:15 a.m. from Toby:

Spencer!? Hello? Why the hell are you ignoring me?

Spencer took her phone in one hand and hit, Compose new message:

Toby, I'm sorry. I wasn't ignoring you, my family is gone. Please come over? We need to talk.

Sent at 8:20 a.m. to Toby

Spencer waited, and waited for what seemed like ages, she sobbed. Her future was gone. She wasn't going to be able to go to college. Toby would leave her. She'd have the baby and her family would disown her. Her child would have a horrible life because of an unstable mother, and the community of Rosewood would drive her out of town. When Toby got to her house, she was curled up on the couch, in a ball. He couldn't see her face, but by the way her back was bobbing up and down, he knew she was crying. He burst through the door, which was always unlocked, no matter how many times he told her to lock the doors. He rushed over to his girlfriends side to comfort her. He took the tiny, sobbing girl into his lap, and stroked her back gently, singing, Wake Me Up by Ed Sheeran to her for a few minutes, trying his best to comfort her. Eventually, her sobbing turned into crying, which then turned into heaving breaths. She calmed down slowly in his arms. He rocked her back and forth in his lap, she rested her head on his collarbone and closed her eyes, listening to him sing quietly. She sighed, fully calmed now, he kissed her forehead and looked at her, his big, blue orbs crashing like waves into her deep, chocolate-brown, tear filled oceans. She sat back on the couch and curled her legs up to her chest. She took the stick out of her bag and handed it to Toby.

"I'm positive. We're going to be parents." She told him. Toby didn't say anything, he just looked at the stick in his hand, he looked flabbergasted. "Its okay if you dont want to be part of its life, or mine, anymore. I know I'm screwing your future up, I'm sorry Toby." She sobbed, she closed her eyes. Surprisingly enough, she felt his arms go around her, and squeeze her gently. She felt his lips pressed against her temple. She felt him let go of her and get up from the couch, and she heard the door close. Tears poured down her cheeks, and she knew she was alone.

It took 2 hours for her parents to come home, Spencer was sitting on the couch, eating a pint of Ben and Jerrys, Americone Dream ice cream(My favorite ice cream!). She had her head phones in, listening to Follow Your Arrow by Kasey Musgraves. She had the TV on, but she wasn't watching, instead, she was reading Uglies. She had changed from her church clothes and was now wearing skinny yoga pants and Tobys short sleeved, light blue t-shirt(From 3x12). Her mother came up behind her and shook her shoulder gently, her eyes filled with concern, for her 18-year-old daughter. Spencer wiped her nose with her wrist before looking at her mother.

"Sweetie? Whats wrong?" Veronica asked

"I think Toby and I broke up." Spencer cried. Veronica was on the couch, holding her shaking daughter imeadiatly.

"Why Sweetie? I'm so sorry." Veronica said.

"I have to tell you guys something. But promise me you wont get mad, I cant lose anymore because of this." Spencer declared, Veronica nodded, calling Peter out to the living room.

"What is it Honey?" Peter asked his daughter.

"I'm pregnant." Spencer said, shrugging helplessly, and closing her eyes. Veronica gasped in shock, but hugged her daughter. Peter, came up to them and hugged her too.

"It'll be okay Sweetie, your going to be okay." Peter coaxed his daughter as she broke down, sobbing again in her mothers arms. Veronica rubbed circles into her back.

"I'm gonna go upstairs, I wanna be alone right now." Spencer said, before breaking from her mothers grasp, and running up to her room. She closed her door, leaning up against it and breathing heavily. She placed her hands on her stomach, and looked at it. She had never imagined it poking out from the rest of her body. At least not now, she was only 18 for gods sake! What was she going to do with a child? Her phone rung, and she looked at the screen. 4 missed calls:

Missed Call from: Aria

"Hey Spence, Toby texted Emily.*Pause* Is it true? I'm so sorry Spencer! We're here for you, no matter what. It'll be okay."

Missed Call from: Hanna

"Spencer! I cant believe it! Out of all of us I thought I'd be the one to get pregnant first, or Aria. But not you! Are you okay? I'm here for you."

Missed Call from: Emily

"Spencer, please pick up. I talked to Toby, I know whats going on. Spence, it'll all be okay. Stay strong. I love you."

Missed Call from: Toby

"Hey, I'm sorry for walking out on you earlier. Are you okay? Can you meet me at the brew? We need to talk."

"Hey Spence." He greeted her. She sniffled quietly.

"Hey." She answered.

"Are you okay? Whats going on?"

"I told my parents. I'm as fine as I can be. Are you?"

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"Are we okay?"

"I dont know."

"Of course you dont."

"Look, can we discuss this in person? I'd rather have this conversation in private."

"Of course."

"I'll pick you up in 5, okay?"

"Yep, sounds like a plan." Spencer frowned.

"Hey, dont be mad at me."

"Whatever." She hung up.

Toby was there when he promised he would be, Spencer walked down the stairs and hopped into his car. He looked her over and frowned.

"Nice outfit." He commented.

"Shut up. Your not the one thats pregnant."

"Look Spencer, I'm sorry okay! I dont know what the hell you expect from me!" Toby snapped at her, his eyes darkening. Spencer cowered in her seat.

"You left me! You left me there, sobbing! Am I supposed to forget that?!" Spencer yelled back.

"I was going to come back. I had to sort this out, and calm down before I hurt you accidently Spencer, I wasn't leaving forever." He seethed through his teeth.

"You would hurt me? You were mad at me?"

"No. I was mad at myself, but Spencer we both know I'm not the safest person for you to be around sometimes."

"You would acctualy hurt me?"

"I dont know what I would do Spencer! I might! Not meaning too. You know I would never hurt you intentionally."

"Oh my god."

"Spencer." He pleaded.

"I cant believe this." She said, masking the hurt in her voice perfectly.

"Would you calm down? Please?"

"I'm calm Toby." She defended herself.

"Look, Spencer, I love you. You know that. I'm going to be a part of this pregnancy, whatever you decide to do, I'm okay with."

"Really?"

"It takes two to make a baby right?"

"I love you, so much."

"Thats my line!"