Ch 2
"Where the h*** is that girl?"
"Spencer, Chill okay? She's only like fifteen minutes late".
Spencer stopped her pacing in the middle of the room to turn and glare at her best friend.
"She was supposed to be here at eight Emily, Not eight-thirty. She's forty-five minutes late."
Spencer groaned, sitting on the edge of her bed, leaning over and burying her face in her hands.
Not one to enjoy seeing her friend in obvious distress, Aria sat beside Spencer and rubbed her back soothingly.
"Spencer...Everything's probably fine, Maybe her and Jake's conversation ran over the time a bit."
"Yeah, But that still doesn't explain why she's not answering my texts." Spencer's anger turned into solemn as she raised her head to look at her shorter brunette best friend.
"Come on Spencer, You don't actually think that Hanna would risk your potential relationship for sex with Jake, Do you?" Alison questioned curiously, laying in Spencer's window seat on Emily.
"No!, Of course not". She paused, looking down at the floor. "I trust Hanna with everything in me."
"So if you trust her, then what's the problem?"
Spencer looked up from the floor and stood up again, pacing.
"The problem is that while I DO trust Hanna, I DON'T trust him. You've seen the way that he treats her, like he OWNS her and she has to do whatever he says and when he says it."
Spencer stopped and looked on to her three best friends in expectation.
"True, We've ALL seen how he treats her Spence, But what I don't get is WHY she lets him treat her that way." Aria mused on calmly, looking over to Spencer in thought.
"Aria's right. Why HASN'T Hanna ever broken up with him in the past? I mean, We all know Hanna and normally she'd had been already having this guy running off with his tail between his legs." Emily questioned.
The two crossed-sisters shared a knowing look with each other.
"She's Scared, Isn't she?"
Spencer looked directly at the blond and crossed her arms, All the girls knew about Alison's past and Spencer knew that she'd know more than anybody.
"As far as I can tell, When he's around Spence...I'm sorry."
Spencer's jaw clenched so tight that if you were standing beside her, You would have sworn that you heard something crack.
"So you're saying...T-That I was right, That he IS abusing her...an-and I just sent her to the guys apartment by herself."
Spencer grabbed her jacket from the bed, walking in a fast pace towards the door, Alison stepped in front of her.
"Spence...Come on, We don't know that for sure and barging in there and killing him isn't going to help anything". Alison spoke up from her spot in front of Spencer.
Spencer stared down the girl in front of her, blocking her from the door as the continued to glare at each other.
"Move." Spencer almost growled out to the girl standing in front of her.
"No."
"Alison. Move, NOW." Spencer stressed the last word as she continued to glare at the shorter girl.
"No. Spencer we ALL care about you and we don't want you going over there and risking everything."
Even though Alison would never admit it out loud, For being Rosewoods formal Queen Bee; Spencer's glare was actually starting to get to HER.
"Risking? What am I risking!? The only thing that could possibly be at risk right now is Hanna's life! Are you all willing to sit here and risk that because you want to keep me here!?" Now yelling and red in the face, the Hastings child looked around at her three best friends all settled in silence.
"Spencer...We ALL care about Hanna's well being too but we are NOT going on a rampage through Rosewood only to find out that nothing's wrong and it was all a misunderstanding and that Hanna was just late again like she always is" Emily stepped in breaking the silence and defending her girlfriend.
"Yeah. I mean, Come on Spencer; Hanna's always late, Maybe not an hour late but face it this IS Hanna were talking about here, You know how she is". Aria agreed.
Spencer tensed suddenly, Knowing that she wasn't getting anywhere and walked back slowly over to her bed.
"Maybe you're right guys, Maybe I'm just worrying for nothing and she's totally fine and on her way back here." Spencer finally calmed and sighed, Feeling guilty for going off on her friends like she did.
"I'm sorry guys, When it comes to Hanna I just-".
"Stop thinking because she casted her spell on you and now your littering crazy for her." Alison finished smirking.
"Something like that." Spencer chuckled as all of them broke out into small smiles.
(Silence)
Maybe I'm crazy, maybe I'm weak Maybe I'm blinded by what I see You wanted a soldier but it wasn't me...
"My Phone." Spencer hurriedly ran over to her phone on her night stand. "It's Hanna."
"Put it on speaker." Emily whispered, all three of them walked over to stand next to Spencer in the middle of the room.
Spencer pressed answer, putting her phone on speaker.
"Hello?"
"Hanna." Spencer said in a relieved voice. "Where have you been? Are you alright?"
"Yes, I'm fine Spence and I'm SO sorry for worrying you. I just got back from Jake's house and we um...T-talked for a bit and I lost track of time but I promise I'll be to your house in a few minutes...If you still want me?"
Spencer could tell that the other girls around her were trying to detect any sort of distressed emotion in the blond's voice.
"Of course I still want you here with me Hanna."
"Thanks Spence, I should be there before nine-fifteen, Promise I won't be late."
Although there was a light sound in Hanna's voice, Spencer could tell that there was something definitely different about the blond that she just couldn't pinpoint.
"Um...Hanna, I know I already asked but-."
"Spencer I'm fine, I was at his house and expectantly after I told him, he freaked out and there were words said and stuff yelled...Things just got a LITTLE out of hand a bit in the end."
All three of the other girls made eye contact with each other, each showing concern for their blond best friend.
Spencer on the other hand just stared down at the phone with an unreadable expression, Not even Alison knew what she was thinking in that moment.
A voice cleared on the other end of the phone, Clearly trying to break the undeniable tension through it.
"Spence...? You still there?"
Seemingly snapping out of whatever trance she was in, Spencer eyes focused in on the phone, almost if she was looking through it into Hanna's eyes.
"What do you mean things got out of hand?" Spencer's voice wavered in anger, then there was a pause.
"Hanna...?" Spencer voiced, more calmly this time as to not upset the other girl.
"Spencer I-I just-I have to go, I'll be there soon."
"Wait!Hanna, Just Listen to me-."
*Click*
"Spence, Are you alright?" Aria questioned after a moment that was of complete silence.
"Yeah...I'm-I'm fine."
Spencer retreated back over to the bed solemnly,She swallowed, looking down to the floor.
Sighing and running her hands over her face, Spencer closed her eyes before reopening them with that unreadable expression on her face again.
"Come on...Cheer up...Hey, at least we know that she's not dead now, right?." Emily joked and chuckled, trying to raise the mood in the room but immediately being stopped by a glare from the taller brunette in the room and a slap in the stomach from her girlfriend beside her.
Looking down, Spencer sighed in guilt. "F***..Why in the H*** did I let her go..." Spencer whispered shaking her head.
"I am SUCH an IDIOT!"
Spencer suddenly stood up from where she was sitting and lashed out throwing her phone at the wall, Hard.
Breathing hard and anger slowly taking over, She looked around towards her three best friends who looked VERY confused and shocked before again retreating back over to the bed, this time settling all the way back so her back was against the wall and her knees were up to her chin, Arms wrapped around them.
(Silence)
The three other silent girls also retreated back to their original spots; Aria on the bed and Emily and Alison laying with each other on Spencer's window seat, All silent.
Car lights were seen through Spencer's window and they heard the sound of a car in the girls drive way.
Spencer's eyes widened dramatically as she scurried over to her window, looking out of it.
"It's Hanna...Guys, Not to be rude but uh...can you please get out of my house."
"Really Spence?" Alison questioned and narrowed her eyes suspiciously at the brunette standing by the window.
Spencer just gave her an urgent look, All three girls stood up confused and headed out the door and down the stairs.
"Geez, Hanna FINALLY gets here and suddenly we're not needed anymore." Emily murmured as Spencer followed behind them almost pushing them out the back door. Spencer sighed.
"That's not why, I promised Hanna we'd be alone tonight and if she knew that you guys were here and listening In on our phone call, She'd never tell me what happened back at Jake's, now will you please get out". Spencer announced urgently stopping in front of the door and opening it.
The three girls just looked at her.
"Come on guys, Do it for me...I promise I'll return the favor." Spencer exclaimed with hope and smiled when the three girls seemed to have gave in.
"Fine. We're going but text us if you need anything." Alison exclaimed, holding out her phone.
"Yeah, And you better keep us updated on Hanna, Spencer!" Emily yelled as all three teen girls retreated out the back door to their cars in the front, Careful to watch out for Hanna.
*Ding*
"Ok..Spencer, You've got this. Stay calm and don't scare her away, stay calm...Don't scare her away."
"Coming!" Spencer yelled from the back door, repeating her mantra before quickly making her way to the front door and opening it.
"Hanna-."
Spencer gasped and her breath hitched at the sight before her.
Hanna shrugged her shoulders innocently and winced, answering weakly.
"Told you that I'd be back in one piece."