Author's note: I am so so so so so SO sorry for not posting! I really didn't know where to go with this chapter so I needed some nights to sleep on it. I also wasn't home for a few days because I was on a vacation with my friends. But, i'm back! I won't make this note too long, but I have one more thing for you: a HUGE thanks to all of you who followed or favourited me or this story, and also thank you so much for all the reviews! They mean so much to me, words can't describe how much day make my day! Okay, here it is: chapter 2!

Chapter 2. Limerence

It took Emily about 15 minutes to get to the barn with some food. The door was unlocked and since nobody was downstairs, Emily walked up the stairs. When she walked to the bedroom door, Toby came walking out of the bathroom.

"Hey, I brought you-" Emily stopped talking when she noticed his eyes were red.

"Toby, hey, what's wrong?" She put down the food and hugged him.

"I... I... I just can't lose her, not again." He said.

"You won't Toby, you won't lose her, she's safe now." Emily told him, now looking him in the eyes. "She loves you, didn't you see her eyes when she recited those French lines to you? Everybody else did."

"I think I did." He said quietly.

"Well, let's go eat now. I can tell you're starving."

Toby chuckled, he was very hungry. He smiled. "Yes, good idea. What did you bring?"

When they had finished eating, Emily convinced Toby to go home and take a shower.

"I'll stay here with Spencer, until you come back. Okay?"

"Yeah, okay. I guess I can use a shower and a cup of coffee."

Toby had been gone for about twenty minutes, when Spencer woke up. Emily was sitting in her bedroom, so she noticed immediately.

"Hey Spence. How are you?"

"Em, hey. Where is Toby?"

"He's at home, showering. He'll be back soon."

"Oh, okay."

"How are you, Spence?"

Spencer didn't really know how to answer that. So much had happened, and she hadn't been able to process everything yet. "I don't know, I guess."

"Yeah, I can understand. It's all so crazy."

"Well, that's an understatement."

Emily was silent, not able to form the right words to comfort her friend, who was in so much pain right now.

"And it's not even that I am mad at her for playing the game, you know. For being A.D.. I understand her story, you know. Her sister was taken away from her. I can't blame her for that. It's just, what she did to Toby.. God, I hate her so much for it. After Jenna, how could she do that to him?" Spencer almost started crying again.

"Hey, hey, it's over now, Spence. It's all over." Emily wrapped her arms around Spencer and started rubbing her back. When Spencer's breathing slowed down, Emily asked quietly: "What.. What did she do to Toby?"

"She wanted Toby for herself, she wanted my life. She pretended she was me and, and..." Spencer couldn't form the words. She couldn't. How could her own sister, her own twin sister do that to her? To Toby?

"Did she?... You said 'after Jenna', do you mean... Are you saying she, she took advantage of him? Of Toby?" Emily said, now tearing up as well.

Spencer nodded and started crying. "How can I ever look at him again? It happened because of me. It's my fault that he had to go through that."

"What, no Spencer. That's ridiculous. It's not your fault. It was Alex's fault. Don't blame yourself!"

"Oh please, Em! How could I be so stupid to think that Toby and I could have a happy ending? He will never love me again, not after what I did to him. Not after what happened to him, because of me." Spencer sobbed.

"Spencer, please. Toby loves you. How can you not see that? He has always loved you. And don't blame yourself for what happened to him. You didn't know Alex existed, did you? He won't blame you for what happened, I promise. He loves you, he really does."

Spencer stopped crying and looked up to Emily. "You really think so?" She asked. Her eyes lit up, a spark of hope dancing in her irises. "You really think he... loves me?" She couldn't believe it.

"Of course, how blind can you be, Spence?!" Emily laughed, hugging her friend.

Spencer chuckled. She really hoped Emily was right. She had missed Toby so much. All these years, she tried to be happy with someone else, certain of the fact that Toby was over her. When she learned about Yvonne, she was devastated. After their break-up in college, she had always have this little spark of hope inside her that Toby would one day be hers again. But with Yvonne, she was sure that he had totally forgotten about her. She wanted to make things work with someone else, first Caleb, then Marco. But neither of them was ever so good to her as Toby had been. Toby was the only person that mattered. Now, her hope was rebuild. She finally let herself long to him again, immediately feeling his absence. She looked at her alarm clock, hoping he'd be here any second. As if Emily could read her mind, she said: "He can be here any minute. I told him he could take his time, but I could sense that he didn't want to leave you."

"As we speak of the devil." Emily said when they heard the front door opening. "I'll send him up. I think it's time for me to leave." Hugging Spencer, she said: "I love you Spencer, we all do. I really hope you realise none of this was your fault."

"Thanks Em. I love you, too. Please give Ali a big hug for me. And tell everybody I'm okay."

"I will." Emily said, walking out of the bedroom. When she came downstairs, Toby was in the kitchen, making some coffee. "Hey."

Toby looked up. "Hey Em. How is she?"

"She's good. At first, she was blaming herself for what happened. I told her not –" She was cut off by Toby.

"What?! How on earth does she think it's her fault? It's not. It's Alex's fault. She's to blame for this. Not Spencer!" Toby was furious, how could someone do this to Spencer?

"I told her exactly the same. I hope she listens, but I think you should tell her as well. She always listens to you." Emily told him. "She's awake now, and she's all yours. I better head back home, Ali wants me there. She's pretty shaken up about everything. And she's not the only one."

"Yeah, of course, go home! I've got it here, I won't lose Spencer out of my sight."

"You better." Emily joked, getting her jacket and bag. "I'll talk to you tomorrow."

Once Emily was out of the door, Toby poured the coffee in two mugs, putting them on a tray. With his bag on his back and the tray in his hands, he walked up the stairs and into Spencer's bedroom. "Housekeeping!" He said. The tray almost fell out of his hands, when he noticed her bed was empty.