Toby POV
"Hi Spencer! Oh, I haven't seen you in so long!"
Great. They brought the monster with them. They like to call her Melissa, but I'm not even sure if she's a human being.
Melissa hugged Spencer tightly as her parents made their way to the table.
"Hey Melissa! How are you?" I can't believe Spencer actually seems happy to see her.
"I'm good and so is Wren, I think he might be meeting us tonight."
Even better, the man whore would also be attending the dinner from hell.
"Spencer," Spencer's father went to her and hugged her, "how's my little girl?"
"I'm great Dad, how are you?"
"Well, your father and I actually have a surprise for you and Melissa that we're pretty excited to share!" Mrs. Hastings always seemed to be answering questions that were directed to Mr. Hastings.
"Well, sweetheart I think we should get started with dinner first and wait for Wren to arrive."
An hour later, doctor man showed up and we ordered food. I'd already had a few drinks by this time and Spencer cut me off. Ok, maybe I had more than a few. But still, I wasn't too happy about Spencer's parental-like supervision. "Come on Spence, it'll be like high school all over again. And then we can take a little trip to the bathroom if you know what I mean."
"Mom, Dad. Toby and I are going to get some fresh air for a bit, we'll be right back."
Spencer POV
I can't believe him! Toby is actually drunk right now and saying rather embarrassing things. Thankfully he said them quietly enough that my parents didn't hear him.
"Mom, dad, Toby and I are going to get some fresh air for a bit. He's not feeling so well, we'll be right back." I hope that they bought my dumb excuse to get him out of there.
I drag him outside to where we parked the car. "And what the hell do you think you're doing?!" I was yelling at him as soon as we got to the car.
"Oh, come on Spencer, I'm just trying to have a little bit of fun!"
He put his hands on my hips and slowly moved them up to my breasts. "Toby! Knock it off! I'm taking you home and we can talk about this later!"
I shoved him in the car and buckled his seat belt as he was pretty incapable at the moment. I was speeding the whole way to our house. I quickly opened his door and unlocked the front door for him. I set him on the couch and locked the door again before I went to rejoin my parents. He was definitely going to hear it tomorrow morning!
I arrived at the restaurant in distress and joined my parents to eat.
"Spencer, where's Toby?" My mother actually sounded concerned.
"He really wasn't feeling well, I took him home," I answered.
"Oh, well that's too bad! I wanted him to be here when we announced the surprise. Well, go ahead Peter, tell them."
"Your mother and I have decided that you girls have worked very hard these past few years. Spencer, you finished college and became a teacher and Melissa, you accepted a very nice job from a good company, you're both married now to two very nice young men. We think you both deserve to be rewarded. So, we have arranged to go on a cruise in August! Everyone is coming, no questions, ifs, ands, or buts! Toby and Wren are coming too! We'll discuss the details soon!"
Great. A cruise, where Toby can get even more wasted and I can't put him anywhere else! I just wanted to go home and leave this dinner from hell.
THE NEXT MORNING
Toby POV
I woke up at 2 am with a pounding headache. Last night's events quickly came back to me. I am most definitely in trouble.
I went to my shed to think about everything. I was planning on going into my store early this morning. I own a store in town where I sell all of my handmade furniture. I still have to call some of my store workers and get them to cover this morning, and I have to get Spencer to forgive me in two hours. How could I make Spencer forgive me for being an asshole in only two hours? On top of that our anniversary is today. Not our wedding anniversary, but it's the first day we met, the day Spencer came to tutor me in French. Every year I give Spencer a little gift. I looked over at the flower pots that I had been painting for when we redo our backyard. We already laid out the cobblestone for the patio. All the area needed was a makeover. That's when a wonderful idea popped up in my head.
"Hello?" The groggy voice that came from the other line was one of someone who had clearly just been woken up.
"Hey Caleb! It's Toby, I need your help with something."
"Dude, its 2:30 in the morning, go back to sleep."
"I pissed off Spencer and I need your help with something."
"Oh, God bless your soul, I'm on my way!"
Caleb arrived in ten minutes and I met him in the front yard.
"So what are we doing? And is she going to tear off my head for helping?"
"We have to go to my store and we need to lift a few things, and…hopefully not."
We hopped into my truck and drove to the store. I unlocked it with my keys and walked inside to the section that had outdoor patio swings.
"Alright, we're going to bring this one right here to my truck, ok?"
"Alright…one…two…three!"
We lifted the swing and carefully carried it out to my truck and set it down. We drove back to the house and set the swing down on the patio.
"Alright Caleb you need to go get a few things for me," with that I handed him the list.
"Alright, I'll see you in about an hour."
This is going to be perfect. I just need to do one more thing.
"Hello?"
"Hey Hanna, I'm assuming I already woke you up with my phone call to Caleb."
"Yeah, thanks for that," Hanna muttered sarcastically.
"Sorry about that. But Spencer is really mad at me, and today is our anniversary of the day we first met and I really need your help with something."
"Ok, I'm listening."
"I need you to get here before she wakes up and make sure she does not go out into the back yard. I'll give you money to take her out somewhere and I'll give you enough so that you can buy a new pair of shoes too."
"EEK! I'm on my way!" I could hear the excitement in her voice.
Spencer POV
I know that I was mad at Toby last night, but for him to leave the house without leaving a note is so strange. I'm just glad that Hanna picked me up this morning so that I could forget about all of this for a little while.
"Hey Han, could you turn that down a bit? My brain isn't felling its best this morning."
"What's wrong Spencer? You're not yourself, did you and Toby get in a fight or something?"
"Yeah, I guess you could say that. He got pretty drunk last night."
"So? Oh my gosh! Spencer, did he hit you?" Hanna yelled as she slammed on the brakes "Cause I hit even harder!"
"NO! Hanna, he did not hit me! Toby would never do that. He just got drunk…in front of my parents."
"Yikes, I think that may be just as bad." Hanna laughed, "Well, you know Toby, I'm sure he's going to make it up to you."
"Yeah, I know, I'm just worried. He left without even leaving a note this morning."
"Don't worry too much. Caleb said he talked to him this morning."
"Ok, I'll just call him later."
Hanna and I of course went to the nicest boutique in town so she could look for a new pair of shoes. I wasn't really in the mood for shopping, so I sat down in a chair and pulled out my phone. I dialed Toby's number and almost immediately after heard his ring tone not even two feet away from me. I looked up to see Toby looking at dresses and pulling out his phone. I quickly hung up and looked at him. He looked back at me.
"Hey Spencer, what are you doing here?"
"Hanna wanted me to tag along so she could look for some shoes. The more important question is what are you doing here?" I crossed my arms waiting for an answer.
"Spencer! Come look at these shoes! Where are y- Toby?"
"Hey Hanna, didn't Caleb say that you and Spencer are going out to lunch today?"
"Oh…yeah, that's right! Come on Spencer, we got to go!"
Hanna dragged me out of the store despite my protesting.
"Hanna! Let go!"
She pushed me in the car and started driving off.
"What was all that about?" I asked.
"What was what about Spencer?"
"Oh come on Hanna! You know exactly what I am talking about."
"No, I really don't"
"Whatever," I mumbled.
Why are Hanna and Toby acting so strange? And why in the world was Toby looking at dresses?
Hanna's phone dinged, "Want me to get that for you?"
"NO! I mean, that's alright, I'll get it." She glanced at her text quickly and looked quite relieved for some reason. She pulled up to my house and I was really confused.
"I thought we were going to lunch?"
"Change in plans Spence! Go upstairs and go into your bedroom, you'll understand. You can call me tomorrow and tell me all about tonight. Now, go!"
"Ok," I said, still really confused.
I walked upstairs to my bedroom and the lights were dimmed and what seemed to be a million candles gave off most of the light in the room. There were rose petals scattered everywhere and there was a dark purple dress laid out on the bed. It was satin and it seemed to shimmer. It was a respectable length, but it looked like it would be skin tight. Next to it was a shoe box from the boutique Hanna and I were at today. I opened up the box and found a pair of simple black heels. On top of the dress was a pair of diamond earrings that Toby had bought me for one of our anniversaries a few years back. I found a note on my nightstand.
Spencer,
Put everything on and I'll be home by 7:00. I have a few surprises for you.
I love you so much. Happy anniversary baby.
With all of my love,
Toby
He makes it hard for me to be mad at him. I followed the directions on the note and waited for Toby. Sure enough, I heard the door open at 7:00.
"Toby?"
"Spencer! Please tell me you did not go in the backyard!"
"I didn't, but why is that so important? And where are you?" I asked, very confused.
He then appeared at the top of the steps with his nicest suit on. "Wow," he said, "you're so beautiful Spencer."
"Thank you, and you're not too bad yourself," I said while tightening the tie he had on. "There, you look absolutely perfect now."
"Are you ready to go beautiful?"
"Can't we just stay here? And maybe get a little bit more comfortable?"
"No ifs, ands, or buts Spence! Sorry, but I planned this evening to be perfect, and it is going to be!" He said, seeming so determined.
"It already is perfect, because I'm spending it with you," I leaned in and ever so softly pressed my lips against his. "Where are we going anyways?" I asked once we both pulled away.
"That, my love, is a surprise," he said, "actually I forgot, you're supposed to be blindfolded!"
With that Toby led me to the car and opened the door for me. He placed a kiss on my forehead above the blindfold before going to the driver's side.
We only drove for about five minutes. But the whole way there, Toby had his hand on my thigh as if he was trying to drive me insane. I was confused when we came to a stop after only five minutes.
"Leave that blindfold on!"
"Alright, alright, I won't take it off!"
"Ok, come on, I'll guide you. Actually, I think I'll just carry you!" Toby picked me up so quickly that it startled me.
"Toby!" I laughed.
We went up some stairs and he set me down and I heard some keys jangling. Toby grabbed my wrist and led me through a door. "Ok, you can take the blindfold off now."
I took the blindfold off and found myself in a familiar place, Toby's old loft. He bought the loft from the coffee shop, but I hadn't been inside it in years. Now I see why we never came. Toby remodeled the whole place. The kitchen and living room were covered by a lovely bamboo floor and there were pictures framed on the wall. Most of them were of both Toby and I and some were just of me. There were candles lit everywhere and the whole loft was furnished.
"Do you like it?" Toby whispered, looking at his feet.
I grabbed his chin and lifted his head up so that I could look at his face. "I love it," I said.
"I thought that once in a while we could use this place to get away from everyone. No one knows we still have it. So it'll be like out secret hideout."
"That sounds absolutely perfect Toby. I love you so much," I said.
"I love you too Spencer, more than life itself."
"I do have some bad news though," I said carefully.
"The cruise with your parents? It's not really bad news Spence, I don't hate your parents you know, they just strongly dislike me sometimes."
"Wait, how'd you know about it?"
"Your mom called me this morning."
"Oh, she didn't say anything else, right?"
"No, why?"
"I don't know, just curious."
"Spencer, is there something that you aren't telling me?"
"Maybe…ok, yes. But, I was just waiting for the right time to tell you and I thought that last night would be that time, and then my mom interrogated me cause I 'didn't seem myself.' And I told her the thing that I wanted to tell you first, an-"
"Whoa, Spence, slow down. What is it that you wanted to tell me?"
"I'm pregnant Toby."