Author's Note: Thank you so much for the wonderful reviews! All of them made me smile! So because so many of you liked it I will be continuing. This will be a mainly Spoby centered story, but I know a lot of you, including me love Ezria and Haleb so I will include some of them in it too. And let's not forget, I have yet to determine the fate of Maya, which will affect whether or not I put in Emily/Maya. Okay enough of me going on and on, let's get to the story! (:
Disclaimer: I don't own Pretty Little Liars, if I did we wouldn't have to wait for freaking June 5th for the new season! (:
Previously… (Toby's POV)
"Spence, what happened?" I asked softly.
Spencer sighed and glanced down at Emily before looking back to me. She hesitated before saying.
"They think they found Maya's body."
Spencer's POV: After I told Toby and Caleb what happened Emily started to sob harder, which made me start crying again. I held Emily tighter as well as Aria and Hanna. This night turned out horrible. Emily is broken and the girls and I hate seeing her like this and to make things worse, there is another killer on the loose. But for all I know it could be to the one who killed Ali too. I mean, it isn't for sure Garrett killed Alison, is it?
This scared me. I thought it was over, but clearly it's not. It will never be over. I looked back at Toby and he was looking at Emily with sympathy. There was nothing he or I or any of us could do to make Emily feel better. Nothing. Toby caught me looking at him and opened his arms.
"Come here," he said softly.
I collapsed into him and cried into his chest. What did we ever do to deserve this? I know that none of us are exactly saints but really? Ali, now Maya! I can't imagine what Emily is thinking about right now. She has lost two people she's loved. I loved Ali too, but not like Emily. I'm just grateful I have Toby now. The last few months without him were horrible. And I still am angry with myself for the night with Wren. But I can't think about that now, whatever the two of us is over. Forever. All that matters is me and Toby. So I let him comfort me and I held him closer. I wasn't ever letting him go again.
Aria's POV: Poor Emily. She is really going through hell right now. She's lost so much, and has been through so much. More than any of us. I looked over at Spencer and Toby and then over to Hanna and Caleb. They were all comforting each other. I sighed. I know if Ezra were here he would do the same, and I've already accepted that he can't be here. Not now.
Then I looked back down at Emily. She has calmed, but only a little. I think it's because she's tired. We've all experienced so muck trauma today. I heard footsteps coming towards us so I look up. Emily's mom was walking over slowly.
"I think you girls should come inside," she says, "it's been a long day and you all need rest."
I nod looking down at Emily. She wipes her eyes and I help her stand up.
"You okay?" I ask.
She sighs, "No, but hopefully someday I will be."
It's not fair, none of it is. But now I've learned, nothing will ever be fair for us.
Hanna's POV: I stood up and turned to Caleb. I sighed and leaned in to hug him. He kissed the top of my head. When we pulled apart he looked me in the eyes.
"Are you going to be okay, tonight?" he asks."
I nod and give him a small smile. "Yeah, I think so." I lean forward and kiss him. I am so thankful to have him. I really am going to need someone after tonight, especially after the Mona thing.
"Call me if you need anything."
"Of course, I'll see you tomorrow, Caleb."
"Good, because you owe me an explanation."
I looked at him curiously, clearly confused.
"Remember? You left me at the masquerade."
"Ohhh. Sorry, blonde moment. Um yeah, we'll talk tomorrow."
Because it'll probably take a looooong time to explain all of this.
Spencer's POV: After we stood up, I hugged Toby for what felt like eternity. I really didn't want to say goodbye. Not now. Not today, of all days. Not when I just got him back. Finally he pulled away and looks at me. He takes me hands into his and kisses my cheek.
"Hey, I'll see you tomorrow, I promise." He tells me.
I nod. "Okay."
"And if you need anything, anything at all, you call me. Okay?"
I smile. "Of course." I lean up to kiss up him. I pull away and lean my head against his.
"I love you Toby."
"I love you too, Spencer."
I smiled sadly as we part and start walking up to Emily's house with the other girls. I think I speak for all of us when I say we won't be getting much sleep tonight.
The Next Morning…
Spencer's POV: I woke up in an unfamiliar place. I look around and take in my surrounding. That's when all the events of last night start flooding back to me. Finding out that Mona is A, Maya's body, possibly, being found, and the one thing that actually manages to bring a smile to my face after all of this. Toby. I wish I could have stayed with him last night. Even though I am glad to be with the girls, I didn't get much sleep last night and Toby has always been my safe place to land.
Speaking of the girls, I scan the room and look over at them, still sound asleep. I look over at Emily. In her sleep she looks so calm and content. A sad smile grows on my face. I wish I could do something to help her.
"Hey Spence," someone whispers. I look over and notice Aria who starts to sit up, rubbing her eyes in the process.
I yawn as I say, "Hey."
"How long have you been up?" she asks.
"Not long, a few minutes I guess."
She nods and glances to the side. We both look at the sleeping Emily and Hanna.
Just as I'm about to say something, we hear someone yell from downstairs.
"Girls, can you come down here for a minute?" It wasn't Emily's mom.
We exchange glances.
"Was that…?" Aria starts.
"Yup, that would be my dad." I say.
"Please, it's really important." Someone else says.
"And that would be my dad." Aria says standing up and I follow.
Hanna starts to stir.
"Han, get up. We have to go downstairs." I whisper.
She blinks as her eyes adjust to the light. She groans. "Whyyyy?"
"Come on, I think all of our parents are here." Aria says.
Hanna sits up. "What?"
"Yeah so we have to go downstairs now." I say.
"What about Emily?" she asks glancing down at her.
"Let her sleep," I say. "She needs it. The three of us will go down."
The three of us walked downstairs to find my parents, Aria's parents, and Hanna and Emily's moms. Wow. Déjà Vu.
"What is going on?" Ms. Marin speaks up. "We were just watching the news and we saw that Mona was arrested and put in a mental hospital."
The three of us look and each other.
"Yes, do you care to explain what happened?" Mrs. Hastings questions.
"You know, I don't think this is a good time to explain everything." I say.
"Yeah, I think we should wait until Emily feels a little better. She should be here when we tell you everything." Aria adds.
"So what do you want us to do?" Mrs. Montgomery asks.
"Well, I think we should have a dinner one night, so we can all sit down and explain what has been happening." I tell everyone.
"What exactly does that mean?" Mrs. Fields asks.
"Well, you may have all noticed that we've been kind of acting strange lately. So tomorrow night, you all will find out why." Hanna says.
Hanna's POV: After we all made plans to have dinner at the Aria's house tomorrow (Sunday) night, Aria, Spencer, and I left with our parents. We all seemed to agree we needed time to cool off.
"Mom?" I ask as we drive back to our house. She hasn't said anything since we left Emily's.
"Does this mean we'll find out everything that has been going on? With the police report and this mysterious A?" she questions me.
I shift uncomfortably in the passenger seat. "Yeah, mom. That's exactly what this is all about."
When we got home, I went straight to my room to change. The girls and I had borrowed t-shirts and sweats last night from Emily to sleep in. I checked my phone and I had 1 missed call and 2 texts both from Caleb. I read them and they both said When can we talk? I replied and said Now. Come over in 10 mins. He replied almost instantly and almost on the dot he arrive ten minutes later. I greeted him at the door with a kiss and led him to the couch in the living room. My mom was at work for the day until dinner so we were alone.
"You have to promise you won't freak out. That you won't interrupt me or say anything until I am done talking."
"Hanna, what exactly happened last night. You're scaring me." He says slowly.
"Just promise me." I almost yell.
He hesitates than sighs. "I promise."
"Okay, good." I take a deep breath. I was about to tell Caleb about A.
Spencer's POV: The car ride home was extremely awkward. No one said anything. When we got home Melissa almost immediately greeted us in the kitchen.
"Okay, what happened last night?" She asks.
I sigh. "They think Maya's body was found at Emily's last night."
"Think?"
"Well they don't know who it is for sure yet. But we should know soon."
She nods, then goes back to reading a magazine. My parents have already disappeared somewhere.
"So, have you heard anything about Garrett?" I ask, cautiously.
She looks up slowly. "No. Just that his court date is being decided."
I nod. "You know I wasn't the one who turned him in right?"
She sighs. "Yeah I know."
I didn't know what to say, so I left and walked up to my room. When I got in there I plopped down on my bed and took out my phone. It was almost noon and I already missed 2 calls from Toby. I decided to get dressed and then call him back. I got changed but before I could call him, my phone rang. I grabbed it off my night stand and smiled at the caller ID.
"Hey, Toby." I say as I answer.
"Hey, how are you doing?" he asks sweetly which makes me smile.
"I'm okay. I'm back at home now," I pause. "Do you think you can come over? There's something I really want to tell you."
"Of course, I'll be there soon."
"Okay, I'll see you soon. Love you."
"Love you too, Spence."
After we hung up, I sat on my bed and ran my hands through my hair. I knew a very long conversation was ahead, but I wasn't sure how much he knew about it already. I mean he was the one who got Dr. Sullivan back. I was snapped out of my thoughts by the doors bell. I raced downstairs to get it before someone else did. I answered the door to find none other than Toby. I grabbed his hands and led him upstairs. We sat opposite from each other on my bed. I sighed not knowing where to start.
"How much did Dr. Sullivan tell you?" I figured it'd be easier to find out what he already knew first.
"Um, not a lot. All I know is that you four were being threatened and Dr. Sullivan got in the middle of it. I originally called her because I need someone to talk to, then we started talking about you. So I asked her why she left, and she said you and the girls were in trouble and when she found out who was causing it she got threatened. I convinced her to come back to help you, and that's also why I came back."
I nodded taking in what he just said. So it makes a lot more sense now. "Okay."
"So why exactly are you all in trouble? What happened?" he questions.
I sigh and look down. I was nervous and even though I know no one can hurt us, it still feels bad to be telling him this. I mean, I made a promise to the girls. But I am pretty sure Hanna is having this conversation with Caleb right now. I take a deep breath before looking back up at him. He was searching my eyes for signs of lying. He probably thought I was going to lie to him again. "Toby, I swear I'm going to tell you the truth this time. I promise. But you have to listen and hopefully you'll understand why couldn't tell you and be with you before."
He nods slowly, confusions on his face. "Okay."
So I decide to start where it all began.
Author's Note: Wow! That was long than I thought it would be! Okay review, tell me suggestions, tell me what you liked or disliked! Please don't be rude, I do like constructive criticism but now when it's to hateful (: Also tell me if I made any mistakes. My brain is going miles a minute and I'm typing really slow and its really late now so I'm pretty sure I made a mistake somewhere in there!
Okay in the next chapter, you will see the whole conversation with Toby and Spencer. And also keep this in mind, she will have to tell him about her first A message which had to do when she was with a certain doctor ;) Also Toby will find out exactly what Spencer went through the previous night with Mona. How do you think he'll react about her being physically and emotionally hurt? Also I'll have more of Emily's POV in Chapter 3 or 4. Okay don't forget to review and I'm open to ideas! Alright goodnight or good morning or good after noon or whenever you are reading this (: xxxMelody
