Here is a new chapter for you. This one is honestly my favorite because it has some good cute spoby romance. I hope that you like their scene. Also, there are a few hints about something that happened to Spencer and if you guess what it is, tell me. It's not that hard. No one guesses correctly who showed up at the hospital and I was expecting that because I always come with the craziest and most unimaginable theories. Anyways, enough of rambling, on with the chapter.

Toby's POV

"Mrs. DiLaurentis? What are you doing here?" Hanna asked and the rest of us just stared, confused.

"I had an appointment tonight and I saw you, so I decided to say hi. What are you doing here?"

"Spencer is hurt." I replied, the tears threatening to fall.

"OMG!" Mrs. D said and she placed a palm over her heart."Is she gonna be okay?"

"We don't know." Emily answered. "She just went to surgery."

"Okay. Well, I'll go to my doctor's appointment now but I will come back here later to see how she's doing. The poor girl has been through enough." Then she was gone and we were back to silence. Even thought I wasn't much of a talkative person, I hated this silence. Luckily, Emily decided to break it.

"Since we're probably gonna be here for a long time, I think that you owe us an explanation." She turned to Aria, who was back after having her head healed. Her face was still a sick pale and her eyes were red from crying. It was nice to see someone else suffering like I was, as perverse as it sounds.

"I don't know what happened. All I know is that I got a text from –A saying to go to the lake or Spencer would get hurt. When I got there, she was nowhere in sight, but he was standing there holding a knife covered in blood." She started crying over the last sentence and Jake pulled her closer and tried to comfort her. There was no need for her to identify who "he" was, we knew that it was Ezra. As Jake comforted her, I felt conflicted. For one side, I was happy that Spencer's friends had found someone who loved and cared for them and that Jake, even without understanding what was going on, was helping Aria instead of questioning her. For the other side, I felt jealous of all of them. I was sitting here alone while they comforted each other since my rock, the only one who could comfort me, was lying in a hospital bed, all because of me. I would never forgive myself if she died, but I still had at least a glimpse of hope.

Another hour passed and Caleb and Jake decided to grab something to eat, since it seemed like we would stay here for a long time. The girls had called their parents and told them what was going on, at least part of it. From what I've heard, Aria's mother was coming here as soon as she finished her last class, which would be in less than twenty minutes. Spencer had told me how close she was to Aria's mom, to the point of considering her her second mom.

The crying session had stopped and we were back to silence. This time, I was glad for it because I knew that if I tried to talk, I'd only be able to cry. It had been four hours. Four hours and nothing. I knew that it was a bad sign, but I hoped it wasn't. I wondered if all surgeries take that long. From what Caleb told me, he only took two hours in surgery, which didn't reduce my worry.

I sighed as him and Jake entered the waiting room holding cups of coffee and bagels. I was starving, but I had no intention on eating. It was like there was a hole in my stomach and I thought that I'd throw up if I ate anything. They gave each girl a cup of coffee and a bagel and tried to give me some too, but I refused. As they ate, I tried to concentrate on Spencer, how beautiful she is, how much I love her. My mind had other plans as the image of her lying on the ground covered in blood and being held by a teared-up Aria was the only thing that I could see. I had almost lost my last glimpse of hope when a doctor came in and asked for Spencer Hastings' family. I got up and he walked toward us.

"Are you her brother?" The doctor asked.

"No, I'm her boyfriend."

"I'm sorry, but I can only give information to her family."

"Her parents haven't answered their phones and her sister is in new York. Please, tell me how she's doing." I begged and he seemed to give in, as he looked down at his notes and then back at me.

"We have completed the surgery successfully, but her body is too weak from the amount of blood she lost. I can't assure you that she'll be truly and completely okay, only time can tell that. From what we've seen, she is very strong and she seems to be fighting to survive, so her chances of staying alive are high." I sighed in relief. Even thought he didn't say that Spencer was okay, he said that the chances of her staying alive are high, which makes me a lot less worried. I hear someone get up and put a comforting hand in my shoulder and I notice that it's Emily, my first crush and my best friend. I smile at her in appreciation and she smiles back. Her face is mirroring mine, tears in her eyes and a sad smile.

"When can we see her?" Aria asks and I look back at her. She is trembling and crying a lot. Jake is holding her, but she doesn't seem to notice that he is there. Her eyes have a lost expression and they don't show relief like everyone's. She's probably still feeling guilty that this happened to Spencer.

"Well, she hasn't woken up yet, but I think that it wouldn't harm her if one of you went to see her. " The doctor replied and Aria looked at me, as well as Emily. I knew that they wanted me to go and I wanted more than anything to see Spencer, but Aria seemed so fragile and sad right now that I decided to be a gentle man and let her see Spencer.

"I think that Aria should go." I reply to their glances and Emily and Hanna's mouths open in shock.

"Me?"Why?" Aria asks and her eyes are wide, but I can see the hope in them.

"You need this more than I do." I simply say and she seems to understand as she lets go of Jake's hand and walks with the doctor towards Spencer's bedroom. Emily still looks at me concerned, but I ignore her. Even though I wish that I was the one walking with the doctor and being finally able to see the love of my life, I have to stop thinking only about myself. For the past two months I have only thought about myself and I didn't even realize that I was hurting people. I didn't realize that something terrible was happening to Spencer, I was just so selfish and stupid. Tonight, when I saw her there, lying on the ground after been shot, I finally woke up to the real world and stopped thinking only about the past, which couldn't be changed. From now on, I'll try my best to make things right and I'm starting it by letting Spencer's best friend see her first. I can see her tomorrow and the other days, but right now aria is the one that needs to see her and have a confirmation that she truly is alive.

"Toby! Earth to Toby!" I hear someone saying and I turn around to look at Emily.

"What is it?"

"You completely spaced out. I asked you why did you let Aria go in? You're her boyfriend, you have the right to go."

"Trust me, she needed to see Spencer more than I did. I can see her tomorrow."

"Wow. When did you become such a gentleman?" Hanna asked, sarcastically.

"When I realized that I need to let go of the past and start worrying about the present." They nodded, knowing what I was talking about. Just as Emily was gonna say something, Mrs. DiLaurentis came out of nowhere and starting asking questions about Spencer. As the girls answered her questions, I felt my phone buzzing in my pocket and I quietly grabbed it to see a new message from, guess who. Yes, you guessed right, -A.

Spencer was lucky this time, but the game isn't over yet. Tell her to stay in alert, because I'll be coming back sooner than you think. –A

I angrily shoved my phone back in my jeans pocket and looked around. There was no one in sight, which meant that or –A wasn't here when they sent the message or they were hiding. I decided to go with option two, because I knew better than to be stupid and think that –A wasn't here, so there was no problem. Then something clicked in my mind. –A had said that they'd try to hurt Spencer again. Right now, she was lying in a hospital bed, vulnerable and incapable of defending herself. I let out a small gasp, fear filling my veins. Without another word, I went to Spencer's room ready to kill anyone who tried to hurt her.

Aria's POV

I was so glad that Toby let me see Spencer first, but I feel bad for him. He is her boyfriend, for god's sake! I know that he is the one that was supposed to be seeing her first, but I felt so guilty about what happened in the lake that I needed to see with my own eyes that Spencer is okay. She is my best friend and seeing her being shot, when I was the real target, is something that I'm sure I'll never be able to forget.

As I follow Dr?, I can feel the place getting colder and colder. When we finally reach Spencer's room, I'm freezing and my white shirt isn't helping. The doctor opens the door slowly and it makes a sound like in horror movies, which gives me goose bumps. I look at the room and as soon as my eyes land on the figure lying in the white bed, I wish that I hadn't looked. Her skin is a sickly pale, as white as a sheet of paper. Her breaths are slow and short and it seems like an almost impossible task for her to breathe. One of the million machines connected to her shows her heartbeats, which are a little faster than her breaths, but still slower than any healthy person's heartbeats.

I gasp when I see her and the doctors looks at me comfortingly and he leaves the room. I stand there for a few minutes, frozen by the horrible sight. My legs feel like they are made of Jelly and my mouth feels dry. I suddenly start crying uncontrollably and unstoppably and I can no longer support my weigh. My fragile body falls to the ground and my arms wrap around my legs as I sit in the cold ground crying my eyes out. I can no longer think or hear anything and I almost jump when I hear a voice calling my name. The sound is weak, but still audible.

" ." I get up and try to compose myself as I look around the room, searching for the owner of the voice. What surprises me is that it is coming from my best friend, the girl that looked like a corpse not only ten minutes ago. Her eyes are slightly open and she seems to be trying to focus. I walk to the bed quickly and sit on the chair near it. She keeps calling my name and I grab her cold hand and hold it tightly. I feel like she is going to suddenly disappear if I let go of her hand.

"Shhhh. I'm here, Spence. I'm here." I say softly and her mouth curls into a smile and her eyes open a little bit more. She looks at me and her beautiful blue eyes are shining with hope and life, something that I haven't seen for a long time. All I have seen in her eyes for the past two months is sadness and fear, which made me wonder who she was afraid of. I know that now, but it doesn't make me less confused. I can't think of why Wilden or Ezra would try to hurt her.

"I'm glad that you're here." She says quietly and I almost don't hear it. I smile at her and the tears start to fall again, this time happy tears. This is all I needed, to make sure that she is okay. We stay there gazing at each other for a few more moments before she lets out a scream. I look at her worriedly, not knowing what to do. When she stops screaming, she looks at me again and her smile has disappeared.

"It hurts." She says weakly and I nod.

"I'm going to get the doctor. I'll be back soon okay?" She nods her head in agreement and I leave the room, almost bumping into Toby, who is walking absently and doesn't even notice me.

"I'm sorry." I say and he looks into my eyes. I see the angriness and the fear in them and wonder what caused him to be like this. "Hey, is everything okay?" I asked and he doesn't move.

"Spencer. I need to… see her."

"Okay." I reply and keep walking down the halls, searching for a doctor. What I didn't know is that the only doctor that I would find wouldn't be much help.

Spencer's POV

I'm still confused after my nightmares/flashbacks and I have no idea what's going on. It's like my brain is incapable of thinking clearly and I can't see anything clearly either. I hear someone crying near me and I realize that it's Aria. What's Aria doing here? Why is she crying? Has someone else gotten hurt?

"Aria." I call her many times and she finally gets up, but instead of looking at me, she searches around the room. She probably thinks that I'm still asleep. I call her again and she finally looks at me. Through my blurry vision I see her walking towards the bed and I force a smile, which is hard. Any movement is painful and I feel so weak and fragile.

"Shhhh. I'm here, Spence. I'm here." She says and it gives me the strength I need to open my eyes fully at the same time it comforts me.

"I'm glad that you're here." I manage to say. She only nods and we stay in silent until a sudden pain hits my abdomen and I'm unable to control the scream that escapes my mouth. Aria looks at me worriedly and I hate seeing her like this, knowing that it's my fault. "It hurts." I murmur so quietly that I think that she can't hear me, but she nods her head and says she's gonna get a doctor. I nod slowly and close my eyes again, trying to concentrate in other thing rather than the pain. I hear the door closing and notice that I am completely alone, which scares me.

I have just overseen the two terrible nights that ruined my life. I haven't told anyone about what happened and it is almost a miracle, because I thought the girls would figure out what was wrong with me, but they didn't. I'm sure they'd never find out about mine and Wilden's history, but they could have known what was really different about me. They just had to look better. I'm glad they didn't, tough, because it would only make things worse. But that's a secret I'm going to take with me to my grave, no one will ever find out about what happened to me. No one will find out the real reason why I spent three months wearing coats that covered my whole stomach.

I hear a noise and my senses kick in. I paralyze, fear filling my veins and I suddenly can't breathe. Is it him? Is he here to punish me? I ask to myself, then I remember that he is actually dead and I don't have to worry about it. But there's still an –A team out there and they surely aren't satisfied that I'm not dead, if they know. I hear the door to my hospital room opening and I try to slow my heartbeats, which have increased in the last few minutes at an alarming rate. I hear a figure moving around the room and it stops right in front of the bed. His or her eyes burn into my soul and I feel even more terrified. The figure sits on the chair near the bed and takes my hand. It's hand is warm and it strangely feels comforting. Then I hear his voice and I know that everything's gonna be okay. I know that there's nothing I need to fear because he is with me and he is gonna protect me from the world.

"Spencer. Oh, Spencer. I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry that this happened to you. I know that I should have been there. I should have protected you, but I didn't. I'm sorry that I have been a jerk all this time, that I've been so selfish." He then started crying and I opened my eyes. I realized that it didn't hurt as much now as it did before. This was one of the many good effects Toby has on me. He can make me forget about all the bad things and now I had forgotten about the pain.

"Hey, please, don't cry." I say as I caress his cheek, praying that he'll stop crying. If this is anyone's fault, it's mine. I was the one who decided to take the bullet and let herself get killed. Well, almost killed.

As soon as my hand touched his face, he stopped crying and his beautiful ocean eyes gazed into mine with so much love and passion. I smiled at him and he just stared at me, as if he didn't believe what was happening.

"Spencer? Are you… awake?"

"Yes. " I replied and his hand moved to touch my face softly. His eyes welled up with tears, but he didn't let them fall this time. I smiled at him and tried to sit up, so I could hug him. He understood what I was trying to do and pulled me down again, before carefully wrapping his arms around me. I hugged him back, sighing happily. God, how much I missed doing this.

We hadn't hugged like this since forever, because he was too busy trying to find out what happened to his mother while I was trying to cope with finding out that Ezra was –A. The way I found that out was unexpected. Wren, who I had suspected that was on the –A team for a long time, had told me that someone really close to one of us was –A, so I decided to check and one day I heard Ezra talking about us on the phone when he was alone in the classroom and I was just stopping by to ask him about my English homework. About a month and a half later, when I was with Toby and Caleb trying to figure out who was red coat (pretending actually, since I already knew), I got a message from –A telling me to meet them on the lake. When I got there, Ezra was wearing a hoddie and he promised not to kill me and my friends if I promised to tell him where red coat was. I didn't accept his offer and that was one of the reasons I'd been so afraid these past month.

"You scared me, Spence." Toby said with a weak voice and I went back to the real world.

"I'm sorry. I just wanted to protect Aria." I said and he just nodded.

"I knew that there was something wrong. I could have done something." He sighed deeply, his face a mist of hurt and anger.

"There was nothing that you could have done." I say and he glares at me. " He was gonna kill me someday and I'd prefer to die in the place of someone I love than because I'm too weak to fight the enemy." His eyes widen and I realize what I had just said.

"Never say that again, okay? Nobody will ever hurt you while I'm here and I plan on being here for a long time."

"How long exactly, Mr. Cavanaugh?" I ask him playfully.

"As long as you want me to." He replies and I smile.

"Forever then." I say and we look at each other with love and passion. It's not long before our lips somehow meet and I smile into the kiss. It feels so good to be holding him again, kissing him again. When air becomes too much necessary we finally pull away, but, as always, we want more. We smiled widely at each other and I somehow manage to move, so Toby can lie in the bed with me. He pulls me carefully to his chest and wraps his arms around me, keeping me warm and safe. I lean against his chest and sigh happily. He kisses my hair and I close my eyes, savoring the moment.

Hours and minutes may have passed, but I don't have knowledge of the time. I feel Toby moving and I open my eyes to see him grabbing something from the bedside table, but he hides it before I can see what it is.

"Hey! What are you hiding from me?" I ask him and raise my eyebrows.

"It's something I have wanted to do since the year started." He says and I smile, trying to guess what it is. My guesses couldn't have been more wrong. He picks up a blue velvet box and gives it to me. I eye the box suspiciously.

"What is in here?" I ask him and he just smiles.

"Open it." I open it slowly and a small gasp escapes my lips. Inside the box there is the most beautiful ring that I had ever seen. It is silver and has a small blue pebble in the shape of a heart. Toby smiles at my reaction, but he seems a little nervous. He grabs the box and put it back to the bedside table while he holds the ring. I finally realize what's going on.

"Ever since we reunited last year, I have known that you are the one I'd want to spend the rest of my life with. You are the most important person to me and I'm so glad that you're here in my arms, where you belong. This ring belonged to my mother and before she died, she gave it to me and said that I shall give this to the girl that steals my heart and I finally found her. So, will you, Spencer Jill Hastings, do the honor of becoming my wife?" He was out of breath by the time he finished his speech. I started at him with amazement before I realized that I had to answer to his question.

"How could I say no?" I replied and his face broke into a huge smile and he took my delicate hand in his and placed the ring there. It fit perfectly, like it was meant for me. Right now, I wasn't thinking about the danger we had put ourselves into or the fact that I had just been shot. All I could think about was that Toby was here and we were okay. And we were gonna get married. I couldn't be happier.

What did you think? Were you surprised that Mrs. DiLaurentis was the person that showed up at the hospital? What did you think of the spoby cute scene? I honestly love writing this because even thought I love writing angst, romance is also good. Can I say about seven reviews?