Chapter Seven: And the Real Reason Comes to Show

What a surprise? Well, not really. We all knew Spencer was going to stay. Even Spencer subconsciously knew that she was going to stay. For the first time in Spencer's life her heart had taken over her logics and made the decision to stay. Now we wouldn't know the real reason Spencer stayed if it wasn't for our good friend, Roy Rockfield.


Yesterday Toby had taken one more day off work, so Spencer could go back to New York. She ended up using the plane ticket back to New York to gather up the rest of her personal items from her condo to bring them back down to Rosewood. After finding out Spencer was staying Toby confessed about snooping around on her laptop. Though, Spencer was nowhere near happy about Toby snooping on her laptop, she had to explain everything so it would make sense to Toby. Spencer had other tabs opened up other than the ticket purchase. It turns out Spencer was selling her condo and meeting up with realtor while she was going to be in New York. Also Spencer going back to her law firm to hand in her resignation to her business partner.


"Oh, Spencer, hello. I didn't expect to see you back at work the day after your trip. How was Rosewood?" Roy Rockfield was her business partner in the law firm they had opened up together. They had been classmates in law school and had both dreamed of opening up their own law firm. Both being in business law, they teamed up becoming business partners opening one law firm up together once they graduated. Roy even offered to have Spencer's surname in front of his in their business title; which of course Spencer took the offer happily. Hastings and Rockfield Business Law was a major success.

"Rosewood was Rosewood. Uh, but there is something I need to tell you." Spencer tried her best to keep her tone indifferently.

"Shoot."

"I'm moving back to Rosewood and I wanted to hand in my resignation." Spencer held out a sheet of paper.

Roy had picked a convenient time to take a sip of his coffee. The dark liquid spewed out of his mouth in a spray landing on the fancy carpet. Spitting out a few coughs, Roy regained his breath. "You're what?"

Spencer repeated what she had said before, but this time louder and more confident. Roy stared at Spencer with a gapped open mouth and a flabbergasted look painted on his face. "And who convince you do such a ridiculous thing on such short notice: the family or the friends?"

Spencer bit her lip. She had told Roy prior to her leaving that she was going to a will reading, but she had yet to inform him about the real reason she had stayed down in Rosewood for a week. "Uh, well, that's the thing. When I went down for the will reading I found out I was a godmother as well as being appointed legal guardian of my friend's child. I've been in Rosewood for the past week getting used to taking care of the child."

Roy was still trying to lift his jaw off from the ground. "I never pegged you to be a kid person. More of a lady that treats her cats like they're her own kids, but…wait a minute. It's about a guy isn't it?"

Hit with the sudden question Spencer's cheeks lit up like a Christmas tree; shining her flushed cheeks a bright red. That hint was enough for Roy to catch on. "Was it someone you met there? No, that isn't it. Hmm, was it someone you already knew and sparks flew?" Spencer ignored both of his assumptions. "No, no, that's not it. Wait, I got it! He's an ex-boyfriend that you're still fawning over?"

With the deepening color in Spencer's cheeks, Roy grinned brightly knowing the third guess had hit a bulls-eye. "Well, we all do stupid things for love. Even irrational moving."

Though, he was teasing her, Spencer saw the hidden message. Roy was a sucker and victim of love. He had once told her that during the summer after his high school graduation he had taken his high school sweetheart to a baseball game. Being head-over-heels in love with her, he proposed to her on the kiss cam that had luckily landed on them. His sweetheart looked horrified declaring no before running off. Poor Roy was heavily devastated and very much embarrassed. Then he fell for this untouchable girl during the freshmen year of college. Roy chased her for a year before she even said yes to one date. Roy had finally dived into a pot of luck after that achievement. They were now engaged.

"So, who do you want me to give to give your case to?" Roy broke off from the teasing and went back into business mode.

That took Spencer off guard. "Well, I was planning to finish the case."

"You'll be here in court next week?" Roy raised an eyebrow at her statement. Spencer nodded her head sharply. Roy tilted his head to the side in confusion. "Don't you have to take care of a child in Rosewood?"

"Yes, but I can have the godfather take care of him."

Roy immediately went back into teasing mode at the look on Spencer's face when she said godfather. "Would the godfather happen to be the ex you're still hung over?" At his question Spencer's blush returned giving Roy his answer. "Wow, isn't that just convenient."

"I'm going to stop you before you can go on anymore. Sadly, my time here is short. I have a plane to catch in the late afternoon. I must thank you for everything and every opportunity you have provided for me." Spencer dropped her resignation on the expensive wooden desk and stuck out her hand for a handshake goodbye.

Roy stood up and stepped out from behind his desk. "I know we aren't in college anymore, but I still consider you as a close friend Spencer." He spread his arms open and Spencer took a step in accepting his embrace; she too had still thought of him as a close friend not just as a business partner. "I wish you good luck with winning the ex-boyfriend back and to do well in the business world."

"Thank you again, Roy," Spencer said as she unwrapped her arms from Roy.

"You're welcome. I guess I'll kind of miss your last name in front of mine in the business title," Roy joked sarcastically.

Spencer rolled her eyes at him while bringing a smile up onto her lips. "Goodbye, Roy."

"Goodbye Spencer."

As she was walking towards the door, Roy suddenly remembered something. "Hey, wait! Rosewood is just outside Philadelphia, correct?"

Spencer spun on her heel. "Yes?"

A smirk danced its way onto Roy's thin lips. "Coincidently, I have a friend who needs a business law lawyer at her law firm in Philly. Maybe I can set up a job interview for you?"

"That'd be excellent!" Spencer exclaimed not believing what she was hearing.

"I'll call my friend up and inform you about the interview."

Spencer smiled widely. "Thank you so much Roy."

"You're very welcome Spencer." Roy grinned.

Again as she was walking out Roy shouted out another protest making her stop in her path once again. With another spin on the heel, Spencer faced Roy with eyebrows raised. "You're coming up for the wedding as well, correct?"

Spencer spun her mocha brown eyes around her eyeballs again. "If you ever set a date," was her exiting sentence.


Sighing, Spencer peeled back her eyelids bracing her sensitive eyes for the morning light. Luckily, Spencer had remembered to close the curtains before she crashed into her bed and fell asleep the second her head hit the pillow. Only some sun rays ventured into the room from the white curtains lighting the room dimly. In the corner by the closet was all of Spencer's many suitcases and bags of luggage that lay untouched and all packed up. That would be one of the few things Spencer was going to have to do today.

A knock on her door sounded off. In a usual habit, Spencer almost called come in before realizing she and Jace were the only ones home. Toby had gone off to work early the morning leaving Spencer and Jace sleeping peacefully.

Grabbing a lamp to protect herself, Spencer slowly twisted open the door knob reveling the person who knocked. To Spencer's utter surprise Lily stood in the hall wearing a bright smile and holding a breakfast tray. "Good morning Spencer!"