Loving Leo

When Emily texts Spencer with a surprise in mind, Spencer gets excited. But what happens when it doesn't turn out like she thought? Rated T for language.

SPENCER'S POV:

I sighed as I heard my phone go off. I was busy shopping for our groceries for the week, and wondered what Emily could possibly want.

Hey love, when you get home I have a surprise for you. :)

-Emily

I felt myself blush at the thought. I didn't know what she had planned, but I was looking forward to it as I finished gathering all our groceries. At the checkout, I couldn't help but feel anxious, and almost rushed out the door in an attempt to get to the car.

I drove home, my brain whirring with all the ideas of what her surprise could be. As much as I loved surprises, I hated them at the same time. They were wonderful, but I always obsessed over them when I knew there was something I didn't know.

I arrived at our apartment, and walked up the stairs quickly, which was a bad idea. As I approached the second floor, I felt my foot catch on the top of the stair, and I fell to my knees. Luckily the bags I held were okay, but my ankle was killing me as I continued walking up the stairs.

I wished our apartment building had an elevator by the time I got to our room. They had just recently began to put one in, but weren't quite finished with it yet, and so the stairs were the only option. I placed my key into the door's lock, and gave it a small twist.

When I opened the apartment door, Emily was nowhere to be seen. I walked in slowly, and set the stuff down on the counter, before I collapsed onto the couch. I rolled up my jeans, and winced when I saw my ankle. It hadn't swelled horribly, but it didn't look great either.

I touched it gingerly, hoping it wasn't broken. I doubted it, and was about to roll my jeans back down when Emily walked over from out of our room.

"Spencer?! What happened?" She rushed over immediately, and knelt in front of me.

"I think I twisted it walking up the stairs…" I groaned.

Emily rolled her eyes. "How many times have I told you to take multiple trips?! When you carry all the bags in one trip, you're more likely to hurt yourself!" She sighed.

I chuckled. "Multiple trips are for weaklings."

Emily rolled her eyes again, and pressed on my leg slightly.

"Ah…" I gasped, as she hit a particularly sore spot.

"I think you'll be okay. Probably just sprained." She muttered, as she disappeared into our room once more. I attempted to get up, but she was back out before I managed.

"Sit down." Emily demanded, and I complied. She walked over and started wrapping a bandage around my foot. When she was done, I thanked her, and started to get up.

"Sit." Emily glared. I ignored her and got to my feet. She held my shoulders supportively.

"Spencer, you really should sit for a while." She insisted.

"I'll be fine. Now, what was the surprise you had for me?" I asked, smiling. Emily's eyes widened, and she seemed to grin nervously.

"Well…it's in our bedroom. I'm not sure how much you'll like it, it was kind of an impulse thing…." Emily rambled.

I laughed. "I'm sure whatever it is it will be wonderful."

Emily laughed nervously. "I hope so…" She muttered, and I started walking towards our bedroom. Emily stood next to me the whole time, making sure I didn't put too much weight on my foot. When I approached the bedroom door, she paused me.

"Please don't get mad at me…" She whispered as I placed my hand on the doorknob.

I shot her a look of confusion, but smiled as I pushed open the door. My eyes searched the room, and fell to the small creature sitting on our bed.'

"Emily…." I started. "What the fuck is that?"

Emily gulped. "His name is Leo…he's a cat Spence."

"Why is he on our bed?!" I walked forward, but paused when the beast turned to look at me.

"He's just sitting there. If you don't like him I can take him back…." Emily muttered, looking at the ground. I sighed. I hadn't meant to upset her, it just wasn't what I was expecting.

"It's okay. We can keep him…" I groaned. Emily's head whipped up, and she grinned.

"Really? Good, cause I already bought all the food and stuff for him." She smiled. I rolled my eyes.

"Can you please remove him from our bed however?" I asked. Emily nodded slowly, and picked him up off the bed. When she set him on the ground, he walked over to me. I stepped back, and tensed up as he walked past me into the apartment.

"Spence, are you okay?" Emily asked. I nodded.

"No…what's wrong?" She grabbed my hand and held it gently.

"Nothing, I just had a bad experience with cats growing up." I muttered. "Melissa's cat would always chase me through the house and bite me." I mentioned. Emily's eyes widened.

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! If I knew that I wouldn't have gotten him, I'm sorry…" She rambled, clearly upset.

"Shhh, it's okay. I can adjust." I smiled, still unsure as to how I was going to get used to a miniature demon roaming the house.

"Now if you don't mind me, I still have groceries to sort out." I slid out of Emily's grasp, and limped slowly to the kitchen. Leo was sitting over by the table, and I made a clear path around him to get to the groceries.

"Here let me help." Emily offered, and together we placed all of the food where it belonged. Emily left out some things to start dinner, and insisted that I let her cook tonight. I didn't mind, Emily's cooking was heaven.

"This looks wonderful." I grinned, as Emily set out the plates.

"Thank you." Emily smiled, and pecked me on the cheek as she sat down.

"So how was work today?" She asked. I rolled my eyes.

"It was alright. Not much happened, only had a few calls today." I muttered as I took a bite of the lasagna Em had made.

'This is amazing…" I sighed, and Emily laughed.

Suddenly I felt a presence next to me. Leo had jumped up and was sitting on the kitchen table, next to my plate.

"Get off." I growled, and hesitantly pushed the orange creature off the table. He made a squeaking sound and bounded off.

"Spence…" Emily sighed. "He's not bothering you…."

"I don't like the idea of him on the furniture. That's all." I said quickly, and Emily dropped the subject. Eventually we headed to bed. I slipped pajamas on, and laid in bed waiting for Emily.

I closed my eyes, but was startled awake when I felt something heavy on my chest. Leo had jumped up, and was sitting on my stomach looking down at me. I froze, certain he would bite me. Instead, the cat shuffled down so he was laying on my chest. His purring rumbled through my skin, sending the vibrations to my heart.

I sighed, and reached a hand up hesitantly to stroke the creature. Leo leaned into my touch, as I scratched him just behind his ears. I couldn't help but smile.

"You're pretty nice for a demon…." I whispered.

"I see you two are getting along." Emily smirked, as she laid down next to me. I rolled my eyes, and pushed Leo away from me. He hopped off and laid down at the end of the bed. I was sad to see him go, but I didn't want to prove that Emily was right about Leo.

"He jumped on me." I pointed out, and turned so my back was facing Emily.

"Okay." Emily replied, and I could tell she was smug from being right.

I closed my eyes, and started drifting off.

EMILY'S POV:

I listened as Spencer's breathing slowed, and smiled. I was about to close my eyes when I noticed Leo wasn't at the foot of the bed anymore. I sat up, and turned to look at my sleeping beauty. Spencer was dead asleep, and Leo was curled into her. His eyes were closed, and his purring resonated through the room.

I was about to move him so Spencer wouldn't get mad when he woke up, but I noticed that Spencer's hand was resting across him. I smiled.

"I knew you'd love him." I whispered, placing a kiss on Spencer's cheek.