The air felt colder as the tension in the room rose. Jonny's palms were getting sweaty as he kept his gaze on the gun in Spencer's hand. Spencer's gaze was focused on aiming the gun at Jonny's head and Toby's eyes were on Spencer watching her every move. He hadn't expected her home so early. He certainly didn't expect her to show up here. How did she even know where to find Jonny? This is Spencer he's talking about. She could track down someone in outer space if she wanted to. The whole time Spencer stood there she didn't even blink. She held the gun up to Jonny's head with so much force but didn't fire it.
"S-spencer," Jonny stuttered. "What a pleasant surprise."
"Well I do have a way of making an appearance," she said.
"You might want to lower that gun, Spencer, someone could get hurt."
Jonny flinched when Spencer held the gun closer to his head.
"That's what guns are for," Spencer hissed.
"You're not going to kill me," Jonny chuckled.
"What makes you so sure?"
"If you were going to kill me you would've done it by now."
"I'm not going to kill you without getting answers first. You killed my sister then you decided to come after me. You're messing with the wrong family you son-of-a-bitch."
Jonny tried moving away. Spencer clicked the gun again and Jonny froze.
"Don't move!" She yelled. "If you move I swear to god I will blow your brain out!"
"Spencer," I finally spoke out. "I know you're upset."
"Upset?" She challenged. "Try pissed."
"Okay you're pissed," I corrected myself. "I know you're pissed, but this isn't the way to get answers."
"He killed my sister, Toby!"
"I know that, but killing him won't do you any good. You'll just be living with a guilty conscience for the rest of your life."
"Yeah kind of like how guilty you felt after blinding his stepsister," Jonny taunted.
Spencer was about ready to pull the trigger. Toby face palmed himself when Jonny said that. He was about to take the gun and shot Jonny himself. It's like this guy is asking for a bullet in his brain.
"Spencer," Toby spoke. "We can call the police and they will arrest him for killing Melissa. He'll go to jail and you'll never have to worry about him again."
Spencer glared up at Toby. She wasn't angry at him, she was just angry at the idea. He'll be arrested and living in jail. What good will that do? He'll still be alive and Melissa won't. That's not justice.
"So he goes to jail and gets free meals a day?" Spencer questioned. "How does him going to jail solve anything? Him going to jail won't bring Melissa back."
"Neither will killing him."
Toby was slowly walking over to her. When he was a right beside her, he raised his hand up and held it over the hand Spencer was holding the gun with. She looked at him. He guided her hand and they lowered the gun together.
"Don't do this, Spencer," he whispered. "You're better than this."
Spencer finally gave in and allowed him to take the gun out of her hand. Once Toby had the gun, he put it inside the pocket of his jacket. Then he brought her into his arm and held her while she cried for a bit. Toby looked over Spencer's shoulder and saw that Jonny was gone. He pulled away from Spencer still keeping his arms around her.
"Where did he go?" He asked.
Spencer looked around, "I-I don't know."
Toby searched the room trying to locate Jonny, but he was nowhere to be found. He looked behind Spencer again and saw a hooded figure wearing a mask aiming a gun at them. The gun was aimed right at the back of Spencer's head. Toby's eyes widen. He pushed Spencer out of the way and yelled.
"Spencer move!"
She opened her mouth to speak, but before she had time to say anything, a bullet flew right above her head shattering the wooden boxes behind her. Spencer looked back and screamed when she saw who she thinks is -A. Toby grabbed Spencer's hand and together they ran. -A walked behind them shooting the gun and missing them by and raced out the door and ran to Toby's truck. Toby climbed in the driver's seat and waited for Spencer to get in. Once she got in, Toby stepped on the gas and sped off. Spencer looked back and took a deep breath when she saw that -A wasn't following them.
When they got to Toby's loft, Toby made Spencer coffee then brought it to her. Spencer was sitting on his couch dressed in one of his shirts and boxers. He sat down beside her rubbing a hand down her arm. Spencer leaned her arm on the back of the couch and leaned her head on her hand.
"I should've shot him when I had the chance," she mumbled.
"That wouldn't do any good."
"He got away."
"We'll find him or the police will find him."
"Did you call them?" She asked.
"Yeah, they're sending a search out for him now."
"Jonny had everyone fooled. He even outsmarted my sister at one point. That's not something that's easy to do."
"No, it's not," he agreed. "What did Colin tell you."
"Everything that Jonny told you accept the part about him going after me next. That part I sorta figured out on my own."
"Do you think Jonny's -A?"
She shook her head, "I don't know. I don't know what his motives would be other than his sick need for money."
"Or maybe -A is paying him to do the work for them."
"Maybe," she shrugged. "I don't know."
"Well, if it makes you feel any better, I think Jonny wet his pants when you held the gun to his head."
Spencer smiled softly, "really?"
"Really," he said. "And the way you popped up out of nowhere, god, you were so badass back there."
"Messing with me is one thing, but if you mess with the people I love, you better pray I don't catch you."
"I know you're big on playing the hero, Spencer, but I really wish you wouldn't put yourself in a dangerous position like that. You care so much about the people around that sometimes you forget to worry about yourself."
"Don't you get it, Toby? I have to keep the people I love safe. If something happens to them then there wouldn't be me."
"Do you really have to put yourself in near death situations though?"
"Wouldn't you do the same thing for me? Just tonight when we were running from -A, you stood in front of me that way if -A shot us the bullet would hit you instead of me."
"Of course I did that. I love you and I would take a bullet for you any day."
"And I love you, which is why I would push you out of the way and let the bullet hit me."
"No way would I let you do that. If a bullet is flying straight at us you better believe I'm going to let it hit me instead. Unless we both have time to get out of the way, I'm taking that bullet."
"No," Spencer shook her head. "If you get shot -A better have another bullet to shot me with. If you think for one second that I could live without you."
"I can't live without you either," he argued.
"So both of us just need to try not to get shot."
He nodded in agreement. Spencer finished her coffee then curled up with Toby on the couch. They talked about stuff that she missed when she was in London. The other girls now believe that Alison is not -A. The girls have been visiting both Alison and Hanna. Alison's trial for Mona's murder will start on Monday. Hanna was arrested because the cops believe Hanna may have helped Ali. Who the hell comes up with these theories? (No for real what's up with the Rosewood P.D coming up with all these crazy theories? They sound like PLL fans trying to figure out who -A is) Alison wants all the girls to be there. Spencer doesn't know yet if she's going. Her parents probably won't want her to go.
Toby has his arm wrapped around Spencer's waist as they watch the news on T.V. Right now their just talking about the weather. It's suppose to be partly cloudy tomorrow with a thirty percent chance of rain. The weather was interrupted by an important news broadcast.
"We interrupt this weather report to bring you breaking news. As you know a couple weeks ago Detective Linda Tanner and former recrut officer Cavanaugh found a barrel containing what police believe is a human body. After studying the body for several weeks now, the police are now able to confirm that the body that was found was Melissa Hastings. The victim was murdered months before then stuffed inside this barrel that was found in the storage unit. The killer has not yet been found.
Spencer sat with her knees folded against her chest. Toby had his hand rubbing soothing circlesaround her back. She knew that she was dead, but just hearing it being said on the news just makes it all themore real. Now she knows that there is no hope that Melissa is still alive and out there somewhere fighting to get home.
Ah, so the police have offically confirmed Melissa's death. Now we'll get everones reaction including the parents. How do you think they'll handle it? Where could Jonny be? Did he escape? Is he -A? The only way to find out the answers to these questions is to keep reading. Next update when I get six reviews. That shouldn't be a problem since you guys are awesome at reviewing!
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