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Toby got up and went to work without waking his sleeping girlfriend who had been up more than a few times during the night from nightmares. Spencer woke up about a half hour after Toby left, checking her had an email from the school saying that school was canceled for the remainder of the week due to the amount of students and faculty who were out sick with the stomach flu.

She also had messages from Emily and Aria asking how she was feeling. She texted them and asked if they wanted to come over while Toby was out. They both said they'd be over in a half hour.

She was still feeling pretty terrible but decided a warm shower and some breakfast might help.

She showered, putting back on pajamas because she just wasn't feeling clothes. She then went downstairs and grabbed a muffin that Toby must have picked up for her.

There was a note on the counter.

"Morning Baby, I hope you have a good day off. Eat something. There's some orange juice in the fridge. Drink it if you can. Please relax. I'll see you soon Babe. Love you more than I can say. Love Toby."

She smiled as she read it, taking a small bit out of the muffin. She poured herself a glass of orange juice, taking a small sip. Her stomach still felt pretty gross, but it was calmer than the night before. Just as she was about to go sit down on the couch, there was a knock at the door.

She opened the door to find Aria and Emily outside, dressed in old sweats, each holding a grocery bag. "Hey guys," she said, letting them in.

"Hey Spence," Aria said, "How are you feeling?"

"Eh," Spencer said, shutting the door, "Kinda gross still. But better than yesterday. I think part of the issue yesterday was my glucose though."

"Were you low?" Emily asked, having not talked to Spencer the day before.

"Yeah," Spencer said, "Really low. I forgot about it and it was so bad."

"I can imagine," Emily said, nodding.

"So, what would you like to do today Spence?" Aria asked, "We brought junk and movies."

"Sound like the best day off ever," Spencer said, "We can pull out the sofa bed if you want."

"Sound great," Emily said, helping Aria pull the cushions off the couch.

They got the bed made up, Spencer going up stairs and grabbing one of Toby's sweatshirts because she was suddenly freezing. They curled up on the bed, popping in the movie.

"Had anyone talked to Hanna?" Spencer asked from her spot curled up between two of her best friends.

"I texted her yesterday afternoon," Emily said, "She told me she had held down a few sips of gaterade at that point. She didn't think she was going to end up in the hospital though."

"Good," Spencer said, rubbing her hand that was still a little swollen and very purple from her blown IV.

"You look like crap," Aria said to Spencer as the taller girl curled up tighter under her blanket.

"I feel it," she said, closing her eyes for a minute.

"Have you been sleeping?" Emily asked, looking at the huge bags under Spencer's eyes.

"The nightmares have been bad lately," Spencer said, opening her eyes to look at the girls.

"Mine too," Aria said quietly as Emily nodded in agreement.

"I think being sick has been messing with us," Spencer said.

"Have any of you gotten A messages since we got sick?" Emily asked.

"No," Aria said. "Me neither," Spencer said, "Maybe A got sick too."

Emily scoffed a little at that.

"Whatever it is, I'm not complaining," Aria said.

"Me neither," Emily said, "Even though I'm over the flu, I still feel like absolute crap."

Aria and Spencer nodded in agreement, snuggling closer to each other as they watched the movie. Spencer ended up having to get up to use the bathroom and ended up grabbing some Midol because her head was pounding and her cramps were so bad.

"You alright Spence?" Aria asked, looking at her friend.

"Yeah," Spencer said, coming back to the couch, "Just stupid period stuff."

Emily nodded knowingly. "I skipped afternoon practice yesterday because I had such a bad migraine," the swimmer said, "Then I got cramps when I got home and could barely move the rest of the night."

"Even I had cramps this month," Aria said, nodding, "I know they're nothing like what you get Spence, but I never cramp."

"I feel bad for Hanna," Emily said, "I can't imagine having the flu with my period."

Spencer nodded, wrapping her arms round her tummy. The girls all got comfy, drifting in and out of sleep.

Spencer actually fell into a deep sleep for a little while, only to have a nightmare about Toby getting shot. She woke up in tears, shaking.

Emily had apparently knocked out and was still sleeping when Spencer woke up, but Aria was awake.

"Hey," the smaller girl said, "Come here. It's alright. Calm down."

Spencer cried into Aria's shoulder as her friend rubbed her back.

"Do you wanna talk about it?" Aria asked as Spencer's sobs died down.

Spencer shook her head, holding the sweatshirt she was wearing, inhaling Toby's scent deeply. After a few more minutes, Spencer was completely calmed down but unable to go back to sleep.

"It was Toby," she said quietly, drawing Aria's attention away from the movie, "I dreamed he got shot and I watched him die."

"Toby is fine," Aria said, looking at Spencer before wrapping her in a hug, "He actually just texted and said he was on his way home."

Spencer nodded, wiping the rest of the tears from her face. About ten minutes later, the front door opened and Toby came in with a large paper bag.

"Hey," he said, setting the bag down on the counter.

"Toby," Spencer said, sitting up and moving toward him. He quickly moved to hug her, wrapping his arms around her as she clung to him.

"I'm right here," he said, rubbing her back, "I'm right here."

Spencer nodded, not letting go of her death grip on him. He sat down with her in his lap on the chair next to the couch.

"You're alright," he mumbled into her ear, holding her close, "I'm right here."

Spencer just held onto him, resting her head on his shoulder as he traced patterns on her back.

"You feel warm Spence," Toby said, realizing how hot her head on his shoulder was.

"Want me to grab the thermometer?" Aria asked, overhearing him.

"Thanks Aria," Toby said, nodding as the smaller girl got up to grab the device.

When Aria came back, Spencer lifted her head off Toby's shoulder just a little, taking the thermometer in her mouth.

"And we have a fever," Toby said, sighing as he pulled the thermometer out, "101.3. Is anything else bothering you?"

"I have a headache," Spencer said tiredly, "And I'm exhausted."

"Alright," he said, kissing her temple, "Is your stomach bothering you still?"

"Not more than normal," Spencer said, snuggling closer to him.

Toby nodded, rubbing her back, "Want me to take you up to bed?"

She nodded against his shoulder. He picked her up , carrying her upstairs.

"I'm going to grab you a bottle of water and apple juice," he said, putting her in bed.

"Don't leave," she said, grabbing his hand.

"I'll be back in just a minute," he said, rubbing the back of her hand with his thumb.

She let go of his hand, snuggling into the blankets. He headed back downstairs where Emily had woken up in the minute it took him to get Spencer into bed.

"We're going to head out," Aria said as Toby walked into the kitchen.

"You guys can stay if you want," he said, grabbing a juice out of the fridge.

"That's alright," Emily said with a yawn, "Paige and I made plans for dinner tonight."

"And Ezra wanted to have a movie night," Aria said, "Thanks for letting us hang out."

"Of course," Toby said, "Thank you for keeping an eye on Spencer."

"Tell her I hope she feels better," Emily said, "Aria said she's running a fever again?" "

Yeah," Toby said, "Her body is not handling this sickness well at all.

I might call her doctor tomorrow. Hopefully its just stress or something."

"Let us know if you need anything," Aria said as they gathered their stuff.

"Toby," they all heard from upstairs.

"See you guys later," he said, heading upstairs, "Just let yourselves out."

"Bye," both girls called as they finished cleaning up their mess.

"Toby," Spencer said as he came back upstairs.

"I'm right here," he said, getting into bed with her.

She curled up on his chest, holding him tightly. He rubbed her back, something he knew would always calm her down. She was honestly scaring him a little bit. She was never this needy or dependent, but he figured the fever was throwing her off and being sick for so long was not agreeing with her body. He could hold her forever because he knew if she was in his arms, she was safe. She was restless as she slept, clearly uncomfortable. He hummed softly, rubbing her back in an attempt to calm her down.


There it was. I have 18 days until Christmas break which hopefully means in eighteen days, I will have more time to write than I do right now. However, this story keeps me sane so I write it even when I don't have time. I have a few more Spoby stories I'm working on so hopefully I will get those out to you either over Christmas break or early in 2017.