Here's the new chappy. I hope you'll like it. The third part will be a chapter mostly written by Ezrafitzgerald. This one was written by me but I also followed a few advice she gave me and corrected some mistakes she pointed out.
The pregnancy Freak Out
General POV In Spencer's house
Toby sits in the chair he had pulled for his princess, concern was drawn all over his face. Spencer didn't know if she felt bad for lying to him or if she found the situation hilarious. Only time could answer her inside dilemma, and after all the trouble she went through to get everything ready, and get him to pass by, she couldn't just chicken out last minute like that. Plus, people were waiting for a video and she promised them a good one on twitter.
Aria was hidden behind a door, she was rubbing her hands together. This was about to be fun.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. I just have a life changing news to tell you" She said, trying very hard to keep a serious face and tone of voice. She knew it was going to be a hard one so she mentally started to get ready.
"Tell me already, I'm anxious! Spence', you know I can't handle the wait. It can't be that serious, I mean it's not like it's a matter of life and death" as soon as he said that, Spencer's facial expression changed, and her hand flew to her mouth. A gesture he interpreted as a manifestation of fear. He started to panic and startled on his chair. His face was distorted by concern, he looked at her as she quietly stood still in front of him. She bit her lower lip and started to scan the room as if she was seeking for words.
"Oh lord, what's wrong?" He shouted, her silence made the moment unbearable for him. He knew something was up, he needed to know what was happening."
And don't say that you're fine, you've already given me some of that crap and now I'm worried!" He started to lose patience. He was freaking out before she even had the chance to share the news. Spencer's hand travelled from over her mouth to behind her back, she had to pinch to herself to contain her laughter. The face he had at that moment, Spencer wished she could pull out her phone take a picture of it. But it would be very suspicious, plus the cameras already recorded the scene. She couldn't blow it, this was supposed to be her epic prank.
"I'm fine, I don't have any uncurable disease like AIDS or something. So don't worry about that"
"AIDS? Why did you mention AIDS? Disease? Oh my god! Spencer? Are you dying? What the hell is happening to you?" He cut her off, not even leaving her the chance to finish her explantion.
She bit her lip, again and looked at the ground. She really needed to focus. He was diving into her trap, the prank couldn't have gone any better. The only problem was his panic, why did he have to take it so seriously? It made it so hard for her to keep going. Maybe she made it sound more serious than it needed.
"I'm probably just exagerating but, I thought you'd like to know. I mean you're the first concerned. And this will affect the rest of your life, too so"
"Spencer!" He yelled "Did you get some kind of STD? Are we going to die? Oh Madre mia El Cavanaugh De la Noche can't die so young!"
Spencer didn't know what to say so she just waited for him to calm down, it would buy her some time to figure out what she was going to say. He was acting very weird, maybe this carpenter of hers had developed a nasty habit.
"Why are you not answering? Is it that bad? Oh my, I'm feeling sick, I'm going to throw up. Should I call my dad? I should call my dad, right? Shouldn't I? Oh my god, I never thought I'd die so young. Give me my phone, I need to say goodbye" Toby started to look for his phone in his pocket, he found it and started to dial the number. Spencer gazed at Toby, she was trying to understand why he was acting that way. It was like he was in a zone, and in a different zone than the one he enters while watching Doctor Who. A show which, by the way, she will never understand.
"Tobes, are you on drugs? I'm serious"
He tapped on his tactile device for a few seconds and put it back in his pocket in the same state of alarm.
Spencer's urge to laugh was becoming overwhelming, at that moment she no longer just suspected his consumption of various speeding substances, she was definitely convinced of it. Spencer had never seen him so agitated, it was time to break the news.
"How long? How long do we have left until we... Die?"
"No, no, no Tobes."
"No, no, no Spence'. I am tough enough, I swear I can take it. I already made my bucket list. You can say it. I'm strong," He took a resigned expression, clenching his fist and beating the air thrice.
Spencer rolled her eyes at the scene, he was unbelievable.
" We're not dying, I swear!" She reassured him, kneeled in front of him.
"When you compared us to Romeo and Juliet, I knew it. It was a sign from the universe. It warned us, it told us that the end was close. But we didn't listen. We were young and stupid. But now, now I see everything so clearly. Funny how life seems so much easier when you're about to die!"
"Come on! We're not dying! I'm telling you, I'm well alive and so are you!" Spencer really looked forward to the moment she would get to tell him.
"Spencer, you are obviously in denial. It's ok. Let's just pray for our souls and we will be fine" He joined his palms in a prayer and started reciting "God, I offer myself to Thee -
to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt."
"You're not even christian! Stop this nonsense and listen to me! We are not dying, so now you're going to get yourself together and freaking listen to me before I break something!" She screamed in a squealing voice, her voice even cracked
"Than what the hell is happening here?!" He shouted, hysterical. He got up and faced her, he was almost pissed off. This whole thing started to get on his nerves.
Aria was on the floor, laughing so hard that it could count for an ab workout. These two were clowns. She had never seen anything funnier, even that video of Melissa getting Spencer's pranks. Toby's expression was worth all the efforts, this prank was going well, very well. But when was she going to drop the bomb? If that video didn't go viral then the internet has lost its mind.
"I'm pregnant, Tobes! I have a baby in my belly! I'm going to birth Spoby toddlers. I'll get fat and when I'm done getting fat, I'll get even fatter, and then after that, I'll get a little fatter. I'll get so fat that our baby will think I'm a couch and watch TV on me"
"Finally!" Aria whispered, then forced herself to shut up. She hesitated, couldn't decide if she had to stay where she was or if she could come in and take part to the prank too. She wasn't sure she got the couch thing though.
Toby's face was undescribable, Spencer couldn't decipher the expression. Over the months of relationship, she had learnt to decipher every little expression his perfect face could produce, but this one was new. But again, this face never exactly needed a I-just-learnt-I-am-about-to-be-a-dad facial expression.
The room became silent and Spencer really grew concerned about the prank; should she keep going or not?
"Tobes, please. Say something"
"I'm going to be a dad?" she nodded "Like a real dad? A dad who buys presents? Who lies about Santa and the tooth fairy? A real life daddy who takes his child out for ice cream in summer? A dad who plays hide and seek in the house and pretends to be blind just because it amuses his kid? Am I going to be this dad?"
"That's up to you, but really, Tobes. I need you to tell me how you feel"
"When did you find out? Why am I only finding out now?"
"Calm down, I just found out this morning when I took the test. Tell me, are you happy? Mad? I mean should I keep it?"
"Of course you're going to keep it. This kid will have us, you're not getting an abortion, we're not giving it up for adoption. This kid will sleep in the bed his carpenter of a dad will have made him and he will have a happy life. I'm thrilled!"
It only took 2 minutes for Spencer to start imagining what life might be like if they really had a child together. He would be a great dad, that was for sure and she almost regretted that her pregnancy was just a that, she suddenly got ambitious and there was no stopping her. She was going to live this fake pregnancy they way she wanted her real one to go. And her fantasy started now.
"Oh good, cause there's more!" She started jumping up and down, clapping her hands together in a joyful rhythm.
"What more? Is the kid not mine? Is it Wren's?"
"No, it's not Wren! Why does it always go back to him?" Spencer complained, it really annoyed her. Her little joyful dance had been cut short by his latest question. He really had a gift for ruining moments.
"I know how much you like british accents, and as hard as I try, I suck at doing them. Look : Hey, I'm Carpenter Cavanaugh here to serve you mah Lady! See, that didn't even sound a tiny bit sexy" He made his puppy eyes, crossed his arms over his chest, just like a little boy would and pouted.
She looked at him and couldn't help but melt at the sight he offered her. She had to admit that even though he had been weird today, he still was the cutest creature on earth to her.
"Come on, it's going to take a whole lot more than an accent to get me to cheat on you. And for the record, I agree with you, you suck at doing accents but that's why I love them so much!"
"Really? You like it when I sound like an idiot? You like to make fun of me"
"Hahha, I wouldn't have said it like that, but, yeah, I do" She kissed him, she almost forgot about the prank.
"So, what is there more to add to : I'm pregnant? I'm nervous, so nervous I need to pee"
"We're having twins!" Spencer knew she had gone overboard with that one, but she had to give the viewers something to watch. Toby's eyes widened in astonishment and Spencer could see his head swivel from left to right. Was he looking for cameras? She could swear she had detected a slight smirk on his face.
"WHAT?!" Aria said, a little louder than she expected, did they notice her? Spencer was about to blow it. Toby was smart, he knew they couldn't get this info this early. What was wrong with Spencer?
"How can you know so fast? I mean I knew technology was advanced nowadays, but I never thought it was that great! That's practically a miracle. A simple pregnancy test can't have given you this information and if it did, you should get your money back"
This time, Aria decided to come in, her friend was panicking. Soon she'd find the imaginary names and will even give them their genders!
"Hey Spence, have you told Toby yet?" Aria said, slowly walking forward. Spencer looked at her and quickly nodded. Toby was confused. She knew she had screwed up but she had to find something, quick.
"It's not the test, it's me. I mean, twins have been in my family for generations, I have cousins, aunts, uncles who are twins. My mom didn't have any and Melissa's unborn child wasn't a twin so, there's a big chance that we might have twins. So we're having twin, I want twins, what's wrong with twin? You don't like twins?"
Toby's eyebrows frowned for a second and the next one he seemed to go along with whatever it was that she had said.
"You know, I may beat you at scrabbles but you're the only woman in the world who can come up with that kind of big schemes. I love your weird brain Spence' " He said, right before kissing her forehead.
"Did he really believe that?" Aria asked Spencer, once again, louder than she thought, he overheard her and asked for some clarifications.
Aria didn't know what to do. Her cheeks went red and she started to chuckle nervously.
"..You know. This whole... twin theory thing, it's just very hard to believe. I've been trying to talk her out of it but she never listens to me" She put a hand on Spencer's shoulder and looked at her intensely.
"Ok, well. I still need to call my dad. I need to tell him I'm not dying, after all"
"What? No, you tried to call him earlier but I didn't let you. Remember?"
"Yeah but I texted her. Look"
He showed them the text
Hi Dad, I'm dying. We'll talk later, love -Tobes.
"Ok, how long have you known?" Spencer said, he had been playing dumb. She knew he wasn't that dumb but she still went through with it. She looked at him insistently to have him spill the truth out.
"huuuuh... What sold me out?" he complained like a little boy.
"That text, and you only act dumb to make me laugh and for the videos, how long have you known?"
"You bit your lip. You do that when you're hiding something"
"I love that you know me so well" Spencer whispered, wrapping both of her arms around her man.
"I know all the little things that make you who you are" he pulled her in and tried to kiss her, she swiftly turned away
"Aweee, Tobes, that's adorable. Who is the quote from?"
"A wise man called Louis Tomlinson, good guy, nice lad, this one," he tried to kiss her again, she look at him and started speaking right before his lips touched hers.
"Since when do you use the word lad?"
"Since the day I knew my woman liked Britishness. I'm going to be a British-American. And you're going to love me,"
"I already love you as an American. Please leave the Britishness to British people."
"If you love me, then why do you keep avoiding my kiss? See? I'm just not british enough for you."
"I love you I'm less of a fan of the garlic you ate at some moment today. Sorry hun' but it stinks…. A lot."
Toby gasped, he was shocked. "How dare you?" he said, half mad half hurt.
"Ok Spobinos, let's leave these two to their business. Sorry for the failed prank but it was hilarious"
"It really was" Spencer said "But I'm sad he didn't buy it"
"And I'm sad she doesn't want my stinky kiss!"
"Well maybe next time, don't be so obvious" He said, teasing her.
"I'm not obvious! I'm just a bad liar. Is that really a bad quality? You should be happy to be with a girl who can't lie to you!"
"It is a horrible quality for pranks! I resent you Spencer! I really counted on you!" Aria muttered
"Well SPO-BYE!"
They covered the lense and Aria looked at Toby. She needed to know if their prank was still going to happen.
Please don't hesitate to give me your opinion, I'm all ears. And also, if you'd like a TAG or challenge or prank to be done, put it in the reviews and I'll see what I can do with the idea. Take care, much love...
