a/n Short chapter, I know. Just a bit of a drabble almost, if you will. I will hopefully update a bit more often - I think the next chapter will be Spencer returning to school - and after I may skip to the wedding. Anddd… that may or may not be the final chapter! Hope you enjoyed. Please R&R
Toby watched from the loft as Spencer stormed towards the barn, holding Sierra close to her chest. He sighed heavily, placing the last of the teddy bears into the newly assembled crib. Peter and Veronica Hastings, notorious for fucking up happy moments for their daughter - Toby refused to let them today. Today he had brought his beautiful daughter home for the very first time, today was the day their life together really began.
"Spencer?" He called, as he heard the door slam, "You alright?"
Her footsteps on the stairs were heavy, he turned to look at her. It was that same look he'd seen in her eye the first time she'd beat him at scrabble, triumphant. It would be an understatement to say he was surprised. He'd expected to spend the next few hours comforting her. It looked as though she wasn't going to need that.
Spencer walked over to him and nodded with a smile.
"I am absolutely fine," She placed Sierra down into the crib, she appeared to be fast asleep. Spencer tucked the blanket around her, making sure her adorable little feet were covered from the cold. She looked back at Toby, who was still watching her with a bit of awe, "Yes Mr. Cavanaugh? You look a bit confused," She grinned.
"No, just surprised," He reached up and stroked her cheek with ease, a smile appearing on his face, "I take it things went well?"
Spencer shook her head,
"Not exactly, but I think I got my point across," She shrugged, "It doesn't matter. What matters is her," She looked down at her newborn daughter, "What matters is that you and I can give her everything that she deserves, and more," She peeled her eyes away from the sleeping baby to look back at him, "What matters is never, ever treating her the way my parents have treated me."
Toby's smile faded. It wasn't that he was unhappy to hear those words leave her lips, but he could feel the pain in which they had stemmed from. He sighed, pulling her towards him and tucking her head under his chin.
"I swear to you, she will have anything and everything that I can give her. Starting with love and support." He stroked Spencer's hair, "Don't ever doubt that."