Spencer's breath stopped. Aria was hiding something. Something that 'A' knew about. Something that Aria wouldn't tell her friends. Spencer thought through it for a moment. She wouldn't tell the tohers. And She would wait for Aria to explain it herself. Aria was asking her to cover for something, but that was kind of difficult without knowing what she was covering for. Aria would tell her. Spencer didn't doubt it. She just hoped it would be sooner rather than later. She just hoped that it was before Spencer said something that would only sink Aria deeper…
Her phone vibrated in her hand and Spencer jumped, startled. She opened the text message and looked at it.
My shift got changed. Do you want to go out tonight?
-Alex
Spencer sighed with relief and smiled a little to herself.
Sure. When? Where?
She waited a moment and he texted her back.
How about I pick you up around 8. We'll go to dinner.
Spencer bit her lip. She was a little self-conscious about him coming here. If her parents saw him… Spencer got up to go look out the window. Her parents were still out and it was 7:13. Maybe they were going to be out late tonight. Doing dinner at the club with a client or something.
Spencer looked down at her phone and hesitantly typed 'ok'.
Perfect he replied with a smiley face.
Spencer laughed then threw her phone on the bed and turned to her closet. She didn't know where they were going and she didn't want to be overdressed. She chose out a nice-ish white shirt with a green scarf belt and her nicest pair of jeans then pulled her hair back in a half pony taking the time to curl it just a little bit.
A little while later, while Spencer was perfecting her last curl she heard a car pull up in front of the house. She went to her window in time to see Alex's family car pull up in front of the house. She smiled and dropped the curtains running down stairs.
She opened the front door to see Alex getting out of the car, and behind him, her parents car pulling in. Her smile dropped. "Oh, crap."
"What's wrong?" Alex asked as her parents got out of the car.
"My parents," she whispered nodding.
"You're afraid of them?"
"Terribly," Spencer gulped.
Her dad walked up to the front door, texting, as usual. He looked up, "Spencer! And who is this young man?" He asked turning to shake Alex's hand.
"Alex Santiago, Sir. I work at the cl-" Spencer stepped down hard on his foot.
Her father looked confused, "Well, nice to meet you." Spencer's father turned back to his phone.
"Um, daddy, we're going to go out for a little while. Is that okay?" Spencer asked her voice high pitched, and trembling just a little bit.
Her father looked up for a half second, then his phone rang and he looked at it, "Sure, have fun. I have to take this. Hello? Yes Mr…." And his voice faded away into the house.
Spencer's mother stepped forward, "Alex," she greeted with a nod. He took her hand and kissed it gently.
"Mrs. Hastings," he said in a gentlemanly fashion.
"Just have her back by 11," she said sternly.
"Yes Ma'am," Alex said with a nod.
"Then goodnight you two," Mrs. Hastings said, going into the house.
Spencer and Alex nodded, watching her go into the house.
"God, that was close," Spencer said letting out a heavy breath, and running her hand across her forehead.
"I didn't think it was that bad," Alex said with a shrug.
Spencer looked over at him, "Just get in the car," she said, and he laughed a little.
"Ladies first, Miss Hastings,' He said opening her door for her. Spencer giggled and went to get in the car.