Chapter 20- I Will Fight For You.
Spencer Hastings was finally nearing the end of her pregnancy, with only two weeks to go till her due date everyone was pulling together to make sure that the apartment would be ready for the new arrival.
It was a Monday morning and Spencer was getting out of bed so she could get ready for her day at school. She had refused to take time any time off school until after the baby was born because that way she could be completely on track, in fact she would be miles ahead of her classmates. After spending the past month locked away in the study that she shares with Toby getting all the work that needs to be done completed; she finally found an appropriate time to slow down.
She wandered through the hall of her new apartment that she shared with Toby, heading straight for the bathroom so she could shower and make herself look at least the tiniest bit presentable for the long day ahead of her. Since every had started noticing that she was pregnant and hiding it became such an issue, Spencer had taken it upon herself to make sure that she looked as classy and well presented as usual so she could grace the staring eyes that she was faced with everything day with dignity. Just because she was pregnant at 18 didn't mean that it gave everyone else the right to judge her; in spite of everything she could still say that the father of her child was the man that she was so madly in love with.
About an hour later Toby's truck had pulled up outside the doors of Rosewood Day so Spencer could get out and face the halls of judgement. She would only be there for another few weeks at the most until after about a month before graduation so she would no longer have to deal with the prying eyes.
"Are you sure you want to go in today? You said yourself that you're not feeling too good and it might not be good for the baby." Toby was always one for fussing over Spencer when it came to her health especially if he thought it could have anything to do with the life that was growing inside of her.
"Toby stop worrying, you know that feeling ill is all part of being pregnant; it doesn't automatically mean there's something wrong with the baby." Spencer laughed affectionately at his concern.
"I can take the day off and we can have a film day? I don't want you going into school because you feel like you have too"
"I am fine! I promise. If I feel like I need to come home I will call you okay?" She placed her hand on his cheek and guided his face towards hers so she could kiss him passionately before she had to leave him for the day. "You know there is nothing that I want more than to have a day at the apartment watching films with you but I need to get some more work sorted before your son decides to grace us with his presence."
"Well with a mother like his I'm betting that he'll be here right on time; or maybe even early" It was Toby's turn now to kiss his girlfriend before he pulled away putting an abrupt end to it "Right you best go or I can't guarantee that either of us will be where we need to be today"
"Fine, I'm leaving." She feigned offence as she dragged herself away from him and opened to car door so she could get out. Walking round to the other side of the truck she leaned in through the window and placed a gentle kiss on Toby's lips. "Have a good day at work daddy; we love you"
"I love you both now go before I drag you back in here and kidnap you for a day of movies and ice cream." They both laughed lovingly with each other before they were distracted by a voice they both hated.
"I would advise that you keep your twisted displays of affection to a minimum while you're out in public. No one needs to know about your phsyco family." Noel Kahn was leaning against a wall only feet away from where Spencer stood.
"Shut the hell up Noel, this has nothing to do with you." Spencer snapped.
"You're right mommy it doesn't but considering you're stood in the middle of the street being all gross kind of gives me the right to say something. Wouldn't you say?"
Spencer was gently pushed aside by the door of the truck opening as Toby got out and stood in front of her protectively. It was always comforting to know that she was safe whenever he was around because he would do absolutely anything to protect her.
"Listen up man; you stay the hell away from me and my girlfriend. What goes on with us has nothing to do with you so you have no right to pass judgement on what we say to each other."
"It's pretty hard to stay away from her when she's the size of a house and is almost everywhere you go around this place." He smirked at the fact that he could see by the look on Toby's face that he had hit a nerve by commenting on her appearance.
"If you ever say anything like that about her again I swear I will not be held responsible for my actions." His teeth were gritted which made it even harder for Noel to hear what he was saying but he made sure that he did.
"Oh you mean if I comment on the fact that she's the size of a whale" He was soon cut off by Toby lunging forward in an attempt to wipe the smug look off his face but was intercepted by Caleb jumping between them.
"Woah man, what the hell are you doing?" The look of confusion that was plastered all over Caleb's face proved that he hadn't heard the conversation they had just been having. "You can't just go trying to beat people up, no matter how much of a smug bastard they are."
"I think you'd do the exact same thing if you were in my situation Caleb now please just step out the way so I can show this stupid prick exactly who he's messing with."
"Oh the situation when I just said that your girlfriend was pretty damn huge. I mean before she got pregnant with the spawn of Cavanaugh I wouldn't have minded having a go on that but now she's like the size of Hanna freaking Marin before she was introduced to throwing up."
"What the hell did you just say?" Caleb had spun round so he was no longer stopping Toby from giving him exactly what he deserved.
"I think you know what I said."
About a second later Caleb had punched Noel straight in the jaw and was aiming for another shot straight in the stomach but was beaten too it by his partner in crime. Soon enough he was gasping for air as the impact caused by Toby's fist had winded him. He took another swing that hit him straight in the side of the rib.
"If you ever say anything about my girlfriend or any of my family again I will make sure you get a lot more than a fractured rib." Toby had turned to go back to Spencer when he heard Caleb speak up behind him.
"Oh and if you say anything about my girlfriend or any of my family again I'll make sure that you're down in the ground where you belong. I'm pretty sure your family wouldn't miss you." Before proceeding to kick him in the stomach pushing him from his already unstable upright position to the floor where he was grasping at his ribs in agony.
Toby looked up at Spencer who was stood in complete shock at everything that Caleb had just said. Neither of them had known he had it in him after all he wasn't the type to get into public brawls. It didn't take long for either of them to burst out laughing at the fact that the one guy in Rosewood who thought he could take anyone on had just been beaten by one of the least violent people they had ever met.
"Are you sure you want to go in today? If there are any more people around like him then I'm pretty sure I'll have to hire Caleb to be on you 24/7" He chuckled.
"Yes I'm sure, I'll go see Jason and tell him what happened. He should be able to keep an eye out around the halls in case anyone says anything about our phsyco family."
"Are you sure you don't want me to go talk to him? You and Caleb get to your lesson and I'll hunt him down. I want to see his brotherly instincts kick in as I replay the whole thing." A smile spread across his face as he thought of who could potentially be his future brother-in-law get protective over his nephew and sister, Toby had admired the relationship Spencer and Jason had since he had found out that they were pulling together to sort the mess that was their family out.
"Ok well I'll walk with you because his office is like right next to the class that I'm in first." She took his huge hand in her small one and began to walk towards to entrance. "Wait, should we bring Rocky along with us?"
By the time Spencer had been got back to the apartment building with Aria the day of staring and people being generally nosy had finally taken its toll on her and she was ready to sleep until Toby got home. Turning the key in the lock allowing herself to get into the house, she noticed that noise that was coming from the living room, it sounded like music so she could only assume that Toby had left the radio on in the morning before they left. Walking through the kitchen and into the large room she saw the one person that would make her long day a whole lot better.
"Toby, what the hell are you doing home?" she shouted over the noise coming from the radio.
"I didn't go into work today because Jason said that if I went in then I'd probably end up killing someone because I was so angry. So I took a, um, what does Hanna call it? A mental health day." Spencer laughed at his referral to Hanna's excuses for days off.
"Well I'm glad your home, I needed some us time." She waddled over to the couch and sat down beside him so she could fit in right next to him perfect. "I love you Toby. I never got to say it this morning but thank you for sticking up for me."
"Hey you don't have to thank me. No one is allowed to say anything about you being pregnant because I've never seen you look so beautiful. Knowing that the reason you look so beautiful is because you're carry my baby, you're carrying a part of me is the best feeling in the world and if anyone has a problem with that they should either say it to me or not say it at all. I love you more than anything Spencer and I will fight for you until I die."
Unsure as to whether it was just the hormones or she was really moved by his speech she could feel the tears prickling in the corner of her eyes. Noticing her trying to blink the tears that were so desperately trying to fall back, Toby wiped them away and used his hand to pull her lips towards his and kiss her tenderly.
"I need you Toby, I want you."
Within minutes Toby had picked Spencer up and carried here into their newly decorated bedroom and had placed her on the bed so he could undress her. Clothes were flying all over their room as they fought to get closer to each other despite the obvious obstacle of the large bump between them but they would still make it work.
Seeing Spencer laid out on the bed with nothing but a thin sheet covering her lower section made Toby's heart swell with love; more love than he had ever felt for her before. Her stomach swollen with the extra weight had been carrying for the past 8 and a half months made him feel nothing short of pride to know that they would be the best parents that they could ever dream of being. Neither of them wanting their child to have to face the lonely childhood that they both did.
He stroked her face as he watched her eyes twitch as she dreamt; she always seem to look so peaceful when she was dreaming and he only hoped that they were as wonderful as the dream that he called his life at the moment.
AN- Hi guys, sorry if this chapter seems a bit naff but I'm ill and this was the best I could do :-( please can you all do me a favour and review! -Chloe :-)xx