Two more days, I kept repeating to myself. Toby had been gone for exactly two weeks but now he would be home in two days. Well, technically one day and fourteen hours but two days was easier to say.
"Hey, Spencer," Mona greeted me as she walked into the room.
"Hey, Mona, what's going on?" I asked.
She had called me and asked me to come over without saying why. I got Jason to give me a ride and strangely enough Mona wasn't there. Her mom let me into her room and I had been waiting about fifteen minutes.
"I found out something big. I'll explain more when Mike gets here." Mona replied vaguely.
"You'll explain what when I get here?" I heard Mike ask as he walked in.
"Hey you," Mona said and I could tell she was smiling. I was happy for her, but right now it made me miss him even more.
"Hey, sorry I'm late. I had to wait for Aria to get off the phone so she could give me a ride." Mike apologized. "Do either of you know who her secret boyfriend is?"
"No, she talks about him all the time but won't give us a name." Mona quickly lied.
"Yeah, she said something about not wanting to be teased about her relationship." I added.
"Wow, I thought for sure she would have told you girls." Mike commented in surprise.
"Sorry, we really don't know. But if we find out we'll let you know who he is." I assured him even though I was lying.
"Oh well, I guess the mystery man will remain a mystery. Unless he hurts her, then I'll find out who he is and hurt him." He stated. "So, what do you have to tell us Mona?"
"Okay, so both of you know that Caleb was arrested for hacking into the school's computer system yesterday right?" Mona asked us and both of us nodded. "Well, I went with Hanna to try and bail him out…"
"Wait I thought he was let go because the police found out he was hacked too?" I couldn't help but interrupt.
"He was. But Hanna and I didn't know that at first. So while we were waiting around I did some digging. I found Alison's case file and took it with me when we left. I…"
This time Mike was the one to interrupt her. "You did what? Mona you could get in serious trouble. Why would you do that? You have to take it back before someone realizes it's missing."
"Don't worry, I made a copy of everything and returned the original a few hours ago." Mona stated with a little annoyance. "I did it because the police don't tell the media everything. And if we want proof that Jenna and Garrett did this we need all the information."
"Did you find anything that we can use?" I asked her. "Although, since you said you found something big I guess you did."
"The big thing I found was what I didn't find. There's a page missing from Alison's autopsy report." Mona revealed.
"This is proof that someone is working on the inside. Only someone that read or filed that report could have removed something. That means it has to be a police officer and we all know which one it was." I said and a smile came to my face in excitement that we finally had some solid evidence.
"I hate to always be the pessimistic one, but that could just mean that the police are sloppy. Someone else could have beaten you to it and snuck in there months ago and stolen the page." Mike pointed out.
"No, I was the first one. And I know Garrett is the police officer that removed the missing page." Mona told him. "All day today I've felt like I'm being followed. I know I saw Garrett's car at least five of the times I looked behind me. He's the one that removed the page and he knew I took it."
"You said you put it back though. Have you seen him since?" Mike asked her in a panic.
"Yeah, but he might not know that I put it back yet. Either way, I'm having Hanna sleepover tonight, safety in numbers. Plus if he follows me to school tomorrow morning maybe Hanna will notice and I'll know I'm not being crazy and paranoid."
"That's probably a good idea. You can never be too careful." I agreed. "Did you find anything else?"
"Not really," She sighed. "Did Toby ever get a chance to talk to Garrett before he left for Boston?"
"Toby talked to Garrett but he didn't get much out of him. Everything Garrett told him we pretty much already knew." I told her. "But I found out something from Melissa."
"Melissa? What does she know about that night?" Mike asked me.
"On the night Ali disappeared, Melissa went next door after we went to the barn. She was angry with Alison and Ian told her his friends knew how to get payback. Jason, Melissa, Ian, Cece Drake, and Garrett and Jenna were all together that night in the DiLaurentis house."
"All six of them were together that night? And they were talking about getting payback on Alison? That definitely makes one of them the killer." Mona thought aloud. "Did Melissa say if anyone was missing for a little while, or acting suspicious?"
"Apparently everyone had their own opinion on what to do to Ali. They started arguing so they took a break and everyone split up. But Cece Drake and Garrett and Jenna never came back." I answered her.
"So it has to be one of them. And my money's on Garrett. Why else would Jenna go to such lengths to protect him?" Mike said.
"But who's Cece? The name sounds familiar but I don't know that much about her. It's obvious what Jenna had against Alison. But what did Cece have against her? And what about the others too for that matter?" Mona asked and she had several good points.
"Jason was probably tired of having his little sister bothering him twenty-four-seven. As for Garrett, Ian, and Cece your guess is as good as mine. But Cece bumped into me when I was in Philly, she seemed to really like Alison. I'm not sure she did it." I told them.
"Appearances can be deceiving, but my money is still on Garrett too." Mona replied.
"I hate to be the one bringing this up…but what about your sister?" Mike asked me timidly.
"Melissa didn't do it, and I believe her. She was angry with Alison because of something she found out. Trust me, after what happened to Melissa, I don't think she could do that." I tried to discreetly answer without giving away too much.
It's not that I wanted to keep something from them. It's just that it wasn't my story or secret to tell.
"Okay, we believe you." Mona stated and I was relieved. "Now, we know Garrett won't talk and neither will Jenna. Ian is obviously out of the question. Melissa is clear and told everything she knew. Jason probably doesn't remember that much. And if he was guilty, Garrett and Jenna would have thrown him under the bus already."
"So that leaves Cece, who no of us really know that much about." Mike concluded.
"I could try to take to her." I volunteered. "She's been talking to Melissa a lot since that Saturday. And you didn't hear this from me, but she's going to dinner with Jason tomorrow. He says it's just to catch up, but I think he secretly still likes her."
"We didn't hear you say a word." Mona assured me but I could hear a little mischief hidden behind it. "But could you answer just one question? Does she secretly still like him too?"
"Oh it's no secret. She came right out and asked Melissa and me if he was single." I laughed and I heard Mike groan.
"If you're just going to talk girl-talk, I'm gonna get out of here." He sighed. "If you don't mind."
I could tell he added the last part just so he didn't offend his girlfriend.
"I think we're done. I told you everything that happened so there's not much else to talk about. And until Spencer talks to Cece I don't think there's much we can do." Mona told him.
"Well then, I'm going to go call Aria. That way you can keep talking about something you didn't hear." He teased a little.
"Okay, I'll call you later." Mona said.
I could hear the two kiss goodbye and then Mike left the room.
"So, I've never met Cece. What's she like?" Mona asked me. "And what do you think will happen between her and Jason tomorrow night?"
"I have no idea. But Cece seems like the type that gets her way." I laughed and then started telling her more about Cece and what happened when she saw Jason.
The next afternoon I was sitting on Jason's couch while reading a textbook. I heard a knock on the door and assumed that Jason had locked himself out.
"Hey, Spencer, I wasn't expecting you to be here." Cece greeted me in surprise.
"Hi, Cece, um sorry Jason isn't here. He went to run a quick errand. But you can come in and wait." I told her as I moved out of the doorway so she could come in.
"It's okay, I'm a little early. So do you live with Jason?" She asked to make small talk.
"No, I live with my parents but I come over here a lot. Jason and I are pretty close." I replied as I sat back down on the couch.
"I can see that." She commented. "So are you visiting today to get details on his dinner with me?"
"Um, as far as Jason knows…I'm here to study. I'll be the only one here so no distractions and it'll be easier. But in reality, you hit the nail on the head." I admitted.
"I thought so." She laughed.
"If you don't mind me asking, what happen to you guys?" I asked her.
"I don't know what we were that summer. I guess the easiest way to explain would be to say that we were on a break or sorts. But any chances we had of being together they went out the window two weeks after Alison went missing." She told me.
"Ali had something to do with everything, didn't she?" I asked rhetorically.
"She did alright." Cece sighed. "The night she disappeared our group was together. I left that night and didn't come back to Rosewood for two weeks. I somehow hadn't heard anything about Ali's disappearance. So when I went over to Jason's things didn't go over well. He thought I helped Alison run away. I have a bit of a temper and I'm sure you know Jason does too."
"Yeah I do." I laughed quietly but then returned to seriousness. "I'm guessing it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what happened next."
"Nope, it sure doesn't. I'm hoping tonight we can clear the air between us."
"And I'll be right here afterwards to get all the details." I added to lighten the mood.
"Oh please, Jason's a guy. He won't tell you what you want to hear. What you need is a good, old-fashioned girl talk. How about tomorrow afternoon I swing by your place and give you all the details." She offered.
"That sounds great, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to. My boyfriend is coming back tomorrow and he's been gone two weeks."
"Well, how about I swing by anyway. And if I see or hear two people making out I'll leave and we can talk another time. But if not, we can talk until you hear from him." She suggested.
"Works for me," I nodded with a smile.
"Good," She stated just as the front door opened.
"Hey, Spence, sorry I took so long." Jason said as he came in and I heard him toss something on the table.
"It's no problem. I had good company." I told him.
"Hey, Jason," Cece greeted.
"Hey, you're here. I'm really sorry. You wouldn't believe traffic in a small town." He apologized.
"Don't worry about it, I got here early. And I had a good time talking to Spencer."
"Oh boy," I heard him mumble under his breath. "Well, are you ready to go then?"
"Yep, lead the way."
"Okay then," He stated. "See you later, Spence. I should be back in a couple hours. And if you need anything…"
"Yeah, yeah, I know. I'll be fine." I interrupted and I couldn't help being sarcastic. "Now get out of here."
"Bye, Spencer!" Both of them called out as the door closed behind them.
I shook my head laughing. I couldn't wait to hear the details. And I couldn't wait to tease Jason either. He was going on a date and I was finally going to get my revenge on him. He had teased Toby and I far too long, now he would get a taste of his own medicine!
Yes! I made it to 175 reviews thank you so so much! I have to ask should Jason and Cece be together? If they were a couple they'd be like Mona and Mike you only see them together every now and then. And sorry for going two chapters without flashbacks. I sort of ran out of ideas (feel free to give me any) plus I want more present content so I can get to the big reveal quicker. But I'll make up for it next chapter by giving you a sweet and thoughtful one. ;)