Spencer POV

The next afternoon I jumped up as soon as I heard a knock on the door. As Cece predicted Jason didn't tell me much when he got home. So I was anxious to get some information so I could get my revenge. But it wasn't Cece who was at the door.

"Hello, Spencer," Jenna Marshall greeted me. And like always she sounded too friendly, something was up.

"Hi, Jenna, would you like to come in?" I offered although I didn't really want to.

"No thanks, I can't stay long. I just wanted to tell you three things." She told me. "First, the surgery worked. I can see."

"Wow, that's awesome. I'm happy for you, Jenna." I lied with a fake smile.

"It is awesome. I just wanted to let you know it worked. And I honestly hope it does for you too."

"Thanks," I nodded not sure if I believed her. "So what was the third thing you wanted to tell me?"

"Actually, it's not something I want to tell you. It's something Toby wanted me to tell you." She said.

I was immediately curious and confused. Why would Toby send me a message through Jenna? He could have called or come over himself.

"What's that?" I asked her.

"Stay away, Spencer. I'm done." She stated.

"Yeah right, like I'm going to listen to you, Jenna." I said with as much sarcasm as I could.

"I didn't say it, Spencer. Toby did." She clarified.

"Why should I believe you?" I demanded. "And if he really did say that, it was probably to get you off his back because that's what you wanted to hear."

"Look at the facts, Spencer. When was the last time you talked Toby? And how was it?"

"Um sometime last week." I hesitated as doubt started to creep in. "But that doesn't mean anything. He limited his calls so that you wouldn't find out."

"Or maybe he told you that because he knew that's what you wanted to hear." Jenna challenged. "And if you don't believe, why don't you ask him yourself. He'll say the same thing I told you."

"No, he wouldn't." I stated firmly, regaining my confidence in our relationship. "He loves me and wouldn't use me the way you used Garrett. Yeah, I know about that, and Toby is nothing like you."

"Maybe we're more alike than you think. We are siblings you know and we spent a lot of time with each other these past two weeks."

"You're stepsiblings, Jenna!" I yelled at her. "And Toby spent as little time with you as possible; he didn't even want to go."

"Again, maybe that's just what he told you."

"Toby's not a liar. But you are. Now, you've delivered your message so I think it's time you left."

"Did it ever occur to you, that maybe Toby had me tell you because he thought it would soften the blow? He's a really nice guy, as I'm sure you know, maybe too nice to be the one to break your heart."

"Shut up, Jenna!" I yelled but realized this is probably what she wanted. "When I said it's time for you to leave I wasn't making a suggestion."

"Goodbye, Spencer," Jenna said, back to be overly friendly, then left.

I slammed the door shut in anger. I immediately grabbed my phone from my pocket and called Toby. It went straight to voicemail and I didn't bother leaving a message. I knew he would call me back soon and that he still wanted to be with me. Jenna was just playing more mind games with me. Or at least I hoped so.

Twenty minutes later I heard another knock at the door. But this time it was at the backdoor so I knew it was either Cece or a family member. And it was Cece.

"Hey, Spence," She greeted me cheerfully.

"Hi, Cece, have seat."

"Thanks, so are you ready to talk details? Or is your boyfriend back?"

"He's back but it might be awhile before we can get together." I sighed as I sat down next to her on the sofa.

"Oh, I'm sorry; it sounded like you were really looking forward to being with him."

"Yeah, but he'll come over soon." I told her even though I didn't know if it was true or not. "So, tell me how your dinner was last night?"

For the next twenty minutes Cece gave me a detailed account of what happened. I felt like I was talking to Hanna or Alison. But a slightly less devious Alison though. Apparently they talked about Alison and that summer and cleared the air between them. They were friends now and Cece didn't know if it would ever become more than that. But she didn't care; she was content with having Jason as a friend for now.

"So I've told you about my date. Why don't you tell me something about your boyfriend?" Cece stated as I got up from the sofa to make us some coffee.

"What do you want to know? And not to be rude, but why do you even care?" I asked. I was honestly confused why she had taken interest in me.

"Because your sister is my best friend, and apparently so is your brother. I still can't believe that by the way." She answered.

"I can't either sometimes." I laughed.

"Well, it's obvious that he cares about you and Melissa a lot although he'll probably never say it." She commented. "Now, about your boyfriend, what's his name?"

"His name is Toby."

"Do you mean Toby like Toby Cavanaugh the kid that set his garage on fire?" She asked skeptically.

"How many other Tobies are there in Rosewood?" I asked her and I wanted to roll my eyes.

"Hey, I haven't been in Rosewood in over a year, a lot can change." She said defensively as she laughed.

"You can say that again. And yes, Toby Cavanaugh is my boyfriend." I admitted with a hint of nervousness.

I wondered how Cece would react. Would she be like the rest of the town and believe the lies about Toby? Or would she be like Melissa, my mom, and the girls and believe that he's a good guy? And thanks to Jenna I couldn't help but wonder how much longer Toby would be my boyfriend. I knew it was stupid, he would never listen to Jenna, but a small part continued to think, 'What if?'

"Wow, I never pictured you two together." She commented thoughtfully. "But you did save his and his sisters life, that pretty romantic if you ask me."

"Yeah, I guess." I shrugged a little embarrassed. "I just did it because at the time he was my friend. He was my only friend outside of Alison and the girls. I didn't want him to get hurt."

"You probably already know this, but you really had Alison beyond mad about that. You spoiled her perfect plan to get rid of Jenna and Toby."

"Alison told you the truth about the fire?"

"Was anything that Alison said true?" She laughed. "But yeah, I know what really happened. And you might not think so, but that was brave. And now that you're together it definitely counts as romantic."

"If you say so." I nodded and laughed.

"So, what did you do for your first date?" She asked.

"Well, we weren't together as couple, but it felt like a first date. We were friends still getting to know each other and we were both pretty nervous." I started to tell her.

"Okay, so from here we're gonna have to hike up to the top." Toby told me as he got off his bike. "But don't worry, it's not too much farther and it's not steep or anything."

Today at lunch Toby asked if I was busy this afternoon. When I said no, he asked if I wanted to come with him to the hill. I had been eager to see it since he first told me about it. Toby made it seem too good to be true so I wanted to see the place that was so special to him.

But I was also a little nervous at the same time. Toby was sharing this place with me. That showed that he really cared about me, right? This was new territory for me. The way my family showed caring was by buying expensive things. But Toby was the exact opposite, this didn't cost a thing but it meant so much to both of us I'm sure. And as much as I liked that, I disliked having to rethink everything I knew and start from scratch.

"I'm not worried. I'm fairly good at hiking, and I have you to help me if I need it." I stated trying to sound more confident than I felt.

"Somehow I doubt that you'll ever admit to needing help." He commented.

We hadn't been friends long, but we already knew so much about each other. And Toby definitely knew how independent and feministic I was. But there was still a lot I didn't know about him and enjoyed learning more.

One thing I wanted to learn was how to make him open up more and hide things less. I knew this place was special to him because of his mom, and I was glad he wanted to share it with me. But I could tell he was really nervous about it although he tried to hide it. I didn't want him to be nervous around me. And I wanted him to know that he didn't have to hide his thoughts or feelings from me.

We made it to the top of the hill a few minutes later. And Toby was so right, the view was absolutely amazing. Immediately I understood why he loved it here. From up here Rosewood looked like some quaint, small town from a painting instead of the secret filled world that it really was. Looking at it this way, I felt like Alison, my parents, and all my problems were a million miles away.

"Wow, this is…" I trailed off not being able to find the right words to describe it. "Thank you, for bringing me up here. It was worth the hike and the grass stains."

On the way up I had tripped twice. And once I completely fell on my hands and knees and got grass stains all over my jeans.

"Next time you'll have to remember better shoes." He teased and the nervousness I had felt from him the whole time disappeared a little.

"Next time? You'll bring me here again?" I asked a little surprised.

"Of course, if you want. And you can come here by yourself anytime you want. It's not like its property that I own." He told me with a small nervous laugh.

"I think I'll keep coming here with you. I might not make it on my own." I joked a little.

"You get used to it. I could probably come up here with my eyes closed. I know exactly where all the rough spots, tree roots, and other obstacles are."

"I'm sure I will, and I'll have you to show me. Right?"

"Right," He nodded as he sat down on one of the larger rocks. "Have a seat, enjoy the view."

"Don't mind if I do." I smiled as I sat down beside him.

? POV

The next night...

I was tired of this. I needed to settle things instead of avoiding it. I walked down the hallway to his apartment. As I got closer I saw smoke coming out from under the door. I grinned thinking that another cooking accident happened. But when I went to knock on the door my grin disappeared.

The door was already open which wasn't normal at all. I opened the door all the way and was shocked. The kitchen and most of the living room were in flames. And lying unconscious on the other side of the room where the flames were just beginning to reach was Spencer.

Cliffhanger! What happened to Spencer? And who found her? I think it's pretty obvious ;) You'll find out what's going on next chapter. But back to this one, what did you think? I still haven't decided if Cece and Jason will be together so let me know your thoughts on that. And is Jenna playing mind games as usual or is Spoby headed for another rough patch?