-Spencer-
It's Sunday morning and Aunt Betty woke us up with a loud worship song and made us all come downstairs. I roll up in a blanket and try to stay awake, leaning against Toby. Aria's already showered and dressed and Ezra can't put down his new book.
"Good news!" Aunt Betty smiles as she sets a suite case in front of us. Oh no. Who's she kicking out, or who's moving in?
"We're going on vacation!"
"All right!" Ezra smiles.
"Um.. who is 'we're'?" Emily asks.
"All of us! And Hanna. She's arriving today right?"
Emily slowly nods. Emily and Hanna broke up a week ago - and Emily's not quite over it. Hanna decided she wasn't gay after all - and Emily decided Hanna was a friend not a lover. It's more awkward than anything.
"Where are we going?!" Aria bounces in her seat.
Aunt Betty winks. "You'll find out!"
"When do we get to know?!" She asks, impatient.
"Soon, dear." Uncle John smiles.
"Aw come on, John." Grandpa hits John. "Tell them!"
"No," Daniel warns. "Don't tell them. Make it a surprise."
"Do I have to go?" Chris asks, annoyed. "I'd rather not."
"Yeah, you do." Uncle John eyes his son.
"Who all wants to come?" Aunt Betty asks, testing us.
"Are we leaving the states?" Toby asks.
"Nope." She answers.
"I'm in." He replies.
"If he's going, I'll go." I say. No matter where it is.
"Is it Rosewood?" Aria asks throwing her feet gently over Ezra.
"No where near Pennsylvania."
"Then yeah."
"Me too." Ezra follows.
"How long?" Emily asks.
"I don't know. Between a week and two weeks."
"Sure. I guess, why not..."
"Hanna's already coming," Aunt Betty informs us. And so is Daniel and we're meeting his wife there. So we're all set. And Aria," She points to Aria. "I was thinking you should invite your brother."
Aria smiles. "Okay. If I knew where it was."
"I'll call your mom. And Toby, I'll call your brother too. They'll have to meet us there, though."
"Sounds good." Toby replies.
"Well I guess we're all set. We leave tomorrow morning!" She stands up. "John, Peter, Grandpa and I are off to church. Anyone wanna come? Aria? Ezra? Daniel?"
"I'll go." Daniel says. No one else goes, though.
"There's a list of chores on the fridge." She says. "We'll be back around one, we're going out to lunch after."
Chris waits for the family to leave then shuffles to the fridge and pulls the note off.
"Spencer has to do the breakfast dishes, Toby has to clean the upstairs bathrooms, Ezra and I have outside work... Emily has to vacuum..." He mumbles to himself.
"Come on girls, let's go pack." Aria suggests, and we follow her upstairs. Emily's staying in my room for a while because she doesn't want to be alone in the guest house. She sleeps on the couch but her stuff's in here. So we all start to pack, then Emily looks up and goes "Wait, do you think Aunt Betty is A? Is this a trap?"
"Oh, Emily!" Aria shakes her head. "No, of course not."
"How well do you really know her?"
"She took me and Toby in when I got kicked out!" I remind her.
"She was there for me when I had that.. accident." Aria says, timidly.
"Yeah and she lets us all stay here."
"To stalk us?"
"Emily, you really do need this vacation. Just pack, okay?" Aria says.
I throw some shirts that still fit into the bag and listen to Emily's irrational ideas for a while, then we do our chores, have lunch when the family gets home, and then I check in with Melissa. We only talk for a few minutes, but it's nice. Aunt Betty tells us to pack for warm weather, some nice clothes, some comfortable clothes, and swim suites. So we pack and Aria and Ezra take a date night, Daniel Grandpa and Peter go fishing, Chris is with a friend, and Emily goes to pick up Hanna. And so besides Aunt and Uncle Betty, Toby and I are alone.
"Hey you." Toby says slowly knocking on the door and coming in.
"Hey Toby." I look up and smile. He comes over to the bed that I'm laying on, leans his arms on the edge to plant a kiss on my forehead.
"How do you feel?" He asks, getting up and unbuttoning his shirt.
"I'm fine." I assure him. "I'm excited for tomorrow."
"I know." He smiles, slipping into a comfortable t-shirt. "I wonder where we're going."
"Wherever we go, it'll be nice." I assure him going back to the book I had been reading. Toby gets out his laptop and comes to lay next to me and take a break from work to get on facebook and get sucked into Rosewood life again. After a while I put my book down and scoot closer to him, resting my head on his shoulder and reading the email on his screen. It's from his brother George, talking about how upset he had been that particular day, remembering his mom. I see Toby's getting upset too, so I snuggle him a little more to make him feel better. Eventually, he closes his laptop and turns to me. He lets out a big sigh. "Spence?" He asks.
"Yeah?"
"I know we're giving the baby to Daniel... But... can we still.. see him?"
"Of course." I tell him. "When ever we can."
"Good." He says. "Besides you and my brother... He's the only family I have left."
"Yeah," I say. "Besides you and my sister, he's all I have, too."
Toby pulls me closer and kisses my nose. "That's enough, though. You and I." He scoots down and places his face against my stomach. "And the baby."
And in the moment, I forget about the stress and the fact that we're giving the baby up, that we're in this situation or anything. I pull my shirt up and let him caress my stomach with his thumb and place gentle
kisses on the skin separating us from the baby we made together.
"We're doing the right thing, right? Giving him up?" I ask.
"Yes..." He immediately assures me. "We are. As long as we stay in his life..."
"And set a good example..."
"Of course." He agrees.
I rest my head on the pillow and close my eyes hoping for a nap with Toby. I've just started to relax when it happens. I feel it. A little, small, precious flutter. I spring my eyes open. Toby's eyes are already
open, lovingly watching me rest.
"Toby..." I say. "I think I just felt the baby move..." I say with a bittersweet tone.
"Really?" He smiles.
I nod and fight back the tears welling in my eyes, but not for long.
"Oh gosh." I whisper through a cracked voice. "I'm going to miss him."
"Awe, Spence..." He pulls me into his arms and I burrow into his chest and cry. I place my hand on my stomach and hold my baby. I have to force myself to believe I'm doing what's right. Or I may never let him go.

So I went back and named all the chapters. Let me know what you think about that, and the chapter. I added more Spoby upon request :) Don't forget, you CAN suggest things! :)