Chapter 3: 5 months
"Hey Spencer, you ready to find out the sex of the baby?" my doctor came in. I'm 5 months today and i'm finding out if it's a boy or girl. He or she is due this june...so I thankfully won't have to miss any school. It's been hard to do this without Toby. His family has moved to Philadelphia and they don't know yet. But after my doctor's appointment I plan on going.
I have my friends with me today since my mom had to work.
"Are you guys aunties?" the doctor's asked.
"You know it!" Hanna said.
I smiled.
"Ok then so Spencer you know the routine" he said. I hate this gel so much.
He searched my belly for the baby and got a good profile of it.
"I don't see a little boy part...but lets just move it over here to make sure" he said. Than he said it.
"It's a girl" he said. I had tears already.
"Aww Spence..." Aria said hugging me. I wiped the tear. A girl. I always wanted a little girl...a girl to dress up, and do her hair.
"Have you thought of any names for a girl?" he asked. I shook my head.
"Well i'm sure you'll find the right one" he said. I couldn't stop smiling.
"Is she healthy?" Emily asked.
"Yep all healthy and all together, and growing right on time" he said.
"Thank you doctor"
"Here are your pictures" he said. He always gave us a little extra.
We left the doctor's office and we drove to my mom's office.
"I'll be right back" I said. I went up the elevator and to her office door. I stopped when I heard her talking on the phone.
"No! I don't want any other stress on her! I said no! We will keep this quiet!" she said. What was she talking about? Was she talking about me?
"mom?" I came in.
"Hi honey! How did the doctor's go" she said.
I smiled again. "Great...we found out the gender" I said.
"Ok let me guess" she said grabbing my belly.
"hmmm I am sensing...boy!" she siad. I laughed and shook my head.
"It's a girl!?" she said. I nodded.
"Oh honey I am so happy. I also want to say how proud your dad and I are of you...you have kept your grades up, and also worked and made enough for the nursery. But your dad and I were talking and we want you to stop working" she said. I was confused. My parents didn't make me get a job, I chose to because I didn't want them to have to pay for everything.
"Mom no" I said.
"Honey you are about to be at a critical time in your pregnancy. We think it would be better"
"Mom I work in a doctor's office, I sit and file papers the entire time. Please I don't want to quit just yet" I said. I love my job, I work in a chiropractor's office whose a family friend. I love it, and it made me want to become a nurse. I get to be around people, and also get to have a cill day.
"Fine honey. I knew you were going to be stubborn...but when you get to the 8th month your taking off" she said. I nodded.
"So where you girls going?" she asked.
"I was thinking about going to Philadelphia..."
"why?"
"I want to tell Toby's family...i feel like they deserve to know" I said.
"Are your friend's going to stay with you?" she asked.
"Yes"
"ok...just call me and text me please..." she said. My parents have become more protective over me since i've become pregnant. Also because they haven't found who 'broke in' I haven't told them that A is back...nothing has really happened to any of us since then. Thankfully of course. But I know that the bitch isn't done...A will probably never be gone.
I went back to the car and the girls were singing a song.
"she happy?"
"Yea she is. She was talking to someone on the phone though...it has me thinking"
"Spencer no. No private investigating" Hanna said.
"But it's weird she was saying something about not wanting her stressed. Am I the her?"
It really was puzzeling me, and I don't know what to do about it.
"come on lets go to Philly" Emily said. All of us are enjoying the time that A isn't around...but like I said before i'm not going to get used to this freedom.
We were outside of their house and I instantly got nervous. I could feel the baby moving around which made butterflies feel more real. But i'm spencer, I never get nervous.
"You want us to go in?" Aria asked.
"No...i should do this alone" I said. I grabbed one of the pictures and got out of the car.
"Good luck spence..." Hanna said. I smiled at her. I rested my hand on my belly, babygirl...this is for you.
I walked up the wooden steps, they lived in a house, it was pretty big and white, very suburban.
I knocked on the door, while I was wiating I wiped my hands on my jeans, I was so nervous that my hands were sweating. I knocked again and no answer, so I turned around and started to walk off.
"Spencer?" his mom answered. I looked at her, and how much she looked like Toby. I turned around and she looked right at my stomach.
"Come in" she said. I walked into the house, it was dark and dusty...Toby used to call it a museum.
"We can talk in the kitchen" she said. She led me to the kitchen which was brighter, his mom loves to cook, Toby used to tell me that when he was little his mom would sit him on the counter and sing to him while she cooked.
"...So...are you pregnant with my grandchild?" she asked. I nodded, that's all I could do before I started crying.
"Oh spencer...it's ok. He's going to be back" she said. I was confused, I looked at her and she was completely serious...she didn't know he was dead, nobody knew.
"Have you talked to him?" I asked.
"Not since before we moved out of Rosewood..."
"it's a girl" I said handing her the picture, wanting to change the subject. I don't want to think about her thinking Toby's alive. He's dead, I saw him dead...
"If you need help with anything...please call" she said.
"Mrs. Cavannaugh I didn't come here for help or anything...I want you in her life, if she can't have her father she at least deserves you guys" I said.
"Is this why Toby left?" she asked. I shook my head.
"I found out after he had left"
"and you want us around..." she said.
We haven't always had the best relationship...her husband, and Jenna didn't like mine and Toby's relationship, and of course Toby's mom had to take her husband's side.
"I know you guys didn't like Toby and I being together, but we need to put that behind us for her." I said.
Before she could say anything I heard the door open.
"Mom?" I heard her voice.
"In here Jenna" she said. When Jenna walked in she could like sense me or soemthing.
"Spencer?"
"Yes...uh yes Hi Jenna" I said.
"Is something wrong with Toby?" she asked.
"No honey...Spencer came over with some news..." my mom said.
"What is it?" she asked. Toby's mom looked at me, and I walked over to Jenna.
"Can I have your hand?" I asked. She gave me her hand and I set it on my stomach.
"It's your niece" I said. She was astonished by the news.
"...Does he know?"
"I haven't spoken to him" I said.
After awhile of talking I decided it was time to go.
"It was nice to hear from you Spencer" Toby's mom said.
"You too" I said. I walked back to the car where the girls were.
"What happened when Jenna walked in?" Aria asked.
"She acted like a human..." I said.