Chapter 4

Realizations

To say that the dinner was going to be awkward was an understand. Spencer and Toby were going to have dinner with both of there exes and Spencer parents. It was most likely not going to be a good night.

At the dinner table, Spencer and Toby were going to sit across from Andrew and Kate while Mr. and Mrs. Hastings sat at the heads of the table. As everyone was being seated, Spencer and Toby excuses themselves into the kitchen to get the salads.

"Toby, I don't know if I can do this." Spencer said seriously as she got the bowl of salad out of the fridge.

"Spencer, baby, relax. We just have to get through dinner and we won't have to worry about them anymore."

"Toby, they live right next door. I'll probably be seeing Kate sitting on her porch making a Spencer voodoo doll and sticking pins in it." She exclaimed.

Toby got the salad bowls from out of the cabinets and passed them to Spencer."What do you want me to do Spencer? Move?"

"There will be no need for that because if Kate or Andrew says one wrong thing, I'll have to kill them. Then I'll be in jail and you'll be without a fiancée." She said as she basically slammed the salad into the bowl.

He calmly approached her and took her hands in his. He kissed them lightly before pulling her into a hug.

"Take a breath." He murmured into her hair."Everything is going to be just fine. As long as we stick together nothing can happen."

She sighed into his chest before pulling back to look into his eyes."Okay, you're right."

"Good, now let's just get this dinner over with, so that we can finish what we started earlier." He whispered huskily before he crashed his lips on to her in a searing kiss, but pulled back almost instantly."That was just a preview."

He smiled smugly at her as he reached behind her to get the salad off the counter.

Spencer walked back into the dinning room to join everyone at the table after she composed herself. When she entered the room, her father was already engaged on conversation with Andrew. She took her seat next to Toby and held his hand under the table. He was a little disappointed that her dad jumped into conversation with Andrew, but he wasn't going to let Spencer know that.

"So Andrew, what's it like being one of the most elite doctors to come from the small town of Rosewood?" Peter asked.

"It's fantastic. I always knew that I was destined for greatness and I've succeeded." Andrew gazed slipped over to Spencer's and he smiled."I have all the money I could ask for, various estates, and the prestige."

"Sounds like a fairytale." Toby said sarcastically as he took a sip of his water.

"You know, Toby, I've always wanted to know what it's like in the construction business. I know you don't make as much money as a doctor, but maybe one day you'll get your Cinderella story." Andrew retorted back and that was the wrong thing to do because Toby eyes turned dark and he clenched Spencer's hand tighter.

"Kate," Veronica spoke put o ease the tension in the room by changing the subject."Tell us about you or what you do or how you and Andrew met. Please just tell us anything."

"Well, uh, I work at a horse ranch where he train children to ride and compete, but before then," Her eyes locked with Toby's and she frowned."I got pregnant in highschool and I gave her up for adoption because I couldn't support her on my own. Her father wasn't really involved in her life. A few months later I met Andrew at a book signing and we date for a year before we got married."

"Oh, dear, I am so sorry. Did you at least get to name your baby before, you know?"

"I did. I named her Sky because her eyes were the same blueish color as the Sky."

"That's really something special..." Spencer said as her head turned to Toby. She knew that kind of eye color, she saw it every morning and night."Isn't that special, Toby?"

"I, uh, I guess. Mrs. Hastings how's Melissa and Wren's engagement party plans going?"

Melissa and Wren got back together a few years back around the same time Spencer and Toby got together. After dating for a few years, they moved in together. A few months after that their daughter Taylor was born and Wren popped the question...again.

"It's actually going very well. We just need to finish up a few more things and we can have the party in about a week." Veronica smiled mischievously smiled at Spencer and Toby."Then after that we can start working on your wedding planning."

Before Spencer or Toby could say anything, Andrew choked on his water.

"Wait, you're really going to marry him? I thought he was joking?" Andrew said as he chuckled, but that only pissed Toby off.

"Of course I'm going to marry him. We've been together for about five years and he's the one," Spencer shot daggers at Andrew before she continued."and only guy I've ever loved."

The tension was thick and everyone could sense it, but it was Aria who broke the tension as she was trying to sneak past them to the to the kitchen

"Aria, what are you doing out of bed?" Spencer asked with complete concern."I already brought you your dinner."

"Spencer, I'm 7 months pregnant and you think one plate of food is gonna fill me up?"

"Well, you could have just texted me and I would have brought it to you."

Aria eyes flickered over to Andrew and Kate. She was confused at first, but then she smiled."I'm glad I didn't text because I never would have found out about this. It's nice to you again, Andrew and Kate,"

"Hey, Aria, we didn't know you lived here with them?"

"I'm just staying here because Ezra's away for work and I'm on bed rest, so I need a little help."

"Exactly, she's on bed rest, so that means she needs to rest." Spencer said and turned to Toby."Can you help her back up the stairs and I'll bring her something to eat."

"Sure." Toby stood up and walked over to Aria. He placed his hand on her upper back and maneuvered her out of the dinning room to the stairs. Aria waved goodbye to everyone as she left the room.

"Well, Andrew, since you're going to be in town for a while I was thinking that you, me, and your father play tennis at the club one of these days." Peter said and Spencer was shocked that he would offer to do that. He never invited Toby to do anything with him.

"It's sounds great, Mr. Hastings. Spencer, you should join us." Andrew encouraged and Spencer sent him a fake smile.

"Of course." Spencer exclaimed and Andrew smiled, but she was about to wipe that smile off his face."Toby and I would love to go."

Almost in an instant, Andrews smile fell. Score 1 for Spencer.

The rest of the dinner surprisingly went will without a hitch. Even though, Andrew would still ogling Spencer and Kate was avoiding any eye contact with Toby. After dinner, everyone moved into the living room for coffee and desert. Everyone, but Spencer and Toby had desert because they were just trying to get Andrew and Kate out of there quicker.

"Spence, this coffee cake is delicious." Andrew praised as he took another bite out of the cake."Toby you really should have some. You don't want your girlfriend to think you don't like her cooking."

"It's okay because my fiancée is going to give me dessert later ." Toby said and Spencer knew what he was trying to say that's why when no one was looking she smacked his leg. He looked over at her and mouthed sorry, but the look on Andrew's face was worth it.

"Well, I think we outta call it a night." Veronica said as she placed her empty plate and cup on the table."Thank you, both so much for having us."

"It was no problem, mom." Spencer said as she stood up to hug her mother and father.

"It was nice seeing you Mr. and Mrs. Hastings." Toby said as he stood to shake Peter's hand and give Veronica a hug.

"Always a pleasure, Toby. Mind walking us to the door. I want to have a word with you." Peter said and Toby nodded his head.

"Yes, sir." Toby turned to kiss Spencer's cheek before following her parents to the door.

"It was a really nice evening, Spencer." Kate said.

"Thank you." Spencer said as friendly as she could while she gathered up all the dishes.

"Let me help you with that." Andrew said and before Spencer could say no, he already had three plates in his hand.

Spencer walked into the kitchen and she knew Andrew would follow. She placed the dishes in the sink and when she turned around, Andrew was much closer than she expected. Before she could move or say anything, he kissed her. He kissed her so roughly that she felt her lip started to bleed. She pushed him back and he nearly fell over.

"Get out!" She yelled at him, but he stepped toward her.

"Spencer, I love you. I've always loved you."

"I don't care, just get out of my house! Now!" She shoved him again, but he still stepped forward. This time she slapped and she slapped him hard.

He lightly chuckled as he rubbed his cheek."Alright, I'll go. I'm not gonna give up on us, Spence. I'll be seeing you in the neighborhood."

She watched flabbergasted as he walked out of her kitchen. He went to retrieve Kate before he left. She couldn't believe the stunt he just pulled. If only Toby had been there. Toby. She forgot all about him. He was going to kill Andrew. But could she let that happen? He's very excited about the project and the money he's going to be raking in. Could she take away his happiness? All she knew right now was that she needed a drink and to brush the taste of Andrew from her mouth.

Toby walked back into his house after talking with Mr. Hastings. He invited him to go hunting with him sometime. Mr. Hastings didn't hunt, but a new client that he was trying to get did. He thought Toby could really help him out and being the good guy Toby is, he said okay.

He noticed as he was walking back towards his home, that Andrew looked pissed off and Kate looked sad. He was tempted to ask what was wrong, but he was too eager to get back to Spencer.

Before he made his way to Spencer, he decided to go upstairs to check on Aria. He knocked on her door first before he slowly cracked it open. She was asleep and surprisingly with Snow in her arms. Toby made a mental note to figure out what makes that cat the perfect cuddlier. He walked into the room to turn off the light and cover Aria with a blanket because gods knows Ezra would kill him for not taking care of her.

After making sure Aria was okay, he went back downstairs to get to his bedroom. He was really looked forward to spending quality time with Spencer, but wasn't expecting the sight he saw when he entered the bedroom. Spencer was lying in the middle of the bed clad only in her bra and panties. She had an empty glass in one hand and a wine bottle in the other.

"Spencer, what are you doing?" He asked as he laughed at the sight of her.

"I'm going to have a fun time with my fiancé. So strip" She slurred and tried to pour more wine into her glass, but the bottle was empty.

"Strip? I'm not a piece of meat." Toby argued and walked over to her to take the bottle and glass from her hand and placed on the nightstand."Spence, why'd you drink an entire bottle of wine?"

"I can't answer any questions unless you start stripping." She said and started lifting up his shirt until it came off.

"Spencer, I can't sleep with you tonight. Not when you're like this."

"Why?" She asked innocently as she started to kiss all over his chest and payed special attention to the area around his bellybutton.

"Because...you're drunk and it wouldn't be right." Toby's resistance was slowly starting to dissolve as Spencer slipped his belt from his pants.

"Please, I love you, Toby."

He knew it had to stop. If he loved her then he wouldn't let her do this. He stepped away from Spencer and picked his shirt up off the floor to cover up Spencer's body. She whined for a little while, but let Toby put it fully on her body. He scooped her up in his arms briefly to pull back the covers and place her into bed.

"I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to ruin everything." She whispered as she slipped into a deep sleep.

"Shhh, it's okay,babe. Just sleep." He whispered and kissed her head. If only he knew that she was talking about something completely different.

In the morning, Toby decided to let Spencwr sleep in a little longer because he knew she would have a hangover. He decided to get up and make breakfast for all the ladies in the house. Before he could start breakfast, he had to take out the trash.

As he was walking up to the trash cans in the front of the house, Kate was getting mail from her mail box.

"Good morning, Toby." She greeted him and he waved, but really wasn't up for conversation.

"Good morning, to you to, Kate." He said and was quickly trying to make an escape, but apparently Kate felt like talking.

"I know things may be awkward because of our past, but we have to at least be friendly. I mean we are neighbors."

"With all do respect, Kate, I don't thnk we need to be friendly after all the shit you put me through in high school."

"Look, Toby, I never meant to hurt you." She stepped closer to him and he backed away."I still don't want to hurt you, but I can't keep this secret anymore."

"What secret?"

He watched as Kate reached into her back pocket and pull something out. She held it close to her before she handed it to Toby. It was a picture. It wasn't just any picture either. It was a picture of a baby, a baby with blue eyes and a light shade of hair.

"What is this? Who is this?"

"It's Sky. I have to confess something." Kate said and Toby's head snapped up."I never really got a paternity test."

"Excuse me?" Toby said in complete shock, he really couldn't believe she was saying this.

"I never got the test because I didn't want to ruin your life or Noel's. I lied when I said Noel was the father. And I did the same thing to Noel, I told him you were the baby's father."

"What the hell is wrong with you?!" He yelled and clutched the baby picture in his hand tighter."This could be my daughter and you don't even tell me for five years? You just get rid of her before I ever had a chance to meet her? Why would you do that?!"

Kate turned and gestured to his home in front of them."Just think about it Toby. With a baby could you have all of this? Do you really think you'd still be with Spencer? I did this to make everyone happy."

"Well, not me. Kate, I could be a father. A little girl is going to ask one day, why didn't her mommy or daddy want her or love her. I would have loved her, I would have cared for her." He looked Kate up and down with disgust before he shook his head."I can't believe you would ruin a little girls life just to save yourself. You are a selfish person and you disgust me."

With that, Toby walked away with anger in his heart and a baby picture clutched in his hand. He had to find out the truth. The real truth. He had to know if he was the father of that little girl.