Important A/N- Sorry that I haven't updated in a while, but it was homecoming week and this week was crazy! Anyways I've been getting a lot of reviews that people want a Spoby baby and I said that I wasn't going to do that. But! I will reconsider if I get enough reviews for it so...
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Chapter 8
Blissful Marriage...Or Not
All the words in the world couldn't describe how happy Toby Cavanaugh was right now. He had everything he could ever want and then some. When he woke up the next morning, he woke up with a smile on his face. That usually happened every morning when he woke up with his girlfriend, but this morning was different. This morning he was waking up to his wife.
He turned over and immediately greeted with her enticing face. He wanted to look at her face all day to engrave it permanently into his memory. He reached over, so that his fingers could gently caress her cheek. He loved her brown eyes that looked at him with such love and adoration. Her ears that listened to any and everything he had to say whether it was good or bad. And her lips that let placed the most mind blowing kiss upon his lips and also speaks those three beautiful words.
"I love you." He whispered close to her ear and kissed the top of her head."Forever and always, babe."
He carefully maneuvered himself out of the mass of sheets and stood to his feet. He pulled on his boxers before placing the covers more tightly around Spencer. He looked over at the clock and noticed that it was almost time for her to get to class. He decided to bring her up some breakfast before waking her and telling her that they had to leave.
Toby quickly hopped in the shower before grabbing the key card and heading out of the hotel room. He took the elevator down to the lobby and was humming along to the elevator music. It was Spencer's idea to stay in a hotel, so could celebrate their marriage and because they were already in Philly. Getting married in Philadelphia's courthouse wasn't ideal and neither was asking two random employees from Toby's job to come and be the witnesses. Toby and Spencer couldn't help it because they wanted to get married right away before anything could stop them or anyone change their minds. Toby could at least say that the hotel room was a good idea because they had quite the celebration.
He walked over to the breakfast buffet and started making a plate for Spencer. He could have just ordered room service, but he wanted her to know he cared enough to put the effort into it. It wasn't until he was standing by the waffle maker that his new found husband title was about to be tested.
"Hi." He looked over to his left to see who was talking to him and there stood blonde-hair and blue-eyed bombshell."I just need to use the waffle maker."
"What?" He looked down at the waffle makers in front of him and noticed that his was smoking. He quickly pulled out the waffle and it was burnt to a crisp."Dammit."
He heard her giggle next to him before putting some batter into her waffle maker."We can share a waffle because it looks like yours is a little...over cooked."
"Sorry, I'm already sharing my waffles with someone else." He held up his hand with his wedding band on it as the woman was placing the waffle on a plate.
She frowned and sort of pouted a little."What a shame. Looks like I'll have to find a new waffle buddy. But I hope I see you around if you ever get divorced."
She winked at him and he shook his head before he muttered to himself."I'll have to be dead before I ever divorce my wife."
He finished preparing Spencer's breakfast before he practically sprint back up to their hotel room. When he walked into the room and headed towards the bedroom. He expected to find her still sprawled out in the bed, but she wasn't. She was over by the big window in the bedroom, gazing out at at he city. He noticed that she was in his shirt that he had discarded last night and that made him smile.
He sat the breakfast on the nightstand before he approached her and wrapped his arms around her. His hands rest tightly and protectively on her stomach as he held her in his arms. She placed her hands on top of his and played with his wedding band. He kissed the back of her head before resting his chin on her shoulder.
"Good morning, Mrs. Cavanaugh." He whispered into her ear.
"Good morning, Mr. Cavanaugh." She said back in a calm and quiet voice. She turned in his arms and wrapped her arms around his neck."I love you so much."
"No." He shook his head with a teasing grin on his face as he said."You can't possibly love me as much as I love you, babe."
She smiled at him before leaning up to peck his lips. She pulled back to look into his mesmerizing blue eyes. His always always told her the truth and showed her his love for her. His lips always made the pain go away with a simple kiss or three simple words. And his heart beats with some much life and love. He was hers and she was his.
"Are you ready?" Toby asked and Spencer nodded her head a little too quickly.
"Yes."
"Spencer..." He said her name and grabbed her hand and gave it a tight squeeze. He'd just picked her up from her class and he told her that they had to do something important. He just wasn't sure if she was ready yet."Are you really sure that you're ready to do this?"
"Yes, I'm a little nervous, but I can do it because we need to do it."
"Aright, here we go." Toby said as he rang the doorbell to her parents house. He felt her grip his hand tighter when they heard the lock unlock.
"Oh, I weren't expecting you two today. I thought we were having dinner on Friday." Veronica said as she looked at both Spencer and Toby in confusion.
"Mom, we came here because we needed to talk to you and dad. Can we come in?" Spencer asked and Veronica opened up the door wider for them to enter.
"Come on in and have a seat in the living room while I go get your father." Veronica said as she disappeared into the house.
"Relax, babe." Toby whispered in Spencer's ear as they sat down in the living room on the loveseat.
She took a deep breath and exhaled calmly. She rested her hand on Toby's knee while he had his arm wrapped around her waist. He gave her side a reassuring squeeze when her mother and father entered the living. Her parents sat on the couch across from them and Spencer couldn't feel anymore nervous.
"So you two wanted to talk with us about something?" Peter asked and Toby straightened up and cleared his throat.
"Mr. Hastings, Spencer and I have made an important decision and we hope that we have your support." Toby said and nudged Spencer to continue where he left off.
"Right, we wanted to come and tell you guys something before you found out from someone else." Spencer looked over at Toby and he encourage her to finish. She took a deep breath before she said."Toby and I got married yesterday. We're really sorry that we didn't involve you, but it was in the heat of the moment. We hope that you can forgive us."
Her parents looked at each other and were having a silent conversation with their eyes. Spencer knew that they may have doubts about how young they were and how they weren't ready. Toby felt Spencer's nervousness when she gripped his hand more tightly making him flinch. If she had this kind reaction to this, Toby hated to see how she'd react when he told her he had a surprise for her later on. Her parents finally looked back at them and stood up together.
"Congratulations." Peter said and Spencer finally relaxed as she stood up to hug both of her parents.
"I hope you'll let me help plan a real wedding with you, sweetie." Veronica asked he daughter after they embraced as she wiped away her tears.
"Of course I want your help." She glanced over at her father and Toby. Toby was shaking Peters hand and Peter was giving him a genuine smile."We'd both love your help with you wedding and I think we have the perfect place for it."
"Really? Where?" Veronica asked and Toby walked up behind Spencer to wrap his arms around her shoulders.
"Mrs. Hastings, how would you feel about planning a beach wedding?" Toby asked and Spencer knew exactly where he wanted to go, but her parents might need a little bit more of an explanation.
"Home sweet home." Spencer said as Toby carried her bridal style across the threshold and into their home.
After telling her parents of their about their sudden nuptials, Toby had to call his family and tell them too. His family was happy was as and were willing- or more like eager to help out with anything and everything. Spencer and Toby decided to celebrate, so they invited their parents and siblings with their families out to dinner for the evening. The dinner went exceptionally well and Spencer and Toby couldn't feel more right about their decision.
"It's home now that you're back." Toby said as he placed her down by the coat rack and began to help her out of her coat."Now, before we go any further, I have a surprise for you."
Her eyes lit up and Toby loved that look whenever he got her something."Really? What is it?"
"It's a something that...both of us can share."
She squinted her eyes at him and cocked her head to the side."I'm really scared of what it might be and at the same time I'm intrigued."
"Come on, I'll show it to you, but close your eyes and cover your ears."
"Okay..." She said as she cover her ears with her hands and closed her eyes. She felt his hand on her lower back as he led her into bedroom.
"On three open your eyes, Spence. 1...2...3."
She opened her eyes and uncovered her ears. The first thing she heard was a high pitched barking noise. And when she looked down at her feet their was the most adorable puppy she'd ever seen.
"Toby! You got us a puppy?" She exclaimed as she bent down to hold the precious pup in her arms.
"Yeah, when you left I got a little lonely because Aria left soon after and then Snow was upset because you weren't here." He kneeled down beside Spencer and rubbed the puppy's head."Tiger, here was able to keep me company."
"What kind of puppy is he?"
"He's a Maltese Shih-tzu mixed with red toy poodle and he's awesome, but someone's a little jealous." He gestured to under their bed where Snow was looking at Tiger with evil eyes.
"Oh my gosh, I almost forgot about Snow!" Spencer handed Tiger over to Toby and lured Snow out from under the bed, so she could show Snow some affection too.
"That's a shame that your forgot about our baby, Spence." Toby teased and she stuck her tongue at him."When are you gonna tell the girls about us getting married?"
"I was thinking that I'd tell them tomorrow."
"Why tomorrow?"
"Because I want to spend the rest of the night with the man I'm in love with. Is that alright with you?"
"Sure, as long as that man you love is me." Toby teased as he crawled over to Spencer to place a chaste kiss on her lips.
Spencer woke up the next morning alone. She didn't worry about it because last night over dinner, Toby told her that he was going to the doctors for a checkup because after his fathers heart attack, he's been more cautious when it came to his health. She would have loved to be snuggled up to Toby's body for a little while longer, but she had a lot to do today.
She had to get up and makes sure that Snow and Tiger were taken care of before she focused on herself. Toby was right, Snow was a jealous of the new addition because she was constantly wanting Spencer's attention whenever she was showing attention to Tiger. It was pretty adorable because Tiger loved Snow, so much, but Snow could care less about him.
After taking care of their pets, Spencer got into the shower to continue her morning. She put on Toby's Hollis sweatshirt and a pair of his boxers. It was Monday and she didn't have classes today, but she did have a few papers to type up. That's why she tied her hair up in a messy bun, made her a fresh pot of coffee, and settled down in the den with her laptop. She was only a paragraph in when there was a knock at the door.
She was going to ignore it, but then the knocks just kept coming. She groaned in frustration before pushing her laptop aside and heading out of the den to the front door. Before Spencer could even unlock the door, the door was pushed open and in walked Hanna and Aria.
"I told you to only use the key I gave you for emergencies." Spencer said sternly to Hanna as she closed the front door.
"As a matter of fact, I didn't even use the key. Caleb taught me a few tricks for a lock." Hanna winked at her before going into the kitchen followed closely by Aria and Spencer.
"Okay, what exactly are you guys doing here?" Spencer asked Aria.
"Don't look at me. I'm just the pregnant woman who got dragged here because Hanna wanted to come see you." Aria explained as she awkwardly climbed up on one of the stools to sit down.
"I have exciting news and I wanted you guys to be here when I share it." Hanna said.
"Then why isn't Emily here if it's important?" Spencer asked.
"She said that she had an emergency with Paige, so I'll just have to tell her later tonight." Hanna took a deep breath before she smiled widely and said."Caleb and I finally set a date. We're getting married in three months on November 4th."
"Han, that's great!" Aria exclaimed as Hanna came around the island to hug her tiny friend.
"Yeah, Han, it's great!" Spencer said as she reached over to join their hug to form a group hug.
"Ouch! Spence, your ring just cut my forehead!" Aria exclaimed as they dispersed from their hug. She rubbed the cut on her head as she glanced over to Spencer's hand to see what cut here."Spencer, is that ring what I think it is?!"
Spencer shyly bit her lip and nodded her head as she held up her wedding for her friends to see."We got married two days ago."
"Oh My Gosh!" Hanna shrieked as they all hugged again."I can't believe you're married. Why didn't you tell us?"
"I was going to today, but you guys beat me to it." Spencer said as she went over to the coffee pot."We didn't even have a real wedding, we got married at the courthouse. But we were actually planning on having a beach wedding towards the end of November."
"I think it's a great idea because that's such a beautiful place and time to have a wedding. Don't you think so, Han?" Aria said.
"No." Hanna said in a snarky tone causing Aria's jaw to drop and Spencer to stop pouring her coffee. Things were about to get serious."She can't get married in November because me and Caleb are getting married in November."
"Why is it going to be problem? Han, we're not gonna have our wedding the same day as you." Spencer explained, but that didn't seem to ease Hanna's worries.
"Umm, Guys." Aria tried to cut in, but that didn't stop them.
"Spencer, you can't do this to me. You're making this into a competition. First you marry Toby, before I get married. Then you want to plan a wedding the same month as me to out do me."
"Wow! Where is this coming from Han?" Spencer asked angrily as she crossed her arms over her chest.
"Guys-" Aria tried to cut in again, but to no avail.
"Oh, please. Spencer, it's always been a competition for you, the word competition is your middle name and your just doing this to win at everything!" Hanna snapped.
"First of all, I married Toby because I love him. Second, I can't help I've been more focused on a life plan unlike you, who's too busy to think about anything other than shopping!" Spencer snapped back, but she was high on adrenaline and her next words slipped out of her mouth before she could stop herself."If you want our weddings to be competition, then may the best bride win."
"Guys!" Aria yelled and finally got the attention of Spencer and Hanna."My water just broke."
Toby was sitting on the examination table in the hospital waiting for his doctor. He was at the doctors for a standard check to make sure things were functioning properly. His fathers heart attack had him thinking that he had a wife to provide for and future kids to take care of and he can't do that with bad health. He sat up straight when the door opened up and the doctor entered the room.
"Toby, we've got the results of all of you're test." The doctor scanned the papers to give Toby his results."You have a perfect bill I health. You have nothing to worry about if you keep exercising and eating healthy."
"Thank you, sir. That'll be good news to take home to the wife." Toby joked as he stood up to shake the doctors hand.
"I'll have the nurse come by with the release papers." The doctor said as he stood to leave the room.
"Thanks again, Doc." Toby said as he watched the man leave. Expect this time, the doctor left the door open.
Toby thought it must have been a mistake. He walked over to close the door when something caught his eye. Across the hall inside of the slot by another room was a file. But this file had big block letters that said Fields, Emily. That couldn't be right. Emily told him that she was with Paige back at her Stanford.
He couldn't resist this opportunity. He looked both ways down the hallway to make sure no one was there. He crossed the hallway in two big steps and picked up Emily's file. His eyes scanned the pages, but his eyes had to be deceiving him.
"Brain tumor?" He muttered to himself in disbelief. He shook his head as he felt his chest tighten. The chart says she's had it for months."No way."
He clenched the file tightly in his hands as he stormed into the examination room. He felt his chest tighten even more when he saw Emily sitting on the table with a hospital gown on.
"Toby?" She said in confusion. She had noticed that he looked angry and his eyes were red, like he was trying to hold back tears. She looked down to see what was in his hands and her heart stopped when she saw her file."You know."
"We need to talk." He said, but before be could talk a text came through on his phone. He pulled out his phone to read it quickly.
Aria'a in labor! Call Em and Paige and tell them to meet us at the hospital ASAP!
-Spence
"We have to go. Aria's in labor." He said hurriedly as left the room to give Emily privacy to redress. Stopped and turned to her and said."We're not done talking about this."
"I'll tell you everything just not today and don't tell the girls. We'll talk tomorrow." Emily said and Toby nodded his head in agreement before he finally closed the door after him.
