Hey guys! I hope you enjoyed my first chapter! Here's the second! I really appreciate your reviews! So, can you please keep them coming? The more reviews, the quicker I can put up the chapters! Sorry if the story is just random blabber at times, but it's really hard to get inspiration when your only 14 and you have school to focus on! Thankyou! Read and enjoy!
Recap:
The drive back home was silent. Once we reached my house, he finally asked me.
"What's going on? I hate seeing you sad!" he reached over and gently turned my head to look at him.
"They… they think it's you. They think you're A. Aria saw the hooded figure of A go into your house. They think he's you! I tried to tell them! But they wouldn't listen and they seem content on their answer!" hot tears started streaking down my face making my make-up run.
"Oh God. Spencer, you know I would never do something like that don't you?" he pleaded at me and when I looked at him, he looked hurt.
"Of course! I would never think that of you and I know that you would never hurt a fly! I'm so sorry! But, it was all Aria and Hanna! Emily just sat there, she didn't even try to stop them accusing you!" I yelled. The tears started running down my face even quicker. Toby reached over and embraced me as best possible over the middle console. I buried my face into his chest and cried, for the second time that day.
End of recap:
"Shhhh" Toby hugged me and kissed the top of my head as I sobbed against his chest. I tilted my head up and our mouths met. I slipped my tongue in between his lips, willingly and we stayed like that kissing, for ages.
"Come inside?" I mumbled against his lips. He nodded and we broke away from our kiss. He took my hand and led me to the door. I took out my keys and unlocked the door. I trudged up to my room, still hand in hand with Toby and sat him down on the bed. I went to my walk-in wardrobe to get my pyjamas (running shorts and a black singlet). I quickly changed and went back to my bed to find Toby laying down staring at the roof.
"Hey" I whispered. I wasn't sure whether he was asleep. He sat and looked at me.
"Hey" he replied. He patted the bed next to him, so I padded over and climbed up on my bed. He lay down and I placed my head on his chest as he wrapped his arms around me. I shut my eyes, wanting to fall asleep, but I couldn't. All I could think about was A. I had to find out who A was! I couldn't stop thinking about how Aria and Hanna had accused my boyfriend, my love, of being the person who has been threatening us ever since Ali was murdered. I suddenly felt my phone vibrating in my pocket. My eyes flew open and I tensed up. I think Toby felt me tense up too because his eyes opened and he was looking at me. I reached into my pocket to pull out my phone.
1 New Message
I gulped. I opened the message with shaking hands and read it. It said:
Spencer, Spencer, Spencer. Your little bitch pack seems to think that your precious boyfriend is me! Oh dear, what will you do? I don't want to win just yet Spence, don't give up on me! I have a lot more in stall for them , don't worry I got your back! ILOVEYOU
A
I threw my phone down, terrified of the person who had sent that message. What did A mean by it had a lot more in stall for my friends? I started panicking so I picked my phone up and texted Aria, Hanna and Emily. The text read:
S.O.S
It was all I needed to say and they would come instantly. I pressed send and put my phone on my bedside table. About half an hour or so later, there was a knock at the door. I went down the stairs, with Toby at my side, and looked through the peephole we had in the door. I saw Aria, Hanna and Emily all standing there with bags. They had worried looks on their faces. I opened the door and they rushed in.
"Spence! Oh, thank God you sent the S.O.S! I had to get out of the house! My parents were fighting again and I was thinking of going over to Ezra's house for the night. But luckily you texted! What's up?" Aria blubbered.
"A sent me another text. About you guys" I pulled my phone out of pocket again and opened it up. They each read it and their faces went pale.
"Wha…what does it mean?" Emily stammered. I went over to couch and sat down heavily next to Toby. None of the girls had noticed that he was here. Either that or they were just ignoring him.
"I have no idea! I was hoping you guys might know. But, apparently, A has my back and I'm scared because I don't want someone who has been tormenting me and sending me threatening me having my back!" I was really panicking now, but I calmed down a little bit when Toby put his arm around my shoulders and squeezed them in re-assurance. I wiped a lone tear that had dropped from my eye away. I drew in a deep breath and continued.
"Look, I know that we aren't really on great terms with each other, but I don't want to lose you to A like we lost Ali. So, please, be careful! A said he…"
"Or she" Hanna interrupted
"Or she, had something planned for you guys and I don't want any of you t get hurt! Especially after what A did to Hanna," I said gesturing at her leg which had fully healed since the hit and run"
"But we don't know that was A" Aria said.
"It was! I'm telling you, they came straight at me as I was running for you guys! If it wasn't A, they would have stopped and seen if I was O.K. But no, they drove away instead of checking! Who else would do that sort of thing?" Hanna looked quite pissed off. I didn't want this to end up in another fight.
"Look, it doesn't matter whether it was or wasn't A. I just want you guys to stay here for the night and I want you to be careful! Toby, can you get me a glass of water?" I turned to Toby and smiled.
"Sure" he kissed my cheek and got up to go to the kitchen.
"Why is he here? We told you that we thought…" Aria whispered furiously.
"Stop it! Just stop it! Toby is not A! You know how I know? He was here when A sent me the message! I had my head on his chest and his arms were around me!" I yelled at them. How could they still think Toby was A when A had threatened them!
"It could have been Jenna! He could have told Jenna to send the message at that particular time!" Aria was still whispering furiously. Almost as though she didn't want Toby to hear what she had to say.
"Guys! Stop it! I hate seeing you fighting! Toby is NOT A and you damn well know it okay! Spencer, I believe you" Emily finally spoke up. I smiled at her half-heartedly.
"Thankyou Emily. See! Someone believes me! You know what? I don't want you guys staying in MY house when your still accusing my boyfriend of being A. Aria, how do you know that Fitz isn't A? He may well be! You never know, you HARDLY SEE HIM!" I yelled at her. Her expression changed from worried to horrified.
"Oh, you did NOT just go there! I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT HE ISN'T A! UNLIKE YOU SPENCER, I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE MY BOYFRIEND IS ALL THE TIME!" she screamed at me.
"YOU BITCH! DON'T YOU DARE TELL ME THAT I DON'T KNOW WHERE TOBY IS! HE IS WORKING, NOT SCREWING HIS STUDENTS!" I screamed back, but as soon as I said it, I wish I hadn't, I saw the tears well up in Aria's eyes, she stood there for a minute not knowing what to do with herself. Then she grabbed her bag and ran to the door. She slammed it behind her.
"Nice one Spencer! I can't believe you said that to her! You know how much that will torment her?" Hanna ran to the door herself and made an attempt to follow Aria.
"Emily?" I looked at Emily who was just standing there.
"Don't worry, I'll stay. I believe you Spencer. I really do and I'm on your side no matter what they say" she hugged me and I hugged her back.
"But Emily, why? They're your friends too, but why choose me over them?" I asked her.
"Because… because I have a feeling that you're right. I know, somehow, that Toby and Jenna aren't A," she told me. I smiled and went over to the kitchen. I found Toby with his hands on the bench and head hung down.
"How much did you hear?" I asked him. I put my hand on his shoulder, but he shrugged it away.
"Enough to know that you posse thinks I'm A" he growled. I looked up at me, his face was wet with tears.
"You know that I would never hurt anyone don't you? You know that I would never want to kill your friends!" It was his turn to cry this time. I put my arms around his neck and hugged him. It was so strange for a guy to be crying, but at this point in time it was fair for him to be crying.
Toby POV:
I couldn't believe that my girlfriend's friends thought I was A.
"I'm so sorry Spence. You… you can't see me like this. I'm not supposed to be the one crying. It's not good for a guy to cry. I just… I just can't believe that your friends could ever think that I would be A!" my head dropped again. I looked back up at her and saw that my sadness was making her cry!
"Spence, please don't cry!" I whispered
"I…I'm not. It's just… It's just something in my eye" she lied straight out to me. I pulled into my chest for a hug and started stroking her hair out of instinct. Why were we such a mess? I had to stop crying. Right here, right now. I sucked in a big breath and stood up straight. I pulled my arms away from around Spencer. I was the guy and I won't cry, well, at least not in front of my girlfriend.
"Toby?" I heard Spencer whisper. I tilted her chin so she was looking directly at me.
"We will get though this. If your friends think I'm A, then let them. But I will prove them wrong. I will protect you from A no matter what. If we are going to go out, Spence, you are my responsibility. I can't let you get hurt otherwise… otherwise it would kill me" I fought back the tears that welled up in my eyes again.
"Toby, do you really mean it? But, what if… Gosh I don't even want to think it, but, what if A tries to kill you to get to me?" She asked me.
"I won't let A get that close to us. I love you and you are mine and I refuse to let anyone or anything get to you!" these were my true feelings and I wanted her to know them. I saw her eyes well up with tears.
"Spence, you gotta stop crying, it hurts me to see you cry" I begged her.
"I'm not crying, well, I am, but with happiness. It feels so much better knowing that I have someone watching over me and someone who will protect me from anything" she sniffled. I grabbed a tissue out of the box on the counter.
"Wipe you eyes, you make-up is running and we can't have that, can we beautiful?" When she didn't take the tissue, I wiped the tears away gently. She smiled and kissed me. I had to do something about this A person, it was breaking her and taking her friends away. Then it finally dawned on me. A wants them to be broken up so that it's easier for him to get to them! He wants to get at the individually! This person was very smart!
"I figured it out!" I exclaimed. Spencer was startled and looked up at me.
"You figured what out?" she asked curiously.
"A wants to break you guys up! That's his plan! He wants to get at you individually and target your individual weaknesses! When your all together, nothing can bring you down! You have each other's backs no matter what! But when your apart, you let your shield down and your weaknesses show! A will do anything and everything to break you up! You have to do everything in your power to stay together!" I told her. Her eyes brightened up and she stopped crying.
"You know Toby, you might actually be right!""
Spencer POV:
Toby is such a genius! A is trying to break us up! Why didn't I think of that!
"How… how did you figure that out?" I asked him.
"I dunno, it just dawned on me. I was just thinking about what Aria had said about me. I wanted to prove them wrong and then something clicked in my brain and BAM! There was the idea!" he shrugged. I kissed him with such passion that I blew myself away!
"Toby! You're a genius!" I exclaimed. We went back to kissing. My tongue slipped in between his willing lips. Toby pushed me up against the bench and our bodies fitted together perfectly; it was almost like we were made for each other. I felt Toby shove his hands underneath my black singlet top and place them on my skin. I shivered at his touch. My hands went from around his neck to the front of his chest. I fumbled with his shirt buttons until I had them all undone and his shirt was lying on the floor at our feet. I heard a moan escape from his mouth and I grinned to myself. This is what we needed after a horrible day. He hoisted me up onto the countertop and my legs were wrapped around his waist. His hands reached around to my back and undid my bra clasp. I pulled away and shook my head, beckoning to where I left Emily. I reached back and did my bra back up before we went upstairs.
"My room" I whispered to him. He nodded and grabbed his shirt up off the floor. We quietly padded to my bedroom and shut the door quietly behind us. There were no lights on, just a candle that was always lit on my desk. I was romantic and also, in a way, eerie. Toby climbed onto the bed and lay down in the middle, I laid down on top of him our legs intertwined and out bodies fit together perfectly again. He pulled my shirt over my head to reveal my bra. We kept kissing and I kept losing my breath, but I loved it. He started kissing me down my neck and suddenly, I was on the bottom and he was kissing my chest and down my stomach. I giggled and there was a knock at the door. Toby sat up from my stomach and grabbed his shirt off the floor. I grabbed my own shirt from the other side of the bed and yanked it over my head. The person knocked again.
"Coming!" I called. I turned on a few lights and grabbed a couple of textbooks making it look like I was studying with Toby. I went over to the door and opened it. It was Melissa.
"What do you want?" I growled at her. Of all people to be at my door, it had to be Melissa.
"I want you to know that your little friend is still downstairs asleep on the couch. Either bring her up here or get her out. I don't want to have a child sleeping on the couch while I have Josh over" she smiled her sweet, sick smile and walked away. Josh was Melissa's new boyfriend. He was tall with blond hair, blue eyes and fair skin. He was cute, but Josh is different from Ian and Wren. The difference was, I had a boyfriend this time and I wasn't going kiss Josh. I'm not even into him! I had to go and get Emily, who I left on the couch whilst me and Toby…
"Aria and Hanna!" I suddenly remembered that they had stormed out, Hanna going after Aria. I ran back to where I left Emily. She was on the couch with her eyes closed.
"Emily?" I called out her name, hoping she was only asleep.
"Hmm?" her eyes fluttered open and she sat up.
"Sorry to wake you, but, do you know where Mr. Fitz's apartment is?" I asked her.
"Um, no, why?" she asked.
"Because, we need to go and warn them about… bout A," I told her. Her eyes widened. She sat there for a moment and then suddenly, there was a big smash outside the back door. I ran to the door and opened it. There was nothing there though.
"Spencer!" Emily and Toby both shouted together.
Sorry to finish it at a cliffhanger, but, I didn't really want to reveal what happened yet. I know it's early in the story, but it was starting to just become a load of babble. So stay tuned and keep reading and reviewing for more chapters! Also, tell me, what do you think happened? Thanks guys!
