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Chapter Ten
After two dreadful weeks of being locked up in musty old hospital. Wren had enough. Even if he knew, going home would still be the same routine. He would be helpless, and unable to walk around, or really take part in any physical activity. He was happy to be home, back with Spencer and Toby who still seemed to be avoiding each other's paths. Well, at least Toby was avoiding Spencer's. He knew it wasn't fair of him to just drop her like that, but it was the best he could do. Wren was already going through so much, the accident, losing his job because of the accident, and not being able to really do anything;being helpless. Toby knew that even if Spencer had felt the same way or not, that it wasn't going to happen. Especially now. Although, a little part of his heart would also hold on to her. Even if Toby thought he could let go, he would always be attached to her. He would always have the stain of her on his heart. She would always be there. It was like a carving in a tree, it would fade away, and leaves would cover it making it invisible to by standers. But, to the person who created it, would always know it's there. Unless, you cut it down completely. Toby, wasn't about to cut Spencer out of his life completely though, he didn't want too. He was simply just waiting for the feelings to fade, and become invisible. He had to convince him self, and others, that Spencer was nothing but a friend. To do that he was going to have to move on, and find another girl to fawn over.
"Wren, do you want easy mac or a frozen pizza?" Spencer asked eyeing up and down the fridge. Once again they we're out of food.
"You don't have to cook for me." He shot.
"Wren," She cocked her head at him. "I wouldn't be letting you cook anyways."
"I'm not that bad of a chef." He defended.
"Uh-huh," She laughed as she pulled a frozen pizza out of the freezer. "Tea doesn't count." She sneered.
"Ha Ha." He smirked. "Like you're any better?"
"I am actually." She smirked smugly before preheating the oven. "I don't burn everything."
"I don't-"
"You burned noodles." She said shaking her head with a hearty laugh. "I didn't even think that was humanly possible."
"Well, see. I taught you something." He said smiling smugly.
"Well, call it whatever you want." She laughed. "But, i'm cooking tonight."
"Any things better than that hospital food." He winced. "I don't even think that chicken was real meat, I think it was rubber."
"Eh," Spencer shrugged. "Some hospitals have better than others," She said briskly desperately wanting to get out of the topic of hospitals. Next month she was starting her work at the hospital, the one Wren used to work at. Now, he was currently unemployed and Spencer felt horrible. Didn't people have any compassion? She knew after Wren recovered, he would find a job instantly. But, he had to start all over, and he would always have being fired on his resume.
"Where is the chef any ways?" Wren asked implying to Toby who usually cooked for the two.
"I don't know." Spencer said slouching on leather recliner chair across from where Wren was laying on the couch.
"You two are acting strange-"
"Huh?" Spencer said abruptly.
"Just, I mean" he stumbled on his words. "Not as in individuals, but together." His voice trailed. "Did something happen?" He asked skeptically knitting his forehead.
"No?" She said taking her eyes away from Wren and to her wiggling toys as she hugged her knees.
"You would tell me, right?"
"Sure." She said smacking her lips. "but, nothing did. So."
"Just asking." He said softly.
Well, as his friends conversation took place, Toby sat in a bar with, his good friend's Holden, and Caleb. Holden was from work. Caleb was his dorm buddy for his first two years of college.
"You're not over her, man." The curly brunette said.
"I am." Toby said contently.
"Holden's right." The shaggy haired scruffy looking man said nudging Holden with his elbow. "Dude, you can't just go from one day being all lovey dovey over her. To the next, saying you're 'just friends'." Caleb said with a scoff, as if it was utterly insane. "Here's what you need to do: Stop being a wuss." he said emphasizing on the last phrase.
Toby honestly didn't even tell these guys about the kiss, he knew they would react worse than Emily. Matter of fact, he talked way more about Spencer to Emily than these two, so he knew convincing Emily he was over Spencer would be a lot more harder than these two goons.
"Look, I kind of get it." Holden shrugged sipping his beer. "Bro's before hoes!" He chanted with a fist slamming on the table.
"Yeah," Caleb agreed. "But, she's hot." Caleb pointed out.
Toby rolled his eyes. It's not like he was dating Spencer, but he got mad when ever some one referred to her as 'hot' or a 'hoe.'
"Look guys," Toby stated. "We are friends. End of story. Let's move on." He smiled taking a drink of his scotch.
"Fine," Holden slurred, his mess of his hair covering his eyes. "Next girl that comes into bar, go get her number." Holden slurred pointing to the entrance of the bar which was still view-able, but also across the room.
"No," Toby said shaking his head.
"Look, I'm not saying you need to have a one night stand with the girl." Holden rolled his eyes. "I know you wouldn't dare. Just get the chick's number. If she's hot, call her. If not get her friends." Holden smirked smugly taking a sip of his beer. "I would go with you for moral support, but I don't think my gee-eff would be up for that." He said with a foolish smile on his face.
"I'll go with you." Caleb said firmly.
"I don't-"
"Yes." Caleb urged with a smile. As if on cue, the bells chimed, signaling someone coming into the bar.
"Yeah, no." Toby chuckled watching the two middle aged men walk through the door. "I'm not really into that."
"Yeah," Caleb's voice trailed with a hearty laugh. "We'll wait till the next one."
But soon enough the bells chimed again, and in came two girls. One was blond with short wavy hair, she wore a pink flowly blouse and white denim short shorts. Her friend was a dark brunette who was shorter than the other, with crazy curly hair that came to her shoulders, and wore a red pencil skirt, and black top low cut top.
"Well they're they are. Our dream girl's." Caleb joked as he stood up. "Which one do you want?" He turned his head to his blue eyed friend.
"I think I'll go with the blond, the other girl reminds me of this girl I use to know in high school." He said awkwardly implying to Holly.
"Whatever man, they're both hot. I think the universe is in our favor," Caleb said patting Toby's shoulder. "Let's go make destiny happen." Caleb said as he made his way up to the two girls who were now at a small square table that sit four. Caleb took a seat next to the brunette and smiled at her.
"May I help you?" She asked looking at him with eyes filled with disgust. Caleb looked around, and rolled his eyes at his friend who was still standing up.
"I'm Caleb." He said with a smirk looking into her dark coffee bean eyes.
"And I'm not interested." She said smugly rolling her eyes away and whipped her head away, her hair flying everywhere. The blond gave him a confused glance, and then looked her her friend widening her eyes. Girl talk. Caleb thought with a rolling of his brown eyes.
"I'm sorry about my friend." Toby said tugging his friend away from the two. "He can be rude." He said locking eyes with the blond with sky blue eyes, who sat across the lady who just turned Caleb down completely.
"We'll you're being a little rude too?" She spoke with a smile. "Not offering your name."
"Oh," Toby nodded foolishly letting go of Caleb's shirt, letting him slump back down. "I'm Toby."
"Hanna." She said her grin moving on up.
"You should join us." The brunette said gesturing to the seat next to the blond; Hanna.
"Sure," Toby said slowly shooting a confused glance at Caleb, who shot him a 'just go with it' look back.
"So now that everyone's formally introduced, I think it's time I learn your name." Caleb grinned looking at the brunette expectantly.
"Mona." She replied pursing her red lips.
"Well would you ladies care for a drink?" Caleb offered flirtatiously.
"Yes!" Mona chanted.
"That's why I came." Hanna snickered her voice high, and light.
As the evening went by, Toby was suprised at how well it was actually going. Although, the thought of Wren and Spencer alone popped into his head when he glanced over at Holden in the corner of the bar who was nearly passed out. Toby hadn't realized with him avoiding Spencer, how much time Wren and Spencer had been having alone. Although, they were all just friends. No need to be jealous eh?
Back on the other side of town, a much calmer situation was going on. The two friends were simply just watching house, Wren had insisted. Spencer on the other hand was reluctant since it contained doctors and hospitals.
"Spencer, you don't have to avoid the word 'doctor' or 'job.'" Wren laughed. "I'll be okay. With my degree, it should be easy. Besides i have savings." He said surely.
"I just feel bad." She shrugged wrapping the blanket around her more tightly. "You got me a job, then you get fired. It's not fair."
"A lot of things aren't fair." Wren mumbled with sigh looking back at the TV screen. Spencer couldn't argue with that. Over the past two weeks, she had probably had three conversations with Toby. He would simply just run off, if they even got into a real one. It wasn't fair that he was acting like she had ran over his cat, or something ridiculous like that. He really made no sense to her, and as much as she enjoyed the little kiss. She wish it hadn't happened. She wished she hadn't even volunteered to 'pretend' to be his girlfriend. Was he really that oblivious to her flirting with him, or was he simply just not into her? But, then it wouldn't make sense that he was ignoring and avoiding her. Maybe he was just embarrassed still about the kiss. All Spencer wanted was things to go back to the way they were, when she could look at Toby Cavanaugh as one of her best guy friends, not 'I love you, let's be all cutesy and couple like'. But, it was too late for that, she had already fallen hard for him.
"Spencer?" Wren said for the fifth time.
"Sorry." She said sitting up. "What?'
"I asked you if we had any ice cream." Wren explained. "Are you okay?" He said concerned.
"Huh?" She said innocently. "Yeah, I was just so into watching house that-"
"House ended ten minutes ago." Wren laughed. "Who's the guy?" He bit his lip lightly. Spencer's face ran white as a ghost, as she rushed to the freezer.
"I have no idea what you are talking about." Spencer said acting cluelesss as she searched the freezer. "We have Vanilla."
"Alright," Wren said. "Would you mind-"
"Not at all," She said quickly setting the ice cream on the counter, she certainly wasn't about to tell Wren about her little school girl crush on Toby. He was his best friend. Never going to happen.
Back at the bar, Toby was still oblivious to the events corrupting back at his apartment as he listened to Holden sing his heart out at the mic. It was karoke night, and maybe it would have been a better idea to take Holden off the stage, but where's the fun in that?
"Opps I did it again," Holden belched on stage swinging with the mic with one hand, and taking a gulp of beer with the other. "I played with your game, got lost in the game. Oh baaaaaaabbbbby!" Holden screeched getting the lyrics mixed up.
"Wow who is this guy?" Hanna laughed hysterically.
"I actually know him." Toby laughed ducking his head down.
"It might seem like a crush, but i'm not serious!" Holden belched on stage squinting his eyes at the lyrics rolling on the screen before him.
"You know him!" She laughed. "Well you should invite him over to the party." She smirked.
"Yeah, maybe after he embarrasses his self a little bit more." Toby chuckled sipping from his beer bottle.
"Are you gonna sing?" Hanna said batting her long eye lashes.
"He should!" Caleb yelled. "I use to hear him in the shower, man. He's great. But modest this one!" Caleb slurred.
"I'm not." Toby shrugged ducking his head down.
"You know we should do duets!" Caleb said eagerly. "Me and Mona, genst you guys." He slurred. "Winner pays for drinks."
"oh and i thought you lovely boys we're paying for us?" Hanna sneered.
"One drink. We were buying one drink." He slurred holding up two fingers.
"I think we should do it." Mona squeaked.
"Toby?" Hanna said with a smirk glancing at the blue eyed boy a glimmer of hope lingering in her blue gem eyes.
"Fine," He gave in with a grin.
"Wooo!" Mona cheered raising her shot glass, and then gulping it down.
When Holden got booed off stage, Caleb and Mona headed on stage and got ready to sing another oldie by the back street boys. Leaving Hanna and Toby for some alone time.
"So," Hanna said said running her fingers through her bangs. Which made Toby instantly think of Holly, thus being another one of her habits. "What's a charming guy like you doing in a bar any ways." She poked his chest gently with a giggle.
"I'm not sure what you mean." He chuckled.
"Most guys that hit in me in bars, are totally jack asses." She rolled her blue oceanic eyes. "You," She tilted her head with a smile. "You are like some guy you meet in a coffee shop," She laughed.
Coffee shop? Really? He met Spencer in a coffee shop. Although they are just....friends. "Yeah," He forced a laugh. "All guys aren't perfect." He shrugged.
"Well, you're certainly the honest type." She laughed her eyes sparkling. "If you can really sing, than I say let's just go get married right now." She joked.
"I'm really not a singer." He laughed. "Caleb's just...drunk." He said with a small laugh.
"So is Mona." Hanna said tilting her head. "We really don't even have to sing, and i think we could convince them we won." She smirked.
"Yeah, well." Toby chuckled.
"You're too nice of a guy to do that?" She poked him again, shaking her head. "You're not gay are you?" She blurting a serious look on her face.
"No," He said smiling. "I'm not." He said firmly.
"Well then how about," Hanna said fishing through her purse. "You call me." She smiled holding her phone in her hand handing it to him the contact screen open, "Or I'll call you. I don't believe in all that shit, where the guy has to call first. Yadda Yadda Yadda." She giggled.
"Well okay then," He grinned before placing his number in her phone and pulled out his own phone and handed it to the perky blonde.
"So i'll be talking to you soon then?" Hanna said slipping her phone back into her silver purse.
"Yes." Toby's voice trailed. "I think so." He said softly.
And Imma end it there. Well as you see things are gonna get more complicated. And The reason i chose Hanna was even before the episode 3x06 aired. But they were so cute in that too. Lol i ship everyone in PLL, but Spoby over everything right? Right. Well ANYWAYS, Ashley Benson and Keegan Allen were like always together, and then i'm like "oh they would be cute." and yeah. So get ready for some drama. (; Hope you liked this chapter, even if it wasn't really Spoby :p. There will be a little spoby in the next one. But, it's a process. I like this chapter a lot better then my last chapter though even if it doesn't have spoby, so whatever. haahah. Thanks for the reviews, and 10 reviews, and a new chapter will be up tomorrow!