Chapter Twenty Eight

With Christmas only a few days away, and Spencer leaving tomorrow to Toby's parents place, she found her self packing, and cleaning like a maniac. Cleaning was a OCD she had, when she nervous. She would clean frantically, wiping the same spot for hours end. She wasn't just nervous, for meeting his parents, again. But, because she still hadn't told Wren the news. Toby, was obviously, annoyed with her at this point, and Toby wasn't the only one.

She picked up her phone, with a heavy sigh. 'One new voice mail' from a Wren Kingston. He's been calling her all week, and she's been answering, sometimes, but wouldn't stay on the phone for long. She would make up some horrible excuse of why she couldn't talk, and wouldn't even wait for him to form a British sentence, before she hung out. She hesitantly listened to the voice mail, sharply sucking in a huff of air.

"Hey, Spencer. We really need to talk, soon." Was all he said. His tone sounded indifferent, but she couldn't help but think something was wrong. Usually, the british man would have a certain chirp in his voice.

Spencer, threw her phone on her desk, and was startled at the voice coming from her open door. "Was that Wren?" Aria asked her hands on her hips, her eyes hard. Spencer didn't answer, but to Aria she was basically screaming 'yes.'
"When Are you telling him?" Aria demanded.

"Soon, I don't know." She mumbled annoyed pushing past the tiny girl, who was now her shadow.

"Your leaving tomorrow."

"I'm gonna be gone for four days." She shot back.

"Isn't Toby mad about this?"

"Of course, he is." Spencer rolled her eyes, wishing Aria would just back off.

"This isn't fair to either of them, you shouldn't keep him waiting."

The two girls walked into the living room, and there was Ezra eating a bowl of vegetable soup at the tiny circular wooden table. He looked up shifting his eyes between the two dazzled, as they continued to fight.

"Aria," Spencer groaned turning around, finally facing the shorter girl. "I'm just waiting for the right time,"

"And when's that? When Wren's dead?" Aria counteracted quickly.

"No!" She yelled. "Look, I'll do this soon."

"May I offer my opinion?" Ezra asked from his seat, as he continued to watch the girls. Both girls, simultaneously, darted their heads at him, shouting 'No'.

"You've been saying that forever!" Aria shook her head.

"If I wouldn't know any better, I would think I was in a relationship with you, not Toby."

Aria glared at her, folding her arms.

"So who's up for presents?" Spencer exclaimed, pulling a bright smile. Aria rolled her eyes at this, but Ezra was already up from his seat.

"It isn't Christmas." Aria muttered.

"Yeah, but I won't be here on Christmas, so you're getting your presents now." Spencer said trailing off to the bottom off the tree, to collect her friend's presents. Aria was about to protest, but Ezra whispered to her 'don't look a gift horse in the mouth'.

Spencer returned jolted back gifts in hands, it was completely obvious that Aria was clearly annoyed. But, Spencer just kept a fraud smile on her face, pushing the present in front of Aria, urging her to take it. Finally, she reluctantly did, like Ezra.

"Spencer, you can open yours, it's under the tree-"

"It's fine."

"Spencer," Aria cocked her head. "Stop using us as your human decoys."

"Ezra open it." She said reverting her eyes back to the man, hesitantly shifting his eyes from the present, to Spencer, to Aria. With a sigh he opened the present, revealing a hammock. Ezra glanced at it confused.

"I remember you said you wanted one as a kid, so I just thought," She shrugged her voice trailing. Ezra, just nodded his head with a smile, putting the present down.

"Thanks, Spencer."

"Aria," She looked at the girl, her lips pursed. Just then a bang came to the door, and noticing the stare down between the two girls, Ezra went over to see who was pounding on their door. When he opened it, a man with hazelnut eyes, and dark hair was staring at him.

"Hello," His british accent fled through, uneasily.

"Uh, Spencer," Ezra said whipping his head at the two girls in the living room. "Wren's here."

Spencer bulged her eyes, and darted her eyes at the door. Sure enough there was Wren, smiling at her, with a wave. Spencer forced a smile, and furrowed her eyebrows. How on earth did he know where she lived?

"Ezra, Sweetie, want to go watch a movie, in our room?" Aria piped up, a huge smile on her face.

"Sure," Ezra replied, knitting his forehead. Before leaving off with Aria, he shot a confused glance at Spencer. Once, Spencer heard the door slam, an awkward silence fell on the two.

"Wren," She said shyly swinging her arms back and forth casually. "How'd you find me?" She asked curiously.

"What, can I not visit you?" He asked.

"No," She sputtered. "It's just, you've um, never-"

"Aria, she called me up, and gave me your address." He said casually.

Aria. Spencer squinted her eyes, in annoyance. "Oh," was all she could mutter.

"Spencer, you've been ignoring my calls." His voice trailed with a sigh.

"I'm sorry," She began to say. "Wren, we need to talk." She swallowed hardly looking at the innocent man in front of her.

He agreed, and they sat down, after Spencer offered some tea, but Wren declined, surprisingly. "Um," She mumbled, as the man stared at her expectantly. Spencer felt like her tongue was numb. What was she supposed to say? "Wren," She said shakily. He nodded innocently, urging her to go on. She swallowed hardly, fluttering her eyes downwards with a sigh. "It's just, Wren I do love you," She cleared her throat looking up at him. "But, as a friend." She bit her lip.

He stared at her blankly.

"I'm sorry, I just." She sputtered. "It's not you." Her voice let out faintly. He still didn't say anything, "I'm sorry. Please, say something."

Wren let out a scoff, and rolled his head down. "You know, maybe it's suppose to be this way." Spencer's eyes were glued to him. "I got a job offer," He looked at her. "In Tennessee." He blurted. She widened her mocha eyes, surprised.

"Oh," Her voice cracked. "So, you're moving?"

"It's a great job offer." He said with shrug, his voice light. "And, without you, I don't see any reason not to take it." He said lightly. Spencer, nodded her lips sealed together.

"Well congratulations." She offered half-heartily.

"Thank you," His voice trailed.

"I'm gonna miss you." She spoke up, with a frown.

"me too." He said with a small smile, standing up and gesturing for a hug. Spencer stood up, instantly accepting the hug.

"So Toby?" Wren said after awhile.

She hesitantly nodded in response, and he offered her a sad-supporting smile.

Ugh, sorry. I really have no motivation to write this any more. I have no idea why. Maybe it was just this chapter. But, there is only like one chapter left. But, woo happy endings-kind of. Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy?

Sorry if it sucked.

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and if any one caught the hammock reference from one of my other chapters, kudos to you!