She sat patiently in the car, waiting for Toby to come down the stairs. It was still cold outside, the wind blowing in the chilly evening air into the truck, which wasn't well conceived from the outside world. She shivered slightly, her breath coming out in small pants. She could slightly see her warmth breath exhale from her mouth, as she turned to the left to see Toby running down the stairs, throwing a red scarf around his neck, his beanie covering his ears. The snow battered down slowly on him, as he came to the driver's side of the truck, and he slid inside next to her.

"Ready?" He asked, as she nodded quickly in response. He looked at her as he turned his head to look at her, and he took off his beanie, and she shook her head, "No, I'm fine." But Toby smiled, and he still gently placed the black beanie over her head, covering the tops of her ears. "No, no. Spence, you look like Rudolph with that nose, it's the least I can do."

Spencer looked at the review mirror to see her nose was really red, and she covered it with her hands, and Toby laughed, leaning over and kissing her cheek. "You're so adorable." Spencer looked over at Toby, smiling gently. "Adorable, huh?"

Toby nodded, and began to press the truck forward in place, giving it a little bit of gas, as he kept his eyes on the road. "Yes, and many other things." He replied, as the truck began to warm gently up. Spencer looked at Toby as he continued to drive. She then looked down at her left hand, she used her right hand to touch the ring on her finger, tracing over the diamond surface. It was truly beautiful. There was no doubt about it. She felt the rise of butterflies in her stomach as the truck approached the bar. "Oh God." Spencer whispered to herself over and over again. Toby noticed, and he got out off the truck, walking over to her side, and opening her door. "Spencer, it'll be fine. I promise." He waited for her to come out of the truck, and as she did, she saw that the girls were inside already, all sitting at a table near the windows.

Emily had a purple beanie over her hair, a smile on her face. Hanna wore a black coat, edgy, but her style. Aria wore an outrageous pink leather jacket, and her hair was pulled into a braid. Caleb and Ezra and Paige were also there, Caleb wearing a green and grey plaid shirt, Ezra wearing a light blue button up shirt, Paige having a cream colored coat that went down to her knees, and jeans.

She was so nervous, she felt like she could puke. But at the same time, she felt excited. She was sure they were curious why Spencer and Toby asked them all there. And now… now she was going to tell them.

Toby held her hand as they walked into the bar, which already overwhelmed her with the scent of strong beer and alcohol. As she traced her eyes over to Hanna, she could tell she was already drinking from the strange glow in her blue eyes. Hanna saw them, and pointed. "Hey there! It's the lover birds!"

Caleb shushed her quietly, but he got up, and he smiled at Spencer gently, and Spencer smiled back as Toby gave him a brotherly hug. "Hey Caleb." Spencer welcomed, as she gave him a warm hug. He smelled of cologne, and some hints of beer. Emily, Hanna, and Aria were behind Caleb, and as Caleb turned around to go back to his seat, Hanna hugged Spencer tightly. "Woah, there Han. Don't fall." Spencer laughed, hugging her wild friend back. "So, what's this all about, huh?" Aria asked, as Hanna pulled away. Toby looked at Spencer, but Spencer just swallowed.

"Let's get, uh, settled first." Spencer could only say that. Aria and the girls looked at each other, but they sighed, and sat back down at the eight seated table arrangement. Four of them sat on one side, Hanna and Caleb, Paige and Emily, and then Toby and Spencer sat on the other side, with Ezra and Aria. Spencer made sure to keep her hands under the table, not wanting them to see the ring just yet. "So, how was your guys's Christmas, eh?" Caleb asked from across from Toby. Toby smiled. "It was unforgettable. How about yours?" Caleb raised an eyebrow at him, and asked, "Unforgetable, huh? In what ways?"

Everyone had their eyes on Toby and Spencer. Spencer looked at Toby, and he smiled at her, eyeing the ring on her left hand. "I think Spencer should show you guys."

It was time, oh no. All eyes were on her, and she knew it was time. She couldn't keep this to herself for another minute. Spencer swallowed, and she felt her heart race in her chest, as she slowly raised her hand up, over the table, and she allowed their eyes to follow her hand, as Emily and the girls screamed. Like, really, really screamed. All of their eyes widened, until all three were screaming out loud.

"OH MY GOD!"Emily gasped in excitement.

"YOU'RE ENGAGED?"Aria asked, jumping in her seat.

"HOLY SHIT!" Hanna screamed, tipping back her head, laughing.

The guys and Paige had their mouths open, and they looked at each other, as smiled spread on their faces. Aria and the girls raced out of their seats, hugging Spencer in her seat. Spencer laughed, and then she felt tears in her eyes. "Oh my gosh Spencer, we're so proud to hear this!" Emily gasped again, hugging Spencer's shoulders. Spencer felt tears in her eyes. Toby reached over and squeezed her hand. "I love you guys so much." Spencer smiled, as she looked at Toby. The girls settled themselves back down, and Hanna piped out, "Oh, you guys have to tell us what happened!"

All the prying eyes were on them again. This time, Spencer spoke up, smiling gently.

"Well…I woke up Christmas morning, and, well, Toby said that there was a surprise for me in the living room. When I went out there, he set up a bunch, and I mean a BUNCH of gifts, which, Toby, was way too much," Toby laughed as he held her hand, "And then… after I opened all of them, Toby said there was one more gift, and he reached into the tree and popped out a ring… and yeah, that's how I got… engaged."

The girls squealed in excitement. "Oh my gosh, that's so cute!" Hanna jumped, and Caleb smiled. "Congrats, guys. I'm happy for you." Toby looked at Spencer, and then back at Caleb. "Thanks Caleb, we appreciate it. All of you guys, thanks."

Spencer didn't really feel like drinking, but she had herself one beer as they all had cheers and Hanna told everyone how she and Caleb had went camping, and they decorated a wild tree all on their own, and camped out. Spencer loved how much Hanna and Caleb were different, but they made such an amazing couple. Ezra and Aria had stayed at his place, watching Christmas classics, and eating their favorite pie. Paige and Emily had gone Christmas caroling, and after they said they went in a hot tub, and drank eggnog, waking up and going jogging together. Everyone seemed to have had an amazing Christmas. Spencer was pretty happy with everything that was going on. After she finished her beer after an hour or so, she felt sort of sick. Maybe it was the previous nerves, or maybe she just was queasy in cold weather.

Toby never let her hand go once. He didn't drink much either, it was a habit of his ever since Spencer and him had previously gone to the bar and Spencer had ended up a crazy drunk. Spencer smiled at the thought, as Hanna talked about how she thought they were going to have to fight off a bear. But Spencer knew Hanna was just being, well, Hanna. She was the humor of the group.

Time flew by far too fast. Two and a half hours, and it was almost seven o'clock. Spencer felt exhausted, which was unusual for her. But, Toby saw her yawn at least four times, and he knew that was a sign. They all said their goodbyes, the girls congratulating Spencer and Toby again. She almost felt too tired to thank them again. Odd, odd, odd.

As they walked out of the bar, Spencer felt the air grow cold, but she felt hot, almost on fire inside. She kept it to herself, she was sure it was just the beer taking affect on her. Toby began to drive her back to the loft, and she stayed quiet mainly, until Toby said something a minute or two into the drive. "That went really well, don't you think?"

Spencer nodded, and she forced a response, "Yeah, they're really great."

Toby didn't seem concerned, he seemed happy. She was glad he was, she really was. She could tell that their responses took a huge affect on him, but, in a good way. She really did love him more than anything in the world. Spencer felt the heat rise in her stomach, but she closed her eyes to calm herself. The truck seemed super unsteady as they drove back, every bump over the road rocking her whole body. Oh, god, she felt so sick.

They finally reached the loft, and Toby pulled the truck to a stop. He climbed out, and Spencer knew she'd have to run to the bathroom. She felt it in her gut. She threw her door open, and she saw Toby was waiting for her at the top of the stairs. She climbed up each step, feeling lightheaded, and Toby slid the key in, unlocking the door. The door creaked open as an easy breeze brushed Spencer's locks of hair behind her neck. He opened the red door, and Spencer immediately ran through the loft as her stomach raged with fire. Toby raced after her as she ran into the bedroom, throwing the bathroom toilet lid up, and vomiting out all of the food she ate that day. She hit her knees against the tile, coughing as tears welled up in her eyes.

"-Spencer, Spence!" Toby kneeled beside her, pulling her hair away from her face gently, as she coughed over and over again. Toby's eyes were moving fast, looking at her face, then at her shaking back, as he used his free hand to rub her back gently over her spine. She shivered and she felt her hand quench her stomach. "Spence…" She heard his voice was full of concern, as he brought her to his chest gently after she calmed herself. She shook as he rocked her gently in the warmth of his chest, his arms proving to not let her go. "I don't know what happened, I just felt sick, and I"—

"It's fine, Spencer. Just try to relax, okay?"

Spencer nodded but she felt like her stomach was on fire. She felt more tears well up in the corners of her eyes, as she felt her throat grow tense with small sobs. She then started to cry softly, and Toby shifted as he pulled her closer to his chest, than he gently stood up with her in his arms, as he exited the bathroom, and he slowly placed her onto the bed. Spencer curled into a ball facing Toby, as he leaned next to the bed, touching her forehead with the back of his hand, his other hand resting on her knee.

"You're really warm, Spence. Did you drink a lot?" Toby asked, his eyes searching hers as she cried slightly, pouting, "No… no."

He leaned over her, kissing her forehead, and then grabbing her hand, his other hand still on her knee, his thumb rubbing soothing circles along her knee. "I'm going to go grab you a cold towel, okay? Just try to breathe Spencer. I'll be right back."

Spencer could only nod, as he worriedly rushed into the bathroom. Spencer stared at the door; it was sideways due to her vision from lying on the bed on her side. She felt like the loft was too still and quiet, then she heard the sink run, and drips of water platting down the drain. She heard the squeak of the facet being turned off, as Toby's silhouette reappeared from the doorway, as he walked next to her, with a white towel in his left hand. He gently pressed the cold cloth to her forehead, and she closed her eyes. He touched her hip, and she could feel his eyes on her. She opened her eyes slightly, to find him staring at her, his eyes lost, confused, worried.

"How are you feeling?" He asked, kneeling down on his knees, adjusting the towel on her forehead. Spencer couldn't find her voice for a few seconds, before she replied back, "I don't know…still a little bit sick." She felt a jump in her stomach, and she closed her eyes quickly. Toby then saw, he felt terrible for her.

Watching her whither in sickness hurt his heart. It hurt him to the point where it even brought him physical pain just to see her this way. His head hurt from trying to figure out logical reasons for this, she was definitely not drunk, but she seemed eerily pale and the color was drained from her face. Her forehead was sweating, and he tried to bring down her temperature with the towel. He felt awful because he felt like he couldn't do anything to make her pain go away. "I'm so sorry." He whispered to her, leaning in closer to her, his hand tightening around her waist, as he looked down at the floor.

He felt her small hand touch him under his chin, and raise his face to look at hers. Her wide brown eyes were tear stained, and his right hand reached up to her face, stroking the tears away from the left side of her face with his thumb. He felt sick as well, not literally, but that he wasn't a doctor, he didn't have the tools to help her. He stared into her eyes, as she smiled slightly. "Don't apologize Tobes. You're the best fiancé that I could ever have."

"But…" He began, but she placed her thumb to his lips. "Shh, it's okay. It's okay, no buts." He went silent, but he still felt bad. He could tell she was still feeling sick by the way she was clenching her stomach with her right hand. He looked down at her stomach, and Spencer followed his gaze.
"Okay. Do you want me to get you some Tums? For your stomach?" He asked, lightly touching her stomach. She breathed in, and she looked at him, nodding quickly.

She felt bad that he was feeling responsible for her sickness, he was always so protective, but she loved that side of him. She knew he'd always be there for her, like he had many times before…

"102! Spencer, you need to go to a doctor!"

Spencer was lying on her couch in her house, it was her near the end of her senior year. She warned Toby to keep his distance from her, she had been sick for a day, her temperature rising profusely. He was pacing in front of her, his hands pressed to his forehead in a worried place. "Toby, it's fine"—

"No, it's definitely not fine. Spence, you're really sick." He stopped pacing, as she looked sadly at the ground in front of her. He sighed, as he sat onto the couch, at her thigh. He touched her back lightly, as she felt the heat of sickness hit her. She grew dizzy, and had to lie back. "I'm sorry. I've just never seen you this sick before, I just… I want to help you."

Spencer looked over to him, gazing into his deep blue eyes, as she touched his hand, remembering to not touch him too much, scared of getting him sick too. "Toby, you're helping me just by being here. Really, I love you so much." She watched him as his eyes lightened up at the sound of her confessing she loved him. He leaned over her, grabbing her hand into both of his. "I love you too Spence."

Spencer smiled, but then she felt sick. Toby immediately grabbed the trash can that was empty next to him all day, and he leaned next to her, rubbing her back, as she leaned over the trash can, but nothing came out, she just felt sick, but empty. "Still no doctor?" Toby asked, rubbing her back still, as he held the trash can under her still. Spencer shook her head. Toby smiled, "You're so stubborn Hastings."

Spencer smiled, as he placed the trash can back down. "Who needs a doctor, I've got you."

She spent the rest of her twenty hours sick watching movies on Netflix, Toby never leaving her side. Not once. And not ever.

Spencer remembered those moments, some small, some great like those, but she'd never choose one moment over any other. She loved every moment she had with him, no matter what. Even right now, as she felt another burst of heat hit her stomach. Toby came back into the room, as Spencer's eyes widened. She thought back to all these great moments with Toby, but she forgot... oh my god. The sickness, the dizziness... could it be...?

Numbers flashed across her mind, as she thought back to all of the time she spent with him during the Christmas holiday, and now, she had completely forgotten about…

Toby raced next to her, a Tums that was red in his hand. "Spencer, what's wrong?"

Spencer nervously looked at Toby slowly, as she murmured; "Toby…"Toby touched her hand, and answered with, "Yes?"

She looked up to him, Toby's nerves growing as she seemed more and more scared. She closed her eyes, and she seemed to shake. Toby felt really scared now, and he asked her, "Spencer, what's going on?"

She looked at him now, as she shakily said, "Can we go to a drugstore?" Toby nodded, but he then asked her, "Of course, what do you need?" Spencer answered with:

"I'll need a lot of Tums and…

…and a pregnancy test."

Toby's world froze, as Spencer looked up at him, her vision growing blurry with tears…