Chapter 15- You're Going Down.
After being talked into going to see Melissa by Hanna the previous night; Spencer and Toby found themselves walking up the familiar pathway to the Hastings' house. It was hit and miss as to whether anyone would actually be in but they were willing to take that chance. Spencer knocked on the door loud enough so that whoever was in the house would know of their presence. About two minutes later Veronica Hastings was stood in front of them over the threshold.
"Spencer, what are you doing here?" the middle aged woman asked, a look of confusion covering her face.
"We're here to talk to Melissa. It's important." Spencer was trying to hide the fact that she was completely overwhelmed by the presence of her mother of whom hadn't spoken to her since she left to Toby's about two months previously. "Is she in?"
"Yes, she is. I'll go get her. You know you're allowed in right? This is your house too."
"This stopped being my house when Melissa moved back in; I'm only here to get information then I'm very much out of here."
"Fine, I'll go get her but I want to talk to you before you go please. There are still some things you have to explain to me."
"Ok." Spencer mumbled as Veronica turned back into the house to find her eldest daughter. She turned to look at Toby so that she could remember exactly why they were here; if he wasn't with her she would have probably tried to run away by now.
"Thank you for being here Toby." She flashed him a small smile as he pulled her into his waist and nodded towards the door where Melissa and Wren were standing.
"What the hell is this about?" Melissa snarled in the direct of the couple standing on the doorstep.
"So nice to see you too Melissa, I'm doing fine thanks." Both sisters were shooting daggers at each other. "We best go into the barn if you don't want mom to hear what we're talking about."
"Fine."
Soon enough all four of them were sat in the barn that Spencer had designed; anger was suddenly building up inside of her as she saw Melissa and Wren sat looking like they'd done nothing wrong. Her finger nails were digging into Toby's hand as she tightened her grasp trying not to lose control.
"Ow Spence" He whispered in her ear hoping that if she heard how she was hurting him it would help her calm down.
"Right, I think the both of you owe us an explanation." Spencer's voice rose as she said this. "Maybe you should start with what possessed you to do such a thing?"
"Oh and Wren we don't want some bullshit story about how I was there first. We all know that wasn't true." Toby cut in.
"Why the hell should I explain myself to you?" Wren growled, it seemed like he was trying to make himself sound more masculine than Toby. As soon as he spoke he was greeted with a slap on the leg by Melissa "What the hell was that for?"
"As much as I hate to admit it, she's right. We do owe them an explanation. We did a horrible thing to them Wren and we could actually be in a lot of trouble." Spencer never thought she'd be grateful about Melissa being the voice of reason but for once it made her feel like they were getting closer to the truth. Melissa cleared her throat before she started talking.
"Before I tell you any of this I just want you to know something. Spence, I am so so sorry. I shouldn't have done what I did and I swear to god there isn't a day that goes by that I don't regret it. You deserve someone to make you happy because I can now see how much you must have hated living here. I never thought that by us moving back here it would push you out of the house and I have to admit; it's quiet around here without you. I miss you Spencer." There was a look in her eye that proved to Spencer that there was at least some sincerity behind her apology.
"I just want to know a few things before I'm willing to forgive you. Would you have gone through with it? With the death threats I mean."
"Spencer I wasn't the one behind the death threats I swear to you! That was all him." She nodded towards the smug looking male that was staring at Toby. "I didn't know about any of that until you said it at the lake house. All I was guilty of was using your fear against you and trying to break you and Toby up. If I'd have known about the death threats that he'd sent to Toby then I would have shut the whole thing down."
"Oh so that makes it okay does it? Trying to take the one thing that means more to me in the entire world away from me. I already nearly lost him once Melissa and you're just lucky you didn't have to see me then. If you'd have succeeded then I'd found out it was you I'd probably be locked up right about now."
"I get how much he means to you Spencer I honestly do; at the time I was still upset about Ian going missing and you were still accusing him of murdering Ali. It all seemed right."
"Jesus Melissa you'd been –A for nearly 4 months? It would explain why you refused to go near me and all that shit with the baby. Once I found out you'd been faking the pregnancy after your miscarriage I put it down to the fact that you were hurting but now I get it. You're freaking messed up!" Spencer was yelling at her sister; she couldn't get it into her head that she had been doing it for so long and for such a stupid reason.
"Spencer shh" Toby could see just how angry she was getting and he knew that hearing his voice would have a calming effect on her. "It's okay, I'm here." As soon as he said that Wren's gaze switched from to floor in front of his feet, up to Toby's bright blue eyes.
"I swear Spencer I wouldn't have carried any of it on if I'd have known what he was doing. Wren came to me a few days before we found Ian with some drugs for him. He told me that he could see how upset I was about you accusing Ian of killing Ali and that I was still hung up over the kiss; apparently there was a way I could get back at you. Something about using the one person that you feared more than anything. I have no idea who that –A person was and I don't know why you're so scared of them but I know Wren was one of them."
"Oh yeah, make it look like it's all my fault. Remember that little chat we had that night Melissa? Is that what you want to happen?" Malice was lacing Wren's voice as he threatened Melissa right in front of her sister and Toby. She shook her head as she looked back to Spencer with fear in her eyes.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Toby could see it too as he spoke up. As much as he despised Melissa for what she tried to do to his relationship; he still hated the idea of him blackmailing her. "And don't bother with some smartass answer; I want the truth and I want it now."
"I'm afraid this has nothing to do with you; there's nothing you can do to make me tell you either. After all, you're only a carpenter." Wren's snide remark made Toby get angrier than he already was; as he rose in his seat still holding his eye contact with his enemy.
"Oh believe me, there is. I know things about you Wren. I know things that could get you into a lot of trouble; you wouldn't want that now would you?" A slight smirk took over Toby's lips as he thought of everything he had learnt from Mona in his time as being –A.
"I doubt you know anything; you're bluffing." His eyes were filled with fear.
"What about the night at the church? Spencer never did find out who killed Ian. Oh and what about the time when you drugged Emily? I wonder how much time that would get you? Drugging a minor is a pretty bad crime."
"Toby what are you talking about?" Spencer's voice was shaking as she looked into her boyfriend's eyes. Why had he never told her this before? Was he just waiting for the right time so he could use it to his advantage?
"Spencer baby, I'll explain later. I promise." The anger that was in his eyes suddenly faded as soon as he looked at Spencer; she made him remember why he needed to be calm.
"What else do you know then?"
"I wonder who dug up Ali's body. Oh and before you say I have no evidence; I definitely do. They always thought you'd go rogue before me. You would have done anything to get Spencer even if that meant selling them out. I know that you know who –A is. You were pretty high up the totem pole weren't you?"
Melissa and Spencer were sat at opposite sides of the room with their eyes locked together. It was obvious that the more Toby said was making Melissa want to throw up. Spencer moved her head as discreetly as she could to indicate to her sister that she should come sit with her. Her signal was very much registered as she rushed over to her side. Both girls were sat clinging to each other as Melissa sobbed into her sister's shoulder.
"Melissa, I never said you could move did I?" Wren was trying to distract Toby from saying anything else. "I advise you to get back over here before I make you move." Melissa rose out of her place by Spencer's side but was quickly dragged back down by the teenager.
"She's staying with me and she's definitely not going anywhere near you" Spencer spat.
"I hate to remind you but she's my fiancée now so she belongs with me. If you don't let go of her I will go over there and get her; you could very well be collateral damage."
"If you go anywhere near my girlfriend or her sister I won't be held responsible for my actions." Toby's rage was growing rapidly. How dare he threaten her? He'd rather die than let him hurt Spencer.
"Why don't you do us all a favour and shut the fuck up? You couldn't do jack shit to me if you tried. We all know that she belongs with me; I have my ways of keeping her safe. I know people."
"Can you hear yourself? Is there something wrong with you? I thought my sister was the twisted one but now I can see clearly that you were holding something against her. I have no idea what that is but I'm sure she'll tell me once you've gone."Spencer had pushed Melissa off her so she was stood up in front of Wren. "How dare you blackmail my sister then think that I'll go to you? I don't care about what Toby did because he loves me which is more than I could ever say about you. When you recruited my sister you knew she was fragile so you took advantage of that! Maybe I should be asking you if you would have gone through with it. Would you have killed me?"
"I was planning to. I knew that as soon as you got that text in lesson you'd want to be by yourself so that no one else could see you cry. Openly threatening you was the only way I could get you to go back to your house. I talked Melissa into taking me to the lake house so it wouldn't take as long to get to yours. I'd thought of an excuse to get out of the house so I could get you while you were by yourself. I don't know how you'd feel about being shot but at least that way it would be reasonably quick. There was a twisted smile on his face as he recounted his plans. "You would have deserved it Spence; how could you choose him over me?"'
Before she had time to reply Toby had pushed her gently to the side and punched Wren straight in the stomach causing him to double over in pain and fall to the floor. He kicked him in the stomach which made him yell so loud that Spencer's parents could hear it from the house; soon enough they were stood in the doorway of the barn watching Toby kick the body that was lying on the floor writhing in pain.
"Spencer, Melissa; what the hell is this?" There was a look of pure horror that had taken over Veronica's face as she questioned her daughters. "Spencer stop him! He's going to kill the poor man."
"Well he deserves it." Both girls replied with zero emotion in their voice. Spencer stood up and walked over to her boyfriend.
"Toby baby, leave him." She pulled at his arm guiding him away from the bleeding man. "I don't need you getting into any trouble."
"Is anyone going to explain what the hell this is?" Peter Hastings shouted through the room. "What the hell has he done?"
"You really don't want to know." Melissa whispered as she walked over to her fiancé that was laid on the floor. "As for you, you deserve to be dead. If you go near my sister again I will make sure you're the one that's dead."
"I want to know and I want to know now!" Mr Hastings pushed his daughter back onto the couch next to her sister before she pulled Wren up off the floor. "Start talking now."
"Oh, we don't need to talk." Toby muttered with his eyes still focused on Wren.
"Oh yes, while you're in my house you will tell me everything."
"No I mean, this should give you all the information you need." He lifted his phone up off of the small table next to the chair and started to play the voice recording. All three of the people that had been there to witness what was being played in real life were sat completely oblivious to the recording as the stared at Wren. By the time the recording had stopped after Wren explained how he was planning on killing Spencer; Peter had stood up and pulled the body that was sat motionless next to him back down onto the floor.
"You worthless piece of shit." He mimicked Toby's earlier actions as he kicked him swiftly in the groin. "You're the one that deserves to die."
Everyone was distracted by Mrs Hastings sinking to the floor in fits of tears. It was a complete shock to everyone in the room considering that Veronica Hastings wasn't the type of person to cry in front of others; she wasn't the type of person to cry at all as a matter of fact. Both girls ran to their mother's side to comfort her; the sounds of her sobs caused the other girls to start crying also.
After about five minutes of the sisters trying to calm their mom down they finally succeeded as they all picked themselves up off the floor. Veronica walked smoothly over to her husband's side that was still stood above Wren.
"You stay the hell away from my family, do you hear me? If you touch a hair on either of my girl's heads I will kill you." Spencer had never heard her mother sound so possessive in her life. "Actually, you have no choice. You're going to jail. For a very long time I might add."
Once the police had been called and the evidence had been provided, Wren had been shipped off in a police car to be looked over before they sent him to prison. Spencer and Toby had finally managed to get away from the Hastings house after Veronica practically begged her daughter to move back in with her family. Toby always thought that his girlfriend would buckle under the pressure that was being placed on her by her mother. But she didn't; she explained about how the only place she was safe was when she was with Toby and after a while her mom began to understand.
They were driving through the middle of the town when Spencer turned to look at the shaggy haired boy that was sat in the driving seat of their baby.
"I hope you don't mind me actually moving into your apartment with you. Permanently this time." Despite it being what she had wanted for so long she knew that it was a huge responsibility for Toby, he after all would have to start providing for two while she was still at school.
"Spencer, you should know by now that I couldn't wish for anything else." He turned to look at his girlfriend with love in his eyes and a grin on his face. "You belong with me Spencer; in our apartment where I can keep you safe."
"I love you Toby Cavanaugh." She shuffled along the bench seat in the truck and rested her head on his solid shoulders. She knew that was where she needed to be.
"I love you too Spencer Hastings. More than anything in the world."
I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Sorry I didn't upload anything yesterday I had a lot of art coursework to do :-) I go back to school on Monday as well so I might end up posting like twice a week instead of nearly every day :-( Stupid school.
Thank you guys for reading!
-Chloe :-)xx