I'm so sorry that it took me this long to get a new chapter up. School has been consuming all my time, leaving me no time to write. The marking period is ending soon, so hopefully I'll have a chance to get some new chapters in very soon! Please comment and tell me what you thought! Where do you think this story is headed? I have something in mind, I'm wondering if you can sense it yet... I think this chapter is a little slow and unexciting in my opinion, but it needed to be here. I hope that you enjoy it though!
Chapter 3
Toby had finally arrived home- it was almost 6:00. He was famished; the product of a hard day's work. Before he even though about eating, he opened Spencer's texts. He looked at them, almost astonished. Maybe she did want him back! But what was she talking about? What did she need to tell him?
A very anxious Toby began to call Spencer. She was #1 on his speed dial, right where she belonged. After only 2 rings, Spencer picked up the phone. She was in tears.
"Toby, thank God!" Spencer said, in tears.
"Spencer, it's okay! What's wrong?" Toby asked.
"Toby, I love you, and I'm so sorry!"
"I love you too, beautiful! Calm down, it's okay." Toby tried to calm her down.
"I need to talk to you. Not on the phone. And not in my house, OR your house. It's not safe." Spencer sounded worried.
"I miss you… so much… Where can we meet? And can it be soon?"
Spencer replied "Meet me down at the kissing rock, at 8:00. I need to see you as soon as life will allow."
"Sure sweetie, I love you, and I'll see you then." Toby said with a smile.
"I love you too."
And they hung up.
After Aria left, Spencer still wasn't feeling great, and although Spencer anticipated relief of this strange feeling after she talked to Toby, it didn't come.
Spencer's phone rang again, but it wasn't Toby this time, it was Hanna.
Spencer picked up.
Hanna, filled with anxiousness, said "Spencer! Are you okay? Aria told us that you weren't feeling good! You never leave school early… Are you okay? Is it Toby? What happened? Or are you actually sick?
Spencer said, "Hanna! Calm down!
"Okay, but you need to tell us what happened!"
"Emily is there too?"
"Yes! Now spit it out!"
"Okay, okay! I'm not feeling well at all, I'm tired all of the sudden and my stomach is bothering me, plus I have a headache. As far as Toby, we talked over the phone and we're meeting at the kissing rock at 8."
"Ooohh!" Hanna and Emily cooed.
"It's not like that, I have to explain some things to him."
"Are you going to tell him about A?" Emily sounded frantic.
"I think so."
"Spencer. You know that telling Toby about A is extremely dangerous."
"I know it is. Either I tell him about A, or I make up a story within an hour."
"More lies." Emily said.
Hanna chimed in "This is spiraling out of control, guys. We have to do something."
"Okay, I think I'm going to tell him that there are things that he can't know about yet, for his safety. Hopefully he'll understand…"
"Spence, I hope he does too." Hanna added.
"Thanks guys, I'll let you know how it goes. I have to go prepare my argument."
"That's my Spencer, always prepared." Emily said.
"Thank you, talk to you soon, hopefully with good news!"
"Bye!" Hanna ended the conversation.
Toby tried to prepare himself for whatever was to come. He couldn't wrap his mind around any theories he came up with. What had happened between him and Spencer?
After pacing back and forth for two minutes, Spencer had to sit. She couldn't remember ever being this emotionally drained. She always got enough sleep, ate right, and exercised… She couldn't figure it out. But now was not the time to think about herself. She was meeting Toby in half an hour and had no idea how she would break the news that she couldn't tell him anything yet. As she laid on the couch, Spencer's mind drifted to places that made her uneasy. This was the toughest week of her life, and she couldn't understand any of her difficulties. She was off topic again. How would Toby react? Spencer thought, "What if he leaves me?" , and pondered for a moment, before she unwillingly drifted off to sleep.