A/N Yay for new chapters! hahaha! I know that some of you are confused as to what is going on, but withing this chapter and/or the next, everything will be crystal clear! And for those of you that do understand, the next few chapters will be very enjoyable!
Chapter 11
Within minutes, Emily and Hanna arrived at Spencer's house. Aria opened the door for them, and they went upstairs to find Spencer lying flat on her bed with her arms crisscrossed over her face.
"Umm… What's going on?" Emily questioned.
"Sit, guys." Aria said. "Does anyone want anything to drink?"
"No." Hanna said. "Just cut to the chase. I need my sleep."
"I'm not sure you'll be getting that tonight." Aria answered.
Hanna and Emily looked at Aria with a questioning stare. Then they looked over to Spencer, who was now sitting up on the bed. It was silent. There was a delay in speech.
"… Say something! What's going on here?" Hanna was almost yelling.
"I need to tell you guys something, and I need your help figuring it out." Spencer said quietly. "…I…I…I'm pregnant."
Aria put her hand on Spencer's shoulder.
"Spencer… aren't you a virgin?" Emily asked Spencer.
"Are you sure? You're completely sure? Really, really sure?"
"Do you want me to take a sixth test, Hanna? Because I'd gladly do it right in front of you." Spencer said, seriously.
"No, Spence. I'm sorry. I believe you. This is just hard to take in." Hanna said.
"You have no idea." Spencer mumbled.
Emily interrupted. "Spencer… How did this happen?"
"I… I don't know, Em." Spencer said, as she started to break down.
All the girls rushed to Spencer's side and took hold of her. "I lost my virginity and I didn't even know it. I don't know to whom, when it happened, where it happened, how it happened…" Spencer managed to get the word out between cries.
"Umm, well, I think you know how it happened…" Hanna said.
"HANNA. Not helping!" Aria said.
"Sorry." Hanna apologized.
"Okay. Spencer. Breathe. It's okay." Emily said.
Spencer slowly recovered . I'm sorry. I'm just so emotional…" She said.
"I know, sweetie, I know." Aria whispered.
They sat, knee to knee on Spencer's bed, just thinking.
"Okay. We need to start from the beginning. How did you find out?" Emily asked.
Spencer took a deep breath before she started to explain. "Well, I've been so nauseous for about a week… I was puking like crazy. After a couple of days, I realized that it wasn't the stomach virus. I was also getting really bad headaches. I did some research, and the only thing I could come up with was morning sickness, which I assumed couldn't be happening to me since pregnancy wasn't a possible thing. I also noticed that I was late, which almost never happens…"
Hanna interrupted. "Speaking of, where do you keep your tampons? I didn't come prepared for a long chat… Not that you'll be needing them any time soon…"
Emily rolled her eyes.
"HANNA. NOT HELPING!" Aria shouted this time.
Spencer ignored Hanna and continued. "Anyway, it was late by a few days- not just one. Then, little Miss Aria here went out and bought a few tests for me, and then made me take them. I took the three that she bought me, and they all came out positive. I wasn't about to believe that, so I got four more out of Melissa's collection, and Aria and I each took two to make sure that they weren't defective. Hers both came negative and mine both came positive. That's how we found out."
"Wow… Spence…" Emily mumbled.
Spencer wasn't done talking. "…And then… and then I found a bump."
Hanna was stunned. "Like, a baby bump?!"
"It's really really tiny… You can only see it because Spencer is so skinny." Aria said.
"But it's there." Spencer confirmed. She looked down towards her tiny bump that was invisible under her clothes.
"You need to get to a doctor." Emily said.
"I know that Em! But I'd like to figure out how I got pregnant in the first place, before thinking about actually having a baby." Spencer said. That's when it hit her. She was having a baby. She took a breath, and bowed her head, taking it all in.
Hanna spoke. "Yes, can we please figure that out?"
"Isn't that what we're trying to do?" Aria asked.
"Yeah, but does it look like we're getting anywhere?" Hanna said.
Aria shook her head.
Emily thought of a possible cause. "Spence, do you remember having any hazy nights? Do you think that… that someone could have… possibly… raped you?" It was difficult for her to utter the words.
"Not that I can think of…" Spencer said.
"How about we call Toby? Maybe he knows something… Well, around the time of… this happening, you were always with him, right?" Hanna suggested.
"Hanna. That was the smartest and most helpful thing you've said all day." Aria said. Hanna flipped her hair over her shoulder flirtatiously, and shot a sweet "Thank you!"
"I'm not sure I want to tell him. What if I tell him and he storms out? He'll think I cheated on him! We're just starting to smooth everything out together. Telling him will ruin everything." Spencer said.
"We'll talk to him and make sure that he understands the situation before he has the opportunity to storm out on you. Spence, we need to figure this out, and right now, having Toby help is our only option." Emily said.
Spencer closed her eyes and quickly ran through her options in her head. She had very few. She was going to have to tell Toby eventually, and what better time to do it than the present? She took a deep breath, and said, "Call him."
Aria gave Spencer a big squeeze to let her know that it was going to be alright. Then, she quickly pulled her phone out of her back pocket and dialed Toby's number. It rang, once, twice, and then Toby picked up on the other end.
"Hello?" Toby said.
"Yeah, hi, it's Aria." Aria said awkwardly.
"Hi Aria… umm… What are you calling for?" Toby asked.
"I'm at Spencer's house, well, we all are, and we need to talk to you about something. So, could you come over here?" Aria asked.
"Uhh, yeah, sure. I'll be there in a few." Toby answered.
"Thanks Toby, see you in a little bit." Aria hung up.
"Now, that wasn't so hard, was it?" Aria asked Spencer.
"Are you kidding, Aria? Wait until he gets here, and we have to tell him that I'm pregnant. That call was absolutely nothing." Spencer replied.
"Well, now, he's coming, and we've gotta do what we've gotta do." Hanna said.
"I know…. Wait… guys? How are we doing this? What's the plan?" Spencer asked.
"Well, do you want us three to wait for him downstairs and tell him not to get mad about it, and to let him know that you have no idea how it happened?" Emily asked.
"That sounds fine… If he gets angry, I won't have to see it. But if he doesn't, just send him up after you're done, okay?" Spencer said.
"Sure." Emily said.
Spencer iterated, "You'd better get downstairs, it usually takes him three minutes tops to get here."
Aria, hopped off the bed and opened Spencer's bedroom door, followed by Hanna, and then Emily. Aria let the girls out, and then closed the door behind them.
As soon as they left, Spencer got a sick feeling in her stomach, yet again, and ran to the bathroom. She sat on the floor by the toilet and breathed in and out, deeply. She heard the doorbell ring. Toby. She thought. Shit.
The thought of facing him made her so nervous that she instantly hunched over and hurled. When she was done, she sat on the bathroom floor, and just cried.
A/N So what did you all think? How will Toby handle the news? And YES, he will be back next chapter for all of you that missed him! I missed him too! The next chapter will be here between next Tuesday and Thursday, whenever I find time to put it up (School starts next week!). The chapter is already finished, but ya know... So, review, review, review! I love reading all your feedback, and I always reply to every one I get! Thanks guys!
