Spencer Hastings stormed inside the house, much like her brother Jason had several hours before. Several minutes later, a breathless Caleb entered the kitchen and groaned while a calm whistling Toby followed Spencer inside the house.
-'Spencer, hello. How are you? What can I do for you?' Caleb pulled himself together quickly as he watched Jason's sister fume at decided to face her as soon as possible, knowing fully well she had a temper just as bad as his.
-'You can start by explaining to me why the hell my brother forced me to move into my ex's house? What's going... Hanna? Oh my God'. Spencer lost her words as she saw her friend descend the stairs. Half a minute later, she jumped out of her seat passing both Caleb and Toby, and threw her arms around the petite blonde in front of her.
-'I thought I heard your voice, Spence. I came downstairs to check if it was just my imagination'. Hanna returned Spencer's hug, letting her blonde locks hide her tears. The two eventually parted as a surprised Spencer began to put all the pieces of the puzzle together.
-'Aria. It was Aria that helped you leave Akimi. And then you ended up here with Caleb. I'm glad that you came to ask for his help. You'll be safe here. But that still doesn't explain why I was forced to leave my own house'. Upon hearing what Spencer had to say, a surprised Hanna turned to face Caleb. He sighed when he saw that the two women were staring at him the same look of curiosity in their eyes.
Hands entwined together, the pair of women made their way back inside the kitchen and sat down across the table from Caleb, while Toby studied the garden outside so there wouldn't be any other surprises for them that day. Caleb sighed again and gave Toby an irritated look which clearly said'You're a traitor for making me be the one to say this' before he started to explain what was going on.
-'When we take on a new client, we evaluate the risks and threats that their family or friends can face because of the situation and we try to protect those people as well. In your case, Hanna, there were only three persons that we felt were at risk: Aria, whom we're already protecting; your mother, who is still protected by the embassy staff and Spencer, your best friend'.
The two women exchanged worried glances as they both knew that Spencer had never been a fan of Akimi's and she definitely didn't hide her feelings whenever she was around him.
-'But why move me to Toby's place? Why not bring me here? Or send me to Jason's place?' Spencer asked frowning.
-'Because Toby's place is the second best protected place we have beside this one and keeping you two apart makes it easier for us to focus on protecting you both. And Jason also feared that if the two of you moved in together, one of you might end up killing the other in their sleep.'
Toby smirked as he listened to Caleb calmly explain everything because he knew for a fact that Jason was the one that suggested they move Spencer to Toby's place as things between him and Spencer weren't really over. Spencer noticed him smirk and gave him an irritated look as she realized she was stuck living with him for the time being.
Hanna shifted on her seat as she remembered why Spencer had left Toby despite how much she had adored the man. She also noticed that there was a layer of tension between the two. The pair always kept an eye on each other. If that's how they behaved now that they were supposedly over, Hanna wasn't sure she wanted to be around them if they ever got back together. Judging by the way Caleb watched them with narrowed eye,s he clearly felt the same way she did.
Hanna couldnt be sure, but she had a hunch Spencer's current situation was a set up between Toby and Jason. She knew saying anything about her hunch without having any evidence would only increase the tension and it definitely wouldn't solve anything so she chose to keep her mouth shut.
Somewhere else inside a small restaurant, Olivia set her fork on the table, her fruit salad completely forgotten as she listened as Jason told her his and Toby's plans of reuniting Spencer and Toby. Carefully finishing the bite she had taken, she frowned at him.
-'Jason. Have you completely lost your mind? Why would you agree to such a stupid idea? Your sister has been avoiding her ex for years and you suddenly decide to play match maker between the two of them?'
Jason shifted in his seat as Olivia gave him one of her disapproving his tie, he frowned when he saw how displeased Olivia was.
-'Livy, I may be in the wrong about my actions, but they need to snap out of the funk they are both in. Toby is always moping around like a lost puppy, whereas Spencer never spends more than a month in one place, always working and traveling. I worry about them both. That's why I agreed to this idea. It's time they got closure and moved on.'
-'Jason Hastings save this speech for your sister. And, for the record when she finds out the truth and decides to kill you, I'll hep her hide the body...'
-'Women solidarity at its finest, right?' Jason smiled for he knew that Olivia and Spencer had been close ever since they had first met, hitting it off right away. His smile turned into a frown when he noticed Olivia's ex boyfriend was heading towards them. Olivia sensed his sudden change in spirit and grabbed his hand as she searched his face for answers.
-'Hello Olivia. How are you? It's been a long time since we last saw each other'. Olivia froze in her seat as she heard Dillon speak. She pulled herself together quickly and turned her head to face him.
-'Dillon, I'm fine. I'm just enjoying my lunch date with my boyfriend, Jason. How's Tess? How is your wife doing these days?' She spoke in a calm voice, sending Jason a silent message not to hit the man in front of them.
-'She's fine. She's at home looking over Maxie. Well it's been a pleasure to see you again. Jason, nice to meet you'. Dillon then excused himself, went to the bar to grab his order, and left the restaurant.
-'If I tell you I'm alright, you won't believe me would you?' Olivia tiredly asked. Jason watched Dillon leave, his eyes narrowed.
-'I know he's your ex and that the two of you had an ugly break up,but why did his presence upset you so much? Baby what's wrong? What happened between the two of you?' Jason spoke softly as he watched Olivia cancel the rest of her plans for the day, before she ordering a glass of wine for herself. She hated drinking.
-'Tess used to be my best friend until the morning of my engagement party to Dillon when she told me he had gotten her pregnant. Their families were both set against an abortion so, in order to avoid a bigger scandal, they got married to each other.'. Jason felt his temper rise and he regretted not punching the man the moment he saw him walk towards their table.
Olivia rubbed her temple, knowing exactly what Jason was thinking.
-'After they got married, I left for my year-long internship in Venice, where we met. I stopped regretting what happened and moved on from the past because it brought you to my life. So why cry over spilled milk?'
Once they finished their lunch, they left the restaurant, Olivia's head resting on Jason's shoulder as they walked and his hand was wrapped around her waist. The made their way back to Olivia's place where they sat down on the couch and watched a movie. Jason played with locks of Olivia's hair until he felt her fall wrapped his arms around her he let sleep overtake him over as well..
Hello to everyone. Sorry it's taken me so long o update this, but I've been under a lot of pressure at work lately, this islike my first week-end when I finally have the time to breath a little. Anyway thank you to everyone who has reviewed, folllowed or favorited this fic so far. You guys are amazing. Katie thank you so much for your constant suport. It really motivates me to keep going. Anyway to everyone reading this... I hope you guys enjoy it.
Kisses N.
