About a week later I was sitting in the cafeteria with the girls. Things were much happier since Caleb had come back yesterday. That meant Hanna was over the moon and her excitement and happiness was always contagious.

"So both you and Jenna are going to see again?" Aria asked.

"It's just a possibility, Aria." I corrected her. "And besides it'll be a few months before either of us have the eye surgery."

"You don't sound too excited. Jenna hasn't shut up about it. She was talking about it before and after the two classes I have with her." Hanna commented.

"I am excited. But I don't want to get my hopes up in case it doesn't work out. And you guys shouldn't either. Yes, it has a high success rate, but nothing's perfect." I told them.

"You are so stubborn, Spencer." Mona laughed.

"Yeah, if you want to be cautiously optimistic, that's fine. But don't spoil it for us. Let us be happy and hopeful for you." Hanna added.

"But remember that we'll love you no matter what, Spence. If it works, then good for you and if it doesn't that's still okay." Emily said sweetly.

"Thank, Em, I know. And thanks to the rest of you too." I nodded in appreciation.

"So, how come Jenna is having in April but you're not getting it done until the summer?" Aria asked curiously.

"Jenna is going to a different doctor than I am. And early June, right after school gets out, was the earliest appointment my parents could get. You know nothing but the best for the Hastings'."

"Well, this summer we're going to celebrate whether or works or not. We'll take a road trip to Florida or something." Hanna decided and she sounded really excited.

"Sorry to interrupt you girls." Jason budded in out of nowhere. "But I need Spencer to come with me right now."

"Jason, what's going on?" I asked feeling a little panicky.

Jason was talking fast and sounded really worried. Usually in bad situations Jason kept a level head so I knew this was bad.

"I'll tell you on the way. But we need to leave now. And don't worry; I already had you excused for the rest of the day." Jason stated and helped me gather my things.

Jason was speed walking and several steps ahead of me as we exited the school and went out to his car.

"Jason, what's wrong? Where are going?" I questioned him once he was driving.

"I got a call from Veronica and she wants us to come to the hospital." Jason stated and I could tell from his voice that he didn't want to be the one to tell me.

Since Jason and I were so close, other people often made him the bearer of bad news. If someone was afraid to tell me something or just didn't know how I'd react, Jason drew the short straw. Sometimes I couldn't grasp the concept of, don't shoot the messenger, and I sort of felt bad for Jason.

"Is she okay? What…what happened?"

As far as I knew, the only times my mom was ever in the hospital was when she was pregnant. I couldn't remember her ever getting sick, having allergies, or getting hurt.

"Your mom's fine. It's…its Toby." He answered and whispered the last part barely loud enough to hear.

But you could definitely hear my gasp when he said Toby. Tears immediately came to my eyes and I didn't dare ask if he was okay. I didn't want to know in case Jason gave an answer I didn't want to hear. The rest of the short ride to the hospital was silent except for the occasional sob that I couldn't hold back. Why did the bad stuff always happen to Toby? Why was he always the one getting hurt?

When we finally got there my mom was waiting for us and led us to a waiting room.

"How is he?" I heard Jason ask her and I was both grateful and scared that he did.

"He's lucky, I'll tell you that, but he'll be fine." My mom replied and I felt relieved.

"What do you mean by he's lucky?" Jason asked her.

"I didn't see what happened but I heard it. The scaffolding on the barn fell while Toby was on…"

"No!" I whispered and tears came to my eyes again.

"Spencer, he's fine. He just has some scratches, a bump to the head, and a broken arm. He'll probably be out of here tomorrow or the next day." My mom assured me.

Moments like this with my mom were rare. And as much as I loved them I was too worried about Toby right now.

"Can I see him?" I asked quietly.

"Yes, but his doctor needs to finish first. You'll be able to see him soon." She told me while rubbing my back.

I laid my head on her shoulder and we just sat together while we waited. Jason stayed with us and got us coffee as well as tissues for me. This was one of those times when I was glad to have my mom be a real mom and to have Jason be a caring older brother instead of a teasing immature one.

Toby POV

"Spencer, hey!" I said, happy to finally see her, as she, Jason, and Mrs. Hastings came in.

"What am I? The invisible man?" Jason asked in mock offense as he plopped down in one of the chairs.

"Good to see you, Jason." I laughed.

"Toby, how are you?" Mrs. Hastings asked as she led Spencer to the edge of my hospital bed.

"I'm fine, Mrs. Hastings. Thank you for getting me here." I answered her as I reached for Spencer's hand and held it.

"Toby Cavanaugh, you are not fine! You're lying in a hospital bed!" Spencer yelled and I could tell she had been crying a lot.

"Okay, so I'm not fine now, but I will be. Scratches heal and my arm will be good as new in a couple of weeks. If it makes you feel any better, I'll be home by the time you get out of school tomorrow." I assured her.

"Yeah, I'll drive you over to Toby's as soon as school gets out." Jason added. "But only if it's okay with you, Veronica."

I almost wanted to laugh at the way Jason said that last part. It was clear that he do it whether it was okay or not. But he must have been trying to be nice for Spencer's sake.

"That's fine with me." She shrugged. "I'm glad you're alright, Toby. And if you'll excuse me, I must get going."

"Of course, and thank you again." I nodded.

"You're welcome, though it wasn't a problem at all." She told me and then turned to Jason. "You'll take Spencer home with you right, Jason? I have a lot of things I need to get done at the office."

"Yeah sure, I'll take her back to my place when she's ready to leave. And she can spend the night too." Jason offered.

"I'm never going to be ready." Spencer mumbled so I was the only one that could hear.

"Good, I guess I'll get going then." Mrs. Hastings stated.

She gave Spencer's shoulder a gentle squeeze and then left the room quickly.

"I need another coffee." Jason said standing up. "How about you, Spencer?"

"Are you really asking me that, Jason." Spencer said sarcastically.

"I'll be back with your coffee in a few." Jason chuckled as he left the room.

I had a suspicion that getting coffee was just an excuse to give me and Spencer some time alone.

"Are you alright, Spence?"

"Of course I am. I'm not the one that fell with the scaffolding." She tried to joke but I could tell she was still upset. "How the hell did that happen?"

"I don't know, I guess I didn't secure the anchors as well as I thought I did." I shrugged. "And the reason I asked if you were alright is because you look like you haven't relaxed since you found out about the accident."

"Toby, you don't do stuff like that." She argued. "You double and you triple check everything. And I don't think this was an accident."

"Whether it was an accident or not, it happened. Do I wish that it hadn't and that I wasn't lying here with a broken arm? Yeah. But it did and at least I'm here."

"I don't even want to think about the possibility of you not being here." She whispered as she shook her head.

"It'll never be a possibility." I assured her as I kissed her forehead. "Now, relax and let's enjoy the time we have before Jason comes back in here."

"Okay," She nodded and I got her to not only smile but laugh.

I leaned towards her to give her a real kiss and Spencer met me halfway. It was only a chaste kiss since I was in a hospital bed. But one kiss turned into two, and in the middle of the second one…

"Um, are we interrupting something?" Hanna asked and I looked up to see her and Caleb standing in the doorway.

"Hanna, I told you we should have knocked." Caleb scolded and he seemed a little embarrassed.

And he wasn't the only one. I was a little embarrassed too. And Spencer was blushing and hiding her face in my shoulder.

"Oh please, they've walked in on us before." Hanna shrugged as if it was nothing. "And we've walked in on them before too and seen worse. Remember three weeks ago?"

"Hanna, I don't think any of us will be forgetting that anytime soon." Spencer laughed and joined her because I certainly wouldn't forget it.

"Here you go, Spence." I said as I handed her a cup of tea.

"Why can't I drink coffee?" She argued, speaking as loudly as she could.

"Because coffee won't help you get your voice back." I told her.

Today we were supposed to go on a double date with Hanna and Caleb. But Spencer woke up with a sore throat and throughout the day it got worse so we canceled with them.

"But this has barely any caffeine in it, Toby." She complained.

"You don't need caffeine, Spencer. You need to sleep so you can get better."

"I don't want to sleep. I want to spend time with you. We've been really busy lately so we've hardly spent any time together."

"Spencer, it's early. Take a nap, I'll read or something, and then we can do something together when you wake up."

"Really?" She asked and she looked unsure.

"Really, now get some sleep." I instructed.

"I love you, Tobes." She said as she sat up and kissed me.

I started to pull away, but Spencer didn't want to let go. We continued to kiss and when I went to deepen it, at the risk of getting sick, the door swung up.

"Surprise!" Hanna shouted. "Oh…"

"Hanna, what are you doing here? I thought we canceled." Spencer asked.

"We did, but I wanted to surprise you and make you feel better. But I guess Toby's got that covered and we were the ones that got surprised." Hanna explained and laughed nervously.

"Yeah, we got surprised alright." Caleb nodded.

"I bet you did." Spencer mumbled.

"Oh, like we haven't gotten surprised by you and Hanna a couple of times." I said sarcastically.

"Well, you expect that from us. We don't expect that from you two." Hanna defended herself.

"Hey, can we just not talk about it." Spencer suggested.

"No way, Hastings." Caleb laughed.

"What did I do to deserve this?" Spencer asked rhetorically as she dramatically plopped down on her against her pillows.

"Deserve what?" I asked her.

"A second Jason that goes by the name Caleb." She stated.

She sounded annoyed but I saw the grin she was trying to hide. Caleb immediately started to laugh and it wasn't long before the rest of him joined us.

So what did you think? I know Toby got hurt but at least Spencer didn't break up with him. Right? And was this an accident or was it done on purpose? You'll have to wait and find out next chapter. And I am so excited by how many reviews this story has. Whenever it reaches 150 I'll send a sneak peek to you. So keep it up and see you on Friday!