"But you did, Toby. You knew what you were saying and you knew exactly how much it would hurt. But you said it anyway!" Spencer cried and I saw tears start to fall down her cheeks.

"Spencer, I'm..." I started to apologize again when the honk of a car horn interrupted.

"Save it, Toby. Jason's waiting." She stated coldly.

She went into the house and loudly slammed the door in my face.

To be honest, I didn't care if Jason waited until next Christmas. I didn't want to leave things like this. I wanted to fix things, but I realized that now wasn't the time. Spencer was stubborn and we both needed to time cool down before we tried to talk this out. That way I didn't say something else to hurt her in the heat of the moment just because I was angry.

Jason honked the horn again and I slowly started to make my way towards his car.

"What was that about? I could hear the door slam from here." Jason asked as soon as I got in the car.

"I stuck my foot in my mouth." I sighed in frustration.

I couldn't believe I was stupid enough to say that to her. I couldn't even remember what had started the argument. All I could think about was that one sentence. I had told her so many times that I could never hate her or blame for that, that she wasn't responsible for it. But just now I had pretty much said that I did blame her.

"Yeah well, I stick my foot in my mouth all the time. But she's only done that a handful of times. What happened? You two were happy couple on the ride here."

"We were talking and she told something that she hadn't before. I don't know why but I got a little mad. Things escalated really fast and we both yelled at each other. I said a lot of things I shouldn't have, and one thing that was way worse than all the rest combined."

"What could you have said that was that bad?" He joked trying to make me feel better. But he didn't know the half of it.

"I can't say it again, and I shouldn't have said it in the first place." I shook my head.

"You don't have to tell me, and actually, I'm not sure if I want to know. I like you too much to beat you up. But you seem like you feel pretty bad about it. I'm sure you and Spencer can sort things out once she's calmed down a bit. We both know how stubborn she is."

"She is stubborn, but I can't exactly blame her if she stayed mad at me. I'm the one that started it and the one that said the unforgivable."

I knew how much it bothered her that she hadn't stopped Alison that night. Usually I tried to comfort her and tell her that she did the right thing. But tonight I threw it in her face and she thought I hated her like Jenna did because of it. For the year I was gone she had been worried that I would hate her and in her mind I probably just confirmed her biggest fear. And I hated myself for it.

The next morning I slept in late since I didn't have a job to work on today. All morning I debated going to see Spencer during lunch but I decided against in the end. I didn't want to approach her too soon in case she wanted space and school wasn't the place to have that conversation anyway.

I was in the basement trying to work on a project when I heard a loud pounding at the front door. I had been working on it for weeks and I was nearly finished. And with the recent fight between Spence and me, I had more incentive to finish it. I was hoping maybe it could be a peace offering of sorts if we made up.

I stopped what I was doing and went upstairs to answer the door.

"Hanna!? Wha…what are you doing here?"

"You know exactly why I'm here Toby. I made a promise, and unlike you, I'm going to keep it." Hanna stated wasting no time as she walked past me into the house. "And don't give me any crap about how I'm supposed to be at school. I skipped gym to come here and I could care less about that."

"What did Spencer say?"

"She didn't say anything, Toby! She didn't have to. She left school yesterday all happy and excited to see you. But today she comes in and totally wasn't herself. She barely ate anything or said anything at lunch. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to connect the dots."

"She's that bad?" I asked and I felt guiltier than before which I didn't think was possible.

"Yeah, she is. Now what the hell did you do or say last night?" Hanna demanded.

"I got mad at Spencer over something that shouldn't have bothered me so much. Twenty-twenty-hindsight, she did have good intentions and it's the thought that counts. But we both started to yell and the garage fire got brought up…" I trailed off.

I stared at the floor as I spoke, unable to look her in the eye. Just like last night I couldn't tell Jason what I had said and I really didn't want to tell Hanna either. Thinking about it and reliving it made me feel worse and worse. But that was probably because I deserved it.

"Don't you dare tell me that you…tell me you didn't say what I'm thinking you said."

"I did." I sighed in shame. "I didn't realize I said it until it was too late and the damage was done. I tried to apologize but she told me to go then slammed the door."

"Toby, do you remember our first double date at the festival?" She asked a little more calm but it didn't last. "You promised that you wouldn't hurt Spencer. And last night, you didn't break your promise. You completely destroyed it then flushed it down the toilet!"

"I know." I whispered still staring at the floor.

"You know? That's all you have to say? You certainly weren't short of words last night."

"What do you want me to say, Hanna? I hurt her. I broke my promise. And I can't take it back no matter how much I want to." I sighed in frustration at my own idiocy.

"You didn't have to say anything, Toby. Like I said, I'm just here to keep my promise, which was to call you out for hurting Spencer and beat your sorry backside. But I don't think the second part is necessary. You seem like you're doing a good enough job of that yourself."

"I appreciate that, Hanna. Not many people in this town bother to keep their promises. And I'm sure Spencer appreciates it too." I told her.

"Spencer doesn't know I'm here. And I should actually get going." She replied. "Don't get me wrong, I'm still angry with you for hurting her. But I liked what you said and I know you're genuinely upset about it. Now, Spencer isn't going to let this go easily, but you need to make this right, Toby."

"I will, Hanna." I nodded sincerely.

"I believe you. Don't mess up your second chance." She advised me and then she left as quickly as she came.

I went back down to the basement and did what I could with only one arm. But I was getting distracted and this time it wasn't because of last night. It was because of a different night.

"Did you just get home from her house?" Jenna asked as soon as I walked through the front door. In a way, being blind made Jenna creepier than before, she was always there listening when people didn't know it.

"No, I wasn't at Spencer's." I told her and I tried to go upstairs but Jenna blocked my path.

"I know when you're lying to me, Toby." She warned.

"I'm not lying, Jenna. Spencer isn't even home; she's still out with the girls in Philly. I was with Caleb."

"Oh, I know you're not lying to me now. I just want you to know that I know." She stated with a smile that was too innocent.

"Thanks for the warning." I said sarcastically. "Can I go now?"

"I'm not done yet!"

"Then get to the point and stop being dramatic, Jenna, say what you have to say."

"I know that you've been going to Mona Vanderwaal's house a lot the past two months. What would you do if Spencer got the idea that you were cheating on her?"

"Shut up, Jenna! I could never cheat on Spencer!" I yelled at her. "Spencer knows why I go to Mona's and most of the time she's there too."

"Spencer's not the only one that knows. And if I were her, I wouldn't be out celebrating that Alison's killer has been found."

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"We both know that Ian didn't do it and that the person who did is still out there. I'm just saying that she should be careful." She commented with a shrug. Again she was acting too innocent and my patience had been tried enough.

"And we both know that you're involved with what happened that night. If you're telling me that Spencer needs to be careful, that means you know there's a possibility of her getting hurt. And if Spencer gets hurt I will hold both you and your boyfriend responsible."

"I can assure you that Spencer won't get hurt." She stated and I was waiting for the catch. "On one condition though."

"What's that?" I asked.

"Make sure your little junior detectives club doesn't find a reason to associate Garrett with any of this."

"Why would I do that? And Mona's suspected him of something since day one."

"Because you keep my boyfriend safe and I keep your girlfriend safe. Deal?" She asked as she held out her hand.

I knew it would probably backfire on me. But when Jenna made a threat, even a subtle one, she meant business. I wasn't going to let anything happen to Spencer. I took Jenna's hand at shook it.

"You told her to stop by your office right?" I asked Jason for probably the twentieth time.

A little while after Hanna left I decided that I couldn't wait any longer to apologize. I had planned to give Spencer more time to cool down, but I was going crazy. I called Jason to get his help because I knew this wasn't going to be easy. So here I was in his office waiting for classes to let out so I could finally apologize.

"Yes, Toby, I told her." He assured me once again and he sounded both sympathetic and irritated. "Now shut up until she gets here."

I didn't say anything after that. Three long minutes later the door opened and Spencer walked in.

"What do you want, Jason? I want to go home." Spencer told him and she both looked and sounded upset and exhausted.

"There's someone here that needs to talk to you." Jason told her and he shot me a weary glance.

Both of us were nervous about how this would turn out because neither of us knew how Spencer would react.

"Who?" She asked.

"It's me." I answered her.

"What do you want, Toby?" She demanded as she crossed her arms in front of her and her whole demeanor instantly changed.

"About last night…"

"What about it? I think you did a good job of getting your point across last night. You hate me and you blame!" She stated coldly. "What else is there to say?"

"Spencer, I'm sorry. But I can explain."

"You said sorry last night too. I didn't want to hear it then and I don't want to hear it now! And I don't want to hear your explanation either, because there isn't an explanation or excuse for last night!" She raised her voice loudly.

"I know but please, Spencer. I wasn't angry at you, I was…"

"You weren't angry at me?" She laughed bitterly. "I find that very hard to believe, Toby. You were angry at me the second you realized I never told you about Jenna's warning."

"Spencer, I don't hate you. I love you." I told her. "And I don't care that you didn't tell me."

It was if Spencer hadn't heard me at all. She quickly turned around and started to walk out of Jason's office.

"Spencer, do you hear me! I love you!"

I was hoping she was stop and turn around but she didn't. She kept walking.

"Spencer! Spencer!" I called out as I tried to follow her. But the hallway was filled with people at their lockers and I lost her in the crowd.

What did you think of the 2x12 moment at the end? I know it doesn't seem like it, but Spoby will be back together soon. Spencer still loves Toby and can't stay mad at him forever. Next chapter Spencer spends some time with Veronica and Melissa. So if you're a fan of Spencer getting along with them you'll really like next chapter. And to the guest reviewer Miss B, thanks a bunch and I'm glad you're enjoying this story. See you all Friday!