Chapter 4:

Spencer's POV:

It's a Sunday afternoon and I'm about to have my surgery.

Toby: I'm going to be standing outside. I'm not going anywhere.

Spencer: Ok. I love you.

Toby: I love you to.

I step outside after giving my wife a kiss. I'm sitting on the chairs and a shirt while later, a trolley with Spencer lying on is rolled out, back into her room.

Toby: How did it go?

Doctor: Very well. We managed to get her shoulder back in place.

Toby: Ok. I know this is a bit soon, but do you have a discharge date?

Doctor: Tomorrow evening.

Toby: Ok, thank you.

Toby walks back into my room and returns sitting in the chair.

Spencer: Toby, I'm so stupid. I shouldn't have walked out in front of that car.

Toby: Spencer, no one saw it coming and whoever it was, I'm going to kill them!

Spencer: I hope Aria's ok.

Toby: Why, what happened to Aria?

Spencer: When she saw that I turned up, she tried running over and a truck was driving down the road. Thankfully Ezra ran out and pushed her out of the way in time. The driver was kind enough to stop and see if Aria was ok. We walked back into their house and that's when I got hit.

Toby: Do you think they will want to press charges?

Spencer: No.

Toby: Do you remember if you saw anything.

Spencer: I'm not sure. They were wearing a white hoody. Around my age I think and they had long dark hair. The car was white and there was someone in the front passenger seat.

Toby's POV:

I note down on my phone what Spencer said about the person.

Doctor: I'm sorry, but visiting is over. You can come back tomorrow.

Toby: Ok. I love you so much Spencer and I promise to come back tomorrow.

Spencer: Ok. I love you to.

I kiss my wife and leave the room. I'm now sitting in my car. I start driving and get home in about 30 minutes. Now that I am home, I sit on the couch and I look at my phone. I realise that I need to pick my kids up from Aria's. Hopefully the kids didn't see anything.

Aria: Toby, how's Spencer?

I'm sitting on Aria's couch.

Toby: She's gonna be ok. She had a dislocated right shoulder and some broken left ribs.

Aria signs in relief.

Toby: The kids didn't see anything did they?

Aria: No, they were in the garden playing.

Toby: Ok.

Aria: When is she coming home?

Toby: Tomorrow evening.

Aria: Ok. I'll get the kids in.

Aria walks to the back garden and then they all come running in.

Isabella: Daddy!

My daughter runs into my arms and then my son does the same.

Mason: Wait, where's mom?

Aria: Jade, Oliver, go upstairs please.

Oliver: I don't wanna!

Aria: Just go upstairs!

Aria's POV:

I feel bad for shouting at my kids, but…

Aria: Do you want me to go?

Toby: No.

Aria: Ok.

Isabella: So why isn't momma here?

Toby: Your mom was in an accident earlier. Someone hit her with their car.

Mason: Is she gonna be ok?

Toby: Yes, she's in the hospital. She had to have an operation to help her arm, but it's getting better.

Isabella: Is momma coming home?

Toby: Yes, we can go and pick her up tomorrow.

Isabella: Why can't we pick her up now?

Toby: Because the doctors need to give her medicine that we don't have at home.

Mason: Are you sure she's going to be ok?

Toby: Yes. Can you get your stuff please.

Mason and Isabella get their stuff.

Aria: OLIVER, JADE, COME DOWNSTAIRS PLEASE!

My kids come down.

Aria: Say goodbye to your cousins please.

Jade/Oliver: Bye bye Mason and Isabella.

Toby leaves with his kids. Then Oliver bursts into tears and runs upstairs.

Aria: Oliver, what's wrong?

I try to go after him.

Jade: You made him cry mom, you shouted at him and he didn't do anything.

Ezra's POV:

I had to go to the grocery store, but I come home to find Jade watching t.v. I sit down, giver her a hug and kiss.

Ezra: Hey kiddo, whee your mom.

Aria: Oliver, please let me in.

Jade: Upstairs, crying by Oliver's door.

I go upstairs and find exactly hat Jade described to me.

Ezra: Aria, what's wrong?

Aria: Toby same to pick Mason and Isabella up earlier and Toby wanted to tell them about Spencer. I told Jade and Oliver to go upstairs, Jade listened, but Oliver didn't so I raised my voice. They cam down to say goodbye, and the Oliver burst into tears.

Ezra: Hey, don't get upset about it. We are probably gonna get angry at him for things that are more worse than this in the future.

Aria: Ezra, ice been sitting here since Toby left and he won't open the door.

Ezra: Hold on. He Oliver, it's your dad. You know your moms real sorry that she shouted.

Oliver: I don't care, go away!

Ezra: Come on Oliver, your mom didn't mean to make you sad. You know, if your acting this way, it's making mommy sad. Did you know that she is crying right now, and she really wants a hug.

Oliver: Is she really that sad?

Aria: Please baby, I'm so sorry.

Oliver: I guess I'm sorry to.

Me and Aria can hear Oliver moving some stuff away from the door. Aria wipes her tears and then the door opens. As soon as we can see olive, her is in Aria's arms.

Oliver: I'm sorry mommy, I shouldn't have made you sad.

Aria: And I shouldn't have made you sad.

Ezra: Let's go downstairs, and I'll set up a movie for you and Jade.

We go downstairs and I set up 'Tarzan'. Me and Aria sit at the breakfast bar in the kitchen.

Spencer's POV:

As I wait for my husband and kids, the nurse fits my arm with a sling. Then my husband walks in, with my kids following behind.

Mason: Mom!

Spencer: Hey buddy, how's my little princess.

Isabella: I'm good, are you ok momma?

Spencer: Im fine. If your father can pass me some clothes and help me get ready, I will be completely perfect.

Toby helps me and then we leave the hospital. We get home and I go to bed as the medicine made me really drowsy.

Toby: Kids, you can go upstairs, your mother is sleeping.

Mason: Ok. Dad, can we go to the park?

Toby: Not today, we can go after school tomorrow, if I'm back from work in time. Why dint you play in the garden?

Isabella: Ok.

I hear the kids playing and laughing outside. I can smell some food that Toby is obviously cooking, so I go down stairs and sit with my family.

Toby: Hey.

Spencer: Hey, what's cooking?

Toby: Stuffed peppers.

Spencer: I didn't know you could cook, let alone stuffed peppers.

Toby: That's because you never gave me the chance to cook.

Spencer: Well, if it tastes good, I might make you cook more often.

Toby walks over to me and wraps his arms around me. We kiss and then the kids come in.

Mason: Dad, when is dinner ready?

Toby: Soon, go back outside.

The kids do as they are told.