Reading the journal made me feel sick to my stomach. I felt so violated. Not only did she plant microphones and cameras in our house, but she watched us for years. She watched as I got married. She watched as our baby was born. And she watched as I lost my virginity, and probably several other times Toby and I were intimate.
I felt like the blanket covering my body wasn't enough to cover me up. She's seen things that would get me in huge trouble. I could lose my job.
If any of this got out, my life will become hell.
I searched the box of things the police gave me. Inside was her journal, a few photos- mostly of Toby and I, and we didn't know we were being photographed- and a flash drive.
Have the police seen this?
Of course they have. They wouldn't give me a box of things they hadn't searched, right?
Making sure both Valerie and Toby were asleep, I took my computer downstairs and plugged the flash drive in.
Almost immediately, a file of videos appeared.
Please don't let this be what I think this is.
It was.
There were videos from outside our windows. From inside my car. From our bathroom.
From Valerie's nursery.
I looked through all of them- with my headphones in, of course. As I was watching them, I wrote down every area of every room the cameras were placed, in case the cops forgot any of them.
"Spencer?" I heard Toby's voice. I wipe away the tears I didn't know we're streaming down my cheeks and faked a smile. It was too late. He saw everything.
"That's going to freak you out, Spencer, you need some sleep." He said, taking my laptop away from me.
"This doesn't bother you?"
"Of course it bothers me!" Toby exclaimed. I jumped when he raised his voice. He saw how frightened I was, and he brought me in for a long hug. "We're taking care of it. Nobody has to see it, and we'll get rid of the cameras and the flash drive."
He wiped away my tears and kissed my forehead. "Let's go upstairs." He said, taking my hand.
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I watched Toby as he crawled underneath the covers, and I couldn't help but feel a certain way. I wasn't bothered by Yvonne as much anymore, because I trust Toby enough to believe him when he said he's fixing it.
"Goodnight," Toby said. I didn't want to say goodnight. I wanted to stay up with him. It wasn't because I was scared, but he had looked extra handsome for some reason that night.
Taking a huge risk, I climbed on top of him and started kissing his neck.
"What are you doing?" Toby asked. He was laughing a little.
"What? I can't spend a little time with my husband?" I asked, joking around.
Toby's lips met mine, and within minutes, every article of clothing was taken off. The only thing covering us were the sheets, and for a brief moment, I forgot about Yvonne. I forgot about every single little thing that was stressing me out and I allowed Toby to help me relax.