We always find our way back (a spoby love story- 5 years forward)

Chapter 9

I was speechless. I didn't know what to say. I hadn't seen him since it happened. He gave me a blank stare. I came back to reality. "Toby, what are you doing here?"

He started to say something, but that's when Wren walked out of the bathroom, now not looking so awful. Toby gave him a glare and said "oh well don't you clean up nicely."

Wren saw him standing in front of me and got an angry look on his face. I stood up and Toby and I accidently just got up close and personal. I didn't want to look into eyes. I knew what it would do to me. I could tell he was looking straight into mine.

That's when Wren had seen enough. I walked over very fast; I wasn't sure what he was about to do, but I knew it wasn't going to be good. I stepped in front of Wren, making me right in between the two.

This just got awkward.

I talked softly. "Wren. I-I think Toby and I have some talking to do." He gave me a look that broke my heart. I could tell he was hurt. Wren started to walk out. I looked back at Toby, and he had a very large grin on his face watching Wren leave. I stared at him with a look of pure anger and hatred. He looked down at me and instantly frowned.

"Hey, Spence." He said very slowly.

"'hey, Spence?' That's really all you have to say right now?" He didn't respond. He just looked at me in a sort of...shameful way. "I think you have some explaining to do, don't you?"

He lightly nodded and motioned for both of us to sit down. He sat and I reluctantly followed, sitting two spaces away from him.

"Start off with why your back." I said shaking my head.

He paused almost like he had to think about it.

"don't lie, Toby."

He got defensive. "I'm not! I got a carpenter job here. It paid well so I took it."

I paused. I didn't know how to ask it but I had to know. "why were you at Jenna's house."

He looked at me. "So that was you." He looked back down at his folded hands, "She wasn't lying." I had a confused look on my face but quickly got back on track.

"That wasn't an answer."

"Spencer you have the wrong idea. My father made me go visit her. He knew I was in town and wanted me to visit my sister."

I sarcastically smirked at the word 'sister.' I scoffed, "if only he knew." Toby kind of chuckled when I said that I didn't know why. "I'm sorry do you find this funny?"

He stopped smiling. "Um...no. No I don't, it's just...that's exactly what I said." I gave him a blank stare, not really sure how to respond to that. It's like that was supposed to make me happy. "But I'm telling the truth Spencer. Trust me, I did not want to visit her. I would've gotten out of it if I could have."

"I want to believe that." I said looking at him. He looked up at me. No, Spencer no eye contact. I quickly averted my eyes. "But I really don't know what to believe anymore."

He moved a space closer to me. "You can believe me, Spencer. Look, I know that we haven't spoken since the...incident," I raised my eyebrows, still fighting not to look at him. "So maybe we could catch up sometime."

I broke my rule and looked straight at him. "Toby. I'm engaged. I'm getting married in less than two months. I can't go get coffee with my ex to talk about our lives. That's desperate. Even for you."

He looked straight into my eyes and had this look on his face that I couldn't describe. He looked sad, disappointed, and ashamed all at once. He slowly got up and left without saying anything.

For a half of a half a second, I felt bad for him.

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ONE MONTH LATER

Toby's POV

Two months have passed, and I'm better. Spencer and I are actually friends. We had quite the talk a couple weeks after the Brew incident, and we really talked things out. And honestly I am ok with that. I've started to accept the fact that we will probably never be together, but it's good knowing that she doesn't hate my guts anymore. She understands that what I did wasn't to hurt her. It was to make me stop hurting. I came into town on a mission and now that has totally changed. I intend to have her back someday, but not right now. Right now, this is her time. And I need to let her have it.

Spencer's POV

Ok so my wedding is a month away and there's lots and lots to do. But I'm Spencer Hastings. I'm the queen of overachieving. I got this. Everything's okay. Wren and I fixed our relationship, honestly we're even closer. Jenna left Rosewood for a business trip. Toby and I had a long, long talk a couple weeks after we talked at the Brew, and we somewhat worked things out. I might even go as far to say we're friends.

Life was good. My biggest problem was who to pick as my maid of honor.

But me, also being the queen of jinxing my life, something I thought I'd never see again ruined everything.

Hey Spence! You miss me? Did you really think I'd miss one of my liar's wedding? Oh, don't cry, Toby will always comfort you...

as always, kisses.

-A

I threw my phone on my bed. No. NO this couldn't be happening. No. NO NO NO. I refused to believe this was happening. It had to be some kind of sick joke. A was NOT about to ruin everything. Again. I wouldn't let this happen. It's like A was waiting for when I was happy and not stressed to drop the infamous bomb that he always drops.

I called the girls. They all got the same text but with different names. Theirs didn't include the last part either. I didn't need this right now. I really didn't. I called someone that was going to understand what I was going through, and knew how to help me deal with this.

And it wasn't my fiancé.