Mr. Toby Cavanaugh (A spoby story)

Doing whats best

'Yes I'm sure.' 
Toby tries to interrupt, I squeeze his hand. He stops.
'Ok Thankyou.' She smiles and walks out the room, Toby turns and stares at me.
'Spencer why did you do that?'
'I don't know..'
I look out the window of the hospital, I could get in serious trouble for taking the blame if anyone found out.
'Never do that again..'
He grabs my hand. I pull my hand away from him.
'Spence?'
'When you was out, my dad called..'
I look at him trying not to cry.
'He wants me to fly of to DC with him.'
'For a holiday?'
I slowly look away from him, tears hitting my cheeks.
'For how long?'
He walks round to the other side of the bed to face me.
'Since we lost mum he doesn't want to be in rosewood..'
I wipe my face.
'He's leaving forever?'
I nod.
'And you?'
I don't reply just look away from him.
'You're going with him..'
'Yes.' I don't want to hurt Toby.
'What about our baby?'
'I can't keep it. I can't risk losing it again.' I hold my tummy.
'Spencer, will you think straight.' He raises his voice.
'I am thinking straight..this is for the best.'
'For you or your dad?' He yells.
'Toby please don't be like that.'
'Be like what, I love you and you're just getting up and leaving..' He turns away from me.
'You can come with me?'
'I can't. My job.'
I can't ask him to give up his career for me.
'I'm sorry.'
'No you're not.' I know he's crying, he won't look at me.
'Toby, we have known each other our whole life.. Maybe it's time to quit while we're ahead..' Tears fall from my eyes.
'Do you love me?' He turns around, tears falling from his eyes.
'Yes I do.'
'I thought we was happy, we was engaged Spence.. You're pregnant..'
'We were I'm sorry.'
'Then why are you giving up! Why are you telling me to forget everything?'
He paces the room.
'Because it makes it easier for me to leave if I'm not with you.'
I wipe my face again.
'So I can't convince you to stay?'
I shake my head.
'Fine Spencer, have it your way!'
He storms to the door.
'Toby.'
He marches out of the door slamming it behind him.
I drop my head into my knees and weep.

Toby's POV
I stand in the corridor contemplating everything, she can't just walk away from this. She can't leave me. I can't live without her, I can't.

The flat.
I slowly walk up the stairs, smelling the burnt from miles away. The doors open, movement from inside the flat. It will be the police. I enter, Spencer stands with her back to me packing her bag. I stop.
'So you're going?'
She stops half way through zipping it.
'Spencer!'
'Toby!'
She spins round.
'Please just-'
'No, I'm going and that's it..'
'Fine..'
She walks to me.
'Toby, I have to..'
'No you don't, you keep saying you have to because of your dad! You don't, you're doing it because it's easier.. Do what you want Spencer!'
I walk into the bedroom slamming it behind me.

Spencer's POV
I stand against the sink, my hand raised to my eyes. Tears falling from my cheeks..
I look at my hand, the ring shining in the sunlight.. I take it off holding it
'I'm so sorry..'
I place it on the unit stepping back from it covering my mouth.
I grab my suitcase and rush to the door, placing my jacket on and fastening it. Each button seems to be taking forever to fasten, each movement seems ever so painful as if I've doing the wrong thing. I have to do this for my dad..
It's like time stands still as I look around the flat, the walls seem so different from what I recall.. The burning smell lingers in my nose, this isn't anything I care to remember.
The clock ticking in the background, echoes in my ears. My head humming, maybe I'm still not fully recovered from the traumatic events of my day so far. I turn to leave, hearing the bedroom door unlock. I drop my bag and turn to face a red eyed Toby.
I run forward and hug him, I grips hold of me. I hear his heart beat and his chest wrenching as tears fall from his face.
'Promise me you'll keep the baby?'
He slowly lifts up my head to look at him, my eyes begin to fill.
'I promise...'
He's right, this child, our child has done nothing to deserve any of this..
'It will give you a reason to visit.'
He laughs, tears falling from his eyes. I join onto his laugh my eyes filling too
'Yes...'
I hold his hand squeezing it tightly.
'I love you.'
I slowly reach up pressing my lips against his. The tenderness of his lips soothing mine, I love him so.
I slightly move my head back, our lips parting. He smiles.
'I love you too.'
I kiss him again. The time stands still, it's just me and him and nothing to stand in our way. If only it could stay this way, if only..
I step back from him, my hand slipping out of his. He looks down knowing I'm saying goodbye.
I walk over to my suitcase, placing my hand carefully onto the handle. I stop and look back a Toby. Once again I let go and rush into his arms, he just hold me.. Us both filling the room with our cries.
I think back to everything, the day I met him. I wish that things could of happened differently..
'Please come with me..'
I break the silence. He swallows and wipes his eyes before replying to me.
'You know I can't..'
I nod. Of course I know he cant.
Before I can change my mind, I grab my suitcase and dash out the flat. I stop at the bottom of the stairwell, crouching to my knees and weeping.
They say distance kills a relationship but maybe it can strengthen ours.