Telling Toby

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Spencer's POV
I walked up to the side of the pool, where Toby was playing with Sophie.
"Hey!" He greeted.
"Hi. Can I talk to you?" I asked.
"Sure. What about?"
"Um. Can we talk in private?" I glanced at Sophie. Toby got out of the pool and grabbed a nearby towel, raping it around himself.
I pulled him to a few chairs that were unoccupied.
"Well, there's something I need to tell you," I said.
"What it is?" He asked.
"I lied to you. I kept a huge secret from you." I admitted.
He stared, heartbroken.
"And the fact is, it's not just my secret. It's yours too," I continued.
"So you kept my secret from me?" He clarified.
I nodded.
"Care to enlighten me?" He asked. I could tell that he was annoyed that I lied to him, but he tried to keep a lid on it.
"15 years ago," I began. "We broke up."
"I know that."
"I'm not finished. But after you left I found out I was pregnant," I continued.
Toby's mouth fell open.
"I never told you. But I gave our child away. We had a little girl." I started to cry.
"And you never thought to tell me?" He said. "What? It never came up in conversation?!"
"I'm sorry. Okay? I didn't know what to do. I was afraid that you would be mad at me," I rambled.
"I'm not mad that you got pregnant, spence! That's not your fault. Im mad because you never told me! Not when I left! Not when I came back! Not even when we had Sophie!" He yelled. I was glad we were a far distance from people so no one would here us.
Toby took a deep breath, channeling his anger. "Why are you telling me this now?"
"She's here, Toby. I met her." I said. "She's amazing and she's mine. Ours. I want her back." I admitted.
Toby jaw hit the floor again. "You want her back?" He asked in disbelief.
"I know. It crazy. I gave up my legal rights to her, but still- I-I don't know," I admitted.
"Where is she? Can I see her?" He asked.
"That's the thing. Um. She didn't exactly know that I'm her mom. I've actually been helping her find her birth mom," I said.
"Lilli?" He asked. "Lilli is our daughter?"
I nodded.
"We're going to get her back." He declared.
"Really?" I asked. "I met her adoptive mother. She's a real hard ass."
"Spencer, if this is what you really want then let's do it. Let's get our daughter back." Toby said.
I sighed and kissed him hard. "I love you."
"I love you too,"

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