One Look at You

Determination

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Spencer threw the tenth dress she'd tried on, onto the bed. She let out a disgruntled groan. She was never going to find a good dress to wear to church and Toby was going to be here in less than a half an hour.

"What's the matter?" Melissa asked standing in her doorway.

"I don't have anything to wear," she said crankily.

"Your room is covered with things to wear" she quipped.

"I want something different, something bold and sexy but not too sexy since I'm going to church." She explained.

Melissa held up her finger and walked to her room coming back with a short strapless dress. It was still in its garment bag.

"I could let you borrow this" she smirked "borrow as in I'm going to want it back"

Spencer shyly took the dress from her sister. She tried it on and smiled. It was perfect. Spencer was still admiring her reflection in the mirror when the doorbell rang. Spencer walked to the door opening it to reveal Toby on the other side of the door. He had on a gray suit and a blue colored shirt with a matching tie.

"You look amazing as always," Toby said reaching for her hand. Spencer didn't miss Tobys eyes running over her body.

"Toby?" Melissa called from behind Spencer. "I lent my sister that dress. I'd like both of them returned intact."

Spencer turned to Melissa with wide eyes. That was one thing she wasn't crazy about, her sister. One minute she'd be doing something nice like loaning her a dress, the next she was completely embarrassing her.

"Come on, let's go," Spencer said pulling Toby to the car. "I'm so sorry about her."

"She's being protective, it's sweet," Toby said.

"That's one way to look at it" Spencer grumbled.

Toby and Spencer drove in comfortable silence to the church. As they walked into the church Spencer could tell all eyes were on her. She expected they would be seeing as she was dating the minister's son.

They mingled with a few people until it was time to sit down. Spencer noticed Jenna staring at her a few rows back. She forced herself to ignore her. Toby was with her now, Jenna would just have to get over it.

Spencer was finding it hard to concentrate on the sermon that Toby's stepdad was giving. When it was over Toby made a bolt for the door.

"Sorry, I'm just not ready to deal with my mom just yet," Toby explained. "Believe me if I thought I could have gotten out of going without it being the end of the world, I would have."

Toby drove out to the beach house they had gone to before.

"We don't have to go in if you don't want to, we can go somewhere else," Toby said hesitantly.

"It's fine, let's go in," she said. Spencer remembered the first time she had been here. Everyone was making out except her and Toby. That wouldn't be the case this time.

"Do you want to go upstairs?" He asked in her ear.

Her heart beat wildly in her chest. Part of her wanted to and part of her wondered what message she'd be sending to Toby by agreeing to go up to a room with him. She finally nodded and he led her upstairs.

Toby brought her into a room that was obviously a guest bedroom as it had no pictures or personalization. In the center was a queen sized bed covered in white linen. Spencer wondered idly whose bright idea that had been.

Spencer's heartbeat pounded in her ears as she stared at the bed. She had gotten in over her head. What if Toby expected them to have sex?

"Spencer," Toby said interrupting her thoughts. "We don't have to do anything if you don't want to."