Keep Me Safe

Chapter 54

Spencer's gaze fell to the DJ booth as the microphone crinkled to life.

"I'm sure we're all ready for the newly married couple made their way to the dance floor!"

A chorus of whoops resonated through the open space. Toby took Spencer's hand in his own and helped her up from the table.

"I hope you know I can't dance," Toby whispered in Spencer's ear.

"I didn't expect you to. I can't either," she shrugged.

Toby took her hands in his own as they approached the center of the floor.

The opening note of the song rang through the silence as Spencer stared into her husband's eyes.

Nothing stays the same.
Everything will break.
People say goodbye,
In their own special way.

Spencer buried her face in Toby's shoulder as they swayed from left to right. Above the music she made out Toby's deep voice mumble her name. In response, she averted her eyes to his own, raising her eyebrows.

"I love you, so much," he said.

To avoid tears, Spencer nodded her head slightly before tilting it up to meet Toby's lips.

Oh, you're in my veins,
And I cannot get you out.
Oh, you're all I taste,
At night, inside of my mouth.
Oh, you run away,
Cause I am not what you found
Oh, you're in my veins,
And I cannot get you out.

Toby tightened his grasp around Spencer's waist as he dipped her. He remembered how boring it was to watch the first dance, so he decided to have some fun. He twirled her around, later meeting her in a passionate kiss.

Nothing stays the same.
Everything will change.
Nobody is perfect,
But everyone's to blame.

Spencer thought about everything she had been through with Toby. Every secret, every lie, every fight, every tear. But she wouldn't take anything back. She was with Toby now, and that was everything to her in the twisted world she'd lived in for the past 8 years.

The song finished and the crowd applauded loudly, save for Hanna, who stumbled onto the dance floor to embrace the two. She was drunk- just like the old Hanna would've been.

Spencer felt like she finally had her friend back.

Following the dance was the cutting of the cake. It really was nothing special to her, she'd cut plenty of cakes before. And the wedding wasn't even about the cake. Honestly, all she could think of were the events to come later.

She couldn't wait to strip Toby down to his flesh and to make love to him the first time as a married couple. So she didn't even acknowledge the fact that Toby was now trying to feed her a piece of red velvet cake.

After she had eaten her fill of the carb-loaded dessert, she made her way over to the kissing wheel. She had known how much her friends loved PDA, so she was excited to see their reaction to the hand built contraption. They loved it.

Spencer spun the wheel, and the names read "Ezra and Aria".

Aria giggled before thrusting herself into her husband's arms, locking lips with him. The crowd whooped aside from their kids, who covered their eyes.

Their kiss was interrupted by Hanna's voice.

"I'd like to make a toast!"