Keep Me Safe

Chapter 63

Spencer walked hand in hand with Toby as they weaved in between the crowds of people who were bustling around Times Square.

"So what was the intention of this trip?" Toby asked, exhaustion and annoyance edging his voice. They had been walking for two hours, not stopping anywhere, just detouring onto random streets and ending up back on Broadway.

Spencer pulled him over to the wall of a building. "You don't like just walking around? I promise, we'll get to Central Park soon."

"And what will we do there?" Ty asked, raising an eyebrow. Spencer couldn't tell if he was mad or trying to make a point.

"We'll walk around even more," she sighed, recognizing the flaw in her plan. She thought there was more to do on Broadway without too much involvement. But she was sadly mistaken, as everything was either expensive or crowded.

"We should've gone to Hawaii," she mumbled.

"Hey, we still have a Broadway show, shopping on fifth avenue, and our quest for the best slice of pizza," he reassured her. "I'm not mad Spence, I'm just making sure that you're happy with what you're doing."

With that, he pulled her into his embrace, and mumbled into her ear, "But Hawaii would've been more romantic."

Spencer merely shook her head in response before being interrupted by a fast-walking tourist.

"Um," the flustered woman stuttered, staring at her map. "Do you know where Columbus Circle is?"

"Just keep walking, it's right as you get off of Times Square," Toby responded with a smile. His selflessness had always amazing Spencer. She would've been irritated by the woman's lack of knowledge of the city, but Toby was always willing to help. It's what made them such a perfect match; their ability to balance each other out.

So fifteen minutes later, when they stopped at a small cafe on Columbus Circle, they saw that Toby's help had led the woman to the right place. She stood at the bakery counter, talking hurriedly to the man behind the counter.

A petite waitress with a resemblance to Emma Watson greeted Spencer and Toby and led them to a table in the corner of the building.
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"What'll it be, my lady?" Toby asked, setting his hand on top of Spencer's.

"Do you want to split a bowl of soup?" She offered.

"Are you sure you don't want to try their pastrami sandwich? They say it's 'world famous'," Toby added sarcastically.

"Pastrami isn't as popular in Manhattan as it is in the burrows. Nice try, Euro Cafe, but Spencer Always wins."

So when the Hermione Granger look alike came back, Spencer gleefully ordered a bowl of French Onion soup, a baguette on the side of course.

After finishing their small lunch, Spencer made the executive decision to take a cab back to the hotel. Twenty minutes of swerving, honking, and near collisions later, they arrived at the Martinique and stepped into the frigid air. They were about to step inside when something caught Spencer's eye.

"Korean street fair."