Roses & Crime

Part 16- Breaking Down your Walls

It was Wednesday night, and you weren't able to fall asleep even though you were exhausted, you had another nightmare last night. You had gotten another rose, but you weren't sure if it was from Spencer since he hadn't tried to call or text. You had gotten a few call from your mom and your brother, and you of course freaked out every time, ready to leave to help them at a moments notice.

Your phone lights up, and you assume it's from your mom or brother, but when you see the ID, you already feel much lighter. It was Spencer.

"Hey..." You whisper.

"You told me to let you know when we get back, right?"

"Yeah, I... can you... can we talk?" You stutter.

"I'll be their in about 10 minutes." He says plainly. You could tell he was still a little mad at you, and you intended to make it better.

About 10 minutes later, you hear a knock on the door. You bolt up from your couch and run to the door. When you get to the door, you hesitate. What if he doesn't want to see you, he just came over because you asked. You ignoring your hesitation and open the door.

"Hey y/n,-" You interrupt him when you hug him. He goes stiff.

You didn't know what it was about his voice, but hearing it made you almost break. You held onto him like he was a life raft and he was saving you from drowning in your worry.

"I'm sorry!" You begin to cry, you feel him begin to relax, then he hugs you back. "I'm so stupid!"

"Y/n, it's okay, I'm here now." He says, holding you almost as tight as you were holding him.

"I... I need help Spence..." you cry into his shoulder. He rubs your back, then picks you up, and brings you over to the couch.

Setting you down slowly, he begins "Y/n, I need you to know I'm here for you." When he says that, you start crying harder.

"Please help me!" You cry. "I'm... I'm scared."

"What?!" Spencer is instantly alert.

"It's... it's my dad... he.." you can't even finish tour sentence, you are too busy crying, clutching onto Spencer like he'll disappear.

"Calm down sweetheart, I'm right here."

"After I came back from lunch, he came here and... I'm so scared Spence... I think he might hurt her again..."

"Who y/n? Who is he going to hurt?" Spencer tries to out the pieces together from your broke sentences.

"Please... don't let him... hurt her!" You cry, ignoring Spencer's confused questions.

"I'll be back." He starts to stand but you pull him back down.

"Please don't go! I'm so sorry I snapped at you Spencer, it was a mistake. I regretted it as soon as it happened, I was just tired of having to hide the truth from her, and I knew if you asked enough times, I'd give in. I couldn't risk the fact that she might hear..." you rush to say, scared that he might leave.

Spencer stared at you for a second, then his eyes light up like he finally understood. Then he looked concerned.

"Your mom... that's why you went to visit her." Spencer says more to himself than to you. You nod anyway, calming down a bit.

"He... he used to hurt her... when he found out his mom had cancer.... then, when she died..." You go back into a crying fit.

"Shh...shh.. it's okay... I'm here... he can't get to you..." Spencer comforts.

"No, you don't get it, I don't care if he gets to me Spence! I would happily die if it meant I'd save her!"

"No y/n, please don't say that." You here his voice crack, you look up to see the fear on his face at the length you'd go to save your mom.