5 Years Too Late **Edited 2024** Complete

Chapter 5 - Who Knows Best?

***A entire new part was added to this chapter so it's a drastic change from the original story written in 2017***

The next day
Toby

I wake up to an empty bed.

I sit up and wipe my eyes before I look around to find Yvonne sitting on the live seat in front of the window.

I hear her sniffle and I assume it must be about her mom

"Yvonne she's going to be ok why are you crying?" i ask

She shakes her head "this isn't about my mom. It's about you" she starts

My eyebrows furrow. I get out of bed and sit next to her confused

"Me?"  I ask

"Yes" she turns to me, the tears continuing to fall. "I know after everything I sound stupid for this, plus it's only been a day but I just feel weird. You and Spencer haven't seen or spoke to each other in five years and you guys were able to get along so easily. It's just nerve racking and I know you told me I shouldn't worry but I can't help but feel that you're hiding something from me or that I'm missing something. I don't know if it's my paranoia or if I'm right and you feel something for her or it could be something I'm not considering but you two have something. And I'm not mad that you guys are getting along, I'm actually happy, and I know you'll obviously have a connection but I just didn't expect it to be this strong so quickly, and I thought I'd be a little more involved. And here I am rambling and crying about this at nine o'clock in the morning. I sound like an insecure stuck up bitch" she cries and I sigh

Well definitely don't tell her about the almost kiss I tell myself.

Me and Spencer together got her like this already? She was the one who encouraged me to get along with Spencer and now that I am she doesn't like it?

Plus like, what does she expect? Spencer isn't just my ex. She's been in my life since I was 2. I grew up with her, our families were heavily involved. Besides her mom and Melissa she's the only female tie have to my mother. No other woman has met my mom so whenever I'm around the Hastings women I feel a tie to my mom as well. But am I supposed to ignore the fact that Spencer is my friend? Like definitely me almost kissing her last night was wrong, but if I were to ignore the fact that she knows everything about me and vice versa and act like strangers everything would  be extremely awkward and unauthentic. And as much as I love Yvonne I don't think I could.

"Yvonne it's not what you think." I turn her body towards mine and hold her hands " First off yes, Spencer and I do have a connection and are able to get back into our old groove pretty quickly but remember despite the fact that she was my first love she was also my best friend. She was the first friend I had , period. And even when things got tough she stuck around and didn't end up bullying me and always had my back. She was there when my mom died and she just knows me so when I see her I don't just see an ex or someone I used to love. I see my best friend. I was only okay with getting close with her again because you told me that despite anything that happened all those years ago I shouldn't let it affect the first time we saw each other again, so I did as you said and it felt great having her back in my life but if it makes you uncomfortable I will make our friendship more civil and less friendly.  And the thing you are feeling that we are hiding has to do with what we were talking about outside of the backyard. And I definitely want to tell you however it's something that needs to be said by both me and Spencer. Which is why I was gonna ask you if you were okay having dinner with her so we could talk but you bet me to it" I nervously chuckle

"You can't just tell me?" She asks

I shake my head "I could, but Spencer asked if she could be there as well. And I mean it is her story to share too so"