Moving On and Letting Go

Chapter 4: Jealousy, with a Side of Awkward

But it wasn't different. He did leave and he didn't come back earlier. They weren't getting married. He wasn't going to build her a beautiful house and have beautiful kids, because he was with Hallie and she was with Drew. That's how things had to be.

It was coming to about six 'o' clock now and everyone was getting ready to meet for dinner. It was going to be a little fancier than lunch the previous day, so Spencer was still debating on what to wear. She had already showered, put on a little bit of makeup, and curled her hair. Now, she was standing in front of her closet wearing her fuzzy bath robe and matching slippers, still deciding on what dress to wear. She had found a few she liked, but could never find the right shoes to wear. She was just about to give up when she heard a voice behind her.

"Knock, knock." She spun around and saw Hanna in the doorway. She was wearing a simple black dress with plain high heels.

Spencer gave her a small smile, "Come in." Hanna did so and walked over to her.

"Need help choosing an outfit?" Hanna asked, with a knowing smile.

Spencer laughed, "You have no idea."

Hanna smirked, "Well you came to the right person." Hanna walked past her and began to shuffle through her closet.

"Actually, I believe you came to me." Spencer joked.

"Yeah, yeah." Hanna laughed.

After a minute, Spencer watched as Hanna emerged from the closet with a satin blue dress and matching blue heels.

"You like?"

Spencer snatched the dress from her, "Hanna, we are going out to dinner, not a night club."

"Well, you want to impress Toby don't you?" Hanna said, sitting on the foot of Spencer's bed.

"Han, I have a boyfriend you know. And he's engaged." Spencer leaned back against her dresser.

"Still, you and I both know you wouldn't mind making Toby at least a little jealous."

Spencer sighed, giving in, "Yeah, you're right." Hanna smiled triumphantly as she watched her friend walk into the attached bathroom that connected one another's rooms. Aria and Emily's rooms were the same.

"So, um, I talked to Caleb today." Hanna said, nervously.

"Yeah? What happened?" Spencer asked, eagerly from the other side of the door.

"He told me he still loved me." She stated.

"That's great!" Spencer exclaimed, from the bathroom.

"And I told him I needed time before I could trust him again." Hanna added.

Spencer then came back from the bathroom, now wearing the blue dress and heels. "I'm sorry Hanna."

"I'm alright." Hanna assured, "but that doesn't mean I'm dreading tonight any less." She stood up and walked over to the door.

Spencer grabbed her purse, and followed Hanna out. "I am right there with you."

Rosetta's was a fancy Italian restaurant about twenty minutes from the girl's house. Everyone was meeting there. Everyone included Spencer, Hanna, Aria, Emily, Samara, Hallie, Toby, Caleb, Ryan, and Drew. The objective of tonight was to talk more about the engagement party which was only a short week away. Hallie has already said she knows who she wants to invite, it's just a matter of letting everyone know.

"I don't want it to be that big. That's what the wedding's for." Hallie stated.

Everyone was seated at a large table in the restaurant. Everyone was seated by their significant other, besides Hanna and Caleb who sat awkwardly on each end of the table. Caleb was in between Toby and Ezra and Hanna between Emily and Spencer. Hanna was thankful she had Spencer by her side for support, who was just as unhappy about being there. Spencer was beside Drew who was next to Hallie who was by Toby. Across the table, Emily was next to Samara, who was by Aria, who was beside Ezra.