Moving On and Letting Go

Chapter 9: The Parent Trap

"Just by the way he looks at her, even if he's trying to hide it, he still loves her."

That night, after both the wedding dress and bridesmaids dresses were picked and purchased, Aria, Emily, Spencer and Hanna were gathered in Emily's room. They waited until Hallie was asleep and was sure to go to the room farthest from hers, which was Emily's.

Emily and Aria sat on the bed and Hanna and Spencer stood in front of them. The two explained to their friends what happened at the engagement party, Spencer's conversation with Toby the next day, and Toby and Spencer going to see Jenna.

"Wait. You went to visit Jenna?" Aria questioned, bewildered.

"Yes, but it's not like we were alone in a dark cellar with her. Toby's parents were around and I had my cell phone in hand so I could call the cops if needed." Spencer said.

"But everything went okay?" Emily asked.

Spencer nodded. "Yeah, she was...nice. Strangely things went really well, except the part where she thought Toby we marrying me."

"What?" Hanna exclaimed, "You left that part out when you told me!"

"Jenna assumed you two were getting married? Her parents didn't ever mention Hallie's name?" Aria said.

"Jenna had only gotten out of jail the previous day, I don't think the wedding was the most important topic. And plus, I couldn't blame her. She never knew that we broke up and the fact that we were.....kind of, sort of holding hands didn't help." Everyone raised their eyebrows. "What? It was for support. It was hard for both of us, after everything Jenna did. It was reassuring."

The three of them nodded. "So you really still love him." Aria stated.

Spencer nodded, "Yeah, I do. But you can't let this go past this room! I can't break up with Drew or have Hallie mad at me."

"But, Spence, what he feels the same way? You guys were so in love in high school, it wouldn't surprise me. And like you said before, those feelings just don't go away." Emily said softly.

Spencer shook her head. "No, I will not be the one who ruins my best friend's wedding." Everyone was silent for a moment. "I'm going to sleep. Good night." Everyone said good night back and Spencer made her way down the hall into her room.

"It's easy to tell Toby feels the same way." Hanna states, sitting on the bed with them.

Emily nods. "Just by the way he looks at her, even if he's trying to hide it, he still loves her." Emily agrees.

"That's one thing that'll never change." Aria adds.

It was Sunday the next morning. The girls were up by ten and had a nice breakfast. They were supposed to be going out for a girl's night. They were sitting around the table deciding what to do when the doorbell rang. Spencer offered to get it, walking into the living room to the front door. She pulled it open and she was immediately surprised. In front of her were her parents.

"Mom? Dad? What are you doing here?" she asked.

"Well we decided to come for a visit and thought it'd be fun to surprise you." Her dad explained.

She chuckled, "Well it worked. I'm surprised!"

Her mom smiled. "We thought we'd spend today with you and stay the night. We'd drive back to Rosewood late tomorrow."

Spencer raised her eyebrows. "Oh, that's great!" she tried to sound excited. She stepped aside to let them in. They both had one bag in their hands. Hearing the three voices from the living room, Aria, Hanna, Emily, and Hallie entered from the kitchen.