“What’s wrong, Spence?” I asked as I pulled her close to me and held her tightly.

            “I…I…” she stuttered.

            “Sshh,” I soothed. “It’s ok. Take your time.”

            “My mom,” she said calming down a little. “She kicked me out.”

            “Spence, I’m so sorry,” I said holding her tightly as sobs racked through her body. “Everything is going to be ok.”

            “I don’t know what to do,” she cried.

            “You’re gonna come stay with me,” I said matter-of-factly.

            “Are you sure?” she asked.

            “Of course,” I said. “It’s not like I don’t have the room. And I would get to see you whenever I wanted which is a plus.”

            She stretched up and kissed me softly. “Thank you,” she said. “Thank you so much.”

            “Anything for you,” I smiled softly. I kissed her forehead and hugged her again. “I love you.”

            “I love you too,” she said. She sat up and grabbed my hand.

            “I’d hate to ask this,” I said, “but why did your mom kick you out?”

            Spencer sighed and looked down at her hands.

            “You don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to,” I said.

            “No,” she said. “I’ll have to tell you eventually. Apparently Josh went over to my house while I was with you. He told my mom that I cheated on him with you and when he asked me about it, you beat him up.”

            “I’m gonna fucking kill that bastard,” I shouted as I started to get out of bed. Spencer pulled me back down onto the bed.

            “Stop,” she said sternly. “You don’t need to go hurt yourself. We’ll deal with him later.”

            I reluctantly laid back down. As I laid down, I grabbed my stomach.

            “Are you ok?” she asked.

            “Yeah, I think so,” I said.

            “That’s what you get for trying to get up too soon,” she smiled.

            “Oh shush,” I said.

            “You know I’m kidding,” she smiled. “But seriously, you have to take it easy. We don’t want you pulling open your stitches.”

            “Fine,” I said. “Where is the damn doctor? I wanna get the hell out of this place.”