Drag Me to the Grave

It had been a week or so since Beth admitted to Spencer that she liked him and things were going well for them. They'd gone on a few dates here and there; some alone and some with Emily and Marcus. Beth still worried about Emily. She didn't seem happy anymore like she used to. She was changing but Beth couldn't pin point why.

A buzzing noise coming from the bedside table next to Beth woke her up. She sat up groggily and looked to her left to see Spencer slumbering next to her. He'd stayed over the past few days and Beth's dad honestly couldn't have been happier. He welcomed Spencer with open arms just as he had before they were romantically involved. Beth concluded her dad must have secretly been shipping their relationship.

The buzzing stopped and Beth noticed her phone screen read 'Missed Call Andy' right before the LED shut off. She furrowed her eyebrows and swiftly grabbed the phone off the table. The screen added a new notification reading 'New Voicemail'.

She sat with the phone in her hands for a few moments. She wasn't sure why Andy was calling, but she began to feel like her entire new relationship with Spencer had been a mistake.

After clicking on the voicemail, she pressed the phone against her ear and listened: Hey Beth, it's Andy. His deep voice sounded so smooth within her ears. But, you probably already knew that. He let a small chuckle slip. Anyway, just give me a call back if you can. I really need to talk to you about something. Bye.

Beth could feel her heart beat racing at the sound of Andy's voice. Her whole body felt shaky and her limbs started to numb. Adrenaline rushed through her veins and her heart was beating so quickly, she was convinced it would pop right out of her chest at any minute.

She quickly dialed Emily's number. What was she supposed to do? Call him back? What could he possibly want? She needed a second opinion.

"Em, thank god you answered." Beth sighed when she heard her best friend answer the phone.

"Well, yeah, I haven't been getting much sleep lately so I was awake." Emily replied.

"Andy called me. And he left a voicemail." Beth said.

"What did he say?!" Emily exclaimed, eager to hear more details.

"Literally all he said was, 'Call me back if you can. I really need to talk to you about something.'" Beth tried her best Andy impression.

"Are you gonna call him back?" Emily wondered.

Beth swung her legs over the side of the bed and sat with her back facing Spencer. He was still asleep, or at least she assumed. "I don't know if I should... What do you think he wants?"

Emily was silent for a few moments while she thought. "I have no idea, Beth. Isn't Spencer still there? I wouldn't call Andy while he's at your house. You know how upset that would make him."

Beth nodded to herself and peeked over her shoulder at what she thought was a still sleeping Spencer. "I know I shouldn't but... I want to know what Andy wants. Maybe you were wrong and he didn't forget about me after all!"

As Beth continued to talk to Emily about Andy's random phone call, Spencer laid there next to her, listening, and a single tear rolling down his cheek.

Notes

Before you read this chapter, please go back and read chapter 3 again! I went back and changed it because I didn't like how I ended it and chose to go in a different direction. In order to understand this chapter, you need to read the last half of chapter three.

Also, I am done with finals (except I do have two 5-7 page papers due tomorrow that I should be writing instead but whatever) which means I should be officially back now since I have some more time to write for you guys. I'm working pretty much full time and I have an internship this summer so I will be busy but I promise I am going to try and write more often than I do while I'm at school cause you guys deserve it!