Spencer Weller

**Family**

Spencer has two estranged parents and two younger sisters he's not allowed contact with. (Kathrine born in 1988, and Megan born in 1990.) He also has one daughter (Carly, born in 2000.)

**Tracey's pregnancy**

Spencer found out he was going to be a father a month after his fifteenth birthday. He was told by his girlfriend before she had known for sure and he accompanied her to planned parenthood where it was confirmed. It was suggested to them to abort the baby due to their young ages but neither wanted this. He decided to own up to his mistakes and support his girlfriend through the pregnancy.

Spencer's biggest concern over Tracey's pregnancy was the reaction of his parents. He mentioned his parents were going to kill him, which is why he decided to hold back on telling them. When the teenagers in town started spreading rumours about Tracey being pregnant, Tracey suggested to Spencer he tell his parents before they heard it from someone else. Spencer refused to, stating his parents didn't listen to gossip, even when Tracey pointed out that Spencer's two younger sisters could hear about it from the other kids and tell his parents. Spencer revealed to his girlfriend that he hadn't been allowed to date in the first place and had lied to his parents about his relationship with Tracey telling them he couldn't stand her yet was forced to work on assignments with her for school.

Over the course of her pregnancy, Tracey attempted to convince Spencer to tell his parents she was pregnant but Spencer kept refusing as he knew how angry his parents would be. Then, on the same day he found out he was getting a daughter, Spencer finally gained enough courage to tell his father and mother he had gotten his girlfriend pregnant, the girlfriend his parents didn't know about. As he had expected, they were absolutely furious with him, and they decided to ship him off to another country to keep him away from Tracey. Spencer wasn't given the chance to tell Tracey which left the young girl confused and worried. Eventually, he gained access to a phone and called Tracey to explain what had happened. Both teens were rightfully upset by the situation and did their best to keep in touch.

**Away at boarding school**

During his time at the boarding school, Spencer wasn't mentioned often. Only seen during his brief phone-calls with Tracey and then mentioned just a few times by Tracey, a member of her family, or by Skyler. During each phone-call, Spencer would say how much he missed Tracey and their daughter. This very well implied he was miserable being apart from them.

Spencer had hoped he could return home for the summer and spend it with Tracey and their daughter- whom he had never met or laid eyes on. However, his parents had arranged for him to say in Bridgeport with an uncle over the summer. He was unhappy about this, and he knew his parents had only done this to keep him away from Tracey and Carly even when school was out. This put Spencer over the edge. In June, just as the school year was finishing up, Spencer ran away from the boarding school and got himself back home and straight to Tracey's front door in the middle of the night. Tracey happily welcomed him home and he was finally able to meet his daughter.

**Getting emancipated**

Spencer's relationship with his parents before Tracey's pregnancy is unknown. Same with his relationship with his two younger sisters. However, it was clear that Spencer was afriad of his very strict parents. So much so that he didn't want to tell them when he got Tracey pregnant while only being 15. When he did tell them, he was sent away. For months, he obeyed his parents and remained at the boarding school where he continued school and snuck in phone calls with Tracey when possible. Then, he had enough, and returned home against his parents' wishes. As he said to Avery, he knew his parents were going to disown him for going against them and involving himself in his daughter's life. He decided he wanted to be emancipated so that he could freely live with Tracey and their daughter and no longer have to obey by his parents wishes for him to remain out of his daughter's life. When he went to speak to them about doing so, his father told him being involved with Carly meant he'd no longer be a member of the Weller family. Spencer said he he understood and did not change his mind. Being disowned also meant he was no longer allowed contact with his sisters. His sisters, whom he seemed neither close nor distant with, were sad when saying their goodbyes with him. He warned them to not make any mistakes and gave them each a hug before leaving his parents' house for the last time.

**Being reunited with his sisters**

Again, Spencer's past relationship with his two younger sisters (Kathrine and Meghan) isn't known and after being disowned by his parents he was forbidden to have any contact with them. On his daughter's first birthday, Spencer received a surprise visit from Kathrine. He didn't recognise her at first because she had reached her teenage growth spurt, however, he quickly realized it was her and was happy to see her. He invited her inside knowing his parents wouldn't be happy she was there, and introduced her to his daughter. It wasn't mentioned where their parents thought Kathrine was but she did say they didn't know she was at Tracey's house. Kathrine remained there for the entire day reuniting with her brother and spending time with her niece. She said farewell to Spencer after supper and said she wasn't sure when or if she'd be able to visit again.

At the time of Kathrine's visit, she did not bring Meghan along and her explanation was "it was too risky because I don't normally take Megan with me when I go out." Wanting Meghan to have the chance to meet her niece, Spencer came up with a plan. He brought Carly to the primary school Megan attended and had her called down to the office. There, the siblings were reunited and Megan was able to meet her niece. It wasn't mentioned how long the visit was but since it was during school hours it probably only lasted a few minutes.

**Spencer's relationship with Tracey**

Spencer and Tracey were a good match. Even through long-distance over a period of several months, their relationship did not decline. Upon Spencer's return home, Spencer appeared to spend more time with their daughter (whom he had never before met) than he did with Tracey. This didn't appear to bother Tracey and she was just happy to have him back.

**Spencer's relationship with Carly**

From early on in the pregnancy, Spencer was excited to become a father even though he was very young at the time. He was even happier when he learned he was getting a daughter and the news gave him the courage to tell his parents he was about to become a dad. During his time at boarding school, Spencer struggled with not being around Tracey and the baby and this got worse after his daughter was born. He planned on returning home the second he turned eighteen but came home much sooner as he was unable to be apart from them any longer, even though he knew what coming home would cost him. (His relationship with his parents.) From the second he met his daughter, he was in love with her and spent every possible second with her in his arms.

A couple of months after returning home, Spencer wanted to find himself a job to help support his daughter. However, Tracey's mother, suggested he continue to concentrate on building a relationship with his daughter and get through school. He agreed this might be a better idea for the time being.

**Spencer's relationship with Brittany**

Spencer wasn't seen interaction with Skyler much so it was easy to assume the two were not friends and that Skyler was only Tracey's friend. Since they didn't spend time together, Spencer was never in contact with her daughter either. However, after he learned of Skyler's failed desperate attempt to have a father figure in Brittany's life, Spencer decided to step up and claimed Brittany as his own. The details and rules of this arrangement weren't mentioned at this time but were discussed the following month. Spencer did this because "no child should have to grow up without a father."