"Just get in!" he yelled at her.
"What's going on Toby? You have to tell me first!"
"I can't! It's a surprise!"
"Why?" He saw the confusion on Spencer's face and gave in.
"I have to tell you something important, Spencer. But I can't tell you here."
They were standing outside of Spencer's house. Well, Spencer was standing. Toby was in the truck, trying to persuade her to go with him to Florida.
"Well why do we have to so far?" she asked.
"There's something I really need to tell you." Spencer saw the frustration on his face and decided that if it was this important to Toby, she would go.
Without a word, Spencer jogged back to the house and ran up the stairs to her room. She threw her necessities and enough outfits for the entire spring break into her overnight bag. I'm really lucky everyone's gone for the break. I don't want to have to answer questions about where I'm going and why I'm going with Toby. They don't care anyway, she thought, and dashed back down the stairs. She hopped into Toby's truck.
"Okay, Mr. Carpenter. I'll go for you." She leaned in to peck him on the cheek, but he turned his head at the last minute and lip-locked her instead. When Spencer broke the kiss, grinning, Toby pulled away from the curb in his truck. "But, for the record, it's your fault if I miss the deadline on my Spanish essay."
They drove and drove, through countless states like Maryland, North Carolina, and Georgia. Toby wanted to keep driving through the night, but Spencer made him stop at a motel. They talked, stopped at restaurants to eat, and played car games like "I Spy."
"I spy with my little eye something beginning with S," said Toby.
"Is it the sky?"
"Try again."
"It is a Subaru?" Spencer pointed to the car driving beside them.
"No, guess again!"
"I give up."
"Spencer!"
"What?"
"No, I mean the object was Spencer," he said, taking one hand off the wheel to poke her in the ribs. Spencer giggled.
"Hey, maybe you should call the girls. Let them know you won't be in Rosewood this week."
"Good idea." Spencer pulled out her phone and dialed Aria's number. "Hey Arrria. Yeah. Road trip with Toby. Florida. Yeah, I guess that's pretty far. But we're almost there. I won't be able to make it this weekend. Could you call the other girls for me? Thanks. I'm actually not sure…" She looked at Toby and raised an eyebrow. Then she laughed. "No, probably not. I don't know. Maybe." Spencer blushed and had a grin on her face, looking embarrassed. "Okay. Bye Ar." Spencer hung up the phone.
"What was that about?" Toby asked.
"Nothing. Just Aria asking why we're going on this trip. Come to think of it, why are we going?"
"Is there something wrong with me wanting to take my girlfriend on a vacation?" Toby said, sounding offended.
Spencer was sad that Toby thought she meant it like that. "No! I just meant that you—" she started.
"Spence! Relax. I'm kidding. Try to get some sleep. I know you're tired."
"Okay." Spencer leaned her head against her window, where Toby had propped up a pillow for her to lay on. Soon, she fell asleep.
Toby pulled into a Starbucks parking lot. He went inside to get both Spencer and himself coffee. Spencer woke up before he came out. She realized where they were and smiled at this simple gesture; how well her boyfriend knew her. Toby jogged back to the car and handed Spencer her cup.
"Thank you." She smiled.
"Only the best for the most beautiful girlfriend ever," Toby said as he slid into the driver's seat. He pulled Spencer into a kiss. He broke it before it could turn heated and started down the highway.