** To SpobettesUnited who asked for my tumblr blog, it's ashadymotel :)
This is a pre-finished two shot I wrote from a lovely prompt I got from Tumblr. I posted this a few months ago on tumblr but I figured you guys are like me, looking for anything to get me through this hiatus :/ So I figured I'd spread the story! I have a lot of other prompts as well that I may post (either as one story or separately I haven't decided) So let me know if you're interested!
Spontaneity was not something common in Spencer Hastings life. Surprises maybe, the kind that make you want to jump out of your skin and hide, regrettably, but nothing pleasant ever came out of the blue. So when Toby Cavanaugh showed up unexpectedly at her desolate abode on his way home from a job, it was a welcome turn of events.
Things had begun to get a bit cozy when there was a sudden turn of a doorknob and the entrance of a tiny girl in eccentric clothing that drew them out of their daze. The reaction to yet another 'surprise' was a little delayed because Toby was still leaning, hair ragged, over Spencer when the brunette stopped abruptly in the kitchen entryway.
Aria pointed her finger confusedly at the ground, "Were we not suppose to meet here?"
Spencer sprang up off the couch. "What time is it?"
"Seven thirty." Aria said still frozen in place.
Spencer swore under her breath, grabbing her bag off the kitchen counter before unceremoniously stuffing things into it. A hairbrush, a pack of gum, a candle? "I completely lost track of time -"
"Yeah I can see that." Aria smirked, her eyes following Spencer as she rushed around place to place. Her eyes grazed over to Toby who had just finished rubbing the back of his neck uncomfortably. "Hey Toby."
He lifted his hand in an embarrassed wave, raising his eyebrows in the process.
"Hey Spence how do you get rid of that little bump you get on your finger when you write too much?" The voice of Hanna Marin sounding along with the click of her heels as she entered threw the Hastings french doors.
"What?" Spencer asked disengaged.
"What have you been writing Han?" Aria quizzed skeptically.
Hanna was about to answer when she spotted Toby placed on the sofa. She opened her mouth to greet him when she noticed the pinkish hue to both his and Spencer's cheeks.
"Did I interrupt something?" Her face growing a smirk.
"No, but I did."
"Oho, what were you doing? Something kinky? Will Aria be scarred for life?"
Spencer gave her a look, "Hanna."
"Well you two aren't really big on the PDA so I can only imagine what you do behind closed doors -"
Just then, a figure appeared in the Hastings doorway.
"Well clearly I left the doors wide open…" Spencer mumbled.
"What behind closed doors?" Emily's voice spoke as she joined the party.
"Spencer and Toby. Can't you just imagine all the stuff they do when no ones looking?"
She looked awkwardly between the couple. "Yeah, considering they're both my friends, I think I'd like to stay in the dark about that."
"Jeez Han you make it sound like we rob banks in our spare time."
"Okay that is NOT what I was saying -"
"We're going to be late if we don't leave now." Spencer diverted as she glanced at her watch and hauled her purse over her shoulder.
"I uh -" Aria pointed at the dangling bag, "think they supply the ambience at the restaurant…"
"What?"
"The candle…"
Spencer dropped a handle off her shoulder and shoved her hand into her bag where she pulled out a tall cylinder that gave off a whiff of the ocean,
"Right…"
There was a squeak of a shoe on hardwood and the girls eyes all shot up to it's source. Toby was finally removing himself from his cushioned seat in what he hoped would be a quite manner that didn't draw too much attention. Sadly, the girls were all too suspicious of any unfamiliar sound they heard nowadays.
"Hey why don't you guys head out, I'll be right behind you." Spencer spoke.
"Sure, we'll wait in the car." Emily said, eager to push her other two friends out the door.
"Yeah wouldn't want to actually see you guys be a couple or anything -"
"Han -" Emily scolded as they made their leave. "Bye Toby."
"Yeah bye Toby." Hanna mused with her never fallen smirk.
"Bye." Aria joined in.
Toby gave a wave again and a mumbled 'Goodbye' while still trying to beat the red off his cheeks.
It wasn't until they heard the slam of Spencer's back door and the muffled chatter of her dear friends begin to fade, that Toby finally spoke fully.
"Next time, my place." He offered with a relieved sigh as he walked towards her, "The doors always locked and only one other person has the key."
Sure that they were alone now, he leaned down and pressed his lips to hers.
"I mean Zach of course." He pulled away momentarily to beam across her mouth, earning him a playful whack of the arm.
"Yeah Aria's mom's boyfriend? She said with a laugh. "Wouldn't really want him walking in on us either."
"Good thing he's in Vienna." He whispered before pulling in for a kiss and it was her who beamed this time.
"I can't believe you walked in on them making out," Hanna scoffed as they walked back to their cars. "I've barley seen them peck in the year they've been together!"
"Because who wouldn't want to walk in on their best friend while she has her tongue down her boyfriends throat?" Aria threw her sarcasm.
"I'm just happy for them," broke in Emily, "especially after everything they've gone through."
"Hey no one said we weren't happy for them!" Hanna defended.
"Yeah and judging by what I walked in on, I'd say they're pretty happy too."
Part 2 tomorrow!