I feel in love with a gifset (that's posted on my page info) the other day and a bunch of crazyass ideas just popped in my mind, for this huge fanfic. It's really AU at some points, Alison never disappeared nor died etc etc. but most Spoby situations are still the same, just different context. I give the idea credit entirely to Aurelie who made the gifset and summary, because it was honestly what inspired me. So thanks a lot for the inspiration and for allowing me to post the fic. I think it's my first fanfic being posted in ages. Chapter one is a bit tiny cause it introduces how things are and who are them, promise nexts will be bigger. So I hope you enjoy and reviews are there for critics and suggestions and compliments too, I love them.


How it started - Part 1

Spencer Hastings grabbed her cup of scalding pure coffee very early that morning at the Brew. She had spoken to Zack, the owner, in the day before, if it wasn't a possibility for her to just stop by before it actually opened. Being the nice person he was, the man obviously said there would be no bother at all. Together with the drink, she picked up two warm cupcakes and a cappuccino. One of the sweets was chocolate chip cake with vanilla topping and the other was dark chocolate flavor with fresh marshmallow. They seemed delicious, even for that hour of the day.

After the whole order was ready and paid, Spencer didn't leave the Brew nor sat at its empty tables, instead she sneaked to the back following the stairs that lead to the lofts on the second floor. The brunette checked her watch before knocking on the door. Surely Toby was already awake by now, getting ready for work.

The surprise look on his face when he saw her was priceless and she though it had been so much worthy inventing an excuse to her parents in order to leave early and don't give them a chance she'd meet up the boy they disapproved. Toby Cavanaugh was an amazing person. He was honest, kind, charming, caring and overprotective, and had the cutest smile and blue eyes she had ever seen. Not to mention the tremendous attractive body. Her parents were just being assholes when they prohibited her to be around him. Truly it was all just prejudice because of rumors that had circled around town about him. It had ages though, and she never really believed them.

Her parent's opinion was trash to Spencer, especially after they got face to face that morning and the girl got to stare, for a few seconds, how adorable he looked in the morning, with messy hair and tired eyes.

"Spence, hey." Toby didn't hesitate on approaching her, being glad he had been up for enough time to wash his face and brush teeth. His lips searched hers and they kissed for a brief second. That had been happening a lot lately. The two would just look at each other and kiss, because both agreed how much they enjoyed doing it. "What you're doing here so early?"

"I came here to bring you this." Still dizzy from the kiss, the brunette put her thoughts together after a deep breath and raised the box with the cupcakes and the coffees on top. "I thought maybe we could have breakfast together, since you're going to be working late today and we won't get to dinner like planned."

It was impossible for Toby not to laugh as he heard that seeing It be followed by pouty lips. The boy shook his head as he dragged her inside the loft and closed the door behind the girl. He liked surprises, especially when it was Spencer who made them. "It happens that they canceled today and I'll be dinning with you after all." He told her as she frowned. Toby shrugged a little. "The client asked to do it next week." Spencer nodded and her eyes fell on the cupcakes as she pouted again. "But I'll love to have breakfast with you too."

Spencer chuckled slightly and stood a little up on her toes to kiss him. Although she was a tall skinny woman, Toby had managed to be taller than her and she'd hit on his chin. So he'd always need to curl down to kiss her. But she liked the height differences a lot.

"Good, because I got your favorite." Her smile grew wider. The funny thing about them was that they hadn't been going out for this long time, but they knew so much about each other. It wasn't even official yet. Counting all their dates, including the sneaking around ones, summed up it'd be a whole week. But they had only started it two weeks ago. But the connection between the two had always been immediate.

When Emily presented them both, in Alison's birthday, a month ago, they stood the whole party exchanging looks and little smiles. Alison had hated it and complained with Spencer, one of the main reasons he brunette hadn't go over to talk to him that same night. Apparently Alison and him had had a past friendship that ended weirdly, because when Emily started befriending him, she got the coldest looks and words from Ali. But the two couldn't stay too long fighting and that quickly disappeared.

But Spencer and Alison were quite different with each other. As much close friends as they were, the two always would go hard on each other. Mostly because Spencer was one, of the little people, who'd stand to face Alison. The rest of their friends were scared to do it. But when it came to Toby things ran different. She hadn't told any of them about them seeing each other like that, dating. Spencer wanted to be sure he really was into her before she'd put up a fight with Alison, and probably Aria or Hanna who'd stand by Ali's side. Emily was the only one who knew and was backing up for her, which was great because it was already hard hiding it from her family. But she was sure they'd find their ways through things.

"And what you brought to drink?" Toby asked her while the two sat on the couch. Spencer placed the box down in the center table, and took the cups from its top.

"Pure coffee pour moi and cappuccino for you, mister." The two chuckled and she passed him his cup. Toby loved when she spoke French. It had been what brought the two together. After they met in the party, they never really spoke again until two weeks ago when he asked Emily about a tutor to French and she suggested Spencer to him.

She had been more than willing to help him and he was glad he got to meet her better, after the almost public scandal Alison had because him and Spencer looked at each other in her party. Something that never happened public, of course, he had heard it from Em.

In the very first day she was tutoring him, they could feel how the air was tense between them. Smirks over cups of coffee, little jokes, small giggles, hands touching here and there. All that only blew out completely on their second meet when he simply just didn't help himself and kissed her while taking Spencer to her car. It was just a brief kiss, but had been sweet and special. Enough for them to bound right away.

Since then, they had been escaping other people's sight and meeting in secret. Having dinners and lunches together, at his or her place, watching movies on Sundays afternoons, texting each other all the time. And making out. A lot. They did enjoyed each other's company and when a talk started, it could last for long hours. But the making-out sessions were just as pleasing as everything else. They had no one two blame, both thought of each other to be great kissers. Which was completely true.

"Well, merci, ma'am." He played back, leaning to her just enough to make their noses touch. Spencer's mouth opened up slightly as she stared at his perfect lips waiting for a move. When he didn't do it, the girl smirked. She knew that, he was just teasing her. Toby pulled back with a satisfied smile, for letting her with a frustrated look, and sipped his cappuccino. After she did the same with her coffee, he finally leaned over and kissed her.

A few minutes after, the cups were sat back on the table, for disturbing them while Toby tried to bring Spencer closer to him. His pompous lips still topped hers making a slow massage with the pressure he applied against it. Spencer would let a sigh or two escape, as her hands would wrap around his neck. His hand searched for her knee and moved to her thigh, pulling her legs and placing them on his lap. In the meanwhile her fingers would thrill a way through his already messy hair and making a bigger mess of it.

The ring of the cellphone broke completely their moment. Being too concentrated on his amazing lips and tongue that invaded her mouth, Spencer almost jumped when the sound of a text coming through beeped. Toby sighed and looked down when they broke from the kiss, searching for air to his lungs. "I bet it's Alison." He joked as they pulled back more and she reached for her purse. Spencer looked him briefly with disapproval, but he knew he was right when Toby saw her mouth dropping a bit.

"How you always know?" She shook her head and glanced over him. Spencer blocked the phone without sending an answer. He was still next to her in the couch, and passed his arm around her shoulders to make the girl cuddle with him.

"She always text you when we're… Kissing." Spencer saw him blush a bit and thought it was the most adorable thing ever.

"You mean making out." She corrected with a cheeky smile and a raised brow.

"Yeah…" Toby spoke with his voice a bit cut. Those moments he wished not being so shy. Seeing how embarrassed he was, and thinking he couldn't get any more cute, she pecked his lips once again. The phone beeped again. "You should reply before she knocks on my door." He joked. Spencer picked the phone once again and softly punched his ribs. "Ouch."

"It's not her this time, it's Aria."

"Both are together, you can bet." Toby said with a small smile.

"Yeah, Ali is probably just testing if I'm going to reply Aria first. We kinda snapped at each other last night so…" Spencer shrugged and focused on the phone, hating herself for actually replying Alison's text first. They both asked where she was and the girl lied saying she was still home.

"Why you two fought?" Toby asked them, a bit surprised.

"We didn't. I just snapped at her." She said only.

"Why…?"

"Hm, it was nothing really. Girl's thing." Spencer did not want to say she defended him when Alison suggested the old rumors about Toby were real. So she put up a smile hoping he'd by it, and he did.

"You girls are confusing." Toby said though, shaking his head a little.

"Why is that?" Frowning, she let a chuckle out.

"You snap at each other but you still act like nothing happened."

"Well, that's pretty normal in the girl's world, that's for sure." Spencer laughed a little and leaned her head against his shoulder, just happy to be in his company and not really wanting to talk about her friends who she was lying to, to be with him. "So we're up for tonight then?"

"If you still want to." Toby said and he carefully placed a kiss on top of her head, replacing his lips for his chin after, resting it there.

"Yes, I was very excited to… We hadn't had a dinner together in a while…" Toby agreed with her, nodding to her words.

"Now we can. I'll make you something really nice." His words made her smile and she looked up to him, clearly happy.

"Thanks." Once again her lips looked for his, but this time they kissed calmly and slow. "I'll grab a bottle of wine in my parents' fridge. There are so many there, I know they won't notice." She said as in a suggestion.

"As long as you're here... Anything you want, Spence." A smile grew again on her lips while Toby spoke and she stood a few moments looking at him, without a word. "What are you thinking?"

"That I really like you, Tobes." She said honestly and it was his time to smile widely.

"I do too." And their lips found their way to each other again.