This is a group of one-shots I'm writing about PLL.
This one is about how much Spencer misses her friends and Toby. I'm super excited for PLL to start back tomorrow and this is just something to last until tomorrow!
As much as Spencer didn't want to admit it, she missed her friends. A lot. Way more than she initially thought she would. When they all said good-bye's before leaving for college, they promised to talk and text as much as they could. After all, nothing could break them apart, not even A. How could college? She and the rest of the girls were really good about the whole staying in connection thing for a couple months. And studies grew harder, work got crazier, and no one had the time anymore.
So here we find Spencer, in her dorm, homesick. She wasn't homesick for Rosewood as much as she was for her friends and Toby. She missed them all so much. And Toby, it was driving her crazy not seeing him. They agreed to keep dating even with her leaving the state for school. Unlike her friends, she kept in touch with him to this day. He meant so much to her. He was her protector. Her believer. Her supporter. Everything. And without him, every single task seemed more impossible. Spencer didn't just miss him. She missed her crazy best friends. The people who stayed with her through it all. Hanna, the fashionista, Emily, the sporty one, Aria, the writer, and Ali, the ex-queen bee. She missed Hanna's jokes about her style and Aria's jabs at her coffee. She missed Emily and her smiles. She also missed Ali, her almost sister. After finding out about Jason, the two agreed that they were pretty much just sisters.
She was long overdue a visit home and for the first time since September, Spencer Hastings was headed back home. She didn't know who else was coming home. She desperately needed a dose of her home. Just as much as she hated it there, she had grown up there, and always was a little attached to Rosewood. She packed her car with all of her belongings and drove. She drove all day, breaking only to eat and sleep.
After staying at a hotel overnight, Spencer continued on her little road trip back home. When Spencer arrived home, her mom was home. Surprise, surprise! Veronica greeted Spencer, astounded and surprised. Veronica had no clue Spencer was coming home. She just assumed that Spencer was staying at college for break. Veronica went on to explain that she was taking a trip up to Philly for the weekend. If she'd known, Veronica would have stayed. Disappointed, Spencer went to the barn, now officially hers, and placed all of her belongings in it.
After wandering around town listlessly, she ended up in the Brew. Sitting by the Bar, she ordered a coffee and sat watching all of the commotions. She never realized how much she missed this place until she came back. A voice broke her train of thought, "Spencer?" A surprised voice asked. Spencer whirled around to see Toby, right behind her. "Toby," She whispered, running to him. He caught her with ease and twirled her around. It was moments like this that made Spencer feel like she never left. After he finished twirling her, Toby pulled Spencer close to him and hugged her tight. "What are you doing back?" Toby asked softly "I missed you. I missed everything. I missed my friends. The Brew. Everything." Spencer told him.
Toby's grin grew. "Look who's here." He smiled. Breaking from him, Spencer could see Aria, Emily, Ali, and Hanna.
At the moment, she couldn't be happier.