Running Away

Chapter Two

Spencer and Toby didn't know what to do. Whatever made the cracking noise seemed to be coming closer to the car and not wanting to give away their location to anyone who might be looking for them on the main road, Toby wouldn't turn the headlights on. It was only when Spencer's phone went off that they relaxed any.

"Who is it?" Toby asked trying to look over the top of Spencer's phone.

"It's Aria. She saw us leaving and followed us. She wants to make sure everything is okay." Spencer said.

"I trust your judgment, but I'm not too sure about this Spence." Toby said as he wrapped his arms protectively around her waist.

"Relax Toby; Aria's just worried about me. She's one of my best friends." Spencer said.

"Are you going to tell said best friends that you ran away with me?" Toby asked, half hoping that she would say yes, and half hoping that she would say no.

"Well, to be honest, I hadn't thought about it. I guess in the back of my mind, I figured that if I ran away, I would at least let them know that I was okay, maybe not tell them where I am, but definitely that I was okay, but I hadn't thought as far as to whether or not I am going to tell them that I ran away with you." Spencer admitted.

"You're ashamed of me?" Toby asked.

"Of course not Toby, I honestly hadn't thought about what exactly I would tell my friends. If you want me to tell them that we ran away together, then I will; but if you don't want me to tell them, I won't." Spencer said.

"I don't know if I want you to tell them or not." Toby admitted before jumping a little at the knocking on the window.

"Aria… how did you know where the car was?" Spencer asked once she had opened the door for her friend.

"What were you two doing?" Aria asked, indicating the fact that Spencer was still straddling Toby's lap.

"Um, you know…" Toby responded as Spencer repositioned herself so that she was just sitting on Toby's lap, although his arms were still wrapped protectively around Spencer's waist.

"Answer the question Aria." Spencer said staring at her friend, and trying to ignore the fact that since Aria had seen them and followed them, that her alone time with Toby wasn't going to be completely alone from that night on.

"I told you in the text Spencer, I followed you guys." Aria said not making eye contact with either of them.

"Aria, were you at his house?" Spencer asked, knowing that would have been the only way for Aria to have seen her and Toby heading out of Rosewood.

"Yes, okay. More times than not, I'm at his house after school." Aria said glaring at Spencer while Toby listened on with a confused look on his face.

"Aria, I don't mean to be rude or anything, but Spencer and I are trying to get away from Rosewood, would you mind leaving? And letting Emily and Hanna that Spencer is safe, and that she and I are running away together?" Toby asked.

"Sure. Have fun guys." Aria said.

"How much fun can two people have when they are running away together?" Spencer asked Toby, in which Toby just shrugged.

"Let's just get out of here." Toby said as he moved Spencer's legs back inside the car and closed the door.

"One last thing before we go." Spencer said.

"What's that?" Toby asked.

"This." Spencer replied giving Toby another kiss.

"I could get used to being with you." Toby said.

"Likewise." Spencer replied as she climbed back into the passenger seat.

After making sure that no one was around, Toby started the car again and put it in reverse. Knowing where he had to maneuver the car, Toby didn't bother turning on the headlights until they were back on the main road. For a few hours or so, the young couple stayed awake talking, but when they reached a motel, they pulled in and decided to stay the night. After they had both changed into some pajamas, the two sat on the bed and talked for a little bit.

"Toby, what was jail like?" Spencer asked. She had known that he had been arrested for being accused of killing Ali, but they hadn't really talked about it much.

"I don't want to talk about it Spencer." Toby said looking away.

"Toby, I want us to be honest with each other. If you want to help me, you have to know that there is a possibility that I could be arrested. I want to know what it was like." Spencer said trying not to sound rude or demanding.

"Spencer, jail is like hell. I'm not kidding. But I don't want to talk about it because you aren't going to be arrested. I won't let you be arrested." Toby said trying to get Spencer to change the subject.

"Toby, I'm sorry." Spencer apologized as her head dropped and tears started to fall.

"Don't apologize for something that you didn't do." Toby said as he pulled Spencer toward him and held her in his arms.

"Toby, have you slept with a girl? Like, actually slept with someone?" Spencer asked into Toby's chest.

"No, why do you ask?" Toby asked looking down at Spencer.

"Just wondering. Cause I know that you and I slept in the same bed the night before I was made a person of interest, but we didn't do anything that night so it was just a random thought that had been floating around in my head." Spencer explained a little too quickly.

"Have you ever slept with a guy?" Toby asked.

"No; I've only had one boyfriend before you and it didn't get very far." Spencer admitted.

"You consider me to be your boyfriend?" Toby asked with a raised eyebrow and smirked at her as she sat up.

"Well, I figured that after tonight you would be…" Spencer said as she looked at everything and anything in the room that wasn't Toby.

"Do you think it's a good idea?" Toby asked.

"I don't know. I want to be with you, but with me now being a suspect in Ali's murder and you still being suspected if some new evidence pops up, both of our futures are up in the air and I don't know what to do. I mean, it would be nice to have a boyfriend, but I just…" Spencer rambled until Toby shut her up by kissing her.

It was the second or third time that night that Spencer and Toby had gotten lost in their emotions and had started to really make-out. Just as things were starting to get really heated, the moment was ruined when Spencer's phone started to ring. With a sigh, she rolled onto her back and grabbed her phone from on top of her purse. Upon seeing who was calling, Spencer's face fell.

End Chapter Two

(A/N: I hope you liked this chapter. I apologize if it isn't very good, but it's the first full on story that I've written in a while that isn't switching back and forth between POV's of the same event(s). – Emma)