A/N: This is where the real fun begins. :)

Chapter 2: Spencer

September 4, 2012

Three years after that kissed a lot happened. Ali went missing the next summer. That's when things started spiraling out of control. Aria's family went to Iceland for a year. That was the hardest year of my life.

The day she left Hanna, Emily, and I were saying our last goodbyes. After they left, Aria and I spent some private time in her room.

"It's going to be so weird without you here," I told her, trying to hide the pain I was feeling.

"It's only for a year," she said. She stopped to think, "That may be like five million years there." She laid her head on her bare floor. She looked so beautiful. I couldn't help but smile.

"Hopefully it'll fly by."

She sighed, "I hope so too." We stared at each other. There was something indescribable in the silence we shared. I wanted to kiss her, but I knew I shouldn't. I looked at my phone to distract myself. It was almost 9. Her family had a 6 am flight.

I stood up, "I better get going."

"Yeah," she said quietly. I paused and looked at her one last time before walking out her bedroom door.

When she came back, things were still spiraling. Ali's body was found. To be honest, I thought she had run away. Murdered was something I couldn't grasp. Aria had started seeing Mr. Fitz our, now former, English teacher. I began dating Toby Cavanaugh, the town "bad boy" who was originally charged in Ali's murder.

We were now seniors in high school. Aria and Fitz were still together. As was Toby and I. The more I spent time with her, the more I wanted to be the one she 'I love you' to. There were occasional glances where we would look at the other for a moment before looking away as if we hadn't done so. Then the one time she said, "You're a freak and I love you", my heart fluttered and I was on cloud nine.

When she entered school the first day of senior year, all I could do was stare. She was beautiful, flawless. The sun reflected around her as if she were an angel.

"Spence? Hello? Spence?" Hanna said bring me back to earth. I shook my head, fully bringing me out of the daze I was in.

"Huh, what?"

"You okay? You seem distracted."

I shook my head, "N-n-no. I-I'm fine."

"You're lying. You stutter when you lie."

I sighed, "I just got things on my mind. I'd rather not talk about them." The bell for first period rang, "I gotta go." I ran off to class before she could say anything else.

The rest of the day I spent thinking about her. Even at lunch I didn't make much conversation. I was afraid that I would crack and spill out all my feelings. I especially didn't want her to reject me. I couldn't handle it. As soon as the bell rang, I rushed to my locker to put my stuff away. Thankfully it was Friday and I had done all my studying during the week. I wanted to see if I had the guts to talk to Aria.

As I was walking towards her locker, I was stopped by Emily and Hanna.

"Where are you off to?" Hanna asked.

"Have either one of you seen Aria?"

"She's still in class. Mr. Williams wanted to talked to her ," Emily clarified.

"Thanks. I'll catch up with you guys later on tonight. I have to talk to Aria about something."

I had to talk to her. I had to tell her how I felt. I loved her and there was nothing I could do about it.

A/N: I hope you guys are enjoying this thus far. Next chapter will have things from Aria's point of view. :) Please review and offer up help! Both are appreciated.

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