*If you read my other story, She'll Always Be His Girl, then expect an update really soon.

Chapter 3

When You Really Know Someone

Toby watched from his table with Jake as Caleb and Ezra laughed with the girls at the bar. He didn't know what they were talking about and he didn't really want to go ask. He watched Ezra whisper something in Spencer's ear and her eyes lifted up and landed on Toby. He held the eye contact for only a few minutes before turning his head away.

Toby hated being under the spotlight and he had to get out of there fast. Expect, he couldn't leave behind a slightly drunken Jake.

"Come on, buddy. It's time to get out of here." Toby stood and put on his leather jacket before helping Jake up on his wobbly legs.

"But the party just got started. Spencer's here and she brought friends." Jake slurred out as he tried to poorly fight off Toby's assistance.

"Trust me. Those girls want nothing to do with us."

Toby helped Jake walk through the crowded bar and to the exit. He chanced on last glance at the bar, but they were gone. He looked over at the table he was previously sitting at and they were now occupying it. He watched them laugh and joke around for a while. Until, some guy slide up next to Spencer and kissed her on the lips and she eagerly kissed him back. So she did have a boyfriend.

Toby rolled his eyes before turning around with Jake and leaving the bar. He had no idea where Jake lived and he couldn't ask a drunk person for an address. So he had only one option. He helped Jake into the passenger side of his truck before he got in and headed towards his apartment.

Toby woke up the next morning and for once in his life his head was feeling like it hadn't been hit with a hammer. He looked over at his clock and saw that it still early, but he didn't have to be to work until none. He got out of bed and took a long, hot shower. He got dressed and brushed his teeth, but didn't feel like doing his hair because he like the messy look.

He walked out of his bedroom and was immediately greeted with the sound of Jake's snoring. Toby chuckled when he looked over to his new friend strewn out on his couch sleeping away. He walked over to the kitchen and opened up the refrigerator to grab some breakfast expect the fridge was empty. He's usually ate out everyday, but this morning his stomach was grumbling for some breakfast.

"I guess I'm taking a trip to the store." He grumbled to himself before he pulled out a pen and some paper to leave Jake a note in case he woke up while he was out. He grabbed his keys off the hook and headed out of his apartment.

He was walking down dairy aisle with his basket in hand in search of milk. But that wasn't the only thing on that aisle that caught his eye.

"You've got to be kidding." Toby said under his breath as he spotted Spencer down the aisle getting milk as well. He's already seen her twice and now it was just weird that it was for a third time.

He must have been staring at her for a while because she turned and looked at him. He couldn't jut leave because he needed milk before he could leave the store. So he toughed up before heading over to the milk.

"Hi, Toby." She said as she sweetly as she could while he was reaching in front of her to retrieve milk.

"Spencer." He said coldly before he just turned around and walked away.

"Hey, wait." She caught up to him and was walking behind him."Did I something to upset you?"

"You know, actually you did." He said as he stopped and abruptly turned around to face her. He underestimated how close she was, so when he turned she was pressed against his chest.

She backed herself away from him to give them space."Well, could you elaborate for me exactly what I did because you seemed fine when you left the group meeting."

"I have a problem with you messing with my friend."

"Your friend? What are talking about?"

"I'm talking about Jake and how you keep leading him on. He asks you out every Saturday, but you turn him down and go running to your boyfriend. If you don't like the guy don't string him along."

She scoffed as she crossed her arms over her chest."I'm not doing that and I tell him every time that I can't go out with him. Jake is really persistent and I can't shake him. And what I do with my life is none of your business."

"It is my business when you involve my friends. I may jut have met Jake, but I can tell he's got a good heart and he's a good guy. A guy that can do much better than you." He said before he looked her up and down, then walked away without giving her another glance.

When he got home, Jake was gone, but he'd left a note for Toby. The note was just a regular thank you note for letting him crash on his couch. Toby just lounged around his apartment for a while before he had to go to work. He worked with one of Rosewoods finest construction companies and he was one of their star employees.

His boss, Mr. Sweeney, liked him a lot and saw that Toby had a lot of potential to own the company one day. He could own it one day if he got his head screwed on straight. Toby just wasn't exactly ready to give up the lifestyle he was so accustom too.

It was when Toby was getting off work that he got a text. It was from his friend Noel Kahn. He and Noel weren't exactly buddies, but Noel always threw the best parties. Toby liked to have a good time, so why not be friends with him.

Party tonight at my family's cabin. You in?

-Noel

I'll be there

-Toby

He stuffed his phone back into his pocket before heading to his truck. He wanted to go home and shower and change before heading over to Noel's. Then his stomach started growling as he drove to the party, so he decided to stop somewhere to eat.

The dinner Toby decided to stop at was only a few blocks away from Noel's cabin. He was seated right away because the place was pretty vacant. His eyes were scanning the menu when he heard the bell above the dinners door chime. He looked up and was shocked to see it was his friend Emily walking through the door. But his smile instantly faded when he saw who was right behind her. Spencer was with her and so was Hanna and Aria.

Toby was finding it weird that he kept seeing Spencer everywhere he went. Seeing her at the bar yesterday was weird, but he's seen her twice today. This was getting weird and he didn't like the feeling he was getting in his stomach. He tried to hide behind the menu, so they wouldn't see him, but it was too late because Emily already had.

"Hey, Toby." Emily greeted as she slid into his both next him and her friends joined them.

"Hey, Em." He hugged her as best has he could in the both before turning his attention to the other girls."Hey, Hanna, Aria,...Spencer."

"Hey, Tobes." Aria and Hanna said in unison, but Spencer choose to stay silent as she pretended to be very interested in her menu.

"What are you doing here, Toby? Are you going to Noel's party too?" Hanna asked as she studied his and Spencer's behavior.

"Umm, yeah, I am. I need a little excitement."

"Toby, please don't get too crazy at this party. I know how you get when you started drinking and then you start thinking about things." Emily said to him in a soft spoken tone and Toby nodded his head.

"I swear to you that I'll be on my best behavior tonight." He held out his pinky for her to pinky swear and she laughed before pinky swearing with him.

"So, are Ezra and Caleb going to the party tonight?" Toby asked.

"Nope, Caleb's out camping with his dad and Ezra went to visit his brother. So I guess that means you get to be our bodyguards tonight." Aria explained before he glanced over at Spencer, then back at Toby."Toby, do you know Spencer?"

Really? She hadn't told them about her new broken group member? Maybe Spencer was just waiting for the right time to embarrass him? She looked up at him, but quickly looked away when he looked at her.

"Yeah, of course. I remember her from highschool. Nobody could ever forget Spencer Hastings." He said sarcastically and Spencer's eyes furrowed at him before she finally realized that she did remember him. He was the quiet guy that sat in the back of her AP French class. She was once asked to tutor him, but she got caught with other stuff.

"It's nice to see you again, Toby." She said politely before turning her attention back to her menu.

"Well...how about we order and then we all head over to Noel's together?" Hanna suggested.

Toby took another glance at Spencer before he spoke."Alright, sounds like a plan."