That weekend Spencer was stood outside the door of Toby's apartment, deciding whether or not to go in. She'd been texting him for the rest of the week and they were getting on really well. She'd asked him for his address but she hadn't told him she was coming round. She finally plucked up the courage to knock. After about 10 seconds the door opened. "Hi Spencer." Toby greeted when he saw it was her.
"Hi, can I come in?"
"Sure." Toby opened the door wider so she could step inside.
It was quite a small apartment; not much space for much more once all the necessities were squeezed in. But, although there were still a few unpacked boxes, it was decorated nicely. "Nice apartment." Spencer commented.
"Thanks but I plan on building my own house in the future. Much bigger than this cupboard."
"You've made good use of the space though."
"I've only had a week to make it feel like home." He walked over to the bed and sat down. Spencer sat down beside him after a moments hesitation. Toby noticed this. "What's wrong?"
"I've only just met you and we're sat on your bed and, it's just..." Spencer cut herself off, feeling really awkward.
Toby put a hand on her shoulder. "Hey, nothing's going to happen. Your safe with me and I didn't even think about it like that. We don't have to stay here. We can go for a coffee or something."
"I'm fine here. I was unsure, not uncomfortable."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm fine." She assured him.
"Why did you come round anyway?"
"I just wanted to see you again, talk face to face."
"How's your arm?" He asked, nodding towards her cast.
"Still broken. But I've been fine in school since I'm right-handed. I shouldn't need a cast for much longer than a week or two more. What about your leg?"
"The doctor's said it will be weeks before my leg's healed. Are your friends ok?"
"Their bruises are almost all gone. You can't tell they were in the accident."
"I met this guy, Caleb, earlier this week. He said one of your friends was his ex."
"Hanna, he left Rosewood to help this other girl with something. He hasn't told any of us what, I don't even think Hanna knows what happened. Who knows if they'll get back together soon. Are you dating anyone?" Spencer couldn't believe she'd just asked him that.
"No. Jenna has a thing for me. We're not related by blood so it would be legal, but I don't like her like that. What about you?"
"I've never really been in a proper relationship." Slowly, they leaned in towards each other. Their lips met and for a moment they were in pure bliss. But then Spencer realised what was happening and pulled back. "I'm sorry, we shouldn't have, I'll just go." She got up in a hurry to get to the door.
"Wait, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you. We can forget it happened if that's what you want but I thought I thought you wanted it too!" Toby was worried about what had just happened, she had leaned in too and now she seemed upset.
Spencer turned round to face him "I know I wanted it too but I don't want to rush into anything. I don't even know what it meant."
"To me it meant that we like each other. Did I get it wrong?"
"No, I..."
"It's ok, I get it. You don't want to commit to anything. Please stay."
"I need time to think about this. If I don't call you later I'll call you tomorrow."
"Bye."
"Bye." She called, opening the door and leaving the apartment.
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