A/N: For this story I'm currently in the year 2018
Toby's POV
*Sunday April 15th*
Spencer and I are on our way to LAX for a flight from LA to Chicago. We left Mackenzie in the trusted care of our friends for the week. Spencer had gotten into both University of Chicago and U Penn Law school. Spencer had been to U Penn before because that's where her sister graduated from but she had never been to University of Chicago before.
It was a 4 hour flight to Chicago. We were leaving LAX at noon and would be landing in Chicago by 6 pm central time. Spencer was only going to be on campus for 2 days. We decided to stay a week so we could get some sightseeing in and also look for an apartment to live in if we do end up moving to Chicago.
"I hope Mackenzie does fine with not seeing us all week." Spencer said
"I'm sure she will be fine. We have trusting friends who will take care of her for us." I said
"She's so young and I just feel like leaving her is a bad idea." Spencer said
"It's a week Spencer and Mackenzie is a year and a half so she isn't going to remember this years from now." I said
"My parents used to leave Melissa and I with our grandparents a lot. I don't want to be like that Toby." Spencer said
"We are not going to be those parents Spence." I said
"You could have stayed in LA with Mackenzie." Spencer said
"Then I would be leaving you alone for an entire week in a big city that you have never been to." I said
"I'm 22 Toby not 12." Spencer said
"Spence, I told you that by going with you we can look for somewhere to live and I need to visit Chicago PD to get the transfer paperwork started." I said
"If I had just gotten into UCLA law then we would even have to be discussing this right now." Spencer said
"I wanted to know why you didn't get in so I talked to the dean of admissions at UCLA. I found out that it was because of Andrew setting you up for the bomb threat plus all the time off you had before and after having Mackenzie." I said
"I didn't ask you to do that Toby." Spencer said and she didn't seem happy.
"Don't get mad at me Spence." I said
"I'm not mad at you Toby but if I wanted to know I would have asked the dean of admissions at UCLA myself." Spencer said
We finally got on the plane after waiting at LAX for almost 3 hours since the flight had been delayed 1.5 hours due to weather somewhere between LA and Chicago. Spencer put her head on my shoulder and slept for more then half of the flight.
The first thing we did in Chicago was eat dinner.
"Spence, are you feeling alright?" I asked
"Yes Toby I'm feeling great." Spencer said
"I was just asking because you don't seem to have much of an apatite." I said
"I'm just tired and not that hungry." Spencer said
"You slept on the plane Spencer and you are still tired." I said
"I hardly slept last night. I was up with Mackenzie half the night." Spencer said
"You could have woken me up Spencer." I said
"I didn't want to because you worked late yesterday." Spencer said
"Well I would have lost some sleep if it meant helping you out." I said
"That's one of the many reasons why I love you." Spencer said
After dinner we went to the hotel we were staying at for the week.
"Movie or do you want to call it an early night?" I said
"A Movie's fine." Spencer said
We ended up watching "A Perfect Christmas" even though it was April. Spencer and I could watch Christmas movies pretty much all year. After the movie was over we got ready for bed and went to bed shortly after that.
On Monday Spencer had a tour of University of Chicago and I went with her. On Tuesday Spencer was going to be sitting in on a law class while I was at Chicago PD starting my transfer paperwork.
General POV
Spencer walked into the law class that she was going to be in today and she saw someone who she wasn't expecting to see.
"Dad." Spencer said
"Spencer, what are you doing here?" Mr. Hastings asked
"Sitting in on a law class since I will be starting here in the fall. What are you doing here?" Spencer asked
"They wanted an actual lawyer to teach this class today so here I am." Mr. Hastings said
"Is mom here in Chicago with you?" Spencer asked
"No, your mom is doing the same thing I am doing except she is at U Penn today. Speaking of U Penn your mom and I both expected you to go there for Law school." Mr. Hastings said
"Well just because Melissa went to U Penn that doesn't mean I am also have to go there." Spencer said
"You applied and got in so I don't see a reason why you can't go to U Penn. The only reason you didn't go to U Penn for undergrad was because you didn't get in. " Mr. Hastings said
"Toby's in the process of transferring from LAPD to Chicago PD. It would just work better for us and Mackenzie if we could both live in Chicago." Spencer said
"I'm sure Rosewood PD would take Toby back or he could get a job in Philadelphia. That way if you and him needed to live in the guest house for a short time you could. I wouldn't like it but neither your mom or I would stop you from doing so." Mr. Hastings said
"Thank you dad but Toby and I have enough money saved up that we could pay apartment rent and other bills." Spencer said
"That wasn't the point because I would still charge you and Toby rent to live in the guest house." Mr. Hastings said
"You would charge us rent to live in the place I called home for 18 years?" Spencer asked
"Your an adult now Spencer and since you are married that means you no longer have the Hastings last name." Mr. Hastings said
While Spencer was sitting in this class Toby was at Chicago PD having an interview. As long as the interview went well and Toby passed the background check he would be able to start working at Chicago PD hopefully by the time Spencer started University of Chicago.
Later in the day Spencer and Toby were both back in the hotel room.
"How did the class go?" Toby asked
"It went ok but you would never guess who was the guest teacher." Spencer said
"Your mom?" Toby guessed
"No, worse." Spencer said
"Your dad?" Toby asked
"Yes and he tried to talk me into going to U Penn instead of Univeristy of Chicago." Spencer said
"Why does he want you going to U Penn for grad school instead of University of Chicago?" Toby asked
"That's where Melissa went and my sister told me awhile back that our parents donate a lot of money to U Penn each year." Spencer said
"Spence, I want you to be happy so if in the end you decide to go to U Penn then I'm not going to stop you." Toby said
"I want to go to University of Chicago and it's not just about you getting a job here." Spencer said
"Well about that Spence, There is a 50 percent chance that you will be in Chicago a few months before I am." Toby said
"How is that going to work out with Mackenzie?" Spencer asked
"You would take Mackenzie with you to Chicago and I would come visit both of you a few times during those few months." Toby said
"I can delay law school for a semester just so we can be together." Spencer said
"No, we can manage a short term long distance relationship. If we handled it in the past then we can make it work now." Toby said
"Toby, last time we were in a long distance relationship we weren't married and we didn't have Mackenzie." Spencer said
"Spence, don't stress about things that might not even happen." Toby said
The rest of Spencer and Toby's week in Chicago was spent sightseeing and looking for an apartment to live in. They walked the Magnificent Mile, Went to the Navy Pier, Art Institute of Chicago, Shedd Aquarium, the Willis Tower (Former Sears tower), and the Lincoln park Zoo. Spencer and Toby had also found 3 possible apartments to live in and during the summer they would decide which one to go with.
Thoughts on this chapter?
Next chapter will be April. Ideas for the next chapter would be great.
What do you think will happen next: for Spoby? for Haleb? for Ezria? for Emison? for Jason/Kayla?
Any other ideas?
What characters should have scenes together?
Who should be involved in a love triangle? I already have two possible love triangles. Jason, Hanna, Caleb (Will end with Haleb) and Wren, Spencer, Toby (Will end with Spoby). The Love Triangles are only for the drama.
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