Hey, it's been a long time since I've updated. Here's a semi-long chapter for you. Hope you guys like it. Btw, this chapter ends in kind of a cliffhanger.

"Ugh my arms hurt from carrying around all these shopping bags," Hanna complained.

"Well," Aria mused. "Maybe you should've considered the amount of bags you would end up carrying when you decided to buy out Shoe Land."

"The shoes were 50%!" She exclaimed. "How could I turn that down?"

Emily rolled her eyes, "because it's not like you don't own fifty pairs already."

"I threw some of the old ones out," Hanna defended.

"Yeah, like two pairs and only because one pair had a hole at the bottom and the other pair you had since you were seven," Aria said.

"So what I have a shoe problem?"

"Oh, not just a shoe problem," Emily said.

Hanna rolled her eyes, "whatever, I'm starving. Let's get something to eat."

"How about frozen yogurt?" Aria suggested.

"God yes!" Hanna said.

"Are you okay with getting frozen yogurt, Spence?" Emily asked. "I mean...Spencer. Sorry, I just hear Toby call you that a lot."

Spencer stopped walking, "oh, you can call me Spence."

"So, how about it Spence?" Hanna asked. "Frozen yogurt?"

She shrugged, "sure."

"Do you not like frozen yogurt or something?" Aria asked.

"I don't know. I never had frozen yogurt before."

The three girls looked at her in shock.

"Seriously?" Aria said. Spencer smiled and shook her head.

"Okay, we need to get this girl some frozen yogurt," Hanna said. "This girl needs to live a little!"

The four of them walked to the frozen yogurt shop and decorated their yogurt with all sorts of yummy toppings. Hanna got vanilla yogurt and topped it with strawberries, sprinkles, gummy bears, and chocolate sauce. Emily got chocolate and topped hers with sprinkles, nuts, fudge, oreo bits, and whipped cream. Aria got toffey and topped hers with nuts, sprinkles, and whipped cream. Spencer also got chocolate yogurt and topped hers with nuts, sprinkles, oreo bits, M&Ms, fudge, and whipped cream.

"How do you feel about frozen yogurt now, Spence?" Aria asked.

"I think I'm sorry for not trying it sooner," she teased.

They all laughed. Everytime Hanna took a spoonful of yogurt, she would close her eyes and do a little happy dance in her seat. The hipper blonde was pretty funny Spencer thought.

"I'm curious Spencer," Hanna said while licking off the white spoon in her hand.

"About what?" Spencer shrugged.

"About you and Toby. What's going on there? Are you two a thing?"

"Um," she nodded. "Yeah, kinda."

"What does kinda mean?" Aria asked.

"We just made us official yesterday and we're going to see how things go."

"Wow, so you two finally are together," Hanna said. "That's exciting. I think it would be so fun to hangout with the two of you. Maybe we could double date sometime. You know Toby hasn't had many girlfriends and the one he did have well, we all hated her."

Spencer chuckled, "yeah, sure we could totally do that sometime."

"Awesome!" Hanna pumped her fist in the air. She got up from the table. "I'll be right back, I'm going to go text Caleb to set something up."

"Oh crap," Aria cursed.

"What's wrong?" Emily asked.

"I got yogurt on my shirt. I'm going to go wash this off in the bathroom. Em, keep Spencer company."

She smiled and said, "will do."

"Be right back," Aria mouthed as she got up from the table.

Once Aria and Hanna left the table, things got awkward. The other two girls have accepted and welcomed Spencer in with no problem. Emily doesn't have a problem with Spencer either. Actually, she kind of likes Spencer and thinks she makes a great addition to their group. It's always felt like something's been missing from their groupd and now, Emily feels they finally found the missing piece. A group of four girls is nice, but having a group of five is even greater. Their other friend Alison was just saying how Spencer is the type they needed. They had someone who was compassionate, someone who was admiring, and someone who was caring. Alison see's Spencer as the beauty brains and she felt like that's what the group needed. Alison was known as the sass queen. With Spencer here, it seems like their groups complete. That's what Alison would say if she were with them right now.

"So, you like frozen yogurt?" Emily asked.

"Yeah," Spencer smiled shyly. "It's pretty good."

"Are you in love with Toby?" Emily blurted out.

Right after Spencer took a spoonful of yogurt, she choked on it a little. Luckily she managed to catch herself and swallow without coughing her lungs out. She put a hand over her chest and started heavy breathing.

"I'm sorry," Emily apologized. "I uh didn't mean to catch you off guard. It's just...I'm wondering where your feelings lie when it comes to him. He loves you, you know that right? Toby."

"Yeah, I know," she crossed her arms over the table.

"I mean he really loves you. Not just the brother love you were used to as kids. He loves you."

"I do know that Emily."

"Are you sure? Because sometimes I get the feeling that you don't know just how deeply he cares about you. When I asked if you loved him, I thought you would've given me a straight answer by now."

"Yes," Spencer hissed quietly. "I know how much he cares. I've known it my whole life."

"Then I need to know if you love him too."

"I think maybe…"

"So, you're at a maybe with him. Spencer, Toby is one my best friends. I remember how crushed he was thinking you were dead. I'd really hate it if he were put through something like that again."

"What are you saying?"

"I'm saying that you should figure out how you feel about him. If you love him, great, stay with him, be good to him. If you don't, let it go now before he gets in so deep that he can't dig himself out. It hurts to love someone a lot and not get that same feeling in return."

"I'm guessing you know what that's like."

Emily looked away sadly and said, "I did."

"Emily," Spencer said, leaning across the table. "Between you and me, if I didn't love Toby, I wouldn't have felt the need to leave in order to keep him safe."

"You're not that same little girl anymore, Spencer. Toby wants to protect you, so why won't you let him?"

"Toby has spent his whole life looking out for me. He gave up having friends in both middle school and high school just to look after me. I just… I don't know. I don't want to feel like an obligation to him. Not when I've been one for so long. It's just not fair to him that he would put himself in danger because of something that concerns me."

"You know that's not how Toby feels. He doesn't want to protect you because he feels obligated to, he wants to protect you because he loves you and doesn't want anything bad to happen to you. Honestly, I think it's kind of sweet how he looks after you. It would be really nice to have someone care so much about me"

"Yeah," Spencer smiled. "I guess it is kind of sweet that he does that. I don't even know if he knows how much I appreciated him being there for me all those years."

"Maybe you should try telling him that."

"Yeah," she nodded in agreement. "Maybe I should."

Just then Aria came back from the bathroom and Hanna came back from texting her boyfriend. The two girls stood around the table waiting for Emily and Spencer to finish up.

"You guys ready?" Hanna asked.

Emily looked at Spencer and she nodded, "yeah, let's go."

The four girls rose and walked out of the shop together. They did some more shopping around the mall for some new outfits for Spencer. Before today, she hasn't had many clothes to change into. When she got back to Rosewood, Toby had bought her some stuff, but a girl needs options. At least, that's what Hanna said. Hanna dragged Spencer between four stores in the mall to try on all sorts of outfits. Spencer started the day with only having a few changes of clothes in her closet, to having many pairs to choose from. Emily took the pleasure of buying Spencer some scarfs and hats. She told her that some outfits should be jazzed up with a hat. Aria bought her some cool jewelry and a pair of brown leather cowgirl boots. Spencer can't really name out all of the things Hanna bought her, but the list is pretty long. These girls have been really sweet to her and offered any assistance that they could to help her out in Rosewood. Just by today, Spencer could tell that the four of them would be long-term friends.

Spencer was just getting home when she heard the click from the stove's burner. Toby stood at the stove working on cooking dinner for the two of them. He just finished steaming the green beans and there's a chicken pot pie in the oven. Toby turns around just to see Spencer coming in with a bunch of shopping bags. Hanna was with her as well to help carry in the stuff. The two girls shared a giggle at Toby who was wearing a blue and white striped apron over his clothes. Hanna set the two bags that she carried in for Spencer on the chair by the couch. Spencer the three bags she was carrying on the floor next to that chair.

"Thanks for taking me shopping Han," Spencer said.

Hanna smiled, "no problem. You have my number so call me if you ever want to check out cute skirts for flirts."

Spencer laughed, "okay, I will. Bye."

"Later Spence," Hanna walked towards the door and waved at Toby before walking out. "Bye Chef Cavanaugh."

She shut the door behind herself leaving the two of them alone. That smile never left Spencer's face. She ripped her jacket off her body and hung it on the hook next to the door. She turned and caught Toby staring at her.

"What?" She giggled, brushing a hair behind her ear.

"Nothing," he smiled at her. "I just like seeing you happy."

"I like it too," she walked into the kitchen. "You know you're friends really aren't that bad."

"I know."

Spencer took a seat on the stool, "so, Chef Boyardee, what are you making?"

Toby's lip curled into a little smirk, "I am making you chicken pot pie."

"Mhm," she smiled. "Sounds amazing."

Just then the timer on the stove went off. Toby got the pot pie out of the oven, then walked over to the cabinet to get down two plates. The table was already set with the necessary silverware and glasses of water with ice. Toby served the food and they ate together at the table, and made small talk. Spencer told him how shopping with the girls went and that they got her all sorts of clothes. She felt bad having them buy her stuff but Toby told her that there would be no way to convince them not to.

"Are you finished with your pot pie?"

Spencer nodded, "yeah, it was very good. I keep forgetting that you can actually cook."

He gave her a small smile as he rose from his seat, "do you honestly think my mom would allow me to leave her house without knowing how to cook for my girl?"

"My girl?" Spencer questioned. "So I'm your girl?"

"Don't you know?"

He smiled at her before turning towards the sink to work on the dishes. Spencer found herself smiling too. It was nice knowing that she felt wanted by somebody. In the past, she knew that she was wanted by Toby, but she didn't always fully understand just how much. Now that she's a bit older, she understands him more. She stood between the kitchen and the living room for a few minutes just watching him. A soft smile played across her face. This feeling felt strange but she liked it.

"Toby."

"Yeah?" He turned half way around to face her.

"I love you."

She heard a quiet splash as Toby allowed the bowl in his hands to slip through his grip and into the soapy water. It was clear to her that he was in shock. Sure she's said that she loved him before but not in this context.

"What?" he turned slowly and started walking towards her.

"Um, I love you."

He stopped once he was right in front of her, "you've never said… Well, not like this at least."

"I know," she said. "I do and I have. Um, I've realized that after everything I haven't said it or told you how much I care. I just wanted you to know how much I care about you and how much I love you…"

The rest of her sentence was cut off by Toby lowering his lips onto hers. She allowed him to interrupt and rested the palm of her hand on his warm cheek.

"I love you too," he said.

She pulled his head down so she could kiss him again. Toby's arms looped around Spencer's waist and he used his strength to hoist her up on the counter top. His lips went to the crook of her neck and her hands found their way to his back.

"Take me to bed," she whispered against his lips.

He took a step back, "do you want to?"

"Yes."

"Are you sure?"

She nodded, "yes."

Toby swallowed over his last breath before picking her up. Spencer smiled and pressed her lips against his. He laid her down on the bed and hovered over her body. She paused their kissing so she could take off his shirt. After helping remove his shirt, he pulled up her shirt and tossed it on the floor. Their lips met again and they fell back on the bed ready to make a mess in the sheets.

The sun rose on a brand new day. Thanks to the curtains being closed, only a slither of light creeped in from over the top. Toby woke up first and felt half of the weight of a smaller human being. When he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Spencer's sleeping face. She was curled up rather close to him and had his white sheet wrapped around her body. Most of the blankets were around her and he had a quarter of the blanket wrapped around his waist. He chuckled to himself. She can be such a blanket hog.

It's half past ten and they should be getting up soon. Toby has to be at work at 11 and he still hasn't moved. Spencer made plans to meet with Hanna at 1pm today. Eventually, she's going to have to get moving. Toby quietly got out of bed and went into the kitchen to make breakfast. When he came back with two slices of french toast, a cup of coffee, and half a grapefruit, Spencer was still asleep in his bed. She was in a different position when he came back in. When he left, she was on her back. Right now, she's on her side curled up like a little child. Seeing her like that it was almost like he was looking at the little girl he became friends with. He really shouldn't be thinking about her as the little girl he knew. Not when she's there lying in his bed underneath his blanket with nothing on after they had sex. Toby just had sex with his childhood best friend. Spencer is so not a little girl anymore. She's far from it.

His heart thumped hard inside his the closer he got to her. He set her plate of food done on the nightstand then crawled back on the bed. Spencer stirred a little, but didn't wake. He smiled to himself and moved in to kiss her cheek. When he saw the right side of her lips curl up in a smile, he moved closer to her and kissed another spot on her cheek. He kept peppering her face with kisses. Spencer finally opened her eyes to Toby staring at her in an adoring way.

"Hey," she said in between a yawn as she stretched her arms out.

"Hi, did you sleep alright last night?"

"Oh, yeah," she smirked. "Best sleep I've ever had."

"Best sleep I've had in awhile too."

He kissed her nose then pecked her lips softly. Spencer smiled and used her elbows to push herself up in a sitting position.

"Do I smell French toast?"

"Yeah," he crawled back to his side of the bed and sat down. "I made breakfast."

"Wow," she smiled. "Breakfast in bed. Is there anything that you can't do in bed?" She winked.

Toby smiled and blushed. She gestured for the coffee cup and handed it to her. She took a couple sips from her mug then set it on her side of the nightstand. While she was eating her grapefruit, Toby sat close to her and would occasionally kiss the back of her neck.

"Toby," she giggled

"What?" He smiled against her skin.

"You're being annoying," she teased.

He laughed, "how am I being annoying?"

He continued to kiss her neck. Spencer would bite her lip and giggle every time his lips hit her tickle spot. After she finished her grapefruit, Spencer set her plate on the nightstand. She knew Toby wasn't done pleasing her neck, but she thought she'd tease him anyway.

"Well," she moved to get out of bed. "Since you have work, I better not keep you from it."

"Where you going?" He whined once she scooted away from him.

"To get dressed."

"Why?"

She smiled, "Because you have work to get to. You're probably tired of me anyway, so."

"B-but…"

"Yes," she teased. "You do have a cute butt, but now is not the time. Do you remember where you threw my dark blue panties?"

A sharp laugh echoed throughout the room when Toby wrapped his arm around Spencer's waist and pulled her back into bed. She found herself on her back with Toby gazing at her from above.

"What are you doing?" She giggled.

"You're such a little tease, do you know that? Don't you know by now to not tease a police officer?"

She made a fake pouty face, "I promise I'm a good girl. I just have a lot of really bad habits."

"Yeah," Toby nodded, running his hands over her waist. "I know girls like you. They taught us how to deal with deliquents like you."

She bat her little bambi eyes and said, "why don't you show me what you learned?"

Toby ran his tongue over his bottom lip while looking at her. He closed the gap between them with his lips. Spencer smiled and wrapped her arms over his shoulders. She felt her body being pressed down into the mattress and moans when his tongue entered her mouth. Before things could go too far, Spencer stopped them and looked at the time. It's 10:44.

"Toby."

"Hmm?" He hummed against her neck.

She smiled, "as much as I would love to stay here, you really need to get going."

He stopped kissing her neck, looked at the clock, saw the time, dropped his head and sighed.

"Alright."

He kissed her once again before finally pulling himself out of bed. Spencer sat in bed and watched him put on his uniform. When he was getting dressed, Spencer took his gray t-shirt and pulled it down over herself. Toby finished getting dressed and he now has five minutes to get to work. He knows he's going to be late. Before heading out, Toby crawled over the bed to Spencer.

"One more for the road?" He asked.

She smiled and kissed him hard, but quick on the lips. Toby stood back up, sent her a little smile then left. As soon as he was gone, Spencer got herself out of bed and into the shower. Throughout the morning, she couldn't stop smiling. When she was in the shower washing her hair, she kept thinking of Toby's hands running through her brown locks. When she changed into her white and blue flower sundress, she kept feeling Toby's hands rubbing her shoulders. When she stood in front of the mirror doing her makeup, she kept hearing Toby's voice whispering to her how beautiful she was.

After doing her makeup, Spencer put a bunch of pins in her hair to style it back behind her shoulders. Once she finished putting the pins in her hair, she took a few locks of her hair and allowed them to hang over her shoulders like a curtain. She used the new black stood earring Aria bought her yesterday. Once she finished her look, she took out her phone and snapped a picture then sent it to Toby. A couple minutes later, her phone beeped.

Wow, you're looking beautiful today. 3 -Toby.

Spencer stood staring at her phone with the largest grin on her face. She really does love him and only he could bring this big of a smile to her face. There was a knock on the front door. It's only 12:15 but according to Toby, Hanna sometimes shows up earlier. Spencer set her phone down on the counter top and went walked over to answer the door.

"You're a little early, Han."

There standing outside of the door stood a tall, sturdy figurer. His dark hair, light tan skin, dark brown eyes, and arched eyebrows were hard to not recognize. Spencer's smile faded and all the blood drained from her face.

"Hello Spence," his voice was light and calm and somehow, that frightened her.

"What are you doing here?" She swallowed hard and barely managed to get her words out.

"Just visiting an old friend."

"We're not friends," she said through gritted teeth. "Far from it. You need to leave."

Spencer tried closing the door, but he stopped it by jamming his foot in the door. A twisted smirk came across his face as he slowly pushed the door back open with his hand. Spencer knew she was in trouble now. She could try to call somebody, but her phones on the counter across the room. If she tried running, he would just grab her and cause her more pain than he most likely plans to.

"What do you want?"

He had his hand inside his coat pocket, "is Toby here with you? I'm sure a bullet would look nicely in his back."

"No, he's not," she hissed in a warning tone. "Leave him alone. Don't even think about going near him"

"I won't cause him any harm, if you do what I say."

"Okay, what is it that you want?"

He pulled a gun out from his coat pocket, "why don't you and I go for a ride and have a little chat?"

Cliffhanger! Spencer's in trouble. What's going to happen next? Who's going to save her? Leave your thoughts and theories in the reviews.