Disclaimer: Again I own nothing but the ideas. Characters all go to Sara Shepard and whoever else has rights over Pretty Little Liars. Longer chapter than last one.

Chapter 2- Beer, pool, and Wanting

Ezra sat on a bar stool as he waited for the girls to arrive. He noticed Toby had come in a few minutes ago but was now busy talking to some guy over by the pool tables. Ezra noticed the guy had gone to Rosewood; however he never had him in his class. He continued to look Toby up and down as if he was sizing up his competition. He didn't see what Spencer saw in this guy. Then again he did not see what Aria saw in him. Maybe he was being to judgmental. He turned his head when he heard the bar door open and there she was. He almost chocked on his drink when he seen her. It had been weeks since he had moved from Rosewood to Hollis. He had almost forgotten how beautiful she was.

When Spencer walked into the bar the first person she noticed was Toby. She almost turned around and left. She had been so reluctant on calling him to invite him to come but she knew it would be awkward if it was just the three of them. She had not spoken to Toby since the night of the A incident. The sad thing was she had not been missing him. Even if she had not developed feelings for Ezra she still did not want to be with Toby. She did not love him the way she thought she did in the beginning of their relationship. Things change and so do people. She just wished she had the courage to tell him that. Her eyes moved from Toby to over at the bar. She knew he would be sitting there. She had a feeling he would be. Her eyes made direct contact with his and she could not help but blush.

Ezra saw her blush. He seen the way she looked down at the ground and smiled when he looked at her. Could it just be his mind playing tricks on him? He looked at his empty mug of beer and gestured to the waiter that he would like another one. He knew he could not get through this night without alcohol to assist him.

Spencer followed Aria as she walked up to Ezra. Aria through her arms around his neck and slowly kissed him. Spencer looked away maybe a little bit too fast. She just did not want to see the guy she was crushing on kissing her best friend.

"I am glad your parents let you out." Ezra said hugging Aria. He looked at Spencer as he did so but she refused to look in his direction. Could that be another sign? Ezra shook his thoughts away.

"They almost didn't but seeing as I am with Spencer, the golden child, they let me out." Aria said with a laugh. She playfully pushed Spencer's arm. Spencer gave a small smile back.

"Come on Spencer. Lighten up. I know sneaking off to a bar with our boyfriends isn't the Hastings way but just for tonight can you drop your good girl act."

"I am fine." Spencer said reassuringly. She gave Aria a smile then cut her eyes toward Toby. He was making his way toward them. He put his arm around Spencer.

"Hey. I am really glad you invited me out tonight. I was beginning to think you weren't ever going to talk to me." Spencer's eyes shifted from the ground to him.

"I thought it might be good for us to try and at least get out and see what happens."

Ezra's eyes opened wider. "You two break up or something?"

Spencer answered yes at the same time Toby answered no. Ezra looked from Spencer to Toby then back at her.

"We did break up. We are broke up. It is a really long complicated story and I would rather save everyone the details." She said folding her arms across her chest. A band came out on the stage and began talking. Spencer turned her attention up to them.

"Hello everyone. How is everyone?" The man standing at the microphone said as he pulled his guitar on. A few people out in the crowd mumbled a reply.

"Wow, this is a tough crowd we have here tonight." He laughed. "I will tell you what how about we sit up here and play you a few songs but only if you all get up on your feet and start dancing." He said as he began to string his guitar. A few members of the crowd got up and started to sway to the music. It was a slow love song so several couples joined together and began to make their way across the floor.

Aria looked around at everyone. "I have an idea. Spencer since me and Toby have never really had a chance to talk and you have not talked to Ezra since he left Rosewood, how about I take Toby and we share a dance, then you and Ezra can share one." Spencer raised an eyebrow at Aria's request.

"I don't know if that is such a good idea." She stammered. Ezra stood up and walked next to Spencer. He smiled at her.

"Come on it will be fun." He softly said to her. She looked into his eyes. She would never be able to say no to him. She slowly shook her head and let him lead her out on the dance floor. Aria grabbed Toby's hand and stood a little piece from Spencer and Ezra. They began to dance to the music.

Ezra did not know if it was courage or the beer that drove him to ask Spencer to dance. Either way he was glad he did. He looked at her and slowly moved his hands around her waist. He could not help but notice how amazing she felt in his hands. He had always wanted to know what it was like to touch her. Now he had a small idea of it. She wrapped her arms around his shoulder and he pulled her in closer to him. They began to move back and forth to the music. Spencer did not know if she should say something in fear of ruining the moment. She closed her eyes and she enjoyed the warmth of his body next to hers. She laid her head on his neck and breathed in intoxicating cologne. It made her go weak in the knees. She wanted his smell all over her body. Her body went numb when she felt his breath on her skin. She wanted so badly to tell him to take her to the bathroom and make love to her like they only had a few minutes to live. She knew she could never say that to him. She did not have it in her. After all she was known as the good girl but even good girls want to play bad. They both continued to hold each other until the end of the song. They pulled apart and looked into each other's eyes. No words were said but in that moment they were not needed. In that moment, they both realized they wanted each other. They wanted to touch each other. They wanted to kiss each other. They wanted to know what it was like to call each other theirs.

Aria came up to Spencer and Ezra. She was a little taken back when she noticed the intense staring competition they seemed to be having. She cleared her throat.

"Am I interrupting anything?" She said. Ezra shook his head.

"No, of course you are not." He grabbed Aria's hand. "Thanks for the dance Spencer." He gave her a half smile. Spencer returned the smile then turned around to be face to face with Toby.

"Can we talk?" He softly asked her. Spencer shrugged her shoulders and followed him over to a table in the corner.

"What is it?" She asked trying to avoid anything but him.

"I want to talk about us. What was that back there when Ezra asked if we broke up? I mean I know we did but I really do not think it is anyone's business and about the break up. I want you back Spencer Hastings. I want to be with you. You are the only girl I want in my life and nothing you can do will ever keep me from loving you." He moved a piece of her hair out of her face. Spencer looked at him as she felt tears coming to her eyes. She hated how sweet he was. She hated that he treated her so right and so good. If he was an asshole it would make things a lot easier on her. Why couldn't he be the one she loved instead of a guy she would never have a chance with? She knew that the heart wanted what the heart wanted and no matter how bad it may hurt no one can change that.

"Toby, I do not even know where to begin. You are amazing you know that right? You mean a lot to me. You always will but this is not working out for me. I thought I could make it work. I really did but I can't. Please don't ask me what you can do to make it better. What you can change to get me to fall in love with you. I can't deal with any of that right now. All I can tell you is I don't love you. I have tried and tried to get my heart to love you but it won't. Toby I am in love with someone else. Don't ask who either because I can't tell you that. All I can tell you is I have been hiding my true feelings for a long time now but it is unfair to you and to me for me to keep pretending. I just need some time by myself to get my head straight." She said looking up at him. She wanted to cry when she seen the hurt come across his face. He did not deserve this. He was a great guy but she had no other choice. Toby looked all around but at her. Finally after a few minutes he opened his mouth to speak.

"I honestly do not know what to say to you. This whole time I thought I was the one you wanted. You told me you loved me. You kissed me like you loved me. You held me like you loved me but it was all just a lie. How could you do that to someone? How can you just sit there for months and lie to me?" He raised his voice. "I love you. I will always love you. Why can't you see that? Why can't I ever be good enough for you?"

"I can't answer those questions. I don't know why it happened this way. It just did and now you know the truth."

Toby rose up and slid out of the table. "I can't be here right now." He grabbed his jacket and made his way to the door. Spencer got up and followed him.

"Toby, please wait. I am sorry. I am sorry for hurting you. Please don't walk away from me." Spencer yelled after him. Toby barely looked back at her as he made his way out the door.

Ezra looked from Spencer to where Toby just left. He shook his head in disbelief. He wondered what in the world could have happened. They were Rosewood's "It" couple and now they aren't even speaking. He looked at Spencer as tears began to stream down her face. He wanted so badly to go hold her close to him. He wanted to whisper in her ear that everything would be okay. He knew he couldn't though and that is what hurt the most. Having the most important thing in front of you yet you couldn't touch it. It was almost like being in an aquarium. You can look at the sharks all day long. You know it is wrong to stick your hand in a tub full of sharks but even if you wanted to take the chance you couldn't because of the glass wall. He had many glass walls in his way. Toby, Aria, Spencer's parents were some of them. He couldn't even imagine what Spencer's parents would say. It was hard enough tell Aria's parents. Much less the most well respected, well reputation family in town.

Spencer made her way over to Aria and grabbed her hand.

"Sorry to be such a drag but do you think it would be okay if we took off. I am not really feeling like being here right now."

"Of course I don't." Aria said as she grabbed her purse. "We are about to take off. Is that okay?" She asked Ezra. Ezra got up off the bar stool and followed them through the door.

"No problem." He said. "I should be grading papers anyway. I had a good time tonight." They had reached Aria's car. "It was really good seeing you again Spencer." He leaned in and gave her a small hug. She smiled as she felt his body next to hers. Even a single touch from him makes her feel so safe and comfortable.

"It was good seeing you also." She let go of their hug. "Maybe, we will see each other again soon."

Ezra smiled. "Yes, I hope real soon." He waited for Spencer to get in the car before he turned to Aria and kissed her goodbye.

Spencer lay in Aria's bed staring at the ceiling. She couldn't sleep. Hell she couldn't get Ezra off her mind. The way he held her so close when they were dancing. It was like he was telling everyone else he wished they would try to hurt her because he would kill them the second they touched her. He looked at her as if he had known her his whole life. She wondered if it was just her imagination but she was pretty sure she could tell he was feeling the same things she was. Spencer rolled over and looked at Aria who was sleeping peacefully. She wondered how Aria would react if she could go into her thoughts right now.

Ezra lay awake in his bed thinking of nothing but Spencer. He could not get her off his mind. He flipped through every television station but no show or movie could pull his thoughts away. He was almost sure she had feelings for him. The way she looked at him and the way she was so gently when she touched him. Almost like she couldn't believe she really was that close to him. He got up and walked to his kitchen. He opened his refrigerator for the millionth time then closed it right back. He ran his hands through his hair. The very thought of her was making him so restless. He knew there was only one thing that would fix all of this.

Spencer closed her eyes in a final attempt to sleep. Then she heard her cellphone begin to vibrate. She grabbed it quickly off the desk in order to not wake Aria up. She flipped open her phone and could not believe her eyes. The front of the screen read one new text from Fitz. She smiled remembering how she stole his number out of Aria's phone one day. She opened the text and read the message. She then began to read it over and over again.

Maybe it was just me and if it was then pay this message no attention but I can't get my mind off of you. I can't even sleep because all I can do is think of you. Come to my apartment, 3B.-Ezra

Spencer looked around the room until she was focused on Aria. She softly whispered Aria's name to make sure she was really asleep. When she received no reply she slowly got out of bed and put her clothes on from earlier. She made her way out of Aria's window and to the car, her heart beating a million miles per hour.