Chapter 3

Moving In


Spencer was curled up in bed with her body intertwined with Toby's. His arms wrapped around her waist with his head in the crook of her neck. Her arms were tucked in between them resting on his chest with her leg thrown over his hip.

It was an early Saturday morning and both of them were exhausted from the weeks events. After there little fight about what was next for their futures, they had to get back to the important things. Spencer still had her college classes to attend, she had to help Hanna with some of the wedding details, she had to go with Aria to an ultrasound, and had to drive to Stanford to see Emily swim in her biggest race that season. Toby's work load wasn't so stressful. He has his classes in the afternoon only and works whenever he pleases. He still had to go out with Holden for his birthday and go pick up Caleb from all the way from Montecito when his car broke done. At work he already started working on Andrew's project, but the bad part was that he still hasn't told Spencer about who actually hired him.

The couple planned on sleeping in and then spending the day together. Unfortunately fate had different plans for the day. That's when the phone started to ring.

"Spence, get the phone." Toby grumbled into her neck.

"Me? You're closer to the phone." She said and it was true that the house phone was on his nightstand.

"Maybe it'll just stop ringing."

The phone eventually did stop ringing and the couple cuddled closer together to go back to sleep. That's when the phone started to ring again.

"You have got to be kidding. Most people take it as a hint if someone doesn't pick up the first time, then they don't want to talk." Spencer said.

"I'll get it." Toby grumbled and tried to turn over, but Spencer was still wrapped around his body, not letting to."Umm, Spence, you're gonna have to let me go, so I can get the phone."

"Not a chance." She whispered and squeezed him closer to her."You're warm and a great cuddlier. You're just gonna have to make something work."

He chuckled before he rolled over onto his back and moving Spencer to lay completely on his chest. He reached over to grab the phone and check the caller I.D.

"It's your mom." He tried to give it to her and she pushed it back to him.

"You answer it. It's too early." She pleaded and she knew that he was going to say no, so she started to kiss his bare chest where her tattooed name was."Please?"

"Cheater." He teased before he picked up the phone."Good morning, Mrs. Hastings."

Spencer decided to tease him as he talked to her mother. She sat up to fully straddle his waist and bent down to kiss and nip at his neck. It must have been working because he was strutting on the phone.

"Y-yes...we-we would love to do that." He said to before he glared at Spencer and whispered."You are evil."

Spencer quietly giggled before going back to kissing his neck, but trailed her kisses downwards, so she was kissing around his bellybutton and abs.

"I'll make sure, Spencer knows. Okay, we'll talk to you later, bye." Toby hung up the phone as fast he could, but as soon as the call was ended, Toby dropped the phone to the floor and flipped Spencer so that she was under him.

"What did my mom want?"

"She and your dad want to come over for dinner to discuss Melissa and Wrens engagement party." He murmured as his hands started to slid under her tank top as he kissed around her ear and neck."You were really mean to me this morning. I think it's time to return the favor."

He was slowly pulling her shirt up and she helped him pull it off. As he kissed a trail down from her neck to her stomach, her cellphone vibrated on her nightstand. She blindly reached over to look at the text.

S.O.S

-Aria

Spencer shot up in the bed as Toby was tugging down her shorts. She moved from under him and headed for the bathroom.

"Sorry, babe, but Aria needs me." She apologized as she disappeared behind the door and turned on the shower.

She left Toby on the bed feeling flustered and cranky. It was not a good start in the morning for him.


Toby decided to go into work for a few hours that day. He knew Spencer would most likely be out with Aria all day except when it was time for them to prepare dinner. He was in his office drawing up blueprints for Andrew's second restaurant when there was a knock at his door.

"Enter." Toby said and sat up straight in his chair. In walked his friend Caleb walked through the door."Caleb? What are you doing here?"

"Hey, man, sorry to bother you at work, but I've got to talk to you." Caleb said as he took as seat.

"What is it?"

"I need a job." He said and Toby was confused because Caleb already had a job."Let me rephrase that. I need another job to help pay for my honeymoon. With just my one job I can only pay for the wedding, so I need another job."

"Caleb, man, if you're in a tough spot you know I can just loan you the money." Toby said and reached in his drawer to get his checkbook, but Caleb stopped him.

"Toby, I want to you know that I like to earn things on my own and I'd like to earn the money on my own."

"Alright. I can help you out by giving you a job on one of are biggest projects that we have right now." Toby said."But you have to keep the clients name secret from the girls."

"Why?" Caleb asked and Toby passed him over the contracts signed by Andrew."Toby, you can't be serious. You're actually working for this asshole and keeping it from Spencer?"

"Look, it's just business and it could be really good business for my company, so yeah I have to do it."

Caleb chuckled softly before tossing the contracts back on Toby's desk."You do know that Spencer is going to kill you if someone tells her about this, right?"

"I know, but I'm going to tell her before anyone else does." Toby said, but knew he was in for hell later."Now, Mr. Rivers, get to the work site and get to work."

Caleb stood and headed for the door."Feel like getting a few beers after work, boss?"

"Nope, gotta have dinner with the future in-laws." Toby said with a shrugg, but stopped Caleb when he was about to leave."I'll take a rain check on it because I think I'll be needing it later."

"Sure thing, Tobes. I'll see later."


Spencer pulled up into the Fitz's driveway and wasn't surprised to see Hanna and Emily's cars there too. She quickly exited her car and ran up to the front door. She didn't bother to knock and just let herself in.

"Aria!" She called out her friends name."Hanna?Emily?"

"We're in here!" Hanna yelled back from the living room.

Spencer walked into the kitchen to find Aria in tears with Hanna and Emily trying to comfort her. She immediately went over to check on her friend.

"Aria, what's wrong? Did something happen to Ezra?" Spencer knew that Ezra was away on a mandatory business trip and was worried something might have happened.

"No, Ezra's fine. It's just...it's just-"

"She thought she was going into labor." Emily said for her because she was having difficulty speaking because she was crying.

"And she was worried that since she was alone and that she could contact Ezra that she'd have to go through it alone." Hanna finished.

"But you're fine right? No baby popping out yet?" Spencer asked and Aria shook her head."Oh, thank God."

"You guys it's really close to my due date and I can't stay here alone without Ezra. I'm supposed to be on bed rest."

"What can we do?" Emily asked.

"Can I please stay with one of you until Ezra comes back?"

"Sure, you can stay with..." Emily said, but knew that taking Aria all the way to Stanford in a tiny apartment wouldn't be a good idea.

"She can stay with me." Spencer blurted out.

"Really, Spence? Don't you want to talk with Toby first? I don't want to be a burden." Aria rushed out, but Spencer put her hand up to stop her.

"It's fine. We have more than enough room and Toby loves you. This is not up for discussion, you're staying with us for as long as you need." Spencer said and before she was halfway finished talking, Aria pulled her into a hug.

"Thank you, Spence."

"Don't worry about. Remember, we're team Sparia."

"Alright, Aria." Hanna said as she helped her to her feet."Let's go get you packed."


Spencer pulled her car into the driveway and saw that Toby's truck wasn't there, so he wasn't home yet. She parked her car and handed Aria her keys.

"Go ahead inside and head up to the guest room. I'll get your bags." Spencer said.

"Spence, you don't have to do that. I can get my own stuff."

"I can't allow it. You're my friend and you need your rest. The baby needs for you to rest right now."

"Thanks, Spence."

Spencer and Aria for out of the car. Aria went inside the house like Spencer said while Spencer stayed behind to get the bags. She pulled the first suitcase out, but was having difficulty with the second.

"Let me help you with that." Someone said from behind her and she turned around to thank them.

"Thank you-" When she turned around she had to do a double take. Andrew Campbell and Kate Randall were standing there behind her."Andrew? Kate? What are you doing here?"

"We just moved into the house next door." Andrew said with a mischievous smile.

"Andrew has to do some business here for a few months and we decided to stay here instead of having to commute back and fourth from New York." Kate added.

Spencer couldn't believe what she was seeing."Wow, so you guys are together. Kate, what happened to the baby and Noel?"

"Noel and I tried to make it work, but it didn't. We gave the baby up for adoption after she was born." Kate explained and laced her fingers together with Andrew's."After that I met Andrew and we fell in love and got married."

"Yep, she's the love of my life." Andrew said before he kissed Kate and Spencer felt like she was going to puke right then and there.

Before she could say anything else, Toby's truck pulled into their driveway. He slowly exited the car and walked up to Spencer's side

"Toby, are you okay?" Spencer Alex when she noticed that he went pale. He didn't say anything he just stood there frozen.

That's when Andrew decided to speak up."Toby, how's everything going with my restaurant? We aren't having any problems on the site are we?"

That's all it took. Toby glanced over at Spencer and she was already shooting daggers at him.

"He's the new client?" Spencer said without taking her eyes off of Toby.

"Yes, I am. Toby's company has been doing great with my business." Andrew said before he turned to Kate."We should get back. We have a few things to unpack."

"Okay." Kate said before she looked over at Toby."Goodbye, Toby. It was great seeing you again."

Toby didn't speak, he just awkwardly waved as they walked away. He turned back to Spencer and she looked pissed.

"Spencer-" He was about to apologize, but she held up her hand to stop him.

"I don't want to discuss this now. Because talking will turn into fighting and then dinner will be ruined. So not now." Spencer gestured to her trunk and Aria's suitcase on the ground."Get Aria's things and take them up to the guest room for her. She's styling until Ezra gets back Then get cleaned up for dinner."

Toby didn't ask any questions because he didn't want her to yell. He got Aria's things and took them into the house.


Toby's night wasn't going very well. Spencer still wasn't talking to him and it was almost time for her parents to get here. The only person he had to talk with was Aria and sometimes Snow.

He walked into the kitchen to see Spencer finishing up dinner. She didn't look angry, but he knew better. He knew he had to apologize, but she wouldn't even let him near her. An idea popped into his head. He went into the den to get a pen and paper. He folded the paper down into a little square, so he could write a note. On the inside it said:

I'm sorry and I'm an idiot. Please forgive me?

-T

He slid into the kitchen when she wasn't looking and opened up the fridge. He tapped the note onto the milk before tip-toeing back out of the room. He hid in the shadows and waited for her to go into the refrigerator. She opened up the refrigerator to put the desert in and found the note. She pulled it off the milk and unfolded it.

He knew it was a good sign when she smiled. He walked back into the kitchen and walked up to her. No words needed to be said because the note said. He leaned down to kiss her gently, but passionately.

"No more secrets." She whispered as she looked into his eyes.

"I promise you. No more secrets." He kissed her again, but there kiss was interrupted this time by the doorbell.

She grabbed his hand and laced their fingers together."We can finish this later, but right now we have to have dinner with my parents."

"Do we really?" He leaned down again to kiss along her ear."We could pretend that we're not and that they're not here."

She giggled and pushed him back when he started to nibble on her ear."We can't because our cars are in the driveway and you know my mother won't go away."

At that moment the doorbell staring ringing every three seconds. Toby sighed in defeat before he said."Alright, lets get the door."

They walked hand in hand to the door and Spencer opened it.

"Mom, Dad-" Spencer was about to say hello, but was surprised to see people behind them. Not just any people, but Andrew and Kate.

"Hey, Spence." Peter greeted his daughter before he gestured to Andrew and Kate."We hope you don't mind that we asked them to join us. They spotted in the driveway and staid they just moved here, so they thought they could use a home cooked meal."

"Great." Spencer croaked out before she opened the door wider."Come on in."


A/N- Sorry for the late update, but school's been kicking my butt. And the I find out that my story The One Piece was deleted or just disappeared, so now I have to start over :/. The good news for this story is that I'll be adding a puppy named Tiger to the story because one of my reviews lost their puppy and asked me to add one just like theirs :)