Chapter 9

The Problem With Letting Too Loose


Toby took Spencer to the Marquee Nightclub at the The Cosmopolitan hotel. The club was upscale and trendy, he thought Spencer might like that and it might help loosen her up some more. The two were already a little buzzed from drinking at the hotel and casino. Toby had his fake I.D. in his pocket ready for him and Spencer to have a lot more fun tonight.

"Do you want me to go the bar and get us some drinks?" Toby asked closely by her ear because the music was too loud to just talk.

Spencer's face momentarily heated up when the though of the night before with him being so close."Yeah, I'll just wait here at the table."

"Are you sure?" Toby didn't want to leave her alone when guys kept staring at her. In all fairness, Spencer did look great in her black dress that stopped just above her knees and fitted her curves.

"I'll be fine."

Toby reluctantly got up and made his way over to the bar. Not even two minutes that Toby was away, a guy walked over to Spencer and sat down next to her. He looked like he was in his early twenties, he had brown eyes, blonde hair, a muscular build, and was fairly tall.

"Hi." The guy extended his hand out as he showed his pearly whites."I'm Isaac and you are?"

Spencer was hesitant at first, but shook his hand."I'm Spencer."

"Spencer. That's a beautiful name. I'm sorry if I'm intruding, but I couldn't shake the feeling that I had to know you."

"You're not intruding." Spencer said with a blush when he smiled at her again."I'm just waiting for my friend, he's getting us drinks."

"Really, then since you're waiting I would love for you to dance with me."

"I'm sorry, but I don't-I don't dance."

Isaac stood up and grabbed Spencer's hands, pulling her up with him.

"You're thinking too much." Isaac whispered as he pulled Spencer closer to him and wrapped his arms around her waist."Dancing is about feeling it."

"She doesn't want to feel anything with you." A deep voice startled Spencer enough to move out of Isaac's arms. She turned around to see an angry Toby holding two glasses, two Coke cans, a bottle with a scowl on his face.

"Sorry, man." Isaac held up his hands in defense as he backed away from Spencer."I thought she just came with a friend. I didn't know she had a boyfriend."

"He's not-"

"You can go now." Toby growled before Spencer could tell the guy that they weren't together.

The guy walked away without giving a second glance at Spencer. Spencer's supposed that he more concerned about his pretty face, than to actually want to stick around. Toby sat down and Spencer joined him.

"So what did you get us?" Spencer asked as he started mixing the Coke with some kind of alcohol.

"It's called a Rum and Coke." Toby said flatly and handed her drink.

Spencer watched as Toby took big gulps of his drinks and was quickly making him another. She looked at her glass and it was still full.

"Are you okay?" Spencer asked when she noticed Toby still had the scowl on his face.

"I'm fine. Why?"

"Because you aren't talking to me and you're drinking like a manic. Maybe you should slow down."

"Maybe you should keep up." Toby said sharply and began drinking his second drink.

Spencer didn't answer, she just did as he suggested and caught up to him. The alcohol wasn't tasty, but she enjoyed the buzz she got out of it. It was like they were in some type of race to see who could drink the most. Soon, the bottle of Rum was gone and they were drunk.

"Do you want to dance?" Toby asked and Spencer was surprised.

"You're talking to me know?"

"I'm sorry. I just wasn't getting a good vibe from that guy. He was looking at you like he wanted to eat you." Toby joked and Spencer laughed.

"Well, I guess I appreciate the help, but I don't want to dance."

"Why?" Toby furrowed his eyebrows at her."You wanted to dance with that guy."

"I can't dance, okay." Spencer said meekly and lowered her head down.

Toby stood up on wobbly legs, but straighten up pretty quickly. He stood in front of Spencer and grabbed her hands, pulling her up into a standing position.

"It's okay, Spence. Not everyone knows how to dance, but don't worry I won't let you fail." Toby winked at her before lacing their fingers and pulling her into the dance floor.

Spencer felt awkward being out on the dance floor, but having Toby their didn't make her so nervous. She was surprised that when they found a spot to dance, Toby went behind her instead of in front of her.

"Just relax and move to the beat." Toby said as lifted one of her arms and rested it on the back of his neck. He pressed his chest into back. Spencer was over come with the warmth that she felt from his body.

His arms came around her waist and slowly started swaying them to the music. Their bodies just molded so perfectly together and they moved in sync. Spencer felt like she was imaging it, but Toby's lips were kissing the side of her neck. Spencer's eyes flutter closed and she leaned her head back on his shoulder. His touch was like fire and even through she knew it was wrong, she wanted to get burned.

Spencer spun around to face him and his eyes full of lust and passion. She opened her mouth to say something, but Toby's lips covered hers before she could. The kiss was just like the one from last night. Spencer and Toby's bodies were on fire when their lips touch and when their tongues entered the equation it only ignited the fire. Spencer's hands were laced in his hair and Toby's hands were on her hips, clutching at the dress.

"Let's get out of here." Spencer said breathlessly when she broke their kiss.

Toby didn't have to be asked twice. He paid their tab at the bar and lead her outside for them to hail a cab back to their hotel.


As they got closer to their hotel room, Toby reconnected their lips again before pressing her up against their door. Spencer back connect with a loud thud as he backed her up against the door, but she was too drunk to care. Her fingers were frantically unbuttoning his shirt as he was trying to get the door open. They went stumbling inside the room, but that didn't make stop touching or kissing. Toby gripped Spencer's thighs and picked her up, so her legs could wrap around his waist.

"Bedroom?" Spencer suggested as she pulled her dress over her head.

"Too far." Toby walked them over to the table and laid her down on top. He slid his shirt off his arms and Spencer sat up to run her fingers over his chiseled muscles.

Toby moved his body back over Spencer's as he captured her lips in another sizzling kiss. He could feel Spencer working with the belt on his pants, so searched for the claps on her bra. When he found it, her movements stopped. Something triggered inside of her head.

"Toby. Toby, wait." Spencer pushed him away and he looked at her confused."I can't do this. This is not who I am. I don't go out and drink or go clubbing. I don't dress in skimpy outfits. I don't just run away with a guy. And I don't cheat on my boyfriend. I can't live a life like this. I can't be the girl you want me to be. I can only be me."

Toby was a little taken aback. He thought she had wanted to do this, he thought she cared about him. He moved way from Spencer, so she could get up off the table. To say that the atmosphere was awkward would be an understatement.

"I'm, uh, I'm gonna go pack my things and book a flight back to Rosewood." Spencer said as she slipped back on her dress to cover up her body.

"You don't have to do that. I can drive us both back-"

"I don't think it's a good idea for us to be together right now, Toby."

Toby watched as she disappeared into the bedroom. He was overcome with so many emotions like anger, sadness, frustration, and guilt. Spencer was a very important person in his life and he felt like he was losing her. He didn't mean for things to get that far, but something just came over him, he couldn't help, but feel alive when he touched or kissed her or even when he was just near her.


Spencer had left him about an hour ago. She got a seven-thirty flight and left, saying a lame goodbye. She didn't even let him drive her to the airport, she called a cab. Toby cursed himself when he looked at that table when he walked past it. He was alone in sin city, but didn't feel as excited about the idea as he had before.

He needed to let off some steam so he decided to go for a short run. A short run turned into an hour and half of just running. When he was too tired to run, then he speed walked. He walked back to the hotel, but he still wasn't satisfied, so he went down to the gym. He lifted weights and ran on the treadmills for so long that he didn't know how long he was even in there. He body was sore, muscles ached. He decided to just head back to the room and scrub his body clean.

Even though he Spencer was gone, he could still smell her everywhere. He couldn't stay in that place anymore, so he showered and started to pack his things. He was almost finished when his phone buzzed on the dresser next to him. Surprisingly it was Sean calling him.

"Sean?"

"Toby! Where have you been? You've been missing all the fun." Sean said loudly because there was loud music playing in the background and Toby knew his friend was at a party.

"I just needed to get away for a few days."

"Well, if you come back tomorrow, then I've got something for us to do."

"Of yeah? What?" Toby more intrigued than ever.

"Frat party. You. Me. And Noel. Just like old times. We get into a little fun and meet a few girls, there's no harm just fun. What do say?"

In the back of his mind, Toby knew it was a bad idea. When him and his friends drank, his friends got rowdy and some people didn't like that, so it caused problems. But, Toby didn't have anything to lose at this point. He didn't have Alison and he didn't have Spencer, so he decided to have one last hurrah before being grounded till the end of time.

"Sure. You can count me in."