Author's Note: I'm so glad you're all enjoying domestic Spoby. They're adorable, and hopefully we'll get to see them next season!

Okay, just as a warning, this is the chapter I feel the real drama starts. It's a little bit slow at first, but something major happens in this chapter that will likely be referenced back to more than once.

Chapter Three

Spencer awoke, opening her eyes and seeing Toby smiling, his blue eyes warm. It looked just like her dream, where all she saw were his blue eyes and his warm smile.

It felt like home.

"What time is it?" she asked sleepily, her eyes only open halfway.

"Like one in the afternoon?" he asked. "You slept a lot," he added.

Spencer eight months ago would've shot up, cursing about how late her day was beginning.

This Spencer, however, simply sighed. "Well, I guess yesterday really wore me out," she teased.

"What are you doing today?" Toby asked her.

She sighed. "I'm going to meet with Hanna, Emily, Aria, and Tiffany for a girl's night. We'll most likely be pestering Tiffany for details on how her honeymoon was," she explained.

He nodded. "Do you want to have breakfast?"

She glanced at the clock again. "I think I'd prefer lunch."

As they exchanged a laugh, Toby helped her out of bed and into their kitchen. Spencer realized she would never, ever tire of using that word.

"Are you sure you won't come in with me?" Spencer inquired, peeking her head out of their bedroom.

Toby nodded, taking a sip of some of her very strong coffee as he began to draw some more. Spencer pouted as she watched him.

"It's my first time using the shower—"

"Lie," he interrupted, referencing the several times she had used it when she stayed the night.

"Well, I'm scared—"

"Spencer Hastings?" he asked with mock surprise. "Scared of something?"

"No…I don't want to get lonely—"

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."

Spencer simply glared at him, and walked over to him, clad in only a snow white towel. "Don't make me drop this towel and remind you why you should come and join me," she threatened.

He smiled, taking another sip. "As tempting as that sounds, I really can't, Spence. Maybe later?" he suggested.

"How about definitely later?" she inquired.

He kissed her on the nose. "It's definitely a maybe," he promised.

Spencer pouted before going back to their bedroom and grumbling all the way until she was in the shower. Toby sighed. When he heard the water begin to run and heard Spencer's loud humming, he made a move.

He pulled out the pieces of paper he had ripped up. It was Chanel's phone number. He tried to read the digits, which she printed very clearly.

He was fairly certain he had gotten it right when he dialed the number.

"Hello?"

He gulped when he heard her voice. "Hey, Chanel. It's me, Toby."

There was silence. A simple "Oh" left her perfect cupid bow lips.

"You and I need to talk. Are you free tonight?"

Spencer was the first to arrive at the restaurant she was meeting the girls at. She smiled when Tiffany walked over to her table a mere minute later. The two hugged warmly.

Spencer had grown quite close to Tiffany. Well, it was a given, considering she was one of Toby's best friends and she was his girlfriend. But there was something so honest about her that Spencer really loved.

"Hey. I've missed you. And I've got to say, you and Toby give Toby and Caleb a run for their money in the non-couple category," Spencer joked.

Tiffany laughed. "Are you jealous, Spence?" she inquired.

Spencer nodded. "Completely. I've barely gotten any time from him for myself," she replied mockingly.

"You had your opportunity. You've gotten like a week or so while I was on my honeymoon. I trust that the group gave you guys some alone time?" she inquired.

Spencer rolled her eyes. "Like that ever happens. That's a pipe dream. But I do have something to tell you about us."

Tiffany's eyes widened. "Oh my God, where's the ring? How did he ask?" she demanded excitedly.

Spencer shook her head incessantly. "No, no. We're not engaged. But we moved in together while you were away. I moved into his apartment. He asked me after your wedding, by the way," she explained with a blush.

Tiffany smirked. "Where you two finally did it?"

Spencer nudged Tiffany. "You're as bad as Hanna and Caleb! I hope Shane keeps you sane, because you're acting pretty weird to me," she teased.

Out of the corner of her eye, Spencer saw Hanna and Emily walking up to the girls. They both turned to greet the girls.

"Girl, you got so tan! You look great!" Hanna exclaimed. Tiffany smiled in response.

"I hope you had fun," Emily said. "So…what were you guys discussing without us?" she inquired curiously.

Tiffany sighed. "Well, for starters…Spencer told me about how she and Toby finally did it after my wedding—"

Hanna gasped. "Spencer! I didn't know you were the kind of girl to kiss and tell!" she exclaimed.

Spencer shook her head. "I didn't talk about happened—"

"—she just let it slip that it happened. Finally. Spencer, I would've done the boy seven months ago. I mean, have you seen the abs on that boy?" Tiffany asked.

Spencer blushed thinking about it.

Hanna snickered at the sight. "She's blushing!"

Spencer rolled her eyes. "We did not come here to gossip about me, okay? We came here to beat down Tiffany about her honeymoon, remember?"

"We have to wait for Aria," Tiffany insisted.

Finally, the smallest one showed up, sliding next to Spencer, hugging her and greeting Tiffany. "What did I miss?"

"Well, we were discussing Spencer's sexual escapades and how we should be talking about Tiffany, but we're having too much fun making Spencer blush," Emily recapped.

With that, Spencer turned beet red.

"What sexual escapades? She hasn't even done it with Toby. We all know she's a prude," Aria scoffed.

Hanna smirked at Spencer, and Aria figured it out. "Spencer Hastings! You had sex with someone you haven't been seeing for even eight months?" she asked in shock.

Spencer bit her lip. "I feel like we've been dating for longer!"

Hanna's smirk grew. "Longer, my ass. You wanted to screw Toby for so long, and he finally gave in. I don't blame you, Spencer. I've seen him shirtless," she said before taking a swig of her drink.

"Has everyone seen him shirtless except for me?" Aria asked.

The other girls all nodded in unison. Aria suddenly had the urge to see him shirtless and see what all the fuss was about.

"Hey, don't think about it. The boy is mine," Spencer warned.

Aria smiled. "I love it when you get so possessive. Spencer's in love," she sing-songed.

Spencer rolled her eyes. This was certainly going to be a long night. She flagged down the waiter, ordering tequila shots for herself.

Toby looked around the café, looking for his ex. He found her in a small booth in the corner.

Toby sighed, closing his eyes, and preparing himself for this. He walked over to her. He kept reminding himself internally that he was doing this for Spencer, Spencer, Spencer. He just needed that reminder.

"Toby?" Chanel asked, looking up at him. "I didn't think she'd actually give you my number."

Toby simply sat down across from her. He stared at her without saying anything.

"Was she a friend or something? I saw Hanna with her," she added, trying to make small talk.

Toby sighed. "No. She's my girlfriend. She was moving in with me when you came over. I was at work."

He waited for a reaction from her. Her face fell a little. She looked away from him, looking down. "Oh," she muttered.

"Why did you wait so long to talk to me? Were you expecting something from me?" he demanded.

She shook her head. "No, I wasn't expecting anything. More, I was hoping for something. I didn't mean to break your heart, Toby. And I wanted to tell you how sorry I was for doing that to you. You didn't deserve me pressuring you and making you feel like less a person," she said.

He looked away from her. He needed to look every which way except for at her. "You did hurt me. You can't take it back."

"Toby…you don't have to forget, but you'll eventually have to forgive me," she insisted.

He sighed. "I'm not trying to be difficult, but do you know how hard you're making things for me? It was four years. Four years ago that we broke up. Why have you waited so long? And why are you still hoping that I'll come back to you after you hurt me so much?"

She shrugged. "I don't know. I guess I just grew up. I realized how much I loved you."

Toby's breath hitched in his throat. "What?"

"I love you, Toby."

Hanna slung one arm over her while Emily took the other. Tiffany knocked on the door, waiting for Toby to answer, seeing as they were not finding Spencer's keys with her in this state.

Toby opened the door, almost hiding behind it.

"Don't mind us, Tobes. We're just doing you a favor and getting Spencer home in one piece. She decided it'd be a good idea to get chocolate wasted," Hanna explained as she, Emily, and Aria brought her to her bedroom.

As they walked off, Tiffany observed Toby. "Hey, Toby? What's wrong? Why such a long face?" she asked.

"Tiffany, can you stay here? I need to tell you something," he whispered.

She nodded.

Tiffany took the loose tea and tea strainer out of the Rose Tea she had made for herself. It was Spencer's, but Tiffany got her hooked on it.

"What happened? Why are you so sad?" she asked, taking his hand.

"Did you know Chanel is back in town?" Toby inquired. Tiffany shook her head numbly. "She's back in town, and she came here the other day to see me, but she got Spencer instead. She gave Spencer her phone number, asking her to give it to me. I needed to talk to her, so I talked to her tonight and…"

Tiffany's eyes grew wide. "Toby, don't tell me you did anything," she pleaded.

He shook his head. "No! Tiffany, Chanel told me that she loved me. That she loved me. I'm in love with Spencer, but…God, she made me think of so many things when she said that," he confessed.

Tiffany put her hand on Toby's, trying to soothe him. "Listen, Toby, if you want my honest opinion, it doesn't matter what she said as long as you know who you love. You're in love with Spencer, and I know for a fact that she loves you very much. Your relationship with Chanel, though you liked it, was toxic. You deserve more. You deserve Spencer. You two are beautiful together," she insisted.

Toby took a deep breath, nodding.

"Now, come on. You need to go take care of your drunken princess, because tomorrow she's going to throw something at you. Hangovers are a bitch," she reminded him.

Toby nodded. "Thank you so much, Tiffany."

"I will finish my tea. You go help Spencer, and try not to drunkenly fornicate while I'm still here."

Toby laughed before disappearing into the room. He closed the door behind him. He looked at Spencer's still angelic face as she slept on her stomach. He sat next to her, rubbing circles on her back.

"I'm in love with you now, Spence," he repeated to himself quietly.

So in two days I have to go back to that dreaded place they call school, so my updates may be a little less frequent. I'd like to get 30 reviews before I update, though I don't know when I'll get a chance to (since I'm not really sure what kind of work load I'll get in high school).

Troian-Bells: I'm not totally sure if it's true or not, but on my PLL Tumblr (thefaketeam), I put up like three posts on that spoiler, which points to Spencer moving in with Toby. You can check it out, and I'll put a link to my PLL Tumblr on my profile :)

Guest (Sarah): As I think about it more and more, I'm a little annoyed with how I portrayed Andrew to be such an ass because Spencer isn't a dumb girl. So I'm going to fill your brains with doubt on their exes over the course of this story. Their exes are definitely going to screw with their minds, but I think you know what my endgame is :)

elenabee: Well...I hope this chapter provided some kind of doubt with where exactly Toby stands. I want this to be very multi-dimensional, and we will eventually learn all the juicy details about Toby's relationship with Chanel (and I personally love how it's shaping up in my mind...very dramatic). There's obvious reasons as to why Spencer's kind of reluctant to be in it for the long haul with anyone, and her friends kind of know that, but want her to get out of her shell. Toby, in my opinion, is one of those kind of guys who doesn't feel like he needs to wait; when he knows in his heart he could be in it forever with someone, he'll say so. I think up until this point, he's been scared to say that to Spencer, but I truly believe that if he wasn't so scared of scaring Spencer, he would've proposed to her long ago. I think their friends realize it, but now they just want Spencer to realize it.

spobettes: You're way too sweet. I'm getting cavities.

spoby equals awesomeness: Well, sorry to break it to you, but the cuteness will die down soon. There will be angst. But I think you know what my endgame is, so there's no need to fear :)

Spobyforever259: Yeah, I figured you didn't mean it like that, but I thought it was weird. And Chanel will certainly cause some issues. The interaction I'm most excited to write between her and a character is Tiffany's reaction. I think it's partially because Tiffany is my "reincarnate" in this series, but also because Tiffany was like an outsider looking in on Toby and Chanel's relationship. Initially, I was not going to make Tiffany a huge character, but I'm glad I did and she's gotten a really positive response so far, which is great. Oops! I think I let a spoiler slip and I'm just realizing it now. Oh, well.

Guest (Annabelle): If I find out that it's not my darling Spoby the spoiler was referring to, I will be so mad. I just want to see domestic, cute Spoby like I've written them, but cuter because it's Keegan Allen and Troian Bellisario portraying them. And maybe they can get a cat portrayed by Minin Allen...ugh, feels. I hope it happens!

Sylviecake231: I doubt it's Hanna and Caleb since Caleb is leaving Rosewood like one or two episodes into 4B. And Chanel has something to say. Spencer never officially introduced herself as Toby's girlfriend, so Chanel was a little oblivious. Now that she knows, though, I can't wait to see what my crazy brain will get her to do :)

Guest: Thank you. You can check my tumblr (the name is thefaketeam), and I'll also put a link to my PLL tumblr in my profile. I put up like three photos on my tumblr and they're the most recent ones.

Also, next chapter, someone reappears in a big way...

Stop being such a tease, Kayson.

Okay, I think I'm going to go watch a few Jenna Marbles rant videos and cry "WHY MEEEE" while eating a tub of ice cream, crying about the fact that school is in two days.

'Kay, bye. -Kayson