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On the weekend, Spencer spent her time with her face and eyes glues to her books, again. Aria eventually joined her on the study sessions since Jason was out of town for the two days they had to spend together. But as soon as the weekend came it went away just as fast, so quickly it was Monday again and they were back to class. Toby bumped into Aria twice that morning, wearing his favorite blue plaid shirt and his black shorts, both times asking for Spencer. In the afternoon, on a break from one period to another, he caught up to her asking once again about her best friend.
"I don't really think she wants to talk to you. According to her you're a jerk." Was Aria's answer the thirds time, the first and second was just a simply, I don't know where she is.
"Will you help me make her go out with me?" Toby asked walking Aria to her class, in the same building as his. Aria smiled in disbelief of his words.
"You're kidding right? First of all, I don't even know you, second, she doesn't even like you, you're an asshole to her and to everybody, and third and last, I'm not forcing my best friend to go out with someone she can't even stand the sight of."
Taking one big step ahead of them, he stopped in front of her, forcing her to halt as well, Toby looking down at her. "Ouch. C'mon, I'll let you know me. I'll pay you a coffee, please please please Aria." While he whined for her to give in, Aria sighed glancing at her wrist watch, realizing she was almost late for class, she would either have to agree with him and run to class, or be trapped by him and miss class, the latter not being an option.
"Alright. I'll get to know you, but if you act like a jerk to either me or Spence, I won't help at all." He grabbed her small hand that rested on her hip and gave it a soft shake, agreeing to their deal.
"Okay. I'll catch you after class." And both quickly walked to their 3rd period classes.
With the sun shining outside, Spencer caught up to Aria after class, and soon after being rejected as a company to walk home, she followed her way home all by herself. Aria met Toby in front of his grandma's diner, smiling politely his way.
"Alright Toby, let's do this." Aria sounded as if she was accepting a mission along with him, amusing him.
"Yeah. First question, did Spencer like the flowers I sent her?" They sat down on a back booth, to avoid explaining what they were doing together by their selves.
"What flowers Toby?"
"I sent her a bouquet of flowers."
"Were they yellow by any chance?"
"Hmm, yeah?" Understanding hit Aria just like a arrow in the butt, she knew what her best friend pulled off back at their condo.
"She gve it to me, saying Jason had sent it to me." Toby gave her a toothless, sarcastic grin.
"It's not like him to do romantic things like that. You seriously fell for that?" Though he sounded like a jerk for laughing at her silliness of not knowing it better, she let go this time, nodding and diverting her eyes to the menu.
"Well, at first I didn't believe it, but when I asked Jason about it, he said it was him in fact."
They talked for a couple of hours, and slowly got to know each other. Aria only figured out what time it was when her cell phone buzzed, Spencer's name flashing on the screen. "Hi Spence." Toby couldn't hear the other end of the line, so he tried to make sense out of it.
"I'm caught up on something… No I'm not… I'll bring take out… Really? That's great… I'm sure. You don't need to cook honey… Kay, I'll be home soon. Bye." Toby made out that Spencer was worried about dinner and about Aria's whereas about.
"So it was actually nice talking to you Toby." He got up and refused to take the 20 dollar bill Aria offered him. "It was cool. You can buy us an ice-cream with that money while I walk you home, it's getting dark already and Jason would kill me if something happened to you."
There was this small ice-cream shop, two stores down from Cavanaugh's diner. The ice-creams home made by an elderly lady and her husband. Toby chose chocolate while Aria went with strawberry. "Didn't you forget take over for Spencer?" Toby asked slowly walking with her towards her condo building.
"Nope, I'll cook for her."
"Spencer hates cooking?" Toby was curious because he honestly thought she made delicious foods.
"She actually likes very much, but she's too lazy to get down to business. She makes amazing cupcakes and cookies."
"Nice." And that was the end of their conversation, a comfortable silence falling upon them as they licked their ice-creams.
Stomping her feet in a constant pace and her arms crossed on her chest, Spencer was pissed and worried all together. Once she heard Aria's sweet laugh from outside the window, she waited patiently for the door to swing open so she could start her tons of questions.
"Where the hell have you been Montgomery?" Spencer asked her friend whom closed the door and threw her bag on the floor. "I was out chatting with someone, what do you want for dinner?"
"Anything. Stop dodging the subject, who were you with?"
"Someone. Can you help me out here?" Aria tried to reach the top shelf but being a tiny one, she didn't success, asking Spencer for help.
"Sure."
"I've got us invited to Holden's party this Friday, no whining." But Spencer groaned instead.
"But I have tests to study for."
"Spencer, finals are a month or so away."
"I'll think about it, alright?"
Tuesday, the sun shining on the concrete, people wearing summer clothes since the weather was considerably warmer. Aria, with her hair in a bun and a flowery dress, walked with Spencer, who wore a short jeans shorts and a white tank top, through campus. "Good morning ladies." Toby looked casual with a blue plaid shirt and a black short, both seemingly from an expensive brand.
"Morning Toby." Aria replied smiling while Spencer gave him a toothless polite smile.
"Are you guys going to Holden's party? It's gonna be a small one, a bonfire I think, part of it was my idea." Toby, now, walked down with the girls, toward their buildings.
"I think we are, right Spence?" Aria nudged Spencer, who stood quietly walking by her friend's side.
"Right." Spencer mumbled sarcastically, and right then a blonde, covered in makeup, wearing a very short dress and a sunglass, walked up to Toby.
"Hi there. I missed you." Her voice sounded annoying to both Aria and Spencer.
"Katelyn, I told you to freaking leave me alone." Her polished nails scratched Toby's chest through his shirt in a slutty way.
"But we didn't even get down to business last time."
Toby slapped her hands away, "And we won't. Now leave me the hell alone", and then walked to Spencer's side.
"In trouble?" The first casual sentence Spencer said towards him on that sunny morning.
"Yup." The annoying, now annoyed girl walked away stomping her feet on the floor.
"I've gotta get to class quickly. I'll meet you later." Aria announced, interrupting their small conversation, and in a heartbeat was gone, before Spencer could even complain.
"So, can we start again and have a nice chat?" Toby tried his luck, a shot in the dark.
"Honestly, I rely on how my relationship with people will be in the future by the way the deliver their first impression."
"At least you're talking to me now." Spencer smiled sarcastically.
"Try being polite more often and not an asshole." He froze in his tracks while Spencer continued her way into the building.
Aria and Toby hung out again on that Thursday's afternoon at a small local park, this time Jason, who came back from his little get away for a couple of days, joined them. Being the first time Toby acted polite around them, Aria realized, putting two and two together, that something happened on his life for him to act bipolar. Even Jason thought something was severely wrong with him.
"Why do you… Never mind. I think we should end the day with a movie night at my condo." Aria offered hugging Jason's waist.
"What about Spencer? She won't be very happy to have me at her house." Toby actually sounded concerned about what she would think of him being invited to her and Aria's condo.
"Yes she will, let's just go."
The doorbell rang, Spencer with a yoga short and a black tank top and her hair in a messy ponytail, answered the door. "Where's your key Ar…" She shut up once Jason and Aria came in view with two pizzas in hand, both smiling cutely in sync.
"Come on in I guess." They stepped inside and behind them stood Toby, an innocent chuckle on his lips, one bottle of soda in each hand. "Hi?"
"Hi. Come in." She closed the door and they walked side by side to the kitchen, the same way the couple in front of them had taken seconds ago.
"So how was your date guys?" Spencer asked Aria while grabbing plates and cups in a cabinet.
"It was fun. Toby joined us and now we are having a movie night all together with Coke and pizza, but I'm sure you already figured this one out."
Jason put the pizzas' boxes on the small coffee table between the couch and the TV in the living room.
"That sound nice. I spent my whole spare time studying Juridical Law." She rubbed the back of her neck to emphasis her point.
"That sucks." Toby said butting in their conversation.
"Tell me about it." Aria used this gap to go change clothing, leaving Toby and Spencer alone in the kitchen.
"Are you liking university so far?" Toby made up a subject to break the ice.
"It's been a year, I ought to like it." He stood beside her, waiting for her to continue the talking.
"What are you studying?" Spencer continued.
"I'm studying Design but I got a certificate in carpentry." Spencer seemed interested while he talked about what he did at university.
"Come on guys." Jason interrupted them, yelling for the living room.
"We better go." Spencer warned Toby jokingly.
"I'll take the plates." He grabbed the piled up pottery and walked with Spencer to join Jason and Aria in the couch, receiving a thank you from the brunette he was so intrigued in.
"This is like the oldest movie ever." Spencer and her comments through the duration of the movie, this time a slice of pizza in her hand.
"It's from 2010, not that old. It's funny. Valentine's Day is cute. We watched when we were 16." Aria commented back, cuddling to her boyfriend next to her.
"Cute but not realistic." Toby butted in, again, earning smiles from Jason and Spencer.
Two boxes of pizza and two bottle later, Aria was asleep still cuddle to Jason and Toby's arm was unintentionally behind Spencer's shoulder, without actually touching it. "I'm feeling alone." He mumbled when all the couples in the movie were sharing a magical full of love kiss.
"Forever alone." Spencer added giggling.
"Hey guys I'm going to take Aria back to her room and I'll crash too. Goodnight." Jason got up picking Aria up bridal style, not difficult since she was small and he was strong, and leaving to her room down the hall. Spencer and Toby alone yet again.
"Chick flicks annoy me sometimes." Spencer said, more to herself than to Toby, but he heard it anyway.
"You're like the first girl ever to say this." He joked, making her smile.
"I'm quite unusual."
"I sure can see that." An awkward silence fell upon them, the credits beginning to roll up the screen, indicating it was time for Toby to leave, but not before he put the dishes in the dishwasher.
"Good night." He whispered stepping out of the front door, while Spencer leaned against it. "Bye." And off he went, giving Spencer one last that was the end of their conversation, a comfortable silence falling upon them as they licked their ice-creams.
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