A/N: I do NOT own Pretty Little Liars at all, but I wish I did though. :P
"Spencerrrr?" Aria sing-sang through their condo as soon as came into the front door.
"What?" Spencer was in the kitchen starring blackly ahead.
"Look who I brought over!" Behind the small brunette's figure was Jason beside Holden, the host of last night's party.
"I thought you guys would have a hangover today, like me." Holden laughed, joined by Aria and Jason, sitting down on a stool in front of of the middle small island in the kitchen.
"We didn't drink as much as you." He said, mocking the now embarrassed Spencer.
"Hey Spence, let's go to that small shop near-by eat ice-cream. The weather is really nice." At first Spencer protested to Aria's idea due her current bad mood. All she wanted was to stay at home and sleep until her hangover completely left her whole body, but she gave in when Aria hugged her with her puppy dog eyes fixed on Spencer's.
"Alright, alright, let's go! Let me just change into something else.
After they ordered their favorite flavored ice-creams they sat outside where tables were available only for customers. Kids were playing around on the sidewalks, the street was as usual with a small amount of trafic, the main road being three street parallel ahead, this one had a small quantity of cars, unlike this one they were currently in.
Aria talked about last night's party at Holden's house, which by the way, she thought was the best party she has been to in the whole year. Holden commented on how weird he thought that Toby suddenly left theparty without even saying a goodbye. Jason and Spencer just glancing over some other place, avoiding eye contct with both Aria and Holden.
"Speaking of the devil." Jason said nodding to a roaming motorcycle with Toby on top of it and a lady behind him. He didn't mean devil in a bad way, after all Toby and him were kind of buddies.
"Who's that?" Aria asked when the bike parked two blocks away from them, the lady with a helmet behind Toby got out from the the bike.
When Jason informed Toby had just passed by, Spencer was the only one who didn't turn her head to look at him, but now that Aria commented he was with someone she became curious and turned around looking at the lady taking off the helmet.
"Is that his mother?" Holden was the on who answered Spencer.
"No, that's his maid and sort of nanny, kind of, I mean, I don't know how to put this in a good way."
"What? Is he like a billionaire or something?" Aria asked amused he had a personal maid whom on his free time he took for a ride.
"His dad is pretty rich." Jason said, stealing a bite of Aria's ice cream.
When Toby looked their way from the distance, Spencer could see him smiling but as soon as she saw him, the smile disappeared.
"Jason! Go buy me another one right now!" Aria shouted to her guilty looking boyfriend, at the same time drawing Spencer's attention back to ice cream smashed on the concrete, already starting to melt. Jason had accidentally dropped it when he was stealing yet another bite of his girl's ice cream.
"Alright. I'll bring you another, doubled the size." His voice was defensive as trying to prove he didn't mean to do what he did, he then walked back inside to go buy the frozen dessert.
Meanwhile outside, Holden was asking how much the girls had liked the party but only because he was out of subjects to come up with.
"It was good. Amazing actually." Aria replied eyeing a green eyed guy walking by, and coming to towards them.
"Spencer?" The same guy asked standing a couple of feet away, by now Aria was looking at her best friend, waiting for her response to the hottie.
"Hi, Mr. Fitz. How are you?" Spencer smiled to him politely, she couldn't deny it was so awkward and weird crossing paths with your teacher outside the classroom.
"I'm good. Beautiful day isn't it?"
"Yes indeed. Hmm, these are my friends Holden and Aria. Guys this is Mr. Fitz, my professor." Ezra Fitz's green bright eyes held Aria's for a longer second but was interrupted by Jason's voice.
"Here we go Ari. Specially bought for you. Oh... hello there." Jason sat down beside Aria and handed her the crunchy cone with two balls of ice cream on top of it.
"Nice meeting you guys. I better go back to my jogging. See you guys around." After he left earning a wave goodbye from all four friends in front of him, Aria caught Spencer eyeing her suspiciously, the guys completely oblivious to the change of looks between their friends.
"Oh look, Cavanaugh is coming this way." Internally freaking out even though Spencer had already seen him today, she was too embarrassed to do it again anytime soon, and there he was coming their way.
It was already hard enough that she had to thank him that morning, facing him and pretending like nothing happened wasn't an option. Also Toby Cavanaugh's behavior was a large box of full of surprises, even if he was polite and nice in the morning it could all change in the blink of an eye. He tended to treat her nicely when they were alone or with Aria around, but when more people were included, like Jason and Holden right at that moment, Spencer couldn't guess what mood he would be in.
"Aria, let's go to the bathroom now." Spencer blurted out when she saw Toby was slowly approaching their table. Being pulled up from the table Aria had no other option but to follow her desperate-to-get-away friend.
Once safely inside the one door bathroom beside the cashier, Spencer let out a relieved sigh she didn't even know she was holding.
"What was that? Are you afraid of Toby or something?" Aria was the first one to the start the conversation, knowing if not asked Spencer would never tell what went on inside her mind.
"Noo.. He kinda of slept over yesterday…" The small brunette girl beside her was shocked, stopping her explanation with her palm in the air. The actual thought of Spencer sleeping with a boy she didn't like very much just because she had a few drinks, worried her, not as only a friend, but as a sister.
"Are you messing with me?"
"No. I mean I was drunk and he took me home, then he told me I asked him to stay over, he then slept over on the couch."
"Did anyone know he was taking you home?" Spencer struggled, not really remembering much of last night's events. "I guess he texted Jason, but I'm not sure, I mean I don't completely remember."
"Jason knew yet he didn't tell me? Toby could have taken advantage of your drunken state, he could have used you." Aria sounded aggravated, angry that her boyfriend kept something so important to her.
"Yeah, but hey, he actually took care of me. The thing is I don't remember anything from last night, that's why I can't face him, not today at least." Though she had already genuinely thanked him that exact morning, she did because he was being kind and a sweet heart, which he normally was only when they were alone or with Aria.
"Let's go back. I guess he already left." Aria linked arms with Spencer's, she could tell by her body language while she walked she was nervous and it pained her she couldn't really help in any way. Toby now occupied the seat that previously Spencer sat on, talking with Holden and Jason, and smirking. Spencer mumbled something Aria couldn't exactly make it out, it sounded as a 'crap'.
"Hi Toby." Aria broke the silent that followed once they girls came into view. "Hello Aria. Spencer." With a small nod of his head, he greeted them, not moving an inch longer.
"Hey Toby, do you think if maybe, I could have my seat back?" Feeling the blood go to her cheeks and make her hotter, Spencer avoided eye contact with him.
"There's another chair in that table, maybe you can get it and join us," Spencer sighed frustrated and turned around to go for the chair he pointed, but not long after giving two steps forward Toby called after her again. "You can have you have your seat back, I'm leaving already." She thanked him in a small low voice and watched him walk away to his bike.
"What the hell was that Aria?" Holden blurted out laughing hysterically once Toby was far away from hearing what they were saying.
"What was what?" The look her face showed nothing but indifference, she was good in keeping feelings in.
"That sick glare you gave Cavanaugh, which made him leave by the way."
"I didn't do anything, he left because he wanted to. Spence was just about to get the chair and join us."
"I saw the glare you gave him too. Holden's not lying. You freaking scared him off. What do you hold against him Ari?" Jason butted in, pocking his girlfriend ribs, not such a good idea since she was already mad at him for not telling about Toby taking Spencer home.
"Leave me alone Jason. You know what I'm leaving with Spence." Aria ruffled Holden's hair and watched as Jason brought his lips together waiting for a goodbye kiss, but was left hanging as the girls started to walk home.
On their way walking home, they saw Toby on his bike pass by them in a very fast speed, clearly that the lady behind him was clinging to his waist, holding on to dear life.
"Do you think there's a reason for him to being so bipolar sometimes?" Aria asked her Spencer, who was walking right beside her, her mind wandering about the space around them.
"You do know that I couldn't care less right?"
"Yeah, I know that. I need to tell you something though." Spencer glanced at Aria, checking to see if she looked alright. "What is it?"
"I've been hanging out with Cavanaugh. He wanted help to get to know you, I agreed as long as he would stop being a jerk to both you and I. I'm so sorry Spence." The disbelief in Spencer's face was evident, even an outsider could tell she was upset with something, she felt like Aria had just back stabbed her, her own best friend, betraying her like that? The thought of it didn't sink until she repeated inside her mind for a couple of times. Realization hit her like an arrow aimed in the middle of a target, the glare the guys were talking about was true.
"That's why he left like the boys said he did. You threatened him somehow. Gosh Aria." Spencer didn't even looked at Aria, just looked ahead as everything became clear inside her head. She knew from years of friendship that Aria was feeling extremely guilty right now, but still Spencer was upset about the whole helping Toby thing.
The way Spencer kept her voice at a normal tone, rage nor anything showing, scared Aria. She hated when Spencer would shout out the rest of the world and suffer by herself, like she did many times before.
"I actually just glared at him, he left because he wanted to."
Not another word was exchanged between the best friends; an awkward yet comfortable silence falling upon them. They arrived home and sat down on the couch, one waiting for the other to start a conversation.
The first one to speak up was Aria, since it was clear Spencer wouldn't, her voice coming out tiny, just like her, "Do you forgive me?", she was struggling on keeping her guilt inside. Spencer took her time looking from Aria's eyes to the window across the living room. She did this until she couldn't hold the smirk inside for any longer and hugged Aria tightly.
"Of course I do Ari. If I'm mad at you who will I hang out with?" They laughed and pulled away from the friendly embrace, clearly that they were back on good terms again. And then Aria spoke up.
"How about we watch some chick flicks?"
A/N: Again, I am so sorry for the delay, but I had a week full of tests of all imaginable subjects, even P.E. So please forgive me. And also thanks for the reviews. Leave me 10, and I swear on my life I'll post by Friday. :D This is a promise I indeed to keep. For those asking about Toby having problems because of the way he acts, it will be explained in a future chapter, a flashback, from when Toby was a child. And keep in mind that you act the same way that the people you grew up around. ;) So yeah, reviews are welcome.. :P
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