Jason had picked me up after school and I was planning on staying at his place over the weekend. After Melissa had brunch with Mom she announced that she had eloped with Ian Thomas. When Ian and Melissa were together a few years ago he tried to flirt with me so I wasn't exactly thrilled for the new couple. Now my parents weren't happy with me again because I wasn't supportive of Melissa. So I was hiding out at Jason's for the weekend with hopefully no problems.
"Hey, Spence, could you come here a minute?" Jason called out.
"What is it, Jason?" I asked slightly annoyed since I had just settled down on the couch.
"Jason?" I asked feeling a little paranoid when I didn't get an answer.
"Hey, Spence." I heard someone say quietly and it wasn't the voice I was expecting.
"Toby?" I gasped in surprise and I felt his arms embrace me. "Toby, what…you're not supposed to be here."
"Do you want me to leave?" He asked and I could tell he was joking.
"No, no, I just don't get it. I thought they police let you out on house arrest?"
"They did, but this morning I was told the charges were dropped. I was released because there wasn't enough evidence, and then they found out that what they did have was corrupted. So, Jason came over and took me to get the ball and chain off my leg."
"Jason did?"
"Yeah, I took a sick day and told the girls to keep you busy so you wouldn't notice." Jason explained suddenly make his presence known.
Now that he mentioned it, the girls did seem extra happy and talkative at lunch and in between classes. But I had just thought it was because Hanna and Mona had finally made up. And also because Hanna had found a new guy to be around although none of us knew anything about him yet.
"And I also told the girls not to bother you tonight." Jason informed me.
"Why can't they bother me tonight?" I asked him.
"Because you and me are going to spend some time together." Toby answered.
"Really, just you and me?"
"Yeah, I figure we could both use it." He told me.
"And don't worry about Peter and Veronica. I'll cover for you guys." Jason said to me and then I heard him pass something to Toby. "Here you go, Toby, it's got a full tank of gas so go to town."
"Thanks, man, I really appreciate it. We'll see you later." Toby told me and then he led us outside.
"So, where are we going next?" Spencer asked as I started up the car.
"I'm not going to tell you, Spencer. But I promise that you'll like it." I stated as I shook my head knowing that she wouldn't settle for that.
"That's all I'm going to get isn't it?" She asked rhetorically. "Well, can you at least tell me how far away it is?"
"It's not far, about five minutes, maybe ten. It's right outside Rosewood and since we're leaving from the hill we should be there in no time." I told her.
After we left Jason's we got ice cream and then went to the hill. We sat and talked for a while just like we always do. But when it got cold out we decided it was time to go. And Spencer thought I would take her back to Jason's, but I had other plans in mind. We both could use an escape from reality for a little while and after everything that had happened lately I wanted all the time with Spencer I could get.
"Okay, we're here." I told her as I parked the car.
"Where exactly is here?" She asked skeptically.
"We are at The Edgewood Motor Court. Jason told me that you were staying with him because things were rough at home. So I figured you and I could spend the weekend together since we haven't done that in a long time."
"Spending the weekend with you and away from Jason, that sounds too good to be true. What's the catch?" She asked as I opened her door.
"There's no catch, Spence. Just relax for once in your life and enjoy the weekend." I told her as we made our over to the room Jason had booked for us.
"Why does everybody think I don't know how to relax and that I never take time to have fun?"
"Because you're always doing something, Spencer, and you never slow down. But that's not a bad thing you just need to take a break every once in a while."
"So, what do you have in mind for the rest of the night?"
"I was hoping you'd ask that, because I've decided that it's about time for a rematch." I said excitedly. "Are you ready for me to finally beat you at Scrabble?"
"A rematch, Toby, I'm sorry but no one will ever beat me at Scrabble and that includes you." She stated a little too confidently. "And how are we supposed to play? We can't exactly use a regular board and tiles."
"I know and I came prepared." I told her. "While I was stuck at home for a few days I did some research online. I made a braille Scrabble board and tiles especially for you."
"You actually made a Scrabble board for me?" She asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, I did. So what do you say, are you ready to play against me, Hastings?" I challenged her.
"Glyceraldehyde?" I asked thinking that only Spencer would come up with that word.
"With the 'C' on the double letter it is 32 points, plus the triple word score, gets me 96 points." Spencer stated and she handed me the pencil to write down her score.
"Goofball and I get 104 points." I told her as I placed my tiles on the bored.
"What?" She asked as her confident grin fell.
"Thanks for the 'G' I've been waiting for it. That's 18 points, times a triple word score, plus the 50 point bingo bonus." I explained knowing that she would go crazy trying to figure out how I had gotten ahead.
"Wow, 104 points, good for you." She stated and I could tell that it was hard for her to say.
"I like this game." I commented.
"I bet you do right now." She mumbled.
The game didn't last much longer after that and I ended up being the winner by a longshot.
"Good game, Toby, congratulations. But for the record, I let you win." She stated as we put everything back in the box.
"Of course you did." I said just to humor her. "Hey, do you know what day tomorrow is?"
"Yeah, it's Saturday. Remember you planned all this as a weekend getaway?"
"No, I know its Saturday. I meant to ask you for the date." I clarified.
"Oh, tomorrow is November 6th." She told me.
"Does anything about that day ring a bell?" I asked pretending not to know.
"Yes, one thing in particular does." She answered. "But my question is do you remember what happened?"
"I don't think I'll ever forget. That was one of best days ever for both of us." I replied.
School was out for the day but I didn't want to go home right away. My dad was working late and my stepmom was visiting her sister so I didn't want to be home alone with Jenna. So I decided to go to the library and escape reality for a little while in a good book. I knew what book I wanted to read, The Catcher in the Rye, and went straight for that section.
"Oh no, I am so sorry." A girl apologized after bumping into me.
"Don't worry about it." I shrugged as I picked up the books she dropped.
"Thanks." She mumbled and it was then I realized that the girl was Spencer Hastings.
"No problem." I told her suddenly feeling awkward around her.
To avoid any more awkwardness or embarrassment I decided to just grab the book and slip away. But I bumped into Spencer again when we went for the same book at the same time.
"Uh, sorry, you can have that." I mumbled.
"Wait you want to read The Catcher in the Rye?" She asked a little surprised.
"Yeah, it's my favorite. I've read it three times already. I can wait to read it again if you want it."
"You've read it three times? I've only read it twice. And I don't think anybody else in Rosewood has read a book more times than me."
"Well then, go ahead and check it out so you can catch up. I'll find something else." I offered and the awkwardness somehow disappeared.
"Are you sure?" She asked hesitantly.
"I'm sure, although you do have a lot of books already." I pointed out. I didn't know why but I started to enjoy the conversation.
"Yep, and all of them are for school." She laughed quietly. "But I can always find a little time to read for pleasure."
"I'm sure you can." I nodded and quietly laughed as well handing her the book. "Let me know you return it because I still want to read it."
"I'll do that." She agreed and then looked down. "Hey, I'm sorry about what Alison said to you at school today."
"You don't have to apologize for Alison. She says stuff like to everyone."
"Yeah, I know." She nodded sadly. "I still feel bad about it though."
"Spencer, don't because you didn't do anything wrong." I assured her.
"Well, could I make it up to you?" She asked quietly. "Maybe we could hang out sometime. If we have the same taste in books maybe we have more stuff in common."
"Sure, that sounds nice." I nodded and for once I was looking forward to something which surprised me.
"Okay then, I'll see you around, Toby." She smiled and then walked away.
For a little while after Spencer left I just stood around thinking. She had been different than I expected. I thought she was just a smarter and quieter version of Alison which made her a little more intimidating. But the Spencer I had just talked to seemed the exact opposite. She was happy, friendly, caring, sweet, and beautiful. Where the last thought came from I had no idea, the only person I had ever considered beautiful was my mother. But it was still true about Spencer.
When I did leave the library my thoughts were still on Spencer. She had suggested hanging out and I thought it would be fun. But I figured it probably wouldn't happen, after all I was Toby Cavanaugh the town black sheep. But I still looked forward to it and hoped that it would work out. Because I knew Spencer was someone special and I wanted to get to know her better.
"Top or bottom?" I asked her holding a blue, long-sleeved shirt in one hand and a pair of blue plaid pajama pants in the other.
When I told Jason about my idea for tonight I asked him to pack some clothes for Spencer. But unfortunately he only packed her clothes for tomorrow and nothing for tonight to sleep in.
"I'm just kidding." I said laughing at the priceless look on her face as I placed the shirt in her hands.
I entered the small bathroom and changed into the pants.
"It's all yours." I told her when I came out.
"I still can't believe you beat me. Nobody's been able to do that since I was six." She sighed in frustration.
"Wow, I didn't realize you lost a ten year winning streak tonight, c'est dommage." I teased.
"C'est la guerre." She told me in a threatening tone as she made her way to the bathroom.
Okay so last chapter didn't get 7 reviews, but I don't care I was too excited to update to wait a week. And I know you guys didn't want to wait either. Plus I think it's amazing that this story has 75 reviews. So we got to see Toby's POV again, I hope you enjoyed that. And shout-out to prettylittlespoby13. About a month ago you asked if we would see when Spoby first met so I hope you especially enjoyed that. And guess what everyone, next chapter will be a continuation of both this chapter and the show. Which means Spoby kiss finally! So for all if you that have been waiting for them to get together don't miss next chapter! Have a great weekend and see you on Tuesday for the finale!