Today was the day that Toby was leaving with his family for Boston. In less than an hour he would be gone. His dad asked him to do some last minute errands and Toby stopped by my place on his way to say goodbye.

"How long will you be gone?" I whispered trying not to show how sad I was.

"I don't know, Spence." Toby sighed. "To be honest I don't really know anything about this other than the fact that I'm expected to be there."

"I'm going to miss you."

"I'm going to miss you too. I'll try to call you if I can. I promise."

"You better keep that promise, Cavanaugh." I tried to threaten but instead my voice started to crack.

"I will." He promised and he wrapped his arms around me. "I'll be back before you know it."

"You know, I've never been to Boston before. Bring me back a souvenir?"

"Of course, anything you want."

"What I really want is for you to stay. But I guess I can settle for a sweatshirt or a t-shirt." I sighed dramatically.

"I was thinking a coffee mug would be a more practical gift. You can never have too many of those, especially you." He joked.

"You got that right." I laughed.

For a little while we just held each other, right up until he had to leave.

"I guess you have to go." I thought aloud when I heard his phone beep.

"Yeah, my stepmom says they're almost ready." He replied sadly.

"I don't want to hold you up and cause problems. It'll probably be bad enough without you being late." I told him although I wasn't quite ready for him to leave.

"I shouldn't be gone long. I'll let you know when I'm coming back as soon as I can." He assured me.

"I'm gonna hold you to that."

Instead of replying with words, Toby leaned in and kissed me. It was a long kiss and it was our way of saying goodbye since neither of us wanted to say it out loud.

"I love you, Spence." He whispered.

"I love you too, Tobes." I replied and I kissed him again.

This time no words followed the kiss. Toby gave me a strong hug and then I heard him walk down the porch steps.

"What should we do now?" Hanna asked.

I had gone over to Hanna's so I wasn't sitting at home all day missing Toby. Mona, Emily, and Aria also came over and we were all hanging out together.

"I don't care as long as it's not another game." Emily told her.

"Well, I'm trying to keep Spencer's mind occupied so she doesn't miss Toby so much." Hanna stated.

"I've seen you around with Toby. It's obvious that you are so perfect for each other and he loves you. But other than that I don't know that much about you guys." Aria commented.

"Yeah for people who don't hold back on being super sweet in public, you're pretty private." Emily agreed.

"There's not that much to tell. We love each other, we hang out a lot and go on dates, and he's a really sweet guy." I shrugged and my cheeks flushed in embarrassment. I hated being in the spotlight.

"Toby is definitely the sweetest guy ever. What is the sweetest thing he's ever done?" Mona asked me.

"How am I supposed to answer that?" I laughed. "There is no one thing that's better than all the others. But there is one thing that's pretty high up there."

"And you're sure Jenna's not here?" I asked Toby for the fifth time.

"No one's here, Spence, except for you and me." He told me.

"Where are we going? Your room is upstairs isn't it?" I asked.

I knew Toby's house almost as well as I knew my own. But this was a part of the house I wasn't familiar with and I was a little confused. Usually Toby took me straight to his room when I came over.

"I'm taking you down to the basement. My dad knows I didn't cause the fire on purpose but my stepmom thinks I did. As a compromise, I'm not allowed in the garage but I can go in the basement if I leave the door open. So I've turned it into my hangout since it's too cluttered for Jenna to come down and bother me."

"You have to keep the door open? I thought that rule was only used for a guy in a girl's bedroom." I couldn't help but laugh a little.

"I know, but it's better than nothing."

"So why are we coming down here instead of going to your room?"

"Because what I made for you is down here." He told me and he sounded a little nervous.

"You made something for me?"

"Yeah, I've been working on it for a while. I finished it the day after I got my cast off. And I got the idea from the picture frame in my room."

I knew instantly knew what he was talking about. In his room, on top of his dresser, was a wood picture frame. I remembered from before that there was a picture of him and his mom inside. The edges of the frame had a beautiful scroll pattern carved into them. I loved the frame because the detail was so precise I could almost see the pattern.

Toby took my hand a placed it on the object. My hands explored and within a few seconds I realized it was a chair. A rocking chair actually. I could tell Toby put a lot of time, effort, and love into making this. Flowering vines were carved into the arms of the chair. And I didn't need eyesight to see that it was beautiful and a work of art.

"Toby, this is amazing."

"I'm glad you like it." He sighed in relief and I realized he had been nervous about me liking it.

"I love it, this is so sweet. Thank you." I told him as I wrapped my arms around him.

"You're welcome, Spence. But you really don't need to thank me. I had fun making it for you." He said before giving me a kiss and I didn't hold back as I returned the kiss.

"Oh my soul! That is definitely the sweetest thing ever." Hanna said with excitement.

"Where is the rocking chair now? Is it still in his basement?" Mona asked.

"He just moved it into my bedroom yesterday. I have a feeling I'll be sitting in it a lot while he's gone." I told them.

"Well, if you miss him too much you have us." Emily told me.

"And you seem to get along with your family better and they like Toby so you have them too." Hanna added.

"Speaking of your family, you've told us that Jason has caught you several times but has anyone else?" Aria asked.

"Melissa hasn't caught us but we did kiss in front of her and Ian at the festival. My dad is almost never around and he barely acknowledges Toby. But my mom on the other hand…"

I got up from the couch where I was studying to stretch. My shoulder was killing me and the way I was sitting wasn't helping.

"You okay, Spence?" Toby asked.

He had come over and was looking over blueprints or something while I studied.

"Yeah, I'm fine. My shoulder's bothering me though; I probably just slept on it wrong."

"Come here,"

I returned to the couch and sat next to him and he turned me around so my back was to him. He started to rub my shoulders and it felt so good.

"You're a little tense." He commented.

"Yeah, I was born that way." I joked.

"Maybe I can help."

He continued to rub the knots out of my shoulders. Eventually Toby's hands moved lower down my back and he kissed my neck. I couldn't stand it anymore and I turned around so I could kiss him. Things were pretty intense and I started to lean back so I was lying on the couch.

"Spencer?" I heard my mom call out as the front door slammed shut.

"In here," I called back as Toby and I quickly sat up.

"Hello, Toby." My mom greeted him when she came into the room.

We tried to appear as if nothing happened but I had a feeling she knew something was up.

"Hi, Mrs. Hastings, how was your day?" Toby asked to be polite.

"Oh, I've had better days." She sighed and I could hear the tiredness.

I knew her line of work could be stressful and it was the last thing I ever wanted to be.

"Will you be joining us for dinner Toby?" She asked him.

"Um, sure," He replied and he sounded a bit nervous.

I couldn't exactly blame him. He had joined us for a dinner a handful of times. But it was never after almost getting caught making out on the couch. I hoped I wouldn't get a lecture about it from my mom later on.

"Let me tell you, my mom has caught Caleb and me several times. And embarrassing doesn't even begin to describe it." Hanna told me. "And it would probably be worse for you and Toby because your mom is more stricter than mine."

"Thanks for the warning; I'll keep that in mind." I said sarcastically. "And it's stricter or more strict, not both combined."

"Thanks, I'll keep that in mind." She shot back just as sarcastically.

"You think it's bad for your mom to catch you and your boyfriend. But what do you think my mom would do?" Aria asked us.

"Yeah you have a good point. I'm dating someone about my age and I'm a little scared of your dad." Mona told her.

"If you guys stay serious and you end up together for a long time, do you ever plan on telling your parents?" Emily asked Aria.

"We've thought about it. Ezra's not going to be teaching anymore after this semester. He's going to buy that awful coffee shop and completely redo it. Hopefully sometime this summer that place will be serving decent coffee. We think we'll tell them then." Aria informed us.

"Finally, I thought I'd die before somebody fixed that place up." Hanna sighed very dramatically.

"That's great for you, Aria. I hope things work out." Emily told her sweetly.

"Ezra's the one redoing the coffee shop?" I asked in excitement for Toby. "Do you think you could ask him to hire Toby? It's still hard for him to find work and that would be a great opportunity for him."

"Sure, I don't see why not." Aria agreed.

"Thanks," I smiled. I was beyond happy that this was working out and Toby could finally be free of Jenna and his family. I couldn't wait to tell him when he got back.

Sorry guys, but Toby won't be gone long and he promised to call. Interesting stuff will come up to keep you occupied in the mean time. Especially next chapter when Spencer and Melissa bump into a certain blonde ;) And I'm so happy that the reviews have picked up a little. Whenever this story reaches 175 I'll send out previews like I did at 150. Have a great weekend everyone! And who's excited for PLL returning soon?