Spencer POV

The next morning when I woke up I just wanted to rollover and fall back asleep. But I knew I couldn't do that no matter how bad my headache was. Hangovers sucked and I wished I hadn't had so much to drink. But I wanted to have fun since Hanna went through the trouble of having a party. I thought I would enjoy myself more if I could forget about Toby for a little while.

The alcohol did help a little but not much. And it definitely wasn't helping now. I got my butt out of bed and got ready for the day. Melissa and I had already packed my stuff, and I knew Hanna would go over everything, so all I had to do was wait for the girls to get here. And Caleb was coming too of course.

"Hey, Spencer, Veronica sent me up here to make sure you were awake." Jason said as he walked in.

"Yeah, I'm awake but my head is killing me. It's a good thing I'll be sitting in the car most of the day. Oh, and thanks for covering for me last night." I told him.

"No problem, you weren't that bad. And trust me I've been a lot worse myself. I just had to help you get up the stairs because you had some serious balance problems."

"That's why I usually don't drink. But even if I wasn't that bad my parents would have still killed me. Especially since we're leaving today and they told me not to go crazy at Hanna's."

"When it comes to your parents, yeah I get that." He laughed. "Now, come downstairs, eat some breakfast, and I'll get you something for that headache."

I got up and followed him down to the kitchen where my parents and Melissa were waiting for us. Melissa was coming with my parents and me to New York but Jason wasn't. I was pretty bummed about that. Even though things were better than they used to be with my family, Jason still made it easier to tolerate them. He still had to work at school but I finished a week early because of the surgery plus I was way ahead in all my classes.

Almost as soon as I finished eating I heard the back door open and in walked Hanna, Caleb, Emily, Aria, Mona, and even Mike.

"I'm really gonna miss you, Spence, even if it is only for a week and a half." Hanna said as she hugged me.

"I know I'm gonna miss you crazy people too." I laughed. "I really appreciate you coming though. And I'm surprised Mike came."

"Aria and Mona kind of talked me into it. Plus it was fun hanging out with you and Toby when we were searching for answers." Mike commented like it wasn't a big deal.

"Mike!" Aria scolded. "I told you not to mention him."

"It's fine," I mumbled with a shrug.

"If it's fine why did you drink so much last night?" Caleb asked me.

"I felt obligated to since Hanna threw the party for me." I answered him.

"That's a good reason, but I still don't believe it." Caleb laughed.

"Quit bothering Spencer. We all know why she was drinking. Now, let's do something more important. Like see what she packed for the trip." Hanna decided.

"I think I'm going to go out to the barn and hang out with Jason until it's time for Spencer to leave." Caleb announced and I heard Mike follow him out.

The girls and I laughed at them as we went up to my room. But the second we got in it was all business. As predicted Hanna went straight for my suitcase and started inspecting.

"Spencer, you're only taking two pairs of shorts? You'll be gone for nine days!" Hanna said and she sounded appalled.

"I don't wear shorts that much, Hanna, you know me. I have plenty of pants and I'm bringing a couple of those cute, shorter skirts we bought a week ago." I told her.

"Forget about the shorts, what is this?" Mona asked.

"Spencer, why are you bringing a dude's undershirt?" Hanna questioned me.

"It's Toby's and I'm bringing it because…I just am." I stated wishing they hadn't found that.

"You don't need to tell us, Spencer." Emily assured me.

"Yes, she does." Hanna insisted. "Did you and Toby sleep together?"

"No!" I yelled.

"Then why do you have it?" Aria asked.

"I don't know, because I like wearing it. He took it off when day when he was doing yard work and I took it. It makes me feel like he's around even when he's not. I just really miss him, okay. It's stupid I know, but…" I started rambling.

"It's not stupid, Spencer." Mona told me. "If anything happened between me and Mike, I'd want something to remember him by."

"I'm sorry for giving you a hard time, Spence." Hanna apologized.

"Don't worry, Han." I laughed quietly and shrugged it off.

"Do you think he'll come?" Emily asked.

"I don't think so." I shook my head. "Why would he?"

"You might be surprised." Hanna commented and then she went back to looking through my suitcase.

"Hanna?" Aria asked her suspiciously.

"What?"

"What do you know?" Mona asked her.

"Nothing," Hanna told us defensively. "I just thought, maybe Toby misses Spencer as much as she misses him. And he might decide to wish her luck."

That was all Hanna would say before she permanently changed the subject back to clothes and hair products.

Melissa came upstairs about twenty minutes later and told me that Mom and Dad were ready to go. The girls and I went downstairs and I hugged each of them in the driveway. But when I went to hug Hanna and say goodbye, something seemed off.

"I won't be gone long, Han. And you can throw me a celebration party as soon as I get back." I told her trying to cheer her up.

"When did you become so optimistic about this?" She asked.

"I've always been optimistic." I corrected her.

"Right, right, you've been cautiously optimistic this entire it. How could I have forgotten?" She said sarcastically and I laughed.

"Spencer, we need to leave now." My dad called out as I heard him shut the hatch.

"Bye, everybody, I'll see you in ten days." I waved and everyone shouted goodbye.

Melissa and I got in the backseat and my dad drove down the street. We were finally going to New York and I would finally get the chance to possibly see again. I was really excited, but for some reason I was a little sad too. Who was I kidding? I knew exactly what the reason was.

I had always hoped that if I could see again I'd be able to see Toby. To see my friend again, to finally see the man I fell in love with, and to see the one person who knew everything about me. But if this worked, I would see the guy who used to be my friend and the guy that didn't love me as much as I thought he did.

Toby POV

I woke up the next morning, or really it was the same morning technically, and was really tired due to Hanna late night visit. I didn't get up right away; instead I laid there thinking about what Hanna had said. Spencer did deserve answers, but now wasn't the time. I didn't want to hurt her more like I had that night in the hospital. And she didn't need added stress right before leaving for eye surgery.

For an hour I tried to decide whether or not I would go to Spencer's. Hanna made a lot of sense but I didn't know if Spencer would even listen to me at this point. But I did know that Hanna would keep giving me a hard time and I wanted to avoid a repeat of last night.

At the last minute I decided that I would go to Spencer's. I knew I wouldn't be able to tell her everything but I could at least apologize for how I had been since I got back. And maybe she would listen to me when I got a better chance to tell her everything.

"What do you want, Jenna?" I asked as I packed up my suitcase.

"I want to talk to you."

"Well, I don't want to talk to you so…"

"Let me rephrase that. I am going to talk and you are going to listen." She stated. "I can see now…"

"Yeah, so I've noticed." I commented sarcastically.

"And you are not going to interrupt!" She yelled. "Now that I can see I am going to do something that should have been done a long time ago. But since I got rid of Garrett I need your help."

"Why would I help you, Jenna?"

"It's because I have answers to everything you and your little group of investigators have tried to figure out. I know who killed Alison."

"Who?" I asked because I knew she wanted me to.

"It was me, Toby."

"You!?" I said completely shocked. "How?"

I had been expecting her to say Garrett. And that she would have him kill me if I didn't help her.

"I grabbed at a shovel and I got lucky." She shrugged. "You know all this time I thought Garrett did it. But when I told him I didn't need him anymore he told me that it was me and gave me proof."

"Nice to know, but again, why would I help you, Jenna?" I asked trying not to sound nervous.

"If you don't I'll go after your ex-girlfriend."

"I don't have an ex-girlfriend." I told her.

"You do now. I can't have you running off to her and telling her about everything. Don't worry; maybe when this is all over you can go back to her. But I don't know why you would want to. And in the meantime you don't contact her at all." She instructed.

"And if don't break up with Spencer and ignore her?"

"Like I said, I'll go after her only this time I'll have better aim. After her, I'll pay a visit to your buddy Caleb, then the rest of Alison's girls." She answered. "Oh, by the way, we both know Spencer is stubborn. So if she tries talking to you, you get rid of her. Pretend like you hate her and don't want her anymore if you have to."

"Fine, I'll help. But don't lay a finger on Spencer."

"Mom and Dad say we're leaving in an hour. Don't hold us up." She smiled wickedly and then walked out of the room.

I drove down Spencer's street and parked my truck in front of her house. Several other cars were there too so I hoped I had made it in time. I saw Caleb and Jason and I ran over to them. Before I could ask them where Spencer was I saw Hanna staring at me and she did not look happy. Right away I knew why, Spencer had already left. I was too late. Boy was I going to get it from Hanna.

"Better replace the batteries in your clock, Cavanaugh. Its six minutes slow. Or do you do this on purpose?" Hanna stated and I knew she was angry.

"I didn't do this on purpose, Hanna. I had every intention talking to Spencer before she left." I tried to tell her.

"Sorry, but I don't believe you." Hanna laughed and what happened next I never expected in a million years.

Cliffhanger! What do you think Hanna does? A pink furry lamp won't be involved but its still good. And finally you get to see what's up with Toby since everyone has been asking. You'll get a little more next chapter too as well as a nice long flashback. Let me just say thank you times 1,000! I'm so amazed/excited/shocked that this story has 200 reviews! You are so awesome and just a big thank you to everybody! See you next Tuesday.