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Summer of Happiness

They say time flies when you're having fun. And it's completely true. The rest of the summer was a blur and if I had to choose three words to describe I'd choose: exciting, crazy, and happy. A lot of things happened and I got what I wanted. When I thought of summer I thought of this amazing summer instead of the one with the fire and Ali's death. The first big thing that happened was the road trip we took to Florida that Hanna promised. The girls and I left the day after the Fourth of July and the trip lasted a week.

"Okay, everybody ready?" Hanna asked as she started the minivan she rented.

All of us nodded so she finally pulled out of the driveway. We took forever saying goodbye to the guys because they weren't coming and we waved to them until they were out of sight. The guys weren't coming because Hanna wanted this to be girls only. Plus Toby, Ezra, and Mike were busy working on the coffee shop. And Caleb was visiting his mom. Maya was going to come with us but she was visiting her cousin.

"I can't believe we're finally doing this. It's the perfect break from everything that's happened the past few months." Emily commented.

"Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. One whole week away from Rosewood is the best thing I've heard since Spencer told us she could see." Mona agreed.

"And this is the best thing I've heard since Toby came back." I added.

"Things are still good between you right?" Hanna asked me.

"Yes, things are great, Hanna. You don't need to be paying him anymore visits with a pink furry lamp." I laughed.

"And you don't need to punch him again either." Emily told her.

"But he deserved it!" Hanna shouted defensively.

"I still can't believe how scared Caleb looked. And he didn't even get punched." Mona laughed.

"He was probably in shock from seeing his girlfriend go crazy." Aria also laughed.

"Yeah, he was the world's number one boyfriend for about a week after that." Hanna told us and that had everyone laughing.

Everything about that trip was great. We had laughed on the way there, had loads of fun and adventure in Florida, and on the way back we were all excited to get back to the guys and Maya.

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Two and a half weeks after we got back from Florida the coffee shop was completed. Ezra had decided to call it The Rear Window Brew or just The Brew for short. The grand opening was a success and I was happy for Ezra and Toby. Ezra let Toby stay rent free in the loft and after seeing The Brew other people wanted Toby to work for them. And since Ezra was no longer a teacher and his business was a success Aria told her parents. They weren't happy at first but they eventually came around.

And now that the downstairs was finished Toby was concentrating on finishing up the loft.

"This is really coming together now." I commented as I placed the picture I had given him on the nightstand.

"It is." Toby nodded. "It's not done yet but it will be soon. All that's left is finishing up the other bedroom and getting the rest of my stuff in here."

"And get the plumbing to work in the bathroom." I added.

"I know. I plan to get it fixed sometime next week."

"No, no, it's no rush at all. Really, there's...there's no rush." I told him.

Jason attempted to fix the plumbing not long after they moved in. But he just made it worse and Toby has been struggling to get it working. So in the meantime Jason took showers in the barn and Toby took them in my bathroom. That meant I had seen him shirtless quite a few times and I wasn't complaining.