Officer Toby - Spoby one shots

The Vase

Spencer's P.O.V.

While rapidly tidying my apartment, I somehow manage to trip over the corner of the dresser and knock my favorite vase to the floor. This is what I get for trying to keep my relationship alive. I think as I pick up the pieces of shattered glass and begin picking up my (artsy) dead roses. Toby hadn't answered my calls all week, he was still pissed that I didn't tell him about what was happening; or rather, what was happening again. He said he took this job as a police officer so he could protect me, but I don't want that. I don't want to see him get hurt. Or even worse, end up dead. Anything could happen with A in charge, and currently; he, she, it was in the driver's seat of my life and driving it off a cliff. 

I look at the flowers next to the pile of broken glass and a single tear slid down my face. Toby gave me these. He told me when they started to die to hang them upside down so they would last forever. just. like. us. Cheesy, but I love him. Now the vase is broken and the petals are all falling off from the drop. Just like us. And it's all my fault. 

Toby's P.O.V.

I finally have a change to speak to Spencer after all of this hell Tanner has put me through at work this week. I figure I'll surprise her at home and let her know I'm sorry. For everything. Everything about our fight was, at the core, my fault. I made her feel like she couldn't trust me with the A situation, and I know she doesn't want to see me get hurt in my job. Gosh, I love her. I hope she forgives me.

I skip knocking and use my spare key to get into her apartment. Everything seems quiet, until I hear a dull Bump and a loud CRASH coming from her bedroom. Immediately I pull out my gun and run in the direction of the sound.

As I peer around the doorway to look for an intruder, all I see is Spencer on the floor, holding a dead rose and.. was she.. crying?

"Spence? Are you alright? I thought I heard an intruder!" I spoke, and Spencer jumped.

"TOBY! My lord, you scared me!," She replied, now facing me. "I just tripped and down went the vase." She was trying to conceal her eyes from me. But Spencer and I both knew she could never really hide anything from me.

"Spence.. This is about more than just the vase, isn't it? I'm so sorry I haven't been able to return your calls. At first I was angry, but then by the time I cooled off, Tanner had me working 24/7 to keep my job." I said raggedly, letting out a sigh at detective Tanner's name. Spencer continued to look away.

"I'm sorry you were angry in the first place. You had every right to be. I should have trusted you with this, but I didn't. God, I'm so sorry Toby. I did this to us, I screwed everything up!" She cried, hot tears now streaming down her beautiful face. I could feel my eyes tearing up just seeing her like this.

"No Spencer. I'm so sorry, I'm the one to blame here. I know why you couldn't tell me, because you wanted to protect me, and I can't blame you for that. I'm sorry for pushing you away in my selfish anger when you needed me the most. And no one is more responsible for what is happening to us right now than me. I screwed up Spence, all I wanted was to protect you. I'm so so sorry for making you feel like you were the one at fault. I love you, so much. Can you ever forgive me?" I exhaled, only now realizing I hadn't been breathing. She finally looked up at me with those beautiful brown eyes, now tinged with redness. I wiped away a few falling tears with my thumbs.

Spencer's P.O.V.

"Of course I do, Toby." I said, barely a whisper. I leaned up and kissed him lightly on the lips.He took that as an invitation to kiss me deeper, and what can I say? I was in no position to turn him down.

Oh how I love him.