Pretty Little Liars Next Generation - From the Beginning

Rochelle Cavanaugh 8th birthday

A/N - I am currently in the year 2024 for this story  

*Friday August 9th*

Toby's POV

I woke up at 5 am even though I took the day off work today so I could have slept in. Spencer was still sleeping so I quietly got up from the bed and walked out into the hallway so I could check on the kids. I walked into the bedrooms for a moment to see each kid sleeping. Something about seeing our daughters and son sleeping made me smile. They rarely wake Spencer or myself up in the middle of the night so I feel the need to check on them when I wake up in the morning.  Spencer and I decided that since the 2nd floor only had 3 bedrooms that Rochelle, Elizabeth, and Rosie would share 1 room while JT had his own room. This house has 2 bedrooms in the basement so once the kids are a few years older they can each have their own room. Currently we use the 2 basement bedrooms as guest bedrooms. The 1st floor has a room that can either be an office or a bedroom so right now it's my home office and Spencer also uses the room to study her law school work.  After making sure all the kids were still asleep I walked back into my shared bedroom with Spencer then walked into our bathroom so I could take a shower. After my shower, I was getting dressed in the bedroom when Spencer woke up.

"Are you going to see Chloe after work today?" Spencer asked

"I have the day off Spence so I can pick my dad up at the airport in 2 hours." I said

"Oh right, I love it that you always try to get the day off when it's one of our kids birthdays." Spencer said

"I want to go see Chloe today if I can. I feel really bad because her mom has only seen her 2 times outside of court since I had to arrest Chloe." I said

"How many times have you visited with Chloe in the last 2 months?" Spencer asked

"I try to see her at the end of every shift even just for 5 minutes." I said

"I forgot to tell you but I signed up to be a volunteer chaperone for todays YMCA summer camp field trip to the water park so I could watch Rochelle and JT on the field trip." Spencer said

"You did exactly what I would have done, been the protective parent and kept an eye on the kids." I said

"They have plenty of chaperones but I didn't exactly want our 7 year old son and 8 year old daughter at the water park without one of us." Spencer said

"What time does your parents flight get into the airport?" I asked

"4 pm but they are renting a car so we don't have to pick them up at the airport." Spencer said

Spencer and I lived 15 minutes from the airport by car or 30 minutes by Chicago's subway. We are also 15 minutes by car or 30 minutes by Chicago's subway away from Wrigley Field where the Chicago Cubs play baseball.

An hour later I was leaving to pick my dad up at the airport. I had Elizabeth and Rosie with me because Spencer had to leave with Rochelle and JT in about 30 minutes for the field trip. My dads flight was on time so I didn't have to wait long for him.

"Where is the birthday girl?" Mr. Cavanaugh asked

"Rochelle is on a field trip at the water park. JT and her have been going to YMCA day camp most of the summer so Spencer only had to take care of 2 kids while I'm at work. Spencer decided to chaperone the field trip." I said

"Do you want to go out to lunch or not since we are going to for Rochelles birthday tonight?" Mr. Cavanaugh asked

"I would rather just eat at home because I think it's a little unfair to only have 2 of the 4 kids out to lunch." I said