Hello beautiful people! I know it's been forever since I've written any Emison fanfiction. What can I say, finishing my master's degree and starting a Ph.D. program takes a little bit of time lol. Seriously though, graduate school pretty much consumes my entire life...BUT there's nothing like Marlene King messing with our beautiful ladies' relationship in the PLL spin off to get my Emison juices flowing again. Trust issues, really Mar, that's what you're going with?! After Emily done accepted Alison's proposal in like one second knowing all the shit that had gone down in the past between them AND they got married AND have two beautiful daughters. It makes no damn sense y'all! Emily's been in love with Alison since forever, like she's going to stop now when Alison has actually become a better person? I don't think so!

Given what our fandom's going through right now, I figured you all could use a one shot with Emison acting like them damn selves!

Enjoy and let me know what you think!

Beacon Hearts University

An Emison One Shot

I've been without you for three days and I'm already going crazy.

Ali let out a deep sigh as she sent the text message off to Emily. It was after 11 PM in Oregon which meant it was after 1 AM in Rosewood.

She knew Em was probably fast asleep, but she didn't have anyone else to turn to.

Emily had always been her safe place, and right now she was questioning why she'd ever decided to come to Beacon Heights. She knew it was a great opportunity, but God she was missing her three girls severely.

She had already spent years of her life away from Emily. Two years on the run, five years post-high school…and Jesus, she married Rollins when her mermaid did come back to town (and you better believe she still kicks herself for that cluster fuck of a life decision).

So, why the fuck did she willingly choose to pursue graduate school away from her when they were finally a family? When they were finally married and living out their happily ever after?

Emily was all she'd ever wanted from the time she was fifteen years old. And now she just had pictures to keep her company.

God, what was she doing?

The vibration of her phone startled Alison out of her thoughts.

And she had to do a double take when she saw that Emily was calling her.

Swiping her thumb against the iPhone screen, Ali couldn't keep the smile out of her voice, "Em…"

"Hey, baby," Hearing her wife's sweet voice brought happy tears to Alison's eyes. God, she missed her so fucking much.

"Is everything okay? I could practically feel the anxiety coming through your text."

Ali let out a slight chuckle. Of course, her wife would be able to read between the lines. She could never keep anything from Emily. There was no use in even trying to hide the fact that she was having a hard time adjusting.

"I just…," the blonde tried to keep the shake out her voice, "I just miss you so much." Ali had to fight the tears that threatened to fall down her cheeks as her heart clenched, "I miss Grace and Lily. This is just so much harder than I thought it was going to be."

"Ali…," she could hear the sadness in Emily's voice and that just killed her even more, "We miss you too, but we know you're at BHU for us. So that we can give Grace and Lily the best life possible."

Alison nodded her head. This is what she'd been telling Emily and her daughters ever since she found out she was awarded her scholarship to attend BHU.

Now she wishes she could go back in time and knock some sense into herself. Especially with Mona being as secretive as ever and finding out that she bore a striking resemblance to Taylor Hotchkiss…this town was turning out to be just as creepy as Rosewood.

"You don't think they'll resent me?" she asked in a meek voice. Her biggest fear in moving to Oregon was that Grace and Lily were going to think she abandoned them (and dear Lord she didn't even want to think about the possibility that her marriage could fall apart).

"What?" she could hear shuffling and assumed Emily was now sitting up in bed, "Ali, no. Grace and Lily are so proud of you," a beat passed before she gently laughed, "They're telling all their friends at preschool that their mommy's going to be a doctor. Of course, they don't really understand that you won't be a medical doctor. But they're excited nonetheless."

That brought a smile to Alison's face as she let out a chuckle. Her sweet angels. They were brought into this world in the most messed up of circumstances, but she wouldn't trade them for anything.

"Thank you. I really needed to hear that." Alison wanted nothing more than to crawl into Emily's strong, protective arms and kiss her with all the love she could muster.

"I'm always here for you, Ali. No matter what's going on with us," Emily's voice sent warmth straight to her soul. The blonde thought about the residual effects emotionally unpacking the -A fallout had put on their relationship; all the trust issues it unearthed for the two of them; the tears that were shed during therapy sessions. Love had never been the problem for them, it had always been dealing with the trauma they'd endured. But she wasn't giving up, and Emily wasn't giving up. They'd fought to be together for too damn long to throw in the towel now.

"I love you, Emily," Alison looked around the empty house she now lived in. Beacon Heights would probably never feel like home, because Emily DiLaurentis-Fields was (and always had been) her home, "I love you so much."

"I love you too, Ali," She knew Emily was sporting a soft smile, "We'll get through this, sweetie."

While Alison found her wife's reassurance endearing, she couldn't help but point out, "It's only been three days and I already feel like I'm spiraling."

"Ali, if our love can survive you being dead for two years, I think we can handle a little distance."

Alison faking her death and disappearing was always Emily's counter to everything, "God, you're such an ass sometimes."

Emily chuckled, "I know, but you love me anyway."

Alison glanced down at her beautiful wedding ring and sincerely replied, "With my entire being."

Emily Fields had always been her entire world. Her reason for surviving everything her family and -A had put her through. Her reason for working so hard to become a better person. She would do anything for Emily and their daughters.

"Right back at you, Mrs. DiLaurentis-Fields." As was often the case, Emily knew just what to say to quell Alison's nerves and plaster a love drunk smile onto her face for the rest of the night.


Following Nolan's horrific death, things at Beacon Heights University had only gotten more chaotic for Alison. She felt like she was being watched at every turn, and that she'd somehow be framed for the young man's murder.

So, when Mona casually strolled into her office on campus and told her Beacon Guard alerted that there was activity at the house she was staying in, Ali couldn't help but think the worse.

Was someone planting evidence against her? Were the cops just as corrupt here as they were in Rosewood?

A part of her didn't want to rush to the house because what in the hell was she going to find? But on the other hand, she was tired of living her life in fear.

She didn't just have herself to worry about anymore. She had a wife and children who would be drug through the mud if she were arrested for murder.

Being wrongfully convicted of one murder was enough for any lifetime, thank you very much.

As she hurriedly walked down the sidewalk, Ali couldn't help but notice how beautiful the scenery was around her. There wasn't a cloud in the sky. And the birds that were soaring through the air didn't seem to have a care in the world. God, Grace and Lily would love it here.

She let out a longing sigh. Four weeks, Alison. You'll see them in four weeks.

Emily had a few days off in mid-October and was going to bring the girls to Oregon for an entire week! Ali was beyond stoked to see her family. She knew it was going to be almost impossible to focus on her classes and teaching with the three of them around, but she couldn't wait to have someone to come home to for a few days at least.

Grad school was a lonely endeavor for any student, but when you are thousands of miles away from the people you love most, it's even more isolating. It helped to FaceTime with Emily, Grace, and Lily daily; and Pam called her every couple of days to check-in, but Ali missed physical affection. She missed holding her babies and peppering them with kisses as they jokingly tried to squirm away from her. She missed holding Emily's hand everywhere they went and kissing her wife shamelessly throughout the day (and okay, yeah, she really missed the more intimate touches her and Emily shared).

Mona said that was one of the reasons she was so tightly wound…she needed a good lay. Not like Ali would even think about doing anything sexual with anyone who wasn't her wife, but the brainy brunette wasn't wrong. Some mind-blowing sex with Emily sounded pretty damn good right about now.

With some not so PG thoughts coursing through her mind, Ali walked up the porch steps and dug out her keys.

She swore she heard whispers coming from inside the house and readied herself for whatever she was about to walk in on.

Alison was not in the mood to be fucked with.

Bitches beware.

What she saw when she came through the front door made her heart stop beating and took her breath away.

Emily, Grace, and Lily were all standing in her living room sporting huge smiles.

"Surprise!"

The tears were instantaneous as Ali crouched down to envelop Grace and Lily in a hug as the two toddlers came charging over to her.

Ali thought she was dreaming. There was no way this was real.

"We missed you mommy!" Her twins shouted in pure joy and it hit Ali as their little fingers wiped away the happy tears that cascaded down her cheeks. This was real. Her family was right in front of her.

"I missed you too, my sweet angels," She peppered kisses all over their faces as Grace and Lily giggled. It was music to Alison's ears. She'd never heard a sweeter sound in her entire life.

Alison cupped each of their faces with one of her hands, "I love you both, so much."

She never wanted to let her babies go, but she also yearned to go to Emily, who was looking at her with sheer love and adoration, an admiring smile spread across her face. It was the same way she'd look at Alison when the twins were newborns and she'd sing them lullabies to help them fall asleep.

A few moments later the twins were distracted by the fat cat who frolicked around the neighborhood, chasing after a squirrel.

"Kitty!" Grace yelled and ran up to the window, Lily following her seconds later.

Knowing the girls would be entertained for a few minutes at least, Ali made her way over to Emily and jumped into her awaiting arms.

"Hey beautiful."

She held onto Emily like her life depended on it as tears filled her eyes once again, "Em…" Ali was so overwhelmed. She couldn't believe she was in her wife's arms right now. God, this was home.

Pulling back ever so slightly, Ali kissed Emily and tried to pour everything she felt for her girl into it. She'd missed her so much and she loved her with a capacity she couldn't even put into words.

Emily moaned into their kiss and Ali had to quell the desire that shot straight to her core. Their twins were a mere ten feet away from them and probably didn't want to see their mothers completely lose control.

When Emily set her back on the ground, Ali's hands gently held onto her face as she drowned in those soft brown eyes that had always seen the best in her. God, I'm so in love with this woman.

"How…? What…?" Ali was trying to formulate a question, because how was Emily here right now? But then again, she was so damn happy, she didn't really care.

Emily rested their foreheads together as she confessed, "I couldn't wait another month. I've been going crazy without you too, Ali."

Alison smiled liked a love-sick fool as she inquired, "So, what you just picked up the girls from preschool and got on a plane?"

Emily laughed, "Yeah pretty much." She glanced over at their girls before bringing her gaze back to the love of her life's, "When we found out the truth about your pregnancy, I promised that I would always be there for you, Ali. That we would do this together…And I wasn't just talking about parenting, but life in general."

Ali's eyes softened even more as her beautiful wife continued, "I know that we've built a life for Grace and Lily in Rosewood, but that will be there waiting for us in a couple years."

Emily's hand moved from around Ali's waist to caress her cheek and the teacher knew tears were forming in her eyes, because God, she didn't deserve this woman, "But BHU is your dream, and the girls and I want to be here to support you as you pursue it."

"Em, what are you saying?"

The brunette's voice caught in her throat, "I'm saying that I love you and I don't want to be away from you."

"But what about work? My TA stipend isn't enough to support us on," Ali hated to get realistic in a moment like this, but they had two daughters to think about. At least in Rosewood Emily's salary could feed and clothe the twins. Plus, Pam was only a phone call away when they ran into childcare issues. "I don't want them to go without, an-"

Emily shut up her rambling with a searing kiss, which Ali of course didn't mind. She melted into her wife's sweet embrace, letting all her worries go for a few moments.

"Always such a damn planner," Em mumbled quietly against her lips when they parted for air. Grace and Lily were still amused by the neighborhood cat, so they thankfully didn't pick up on their mother using a curse word. Because Lord knows they would've started shouting it at the top of their lungs (or at least Grace would have, she was such a little stinker that way).

"If you would've let me finish, I would've told you that I got a phone call from someone at BHU earlier this week asking if I'd be interested in filling the women's assistant swim coach vacancy."

Ali was stunned and wanted to slap herself, because of course Emily wouldn't put their family in financial jeopardy by coming to Oregon with nothing lined up. And wait, did this mean they'd be working together again?!

"And I gotta say, babe. These ivy league schools don't mess around. The amount of money they offered me was…Yeah, let's just say the four of us are going to be just fine."

Alison squealed in joy, before she kissed Emily again, "I love you. God, I'm so happy right now."

Not even in her wildest dreams, did Ali ever think this was possible. Her family was staying in Beacon Heights! She wouldn't have to longingly stare at their pictures anymore. She could hold onto the real thing. She didn't know why BHU called Emily seemingly out of the blue and offered her a job, but she thanked whichever higher power was looking out for them.

Emily hugged her and Ali's heart soared when she kissed the crown of her head-right above the scar where Charlotte bashed her skull in all those years ago. A beat passed before the swim coach echoed, "I love you too, Ali. I'm sorry if I ever made you doubt that…you've always been my dream girl."

The teacher let out a content sigh as she wrapped her arms even more securely around Emily's waist. Even on their terrible days, she never doubted Emily's love for her. Sure, she'd told Mona that they had their problems, because processing everything they'd been through had proven to be a bitch. But Ali always knew they'd make it through. They'd both fought for way too long to give up on each other. Even if Ali couldn't admit it when they were teenagers, the brunette had always been her dream girl too.

The blonde placed a gentle kiss over Emily's heart, "Right back at you, Mrs. DiLaurentis-Fields." She could feel Emily smile into her blond hair and that made Alison swoon so hard.

Seconds later, Lily turned from the window and ran over to them, wrapping her little arms around Alison's leg, "Mommy, we're staying here with you!"

Hearing her sister's exclamation, Grace sprinted over from the window and grabbed onto Emily's leg. Her big brown eyes found Alison's blue ones as she earnestly inquired, "Yeah mommy, did you like your surprise?!"

Alison lovingly brushed some of Grace's hair out of her face, before gently caressing the top of Lily's head.

She glanced up at her beautiful wife, before looking back at her daughters and honestly replying, "It was the best surprise in the world."


I hope you guys enjoyed some fluffy Emison (and their adorable twins)! I know this doesn't make up for what's potentially going to happen to our ladies, but in that case we can just pretend that PLL: The Perfectionists doesn't exist and our girls are living happily ever after with their daughters in Paris!

Much love to you all!