I wanted to write something about a new person helping the girls but I didn't know where to put her in so she is now Emily's new love interest after Paige went to college early.
Emily's POV
I woke up to my alarm going off and got up and was out the door by 6.30. I wanted to get a few laps in before school started. I still couldn't swim professionally because my shoulder is still stuffed from saving Mona and Aria's life but I still like to keep fit and I love it. The pool brings back good and bad memories, all the wins, meeting Paige and it's where we had most of our deep and meaningful chats. But it is also the place where we broke up and that's the one that hurts the most. She got into college early, having a big enough grade that graduating wasn't a problem. We talked about the long distance thing but we both realised it wouldn't work and that if we were meant to be then we would find our way back to each other.
I rock up at the pool and start to get changed when I hear someone "Hello? Who's there" 'please don't be A, I'm so not in the mood for that bitch and her antics today' I hear footsteps getting closer, and I grab a hockey stick that someone left behind. I raise the stick just as the person walks from behind the lockers, ready to swing I stop myself when a red head starts shining a torch in my face.
"Who are you? Are you allowed to be here?" She asks in an accent I cant figure out
" I'm Emily Fields, I'm a swimmer, just about to do some laps. Who are you?"
" Oh sorry" She says as she drops the torch from my eyes. She points to a badge on her uniform "I'm Sophie. School Security. There have been some break ins and vandalising lately so here I am."
"Oh ok sorry I didn't realise there was a security person" A damn fine looking one at that. Wow where did that come from?
"Yea well there is now so you just have to make sure you see me before you go swimming any time before 7. I'm usually in the office out front. Have a good swim, see you around Emily Fields" She smiles and walks away.
I just stood there completely blown away from this woman I just met. Her long bright red hair, her dark blue eyes, her smile, her accent and from what I could see from the shape of her uniform her amazing body. Stop it! Paige left 3 weeks ago you shouldn't be thinking like this. I grab my towel, slam my locker shut and take all my pain and anger out on my swim.
"Em!" I looked around as I heard my name yelled out "Hey Han what's up?" I saw my little blonde friend running up to me.
"I was thinking we could do something tonight. You know we both single at the same time lets go have a girl night.. not girl-on-girl coz that's your thing not mine."
"Shut up Hanna, and yea if you want. The Grille then a Movie?"
"Yea, hey did you know the school has security now? I seen this guy walking around in uniform this morning when I got here. I wonder what happened. You think they would've got security after A locking you in a room and you had to climb out of a window but no obviously that wasn't important enough for them."
"Yea I know, apparently there has been some break ins and vandalism the past couple of weeks. I met one of the guards this morning. She scared this shit out of me." I filled Hanna in on the news while we went and met up with Spencer and Aria in our English class, Hanna filled them in on the goss and all I did was sit there and think about the guard I met that morning. When Ezra- I mean Mr Fitz, its school time, walked in we all settled down and took our seats. He started talking about some book and the meaning behind it when there was a knock at the door we all looked over and there was Sophie, looking even better not in uniform and with books in hand.
"Class this is Sophie Williams she just moved here from Australia so be nice." He said with a smile "Sit down wherever there's a spare seat." She looked around the class, saw me and smiled. There was a spare seat behind me so she walked over.
"Told ya I'd see you around Emily Fields." She said as she walked past me and sat in her seat. I just smiled and went back to Mr Fitz talking. I thought she was a security guard. What's she doing in class? And Australian, I was wondering where the accent was from. What s she doing here? *Beep Beep* I pick up my phone and read the text, already guessing who its from I spy with my little eye, Em's got a new doll to play with. Kisses -A, I look over to the girls looking at me with a knowing eye, I nod and we all sink into our chairs.
Sophie's POV
I can't believe she's in my class. I tried to spend all morning unpicturing her in her bathing suit and now I'm staring at the back of her perfect head. The lesson was a lot different than what I was use to but the teacher seemed to know his stuff. He's pretty cute for a teacher, I look around the class and a see the girls staring in awe, there was this one girl, who I'm guessing is Emily's friend because her and two other girls would whisper to each other, who looked at him with a bit more than awe but I'm not here to judge, I'm here to learn and get to know my dad, its the only reason I moved 10,000 miles away.
When the bell went for lunch I tried to catch Emily before she left but she went with her friends but the teacher called me over "Ms Williams may I speak with you for a minute?"
"Sure Mr Fitz" I waited for everyone to leave the class and walked up to his desk.
"I just want to give you a lesson plan for what we are learning and what we have learned so you can catch up and just want to see how your first morning has been. I understand your working as a security guard in the mornings."
"Yea I need a bit of extra cash and my Dads the captain at the police station here so he got me a job working from 5 till school starts and yea my morning has been good, met a few people earlier this morning so its good to see some friendly faces." I said taking the lesson plans he held out
"Yes I noticed you know Emily Fields, did you meet her this morning at the pool or something?"
"Yea she didnt know there was security and didnt stop by so when the pool doors opened I went for a look. She seems nice." I said trying to act nonchalant.
"She is a nice girl, her girlfriend just moved to college so she's not her usual self at the moment but once you get to know her she's a great person." Did all teachers gossip this much over here? It's a little weird but different culture I guess. Wait did he say girlfriend? So she is on my team. Point 1 for my gay=dar
"Anyway i'm going to lunch if you need anything or any help with any you assignments let me know because I also tutor." He left me standing in the middle of his class staring at a big list of work I have to complete.
Emilys POV
"What did A want this time?" asked Spencer when we got to our lockers
"Oh you know just because theres a new girl and she said hello means theres something A should have fun with. I mean seriously who does this person think I am. Paige only just left and I cant even look at the window seat in my room without wanting to cry." Hanna pulled me in for a hug and we grabbed our lunch and went to our usual spot out in the court yard for lunch.
"So anyways guys I went over Ali's diary again and I think I figured out where she has been staying. Should we go out tonight?" Spencer asked flipping through the diary we have now made to look like a different book incase A was around here somewhere watching us, we have learned the hard way that its best to hide things A wants.
"If you want, but me and Han were gonna go movies and tea. We can do it before if you want. I dont really wanna spend the whole night in the middle of no where again. Even though I know Ali wants to come home" ,and her being alive hit me so hard, "I want to start putting myself first for once. I mean from the day of 'Ali's' funeral we have been putting A first, no matter who it has been and i'm really over it." I truly was. I hadn't told the girls or even Paige how A text me saying that she was the one that got Paige into college early, wanting me to crumble over it and having me weak enough to attack. I may be crumbling but since the night I was locked in the school and my dad literally had a heart attack I've never been weak enough for A to attack me.
"Yea I guess, you deserve a non A night. How bout you and me go and Han and Em can have a night off" Spencer asked Aria.
"yea ok, but I have to be back by like 9. I want to see Ezra tonight because he's off to Philly for the weekend tomorrow."
"Ok well we can leave straight after school. Hey Em theres your new "doll" looking lost, invite her over." Spencer pointed Sophie
I looked over and locked eyes with her, I felt a surge of electricity go through my body What the hell was that? I waved her over and she come sat next to me.
"Hey Emily Fields" I loved the way she said my name in her accent
"Hey Sophie Williams, you looked lost, this is Aria, Spencer and Hanna, everyone this is Sophie." They all greeted each other and seemed to get along well "So Australia huh? I was wondering where you accent was from this morning" I said trying to act like her perfume wasnt sending me crazy.
"Yep. I was born here though. My mums australian and my dads from here. When they broke up I went with my mum back to Australia but now that i'm almost 18 I thought I should get to know my dad a bit better and moved over." She rambled, shes so cute when she rambles Stop it Emily!
"Cool. What's Australia like, do you ride kangaroos?" Hanna asked
"Shut up Hanna" Spencer, Aria and I said in unison, Sophie just laughed. "Do you ride Bald Eagles? No we don't, we have cars and stuff and it's pretty nice, it's hot but I miss it. I keep forgetting words are different and I asked a guy in a store where the thongs were and he sent me to the underwear aisle, I had to laugh and tell him I meant flip flops." She has an amazing laugh and she smiles with her eyes.
"How come your a security guard here?" Aria asked
"Needed some cash, want to buy a new computer and i'm only a couple of hundred off. I wont be doing it for long. My dads a work for your money kind of guy, so here I am at 5 every morning sitting in an office making sure no one is breaking in." She looked at me and smiled "I thought i'd finally gotten some actioned when the pool doors opened but it was just Emily here going for a swim."
"Yea she does that sometimes. How did you get this job though if you only just moved here?" Spencer asked, I gave her a look asking why shes asking so many questions and she gave me her tell you later look.
"My dad's the captain at the police station and pulled a few strings." With that sentence I knew nothing would happen between us. Her dad a police officer? Us knowing Ali is alive? And all the stuff A has done and made us done. Wont work well.
