1.
The first thing Aria Montgomery noticed when she woke up, was that she was naked and in her bed. The second was the delightful aroma of fresh coffee spilling into her room. It was not until she lifted her head from the pillow that she felt her head explode in pain.
Ughhh...so much wine, what was I thinking? She thought to herself as she lay back down. Of course whine was not the only thing she had over indulged in last night. It was, to her surprise the only thing she regretted.
Hanna! She thought. She had sex with Hanna.
Ignoring the pain in her head, she slowly got out of bed tied her long dark brown hair back and threw on her favorite fluffy white bathrobe . After last night there was really no sense in bothering with underwear or a bra. Hanna had seen(and touched) it all.
As she made her way to the kitchen and the merciful salvation of coffee, Aria could not help but notice that there was no evidence of last nights events to be seen in the living room. No wine bottles or glasses, panties or bra's.
Hanna actually cleaned? AND made the coffee? Do I smell bacon? And toast?
Hanna was sitting at their small kitchen table with a mug of coffee in hand. Hair and make up perfect, wearing a long v-neck white sweater and yoga pants, Aria could tell she had been up for awhile now.
"Good morning!"She said quietly, walking to the coffee pot.
"Sit down I'll get your breakfast. Are you hungry? I was hungry, but I'm used to hang overs and I'm sure you have a hang over so..." Hanna began nervously.
"Hanna!" Aria interrupted.
Hanna looked down at the floor sadly.
"I'm sorry I just...wanted to make sure we were okay...you were pretty drunk last night and...
Aria walked over to her and took her hands.
"Thank you!" She whispered.
Standing on her tip toes, she kissed the lovely blond on the lips. They tasted minty like toothpaste.
"Last night was amazing. YOU were amazing!" She assured her.
Hanna beamed back at her and threw her arms around Aria's tiny waist.
"I am SOOO relieved. You have no idea." She exclaimed.
" Now about that coffee?" Aria asked.
Hanna moved to the stove and made them each a plate of bacon, eggs and toast, while Aria made her coffee.
"How is your head?" Hanna asked, as she put their plates down at the table.
"It needs coffee. And definitely an Aleve" Aria groaned.
"How is yours?"
"I'm fine" Hanna answered, "but I did not drink as much as you, or as fast."
"Well I'm hating myself for it now". Aria declared, sitting down in her chair.
"My stomach muscles are sore too!" She said, just noticing as she sat down.
"Orgasms are brutal on the body." .
"Well maybe we will have to get your body more used to having them." Hanna teased, rubbing her bare foot over Aria's calf.
"Right now I'll settle for the coffee, and a shower." Aria replied.
"I was thinking of a bubble bath." Hanna Suggested flirtatiously
"Together?" Aria asked.
"I don't think we'd both fit."
"I'm pretty sure we could make it work, but for now I was going to run one for you."
"For me?" Aria asked?
"What makes me so special?"
"You came back to me." Hanna answered.
"Even though I didn't deserve it, you came back to me and I want to thank you for it. I have been a bad friend lately and after last night..."
"It's okay Hanna, I've been a bad friend too. I haven't even been a friend, I've been a ghost. I'm the one who needs to be sorry, and I am. I am also tired of feeling bad, and sorry. You didn't just wake up my body last night, you brought me back to life. I love this" She explained, opening her arms.
"The breakfast, the coffee...all of it is so sweet, but You don't need to make anything up to me. Just be here. Love me. That's all I need."
"I will. You never have to worry about that." Hanna assured her.
" I do though." Aria admitted, afraid to look Hanna in the eye.
"Don't ever be afraid to talk to be about anything Aria. Actually...lets agree to stop being afraid. So much of our time since you came home from Europe has been spent being afraid, or getting over being afraid. You are my friend, my best friend and I love you. If this is something that bothers you, we need to talk about it because..." Tears began to stream down Hanna's eyes as she spoke.
"Because I lost you twice already and I can't lose you again."
Aria took her hand from across the table and squeezed it.
"Hanna I'm right here. I don't know what the future holds, but if anything good came out of all the horrible things that have happened, it has at least brought us here. Right here, at this moment. You are so right, no more being scared, no more worry or regret, we are here and alive and I love you."
Hanna got up from her chair and threw her arms around Aria, sitting on her lap.
"Aria after last night things changed. I'm not saying we have to shut ourselves away from the rest of the world or anything, but I want to be here with you. If we never have sex again, that's fine. I don't even care. All that matters to me is having my best friend back. I'm not going to let anything ruin that again."
"Me too." Aria agreed, hugging Hanna back tightly.
"Good, because I am happier right now than I have been in a long long time.
Just...everything is so much better when I can see you smile and I really just want to enjoy you today."
"Deal!" Aria said, putting her head on Hanna's shoulder.
"We can still have sex though right?" She asked.
"Oh we are totally gonna have sex!" Hanna laughed.
"But first I want to give you that bath."