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Emily stood in her bedroom packing up anything that ever meant something to her. She looked around the room to find almost everything was in a brown cardboard box. Graduation was almost three months ago but somehow it seemed like yesterday the girls were all still at Rosewood dodging bullets from A. Emily felt someone standing in the doorway and turned to find her mom smiling.

"Can we talk?" she asked taking a seat on the bed which was now free of covers.

"Uh sure," Emily smiled.

"I know we haven't always had a strong relationship," Pam told her, "but I want you to know that I love you very much and I am so proud of everything about you."

"Okay," Emily said slowly. Something about this was a little fishy.

"I got you something," Pam extending her hand to present Emily with a little box. Emily smiled and opened it. Inside was a ring with six small stones, one for every color of the rainbow. A smile spread across her face.

"Thanks Mom," she told her. "I don't know what to say."

"It took some time," Pam said, "but I've finally realized that this is part of you. I just wanted you to know that I'm okay with it and I don't think of you any differently...am I saying the right things?"

"Yeah," Emily laughed. "I understand what you mean even though it is coming off a little condescending."

"Is it?" Pam looked petrified. "I was trying so hard not to."

"It's okay," Emily told her with a smile. "Thank you. This really means a lot."

"You're welcome sweetie," Pam gave her a kiss on the forehead. "When's Aria coming for you?"

"She should be on her way," Emily said. "She's probably just saying goodbye to her family."

"I'm going to miss you," Aria said slipping her hands around Ezra's neck. He pulled her tightly and pressed his lips to hers. Their tongues meshed together and he tugged lightly at her top. She pulled away and looked into his eyes. "Stop."

"Come on," he pleaded. "Who knows when I'll see you next."

"No," she told him. "I love you, but I'm already late to pick up Emily."

"She'll understand," Ezra told her.

"Ezra," Aria gave him the look that she only reserved for times when she really needed him to focus.

"Fine," he said sounding a little bit like a toddler who was told to eat his vegetables.

"I really need to get going," she said finally giving him another kiss. Ezra kissed her back. She felt like time stood still until their lips finally parted.

"I love you," he whispered.

"I love you, too," she repeated. She gave him one last hug and he held her tight. Then she kissed his cheek and headed for the door.

Aria walked to her car which was parked outside of Ezra's building. All of her stuff was already packed in the trunk with just a little bit of room for Emily's boxes. Aria tossed her purse in the passenger seat and rolled up to Emily's house in record time. She jumped out and ran to the door.

"You're here!" Emily squealed when she saw her.

Emily invited her in and Aria said hi to Pam before heading to Emily's room to grab her bags. It took less time than they expected but it was still almost an hour before the girls were on the road. Pam needed about a million more hugs before she finally gave them the ok to head out.

"This is crazy!" Emily gushed when they started driving. "I can't believe we'll all be living together."

"I know," Aria smiled. "I don't even know how Hanna found this place."

"Have you seen it?" Emily asked her. "It's amazing!"

"I can't wait!" Aria giggled as the two friends sped down the highway.

"Here," Spencer said handing Toby a bottled water while he pumped gas in the car. Then she held up two packets of candy. "I also got peach rings and gummy worms. Your choice."

"Gummy worms," he said. She handed him the peach rings.

"That's what I thought," Spencer smiled tearing open the bag. She tossed a few in her mouth an smirked at Toby.

"I love you," he laughed pulling Spencer in for a kiss. He pulled away quickly. "How did I get a gummy worm in my mouth?"

Spencer just laughed and jumped back in the car. Toby followed getting behind the wheel. He turned on the engine and headed back toward the highway.

"How much further until we get there?" she asked.

"We've got about three more hours until we hit Boston," he told her.

"So," Spencer paused, "have you heard from your roommate?"

"Not really," Toby explained. "I sent him an email but I haven't gotten anything back. I think he's kind of weird though. He listed Dungeons and Dragons as a career on his profile."

"You know," Spencer placed a hand on his knee, "you could always move in with me."

"I would love to," he told her, "but your place is over an hour away from Amherst. I promise, we will see each other every weekend."

"Promise?" Spencer asked.

"I promise," he reassured her.

"We're almost there," Hanna told Caleb who was signaling to turn off the highway. "Just turn left at the light."

"I know," Caleb replied. "I remember. We were here last week."

"I'm sorry," Hanna sighed. "I'm just so excited. We're finally on our own!"

"I've kind of been on my own for a while now," Caleb said referring to his life in the foster care system, not to mention the fact that he'd turned 18 almost a year ago and was faced with the harsh reality of adult life.

"Oh right," she laughed. "I just meant that we don't have to deal with high school, or A, or my mom walking in on us. It's just a new life and it's going to be awesome!"

"I'm just glad you're happy," he smiled.

"Don't tell me you're not happy," Hanna spat at him. "You're going to MIT on a full ride. That's no easy feat."

"Yeah," he teased. "I guess I am kind of awesome."

"Shut up!" Hanna laughed. Then she looked at the road. "Oh! Turn here."

Caleb pulled into the apartment complex where the girls were living. It comprised of three towers arranged nicely around a grassy park overlooking the Charles River. They could not ask for a better place that was more central to all of their schools. Hanna pulled her key out of her purse and they hopped out of the car.

"So which room's yours?" Caleb asked as he unloaded the trunk.

"The one with the largest closet of course," she smiled.

The two walked toward the unit carrying as many boxes as possible. They began unpacking and had Hanna's bedroom almost completely set up when the doorbell rang. Hanna ran to answer and found Spencer and Toby standing on the porch.

"You're here!" she smiled giving them both hugs. "Come in!"

Hanna showed them inside and Spencer quickly called dibs on the bedroom with the built in bookshelves. She and Toby got to work putting together her furniture while Caleb and Hanna snuck off.

"We're all alone," Toby said sitting on the couch when they'd finished unpacking.

"What are you trying to say?" Spencer asked taking a seat on his lap.

He placed a single finger under her chin and brought her lips toward him. They kissed slowly letting their tongues touch. Toby slid his hands under Spencer's shirt desperately trying to undo her bra.

"It's in the front," Spencer whispered guiding his hand to the clasp.

"Spencer!" a voice called from the door knocking loudly.

"Shit," Spencer breathed fixing her bra. She got up to answer the door but Toby gripped her waist tightly. She gave him a look and he finally let go. Spencer answered the door and found Emily holding out a menu.

"Hey," Emily smiled. "We're ordering out. Do you guys want something?"

"Uh sure," Spencer said grabbing it. "Can you give us a second? We'll be out in a minute."

"Yeah," Emily said giving her a knowing look before she turned to leave.

"So," Spencer turned back to Toby, "where were we?"