Prompt: Lily and Grace hear about Alison's past/ reputation at school and they talk to their moms about it.

It was the beginning of tenth grade for Grace and Lily at Rosewood High. So far, it would seem as though Lily was following in her mother Emily's footsteps. She joined the swim team first year and has goals of becoming team captain. She has the gentleness of Emily and the strength of Alison.

Grace has Alison's sass and Emily's passion and she is more focused on her boyfriend Chase than anything else these days. They grew close while working together at The Grille busing tables. Grace gets the feeling that her mothers aren't too keen about her dating Chase but they haven't really said why.

Chase is tall with dark hair and a toothy smile. He's charming, confident, rich and also very popular.

" Hey babe" Chase said as he approached Grace who was opening her locker, Lily standing nearby. He leaned in and pressed a gentle kiss on Graces lips before leaning against the locker, a knowing look spread across his face.

"Hey yourself" Grace gushed.

" Ugh. You guys are gross." Lily teased.

" Hey! Be nice to me or else I won't tell you this little piece of information I found out. I think you'll both find it quite interesting." He gave the girl's another knowing look, raising his eyebrows in a way that showed he wanted them to beg for the information he had.

" What is it?" Grace asked hesitantly, almost nervous to hear what he was going to say.

" And why would I want to know?" Lily questioned. Confused what this had to do with her. Usually she was sweet as candy to everyone, however, something about Chase rubbed her the wrong way.

" Well… it has to do with your mom. Apparently my dad went to school with both of your moms… how much do you know about their past?"

He looked into Graces eyes intensely.

"More specifically their past in high school. And more specifically Mrs. DF."

Mrs. DF was what all Alison's students started to call her when she married Emily years ago.

Lily narrowed her eyes and scrunched her face at her sisters boyfriend.

" What the hell are you talking about?" She didn't even bother trying to mask her tone.

" I heard my dad talking to wife number 5 last night, and he was telling her how he used to spend quite a bit of time with your mom. And that he couldn't believe I was dating her daughter."

He stuffed his hands in his jeans before continuing.

" And then he said he couldn't believe she became a teacher. Apparently, your Mama Ali was a huge bitch in high school and Rosewood Highs number one bully." He laughed as he said the words.

Both girl's gasped. They couldn't believe what he was telling them. He laughed and continued to tell them how she called one of their mom Emily's ex girlfriends "Pigskin". He kept telling story after story as both girl's stood there in shock.

Finally, when Grace had heard enough of her boyfriend "trash talking" her mom, she grabbed her sister by the hand and slammed her locker closed with her other, before dragging her down the hall to Mrs. DF's English class.

"Grace, do you think what he's saying is true?" Lily asked in the saddest voice, barely above a whisper as her sister pulled her down the hall.

" There's only one way to find out!" Grace huffed as she pushed through the closed door of her mother's classroom. Thanking God in her head that it was lunch hour and she knew both their mother's would be eating lunch in there, a benefit of working together at the school.

" Girl's! What's wrong?" Emily said as she saw both girl's enter the room clearly upset. Alison turned and her expression changed to concerned when she saw the looks on her daughters faces.

" Mom, we need to talk." Grace spoke to Alison.

"What's wrong, Gracie?" Alison spoke calmly.

" Did you guys go to school with Chase's dad?" Lily started.

Grace saw Emily roll her eyes as Alison breathed out in annoyance.

" Noel Kahn" Emily spoke under her breath with an annoyed tone.

" We did hun. Why are you asking?" Alison's expression changed to one of confusion.

" Were you a bully?" Grace questioned almost hesitant, afraid of what her answer might be.

Their mother's exchanged looks of concern and sadness before Alison took a deep breath.

" I definitely wasn't the nicest person when I was your age." She took a deep breath again before continuing.

" Yes, I was a bully." She spoke deciding not to hide the truth from her daughters.

The girl's faces were a mix of disappointment and shock. They could see the regret and embarrassment on their mother's face. Emily reached across her wife's desk to hold her hand in support.

" Why?" Lily's voice cracked.

Alison looked to Emily who nodded her head, encouraging her to share more details.

Alison looked down to her hands and she played with her fingers as she spoke.

" When I was your age my home life was a lot different than yours. My parents didn't show me affection. They weren't the best role models to look up to. I didn't feel loved and I didn't know how to love myself. I took it out on everyone around me. It made me feel better to make people feel lower than I did. "

She looked up at her daughters as she continued.

" Bullying is never ever ok. And we have taught you this your whole lives because it's true. What I did was wrong and I am not making excuses. I didn't have anyone guiding me to make better choices…. at least I didn't at first."

She looked into Emily's eyes and smiled. A single tear ran down her cheek.

" Your mother always saw the best in me. She saw the person I really was inside. And she loved me. She made me want to be that person. The person who was worth her love. When I finally allowed myself to accept her love, allowed myself to admit I deserved her love, and admitted that I loved her the same. I realized i couldn't be that person any more. I didn't need to be that person anymore."

Alison turns and looks to her girl's who both have smiles on their faces, their hearts warmed at the amazing love their parents have for one another.

" You never know what someone else is going through. Be kind always. But also trust your instincts. Being kind does not have to mean letting people treat you badly. Stand up for yourself, and walk away when necessary." Alison smiled back at her girl's.

" Thanks for telling us the truth mom. I love you" Lily hugged her mother and then hugged her other mom.

"I'll see you guys after school." She left the room as Grace stood still, clearly conflicted.

" Is that why you don't like Chase? Because of his dad?" She questioned as her eyes flickered between both of her parents.

" Honey, it's not that we don't like Chase. Some people change, and some people don't. His father was one of those people who didn't change. We see a lot of similarities in Chase and his father, but that doesn't mean he's like his dad. It just means we may need to spend more time with him, to get to know him better." Emily spoke softly.

" We will never tell you who you can or cannot date. We raised you to have good morals and values. We know your smart, and we trust you to trust your instinct to make the right decisions." Alison reassured her daughter.

The blonde walked over to Gracie and wrapped her arms around her, bringing her in for a hug. She leaned in and whispered in her ear.

" But if anyone ever hurts you, I will crush them."

Before backing up and winking at her daughter to show she was joking…maybe.

Gracie laughed and rolled her eyes.

" Ok. Thank you both. Now, I've had enough mushy gushy for one day. I'll see you after school." the young tanned girl chuckled. She blew Emily a kiss before backing out of the classroom, closing the door behind her. Seconds later she opened the door again.

" One more thing. Did you call moms ex girlfriend pigskin cause you were jealous of her?" Grace challenged.

" Um… was I jealous of Paige?" Alison repeated the question as she felt her cheeks go red. She looked to her wife who was staring at her with a raised eyebrow, clearly waiting for an answer.

" I won't say I was jealous… but.. I won't say I wasn't jealous either." Alison stumbled over her words.

Grace laughed at her mother's unusually nervous response. The women usually spoke with conviction and confidence.

" Right." Grace laughed before nodding and closing the door behind her.

Alison remained in place as she felt Emily's eyes burning a hole into the side of her head. She slowly glanced at her wife who still had her eyebrow raised only now she also had tight lipped smirk.

" Don' dare" Alison smirked back.

" Youuuu were jealous. Jealous of Paaaaige. You loooooved me. Wanted to kiss meeee. Wanted to hoooold me." Emily sang as she did a little dance taunting the blonde.

" Shut up." She leaned in and kissed her wifes lips before speaking against them.

" I'm not jealous anymore." The blonde smirked as she felt her wifes lips press against hers once more.

They separated as they heard the warning bell ring.

" Well, at least that went better than I expected. " Alison marveled as she walked around to sit in her desk as Emily gathered up their lunch.

" I agree. However, you forgot one thing." The brunette cautioned.

" What's that?" Alison wondered.

" Chase is Noel Kahns son. If the entire student body doesn't know about your past by the end of the day it'll be a miracle." Emily warned. A sympathetic frown crossing her face as Alison groaned as her head fell into her hands, elbows resting on her desk.

" I love you. You got this. And something tells me your going to inspire some young minds today." Emily smiled as kids started entering the classroom.

Alison smiled back at Emily, realizing some things never change. Emily will always see the best in her.