Chapter One

"Right, capital of England?"

"London," Hanna nodded, ready for the next question.

"Japan?"

"Tokyo."

"France?"

"Paris."

"How come she gets all the easy ones?" Aria complains, lying down on Spencer's bed with a groan, "This is favouritism, you're giving her all the ones she'll know."

"I'm giving her the ones on my list, Aria, don't mess with my system," Spencer sighs, reading further down the list, "Italy?"

"Rome," Hanna grins, kicking her feet onto Spencer's footrest, "totally gonna ace this test."

"Belgium?"

"No fair, there's no fashion that comes from Belgium, where even is that?" Aria grins at Hanna as she rolls her eyes at Spencer's change of list.

"That's the point, you're supposed to know this stuff, it's for geography," Aria laughs, running her hands through her hair.

"I know it's for geography, I'm not that stupid."

"My turn?" Emily asks, sitting next to Spencer on the sofa.

"Sure," Spencer begins to roll down her next list for Emily, trying to ignore Aria's playful glare. After around ten minutes, the girls pretty much give up on their last minute study session and are all collapsed on Spencer's bed.

"I don't understand how you manage to study so hard and yet always have a hottie on your side," Hanna shakes her head and Spencer laughs at her.

"I don't have a hottie on my side right now," Spencer mumbles weakly.

"Hey, I'm on your side right now."

"Sorry Aria, didn't mean to offend you," the four laugh and continue with their mindless chatter until Spencer's phone begins to vibrate on her bedside table.

"I'm not sure if I want to look," Spencer groans, none of them had had any messages from A all day, and they want to keep it that way.

"I'll look if you want?" Aria sits up and Spencer nods to her with a smile, "Well," she coughs a sly grin playing on her face, "it's not A."

"What?" Spencer's eyebrows knit together as she looks at Aria's smirk.

"It says it's from a, Quinn?" Spencer's eyes widen at the familiar name, jumps up and snatches the phone out of Aria's hand. "Wow, looks like someone doesn't want us to know who Quinn is. Is he hot?"

"Uh," Spencer wavers, opening the text so nobody else could see it.

Hey you :) We still on for tonight? I can pick you up if you want? Qx

A broad smile plays on her face as she looked at her phone. Her friends just look to each other, what is Spencer hiding?

"This is so not cool, you've let me talk on and on about Caleb and here you are with someone you're hiding all to yourself? Spill."

"I uh- there's nothing to spill," she murmurs as she taps back her reply.

Sure, yes please. Looking forward to it :) x Spencer

"Since when is Spencer speechless?" Aria teases, pinching her friend's arm lightly, "Come on, we're no judgy, just like always!"

"I know, but you don't even know Quinn."

"What difference does that make?" Emily laughs, kicking her feet behind her head as she lay stomach down on her bed.

"I don't know."

"I thought we were done keeping secrets, Spence, come on, tell us," Hanna grins and lays her head in Spencer's lap.

"So you're not with Toby again?" Emily tilts her head to the side and studies Spencer's face, if she knows anything about her friend, it's that something is different. Very different.

"No, it said Quinn, of course it's not Toby..."

"I thought you were together, I just didn't want to say anything."

"Oh, no, we're still just friends," Spencer laughs, playing with her phone in her hands.

"Spencer, if you've kissed another one of your sister's boyfriends-"

"Han!"

"Sorry! I'm just saying, I'm finding this a little hard to believe. You study, go to school, run, come home, study, it's not like you get the chance to meet anyone."

"I get out just enough, thanks," Spencer rolls her eyes, a small grin playing on her perfectly poised lips, and turns another page of her text book, hoping it would make her friends drop the subject of her new 'Mystery Man'.

"You can't tell us that you've met someone and then go back to studying," Aria slams the book shut and consequently causes Spencer to jump.

"I haven't told you anything, whatever you're thinking is just one big presumption."

"It's an assumption, Spence," Hanna smiles sincerely, causing the girls to giggle slightly.

"It may be presumed but you're so into him," Aria smiles slightly and made Spencer smile back. Perhaps it wouldn't be so bad to tell her friends the truth. Especially Em. Em would understand.

"Yeah, I am into Quinn."

"Spence, you're never secretive about guys, what's wrong?" Emily looks at Spencer deep in the eyes, what was wrong with her? Spencer tried to control her breathing. Emily is right, she's never secretive about guys. That was the problem though, Quinn is far from a guy.

"Yeah, about that-"

"Spencer are you dating a girl or not?" Hanna sighs, turning to look up to Spencer and all three of the other girls snap their heads to face her, "What? Why is everyone looking at me like I've said something stupid again? Didn't anyone else see this coming?"

"No!" Emily looks to Spencer, eyes widening, "And you, Spence, why aren't you denying this?"

"Because, uhm, can't we just go back to studying?"

"No!" All three girls shout.

"Right, yeah it's true but this was not the way you were supposed to find out."

"I can guess that, knowing you you'd host your own coming out party," Aria snickers but noticing the look on Spencer's face, she quickly stops, "I'm sorry Spence.

"No, it's OK. I'm sorry, I should have-"

"You should have told me."

"I know, Em, don't be mad at me."

"Don't be stupid, Spence, I'm not mad at you, I just wish you'd told me."

"I was going to but then stuff came up and-"

"So who is she?" Hanna interrupts, Aria turns and rolls her eyes at her.

"Really? Now?"

"What? I'm interested!"

"Well, obviously her name is Quinn, and yeah she's pretty amazing."