Welcome to my new fanfiction! Hope you enjoy! Special thanks to HopelesslyDevotedToEmison for inspiring me to write and The Cookie Dough Monster for agreeing to co write with me! :)

Emily lie in bed listening to the sound of the rain beating against the window. It wasn't often that she had trouble sleeping, especially since she'd been seeing her girlfriend of two years now. They'd recently moved in together and that's when the troubled nights started. Emily huffed at knowing that there was no point in her trying to get back to sleep. She rolled over to her bedside table and grabbed her cell phone. 3:57.

Emily rolled back over and place a kiss on the blonde's shoulder before carefully peeling back the comforter and gently placing her feet on the floor. She ran her fingers through her not so tousled hair before standing and pacing quietly to the master bathroom. After she closed the door, she took a moment to ramble through the medicine cabinet hoping the she'd find some Nyquil, anything really to put her out of her sleepless misery.

Coming up empty handed, Emily just stared at herself in the mirror for what seemed like an eternity. She was unhappy and she knew it. She was bored with her life and it was all her fault. Not saying that she didn't love her job or her family and her girlfriend, she just felt suffocated and disappointingly unfulfilled.

Sara shifted towards Emily's side of the bed seeking out warmth and comfort, but was disappointed by the lack of her girlfriend's body heat. She glanced over towards the bathroom and noticed the light on.

Emily was broken out of her trance when she heard a gentle knock at the door.

"Em.. Babe, are you okay?"

Emily fidgeted with her hands searching for a way to sound like she wasn't about to fall apart.

"Yeah, babe, I'm fine." She said with a sad smile after she'd open the door a crack to look at Sara.

They stared into each other's eyes for a moment before Emily finally invited Sara fully into the bathroom with her. Sara wrapped her arms around the taller girl's waist and rested her head on her chest and inhaled deeply, enjoying the feeling of contentment she associated with Emily's scent.

"Do you want to talk about it?" the blonde whispered into her chest.

Emily shook her head as she wrapped her arms around Sara's shoulders. "I'm fine. There's nothing really to talk about. It's just a small case of insomnia, that's all."

"It's been happening a lot lately. Since we moved in… Is that why? It's me isn't it?"

"No, of course not, Sara," Emily piped, "It-It's just… stress at work and with my family a-and…"

A thick silence fell between the two as that just stood there in each other's arms. Emily found herself staring at her reflection again with a little inkling of guilt gnawing at her.

"Come on.. Maybe a nice cup of hot chocolate will help you sleep before you have to be at work in the morning." Sara suggested as she untangled herself from the brunette.

"That sound great babe." Emily replied with a small smile of gratitude and guilt.

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After being up half the night with Sara and finally getting back to sleep at 5:30, Emily was up again at 8am. She scrambled to pack her bag for work with a slice of toast hanging out of her mouth. She shuffled through papers making sure that she had the necessary paperwork for the day. Sara stood in a nearby doorway giggling at watching her love freak out before work.

"You excited?" Sara questioned between laughs.

Emily's new job was actually a business that she and Spencer were starting together. Today was the first day that the recreational gymnasium was opening under the new ownership.

"Hehh yeah!" Emily tried to say while shoving the toast fully in her mouth.

She noticed the look of shear love on Sara's face as she watched her. It sent a twinge of guilt through her body. Lately, as in when she and Sara decided to move in together, Emily could do nothing about the fact that she'd been thinking about Alison. She couldn't help it.

After high school they'd all gone their separate ways. Toby followed Spencer to school, Caleb went with Hanna, and Aria went to Georgia only later to return to Rosewood to be with Ezra. Alison had gotten her GED and studied at Hollis and continued to see Lorenzo. Emily had decided to go to school outside of Pennsylvania, for obvious reasons. Sara followed. She got her degree in sports medicine and all of them attended therapy. Emily had kept in close contact with all of her friends, with the exception of Alison.

She'd felt guilty about everything that had happened revolving around their Alison being A theory. They'd talked it out and decided to stay friends and move on from each other. Or at least that's what Emily agreed to. She saw that Alison was happy with Lorenzo and she felt that it would've been selfish of her to ask Ali to leave Lorenzo for her. Instead of staying close though, Emily slowly cut off communications with her.

"Hello? Earth to Em?" Sara snapped her out.

"Haha.. Baby I'm so freakin' nervous!" She screamed excitedly startling Sara in the process.

The short haired blonde couldn't help but laugh at her brunette's enthusiasm. She loved seeing her so happy and with a childlike giddiness about her.

"Well, Ms. Rec Gym Owner, I am excited for you. And I'd really love to show you just how excited I am," she said sensual strolling towards Emily, "But…. You should get going before Spencer has a cow and several chickens."

Sara placed a chaste kiss on Emily's lips. Emily pouted when Sara drew back.

"I love you."

"I love you, too, now get lost before Spencer-"

"I know, has a cow and several chickens." Emily mocked.

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"Hey Spence, Sara's working late tonight, so how about we have a celebratory dinner and then watch a terrible television show at my apartment?" Emily offered as they shut down after a very successful first day.

"Aw, Em. I'm sorry, but I can't," the other brunette pouted. "Toby's been planning a surprise date for us for a while…"

"Oh… it's cool. I'll just celebrate with Sara when she gets home tonight.. She's working late again."

The two walked out to Spencer's car in a comfortable silence. "Beep, beep." Spencer unlocked the doors.

"Sara really needs to get her car out of the shop…"

"Well then… I don't care if you don't like spending time with me, Spencer." Emily joked.

"You know I love you." Spencer slid into the drivers' seat with a smile on her face.

Emily tossed her bag to the side as she walked into her apartment. She made her way to the kitchen to grab a bottle of water before she headed to her and Sara's room to prepare to take a shower. She grabbed a towel and headed to the bathroom.

She stepped into the shower and let the hot water engulf her and her thoughts. She thought about how happy and useful she had felt on her first day of owning a business with her best friend. She felt somewhat fulfilled. What she couldn't figure out for the life of her, though, is why she did feel complete.

She stepped out of the shower and wrapped her towel around her body and walked out into her room. She walked over to her dresser and pulled out a soft, purple tank and a pair of short short. As she got dressed she came up with the perfect pastime to keep her occupied while she waited for Sara to get home.

Emily sat in her bed with her laptop watching funny cat videos while eating a bowl of caramel corn. She'd been sitting in the same position with her back against the headboard, her knees drawn up to her chest, and her computer resting on her knees for about an hour.

She was waiting on Sara to come home from work, she had Emily's car, so she didn't have much of a choice of anything else to do.

"Awwwww look at it! Its s'cute!" she screamed at her screen excitedly almost knocking over her bowl of caramel corn.

Her high pitched squeals and coos were stopped when she heard the doorbell. She paused her video and looked at her phone for the time. Sara's not supposed to be home until well after midnight and even then, she had a key. Emily knew it hadn't been Spencer because she was with Toby. Hanna lived in Florida and Aria in Rosewood, so it was no possible way it could've been either one of them.

She was broken from her thoughts of trying to figure out who it was with another ring of the doorbell and a loud knock. The brunette slowly removed her blanket, setting her laptop aside, and slowly made her way out of the bedroom. As she made her way up the hall, she stopped in front of the guest room and looked out the window to see if there were any familiar cars out in the lot.

After not seeing any, she tiptoed down the hallway, finally making it into the living room when there was another knock at the door. She heard soft mumbling coming from the other side of the door. Scared, she made her way towards the mantle and grabbed the decorative fire poker and proceeded cautiously to the door.

When she finally reached the door she looked through the peephole, but didn't see anyone. She unlocked the door as quietly as she could and cracked it. Emily poked her head out of the door and looked towards the elevator. In front of the elevator stood a panicked looking blonde with a baby's car seat in one hand and a diaper bag on the opposite shoulder. Emily took a step outside of the apartment and called out to the woman.

"E-excuse me.. Did you just knock on my do-"

The distressed blonde turned quickly in her direction and almost screamed in relief. Emily's reaction, on the other hand, was one of a sinking in her stomach. It had been years since she's seen Alison DiLaurentis in person.

Alison gave Emily a small smile as she began towards her in a fast paced walk.

"Oh my god, Emily." the blonde breathed as she threw her arms around the taller woman's neck after setting the car seat down.

Alison buried her head into the side of Emily's neck as Emily, who was still very much in shock, slowly brought her hands up to rest on Ali's back. She could feel how tense and shaken the blonde was.

"You have no idea how much I've missed you." she breathed into the crook of Emily's neck.

"Ali.." Emily tried to pull away from her, but Ali wouldn't budge. "Wh-Why are you here?"

At the question, Alison unlatched herself from around Emily's neck. She avoided eye contact as she briefly played with the strap of the bag before she bent down to pick up her baby.

Emily looked over into the car seat to sneak a peek at the baby while Alison searched for an excuse as to why she was there. She looks just like Ali. Emily thought, only with a slight olive complexion and sandy brown curls.

The baby had on yellow jumper and was wrapped in a pink and white polka dotted blanket. She was fast asleep whilst furiously sucking on her pacifier. Part of Emily was jealous that she hadn't been the one Ali had started a family with.

"I-I just wanted to see you." Alison half lied.

She still hadn't looked Emily in the eye and the brunette could tell something wasn't right. Emily reached over and touched Alison arm in an effort to coax Ali to look at her, but her eyes stayed trained on the toe of her shoe. A strong, cool gust of air blew causing Ali, Em, and the baby to shiver.

"C'mon, Ali, let's get you guys inside." Emily said as she directed Alison into the apartment.

Once inside, Ali stopped in the middle of the living room and took in every detail of the space. There were pictures and pictures of Emily and Sara looking terribly happy to be together. There was a cream colored couch dressed with cranberry throw pillows in the center opposite of the large flat screen television. On both ends of the space sat 2 chairs identically dressed as the couch. They're doing very well for themselves Alison thought before she turned to face Emily.

"So… What brings you to our little corner of Rhode Island?" Emily tried to break the ice.

"Like I said.. I missed you… a-and Spencer and Toby as well."

Emily saw that Alison was still lying and completely exhausted. She didn't want to scare her away by asking too many questions as to what drove the blonde to her place in a different state at 12 midnight without even announcing herself. Emily knew something wasn't right. Instead of pressing, she changed the subject.

Emily pointed to the car seat as she spoke. "She's beautiful… Looks just like you."

Alison smiled at the tanned woman in front of her and walked towards the dining room and sat her on the table.

"Thanks… She is beautiful." Alison gushed as she rested her hand on the baby's belly.

"What's her name?" Emily cautiously approached them from the other room.

"Elizabelle, but I call her Eli Belle." the blonde giggled.

At the pressures of Alison's fingers gently caressing her belly, Belle let out a series of whimpers as a frown formed around her pacifier.

"Oh no, no, no… Shh," Ali cooed," You're okay, Eli. Mommy's sorry."

Emily watched as Ali removed the baby from her seat to soothe her and realized that there was no point in trying to get Alison to leave, nor did she want her to leave.

"Do you have a hotel or somewhere to stay?"

Ali looked up from the squirmy bundle in her arms. Emily could tell by the look in her eyes that she hadn't planned on staying anywhere.

"We have a guest room. You and Belle can stay… if you want.." she hesitated. Sara is not gonna be happy about this.

The blonde nodded her and gave a smile of gratitude. "Thanks, Em. I really appreciate it."

The squirming baby let out another cry, spitting out her pacifier, and nudging her head towards Alison's breast in search of food.

"Uh, here," Emily grabbed the car seat for Ali before she started towards the guest room. "Come with me."

Once they were in the room and Emily had set the seat down, she turned to Alison. "Do you have any clothes or anything in your car?"

"Uhhh.. No.. This was, uh, kind of an impromptu visit."

As Alison sat on the bed to feed Belle Emily finally worked up the guts to ask, "Alison, why are you here?" Before Ali could respond, Emily heard the front door being unlocked.

"Babe, I'm home! And am very ready to celebra- What are you doing here?"

Thanks for reading :) For you guys that are reading Shattered, an update is coming. I just got back from earning extra credits for school. This was just something that happened the other night... Please leave a review :)