This takes place after the scene in 6x03 where Alison and Lorenzo share a kiss. But instead of her dad being the one to catch them it's Emily. Enjoy xoxo

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Thunder struck as the rain continued to beat down on the windows of the girls bedroom. Taking a deep breath the brunette watched the sun slowly beginning to disappear. Her phone buzzed, looking down at the name she sighed softly. "New Message: Alison", with a sigh she swept her finger across the screen to read it.

"Hey Em, the power is out over here. Do you happen to have power? I actually need to study and I can't without lights."

Consideringher phone was still plugged in and charging it made an obvious indication they still had power, and luckily her phone was close enough to full battery by now. But part of the brunette wanted to lie, tell her they didn't have power and it was useless to come over, however the good hearted side prevailed realizing she'd be doing the blonde a favor.

"Hey, yeah we still seem to have power. Unless dad turned on the generator but either way there's light."

As much as it was going to hurt seeing Alison for the first time since she saw Lorenzo kissing the love of her life, feelings didn't need to come into play, not right now. Sometimes Emily knew sucking it up was the best way for her to move forward, not letting it get to her was her biggest battle that has yet to be fought. It wasn't long before she saw the blonde standing there, seemingly drenched from the rain. Heavily sighing Emily grabbed some sweats and a shirt she knew would fit Ali. Handing her the pile of clothes she said

"We can throw your clothes in the dryer so when I take you home you'll have them at least."

The blonde stood there smiling weakly as she nodded "Thanks Em, I really appreciate it." Alison headed off into the bathroom to change over into the fresh clothes she had been given.

Part of Emily wondered why of all the places she could have gone to, she chose her house. None of it was making sense, not at first. But when she realized a few nights before she had seen the blonde kissing Toby's new partner Lorenzo. That stung her heart, she wasn't sure why she still cared so much. Anyone else would have been dismissed a long time ago, but of course Alison had the power to keep herself on your mind even when you didn't want her to be.

"I came here for more than just to study, Em. And you're smart enough to know that." Alison said softly after finding the courage to come into the bedroom. "I know it's been crazy, and feelings are all over but we need to talk about what happened. What you saw was the heat of a moment. I don't have feelings for him on any level. I don't even like guys and you know that." Her hand gently made its way to the brunettes thigh as she sat beside her on the bed.

Emily wanted the pull away but she couldn't. It felt like a magnet pulling them together. "Ali, how many times can you go back and forth. From person to person, eventually I'm gonna have to put my foot down. You can't keep treating me like this. You either want me or you don't. There's no wanting me sometimes and not others, I'm not a toy." Her breath grew heavy as she sighed looking down at the floor and then back up at those blue orbs she loved to get lost in.

"I'm not asking you to forget everything that's happened, but I'm asking for forgiveness. I'm sorry for constantly changing my mind, for making you think one thing and then another. When we made love Em, it was real. I've never felt that way with anyone else. And not even just that, when I kiss you I forget all the bad things in life. It makes me feel normal for a minute."

Chewing on her lower lip Emily could feel a rush of emotions throughout her body. This was wrong on so many levels yet it felt so right all at the same time. Nobody would approve after everything that happened but that didn't matter. Happiness was something you had to get on your own, nobody else can tell you what to do in order to feel good inside. "Ali, I've never done anything like this to you. And it really really hurts. I can't forgive you like its nothing, and I sure as hell won't forget even if I wanted to."

Like it or not that fear of being cheated on would forever be in the back of her mind. "It's not going to be as simple as 'I'm sorry.' Not this time." She said softly, the blonde nodded as she understood what she needed to do. Trust was something they've had flips and flops about, but at the end of the day Emily would trust Alison with her life. Alison looked over as she heard steps coming up the stairs, her ears perked a little as she listened to the voice of Emily's mother.

"The storm isn't getting any better, your father called and asked if you could stay the night and of course I told him you could. Driving home in this weather would be too dangerous. It's still a school night, you guys need to sleep at a decent hour that isn't a single digit."

"Thank you, Mrs. Fields. We won't stay up too late, I promise." The blonde flashed a small smile before looking back over at Emily. "I can go sleep on the couch if you'd be more comfortable with me there than in bed with you-" Alison had genuine concern as to what made the brunette happy, but at the same time she also knew how to break her happiness like a twig.

"It's fine, you can stay in here. But we're just sleeping, no talking or anything. This is way too much for one night."

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I considered making this a one-shot but then out of nowhere the muse bus hit me. If you wanna find out what happens next you should leave a review (all criticism is needed positive and constructive).