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"Em, how much longer?"

"Hanna, seriously! We've driven for an hour and a half, so we have around forty five minutes to go, okay?"

"But when are we going to be there?"

"I already told you, not much longer!"

Poor Emily had been dealing with Hanna's impatience since they had reached the countryside. Both Aria and Spencer had fallen asleep, and right now Emily would have killed to switch with either one at this moment.

"Emily?"

"What?!"

"There's a pile of broken glass ahead-"

But Emily couldn't swerve out of the way in time. The Volvo ran over the glass, the right tire catching in one of the shards and ripping. Precious air escaped, the torn rubber flailing about like leaves in the wind.

"Shit!" Emily swore, letting all the negative feelings loose and unbuckling herself out of the ride. Slamming the door, she crouched down to the front of the vehicle, glancing at each wheel.

Right front tire.

Great. Just great.

"Everything okay?"

She turned around to see Aria standing not five feet away, shielding her tired eyes from the blinding sunlight.

"Emily, is everything okay?" Aria repeated, scanning her friend for any sign of injury.

Emily's tone went from agitated to worried in less than a second.

"No, yes, everything's fine, Aria. It's just a flat tire, and I don't know how to change it."

"Oh." Something must've lit up in the shorter girl's mind, because she wiped her forehead with the back of her hand and kneeled down next to Emily.

"Well, I did have to take a Engineering and Mechanics class this year. Maybe I can figure it out?"

"You took Engineering and Mechanics?" Emily was surprised, especially since Aria was one of those girls that didn't really like to get her hands dirty.

"Is that such a bad thing? It was either that or Dissection."

"No, it's not, I just.. Never mind. Um, how long do you thing it'll take?"

"I'm not sure. Like I said, I could definitely try to figure it out. Maybe an hour?"

"Well, that's probably better than having to call someone and pay two hundred dollars."

"True." Aria stood up. "Let me put on my old hoodie first. Can you and Hanna get the spare?"

"Sure, but what about Spencer?"

"She hasn't been feeling too well, actually. I think it'd just be better if she rested."

"Okay. I'll go get Han."

From there, the three girls took the matter into their own hands, starting with the tire being rolled out and the ripped one taken out. Emily used her strength while Aria used her smarts, the two working great together as a team. Even Hanna managed to pitch in, handing Aria the tools she needed and taking the ones she didn't and putting them back in the emergency tool box.

After about an hour and fifteen minutes later, everything was back up and running. Yes, there was some oily messes involved, but ten more minutes and you couldn't even tell that the wheel had been replaced.

"And, there we go! Nice work, guys." Hanna said, breathing hard.

"That was a workout, wasn't it?" Aria joked.

"Sure was." Emily replied, grinning. "Now, let's get back on the road."

From then on the rest of the ride went smoothly, and within another hour they arrived at their destination. Emily parked the vehicle in the circular driveway, but before she could put the gear in park, Hanna unlocked the door and jumped out, inhaling deeply.

"Finally, fresh air!"

"What, like Rosewood doesn't have clean air?" Aria replied, helping Spencer out of the backseat while also trying to grab their bags.

"Here, let me help you." Emily took one of the bags from Aria, who muttered a thank you. "Hanna, can you open the front door for us, please?"

"You got it." Hanna took the keys from Emily's one free hand and went to the front door, opening it with a swift 'click' and revealing the interior.

The cabin was a beautiful rustic building, with smooth wood floors and black leather furniture. There was a stainless steel fridge with white cabinets and beautiful granite countertops. There was even a brick fireplace near a corner.

But then Hanna noticed something out of place. There was a letter with Emily's name written on it, along with a paper plate full of what looked like brownies.

"Hanna?" Hamm turned, seeing Emily, Aria and Spencer at the door, Emily struggling to keep a firm grip on all the baggage.

"Oh, sorry!" She opened the door, holding it against the wall as her friends dumped their stuff on the floor and sat down on a couch to catch their breath.

"Hey, Em?" Hanna said, approaching her with caution, "Um, someone left you a note."

"What? Where?"

"On the kitchen counter."

Emily, stood up, going over to where the letter lay, unopened. There was a moment of eerie silence as she ripped it open, pulling out a piece of folded paper.

"Is it-" Spencer started, but Emily shook her head, her cheeks turning red with blush.

"What is it?" Aria wanted to know.

"It's a note from the boy that lives next door."

"Seriously?!" Hanna looked both shocked and excited at the same time. "What did he say?"

"Read it yourself." Emily said, handing her the note.

Emily-
I heard you were coming over here with some of your friends. My mom made brownies, so I thought I'd run some over for you. Hope you like them!

-Kade

Hanna passed the note over to Aria and Spencer, who read it with wide eyes.

"Just who is this 'Kade' ?" Aria asked.

"And how'd he get in here in the first place?" Spencer added.

"Guys, honestly, he's just a friend! We have each other our house keys, only for emergency circumstances."

So this was a emergency?" Aria was pissed.

"No, I guess not-"

"Well, can I meet him?"

"Maybe tomorrow, Hanna. It's late."

"Speaking of late, I think we should get to bed. Tomorrow's another day." Aria rationed.

Emily nodded. "Aria's right." She motioned to a room ahead an then downstairs. "There's only two bedrooms. Who wants to sleep with who?"

"I'll be with Aria, if that okay." Spencer said, looking exhausted.

"It's settled then. I'll be with Hanna upstairs, and Aria and Spencer can go downstairs."

The girls all agreed, so they said their goodnights, changing into pajamas, then crawling into the bed, turning the lights off. It wasn't long before they all fell asleep.