Sorry for the shortness but it tuck me awhile to write. x

Emily and Taylor met up for coffee at lunch time. Emily was early so she called Hanna, she answered on the last ring.

''Hello?'' Emily couldn't hear anything on the other line. ''Hanna?''the coffee shop was empty apart from a couple sat by the window when she came in, but she still sat upstairs.

''Emily...'' Hanna sounded like she'd been crying and Emily was instantly worried.

''Aww, Hanna what's wrong?''

''I...umm...I...I can't live without seeing you for two months, you're my rock, Emily. I need you here.''

''I'm sorry Hanna but I can't come home, I miss you and I wish that I'd gotten a scholarship to a nearer school but here has the best swim team and I just couldn't give that up right now.'' Emily hated saying that she couldn't come home and she'd really only come up with all those things because she needed to persuade herself. ''I'm here now to talk I have about half an hour.''

''No, sorry Emily I know you can't come back and I wasn't asking you to.''she paused ''Its , well … my mum left, I mean she had to go to New York for Michael but she didn't even say goodbye. All her stuff was gone this morning and a note saying that she couldn't deal with all the drama any more and Michael's work had offered him a job in New York and she had booked the first flight there. She signed her freaking name as Ashley!''

Emily knew exactly what it was like living away from both your parents ever since she had refused to move to Texas two years ago, she'd lived with Spencer for a month until she found a job and got enough money to rent a flat ''I'm so sorry Hanna, I really wish I could be there. Have you talked to Aria?'' Emily was careful about what she said because she didn't know how she would act and it was a long thirty-five hour drive if Hanna hung up.

''No, I haven't seen her she's probably with her boyfriend'' Hanna laughed and this made Emily let go of the breath she hadn't realised she was holding. ''So how's your room mate ?''

''She's actually quite cool, I'm waiting to meet her for coffee.''

''You really think dating your room mate is the best idea Em?''

''It's not a date, we're just going to talk.'' It wasn't a date right? Emily wasn't sure after what Taylor had said this morning. She was drunk she probably didn't mean then Taylor walked up the stairs. ''I've got to go Hanna, but call me if you need me, okay?''

''Ok, Love you Em''

''Love you too, Han'' Emily hung up and she saw that was Taylor sat on the chair in front of her.

''So your girlfriend?''

Emily laughed ''No, my best friend, sorry , her mum just left.'' Looking at Taylor now she realised that she didn't look at all like Hanna or Alison. Her hair was lighter, almost white and it was cut short and wavy; she was still wearing a pair of black sunglasses, which looked vintage so she couldn't see the colour of them. She was wearing a black leather skirt, a white vest top, a long necklace and lots of bracelets on one arm.

''It's okay, looks like you've been waiting awhile.''

''I went swimming after you woke me up and it was good I actually haven't swam In awhile.''

''I'm so sorry about that, I think I'm paying for it with this headache. Oh right , I heard you're the swimmer who like beat the college record. I'll be right back , I'm going to get a black coffee do you want one?'' Taylor asked standing up.

''I'll have a no fat latte please'' Emily didn't know why she'd just ordered Hanna's drink but she felt she needed the reminder, she was so used to being with her almost all the time they probably hadn't gone twenty four hours without seeing each other for two years and now she hadn't seen her for three days and was thirty five hours away. Emily couldn't help but cry, Taylor was downstairs and there was no one else in the seating upstairs.

Emily's phone beeped, she hoped it was Hanna.

Aww, poor Emily home sick already or did you fall for little Hannakins? Yes, I'm back, bitch.

-A

''Shit'' seeing the A at the end of the text scared the life out of Emily, A had stopped all contact almost a year ago after some creepy old who had lived across the street from Alison confessed. It didn't make sense but the girls had gotten over it without the constant reminders from A .

Emily closed the text and called Hanna.