A/N: So last chapter was a lot, but it brings in some fun conflict that will be tackled in the next few chapters. Most of this chapter was written on a bus trip to and from Washington DC, so you know there was a lot of free time. Well it's time to begin to tackle Pam dealing with her beliefs, and how it will impact Emison. Also gonna mess around with Ali's home life a little to fit some stuff.

Chapter 3: Unforeseen Circumstances

Pam burst into Emily's room and saw two stunned teenage faces staring at her. As she took in her surroundings more, she noticed that her daughter and Ali were just sitting there. They weren't on the verge of some sexual act, they were just sitting close to each other. Pam watched as a look of realization came over her daughter's face that quickly turned into surprised anger.

Emily didn't know what to think. Her mom had just come barging into her room like she was about to commit some atrocity. Naturally she was angry at her mom for ruining the best moment of her life, but she couldn't just go off in her mom. So she took a moment to breathe and compose herself before saying, "We were just about to do our homework, but we got distracted by an important matter. I'm not sure what it is you want us to stop."

Alison gave a small reassuring smile to Emily for how she dodged telling her mother the truth. Ali knew that Emily was still scared of coming out to her parents, so it was no surprise that she dodged divulging the important matter they had been discussing. She knew she should back Emily up, which she did as she added to the conversation, "We really were about to do our homework Mrs. Fields. I was just distracting Em with some interesting relationship rumors I heard today." She knew she probably shouldn't have given that as their cover-up, seeing as it was their relationship, but it gave her a rush if adrenaline. And in all honesty she loved the feeling, because it was the feeling she always had around Emily. Right away she knew it was a mistake, though, because there was a look of pure anger on Pam's face, a look that rarely made an appearance.

"I know full well what you two were talking about. I'm not proud that I was eavesdropping, but I'm glad I was. It will probably be a good thing I was, seeing as you two were quick to lie to my face," Pam was far from being done with her tirade, but she saw the hurt and upset faces of the two girls in front of her and it softened her, but not enough to prevent her from continuing. "I definitely don't approve of whatever it is you two have decided you are, especially since you both lied to me. And I definitely will not allow sleepovers in the same bed now. I honestly wouldn't let them continue at all, but I know how much you need to stay here when your father drinks Ali. Now as for you Emily, when your father comes home next, we'll have to have a serious talk with him. And from now on that door stays open," and thus Pam concluded her rant by pointing at Emily's door.

Both Ali and Emily were afraid to look at Pam for fear that she would start yelling at them, but they both knew she wouldn't leave until they acknowledged what she had told them. They both managed to mumble out "Okay" in response to Pam. It was especially hard for Ali to say anything, because of what Pam had said about her dad. It was true that she didn't feel safe at home when her father was drunk, which was why she ended up spending a lot of time at Emily's house at first. Now it was both a mix of her father drinking, and her feelings for Emily. Before Pam left the room, Ali looked up at Pam and said, "Thank you so much for still giving me a place to sleep when it isn't safe with my dad. Your house is much more of a home then mine ever will be." Ali watched as Pam gave her a tense smile before leaving the room with the door open.

The two girls sat in silence for a few moments unsure of what to say to one another about what just happened. The silence was broken by Emily who let out a strangled laugh before uttering, "I can't believe that just happened. She was really spying on us, and didn't even give us a proper chance to tell her any of it."

"Hey hey, it'll all be okay. Even if we didn't tell her in the way we wanted, at least she knows. And she hasn't kicked me out, or barred us from seeing each other. We can still be together, it's just gonna take some time for her to wrap her head around this," Ali reassured as she put her hand on Emily's back and traced circles along her back.

Emily looked at Ali before replying, "I guess you're right, but this still changes everything. Plus we still have to tell the girls. It wouldn't be right to keep this from them."

Ali could tell Emily was shutting down and compartmentalizing her feelings in what had happened, but she knew better than to push Emily about opening up about the events that had just occurred. So rather than push the matter of opening up, Ali just went along with what Emily wanted to talk about, "Yeah, you're right. We can send them a text saying we need to talk to them tomorrow about something important. It might leave them in suspense all night, but at least we can't chicken out come tomorrow."

"Yeah, let's do that. It makes the most sense," Emily murmured.

Ali took her hand off of Emily's back and retrieved her phone from the nightstand and sent out a group text that read, "Emily and I have something really important that we really need to discuss with you guys tomorrow. Let's meet up in the cafeteria before first period starts."

It wasn't long before Spencer replied, "You're really going to leave us hanging like that Ali?"

The next to reply was Aria who said, "Well I hope this isn't serious you two. And Spencer leave her be, it's important enough that we all have to be there. They obviously want to tell us in person!"

The last to reply was Hanna, who simply replied, "See you guys then." No one took note of her seemingly uninterested reply to whatever was going on between Ali and Emily. Hanna always wanted to be in on the drama as soon as it happened, so for her to not be interested was out of character.

The rest of the night almost passed without incident as both Ali and Emily focused on their homework. After they were done with that, they managed to sneak in some cuddling before it was time to go to bed. The only issue arose when they were both crawling into Emily's bed to go to sleep. Pam had come to make sure they were following her instructions, and she was not pleased when she saw them both in bed.

"I thought I told you two that you had to sleep in separate places," Pam reprimanded them.

"Mom please, we're not going to do anything. You and Dad raised me to respect your rules about having sex, and I intend to follow them. Plus, there's nowhere else for me to sleep except for the floor," Emily pleaded with her mom, because she really wanted to cuddle with Ali all night.

Ali also added to the conversation, "You can trust us Mrs. Fields. We'll just sleep, I promise. I respect the rules you have in place, and I wouldn't want to get Emily into any form of trouble."

Pam sighed before caving in, "Fine. I guess you two can sleep in Emily's bed for tonight, but tomorrow I'm going to buy an air mattress for one of you to sleep on from now on."

Both girls thanked Pam, and she retreated to her room to think deeply on the events of that day. Ali cuddled into Emily, because of course Emily was the big spoon and she was the little spoon. The big spoon's job was to protect the little spoon, and that's what Emily did for Ali, she protected her. Emily was all smiles as Ali got comfortable, and then she kissed Ali on the forehead.

"Goodnight Ali. I love you," Emily whispered in her ear.

"I love you too, Em. Goodnight," Ali replied before drifting off to sleep held securely in her mermaid's arms.

A/N: So this chapter included some drama. Needless to say, Pam is still too in shock to truly process what is going on, but she still loves her daughter fiercely. Hopefully this chapter had a nice mix of drama and some Emison fluff. I finally mentioned the other girls this chapter too! Even if it was just a minor mention. They'll be in the next chapter more for sure though. I just have to get started on that chapter now, which hopefully won't take too long.