Hi! I'm back! So, yeah, I don't usually do cliff-hangers, so, this was interesting. Also, I have a small rant. I love writing fanfic, but I also love reading it, but lately, people are not updating. And, I completely understand why, because everybody has lives outside of Fanfic, and I'm not angry, but if you're not going to be updating for a while, can you please say you're on a hiatus, because otherwise I'm sad every time I look for an updated story and find none. Anyway, I really don't want to seem rude or mean, I just wanted to say it.

-Vivian

Spencer's POV

"Is Emma down? Ari fell asleep 20 minutes ago." I ask Hanna. She nods. "Yeah, she asked for more cookies, but we all know she would have just puked them back up anyway." Hanna grins. I sigh. "God, worst timing ever. I mean, not only do we have everybody here, but, just as we decide to try and make it work with friendships, the girls get sick." I say. Caleb sighs. "Yeah, well, luck hasn't ever really been on our side, has it?" He says, kissing Hanna's forehead.

"Is it crazy of me to want to kiss Toby, but another part wants to slap him? I can't decide which part's stronger." I say. Hanna laughs. "Well, I'm up for both, but, if you want him slapped, call me, okay?" she asks. I snort. "I won't call you, because he will most likely end up dead if I do." I say, smiling. Caleb laughs. She playfully punches his side. "Am I that scary?" she asks. I smirk. "Only if somebody steals your shoes." I say. There's a knock on the door, and Caleb gets up. "If it's the pizza guy, I call dibs on the first slice!" Hanna calls.

He opens the door, and freezes. "What are you two doing here?" he asks. I look up, and wish I hadn't. "Em? Ali? What's wrong?" I ask. Ali looks down. "We found your book." She says. My heart drops to my stomach. "Did you tell Toby?" I ask, trying to remain calm. Em shakes her head, but before she can say anything else, I hear Ari puking from the other room.

I run into her room, and 4 sets of footsteps follow me. Ari's crouched over a bowl, and Emma doesn't look that great either. I sit my her, and hold back her sweaty hair as she dry heaves. "Oh my God, they are real." I hear Emily murmur. Ari hugs me when she's done, and I rub her back. "Ari-bean, it's time for your medicine now." I say. She takes the spoon, and winces at the flavor. "Is it that bad?" I ask. She nods. I sigh. "Okay, try and get back to sleep. I need to talk to some friends outside." I say. She nods. "Okay, Mommy." She whispers.

I shut the door to their room, and Emily crosses her arms. "How could you keep this from Toby?" she asks, clearly angry. I sigh. "I found out 2 days after our anniversary, Em. He was already gone." I explain. She looks down. "Oh." She whispers. "What's wrong with them?" Ali asks, concerned. "Emma and I made cookies. They got food poisoning." She explains. "And I thought Em's food was bad." Ali mutters, earning a glare from Emily.

"Thankyou… for not telling him. I want to when I'm ready." I explain. Em nods. "But you will tell him, right?" she asks. My head snaps up. "Of course I'm going to tell him." I say. We head to the couch. "What do they know?" Ali asks. "Only what's in the book. It was Spencer's idea." Hanna explains. Ali looks around the apartment, at the pictures of the girls when they were little, all the way to now. She stops when she sees the picture of as in high school, before she want missing. "You kept this?" she asks. I snort. "Of course we kept it." I say.

Flashback 4 years ago:

"Come on, Ariana. You need to sleep, and then I need to nurse you." I try to coax her, but she cries louder. Emma hears this, and starts to bawl too. I sigh. "Okay, that's it. Hanna, I need to use the chair!" I call. She immediately gets up, and Ariana stops crying as soon as I get her in the chair. We loaded it into the car as fast as possible before we left Rosewood, knowing I couldn't leave it behind. Ari loves that chair. I guess because it's the only thing we have left of Toby.

Caleb walks in, holding Emma. He always manages to get her to calm down, by dancing around the apartment with her in his arms. He hands her to Hanna, and turns of the television.

"Missing teen Alison DiLaurentis alive and back in Rosewood with her friends" I nearly drop Ari.

"She was alive the whole freaking time?!" Hanna exclaims.

Present day:

Alison smiles at us. "I have two nieces." She whispers to herself. Her phone rings. "Oh, God, Toby's calling!" she exclaims. "Um, say, you went to get some food for everybody and are stuck in traffic!" Hanna instructs. Ali nods, and goes to talk on the phone.

I hear talking from upstairs, and Ali wraps up the conversation. "Want to meet your nieces?" I ask. They nod eagerly. Caleb, Hanna, and I go in to get the girls. "Hey, guys. So, you know how you each have an Aunt as well as parents?" I ask. "Yeah, like you're Aunt Spency!" Emma shouts. I laugh. "Well, you actually have more Aunts, and two of them are down stairs waiting to meet you." Hanna says bluntly. I face palm. "Way to ease them into the idea, Hanna." Caleb mutters. She rolls her eyes. Ari grabs my hand, and looks nervous. "What if they hate me?" she asks. I help her out of her bed. "They won't. And if they do, it' their problem." I say.

Xxx

"So, Ariana, Emma, this is Aunt Ali and Aunt Em." I say. Emma's face lights up. "Like in the book!" she exclaims. Ali laughs. "Yeah, little bub. Just like in the book." She smiles, and Emma grabs her hand. "Play-blocks!" she shouts, running towards them. Ariana smiles shyly. "Hi." She murmurs. Em grins. "You don't have to say it. She's just like Toby in that sense." Em laughs, and kneels in front of Ari. "Hi, Ariana. We only have a few minutes to say hi before we have to leave, but do you want to play for those few minutes?" Em asks. Ari slowly nods, and Em takes her hand, leading her to where Emma and Ali are sitting. I walk to Hanna.

"I've just noticed." She says. "What?" I ask. She grins. "Their names are Em, Emma, Ali, and Ari. Is that not weird to you?" she asks. I scoff. "Only you would think of that, Hanna Banana. Only you." I mutter. She rolls her eyes. "Guys, you should go if you don't want to be suspicious. You can come back anytime." I say. They nod, and reluctantly leave Emma and Ari. Alison is just hugging Emma, when she gags, and throws up all over her shirt.

"God, I need to change! It'll be too suspicious!" she says. I shake my head. "No time, it'll take too long!" I say. "I'll clean you up when we get back to the hospital." Em promises. "Send me a picture of Noah!" I call. "Duh!" Em shouts, as she and Ali run out of the building.

Toby's POV

Em and Ali come in, happy expressions on their faces. "Where's the food? And why are you guys so excited? Wait, Ali, did somebody throw up on you?" I ask, completely confused. "Um, we turned around, the traffic was too bad. And, a kid puked on me." Ali says, then claps a hand over her mouth. I furrow my brow. "There are no kids in your car." I say. She looks like a deer caught in headlights. "She means when we got to the hospital." Em clarifies. I shrug. "Okay… well, Aria is now 7cm dilated." I say, and they hurry to clean themselves up, then sit down, looking awkward. When did they start hiding something?