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Chapter 4
Saturday June 26, 2010 – The beach
Alison hadn't heard from Jake or Emily in three weeks and she was starting to worry, she tried texting them and even called Jake a few times to no avail. Alison had been walking past his cabin almost every day to see if he or his parents were there. She decided to walk down to the pier and sit and watch the surfers and the boats for awhile. She lies back on her arms and dozes off for a bit, she wakes to someone sitting next to her.
She sits up and blinks a few times, "Cowboy!" she says hugging him tight. "Where have you been? I was so worried about you!"
"I'm sorry little lady!" He says with a sincere smile. "We had to make an emergency trip to Virginia as my pappy was in the hospital."
"I'm so sorry. Is he okay?" Alison asks with concerned.
"Yeah, he'll be fine. They reckon it's from the stress of him running the farm all by his lonesome." He says looking a bit sad.
"What else is wrong?" She asks sensing something else was bothering him.
"We have to cut our stay and leave at the end of July because my uncle can only help out till then," His says looking at her sadly.
"So we have about a month before you leave then. At least you'll be her for my birthday!" She says trying to cheer him up.
"I wouldn't miss it for the world!" He says with a big grin. "Are your friends going to be able to make it?"
""Spencer and Toby are coming along with Hanna and Caleb a bit before the party. I am not sure if Aria will be back from Europe by then or not." She says looking sad. "CeCe and Jason are coming with a few of their friends."
"What about Em?" He asks nonchalantly.
"She still won't talk to me! I've texted, called, hell I even sent her a letter!" She says angrily. "She won't even let me explain or anything!" She huffs out.
"Give her time Ali." He says putting his arm around her gently. "She's probably still processing."
"Now go get your city girl ass in your bathing suit and lets surf." He said with a giggle.
"So you surf, cowboy? Well aren't you full of surprises?!" She said giggling.
They spent the rest of the day with Jake trying to help Alison get up alone on her surfboard.
"Can't I just ride on it lying down?" She asks as she gets more frustrated.
"Come on city girl are you gonna let this ol' cowboy show you up?" He says mockingly.
Alison's competitive side starts to come out and she is bound and determined to show him up. She lays down on her board and waits… She gets the perfect wave and pushes up strong as she balances on the board and is able to ride the wave almost all the way to the beach.
He runs up to her and picks her up and spins her, as he sets her down she stumbles a bit and turns a little green. "Are you okay little lady?" He asks concerned.
She shakes her head to clear it. "Yeah, I think I've just been out in the sun too much."
"Let me help you home so you can rest little lady." He says wrapping his arm around her waist.
"That might be a good idea." She says as she feels a bit queasy.
As their walking Ali stumbles and falls, Jake picks her up with ease, and she wraps her arms around his neck. She rests her head on his chest and closes her eyes, normally she would have played it off and said she was fine but she felt safe with Jake.
When they arrive at the cabin no one else is home so Jake carries Alison upstairs and puts her gently on the bed. He gets her a glass of water and a cool rag. Alison's parents still hadn't made it back from the court hearing and Jason and CeCe most likely would be out till later the next day.
Alison took off to the bathroom in a flash; she crouched over the toilet and the contents of her stomach empty as she shakes. Jake runs in and pulls her hair back and lightly rubs her back. After the shakes and heaving stop he carefully lifts her up, and carries her to her room and sets her on her bed. He tucks her in and kisses her forehead softly before her turns to leave so she can rest.
"J-Jake?" Alison asks weakly.
"Yes little lady?" He says sweetly.
"C-Can you stay… pl-please?" She asks trembling slightly.
"Sure darlin." He says sitting down on the chair next to her bed.
"C-Can you snuggle w-with me, pl-please? I'm c-cold." She asks him shivering.
He lays down next to her and holds her close, it's nice but it's not the same as the few times she stayed at Emily's and Em got brave and held her as they slept, Emily was muscular but soft in all the right places.
The next morning Alison woke up alone in her bed, the shaking had stopped and her stomach had mostly calmed down. She gets up and stretches when she hears someone down stairs, she assumes it's Jason. She decides to take a quick shower before heading down to find something to eat.
As she's in the shower her mind keeps wondering to a certain brunette, she's tried to call her and text her to no avail. She still couldn't figure out why it bothered her so much that Emily was kissing Maya, after all she liked guys! She just kept wishing that it was her who Em wanted to kiss.
She heads downstairs to the wonderful smell of something coming from the kitchen. "What smells so good Jas…" She stops as she sees Jake standing at the stove with a smile.
"Howdy! How'd you sleep little lady?" He says as he turns back to what he's making.
"Not too bad, thank you for staying with me." She says as she walks over to the stove to see what he's cooking. "Whatcha making?"
"It was my genuine pleasure to stay and I'm making down home breakfast tacos." He tells her. "Now sit down and I'll bring you some grub."
"Tacos for breakfast?" She asks skeptical.
"Don't knock it till you try it darlin." He says as he slides a plate in front of her.
She takes a bite and sighs, "So good!" She didn't realize how hunger she was till she started eating.
"Whoa, slow down little lady!" He says with a grin as he sits next to her with his plate.
"Sorry…" She says with a giggle, "I'm starving!"
"Glad you feel better darlin', you had me worried." He says taking another bite.
"Sorry, I think I got too much sun yesterday." She says feeling bad that she had made him worry.
"Yeah you definitely got sunburn!" He says touching her cheek gently."I have just the cure for ya!" He smiles at her. "I'll be right back."
While Jake is gone Alison decides to clean up the kitchen since he was kind enough to make her breakfast. As she is finishing up Jake returns with a box of tea, "Ok?" Alison asks looking at the box in his hand.
"My me-maw used to use the bags for our sunburns when we were youngins." He tells her grabbing a teapot and sitting it on the stove.
After brewing some of the tea and letting them cool a bit, Jake wipes them over her sunburn as gently as possible. "Before you go to bed take a lukewarm bath and reapply!" He says with a grin.
"Thank you Jake… for everything!" She says with a smile.
"Well I hate to run little lady but my pop is fixin to head back to the farm to check on my papa and uncle, he ask me to come along." He says looking a little sad.
"No problem cowboy!" She says as she kisses his cheek lightly. "Just be back for my birthday please!"
"I wouldn't miss it for the world darlin'!" He says tipping his hat.
Thursday July 15, 2010 Cape May, NJ – Ali's room at the cabin
Alison: Em please talk to me!
Alison refused to beg but she was getting close to it!
Alison: Em it's been over a month, I miss you!
Alison: Are you still that mad?!
Alison was getting desperate; it felt like forever since she had talked to Em.
Alison: I can't celebrate my 16th without you!
Emily couldn't help herself she picked up her phone and shot Alison a quick text. Finally Alison heard the notification go off on her phone.
Emily: FINE!
Alison: So does that mean you forgive me?
She typed hopefully, she'd missed her terribly.
Emily: I guess…
Emily didn't want to forgive her but she had been thinking about Ali more and more recently.
Alison: See that's why I love you Em! You are the sweetest, most kind person I know!
Emily: You can stop buttering me up…
She was glad Alison couldn't see her as she was blushing but she knew Ali and Alison always had an ulterior motive.
Emily: What is it Ali?
Alison: Nothing much!
Emily knew her to well no matter how hard she tried to let people in, Em had snuck in.
Emily: Ali?!
Alison: Can it just be you when you come….
She prayed a little as she hit send; she was not in the mood to deal with the parasite that is Maya.
Emily: Are the girls coming?
Emily had a plan forming; she just needed to set the bait.
Alison: Yes of course!
Where is she going with this?
Emily: Are they brining their boyfriends with them?
Alison took the bait.
Alison: I don't see why that matters?
Was it so wrong for her to want just Emily to come?
Emily: Alison?
Emily is getting frustrated and it feels like it takes Alison forever to answer her back. Finally she hears the familiar sound of her text notifications.
Alison: Yes…
Alison really wanted to lie but she can't stand lying to Emily, not when she gives her those puppy dog eyes and that look of disappointment when she found out.
Emily: Well then, I'm bringing my girlfriend!
Emily typed furiously; she was tired of playing these games with Alison. Alison could never love her the same way Emily loved Alison.
Alison: Well good, my boyfriend will be there too!
She knew it was a lie but she couldn't help herself, she felt the need to hurt Emily like she was hurting. After that Emily didn't text her back and she was starting to feel guilty, she hates that she gets so upset that Em had a girlfriend. She just missed having all of Emily's attention; she liked guys anyway, so maybe she could date Jake… Who is she kidding Jake is sweet and kind but she saw him as more of a friend than a boyfriend. As she sitting there thinking she hears the ding of a text message, thinking that it's Em she grabs it off her bed.
Unknown: Are you losing the loyal one? Keep your friends close!
~A
Alison: Who is this?
Alison's not in the mood for someone's stupid prank.
Alison: Jason if this is you… I swear I will end you!
Unknown: You won't see me coming bitch! When you come home I will end you!
Kisses, ~A
Alison felt her stomach drop and she started feeling sick, if this isn't Jason or one of his douche friends then who the hell is it! Jason and CeCe went out for a date and it was just her by herself. Jake still wasn't back from their farm yet and she would give anything for him to be back. Get it together… You are Alison DiLaurentis the biggest bitch there is, nothing scares you!
