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Everything was going well for Emily. The black hole in her stomach was shrinking by the day. The feeling of loneliness was disappearing and she had welcomed everyone she loved, back into her life.
There was however, one thing that was gnawing away at her, and that was the way she felt around Spencer.
Whenever they were together, there was some connection that they had, one they didn't have before. It was like Spencer always knew the right thing to say to cheer her up. Yes Hanna could do the same, but it was something more with Spencer. It was like she understood what Emily went through, and the truth was, she did.
Spencer lost someone she held dear to her too that Summer. She had been without Emily for so long that she knew exactly what she went through. Maybe that was why they had such a link. It had to be thought Emily. What other explanation could it be?
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It was a Friday evening and the girls had nothing planned as they sat in the Brew. Spencer was drinking coffee as per usual and Hanna was sipping a pink drink of sorts and Aria was eating a muffin.
Emily arrived in late with a binder in hand. Spencer and Hanna's eyes lit up as they spotted their friend. Emily had a stressed look on her face but still managed to force out a smile. Spencer's face faded a little in seeing her friend strained.
"What's up Em?" asked Hanna concerned. Emily shrugged her shoulders as she plopped down beside Aria on the couch "Oh just this book we're studying in English with Mr Bingham".
"What about it?" asked Aria picking off another piece of her muffin to enjoy. "It's just got me frazzled" replied Emily. Spencer snorted her coffee and then raised an eyebrow once she composed herself, "Frazzled?" Emily nodded, "Yes, frazzled. I'm also trying to expand my vocabulary".
Spencer shook her head laughing, setting the corner of Emily's mouth to twitch up into a smile. "So what book does Mr Bingham have you studying?" asked Hanna ignoring the two girls.
"Oh it's yet another teen book about a girl torn between two guys, but for once, I actually like this" "A teen book? Well what is it?" asked Aria eagerly. "The Infernal Devices. It's a trilogy".
"Wait a second, I read those, and the sequels. Why are you reading those for English, aren't they a bit, girly for the guys?" asked Spencer confused. Emily nodded, "Yes, but Mr Bingham wanted us to see that true love isn't always glamorous".
Hanna looked at Emily strangely, "And how is Will and Jem fighting over Tessa any different from Edward and Jacob fighting over Bella? Or Peeta and Ga…" "Ok Hanna, we get it" interrupted Aria. Hanna huffed and sat back, folding her arms.
"Apparently Will and Jem don't fight because they love each other and both just want what's best for her, and each other" Aria shook her head, "I don't understand, are they gay or something? No offence Em…" Emily laughed, "No, they're not. They are like brothers, and Tessa doesn't want them to fight. She doesn't lead either boy on and to be honest, she's a bit of a badass!"
Aria nodded along in agreement until the end, but then she shook her head, "You seem to have a good enough grip on the books, so why are you frazzled?" Emily sighed, "I just don't understand why Will wouldn't just tell Tessa the truth".
Spencer sat at the edge of her seat, "Well, if you want to come over, I can give you a hand with it?" Emily stared at Spencer for a few seconds before answering. She studied the Chocolate eyes looking intently at her. They were soft but the gaze was firm.
"Yeah, that would be great". Spencer smiled softly at Emily and got to her feet, "Want to go now so?" Emily's eyes followed Spencer helplessly like a puppy. For some reason she couldn't tear them away from her.
"Em? You there?" Hanna clicked her fingers in front of Emily, "Yeah, what?" Hanna smiled confused, "Spence was wondering if you wanted to go with her now?" Emily gathered her binder and things and hopped to her feet, "Sure, let's go".
"I'll see you later so?" asked Hanna "Yup. I'll call you when I'm home" "Great!" smiled Hanna. Aria muttered a goodbye to the girls, but she was distracted by a text from Ezra. She hopped to her feet smiling, "I got to go too. But I'll see you later".
Hanna sighed, "Just because you have a boyfriend doesn't mean you have to spend ALL your time with him". Aria furrowed her brow, "Ah Caleb?" Hanna scoffed, "Yeah and I spend an appropriate amount of time with him".
Aria rolled her eyes and hugged Hanna, "See you later alligator!" Hanna sat back in the couch and finished her pink drink thinking, "Damn, this is goooood!"
Not much action but there will be a Spemily chapter next so stay tuned. Please review if you like/ dislike!
Ps. All spelling and grammatical errors are due to tiredness and I'm too tired to do a proof read. So oh well…