Dangerously close

English is not my mother tongue so there might be some mistakes but I really appreciate if you would tell me. I do not own any of these characters.

Chapter 8

Alison is sitting in the inner courtyard of the school, as Aria seeks her company. Since the night she had been this drunken disaster four months has passed. Aria regrets every single drop of alcohol which she has drunk because of Ezra and which sent her losing control and throwing up in front of Jason. However, since that night Jason has come into her life again. She was not aware, how much she actually missed him and how much she actually needs him.

"Ali, can I talk to you?" Aria asks as she is nervously playing with her fingers in front of her belly.

"Sure, what's up?" Alison asks without lifting her head from her biology book. "Well…" Aria begins to talk.

"Yes?" Alison asks impatiently. "So I want to ask you something." Aria tries to spell out her question again. "Yes, you already said that. So tell me." Alison requests her while her gaze adheres to the words of her book.

"So because of Jason," Aria takes another attempt. Alison has to suppress a slight smile. "Yeah?" She asks as she finally raises her head and looks at Aria.

"Does he really have no girlfriend?" Aria is finally able to ask the question. Now Alison cannot hide the smile any more. "Why? You should know that. So much time as you spend together," she teases her friend.

"Yes, I just feel that he builds up a wall when I'm with him." Aria says. Questioningly Alison looks at her. "What do you mean?"

"Every time I touch him, he tries to avoid me or when the conversations become very personal... well then he is talking to me as if I were a student with drug problems whom he helps. I thought maybe he has a girlfriend, who I know nothing about and therefore doesn't want to come close to me", Aria describes her doubts. Alison looks at her friend in silence. Since everything she knows, Alison suspects why her brother behaves that way. He protects himself.

"Aria, do you like him?" She asks her. "Yes", Aria answers immediately.

"Do you love him?" Alison asks straight out again.

"I…" Aria stutters since she has not expected such a direct question.

"Aria, do you love him? Yes or no?" Alison asks once more.

"Yes, I love him." Aria finally confesses to her friend.

"Then tell him that you love him." Alison requests her. Astonished Aria looks at her friend.

"Wow", she simply says because she struggles to find the right words.

"What?" Alison asks. "I just never thought that it will be you who drives me into her brother's arms." Aria replies. Alison looks at her friend with an apologetic smile.

"I am sorry Aria. Forget what I have said at that time. It was a lie and you must have known it. At the latest since he kissed you, you must have known it."

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