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Previously on Everyone Loves Em:
Hanna and Spencer got their spy on and ogled Emily from afar. After a red rose and a super long gay hug, Hanna and Spencer knew that Emily and Aria must be sharing sweet lady kisses behind their backs.
Ch. 9 Getting Answers
Spencer's POV – Aria's front door
This is crazy. Emily and Aria an item. It can't be. I managed to convince Hanna that we shouldn't confront them about their secret relationship when we were at the Brew, so we headed back to Hanna's house for a few hours to decompress. But that only made both of us more curious and determined to get some answers.
Hanna and I now stand outside Aria's front. I ring the doorbell and Hanna starts poking me in the ribs.
"Stop poking me Hanna," I growl. I look at Hanna and she points to Aria's open window.
Suddenly I notice the sound of giggling and laughter coming from Aria's bedroom. The sound of Aria and Emily giggling and having a good time. My mind instantly begins to race with images of them kissing and caressing on Aria's bed.
"You think they're doing it?" Hanna asks, with a look of horror on her face.
"Maybe that's why they aren't answering the damn doorbell," I grumble, as I press the doorbell 5 more times for good measure.
"Hold your horses!" I hear Mrs. Montgomery shout through the front door before she swings it open with an irritated look. "What's the emergency?" Ella asks.
"No emergency, just eager to see Aria," I tell her.
"Yes, eager beavers," Hanna agrees, nodding her head up and down.
"Alright..." Ella gives us a suspicious look, "Aria's upstairs with Emily in her bedroom. Please tell me you girls are going to drag them outside, they've been cooped up in there for hours."
"Will do," I answer, cringing at Ella's description of them being 'cooped up' together.
Hanna bounds up the stairs before me. I have to put my hand on Hanna's shoulder to slow her down at the top of the stairs.
"Hold up Hanna, we don't exactly want to surprise them, do we?" I whisper.
"That's exactly what I plan on doing," Hanna whispers back to me. "If Aria's all up in Emily's business, I need to know now."
"What if they're actually, you know?"
"All the more reason to get it all out in the open," Hanna argues.
Suddenly Hanna and I hear another burst of giggles coming from Aria's room. The door is slightly ajar.
I can see four naked legs on Aria's bed and nothing else.
"Fuck it," I say before I walk over to door and shove it open.
"What's going on here!" Hanna shouts as she storms past me and into Aria's bedroom.
Emily and Aria look up at us in shock. They're both lying on their stomachs on Aria's bed facing her laptop. They're both fully clothed, well, if you call both of them wearing the shortest shorts imaginable fully clothed. Not to mention, Emily's wearing a shirt that leaves her shoulders completely bare. At least they're not naked.
"Nothing," Emily answers shyly as she presses the laptop closed.
"Doesn't seem like nothing," I reply, crossing my arms over my chest, trying not to stare at the exposed skin of Emily's shoulders.
"Yeah, why weren't we invited to the slumber party?" Hanna glares at them while mimicking me with her arms across her chest.
"It's not a slumber party," Emily replies as she sits up on the bed.
"I was just helping Emily with something," Aria explains, sitting up in the bed as well.
"Let me guess, you were helping her with homework?" I ask sarcastically.
Aria gives me a quizzical look.
"No, I was actually..." Aria pauses and places her hand on Emily's bare shoulder.
I cringed at the tender gesture. I really wish that was my hand on Emily's shoulder. I wish I was the one about to profess my love for Emily. But Aria got there first.
Aria looks to Emily for a nod of approval. Emily nods shyly that it's okay.
"I was helping Emily find a girlfriend online," Aria reveals.
My eyes go wide and I can see out of the corner of my eye that Hanna's shocked and not too impressed either. For the pass few hours Hanna and I were convinced Aria and Emily had be sneaking around behind our backs. So the revelation leaves me both relieved and stunned at the same time.
It doesn't take long for Hanna to continue the third degree though.
"Why does she need to find a girlfriend?" Hanna demands.
"Um, why wouldn't she want to find one?" Aria counters.
"I think what Hanna's trying to say is that Emily's young and maybe she should wait," I argue, knowing I'm making absolutely no sense.
"Wait. Seriously?" Aria cocks an eyebrow. "First of all, I can't believe you two are actually agreeing on something. Secondly, just because Emily's gay, doesn't mean she should have to wait to find someone."
"That's not what we're saying," Hanna snaps.
"Then what are you saying?" Emily chimes in.
"We're just saying that you should be careful, that's all," I explain.
"Yeah, careful," Hanna agrees. "You don't know what kind of crazy people are online. What if you end up meeting an axe murderer?"
"Axe murderer. That would not be good," I add, shaking my head.
"Really?" Emily give us an incredulous look. "We're dealing with A and you two are worried that I'm going to meet an axe murderer online?"
"It could happen," Hanna warns. "What if A pretends to be one of these Lonely Online Lesbians?"
"Okay, never mind the fact that you just created a whole new meaning for the acronym LOL, but how is that different from anything else A does?" Emily argues. "We can't stop living our lives because of A."
"I know," Hanna whines, before moving across the room, taking Emily's right hand in hers and plopping herself down on the bed next to Emily. "I just worry about you."
This tender action elicits a smile from Emily, but sets the fires of jealousy raging inside me.
"I know you do," Emily affirms sweetly, gently bumping her head against Hanna's.
Hanna's eyes begin to water and I can't take it anymore. I move across the room and plant myself on the other side of Emily, practically sitting on Aria as I do so.
"Hey!" Aria protests. "There's room on the other side of the bed you know?"
"Sorry," I apologize, before taking Emily's left arm in mine and pressing into her side with my body.
I notice Hanna glare at me through wet eyes but I don't care.
"So..." Aria chimes in as she opens the laptop back up, "Let's get back to the online search for Emily's new girlfriend."
A/N: Uh oh, looks like Aria isn't going to stop until she finds Em some lady love. I'm sure Hanna and Spencer will have something to say about it, when they aren't fighting each other for Emily's affections. Thanks again for all the reviews. I love reading them and it makes me happy to know that I can make you guys laugh. Writing is getting tougher because I keep thinking about how I want this story to end. I've been outlining the next 9 chapters or so and I'm kinda afraid to go there because I've planned a whole lot of angst. A is going to really mess with all the girls and hearts are going to get broken. Though, there will be a few more comedic chapters before I hit you over the head with the angst.
