This chapter is dedicated to Icouldshipthat. Thank you for all the encouragement and thoughtful words. Enjoy!

I'm staring up at Ali's bedroom ceiling, lying flat on my back as my legs hang over the bed. I'm trying my best to collect my thoughts. I close my eyes trying to relax as I feel someone staring at me. I lift my head and look at the doorway.

"Hey."

"Hey. What's up?" I reply not at all really interested in what he's got to say.

"Nothing... so I'm assuming you're going to be joining us for dinner?" He asks.

"It appears so." I drop my head back on the bed and sigh.

"Don't sound so excited." He chuckles and comes into the room and sits next to me on the bed. "Where's Ali?"

"In the laundry room. She needed to get something out of the dryer." I say still bored and sit up as to not be rude.

"How was therapy?"

I look over at Jason and study him. "I'm all for this heart to heart but is there something you need?" I ask very suspicious of his motives.

"Nothing..." He falls back on the bed and lays down next to me exactly how I was a second ago. Making me relax.

I look over at him and chuckle. "Dramatic much?"

"Ugh... I was hoping Ali was in here. I was going to try to get out of going to dinner tonight." He looks at me defeated. "But now that you're going there is no way she's going to let me out of this."

"Sorry to ruin your plans. Trust me this was not how I imagined spending my Saturday night." I fall down just as dramatic as he did next to him on the bed, understanding exactly how he feels.

"What? A night out with the DiLaurentis family isn't your idea of fun?" He turns his head to look at me and smiles.

"Yeah right?" I say sarcastically. "So there's your dad who barely speaks to me or looks me in the eyes. Your older sister who stalked me for 3 years and almost killed me a few times. Then there is you... who half the time I barely understand or know where you're at. Very surprised you're here right now by the way." I turn my head to smile back at him then nudge him. "Let's not forget my girlfriend who is stressing out because she wants her 'family' to get along and have a nice dinner. Which in reality... no one really wants to go too."

"Well that was a mouth full." Jason starts to laugh.

I roll my eyes. "So why are you trying to get out of dinner?"

Jason sits up. "Ugh... I'm just not feeling it. Mostly these dinner consist of Ali and Charlotte talking as my dad and I just stare at them. Half the time the conversations are about you." Jason rolls his eyes back at me. "Ali's soooo in love." He teases me.

"Shut up."

"Yeah, shut up Jason." Ali smiles and says as she walks into to her room with her laundry basket.

"Wwwhat! You don't even know why she's telling me to shut up and you're agreeing with her already?" Jason says playfully to Ali.

"It doesn't matter why Jason. I will always agree with Em." Then Ali thinks twice about what she just said. "Well... at least in front of you. I mean afterwards when we are alone that's a different story." She giggles and puts the basket on the bed. "So what are you guys talking about?"

"I was going to try to get out of dinner but now that I see that Em's going." He sighs. "I realized there is no way you're going to let me out of this now." Jason says as Ali walks over to me and sits on my lap as I wrap my arms loosely around her waist.

"Got that right. Besides, it's good for Charlotte when we go Jason. She needs us there. We don't see her all week. Going to dinner with her one night out of the week won't hurt you" Ali scolds him.

"Yeah... yeah. I'm going to go get ready." He scoffs Ali off as he walks out.

"Where leaving in 30 minutes tell dad!" Ali yells loud enough so he can hear as he walks out. "And he's supposed to be older than me." Ali tells me and smiles, playfully rolling her eyes.

I wrap my arms tightly around her and pull her closer smiling back.

"Hi." Ali bites her bottom lip and looks at me in my eyes.

"Hi baby..." I answer back as I start to run my hands up and down her side.

"Sorry I left you alone for so long."

"Don't worry babe. I was just relaxing till Jason came in." I than bring my other hand along her outer thigh.

"I can help you relax." Ali says as she leans in and kisses me softly. I can't help but close my eyes and just savor the feeling of her lips against mine. She pulls back and looks at me. I start run my left hand from her side up to her neck and gently run my fingers into her hair and pull her in for another kiss just as soft. I bring my right hand up under her sun dress massaging her thigh.

"Mmmhmmm..." I hum as I run my tongue along Ali's lower lip. Requesting for her to open up for me. When she does I kiss her slow massaging our tongues together. Not wanting the kiss to be rushed. Taking my time and kissing her deeply. Till we can't breathe anymore and we finally pull apart. Leaning our forehead against each other as we hold on tight. Ali brings her hand to play with my hair and has the biggest grin on her face.

"What?" I ask in a whisper trying to keep our moment.

It looks like Ali wants to say something then she shakes her head slightly no. "Nothing..."

"Tell me baby... I can tell something's on your mind."

"It's just... It's... It's just that when we were at therapy today."

"Yes?" I say as I pull back to look at her. She's acting shy all of a sudden. It's so adorable. God... I'm so lucky.

"You said..." She trails off and then her cheeks start to blush. She then slightly start to play with my shirts collar running her fingers against it slowly.

"What?" I gently tickle her side, smiling widely, I can't help it she looks so cute. "What did I say?"

"You said that you had to deal with seeing Charlotte. That she was going to be your sister-in-law one day. That we were going to have kids and they were going to call her auntie. That you knew you were going to have to get use to the fact of us spending holiday and birthdays together." She looks deep into my eyes. "That's the first time you've said out loud that we... that you think about us one day getting married and having a family." Ali then leans into me and buries her face into my neck.

I chuckle and hold her tight. I love this side of her. The side that only I get to see. My sweet Ali. "Why is that surprising?"

"No... I mean I always hoped you thought of those things. You always say you love me and me and you are it. It's just you never said it out loud or well to me at least. That you'd want to marry me one day." Ali says as she kisses my neck softly as she's being shy but I can feel her giddiness.

"Well... I do." My smile widens thinking about it. "You're going to look so beautiful in white Ali." I pull her face out of my neck and hold her chin as I continue to talk, looking in her eyes. "Were going to have the house... the 3 kids, a dog and you're going to take my last name. That's not up for negotiation. Mrs. Fields."

Ali then leans in and kisses me passionately, catching me by surprise and mumbles against my lips while still kissing me. "I.." She kissing me deeply again and mumbles. "Love..." Another long passionate kiss and more mumbling. "You..."

We continue to make out for a while, enjoying every moment. Me not wanting to take it too far. This is perfect, her in my arms, me holding her. Ali being so open and genuine about how she feels. This is what I've always wanted from her. This is a sweet moment and I want to keep it that way without me pushing her to do more. I can control my hormones.

We than hear from down stairs her dad yell. "Come on girls! Let's get going! We don't want to keep Charlotte waiting."

Ali pulls back from our kisses, both our breathing elaborate as we try to calm down from that heavy make out session. She turns around and yells back towards her door, down the stairs. "We'll be down in a few minutes dad."

I start to chuckle. "You're going to have to fix your make up babe."

Ali climbs off me and goes to her mirror and starts to fix her lip stick as I try to wipe off evidence that we just been making out. I than step behind her in the mirror and smile.

"Beautiful... as always." I wink at Ali then run my hands through my hair and trying to fix it.

"Yes, very beautiful." Ali returns the wink. "Shall we? We don't want to keep my dad waiting."

I nod. Not sure I'm really ready for all this. "After you."

We make our way downstairs. Jason and Mr. DiLaurentis are waiting for us. I smile at Jason and follow closely behind Ali.

"Hi dad. Glad to see your ready to leave on time. I normally have to drag you out of your office." Ali goes and give her dad a warm hug. His and her relationship has been going really well since everything happened with Charlotte.

"Yes sweetie. I said I'd be on time." He continues to hug on Ali and looks over to me. "Hi Emily. Nice to see you." Ali repositions herself so she's side way hugging her dad and leaning into him.

"Hi. Yes... You too Mr. DiLaurentis." I extend my hand out to him as he continues to possessively hold Ali at his side.

"You two were upstairs alone by yourselves?" He looks at me sternly.

"Uuuh... aaa.. .amm... am I not allowed? I didn't know..." I begin to stutter still holding my hand out for him to shake.

"Dad leave Emily Alone." Ali lightly nudges her dad's side.

Then Kenneth grabs my hand a little tighter than I anticipated and shakes it hard.

"Yeah dad... Ali and Em are already 18. What's the big deal? Plus if it helps they had the door open." Jason tries to come to my rescues.

"Ali knows the rules. No boys in her room. Or well... No significant others in either one of yours rooms." He looks at Jason and then down at Ali sternly raising an eyebrow.

"Since when?!" Both Ali and Jason ask.

Then out of nowhere Kenneth starts to chuckle and looks over to me. "I'm kidding Emily. We'll kind of. You better not hurt my only baby girl." He then smiles at me genuinely for the first time ever.

"I won't sir." I say quickly as he then let's go of Ali and pulls me in for a hug. What the hell... I hug back and pat his back very confused by his sudden mood change. I look over his shoulder to Ali. Having a silent conversation with our eyes, that her dad was crazy. He just went from stern dad about to kick my ass to hugging me? Ali tries her best not to laugh.

"So let's get this show on the road. Come on I'll drive..." Kenneth says as he lets go of me and walks outside to his Mercedes. With us all following behind. I wait with Ali as she's locking the front door.

"What the hell was that?" I ask Ali, shocked.

"Hey, it could have been worse..." Ali giggles and grabs my hand. Than follows her dad to the car. Dragging me slightly behind her, me still confused as hell. "Come on..."

Hello all,

Okay short chapter. I didn't have much time this week to write but I didn't want to leave you all with nothing. So... why not throw in some fluff? Fluff never hurt anyone right? Hope you enjoyed!

~Andrea