A/N – Heya! C'est moi, avec une chapter pour vous!

Challenge for this chapter: Not as such a challenge, more of a 'review with your suggestions and requests, and I'll seriously consider them' thing

Thank you to ThatKidFromSchool, dreamcatch3r and ShadowsOnTheMoon for voting! All of you were close, but ShadowsOnTheMoon got Catrin's father spot-on! Well done!

DedicatedToSpoby – You're welcome! I'll keep updating. And you were very close with the Spencer/Melissa thing :)

Guest – That's just how they are, sorry! Last chapter was meant to be longer, but somehow it wasn't... I'll make this one a lot longer. Sorry again!

Onedirection2013 – I think 'Everything About You' from Up All Night, but I also like 'Tell Me a Lie' and 'Kiss You'. I like all of them. Do you happen to know if they're making a third album/when it's coming out if they are?

Dreamcatch3r – You're right! Somebody's on their A game! Anyway, you were really close with the Catrin thing. I was thinking of making Spencer and Toby have a baby while they're wherever-the-heck-they-are, but they can't really, it would be too risky for A to kidnap the baby or something. That's also the reason that Spencer and Toby can't be sent photos from Emily of Allie, in case A finds out they have a daughter. So good idea, but no :( Thank you for the long review! :)

HarrylovesGinny09 – Thank you! :)

Guest – Thank you! It's so hard to find other English PLL fans, so I'm glad I found you. Well, technically you found me, so thanks! I'll try and update at the weekend, promise!


Melissa Hastings didn't go home that night. Instead, she stayed in Rosewood, and headed for the house which housed two of the only people who voiced her opinions.

Her parents.

Pulling into the driveway, Melissa glanced towards Jason's house. She hadn't visited him in a while. She hoped he was okay, and coping.

She unlocked the door, and looked around, hopig to catch sight of them. They were always taking trips around the nearby states, or to different countries, and you could never be sure when they'd be home or not.

"Mom? Dad? Are you here?"

There came the sound of footsteps upstairs, and then Veronica came down the stairs. "Melissa? What are you doing here, honey?"

Melissa put her handbag down on the counter, and then turned around to face her mother. "I need to talk to you."


The room was silent. Melissa sat on the futon, while her parents sat on the loveseat in front of her. The atmosphere was tense, and Melissa played with a Tiffany's bracelet on her wrist. She really didn't know how to begin this conversation.

"What's the matter then, Melissa? Why did you want to talk to us?"

This was it, then, she supposed. Showtime.

"I think Spencer might be back."

Peter's eyes widened, while Veronica looked startled for a second, quickly changing her expression to a frown. "What makes you say that?"

"Well, I-"

"She's been gone for fifteen years now, why would she come back now?" Peter asked.

"Dad, if you would let me finish, I'll explain. Earlier today, I was at the store, and... you know I took that field hockey coach position at Rosewood High?"

"Yes, what about it?"

"There was this girl in the squad. Brown hair, eyes like azure crystals, the most incredible field hockey skills I've seen since..."

"Oh my God." Veronica's hands started to shake. "Alexandra?"

Melissa nodded. "Yes, Mom. It was her."

"How do you know?" Peter asked, his face pale.

"I met her in the store this afternoon. I nearly ran her over with my trolley, and we got talking."

"Just tell me." Veronica asked. "What's she like?"

"She's smart. She's a true Hastings, I can tell. She's funny, and kind, and cares about others. And she's really beautiful, Mom."

Veronica's face crumpled up a little, and a single tear swept down her cheek. Peter pulled his wife closer and held her while she silently cried. "Have you actually seen Spencer or Toby though?" he asked.

Melissa gently flicked the charm bracelet on her left hand, and watched the tiny silver ornaments swing back and forth. "No. I'm just assuming they're back. I mean, they have to be, right? I know Spencer well enough to know that she would never leave her daughter without a reason, and neither would Toby."

"You don't know that, Melissa."

"No, I don't. But I know that Spencer would never marry someone who cared more about himself than his children."

Veronica sat up, and wiped the last tear from her cheek as if it was never there. "You know that you can't just expect to pick up where we left off all those years ago. Spencer is still mad at us, and she won't talk to you. You need to stay away from her, and Alexandra."

Melissa was growing impatient now. She could feel the anger bubbling inside her like a volcano. "You know what, Mother? I don't get you. First you're crying over Spencer like you truly cared about her, and now you're telling me to stay away from her? You never cared about her, did you? Never knew enough about her life to know more than just what you wanted to see. That's why she's not talking to you. She has a new family now, one that actually cares enough about her to be able to tell when she's hiding her emotions."

"Melissa, that's enough." Peter said sternly. Veronica, however, joined in the argument.

"You treated her just as badly as we did, Melissa. You think we're proud of that? How we were hardly ever there for her when she needed us most? I hate it. I hate that I wasn't good enough of a parent for her, but you weren't good enough of a sister to her, either. She hates you just as much as she hates us, remember?"

"Yes, I remember. But I'm going to make it up to her. Did you know, when I told Allie my name, that she didn't respond? Not at all. Spencer hasn't even told her that we exist, that's how much she hates us. But that's not going to stop me from trying to be there for Allie as much as I can. Maybe someday Spencer will forgive us. But we're going to have to work for it, and nothing good will come out of arguing about it."

Peter nodded slowly. "Okay. Together, we'll make it up to her, okay Melissa?"

"Okay."

"But don't tell her who you are. And don't ask her about Spencer or Toby. We don't know how much she knows, and if she knows that we know them, she might start asking questions. If we tell her who we are to her before Spencer does, there is no way she'll ever forgive us."

Melissa clicked her fingers in a 'eureka' moment. "I've got it! I'll check the records for my field hockey class and find out where she lives. Then we can go round later this week or something while Allie's at school, and apologise!"

Veronica hesitated. "That's risky. She might slam the door in our faces."

"Right now, though, it's the only shot we've got. I don't know about you, but I want to be a family again, and that includes Spencer, Toby and Allie."

"And Taylor."

"And Taylor, of course."

"Then it's settled. Tomorrow I'll check the class list. Then on Tuesday, say, we'll launch our plan."


Sorry it's overdue. I have loads of schoolwork right now :( So I might not be able to update until the weekend. Sorry!