"Um, it's...it's Al-Alis-Alison." Emily stuttered out. She couldn't hold it in any longer. With Estella asking her who it was and the weight of the secret on her shoulders was too much for her. She finally said it. Everyone was looking at her but they didn't look at that surprised. Emily didn't look to her left knowing Alison was there. She couldn't bear to look her in the eyes when Alison rejects her. But the rejection never came. Emily mustered up the courage to take a peek at Alison. When she looked over, Alison was staring right back at her with a small smile on her face, Emily blushed when she saw that Alison was staring at her.

Alison broke eye contact with Emily and turned to the group saying, "Emily and I are going to go up to her room. We have some things to talk about." Emily understood what Alison was saying. She too wanted privacy when they talked about their feelings. Even if they were her friends, she had a hard time voicing her feelings in front of many people. Also, it was just about the two of them. The others weren't involved in this. Yes, they were their friends but this was different. Emily nodded her head agreeing with Alison.

"We understand." Spencer said.

"Take as much time as you need." Aria added.

"I second what Spencer and Aria said." Hanna said. Alison and Emily nodded and got up from their seats. Emily handed Estella to Ashton.

"Mommy, where are going?" Estella asked. Emily looked down at her daughter.

"I'm just going upstairs to talk to Alison." Emily responded, crouching down to eye level with her daughter, "I will be back, don't worry." Emily soothed, kissing Estella on the forehead. Emily stood back up and she and Alison headed for the stairs.

"Keep your clothes on!" Hanna yelled jokingly when they were half way up the stairs. Emily blushed bright red while Alison just smirked when they heard their blonde best friend's comment.

"Hanna!" Emily and Alison heard Spencer and Aria shouted. Even though Spencer and Aria yelled at Hanna for her comment, Emily and Alison could hear the three girls and even Ashton trying to stifle their laughs.

"Is Mommy going to kiss Alison?" They heard Estella asked after Spencer and Aria's scolding towards Hanna. Emily froze when she heard her daughter's question so did Alison. Of course, she wanted to kiss Alison, but was Alison okay with that? Emily didn't know. But she hoped that Alison had feelings for her like she did for Alison. The two girls finally made their way to the top of the staircase. They headed towards Emily's room and entered in, Alison closing the door behind them. When Alison turned around she saw Emily on her bed looking at the ground and nervously shaking her leg up and down.

"Emily?" Alison asked softly. Emily looked up at the sound of her name.

"Yeah?" Emily asked equally as soft.

"Are you okay?" Alison asked. She was concerned that Emily was nervous and maybe even scared. Alison didn't want Emily to be either of those.

"Ye-yeah." Emily stuttered, clearing her throat after. Alison just raised an eyebrow as if saying, I know you're not alright.

"Fine, I'm just scared and nervous." Emily said looking down at the floor again. Alison was right when she thought Emily was scared and nervous. Alison walked towards Emily and took a seat next to her on the bed. She reached out and took Emily's hand and held it within her own.

"Emily," Alison started waiting for Emily to make eye contact with her. When Emily didn't look up, Alison gently took Emily's chin in the hand that wasn't holding Emily's hand and lifted it up so that Emily was looking her in the eyes. When she lifted Emily's chin up she was shocked to see that Emily had tears streaming down her face.

"Oh, honey." Alison soothed wrapping Emily up in a hug, "I'm not mad, Mermaid." Alison said using the nickname she gave Emily when she first saw Emily compete in one of her many swim meets. Alison had thought she had swum just like a mermaid, thus her giving Emily the nickname 'Mermaid.'

"You-you're not?" Emily asked stammering a little because she was crying.

"No, sweetie." Alison said softly, "In fact, I feel the same way." When Emily heard this, she looked up a bit. Alison was smiling tenderly down at her. Emily blushed from the tenderness in Alison's gaze. It held nothing but love and support.

"Yo-you do?" Emily asked, stuttering a little.

Alison smiled and nodded her head, "Yes." Alison said quietly. Emily was gazing up at her with love in her eyes, Alison was staring back at her with the same look. They started leaning towards one another. Alison's lips gently met Emily's. It was not a rushed kiss, but it was mere gently meeting of their lips. Emily could taste Alison's famous strawberry chapstick on her soft and smooth lips and could smell that warm vanilla smell that Alison always had on her and Emily loved. This was not the first time they had kissed. They had kissed back in the library during freshman year. But this was different. This held meaning and love. Yes, the kiss in the library was important and held some meaning, but it just wasn't the same as the kiss that Emily and Alison were experiencing now. The two girls broke apart after a few seconds of gently and lightly kissing each other's lips. Emily was blushing and so was Alison.

"That was..." Emily started but was lost for words.

"Amazing." Alison finished breathing a little heavily.

"Yeah." Emily said smiling and blushing more. Alison noticed Emily's blush and a little smile appeared on her face.

"I love you Emily Fields. I'm sorry it took me so long to realize it." Alison spoke up having gained the courage to tell Emily her feelings. Emily's eyes widened and her blush deepened.

"I...I love you to Alison DiLaurentis." Emily replied, stumbling her words, in the beginning, a little. Both girls smiled at their declarations of love for each other.

"So..." Alison started looking at Emily expectantly.

"So, what?" Emily asked confused about what Alison was saying.

"So... will you be my girlfriend, Emily Fields?" Alison asked albeit a little nervously. Emily couldn't believe her ears. Her best friend, her crush, her love of her life, just asked her to be her girlfriend! Life was taking a turn for the better. Emily looked at Alison and saw that she was biting her lip nervously. Emily realized that her silence was making Alison worry about her answer.

"Yes, I will be your girlfriend, Alison DiLaurentis." Emily answered happily. Alison stopped biting her lip and grinned widely. She reached forward and brought Emily into a hug.

"I love you so much and I hope that I can help you with Estella." Alison quietly said.

"Of course, you can help with Estella." Emily replied cheerfully, excited that Alison wanted to help her with Estella, "And I love you too." Emily said back. The two of them just sat there for a while, enjoying the presence of one another. They knew that their world wasn't perfect yet, but their declarations of love just got them one step closer to having a happy ending.

Well, there's chapter 10! I hope you all are still enjoying this story! Comment, review and share! Thanks! - Leapyearbaby29