A/N: Soooo here's their second date... I hope you guys like it, really. ^.^

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"Why are you nervous?" Aria asked Emily, who sighed and shrugged.

"I don't know... I mean, I really like her, but like... what if she doesn't like me as much as I like her?" Emily asked.

Aria gave her a sympathetic smile. "Look, Ali used to be very particular when she dated people. There was something in it for her, and it was obvious. Honestly, I'm surprised that the guys she dated didn't see it. But you're smart, Emily, I can already tell that much, and you'd know if she didn't like you. You'd know if she was playing you. And considering that she asked you out twice, I'd say that you're doing pretty well."

"You think?" Emily asked.

"Yes, I do," Aria replied, sipping her coffee. They were at the Brew, which was about ten minutes away from the Grille and the shop that Emily worked at. The Brew pretty much explained why hardly anyone came to the shop that Emily worked at, because this place was so much better, in terms of coffee and setting.

Emily nodded and took a sip of her coffee as well. She was glad that Aria had agreed to have coffee with her. She wanted to ask her about the teaching classes she planned on taking over the summer, but they'd just been making chit chat for the last ten minutes or so. "So, Hanna told me that you're thinking about taking some teaching classes over the summer?"

Aria nodded. "Yeah. I love little kids, but I really want to like really teach, you know? I mean, the alphabet is fun and all, but I really want to be a real English teacher."

Emily nodded that she understood. "I was thinking about taking classes over the summer to teach, too. I want to coach, but the high school is short staffed, and I have to teach something to coach something, apparently."

"Yeah, not as many people around here want to be teachers I guess. So you're going to finish getting your high school teaching degree in what subject?" Aria wondered.

"I'm thinking maybe Biology? It's pretty simple," Emily answered. "I remember really liking it in high school, too."

"It'd be cool if we both ended up working at Rosewood High," Aria commented with a smile.

"Agreed," Emily said with a smile. "Do you know anything about deadlines for applying to classes at Hollis though? I figured I'd need to sign up soon."

"Yeah, I think they're accepting sign ups until next Friday, so I'd sign up soon for the classes you need if I were you," Aria replied.

"Awesome, thanks." Emily gave Aria a smile.

"So," Aria said, setting her coffee down on the table, "where is Ali taking you tonight?"

Emily shrugged. "I have no idea. She just said that she had an idea, and that it's not dinner. Any ideas?"

"Unfortunately, no," Aria answered glumly. "Honestly, she's never really been the romantic type. Or maybe she is, and she's just never had anyone to be romantic for. You must be pretty special."

Emily blushed and looked down at the coffee in her hands.

"And don't be nervous, Em," Aria insisted. "Seriously, it'll be fine. I think Alison really likes you."

Emily smiled. "I hope so. Thanks for meeting me for coffee about the college thing."

"No problem. What time are you meeting Ali?" Aria asked as they stood from their seats.

"I think she said eight," Emily answered. "I think before I have to get ready, I'll figure out about signing up for those Hollis classes."

"If you need any help with that, feel free to call me," Aria piped up.

"Thanks," Emily said with a smile. "I'll see you tomorrow."

"Oh right, yeah," Aria returned, smiling as well. They left the Brew and split up. Emily walked down the sidewalk until she reached where she parked her car.

When she got home, Emily got on her laptop and went to Hollis' website and found the place where she signed up for extension summer courses. After typing in some information and selecting the classes she needed to take, she hit the "sign up" button. A screen popped up, telling her that her application had been accepted and that she would receive an email regarding it all later.

She made herself some late lunch and then spent the rest of the afternoon lounging around. At seven, an hour before she and Ali were leaving for their date, she took out her phone.

To Ali- What should I wear tonight?

From Ali- Well, we'll be outside, and it might be a little chilly.

To Ali- Noted... are you going to tell me what we're doing yet?

From Ali- You'll see. (;

Emily sighed, but she was smiling. She liked the mystery of the date she was going on. She already knew that there wasn't any dinner involved, so she quickly made herself a sandwich, which she ate while dressing into some comfortable, cute jeans, a t-shirt and her converse. It wasn't her fanciest outfit, but she was going to be outside. Plus, she wasn't usually fancy, and she didn't want Ali to see her as anything but herself.

A few minutes before eight, there was a light knock on the door. Emily glanced over herself in the mirror, and then grabbed her phone and keys and went to open the door.

Before her stood Alison, wearing some tight jeans, a cute yellow blouse, and some flats. She looked just as gorgeous as always. "Hey," Emily greeted with a smile.

"Hey," Ali returned. "Are you ready to go?"

"Sure," Emily agreed, grabbing her purse. She stepped out of her apartment, locked it up and then dropped her phone and keys into her purse. "All good."

"What'd you do today?" Alison asked, making small talk as they took the elevator down to the lobby.

"I had coffee with Aria. We talked about the Hollis summer classes. Then I signed up for the summer classes I need to become a high school Bio teacher," Emily answered.

"Seriously?" Ali asked. "That's awesome. I bet you'd make a great teacher."

"Why do you say that?" Emily asked out of curiosity.

Ali smiled. "You're just really sweet. Plus, you're smoking, so all the students would love you."

Emily could feel herself blushing a dark red as they exited the apartment building and started for Ali's car. "Thanks," she said, giving a light laugh. "So, what do you want to do with your life?"

"What do you mean?" Ali asked, getting into the driver seat of her car while Emily got in the passenger side.

"Well, Aria's a teacher. Hanna said she wants to be in the fashion industry. I don't know what Spencer does, but I know she's in college for something important," Emily answered.

"She's in law school," Alison informed her swiftly as she pulled the car out of the parking lot. "Um, I don't know what I want to do."

"Did you go to college?" Emily wondered.

"Yeah," Ali answered vaguely.

"What'd you major in?" Emily waited patiently for Alison's answer.

"Financing," Alison admitted. "I didn't know what else to do. After high school, I had no idea what to do with my life. Still don't know, really."

Emily nodded slowly. Alison sounded like she didn't really want to talk about that subject anymore, so Emily decided to drop it. "So, are you finally going to tell me what we're doing?"

"We're going to walk," Alison answered simply. Emily glanced out the window. It was dark outside already, but the street lamps gave away what was around them. They looked to be heading in the direction of the neighborhood that Emily used to live in.

"Where?"

"You'll see," Ali insisted. "So curious."

Emily glanced at the blonde, who was smiling. Her smile was so beautiful, and Emily couldn't help but smile as well. They were silent for most of the rest of the drive, and then Emily saw that they were driving into the neighborhood that she used to live in, where her mom lived still. "What are we doing here?"

"It's easy to walk to where we're walking from here," Ali answered, parking in front of a big house. "This is my mom's house, where I used to live before I moved out."

"You lived in this neighborhood?" Emily asked, surprised that she'd never seen Alison around here.

"Yeah, why?" Ali answered, putting the car in park and taking out her keys.

"I lived right up the street. My mom still lives over there," Emily admitted.

"Wow. We lived in the same neighborhood, went to the same school, and yet we never knew each other," Alison muttered. "Weird."

Emily nodded. "Yeah, it is." They got out of the car and Alison led Emily toward the trees next to her mom's house. "You're taking me on a walk in the woods? Should I be scared?"

"Yes, and no," Alison answered with a laugh. "Don't worry, I'm not some crazy killer."

Emily smirked. "If you do kill me, can you do it in a pleasant way?"

"What kind of death is pleasant?" Alison asked, laughing.

"I don't know, kill me while kissing me or something," Emily suggested with a laugh.

Alison rolled her eyes, but she was smiling. "How about, I just don't kill you at all? How's that sound?"

"Sounds better than the alternative," Emily replied. "So, where are we going?"

"You'll see," Alison insisted. "Stop asking, it won't take too long to walk there."

They walked in silence for a moment, and finally, Emily decided to be the brave one. She reached out to her left and grabbed Alison's hand in her own. Ali turned her head to look at her, and smiled sweetly. The blonde interlaced their fingers together.

It felt so perfect. As they walked silently, Emily felt Alison tracing shapes on the back of her hand with her thumb. Emily never wanted that moment to end, and it did go on for a while, but they finally came into a sort of clearing.

"What's this place?" Emily wondered. It seemed to be just a clearing, with a few trees in it. Leaves were scattered on the ground, but other than that, it seemed empty.

Alison led Emily across the clearing, and then Emily noticed a large rock sitting on the ground next to a tree. "This is going to sound so lame."

Emily chuckled. "I'm sure it's not."

They sat down on the rock, and Ali turned to Emily. "In high school, people used to sneak to this rock with their girlfriend or boyfriend and kiss. It got called the Kissing Rock. It was like a rite of passage into high school."

"Who did you take here?" Emily asked, raising an eyebrow.

"No one," Alison answered. "I told people that I took some guy, but I've never kissed anyone here. I came here once by accident, at night. And the crickets and the stars just made it feel so peaceful and serene. I don't know, like there was something spiritual about it. It felt special to me, and I decided that if I was going to kiss someone here, that person was going to be special. Even if it is just a stupid rock."

Emily smiled, but her words had caught in her throat. Alison had thought she was special enough to bring her here?

"I really like you, Em," Alison admitted.

Emily smiled. "I really like you, too."

Ali took Emily's other hand, and pulled her closer. Their faces were just inches apart, and then their lips met. Emily didn't know whether she or Alison had closed to the distance, or if they'd both done it at once, but she didn't really care. The kiss felt really special, probably because it was.

When they pulled apart, Alison gave her a soft smile. "You look really pretty under the starlight."

Emily felt herself blush. "Well, you look beautiful under any light." The blonde in front of her blushed, and Emily felt proud of herself for causing that blush to appear.

"Flattery will get you nowhere," Alison insisted, smirking.

"Won't it?" Emily countered, smiling as she leaned forward and kissed away Alison's smirk. This kiss wasn't as soft as the other one had been. It was harder, like they wanted it more. Emily suddenly felt Ali's tongue poke out and move along Emily's bottom lip, like it was asking for entrance. Emily parted her lips, and Ali's tongue suddenly crashed into her own.

Their kiss turned much more forceful then, their tongues pushing back and forth for dominance. Once they were both out of breath, they pulled apart.

Breathing a little heavily, Emily admitted, "I think I like this kissing rock thing."

Alison chuckled and gave Emily a sweet look. Emily liked being looked at like that, it made her feel special and cared for. "What are you staring at?" Ali asked suddenly, and Emily realized that she'd been staring at the blonde.

"Only this beautiful girl that I like," Emily replied, smiling smugly.

"I hope she's not too beautiful," Alison answered, playing along. "I don't do well with competition."

"Oh trust me, you don't have any competition," Emily promised.

"Good to know," Ali said, biting her lip to hold back a huge grin, but most of it escaped anyway. "We should probably start walking back."

"Aw, do we have to?" Emily asked, pouting.

Alison rolled her eyes. "C'mon," she said, standing up and releasing one of Emily's hands. Emily was glad that she didn't release both of them, because it felt so right to have Ali's hand wrapped in her own.

She stood up from the rock and they headed back the way they came. "Do you walk around in the woods at night often?" Emily asked, only half serious.

Alison chuckled. "Not usually. I did in high school. I was big on sneaking around."

"Didn't it ever scare you to be out here alone in the dark?" Emily wondered.

"I don't get scared very easily," Alison admitted. "Sometimes it was a little creepy. But not right now."

"Why not?" Emily questioned.

"Because I have you holding my hand," Ali admitted, smiling genuinely at the brunette.

Emily remembered what Aria had said that morning. If Alison was playing her, she'd know. And right now, she was positive that Alison really did like her, and that felt amazing. She returned Alison's smile and squeezed her hand. They walked back to the car in a comfortable silence.

By the time they got back to the apartment building, it was already ten. The date hadn't been particularly long, but it'd felt really long. Outside of their apartment doors, Alison leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on Emily's lips. "Thanks for coming with me."

"Mm, anytime," Emily insisted, smiling. "I had a lot of fun."

"We should go out again soon," Alison said.

"We should," Emily agreed. "But remember, it's my turn to take you out to dinner, so don't beat me to it."

Ali chuckled. "I'll try. See you tomorrow?"

"Of course," Emily said, smiling. She leaned forward and gave Alison another quick peck. "Goodnight."

"Goodnight," Ali returned, and then they each turned around and went into their respective apartments.

Emily closed her door behind her, smiling like an idiot. Ali just had that effect on her. She knew that effect would never go away.

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