Chapter 10: What Dreams Are Made Of

"I cant believe we just did that". Alison spoke in amazement about what they just did. As cliché as it sounds, Alison couldn't get over the fact, she is in Emily's car, driving into the sunset, going god knows where. What a moment to have to cherish for the future.
Alison couldn't have asked for anything better right now. For so long, she's fantasised about being with Emily romantically, so now that it's actually happened, she couldn't believe it was real life.

"I would do it again and again just to be with you". Emily softly spoke, reaching for Alison's hand to kiss the back of it as she was driving to an unknown destination. "So where do you wanna go?".

"I have no idea. It's been such a long time since I've been on a date, I don't really know how to have fun".

"Aww, that sounds so sad". Emily responded as she stroke her thumb against Alison's hand which she was holding for reassurance. "Well I can help you change that. Are you hungry, we could go get something to eat?".

"Sure, but you pick".

"Are you gonna make me decide everything?". Emily asked.

"You're the one who practically dragged me out here". Alison teased, trying to get a reaction out of her love interest. "If it weren't for you, I would be wined and dined right now 'til my hearts content".

"Yeah and we all know how much fun you would have". Emily said sarcastically.

"...Okay, you're right. You saved me. How did you know?". Alison caved into Emily charm with a joke at the end.

"Because I'm the one for you". Emily admitted confidently.

"My one and only". Alison smiled in response.

Five minutes into the car journey later, Emily and Alison finally reached their desired restaurant. An idyllic Italian venue, perfect for creating the atmosphere Emily was looking for.

"I don't know what to order. I don't wanna eat anything that will embarrass me". Alison stated her worry about first date etiquette as she read what was on the menu.

"Ali, it's not like we haven't eaten in front of each other before". Emily responded almost laughing at how ridiculous Alison was sounding, but she was still cute though nonetheless.

"True... Do you remember when, you and Hanna got really competitive during that pizza eating contest we had". Alison spoke as she remembered what happened, whilst trying to hold back her laughter. "Then there was Aria, Spencer and I, barely managing to eat one pizza".

"God, I never felt so full in all my life after that day". Emily laughed along with Alison, thinking how beautiful Alison looked when she laughed. "I don't even remember who won in the end".

"I think Hanna called it a draw, but you argued you won because you ate your last crust and Hanna didn't". Alison continued to laugh, remembering Hanna's pettiness.

"Sounds about right". Emily replied, still not fully remembering what happened all those years ago.

"Are you both ready to order?". The waiter asked, once he reached their table.

"I think we are". Emily replied for them both, causing Alison to have a flustered expression on her face as she was put under pressure to know what to order. "I'll have a pepperoni pizza". Alison smiled at Emily's decision after their whole conversation about pizza.

"I'll have the lasagne". Alison decided on

"Can we get a bottle of white wine to share?". Emily added.

"Of course". The waiter responded as he wrote their order down on his notepad. "Can I get you two anything else?". He offered.

"No thank you". Emily replied, gaining a friendly smile from the waiter.

"Okay, I'll go and put your order through and come back with your wine". The waiter finished saying as he left.

"Old habits die hard?". Alison joked to Emily once the waiter walked away.

"What do you mean?". Emily asked, not understanding where Alison was coming from.

"You and your pizza". Alison explained.

"My love for pizza will never die. I could eat it all day, everyday if calories didn't count".

"I'm sure you would still look incredible with the amount of times you work out".

"Thank you for the compliment, but I'm not as fit as I used to be, I only workout five times a week".

"Oh really, only 5 times a week?". Alison asked sarcastically with a smile. "For some people, that's how many times they workout a year".

"Here are your drinks ladies". The waiter announced. "Would the lady like to test the wine?". He asked Emily.

"Sure". Emily agreed, leading the waiter to pour a small amount of wine in a glass for her. Emily then began to swirl the wine around in her glass, from making the assumption that, that's what people did in these sorts of situations. Emily then gazed into Alison's eyes as she smelt the wine and put the glass to her lips and tasted it. "It's light and refreshing. It's perfect, we'll have it thank you". The waiter smiled and then poured some more wine into Emily's glass and then finished with filling Alison's glass, leaving the bottle behind as he walked away to tend to some other diners.

"Okay, I'm not going to lie to you, but you looked really hot just then". Alison admitted.

"Did I?". Emily questioned, not really believing her. "I probably looked like someone who was trying alcohol for the first time. "I had no idea what I was doing".

"Well it didn't show". Alison continued to schmooze her way through. "Anyway what's with you and pizza?".

"There's nothing I love more than pizza, but maybe you could change that". Emily attempted to flirt.

"Maybe I could, but you would have to be worth it". Alison continued to tease.

"Only you can decide that, don't put that pressure on me". Emily joked.

"Well you're doing good so far". Alison assured Emily with a smile, reaching for her hand to hold across the table.

As the date was progressing, the eye contact they shared was becoming more intense. With only the two of them, they couldn't really look anywhere else. Not that either one thought about complaining from the beauty in front of them.

"Why are you looking at me like that?". Emily asked as she ate her pizza, now the one to feel paranoid, because Alison was smiling at her from the way she was eating her pizza whilst she was sipping her wine. "Do I have something on my face?".

"No, not at all". Alison assured. "I just can't get over where I am right now and who I'm with. I feel like I need to pinch myself because I feel so lucky. You look so beautiful tonight, so I'm just trying to take everything in".

"I know what you mean". Emily agreed and smiled from Alison's compliment. "The restaurant is pretty spectacular, but the company is something else".

"You certainly know how to flatter your date. So tell me, did you date anyone in college?". Alison asked as she continued to eat her food. Emily laughed slightly from the slight nervousness she felt from the question. A part of her was afraid to open up about her history. But it was only Alison, nothing bad could happen, right?

"Not really to be honest, Paige and I kind of fizzled out a couple months into freshman year of college. The distance didn't help, but I just don't think we had a deep connection we should have had to make it last. Yeah, I liked her a lot. But, probably not enough to make it last.
I think in the beginning I was blinded by the fact that somebody actually liked me and wanted to be with me. I guess because I like girls, I settled for Paige because, I didn't think I would find anybody else. So when I got to college, my dating area expanded. But, I didn't really connect with anyone I met, and I didn't want to make the same mistake as I did with Paige so I just stayed single... But there was also a part of me deep down that was still hung up on someone else".

"Oh really?". Alison responded to play along with story, pretending to be intrigued by who this mystery person was, when deep down she knew exactly who it was. "So this other person, what happened between you two to leave you wanting more?". Emily smiled at Alison's fake naivety.

"Everything was left out in the open. This person had the power to draw you in and make you feel like the most special person in the world to them, and when you're around them, that's all that matters. To see her breathtakingly, beautiful smile because of something you did, or said is the most satisfying things you can see. Because that smile is something strangers hardly ever see, so when you do see it, it makes it all the more special".

"So what happened to you two then?". Alison asked, because she wanted to hear Emily's side of the story, about what happened all those years ago.

"We never really spoke about our feelings, we could just feel what we had. We kissed a couple times, but I think she cared more about her school reputation than me".

"That's not true". Alison interrupted calmly and let down her façade. "I cared about you a lot and I still do. I was just scared and unsure of myself. I know this probably won't make much sense, but at the time, I couldn't care less about what people thought about you and me. I was scared how people treated me by myself. It's a stupid way to think, but that's the way I saw it... I like to think I have changed though".

"I can say that you have changed and for the better". Emily contributed. "Not going to lie though, when you pushed me away. It did bring flashbacks back to the old you. But after everything that's happened, I don't blame you. You had to do what you needed to do and I just want to move on".

"Me too. Let's drink to that". Alison agreed, raising her wine glass from the table. "To a fresh start".

"To a fresh start". Emily reiterated and chimed her glass with Alison's.

"Have you ladies finished your meal?". The waiter came back to see if he could take their plates away.

"Yes, we have". Alison spoke for them both.

"Can I get you anything else, some dessert or coffee?".

"No thank you, can we have the cheque". Emily asked.

"Of course". The waiter responded, walking away with their plates to come back with the cheque.

Emily reached down to get her handbag from the floor, to get ready to pay for the date. "No, I cant let you pay". Alison tried to object.

"It's fine, honestly. I want to pay". Emily insisted. "You can pay for the next date".

"That's very kind of you. I've had a lovely time".

"The dates' not over yet".

Once Emily paid the cheque and the sun finally set, the couple decided to take a stroll down the street, holding hands. With the moonlight shining down on them against the streetlights, the date was really becoming something of a success.

"I can't get over the fact that I'm having such a lovely time with you". Alison spoke aloud with a smile she couldn't wipe off her face.

"I'm glad you're having a good time. It makes me happy to see you happy, when you're happy, I'm happy. But, I am having a really great time as well".

"Oh look, there's a dancing night going on in there". Alison said aloud as she looked through the window and saw couples of all ages dancing their way around the room. "We should go".

"I'm not so sure". Emily hesitated. "I don't know how to dance".

"I think somebody is telling lies. I've seen you dance before. Come on, let's go". Alison insisted, directing them both to the dancing venue. "If you think you'll be that bad, just sway with me".

"I didn't expect to see you two here". Hanna came up to the pair when she saw the couple walk in.

"We didn't think you'd be here either". Alison responded for them both.

"Caleb and I are taking advantage of the free babysitting from Eliza, and I think Spencer and Toby can be seen somewhere too, and I saw Jason and Aria as well, but that was a while ago.

"Did we not get the memo for the dance?". Emily asked as she became confused as to why all her friends had appeared at the dance.

"It's a last minute event to raise money for charity". Caleb contributed. "They're also selling drinks half price".

"Good to know". Alison replied. "I think Em and I are gonna have a dance before she changes her mind".

"Okay, enjoy the rest of your night. It's so nice to see you two happy". Hanna finished their conversation to lead Caleb away as they held hands.

Emily and Alison made their way to the dance floor and naturally closed the distance between one another to casually sway along to the soft and slow, romantic music. For Alison, to be this close to Emily, it was a lovely moment to have. After so long, she finally began to feel the love she has deserved. With every movement, Alison's muscles began to relax into Emily's feminine frame.
Dancing with Emily was a first, but yet felt so very familiar. To feel safe in someone's arms is something she has never experienced before, but it was definitely something she could get used to.

"See, you can dance". Alison spoke softly as they continued to dance.

"Okay, maybe I can dance". Emily replied modestly.

"I love it when you're modest. It's one of the things I like about you, you're so humble and down to earth". Emily was left speechless, she didn't know what to say. Alison made Emily feel like a shy teenager again. "I don't think we've ever been this close... physically...". Alison continued but Emily was still tongue tied and had no idea what to say. "I could get used to it".

"Me too". Emily finally replied sweetly.

"Well well well, we meet again". A man's voice came up behind them. "So you stood me up to go out with a woman?". Daniel continued and the couple broke from their hold to respond to the man behind them.

"Look, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have stood you up. I would have called but I didn't know your number". Alison tried to justify her actions, but it didn't seem to be working by the look on Daniel's face. "We wouldn't have come if we knew you were going to be here".

"Oh, that makes it alright then". Daniel still continued to ignite the fury he was feeling. "Where else would I go when there's cheap drinks?".

"We didn't come here to cause any trouble. If you want, we can just leave". Emily tried to defuse the situation.

"Yeah that might be for the best". Daniel agreed, maybe out of hurt for seeing Alison with somebody else.

"Is there a problem over here?". Jason came into the conversation with Aria after hearing a commotion starting.

"They were just leaving". Daniel replied shortly, wanting to get his point across.

"I don't think there is any need for that". Jason continued, trying to defend his sister.

"I think there is. You see, your sister went off with this woman, when she was meant to be on a date with me, and the worst thing about it, was that she didn't even bother to tell me". Daniel appeared to be drunk as he was holding a beer in his hand to drown his sorrows. His drunk demeanour was accentuated by the fact that he didn't care what he was saying. "I expected better from you at least, Jason. We've been friends since high school, but I haven't heard from you in years. We're meant to be best friends and yet you don't look out for me... Now that all this has happened, I'm glad I got stood up, and I'll let you into a little secret whilst I'm here... I'm the one who drugged Eliza". Daniel didn't realise what he just confessed until after he said it with Jason's grip holding him against the wall.

"You did what?!". Jason held Daniel to the wall by clenching his hands into fists against Daniel's shirt after hearing the confession.

"It was an accident". Daniel attempted to back track for what he just said, feeling afraid from Jason's power. "I asked one of the waiter's to put the drug in Miss DiLaurentis's drink. I didn't know Alison's first name, and I didn't think there would be two Miss DiLaurentis's either". Daniel started to panic and try squirm out of the situation he has put himself in.

"So that makes it okay for you to drug my sister?". Jason replied sarcastically, still angry by Daniel's confession. "You know what, maybe you should be the one to leave. You're the reason why I wasn't there for my sister on New Years Eve and now you're the reason why my daughter ended up in hospital. I don't want to ever see again. Get out of my sight". Jason finished, releasing Daniel from his grip so he could skittishly walk away with the little dignity he had left.

"Thank you Jason". Alison thanked her brother, feeling grateful to have such supportive people by her side.

"I'm sorry he ruined your night". Jason replied, now much calmer.

"Don't worry about it. It's getting late. Em and I were thinking about leaving anyway".

"Thank you for a lovely evening". Alison attempted her goodbye as both of them were walking through Alison's front door.

"I've had a really good time as well". Emily replied, unsure of what to do in this situation. She didn't want to move things along too quickly for Alison because, it was not that long ago she was with Elliot. But luckily for Emily, the situation was taken out of her hands when they reached the living to witness something unexpected. Emily and Alison saw Eliza and Madison sat on the sofa in the middle of a kiss. Once the teenage couple realised they had been walked in on, they broke away with an embarrassed expression upon their faces.

"I'll umm... go home now". Madison spoke with a sheepish demeanour, making her attempt to leave. Alison or Emily didn't say anything in respect of Madison's wishes.

"I think I'll leave you two to it". Emily spoke.

"I'll walk you out. But you, stay there. We need to have a chat". Alison replied to Eliza, trying to make the situation as calm as possible. She didn't want Eliza to freak out.

"Is it okay if I call you tomorrow?". Emily asked Alison with anticipation.

"I'd love that". Alison replied as they reached outside the front door, which was closed briefly for some privacy. "Thank you for taking me out. I think both of us waited long enough for it to happen". Alison admitted, giving Emily the much needed eye contact.

"We have, but it was worth the wait". Emily shared, holding Alison's gaze with her own. Their eye contact became intense from anticipation with what could happen next. Emily has been dying to kiss Alison all night, but was afraid to make the first move to possibly ruin their wonderful night. She didn't want to pressurise Alison into anything she didn't want to do. Emily wanted Alison to make the first move to know for sure that whatever they would do, she would be comfortable.

Quickly, that anticipation turned into butterflies as Alison was coming closer into Emily's bubble. However, was slightly disappointed that it was only just for a hug. Emily knew it took a lot for Alison to even go on a date with her. So to have a kiss, would be another big step in their relationship that she is prepared to wait for. For Emily, the wait for Alison would always be worth it.

"You look happy". Eliza stated as Alison walked back into the room to sit on the couch next to her.

"Let's just say, I've had a really good night". Alison decided to say, keeping her cards close to her chest. "From what I saw earlier, you've had a pretty goodnight yourself. Did Bella and Jordan get to sleep okay?".

"Yeah, they got to sleep fine". Eliza explained, referring to Hannah and Caleb's children, who she was babysitting for. "Maddie helped me put them to bed which was nice".

"Talking about Madison, what's going on between you two?". Alison asked, finally getting to the reason why they were having this type of conversation so late at night.

"I'll talk about it if you tell me about your date?". Eliza tried to sneak her way out the conversation, not wanting to open up like a typical teenager.

"Okay, but you talk first". Alison decided on.

"I don't know where you want me to begin really. It's still early days... We got the chance to talk a lot at the party, because our other friends weren't there. It was good because, we finally got the chance to talk about things that didn't revolve around school. We bonded over sport, our favourite TV shows and music, and then somehow, later on in the evening, I ended up confessing to liking girls which could have been the drugs? I don't know. But then she confessed to liking girls as well. Nothing happened though we just ended up talking about girls we liked, mostly celebrities and then after that, I blacked out. So today, when the kids were asleep, Maddie told me how scared she was at the party when I collapsed. She got a little emotional talking about it and I found that so endearing, to hear someone care about me so much in a way that no one has before, filled me with so many emotions that we ended up kissing and that's when you walked in with Coach Fields".

"Okay, to me it's a little weird hearing you calling Emily, Coach Fields". Alison admitted after calling Emily, Em no longer than five minutes ago. "But now I feel even worse to hear that I walked in on your first kiss with Madison. No wonder you both looked embarrassed".

"Now you get to tell me what happened with you and Coach Fields? I thought you were going on a date with Daniel?". Eliza asked with a slightly excited tone to her voice.

"Please, call her Emily when you're around me. It sounds wrong to be dating your teacher even though I've known her for years". Alison politely asked as she started to think of a way to tell her story of the evening. "It's late and my story is a lot longer and more complicated than yours. But what I will say is, Emily saved me from Daniel. To cut the long story short, Daniel was the one who drugged you at the party. It wasn't intentional and I'm sure it will never happen again because, I'm sure your father will want you to press charges against him".

"What? It was Daniel!". Eliza asked from surprise.

"Yeah, apparently he was meant to drug me. He didn't know my first name, so he gave the drug to a waiter to put it in 'Miss DiLaurentis's' drink, thinking it would be me".

"Oh my god, that's awful". Eliza said in a state of shock from the new found information.

"It is, but it's getting really late now, you should get some sleep". Alison spoke, now giving out her maternal tone.

"Yeah, Goodnight". Eliza said, getting up from her seat to hug Alison goodnight.

"Goodnight". Alison replied, reciprocating the hug.

"Sweet Dreams". Eliza finally said as she walking out the room leading to the stairs.

"Sweet Dreams". Alison spoke quietly, almost like a whisper as she reflected on all that happened on her date with Emily.

A/N: I apologise for this chapter being out a little later than normal. I just got frustrated with it because, I felt like I wasn't writing it the best I could have done as I always want to put out the best for you guys because, I'm picky with what FanFiction I read so I expect to give out good writing.

So with the following chapters, I was thinking about writing it with POV rather than being like a narrator to give the depth I want to you guys. It will be my first time writing in POV so we'll see how it turns out.

Anyway back to the chapter - There you guys have it, Emison's first date, courtesy of 'Maggs91' . I wanted to dedicate these date chapters to you guys because without you, writing this story would be very boring. So writing the dates that you want to see is my way of saying thank you and I really do mean it, I appreciate every single one of you.

I think that's what I'm going to do now. I'm going to write the dates that you want to see Emison go on because, 'EmisonHeaven' had a great idea too. So their idea can be Emison's second date and after, if anyone has any more date ideas please let me know.

As always let me know what you think of this chapter by leaving a review or sending me a message or anon on tumblr daydream-your-adventure. Like I said before, I really do appreciate every single one of you who take the time to read this story and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.