A/N i am banging out these chapters like nothing ._. i just wanted to say thank you for all the amazing reviews XD and credit must go to PixieD14 for helping with the title of this chapter and with one other part of this chapter, and of course her hilarious review :D now enjoy the chapter, bye lovelies!

My plan to avoid Hanna lasted for two full days. In those days i solely focused on my school work, field hockey and keeping the rumors about Aria under wraps and making sure she was staying strong. I actually thought she was going to start leaving me alone again, god how wrong i was.

I was standing with Aria at her locker while she gathered her things so i could take her home and help her prepare for her date with Caleb tonight, everything was going fine until someone passed by and muttered, "Druggie!" my gaze snapped to who it was and saw Mona Vanderwaal smiling smugly at us.

She was another popular pretty girl follower of Alison's, she looked like a carbon copy of Alison right down to the designer shoes. "Care to repeat that Mona?" I said with false nicety, she looked me up and down and her smile widened, "Gladly Spence! i said, "druggie" cause you know thats exactly what your best friend is." She said in a nasty voice. I felt Aria tense up next to me and my eyes narrowed.

"No she isn't Mona, you shouldn't listen to everything you hear especially when it comes to Alison." I said and she laughed, it chilled me because it sounded almost exactly like Alison's. I opened my mouth to say something but a cold voice beat me to it, "Jeez Vanderwaal, if it weren't for the dark hair i would have thought Alison was standing right here." Mona whirled around and saw Hanna standing behind her.

She had a cold smirk on her face and her eyes were like glaciers, I saw Mona shrink back a little as she looked at her and said "Th..thank you." Hanna laughed cruelly and said, "It wasn't a compliment you brainless little twit, now get lost before i decide to chop off all that pretty hair of yours." Mona's eyes widened in fear and she nervously touched hair.

"Oh and one more thing, if i ever hear you saying something like what i heard before i'll follow through on that promise." Hanna's gaze didn't waver as Mona nervously ran off as fast as she could in her six inch heels. Even though i was supposed to be avoiding Hanna i couldn't help but laugh, her eyes flickered over to me and she shot me a small smirk before turning and walking off without another word.

"Wow. Did Hanna Marin just stand up for me? Pinch because i must be dreaming." Aria said and looked at me with an expression of shock, i grinned and pinched her arm. "Ow! I didn't mean actually pinch me!" She said and rubbed her arm, i laughed and said "Well then be careful of what you say and yes, Hanna Marin just defended you."

Aria shook her head and shut her locker, "Okay lets go before this day gets any weirder." I laughed and linked arms with her as we walked to the car.

"Ugh i have nothing to wear!" Aria said and face planted on the bed, we had been going through her closet for the last hour and she had repeated that same phrase at least forty times. I was about to kill her, "Aria i'm sure there is something in there, besides Caleb is not picky about clothes. He'll like you in whatever you choose." I said as calmly as i could, she sighed and cuddled her pillow closer.

"At this rate i should just go in my underwear." She said and i muttered under my breath, "Oh i bet he'd love that." Rolling my eyes, i stood up and walked over to her closet determined to find her something. Okay i might not have had as much fashion sense as Aria but dammit i knew what looked cute and what didn't!

Or at least i thought i did until i saw some of the quirky clothing Aria had, i really had no idea where to start. Finally i decided to dive in headfirst and pray to god that i could find something, i started sifting through clothes and shook my head at some of the stuff i saw.

Finally…after at least half an hour of searching i found exactly what i was looking for. The red dress, the dress that had made me have a mini panic attack the day Aria had bought it and asked me to help her with it. I walked out of the closet and dropped the dress on the bed, Aria sat up and looked at it. "Stop moping and go get dressed because you only have about forty minutes before Caleb arrives." I said and her eyes widened.

She leapt out of bed, grabbed the dress and made a mad dash for the bathroom. I laughed and collapsed on the bed as i waited for her, hmm after making sure Aria didn't decided to hide under her bed and ditch Caleb i decided i would go home, curl up with a book and relax. I deserved it after everything that had happened and i would murder anyone who tried to interrupt it.

My musings were cut short as i heard the doorbell ring and i glanced at the clock, right on time. God that boy was never on time when it came to plans with me, oh he was so getting an earful after this. "Oh god he's here, Spence i'm not ready yet!" Aria shouted through the door.

"No worries i'll handle it, just hurry it up." I said and walked downstairs to open the door. "Hey brainiac." Caleb said affectionately and gave me a hug which i returned, "Hey tech head, Aria's almost ready." I said and shut the door behind him.

"No rush." He said and ran a hand through his hair nervously, i looked at him and frowned. "Did you cut your hair?!" I demanded and he looked at me nervously, "Uh…maybe." He said and i widened my eyes, "After how long of begging you cut it for a girl?!" I threw up my hands in frustration and stomped away. Just proves how much guys will change for a girl they like.

First he's on time, second he cuts his hair, what's next no more ripped jeans? Good god the world was going insane. "Girls…i will never understand them and their freakish overreactions." I heard him say, "I HEARD THAT CALEB JOSEPH RIVERS!" I shouted and glanced back to see him cringe as i used his full name.

Hmpf serves him right, i leaned against the wall and crossed my arms as we waited for Aria to come down. We only waited a few minutes before she came downstairs. I straightened up and saw Caleb do the same. Wow..Aria was stunning when she was all dressed up.

The dress was the same as i remembered it the red color suiting her perfectly and hugging her body in all the right places, her hair was pinned up with a few curls framing her face, she had on a short black jacket and black heels. Her makeup was simple, accentuating her features and making her look all the more gorgeous. I smiled at her brightly and saw Caleb couldn't stop staring at her.

"Wow..you look…wow." He said and i suppressed a laugh as Aria blushed, "Thank you, you look very nice as well." She said and decided to make my exit. I winked at Aria and mouthed good luck as i slipped out the door.

I got into my car and drove home, i pulled up and saw someone sitting on the porch steps. I got out of the car and walked over slowly, i quickly recognized Emily and smiled "Hey." I said, she stood upd and smiled "Hi, i hope you don't mind me just coming over but i was bored and figured i might as well come here." She said, i put on a mock hurt face and said "Glad to know you only use me for my amazing sense of humor!"

We laughed as i opened the door and walked inside, "Make yourself at home, are you hungry?" I asked as Emily took off her jacket and sat down on the couch, "No thanks i ate before i came over." she said and i nodded, setting my bag down and sitting next to her.

"So what do you want to do?" I asked and she thought about it before answering, "Hmm lets just watch a movie, we haven't done that in a while." I smiled because it was true, we hadn't sat down and hung out together in a long time and i was glad she had come over.

"Okay you pick the movie, i'll make us some popcorn." I said and got up, walking to the kitchen and popping in a bag of popcorn in the microwave. I poured two glasses of soda as i waited and carefully juggled all three things as i walked back into the living room. Emily got up and helped me, we settled down on the couch with the bowl of popcorn resting between us.

"So what did you pick?" I asked, "Friends with Benefits." She said and i laughed, "Em that's like the third you've watched it." she blushed and rolled her eyes, "I like it okay!" She defended and i shook my head as we started to watch the movie.

Emily leaned her head on my shoulder at some point and i felt completely relaxed, it was nice hanging out with her. It felt simple and easy, something i was extremely grateful for right now. Emily and I might not have been as close as Caleb and I but we still had a strong friendship, she understood the pressures my parents put on me because she had the same feeling with her parents.

Halfway through the movie Emily sat up and paused it, i looked at her and said, "What's wrong Em?" she shook her head and sighed "Spence…i…well…can i ask you something?" She said nervously and i nodded, "Of course, ask me anything." i said reassuringly, "Well..what would you do if you found out one of your friends was…gay?" She asked and my eyebrows rose in confusion,

"Uh well i would still treat them the same. It doesn't matter if they're gay or straight, they're still the same person." I said, wondering where this was going. Emily looked a little relieved and my confusion rose even more, "Good…Spence…i think…i'm gay." My mind didn't have time to process what she said because in the next second Emily kissed me.