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Hanna's POV
School was the last place I wanted to be right now, but here I was in the middle of the courtyard, listening to Mona prattle on about the shopping spree I'd missed out on this weekend.
Of course I knew that Mona loathed Alison for the way Ali had treated her, but Ali had been one of my best friends before she disappeared. You'd think she'd realize I was upset about her death, not that we all hadn't seen this one coming. She'd been missing for a year, we had held out very little hope of finding her alive. But no, Mona gabbed on as if nothing had happened.
My phone buzzed in my pocket.
I'm going through with the treatment –Em
I smiled.
Good. Emily's on her way back to us. It was amazing how fast it had happened. Aria had been back for a week, and through all that's happened this week, rough as it was, Spencer, Emily, Aria and I had become an us again. It felt surprisingly good to have my friends back. Not that I didn't love Mona, but I guess sometimes it's good to have a little… variety.
Mona hadn't even noticed that I hadn't been paying attention, describing some Prada bag she had spotted the other day.
"Hey," I heard Sean say from behind me, interrupting Mona's rambling.
I whirled around in my seat.
"Sean…" I said.
"Can we talk?" Sean asked.
I looked at Mona, who nodded. I wondered if she realized we had broken up, having forgotten to tell her, or maybe I was just avoiding it. I mean, who brags about being dumped?
We moved to a corner where there weren't many people.
"Look, Hanna," Sean said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean what I said. I love you and I don't want to see anybody else. I know you must've been thinking all weekend about what happened and…"
This was bullshit. He probably got rejected by some dumb slut he was chasing.
"You know what Sean?" I said, "I haven't thought about you since Noel's party, in case you haven't noticed, I've got other things on my mind."
He was crazy if he thought he could come crawling back to me, thinking I had nothing better to do than think of him all weekend, particularly the weekend my best friend is found dead.
And you know what? I could use a little less crazy about now. And a little more sympathy, too.
I walked back to where Mona was sitting. I spotted Spencer and Aria holding hands under one of the tables in the courtyard. I smirked to myself. I guess that went well.
Spencer's POV
I arrived to school a little later than usual as I had stopped at Starbucks for a coffee.
I spotted Aria sitting at one of the tables in the courtyard. I felt my heart race.
She's all mine, I can't believe it.
I sat down next to her, pushing the coffee I had bought for her toward her, and taking a sip from my own.
Aria looked at me skeptically.
"Don't worry," I said, knowing exactly why she was looking at me, "I didn't make it."
This caused Aria to laugh. God, I love her laugh.
"Thank you, Spence," Aria said, "You really are the sweetest."
I blushed, and mumbled, "Only the best for my girl."
Aria blushed this time, I think it was from hearing me call her 'my girl'. To be honest, it was amazing to be able to call her that.
I took her hand in mine, underneath the table. She squeezed mine lightly in response, sending waves of happiness through me.
"So," I said, "Do you have any plans for Friday?" I asked Aria.
I wanted to take her out on a date. A real date. And I had a great idea, too. Well at least, I hoped it was a great idea. I didn't want to disappoint Aria.
"Yeah," Aria said, looking at me with a strange expression on her face. It looked like some combination of amusement, confusion, and guilt.
I didn't want her to feel guilty for already having plans though. I wanted her to be happy, but though I tried, I couldn't hide my disappointment. It came through in the single syllable I uttered, "Oh."
Aria cocked her head to one side, "Do you mind telling me what they are?" she said, smirking at me.
I laughed, "Nice one, shorty."
Her smirk only got bigger. She looked at me expectantly.
"No," I said, "It's a surprise."
She frowned, "I really don't like surprises."
"You'll like this one," I said, squeezing her hand.
"Hey, Spence?" Aria said suddenly, as if I hadn't been paying attention.
"Yeah?" I asked.
"Did you notice Hanna looking at us funny?" she asked me.
I hadn't noticed.
I looked around for Hanna, finding her at the other side of the courtyard, smiling at us with a look of satisfaction on her face. She knew. Of course she knew. She knew before I knew.
"She's probably figured us out," I admitted.
"How would she know?" Aria asked, looking at me, daring me to tell her that I had talked to Hanna, though I hadn't really. Unless you count that talk in the bathroom.
"She has this uncanny ability to look at someone and instantly know what they're love life is like," I responded.
It was true though. Hanna could read people's love life like a book. She could look at you and tell whether you've had sex at all, whether you've had sex recently, whether or not you liked someone, and if she paid attention, she could even tell who it is you liked. Sure, there were exceptions, but Hanna was good.
"And she knew I liked you…" I confessed to Aria.
"You told her?" Aria asked.
"No, apparently it was written all over my face."
Aria chuckled.
"So, should well tell her? Like officially?" Aria asked me.
"Well it would be nice to have someone to show off my beautiful girlfriend to," I whispered in Aria's ear, I pulled back and then said casually, "Plus, if she's already figured it out, she's gonna be mad if we don't tell her."
Aria's POV
"We should probably tell Emily, too." I said to Spencer.
Spencer nodded in agreement.
"You want to get going don't you?" I said, noticing how Spencer's left leg was twitching.
"I like to be in class early," Spencer said.
"I know," I chuckled.
"But, I'm avoiding Mr. Fitz," Spencer told me.
I realized it must have been driving Spencer crazy. She liked to stay on her teacher's good sides, and telling Ezra to 'back the fuck off' wasn't keeping her on his good side. He really shouldn't hold that against her, just because she was tired of him not being able to take a hint. Plus it was justifiable, if he ever tried to sway her grades because of it, it would be too easy to get him fired. If he's at all competent as a teacher, it shouldn't make any difference. I questioned his judgment for pursuing me after I had told him not to, though.
"Spence," I said, "Thank you, for defending me."
"He should know, no means no." Spencer said seriously.
"Never thought I'd see the day where Spencer Hastings swore at a teacher," I said teasing her.
Spencer glared at me.
"Don't worry, baby, it was really hot." I purred seductively into her ear.
Spencer's face flushed, but she regained her composure rather quickly. "I'll keep that in mind," she said, wiggling her eyebrows at me.
I laughed, "Come on, let's go," I said.
I walked into Ezra's classroom laughing with Spencer by my side. We were the first ones there, aside from Ezra, which was to be expected. Spencer was one of probably two people in the entire school who actually liked to get to class.
"Aria, a word," Ezra said.
"Anything you have to say, you can say in front of Spencer," I told him.
I heard him sigh, knowing I wasn't going to give in to speaking to him alone. It's not that I couldn't, but I wasn't about to send Spencer away.
Ezra closed the door.
"Maybe he'd leave you alone if he knew…" Spencer whispered in my ear.
"Aria," Ezra said, "I can't stop thinking about you. I don't know how I let this happen, but I think I'm in love with you."
My mouth dropped. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Spencer's do the same. Spencer's arm instinctively wrapped around me in a protective manner.
"Well that's too bad," I said turning to look at Spencer, "because I'm in love with her."
I wrapped my arms around her neck. She smiled at me, kissing me, gently.
"I love you, too" Spencer said, leaving Ezra stunned.
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