A/N: I'm sorry for the delay loves! On Thursday, I went to a choir rehearsal, followed by a two hours long PJ party with my choir, bc we cool like that, and when I got home I tried to write, but I kept falling asleep D: Yesterday, I went and saw Divergent last minute, and went out for pizza, and didn't get home until too late for me to write! D:

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Monday morning, Emily woke up early to start on her run. She was already in a brilliant mood from spending so much time in the last two days with Alison, but she'd decided that since she wasn't swimming or coaching for a while, she had to keep up her muscles somehow. Running.

She left early in the morning and ran for over an hour, getting lost inside her head as she followed a steady pace up and down the streets around the apartment building. She thought of her summer classes, about her new friends, about Alison. She recalled all she could from high school, searching her memories for that blonde. Nothing.

She was drained when she finally got back to the apartment building. She went upstairs and checked her water, but, as she expected, it was still out. She sent a text to Alison asking if she could use her shower, and got no response. She knew that Ali started her work in the morning at ten, and since it was not even eight yet, she figured that the blonde must still be asleep.

Emily spent a good ten minutes pacing in her apartment, wondering if it would be okay that she go in and take a shower while Alison was still sleeping. She couldn't stay in her sweaty clothes for much longer, and she had to leave the apartment at around eight thirty, so she didn't have a whole lot of time. She thought about texting Aria, but she figured that the other girl was probably asleep as well, and she didn't have a key to Aria's place.

Finally, Emily grabbed her change of clothes, her keys, a towel and her shampoo and body wash. She was going to have to sneak in and out. It's not like she was going to do anything bad. After all, Ali had said that she could use her shower anytime.

She unlocked Ali's door and quietly called out, "Ali?" No response. She closed and locked the door behind her, and then tiptoed toward the bathroom. She passed the bedroom door on her way there. It was wide open, and she could see Ali's blonde hair against her pillow, and the rest of her body hidden under her covers.

Taking a deep breath, Emily went into the bathroom and set her stuff down. She quickly stripped of her clothes and stepped into the shower with her shampoo and body wash. She kept the water at a low temperature to keep it from being too loud, because the hot water came out harder than the cold water.

She quickly washed off her body, and then she started with her hair.

AAA

Alison woke up slowly, flaking in and out of consciousness. As she finally did wake up, something became clear to her. Someone was in her apartment. Inhaling sharply, she sat up and looked around. Not in her bedroom. What was that noise she heard?

The shower. Sighing, Ali stood up. It was probably Emily, who else? She made her way to the bathroom door and knocked on it. The water was still running, and she got no answer. Guessing that Emily couldn't hear her, she opened the door a little bit and peeked inside...

Of course, she did that just as the water turned off and Emily slid back the shower curtain. Emily squealed when she saw Ali, who made a very similar noise and jumped back, closing the door with an accidental slam. Her eyes were wide. So much for imagining Emily naked and dripping with water after a shower. She'd just seen it.

And damn, she was hot. Not to mention her boobs... just the tiny glance that Alison got made her want to feel them... with her hands, and with her own breasts.

You're so gay, Alison.

Ali shook her head and turned around. While she let Emily get decent, she decided to make them both some toast. Maybe as a sorry for accidentally getting a glimpse of Emily naked, but mostly because Alison was hungry and she wanted Emily to stay for toast.

After the toast was made, she buttered it and put it on two separate plates. Emily opened the door just as she was done, dressed in shorts and her work shirt. "Hey, I'm so sorry," Alison apologized immediately.

"No, that was totally my fault for sneaking in and using the shower," Emily argued.

"I did tell you that you could use it whenever you wanted," Alison reminded her. "The water was running when I opened the door, I swear."

"Don't worry about it," Emily insisted, but Ali noticed that her skin was a little flushed. "Really though, I'm sorry. I should've locked the bathroom door or something."

"You really don't have to apologize," Alison insisted, smirking a little bit. "The view from my perspective wasn't half bad."

Emily's cheeks flushed a dark red, and that was significant considering her darker skin tone.

Deciding that she didn't want to force Em to be stuck on the spot, she said, "I made you toast, if you're hungry." She gestured to the plate, and then grabbed her own and went and sat down on one of the barstools. She had a small bar on her counter that was enough for two barstools.

Emily grabbed the second plate and joined her, sitting in the second barstool. "Thanks," she said.

"Sorry," Alison apologized suddenly, though she wasn't even sure what exactly she was apologizing for. "I just... I wanted to make sure that was you in there."

Emily gave her an amused smile. "Yeah, it was me. I did text you."

Alison felt her cheeks tint a little pink. If she'd checked her phone before going and playing the seeker, this whole situation could've been averted. "Oh."

They ate their toast in silence after that, not sure what to say. Finally, Emily said, "I should probably head to work. Thanks for the toast."

"No problem," Alison answered. Emily got up to grab her things, and when she was walking toward the door afterward, Ali jumped up and caught her arm. Emily turned toward her, and Alison pressed her lips against Emily's soft ones. The kiss went slow at first, but then Emily's tongue pushed through Ali's lips, causing Alison to make a, "Mm," noise. The kiss heated up, and Alison heard Emily drop her stuff onto the floor.

Even though she didn't expect to get much from this, Alison wrapped her arms around Emily's waist and pulled her closer to her. The majority of their clothed bodies were pressed against each other's by the time they finally broke apart their lips.

Eyes still closed, Alison felt Emily whisper something against her lips. "That was some goodbye kiss."

Ali pressed another soft, quick kiss to Emily's lips. "I'll give you a similar one later," she decided.

They pulled their bodies apart. "I'll see you at lunch," Emily told her, her skin even more flushed than it had been before.

"I can't wait," Alison told her, batting her eyelashes at the dark haired girl. Emily flashed her a smile, quickly picked up her stuff, and then left across the hall to her own apartment.

Alison closed her apartment door and then turned around, leaning against it. A week. That's how long she'd known Emily now. Yet it felt more like forever. All Alison wanted right now was to be with Emily, for real and like... officially. She wanted Emily to be her girlfriend.

And that scared the shit out of her.

She wasn't good with feelings. She wasn't good with committing to one person. It'd always been one of the big struggles in her life. She didn't want to hurt Emily, that was last thing she wanted. She wanted to be with Emily, but she didn't know how easy it would be for her to commit.

Heaving a sigh, she decided that the next time she spoke to Emily, it was going to be about commitment, or feelings, or something along those lines. She wanted Emily to know what she was getting into, before she got in too deep.

She just hoped and hoped that Emily wouldn't change her mind about anything once she heard what Ali had to say.

EEE

That morning had been more than a little awkward, and by the time her lunch break came, Emily was positive that she was still blushing about what Ali saw that morning. She couldn't really blame the blonde though. Ali had just been trying to make sure that it was her. She was the one who didn't lock the bathroom door.

Emily grabbed her stuff and left the shop, locking it behind her, before heading over to the Grille for her lunch with Ali. She was liking this routine they had, since it meant she got to see Alison every day.

She walked into the Grille, and saw Ali leaning against the wall behind the counter, seemingly in deep thought. Two plates were already set up on the counter, covered in a delicious looking salad. Emily approached it and sat in her normal seat, before Alison finally blinked and snapped out of whatever thought she'd been having.

"Hey," she greeted, giving the brunette a smile.

Emily smiled as well and grabbed her salad. "Hey." Alison remained unusually quiet for a couple of minutes, as they ate their salad. Emily just waited for her to say something. It looked as though some heavy thoughts were running through her mind. Finally, though, she had to ask, "Ali? Are you okay?"

Ali looked up from her salad. "I have to tell you something."

Emily swallowed thickly. "Okay."

Alison took a deep breath, and Emily didn't know if she should be worried. "You already know that I really like you." Emily nodded. "I'm... I'm not good with feelings." The blonde bit her lip, looking as though she was trying to figure out the right words to say what she needed to say. "I usually... I run from them. When I start to feel something I'm uncomfortable with, I run away. It was easier to do that when it was... like if I was with a guy. Maybe because I didn't really feel anything for them for real, but... I don't know."

Emily was waiting for the point to come up, but she wasn't going to rush Alison into saying anything. She just watched the blonde carefully. Ali kept her eyes off of Emily.

"And I have all of these feelings now... and I don't really know like... what I'm supposed to do about them. It feels too right when I'm with you. It feels too wrong when I think about running away from these feelings. Because I... I really like you, and I don't want to hurt you, and I don't want to hurt myself. But I don't... I'm not used to feeling this way. I don't know how to do it," Alison finally finished, before glancing up and searching Emily's eyes.

Emily stood up from her seat, and walked around the counter, so that she was behind it. Alison turned so that she was facing her again.

Feeling brave after Alison's confession, Emily took both of the blonde's hands into her own. She searched her eyes for one moment, and then she leaned forward and placed a soft kiss to her lips. It was slow. Emily wanted the kiss to send some kind of message to Ali, but she wasn't exactly sure what it was.

When Emily pulled back, she saw that Alison's eyes were wet, like she was about to cry. Emily squeezed her hands reassuringly. "I'll show you how to do it."

A tear fell from the blonde's eyes, but Emily quickly raised one of her hands and caught it before it could leave too long of a trail on Ali's face. Alison smiled softly. "Thank you."

Emily returned the smile. "We're still on for tomorrow, right?"

"Of course," Ali insisted. "I wouldn't miss it for the world."

They exchanged another kiss, and then they finished up their lunch before Emily had to head back to the shop. She stole a goodbye kiss from Alison and then she left.

Through the rest of her shift, she couldn't help but recall what Ali had said to her. She didn't want to run away from her feelings because she really liked Emily. Thinking back to Ali saying that made Emily's heart flutter.

By the time she was leaving her shift at the shop, and being replaced by an older lady who worked two of the days at the shop, Emily had decided that on their date the following day, she would ask Alison to be her girlfriend. She considered the fact that it may be a little fast, but if Ali was scared, Emily thought that being official might help ease her fear. At least, she hoped that's what would happen.

Ahh emotions!

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