shays POV

sometimes I wonder how Alison causes so much drama I think Hanna is mentally breaking down.

she looks so worried most of the time I hope that Hanna and her brother end up ok. were giving each other space so I can take care of ali and so she can help her brother think of ways to tell their father. I assume since Hanna and her mother have such a good relationship that she already knows. I've just put Alison to bed. my phone starts to buzz I feel a rush of happiness because I thought it was Hanna until arias name popped up.

" hello" she called out in person she sounded so fragile but on the phone aria sounded like a woman.

" hey aria what's up?" I asked normally she wouldn't call something must be wrong.

"can mike and I come over my parents are fighting again?" you could hear her sniffle I can tell it hurts her to know her parents fight.

' yeah no problem you two always have two rooms in my house." I nodded as she told me she be over shortly.

about ten minutes after serious thinking the door bell yanked me from my thoughts as if someone were slapping me.

"hello?" I could hear aria call out as her and mike entered.

" in here aria." I called

as if on cue her and mike walked in. mike smiled and pointed towards his usual room, I nodded and he walked up. aria plopped down on the couch next to me and sighed. I laughed and whispered " ill get the ice cream you pick a movie and we can cry together." she smiled in appreciation. as I walked to the kitchen I heard her begin to cry this honestly hurt me I've never heard her cry besides when she found out Ezra was the one who kept sending us all creepy text about our parents.

in fact, I think that's what started all this. he used to send her stuff like " you parents are lying to each other " blahblah. the he started sending it to us all and that's when her parents found out.i walked back in and she looked so hurt I sat down the ice cream and pulled her into a big hug.

She looked up and she had this hurt look as if she were three and someone stole her blanket.
If there is one thing I hate it's to see people cry.

Especially aria.

" shay , thanks you know? For leaving me and mike a place to go it means a lot to me and mike."
She smiled but you could tell it was fake.

" aria you know no matter what I always care about you. You and mike those rooms are yours I even have dressers for you two you are family."

She smiled and picked up the ice cream and jerked her head towards the tv.
I turned on the movie and to no surprise she picked the notebook.
It had been her favorite movie since the fifth grade.

Eventually she fell asleep, she was so small I decided to cary her up to her room. Once I got her in bed I shut the tv off and called Hanna.

"Hey you ." She answered on the first ring.

"Hey I miss you, wanna come over?" I was really hoping she would say yes.

" let's see its three am we have school why are you even up?" She held a playful tone.

" aria, parent trouble, thinking of you and I'm not going why don't you stay with me tomorrow?"

"What's up with ari and sure I'm on my way see you in five."

She hung up.

It seemed way longer than it really was for her to get here.
I lit a few candles in my room and fixed the bed I cleaned up the ice cream buckets and tidied up the couch. When she walked in I went for a hug and got a kiss.

She peered over my shoulder as she spoke "where's aria,mike and Alison?"

" mike and aria have their own rooms here and Alison has a house in the back yard in front of my tree house."

She looked a little shocked yet somewhat excited.
"What tree house ?"
I laughed and grabbed her hand kissed her and pulled her behind me.