Chapter 13

Emily was quiet as a mouse but Spencer's shouting had done its damage; Alison was up. She was sitting up in bed, leafing through a magazine, waiting for Emily to return. The longer she took, the angrier she got and by the time she spotted Emily walking through the door, she was furious. She didn't waste a moment, immediately laying into her.

"Did you put Speedy to sleep?" She seethed.

"Alison?"

"That's why you went over there, right? To put Speedy Spencer down for the night?"

"Yeah, she was upset and drunk and-"

"And helping your friend out was more important than focusing on your family."

"NO! Look, I'm sorry if the noise woke you up, but what was I supposed to do? Let her break down the door? Leave her out in the cold like that?"
"Oh, here comes Emily, the great protector. Saving maidens in distress since.. well since around High School... that's how you get them, isn't it? First you save them and then you-"

"ALI! What's gotten into you all of a sudden? I don't even know why we are arguing right now!"

"We're arguing because I know your type. You like the weak and vulnerable type and Spencer happens to be both right now, so I'm asking, what is going on between you?"

Emily was revolted by Alison's insinuations. She couldn't even respond. She just looked at her in disgust and shook her head before reaching for her pillow. Alison wasn't letting this drop so easily though and as Emily reached down she grabbed her wrist and started laying into her again.

"That's how you got Paige too, isn't it? You swooped in when she was feeling low, back when she was still a baby-dyke, so far inside the closet she couldn't see the light of day, and you reached in and pulled her out and made her fall in love with you." Alison stated

"Ali, stop!" Emily cut in but Alison wouldn't be sated tonight, she just kept going.

"And she never fell out of love, did she? Even though she got up and ran the moment she found out about the babies, like a coward. She couldn't even hack it then so why would Spencer be worried about her getting to you? She shouldn't be, Paige doesn't have the balls to try." She asserted

"ALI!" Emily cried out

"But judging by the ring I found, maybe you aren't over her either. Maybe the person she's afraid of isn't Paige, it's you." She insinuated, smirking, looking Emily straight in the eyes.
"No!" she shot back.

"Yes, it is. You're the reason she's been drinking!" she accused.

"NO!" she cried out on the verge of tears.

"Yes! Face it, honey, you're a homewrecker."

"No." Emily replied, weakly.

"You're a nasty little slug that worms its way into people's brains and their relationship and makes its home there, pushing out every last bit of goodness from inside them and bringing out the worst in them. Look what you turned Spencer into? And Paige? Where is she? I bet you were the reason she didn't come home tonight. You're cancer Emily. You ruin everything."

Emily snatched the pillow and turned to walk away. She was halfway to the door before Alison continued her assault.

"You better not infect our house with your disease. It's not just me you have to worry about, it's the babies. How quickly they grow up. One minute they're here, and the next? They're gone!"

Emily's blood ran cold as she processed Alison's words. She wasn't saying what she thought she was saying, right?

"We wouldn't want them to grow up without their second mother but, hey, if anything happens, it's best if they start over somewhere new where they can forget about their moms breaking up and not have to worry about visiting and splitting up for the holidays and stuff like that."

She was. Emily slammed the door on her way out. As she walked to the couch she heard a noise and looked up to see that Grace was awake. She tucked her in again, kissed her goodnight and went down and set up the couch for the night although she couldn't sleep. She just kept thinking about Alison's words and every time she'd get as far as the 'homewrecker' part a fresh wave of tears would form. She didn't ruin things for Spencer, did she? She cruised to her facebook page and scrolled down to the pictures. It's funny how many smiling ones she'd put up ever since she started dating Paige.