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The sound of light breathing filled the room. They had fallen asleep in Alison's room, two on the floor and one on the side that Emily would usually sleep in on Ali's bed. Aria and Hanna on the floor seemed quite comfortable with their mattresses that they brought down from the attic with the help of Ali's dad. Aria was snoring slightly, as she always did when she was extremely tired. Spencer, who was curled up next to Ali on the other side of the bed didn't make a sound other than the light breathing. It was well past midnight, probably nearing towards three AM now. The three girls had been asleep for probably an hour now, and yet Ali still could not seem to fall asleep.
She could hear the muffled sound of waves coming from outside, on top of the occasional rolling sound of thunder. A flash would light up the rook before the thunder, causing Ali to get a good view of her room. She silently groaned, reaching for her phone to see what time it was.
ali: r u still up?
She couldn't help but send a text to Emily, despite the late hour. She knew the chance of Emily being up was slim to none, since Emily was never that much of a night owl. She would always pass out by two at the latest. So when Emily replied to her text, Ali's phone lighting up in her hand came as a bit of a surprise.
em:): i am now, what's up? is there something going on?
Ali's fingers couldn't move across her keyboard fast enough as she punched in a response. To her, every second she didn't reply was a chance that Emily would fall asleep. But she was still getting over the fact that Emily actually replied at this late hour.
ali: no everything's fine. just wanted to talk to you tbh, everyone else is sleeping
She flipped over so that her back faced Spencer as she smiled down at she and Emily's phone conversation. She definitely wasn't going to be able to fall asleep for a while now.
em:): and I was too until you texted me. i can barely keep my eyes open
Ali's mouth turned upward in a small smile, reading Emily's response twice before thinking about what she was going to say to her. Although talking to Emily had always come easy to her, Ali still felt the need to make sure she wasn't going to be saying something absolutely ridiculous to her.
ali: sorry about that. but I just can't resist talking to you ;)
Ali waited for the read receipt to appear under her text bubble, seeing the gray speech bubble appear on the screen to indicate Emily's response. It seemed like forever for Emily's response to come through.
em:): ha ha. well I can't resist my sleep sooooo zzzz
Ali's smile faded, not wanting Emily to go back to sleep. Call her selfish, but now that she and Emily were on good terms again, her need for Emily only grew in the few days they spent apart.
ali: wait! i know something that will keep you awake.
Alison waited for the "Delivered" sign under her text to turn to "Read". She hoped she hadn't been too late in capturing Emily's attention, and prayed Emily wasn't already asleep.
em:): i doubt it
ali: u wanna bet?
Instead of waiting for Emily's response, Ali silently rose from her bed and crept towards her door. She almost tripped on Aria's sleeping body, forgetting that she was right by the door. She held her breath to check and make sure all three girls were still sleeping peacefully.
She walked down the hallway, creeping past her parents closed door. Everything was peacefully silent, almost innocent. It was ironic because what Ali was about to do was anything but innocent.
She entered the upstairs bathroom, closing the door behind her silently. The bathroom was extremely dark, and Ali's eyes squinted by the sudden light that filled the bathroom when she flipped the switch.
em:): u have like two minutes before I fall asleep again
Taking a deep breath, Ali peeled off her pajama top and flung it to the tile floor of the bathroom. Her now exposed upper half already began to have goosebumps appear due to the cold temperature that they kept the house at. Ali swallowed dryly and opened the camera app on her phone, pushing all her wavy blonde hair to one side.
She looked at herself in the mirror, having second thoughts about doing what she was about to do. She hadn't done it in what seemed like years, and then the casualty of doing it seemed to roll off her shoulder. Now it was different, how the person on the receiving end felt about her in this appearance meant everything.
She held up her phone, bit her bottom lip, and took three pictures. Immediately after taking them, she looked at her camera roll to make sure they came out alright. Her thumbs did a little dance over the second photo, deciding on sending that one. While she composed the message, her heart raced with anticipation.
The "Delivered" text appeared under the picture, and it occurred to Ali how incredibly awkward it would be if Emily had fallen asleep and didn't open it until the morning. She was slightly relieved when the "Delivered" text faded to "Read 3:43am" but her heart rate only picked up.
em:): okay I'm definitely awake now omg
ali: told ya em ;) u like?
Ali's heart rate began to die down a little bit, her picture clearly being accepted by Emily. Ali had her doubts about how she looked, which had never happened before. It felt good now that she had approved.
em:): yes of course, but idk if u know this but i'm more of an ass girl ;)
Ali was exhausted the next morning, even when she woke up at almost 11 o'clock. She and Emily had stayed up texting until the sun rose at around 5am, finally deciding that it was time for them to both go back to sleep. When Aria shook her awake the next morning, Alison's plans to make them breakfast backfired. There was no way she was going to scoop up enough will power and energy to make them something.
So instead of Ali making them breakfast, the girls got dressed and walked to the diner that Rosewood was famous for. Alison was trying to keep her eyes open, the only thing keeping her going to the diner was the promise of hot coffee which would keep her awake.
Once there, the four of them slid into an empty booth. The diner was basically packed, and it was a surprise that they found one that wasn't occupied by some family or old couple. Constant chatter filled the restaurant, waiters and waitresses were moving around with pots of hot coffee in their hands, and the clanging of silverware from the cooks making food could be heard from the kitchen. One of the busy waitresses handed each of them a menu before hurrying off again to wait on someone else, leaving them to figure out what they wanted alone.
"So Ali, what do you think of Emily Fields?" Hanna asked.
Ali looked up from her menu, searching Hanna's face to see if she knew something that she wasn't supposed to. Hanna's face looked all innocent though, and the other two looked up at Ali to wait for her response.
"She's cool." Ali said simply, trying not to give anything away with her face.
"Well I'm just saying, I think you guys would be good friends if you actually talk to her. She's super nice, and she listens to my rants for hours while giving me advice." Hanna commented.
"Sounds like you've got a bit of a crush, huh Hanna?" Ali asked, her fist clenching under the table.
"No of course not!" Hanna said, waving her off casually as she set her menu down on the table. "You know I like Caleb."
Aria, who was sitting next to Ali, glanced at her before looking back at her menu. Ali took a deep breath, looking back down at her menu to decide if she wanted pancakes or waffles.
"The point I was trying to get to was, you should invite her to breakfast here. We all know her, and she's really nice." Hanna said, looking around at the three girls. "You know...just to be nice."
"I wouldn't be opposed to that." Spencer said.
"Fine." Ali said. "Do you have her number?"
Ali didn't even have to ask, Hanna had already whipped out her phone to text Emily. Ali didn't not want Emily to be there, but she was afraid of giving things away and she certainly wasn't ready to tell any of her friends about her not so platonic relationship with Emily this summer.
Ali looked down at her own phone, quickly opening she and Emily's text conversation to tell her to play it low key. She was going to wind up telling the girls, that she knew. Just not now, Noel finding out had already been enough.
"Okay she's coming." Hanna said after a few minutes.
"We're waiting on one more." Aria told the waitress, who was ready to take their orders.
"That's fine hun, but I'm just here for your drink orders." she said, and Aria looked ahead at Hanna.
"Just coffee for me." Ali said, glancing at the door to the diner when it opened. A small family came in, none of them Emily.
It wasn't until she had poured half and half with sugar into her mug of coffee that Emily arrived. Ali looked up as she approached the table, stirring her coffee with a spoon absentmindedly. Emily smiled slightly down at all of them, and Hanna immediately slid over to let Emily sit down.
"Thanks for inviting me Hanna." Emily said, and Ali could sense the shyness from the girl across from her.
"Of course!" Hanna smiled brightly. "We got you coffee, hope that's ok."
It wasn't, Ali knew already that Emily was not a fan of coffee. Especially coffee that was diluted with cream and sugar. Emily looked down at the shiny black cup, and back up at Ali who was sitting across from her. She would've told them Emily disliked coffee, but it definitely would've blown the cover of them not really knowing each other.
"Thanks but, I actually don't like coffee." Emily said sheepishly.
"Oh my God! I'm so sorry, I should've known." Hanna said.
"No it's fine. Really." Emily said. "I think I'll stick with orange juice."
"It's fresh squeezed here." Alison said, smiling slightly with her lips pressed to the rim of her coffee mug. She knew Emily knew that already. They had gone to the diner together during the summer, splitting a piece of key lime pie and orange juice. Who doesn't want pie for breakfast?
Emily smiled back, looking down at her hands and biting her lip lightly. Alison's smile faded, and she gulped slightly. The sight of Emily biting her lip like that sent a rush of feeling to parts of her body. Various...intimate parts.
To avoid the progression, Alison looked away and at Aria who was looking down at her phone. Looking over her shoulder, she read the person that Aria was typing a text to. "Noel Kahn" was the recipient that she was so engrossed with at the moment, and a smirk teased Alison's lips.
"Who you texting Ari?" Ali asked, causing Aria to press the home button of her phone to exit out of their conversation.
"No one important really." Aria said casually.
Ali's phone vibrated in her lap, causing her to pick it up and view the message.
Noel: going to ask Aria on a date tonight the country club. r u guys doing anything tonight or is she free?
Ali smiled down at the text, internally high fiving herself for bringing Aria and Noel back together.
ali: no we aren't doing anything special so ur free to take her. I hope ur parents rnt involved in this.
noel: no of course not!
The waitress came back, looking slightly flustered with having to run around to take everyone's orders and deliver their food. Ali ended up ordering waffles with banana slices on top, noticing Aria's phone lit up with a text from Noel as she said her order. Right after Aria finished ordering her omelet, she quickly picked up her phone to read her text.
Emily ordered French toast, which Alison knew was her favorite breakfast. When Ali made Emily French toast one morning, Emily practically worshipped that ground that Ali walked on for a good three hours. Not that Ali was complaining. Kisses that had remnants of syrup and powdered sugar had become a favorite.
"So Emily, I never got to ask this back in Rosewood but where were you thinking about going for college? If you've thought about it at all." Spencer asked.
"Well right now I'm being offered different scholarships to go swim but I'm not sure what exactly I want to do, or what to major in either." Emily said. "When's Toby's move in day? It must suck he decided to go to Washington."
"Yeah it's a far move but he's happy which is all that matters. His move in day is the end of August, I'm not sure when his official last day in Rosewood is." Spencer said. "You know he wanted to be a police officer in Rosewood, but wanted excitement in his life. Rosewood is practically one of the most boring towns in Pennsylvania."
"That's a fact." Ali said, raising her mug slightly with agreement. "Cheers to that."
"Yeah have any of you realized what little goes on there? I think that most interesting to happen there last was when our choir teacher was actually a drug pusher." Hanna said.
"Rosewood would be so much cooler if there was like a good murder case. Or if we had a stalker." Aria said.
"Be careful what you wish for." Ali said. "I would like to finish high school alive and in one piece."
The girls all laughed nervously, Aria looked back down at her phone with interest.
"Hey, we aren't going to do anything special tonight right?" she asked.
"No, not really. Why?" Ali asked, but she knew why Aria had asked.
"Well...Noel's wondering if I wanted to go with him for dinner at the country club. Apparently there's some special meal tonight." Aria said.
"Did you say yes?!" Hanna asked, beaming widely.
"I knew he was going to ask you on a date!" Spencer said.
"Noel is super nice, I think he would be perfect for you." Emily said.
"You think I should go?" Aria asked.
"Yes! Just as long as you let us do your hair and makeup!" Ali said.
"So what's the deal with you and Emily?" Hanna asked.
Ali stopped abruptly in her kitchen, turning around to face Hanna who was holding a curling iron. It was later in the evening now, and the four girls were helping Aria get ready for her date with Noel. Hanna had been watching them all day, but Aliso. Wa sure she hadn't done anything to blow her cover.
"What are you talking about?" Ali asked, going for the route of denying everything.
"Oh don't be like that. I may be book smart stupid but I can tell you totally have a thing for her." Hanna said, crossing her arms.
"What makes you say that?" Ali asked.
"The looks. You guys both look at each other like the other is a god or something. I don't know!" Hanna said. "Has this been going on all summer?!"
"Please don't tell anyone!" Ali bailed and decided to confine in Hanna.
"Why don't you want people to know?" Hanna asked.
"Because! You know who I am, Alison Dilaurentis. Straighter than a pole." Ali said.
"Obviously not." Hanna said, rolling her eyes slightly.
"That's not the point. The point is, I'll them about it when I'm ready. This is all new to me." Ali said.
"Fine. But don't play or break Emily's heart or I swear." Hanna threatened. "Emily is an amazing person and I don't need you fucking her up."
"I would never do that!" Ali protested.
"Your track record says otherwise." Hanna pointed out.
"Hanna! Ali! Do you guys have the curling iron?" Emily called from upstairs.
"Coming!" They both called in unison.
"I mean it Ali." Hanna said, before turning to hurry up the stairs of Ali's house.
When Aria was finally all ready to go, the time Noel was supposed to pick her up drew nearer. She had to borrow something of Alison's, since Aria hadn't known about the date until a few hours earlier.
"I think we did a pretty good job if I do say so myself." Ali said, leaning on her doorframe of her bedroom as Hanna let the last curl of Aria's hair fall down her back. Emily, who was sitting on Ali's bed after helping Hanna, nodded in agreement.
"Spencer I feel like these eyelashes are going to fall off." Aria said, looking at Spender in the reflection of the mirror.
"You'll be fine." Spencer said, zipping up the makeup bag and tossing it aside. "Just...don't blink that much."
Hanna laughed at Spencer's comment, turning off the curling iron and placing it on the table. They all had worked tirelessly to make her look perfect, and it seemed to have worked out.
There was the sound of tires on gravel from outside, signaling Noel was there to pick up Aria. Aria's eyes widened as Hanna helped her up from the chair and towards the stairs. It was a loud commotion from all the girls to get Aria downstairs, and Ali sprayed some of her favorite perfume on Aria as she walked down the stairs.
Ali was the one to open the door when Noel knocked, leaning on the door as she looked at her best friend under the porch light. He was wearing a navy blue blazer with khaki pants. His white dress shirt and light blue tie brought out the color of his light blue eyes. In one hand was a bouquet of deep red roses and his facial expression appeared nothing but nervous.
"Are those for me?" Ali teased, nodding her head at the flowers.
"Actually there for Aria." Noel said. "Look I would love to stay and chat but, the reservation is for 8:30 and it's already almost 8:20..."
"Oh of course, don't want to keep you from your fancy lobster and crème brûlée." Ali said, opening the door wider. "Aria's right here."
Ali stepped aside to reveal what they had been working for the past hour and a half on. Aria smiled lightly at Noel, whose eyes widened in surprise.
"Wow." he said. Realizing what he said, he cleared his throat and looked at his shoes. "Sorry I meant to say, you look really beautiful."
"Of course she does idiot." Ali said.
"These are for you." Noel said, holding out the perfect roses.
"Thanks Noel, these are really sweet." Aria said, taking them from him.
"Don't you guys have a reservation to make? Go!" Ali urged, taking the flowers from Aria to get them out the door.
"Right, well your chariot awaits." Noel said, motioning to his car.
"Have her home by 11!" Ali called to the duo. "And no funny business!"
"Of course not, Mrs Dilaurentis." Noel said mockingly back as he opened the passenger door for Aria.
Ali closed her front door and rolled her eyes. "He's so cliche." she said to the three remaining girls.
"I think it's sweet." Emily commented. "He seems to really like her."
"He has since we were in sixth grade. There's always been a torch burning for Aria Montgomery in Noel's eyes." Spencer said.
"So...what are we going to do now that Aria's gone?" Hanna asked. "Another movie night?"
"No we did that last night." Ali sighed as they walked into the living room. "I'm trying to think of something fun we can do."
"God I'm so exhausted." Spencer sighed, collapsing onto one of Alison's couches.
"We probably should just stay here." Emily said, sitting down on the space Spencer left free.
"Fine." Ali said, looking down at the two girls and then at Hanna who was standing in the threshold of the living room. "Should I order a pizza?"
The three of them nodded in agreement, making Ali smile down at the two girls who were sprawled out on the couch.
"And if we watch movies, no way am I watching The Notebook again." Ali said, pulling out her phone.
"Have a heart Ali! That movie is adorable!" Hanna called from the armchair.
They ended up watching The Notebook. Besides Alison, the girls cried at the end of the movie. Ali watched the screen as the sad scene in the movie played out. She never saw how sad it was, and why everyone else cried. To her it wasn't that sad, and Hanna told her that she would understand it when she found a love of her own. Ali's eyes flickered to Emily, wondering if they would ever be in the same situation as the couple in the movie.
They ate slices of cheese pizza as they watched the movies, and it was nearing ten when they put on another movie. Dear John? Did they want to kill Alison? There was only so many sappy movies that she could take. She sat in her arm chair and set down the uneaten pizza crust to see Hanna cuddled up into Emily on the larger couch. Her eyes narrowed, what was Hanna doing?
She continued to eye them as the movie progressed, having more of her attention on them than on the film. The movie wasn't even half over when she noticed that Hanna and Spencer were passed out on the couch.
"Are they both asleep?" Ali asked Emily, who was still awake with her eyes on the movie. Her eyes flickered from the screen to look over at Hanna and Spencer, who were breathing lightly.
"I think so." Emily whispered as Ali stood up from the arm chair. "What time is it?"
"10:30." Ali said, reaching out to grab Emily's hand to help her to her feet. "Aria should be home soon."
"What are you doing?" Emily asked, looking down at Hanna who laid down on where Emily just rose from.
Ali shushed her lightly, pulling her towards the door of the living room.
"Just follow me."
Ali and Emily crept up the stairs quietly to not wake up the two sleeping girls in the living room. Ali was still holding onto Emily's hand, careful not to grip her hand too tight. They made it to the top of the steps and walked down the hall passed empty bedrooms until they reached Ali's room.
"No kissing all day, do you know what that's like for me?" Ali asked, after Emily closed the door to her room lightly.
Emily smiled slightly, "No I can't say that I do." she laughed lightly.
Still holding Emily's hand, Ali smirked mischievously and began to walk backwards until the back of her knees hit the mattress of her bed. She fell back onto her bed, pulling Emily on top of her silently. With Emily hovering her, Alison let go of her hand and stroked Emily's cheek lightly.
Not being able to resist the girl on top of her any longer, Ali pulled Emily down to kiss her. Their lips met lightly, but Alison was quick to pull Emily close to her. Emily rested her forearms on either side of Ali's head and pushed her gold blonde hair off her face.
The slow kisses that they shared did not last longer than a minute, and both were becoming breathless as things picked up. Ali moaned into Emily's mouth, causing Emily to break their kiss abruptly and look down into Ali's eyes.
"They're downstairs." Emily said nervously. "We shouldn'-"
"They won't wake up. Did you see how tired they were?" Ali said, wanting things to continue. There was no interruptions this time.
"But Aria-"
"Emily, no offense but I don't think it's going to last either of us that long." she smirked.
Emily's eyes flickered from Ali's eyes, down to her lips which were turned up in a smirk, and back up to her eyes once more.
"Don't hold back." Ali smirked up at her, trying to control her breathing. "There's no one here to stop us now."
Emily bit her lip and continued to stare into Ali's light blue eyes.
"What? Are you afraid you're going to get me pregnant?" Ali asked, her smirk becoming a smile. "We're both girls remember."
Emily seemed to give in to her own lust for Alison, and she bent down quickly to kiss Ali passionately. Alison was soaking up the affection from Emily like a sponge, her body tingling with every touch that Emily placed on her body.
Emily broke the kiss, sitting up to pull Ali's Keds off her feet before going back up to Ali. Ali had opened her legs to allow Emily to position her lower body between them, her hands holding up on either side of Ali's upper arm. Instead of kissing her again, Emily pushed all of her dark hair to one side and began to kiss Ali's neck.
Ali sighed and tilted her head up so that Emily could access her neck easier. She found her way to Ali's sweet spot behind her ear with her lips, making Alison bite her lip so that she wouldn't moan. Ali's hands were on Emily's stomach, grabbing a fistful of her shirt and pulling. Emily say up abruptly, disconnecting her mouth from Ali's neck to pull her own shirt over her head.
Ali's breath got caught in her throat as she looked up from where she laid on the bed. Emily's hair cascaded down her shoulders perfectly, and Alison suddenly felt insecure about herself, knowing that she was next. Sure enough, Emily tugged on Alison's shirt and Ali sat up to allow her to pull her shirt over her head.
Ali sighed as Emily laid back down on top of her, the feeling of their chests pressed together was overwhelming. Alison was definitely reacting to it, and she wondered if Emily could feel how her body was reacting even through her shorts. If she did, Emily didn't acknowledge it as she began to attack the newly exposed skin with her mouth.
"No marks." Ali muttered, gripping into Emily's upper arms as pleasure washed through her body. She could feel Emily's teeth bite down and she didn't want to have to deal with hiding marks.
Alison's back arched and Emily took the opportunity to unclasp Alison's bra from behind. She pulled off Alison's bra in a flourish, exposing her upper body to Emily before Ali had time to even process what was happening. The words caught in Ali's throat as Emily's hands reached the newly exposed skin and Ali wrapped an arm around Emily's bare lower back.
This was the farthest that either of them had gotten with each other, nothing had progressed from topless making out but Ali knew what was going on right now was different. Her body was still reacting to Emily in ways nobody ever could, and Ali was eager for more and more and more.
Emily's hands trailed down Ali's body to the button of her shorts, opening the button expertly as Emily continued to kiss her lovingly. They were breathing the same air, their heated breaths ghosting on their lips as Emily slid Alison's shorts down and she kicked them off. Less than a minute later, Emily's had come off too, as well as her own bra.
Alison was sure she hadn't seen anything more beautiful in her life. The marvel above her was utter perfection, at least to Ali. Her skin was like caramel, everything about her make Ali want to scream.
Emily leaned back down and kissed Alison again with a soft tenderness that made Ali's head spin. Emily squeezed Alison's exposed thighs gently, and Ali's hands moved around to squeeze Emily's backside harshly. Emily's hand moved to Alison's center, the only covering it was the thin fabric of her underwear. She slid a finger up her underwear like a line, and Alison shuddered in response. Emily smirked against her lips, doing it once more with a bigger response.
"Stop teasing me." Alison said harshly. "Fuck me already."
Emily's eyes widened at Ali's words, pulling Alison's underwear down at her command. Alison had never been with a girl before, in fact if you had told her four months earlier that she would be having sex with promising swimmer Emily Fields that summer, she probably would've laughed and claim she was straight. But now, this was definitely something different. Alison may have not known what to do exactly, but Emily sure did and there seemed to be no problem with Ali's lack of knowledge.
Emily's fingers were definitely something that Alison would worship after this night as she arched back and tangled her hand into Emily's hair. She tried to keep her voice down, but it was pretty hard considering what Emily was doing down below. Emily's face was inches from hers and Emily watched Ali breathe heavily with lust until Alison began to shake and come undone underneath her.
"Oh my God." Ali said, and Emily kissed her passionately to silence the noises she was making. It was pretty ironic that Alison said 'God' when the things they were doing were definitely unholy.
Emily's fingers curled inside Ali and when Ali finally stopped shaking underneath her, she kissed the top of Ali's sweaty forehead. Alison's chest was heaving, trying to catch her breath after experiencing one of the best sensations in her life. Before Ali could even think about reciprocating the favor, they heard the crunch of gravel from car tires outside.
"Shit." Ali said, pushing Emily off of her so that she could find her clothes.
Emily searched for her own clothes frantically as well, pulling on her shorts hastily and fastening her bra just as quickly. Alison searched for her shirt, finding it hanging off a knob of her dresser.
Once their clothes were on, Ali hurried down the stairs towards the front door to open it for Aria.
They were coming up the porch steps when Ali pulled the door open, both smiling and laughing at something Ali didn't know.
"Have fun?" Ali asked, as Aria gave Noel a side hug as a goodbye.
"Yeah it was great." Aria said, saying goodnight to Noel and walking inside.
"I see you had fun." Noel winked.
"Yeah we ate pizza and watched lame movies." Alison said sarcastically.
"No, I can tell Ali. You and Emily totally just fucked!" Noel laughed.
Alison's mouth dropped, and she slapped Noel's arm. "Shut up!"
Noel continued to laugh at Ali, backing up so Ali could slam the door in his face in a fluster.