Pretty Little Lovers Untamed

Author's Note: Oooh a movie night? How will that turn out!? Keep reading to find out…

Chapter 21

Emily read Alison's letters for what to have been the fiftieth time. Then she added her newest one to the collection and sat down on her bed weighing her possibilities. Hanna Marin was her absolute best friend. She'd always been there for Emily and Emily had always been there for her. The fact that Alison was asking her to choose between the two of them was tearing Emily in two. She still couldn't understand the hold Ali had on her, but she knew it had only been intensified when she let Ali do to her what she'd done.

Her phone beeped as she was sitting there, staring at her feet, wishing she just had the strength to make up her mind. It was a text from Aria.

"Em," she said, "Movie night at Hanna's. Please come. I really miss you."

Emily didn't know how to respond at first. It really was in her best interest not to go over there, but she didn't want to let Aria down. Plus, she really could use friend time. Staying away from her best friend when she really needed her the most hurt her. She just couldn't decide if seeing Aria was worth seeing Hanna.

So she wrote back, "I don't know."

Spencer came out of the shower as she was still staring at her phone. After their run, Spencer had came back to Emily's house and used her shower. She hadn't wanted to go home to stay because Melissa had been getting on her nerves, and so she'd packed a bag and followed Emily home.

"What's up?" she said, rubbing a towel through her hair. "You look stressed."

Emily shrugged. "Hanna's having movie night. But I don't know if I wanna go." She frowned. "Me and Han are kinda having this spat."

"Spat?" Spencer sat down on the bed beside her. "What kinda spat?"

"Just a friendly spat," Emily said.

"Well I'll go if you go," Spencer suggested.

Emily's phone beeped again and she read Aria's message that said: "Please Em. Please. I need friend time."

Spencer leaned over Emily's shoulder. "Wait, Aria's going to be there?"

"Yeah," Emily nodded. "She's the one that invited me."

Her friend sighed. "I'm kinda having this friendly spat with Aria too."

They exchanged looks. Emily really had half a mind to just fall back and lay on her bed the rest of the night. Likewise, Spencer had hoped to just have a nice night of hanging around, doing nothing, and definitely not thinking about Aria. But life was never easy, was it?

"Well," Em said, "Should we go or not?"

Spencer suddenly had an epiphany. If she showed up, looking great, Aria would realize what she was missing and finally make up her mind. She'd have to right? She stood up, went to Emily's mirror and picked up her hair dryer. "I say we go," Spencer said. "We make ourselves look great, and then I say we show up, act like nothing's wrong. That way we give off the impression that we think everything is fine.. And as a result everything will BE fine."

Emily found Spencer's eyes in her reflection and she said, "Do you think it's really that easy?"

Spencer shrugged, and turned around, leaning against the dresser. She had on some white washed skinny jeans, some white keds, and red and white faded v-neck tee. Even though she didn't have any make-up on yet and her hair was still wet, she already looked great. "Why not? We're Spencer and Emily. We kick ass, don't we?"

Emily got up too, went to her closet and started choosing an outfit. Spencer was right. There was no use sitting around and moping. She'd have to decided eventually.. But not yet. And movie night was just what she needed to take her mind off of the impending decision, regardless of the fact that it would be movie night at Hanna's house. Everything WOULD be fine. She would make sure of it.

She took out some short blue jean shorts, and a navy blue off the shoulder long sleeve tee that said "Yes I am!" She held it up to her and then looked to her friend, "How's this look?"

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