A/N: Happy double update! Just a warning, things get pretty steamy towards the end of this chapter, so you might want to take into consideration where you read this. Again, thanks for the reviews/follows/favorites so far! I know I am going to do a time jump next chapter, I just haven't decided exactly how far ahead I want to go. I'll be starting that chapter in the morning. Hope you all have a great week! I will see you at the end of it most likely! As always, let me know what you think! I love hearing from you!
"Are you sure you don't want to head into Philly and spend New Year's with Jason and Aria?"
Alison just rolled her eyes at her girlfriend. Emily had already asked her three times, and each time Alison had said she just wanted to spend the night in, snuggled up on the couch together. "I'm sure. Honestly, I'm not even sure I'm gonna make it to midnight." Alison smirked to herself as she saw Emily's face drop, almost too quickly to notice, before glazing over with a look of concern.
"You feeling ok?" When Alison gave her a look of confusion, Emily continued. "You've been acting, kind of, off today."
"Yeah, I'm just not feeling 100% today. I feel like all the excitement from Christmas and then the move and having Aria and Jason over a couple nights ago…" She blew out a breath and ran her fingers through her hair. "I think it's all kind of just caught up to me." Emily stepped closer and wrapped her arms around her girlfriend. Alison turned her head, nuzzling her nose into Emily's neck and taking a deep inhale of the brunette's scent. "I'm sorry, I know how much you were looking forward to tonight."
Emily sighed as she placed a small kiss to the top of Alison's head. "It's ok. I know we've had a crazy week and have been doing a lot of running around." Emily was glad that Alison had her head buried in her neck so she couldn't see the look of disappointment on her face. Next to Christmas, New Year's was her favorite holiday. She loved the fresh start that always seemed to come with it. Everyone just gathering together in celebration of making it through another year, it didn't matter that you were surrounded by strangers.
And this year, they had a lot to look forward to. They were going to be bringing a baby into the world in 5 months. Someone who would be completely dependent on them for everything she needs, for the first few years, at least. She was so excited to take that step with Alison. She also wanted to celebrate this passing year and everything that came with it. Yeah, the first 9 months were really nothing special, but the end of it? Amazing! Alison had brought her back to life, made her feel again. She never knew that a love as deep as they shared could have ever existed.
So yeah, she was more than a little bummed that they would probably be asleep for the ball drop, but she couldn't hold it against Alison. Alison's body was working double time, creating a life. Her body never rested, making sure that the tiny human inside of her was getting everything it needed to grow healthy and strong. Little fingers and toes were being formed at that very moment. Tiny little organs were beginning to form. It was absolutely incredible what the female human body was capable of. Just thinking about it, Emily was in complete awe of the beautiful blonde in her arms. So no, she couldn't blame Alison if she fell asleep standing up right now. She had every right to be asleep whenever she wanted to be. And if her girlfriend needed sleep instead of staying up and watching the ball drop to ring in the new year, then she was going to in bed beside her, holding her close, making her feel safe.
"It's ok. I know school gets back in session the day after tomorrow. I don't want you to push it and then not be 100% come Tuesday. I'm sure those kids would hate to have you miss a day of lectures and stare downs from you." Emily said teasingly against Alison's blonde locks as Alison quickly swatted her playfully on the back.
"Hey! When those kids get older, they are going to look back and realize how much they loved being in my class!" Alison said in rebuttal. They stood there, enjoying the silence in each other's company. Alison had never felt so at peace with someone before in her life. To her, Emily was her home. It didn't matter where they lived or where they were. As long as she had Emily, she would be ok. "Do you have to leave?"
"Babe, I'll only be gone a few hours. My mom said she just needed help with something around the apartment. We are meeting up for coffee beforehand to catch up a little bit." Emily was really looking forward to spending some time alone with her mom. They had talked a couple of times throughout the week and texted at least once a day, but Emily needed to be sure that her mom was ok, and the only way to do that would be to see her in person. "You rest up on the couch and I'll be home before you know it."
"I'll miss you." Alison said as she placed a gentle kiss to Emily's lips.
Emily smiled. "I'll miss you too. I love you."
"Love you too."
Alison watched Emily grab her coat and keys and head out the front door. As she watched the headlights of her girlfriend's car fade away, she quickly grabbed her phone and sent off a text message.
She just left, come on in when you get here, I'll leave the door unlocked. – Ali
A few minutes later, Alison heard the front door open. "She didn't see you, right?"
"No, I don't think so, I came from the opposite direction, so she shouldn't have seen me," Pam said as she took the box she was carrying and placed it on the kitchen counter.
"Thank you so much for doing this, Pam. I hope Em will like it." Alison gave Pam a grateful smile and quick hug.
"I know she will, sweetie. I should go though, don't want her to thing that something is up." Pam gave Alison a wink as she turned on her heel and headed back for the door, letting herself out.
Alison stood at the counter, palms flat on the cool marble as she took in a deep breath and let it out. "Alright, let's do this," she said to the empty space around her.
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Emily was sitting in her favorite spot at The Brew, the couch at the very back, waiting for her mother. She had gotten a text about 10 minutes ago from Pam telling her that she was going to be about 10-15 minutes late because she had gotten caught up with something. Emily huffed out, wishing that she had known sooner that her mom was going to be late so she didn't have to leave so early and could have enjoyed just a few more minutes with Alison before she left. At the moment, she was mindlessly scrolling through social media, trying to find anything to occupy her time while she waited for her mom. She had called the blonde, but when she didn't answer, had tried to strike up a text conversation to no avail. The bell above the door rung out and Emily saw the flash of brown hair as her mother came through the door. She tucked her phone back in her pocket as she stood up and smiled, greeting her mom with a wave.
"Mom! Hi!" She called out as she pulled her mom into a tight hug.
Pam smiled and reciprocated the embrace. "Hi, honey! How are you?"
"I've been good. I've missed you." Even though it had only been less than a week, Emily had missed being around her mom. It had been just the two of them for most of her life. Even when her dad was alive, he had been deployed on a few tours of duty, so they had gotten used to having just the two of them around for company. Even though it was time for her to move on with her life, there was a part of her that knew she would always be sad about not having her mom around as much. "I grabbed you a coffee, black, two sugars." Emily motioned to the second cup sitting on the low coffee table.
"Thank you. I've missed you, too." As much as Pam knew that she needed to let Emily go, she was still struggling with being alone sometimes. She didn't want to burden Emily with her feelings because she knew that Emily would feel guilty about having left. And Emily deserved to make a life for herself with Alison, much in the same was that she had made a life with Wayne all those years ago. She hoped that it would get easier as time went on. "How have you been? How's Alison?"
"She's good. She's not feeling that great today." As she spoke, her phone vibrated in her pocket. She pulled it out to see a text waiting from Alison.
Sorry, babe, I was taking a bath and left my phone in the bedroom charging. Have fun with your mom. I miss you and I love you. – Ali X
"I'm sorry to hear that. Is everything ok?" Pam said with a look of concern as Emily checked her phone.
"Yeah, everything's fine. That was Alison. She's just a little run down from the week, I think. With the move and then Aria and Jason coming over a couple nights ago for dinner and we had a doctor's visit this week. So it hasn't been as relaxing as we both would have liked and I think it's all caught up to her."
"How did the doctor's go?"
"Good. Really good, actually." Pam didn't know that they had found out the gender of the baby yet and Emily got Alison's blessing to tell her today. "Actually, we have some news." Emily said as she took a sip of her cooling coffee that she had ordered when she arrived.
"Oh yeah? What's that?" Pam took a sip of her coffee before setting it back down.
Emily's lips curled into a smile. "You're going to have a granddaughter!"
Pam's eyes lit up. "Really? A girl? That's amazing, Emmy. I'm so happy for you guys. Is Alison excited?"
Emily cleared her throat. "I think she is, now at least."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, when we first found out, Alison took it a little hard. She's nervous that her past is going to repeat itself with the baby."
Pam grabbed Emily's hand across the couch. "Do you think that's going to happen?"
Enily shook her head. "No. She was really upset though. She feels really bad for the way she used to be and how she used to act. I was starting to think that she had gotten past a lot of those insecurities, but I think finding out that we are having a girl scared her."
"I know you two will raise a beautiful, healthy, kind, sweet, caring little girl. You two are going to be amazing moms."
Emily laid her head on Pam's shoulder. "Thanks, mom."
"You also know that I'm only a phone call and short car ride away if you girls need anything."
"We know, mom. Thank you. I love you."
"I love you, too." Pam couldn't contain her excitement at becoming a grandmother, and to a granddaughter no less! "I'm so happy and excited for you two!" She took another sip of her coffee before snapping her fingers as though she had just had an idea. "How about after this, we head over to the storage unit, take a look at some of your old baby furniture, and if you and Alison decide you want to use it, it's yours."
Emily furrowed her brows. "I thought you needed help with something at the apartment?"
Pam waved her question away. "We have more important things to worry about now. It can wait."
Emily just rolled her eyes at her mom and laughed. She loved how excited Pam was about them having a little girl. She could definitely imagine Pam on the floor playing dolls and tea party with a little girl running around. She could see them both snuggled up on the couch under a blanket doing story time. Emily smiled to herself. In her eyes, the next five months couldn't come soon enough.
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Just under 3 hours later, Emily was finally pulling into the driveway of her and Alison's house. Her and her mom had spent about two hours going through the storage unit. It had started with looking at Emily's old crib, high chair and bassinette, but their attention had turned soon after to boxes full of old photos, Emily's swim trophies and academic awards. There were a few tears shed at family pictures that would forever be one short without Wayne, but lots more laughs at the memories jogged back to life by most photos. It was definitely a rollercoaster of emotions for the brunette.
As she headed for the house, none of the lights looked like they were on and Emily frowned slightly. She had hoped that Alison was still awake, with it being not even 8 o'clock, but she assumed that the blonde must really not have been feeling well. This thought concerned her, hoping that it really was just being on the go so much this week had worn the blonde out, and not something else more serious. She slid her key into the lock as quietly as possible, not wanting to wake Alison if she happened to be asleep on the couch.
What she walked into though, was something that she never in a million years would have guessed. All the lights were off on the lower level and there was a soft hue created by tens of candles burning throughout the living room, foyer and dining room. Emily's nose quickly picked up the smell of food cooking. Her jaw dropped when she turned to head into the kitchen, the sight in the dining room stopping her dead in her tracks. The table was set up beautifully, lit with three ornate candlesticks and a bouquet of gorgeous roses in the middle. There were two plates, already plated with filet mignon, lobster tails, mashed potatoes and sautéed green beans.
But the sight that made Emily's breath catch in her throat was that of her girlfriend. Her amazing, beautiful girlfriend. Alison was standing at the head of the table, dressed in a short, black dress that fit her perfectly. Emily's eyes racked her girlfriend's body, starting from her perfectly curled, blonde hair, flowing down her bare shoulders, resting perfecty on the swell of her cleavage that looked absolutely delicious in that dress. Her eyes wandered down to Alison's hips, hugged perfectly by the dress, showing off her precious baby bump before stopping mid-thigh. Emily's mouth watered at the blonde's long legs perched on top of black 4-inch heels.
"Like what you see?" Alison smirked as Emily's eyes shot back up to her girlfriend, a huge smile plastered onto her face.
Emily stalked over to her girlfriend, wrapping her arms around Alison's waist. "I love what I see," she said huskily before capturing Alison's lips in a passionate kiss. "You did this all while I was gone?"
"Yep." Alison said before she ran her tongue over Emily's lips, sending a shiver down her spine.
"How? I mean, you did this all yourself?" Emily was still in disbelief and her mind was clouded by thoughts of what she wanted to do to Alison in that dress. Emily narrowed her eyes. "I thought you were feeling sick?"
Alison looked seductively at Emily. "Well, it seems I've made a miraculous recovery." Alison placed a linger kiss to Emily's lips.
Emily let out a shaky breath, realization finally hitting her. "You and my mom planned this, didn't you?"
Alison smirked. "Yes, your mom helped get you out of the house so I could surprise you and make you dinner." Alison slowly walked Emily backwards until her body was pressed between Alison's front and the wall. "But she had nothing to do with what I have planned for dessert." Alison's tongue ran up the shell of Alison's ear. Emily felt goosebumps erupt over her body and a familiar throbbing began to build between her legs. And as quickly as it was there, it was gone, Alison stalking away, swaying her hips in exaggeration, towards the table, pulling Emily's chair out before stating in a voice painfully low, "dinner is served." Emily could see Alison's eyes grow impossibly dark. She thought that her knees were going to buckle right then and there.
Emily took a breath to try to steady herself before walking over to the seat pulled out for her. She cleared her throat as Alison bent down, cleavage in Emily's eye line, to pour the brunette her drink. Alison could see that Emily's eyes were almost black, her pupils completely blown. Emily had no idea how she was going to get through this meal.
The next thirty or so minutes were excruciating for Emily. She could swear that Alison was purposely trying to make this as hard as possible, and it was working. Alison continued to make suggestive comments throughout dinner, along with noises and moans that made Emily almost lose it more than once in the middle of chewing her food. Not to mention the times that Alison dragged the heel of her shoe up the back of Emily's leg. At one point, Alison had gently pushed the toe of her shoe into Emily's center, causing Emily to take a deep breath in and slam her eyes shut, trying to control herself. She was fairly certain after that incident that her wetness had soaked through not only her panties, but her jeans, as well.
Once Emily had finally eaten the last bite, she went to stand and grabbed the now empty plates. "Leave it." Alison replied quickly as she stood up, pushing her chair against the floor and rounding to face Emily. "I hope you saved room for dessert," she said sensually. Alison could see Emily swallow hard and she smirked to herself at how riled up she had gotten the brunette. Before Emily could form a coherent thought and respond to the blonde, Alison brought her lips to Emily's ear, her hot breath washing over the sensitive area. "I know that was hard for you, but it was even harder for me." Alison's hand slid from Emily's waist and grabbed Emily's right hand. She interlocked their fingers and slowly brought their joined hands underneath Alison's dress and into the blonde's center.
"Ali…" Emily moaned as her hand was met with hot, wet flesh and nothing more. Her mind was spiraling out of control and she felt like she was about to explode. Emily crashed their lips together, immediately deepening it and she swallowed a moan as her fingers began to play through wet folds.
Alison pulled her hand and mouth away and took a step back from the brunette. Alison could see the pained look in Emily's face as she whimpered at the loss of contact. "I have one more surprise upstairs. Would you like to see it?" Emily's mind had gone to complete mush, and the only response she was able to give was a quick nod of her head. Alison grabbed her hand and led her up the stairs into the bedroom. Emily had recovered enough to notice what was different as soon as she walked into the room. There were rose petals strewn about the bed and floor and over sat on the windowsill was a sight that made Emily's eyes almost bulge out of her head. Across the room, was a tiny replica of the Time Square building with a miniature ball atop a pole. At the bottom of the pole sat a sign with 2018 in big blocky numbers.
"Y-you did this, for me?" Emily was honestly shocked by how this night had turned out.
Alison turned around so they were face to face a smiled. It wasn't a sexy smirk, but a genuine smile that made her dimples really stand out. "I know much you were looking forward to tonight," she said as she placed a kiss to the tip of Emily's nose.
"Ali, this is amazing. You are amazing. I love you."
"I love you too." Her genuine smile slowly morphed back into the sexy smirk that she wore throughout most of dinner. "I can't ring in the New Year naked if we are out in public." She pressed her front up as close as she could to Emily before Emily swallowed hard. Emily captured her lips in a needy, desperate kiss. Her hands wandered behind the blonde and unzipped her dress, before lifting it up and over Alison's head. Emily took in the sight on her naked girlfriend in front of her in nothing but 4-inch heels and new arousal began to coat her inside of her thighs.
Alison's hands quickly found the button of Emily's jeans, pulling them down to her ankles before Emily stepped out of them and kicked them across the room. Alison made even quicker work of Emily's top before Emily began walking backwards, reconnecting their lips as the back of Emily's knees came in contact with the bed. Emily sat down, gently pulling her girlfriend with her and on top of her. Alison placed her legs on either side of Emily, her center pressed up against the tanned, toned stomach of the brunette. Emily's hands became tangled in golden tresses as Alison's hands found their way behind Emily's back and unclasped her bra. Emily untangled her hands from Alison's hair so she could take the undergarment and throw it off to the side with their other discarded articles of clothing.
Emily's lips began to work the skin of Alison's neck, before trailing her lips down to the skin on Alison's breasts. Her mouth met one of Alison's nipples while Emily's hand working the other one, twisting and pulling the bud until it was fully hard. Alison moaned at the sensation, her nipples becoming more sensitive with each passing day. But Emily always knew just how much the blonde could take. She was able to toe the line expertly and pull back just before it became too much. And the sensations drove Alison crazy with want. She buried her hands in Emily's long hair, keeping the brunette close as she began to rock, grinding her hips into Emily's stomach, creating friction where she needed it most.
Alison had gotten into a slow rhythm before Emily pulled back and began crawling to lay back on the bed, Alison straddling her hips. Alison leaned down to kiss Emily once more, beginning slowly before running her tongue across Emily's bottom lip. She was quickly granted access as their tongues fought for dominance. Alison's quickly won and Emily's hands moved to Alison's back, pulling her close as her fingernails began to dig into pale skin. Alison released a moan at the sensation, rocking her hips once again. Emily snaked a hand between their bodies, finding Alison's slick folds and running two fingers through with no resistance. She began rubbing ghost-like, tiny circles on Alison's clit, hardly enough pressure to bring any release and if anything, only bring more frustration to the blonde. "That's for dinner," Emily smiled against Alison's lips.
Alison whimpered and knew she deserved the tease after what she had put the brunette through. She had originally just wanted to tease the woman slightly, but after seeing Emily's reaction, she became turned on way more than expected. She could see the dirty thoughts running through Emily's mind with each lingering look and moan that escaped her mouth at dinner. At one point, Emily's eyes were so dark with lust, Alison had to squeeze her thighs together to help her get some sort of relief. But she couldn't break character, because she knew that the moment she came undone on top of Emily was going to be one of the best moment's she'd ever experienced. "Please, Em…" she choked out.
"Please, what, Ali?" Emily drawled out slowly as she continued to rub light circles on Alison's clit before teasing her entrance cruelly with the tips of two fingers.
"Stop teasing, please." Alison panted out as her breath hitched. She pulled the same pained look that Emily had given her before coming upstairs and Emily smirked to herself, seeming like the tables had turned on the blonde.
"It's no fun to be teased, now is it?" Nimble fingers pushed slightly more inside, before pulling out again and working the hardening bundle of nerves once again.
"It's fun, but I need you inside of me, Em. I need to come all over you." At those words, new arousal flooded Emily as she plunged two fingers deep within Alison. "Fuuucccckkk," Alison moaned out as she was finally offered a release to her torture. Alison sat up, riding Emily's fingers while her hands ran up and down Emily's front, eventually finding Emily's nipples, twisting and pulling until they became fully hardened. Emily's fingers curled inside of Alison, dragging her fingers down the front of Alison's walls, bringing Alison closer to the edge. As she continued to sink deeper onto Emily's fingers, she began to feel the beginnings of her orgasm gather in the pit of her stomach. She slid one of her hands down the front of her body, beginning to play with her clit as Emily continued to fuck her. A layer of sweat beginning to gather on their skins, the only sounds in the room are the moans escaping the blondes mouth and the arousal pooling at her center.
"Em, I'm so close." Alison breathed out as the tightening intensified. Emily's fingers working her like never before, she vigorously rubbed at her clit, her walls tightening around Emily's fingers.
"I love how tight you are around me. I love feeling you come on my fingers." Emily could feel herself growing more and more aroused with each passing moment. At her girlfriend's words, Alison's orgasm came crashing through her. Emily felt hot liquid spill down into her palm as Alison's body tensed and then trembled above her. Once Alison had rode out the last of her high, she laid down on top of Emily, trying her best to steady her breathing.
Emily placed a kiss into Alison's slightly damp with sweat hair. "I love you." Alison smiled against bronzed skin as she ghosted her fingers over Emily's stomach.
"I love you too," Alison sighed out. She looked at Emily seductively as she sifted her leg between Emily's legs, pressing into her center. Emily closed her eyes and moaned at the feeling. Alison's mouth slowly curled into a smirk as she climbed back up Emily's body and kissed her deeply once more.
After three more rounds, they laid in bed, their naked bodies tangled into one another as a thin layer of sweat covered both of them. Emily ran her hand through Alison's hair. "This has been the best New Years I've ever had. Thank you so much for this."
Alison looked up at her girlfriend and smiled. "I just wanted to start off the year right. We have so much to look forward to this year." She placed a gentle kiss on Emily's chest, right over her heart, before she glanced at the clock on the dresser. 11:59. "Hey Em, it's almost midnight."
Right on cue, the little ball drop replica began to light up and the ball began to slowly fall. Emily noticed and her eyes lit up. "Really?" she asked as she looked at Alison. Alison couldn't help but smile at the look in Emily's face. It was like Christmas morning all over again.
Alison began a slow count down, her voice quiet. "5…4…3…2…1… Happy New Year, Em."
"Happy New Year, Ali," Emily said as she pressed her lips to Emily's.
They stayed like that for a few more minutes, until things progressed once again and they rang in the new year the same way they spent the final couple of hours, tanged in the sheets together, feeling each other's love in the best way possible.