Hey everyone,

First off I wanted to apologize, sorry it's been a while since I've updated. I planned to have this chapter up a few days ago, but I wasn't really feeling that well and I was working a lot, so I just couldn't find the time to finish it. Anyway, I hope you like it. As always, thanks so much for your reviews and comments. You guys are the best!

-Fender18

Early the next morning, Spencer rolled over in bed to look at Emily who was lying on her back, with one hand behind her head, fast asleep. Spencer wrapped her arms around Emily and laid her head on the architect's chest. After a few moments, Emily slowly opened her eyes.

"Good morning." Emily yawned and placed one of her hand on the middle of Spencer's back.

"Morning." Spencer smiled.

"How'd you sleep?

"Great. You're amazing to spoon with. You're so warm and protective."

"I'm just over six feet tall, if nothing else, it gives me an advantage in the whole spooning department." Emily laughed.

"Well, I love it. Do you remember the first time I ever slept over here?"

"Sure. The first and only time, until now. We weren't even dating, yet. I invited you over, we watch a movie and you fell asleep in my bed. I just couldn't bring myself to wake you."

"I'm glad you didn't. I got to wake up to you getting dressed the next morning."

"You watched me get dressed? Emily smirked.

"It's not like I really saw anything. You had underwear on. Do you remember saying you didn't sleep in the same bed with me because you like to sleep naked and you didn't think it would have been appropriate?"

"I do remember that." Emily laughed. "But, I was kidding. I never sleep naked. I was just flirting with you."

"You're a huge flirt."

"I think you're the flirt. When I first started working at your house, I'm pretty sure I caught you checking me out once or twice."

"Just once or twice? You must not have been paying much attention, then. I basically couldn't take my eyes off of you. You had to know that I was into you."

"I honestly thought you just flirted with me a little because I was there and you were bored. I was never convinced that you actually liked me. I've worked for clients with daughters your age before and none of them would even give me the time of day, it never really crossed my mind that you might be interested."

"I pretty much had a crush on you from the minute my dad introduced us."

"Really?"

"Really. You're easy to have a crush on."

"How am I easy to have a crush on?"

"You're just totally cute, sweet, charming and not to mention, you have an amazing body."

"I don't know about that."

"Em, I've seen you without a shirt on." Spencer slipped her hand underneath Emily's t shirt and placed her hand on her girlfriend's abdomen. "There's no other way to describe you."

"Thanks." Emily smiled. "You definitely flatter me."

Emily wrapped her arms around Spencer and pulled her closer.

"It's been really nice to have the chance to get to know you and work our way up from acquaintances, to friends, to more than friends." Emily said. "Usually when I go to a job, I show up, get my work done and I go home. I've never really had much interaction with my clients, other than them telling me what they want and how they want it done. No one's really made much of an effort to talk to me. Ever since I moved here, I've been kind of lonely, but with you, it's been great having someone to talk to."

"You had other friends here before you met me though and I know you've…had girls…"

"Yeah, but you don't have to be physically alone to feel lonely. When I first moved here, I didn't really know what to do with myself. I was so used to taking care of Stephanie and Bryce that it was weird only having to worry about myself again. I'd try to just bury myself in my work as much as possible so I wouldn't have time to think about things."

"I'm just glad we have each other now. You know, Em...I'm also really glad that we had the chance to talk last night."

"So am I. I feel a lot better now that you know everything...I'm really sorry for not telling you sooner."

"It's okay. I understand why you didn't." Spencer said as she placed her hand on top of Emily's, lacing their fingers together. "Can I ask you something?"

"Sure. What is it?"

"What was Stephanie like?"

"Spencer...we don't need to talk about her."

"I'm just curious. What does she look like?"

"She's basically your exact polar opposite. Five foot one, blonde, blue eyes..."

"You're six feet tall, dark hair, dark eyes and managed to find a girl who's five one and blonde?"

"Yeah. We were kind of a strange couple, but that doesn't matter now. You see, I've got a thing for this tall, sexy brunette with great legs."

"Anyone I know?" Spencer smirked.

"I think you might know her." Emily slightly shifted her position on the bed and leaned over to kiss Spencer.

As they kissed, Spencer's phone began ringing from the night stand, next to Emily's bed. Spencer reached over and picked up the phone, seeing that she had an incoming call from Hanna.

"Hey, Han. What's up?"

"Hey. Did you talk to Emily last night? Did she tell you about her son?"

"We talked and we couldn't have been more wrong about everything. I'll explain when I see you."

"Can I come over now?"

"I'm not home."

"Where are you this early?"

"I'm at Emily's and we're still in bed so can I talk to you later?"

"Holy crap, did you guys..."

"No. We didn't. I'll call you when I get home."

"Okay. Bye, Spence."

"Bye." Spencer ended the call and placed the phone back down on the night stand. "Hanna...always calling at the worst possible time."

"Your friends probably think I'm a total scumbag for not telling you about Bryce."

"They don't think that. I admit last night things looked bad when Alison found that birth certificate, but there's usually a reasonable explanation for everything."

"Would you still have wanted to be with me if I did have a son?"

"Of course I would. People like you don't come around everyday. I wouldn't be so small minded as to write you off because of something like that."

"I'm so lucky to have you, Spence. You're incredible."

Emily leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on Spencer's forehead. Spencer smiled, wrapped her arms tightly around her girlfriend and nestled her face into the crook of Emily's neck.

"You know, I really hate to do this, but I've gotta get up and get ready for work."

"Your getting ready for work consists of you putting on a pair of jeans and a t shirt. You can cuddle with me for like five more minutes."

"Five more minutes it is."

"So, are your parents going to be home?" Emily asked as she pulled a plain white t shirt out of her dresser drawer and slipped it on.

"I'm not sure. Why?"

"I'm just trying to figure out how I can get you home with out us showing up together. They'd probably be suspicious if I showed up to work with you in my truck."

"Just drop me off a little ways down the street and I'll walk home. My mom thinks I slept over at Alison's, so it's not like she wouldn't believe me if I said I walked home, it's only across the street."

"Okay. Cool. Let's get going, I don't want to be late for work."

Spencer and Emily both walked out the door and got into Emily's truck. Emily started her truck and drove across town.

"You can drop me off here." Spencer said as Emily turned onto the Hastings' street. "I'll just walk up the street."

Emily pulled her truck over near the sidewalk and parked. Spencer unbuckled her seatbelt and slid across the seat of the truck, closer to Emily. Spencer leaned over and pressed her lips to Emily's.

"Give me a minute or so to walk home, then you can drive over."

"Okay."

Spencer then kissed Emily again and slid back over to the passenger side door and stepped out.

Once Emily thought enough time had passed, she drove up to the Hastings' house and pulled into the driveway.

Spencer walked into the house, where her parents were having breakfast with Melissa and Wren.

"Hi, honey." Veronica said. "I didn't expect you home so soon."

"Yeah, well...Alison was being annoying so I left."

"Alison, being annoying?" Melissa said. "Big surprise there."

"Yeah, really." Spencer said.

"Are you hungry, sweetheart?" Veronica asked. "I'll get you some breakfast."

"I can get it myself. Thanks, mom."

Spencer opened one of the cupboards and took a plate from the shelf.

"You want some more coffee, Wren?" Melissa asked, looking over at her fiancé.

"Sure. That would be wonderful, actually. Thanks, Melissa."

Melissa picked up Wren's mug and walked over to the counter, near Spencer. Spencer was staring out the window where Emily was walking across the yard.

"Were you with Emily, last night?" Melissa whispered, glancing at Emily through the window.

"Yeah." Spencer smiled.

Melissa picked up the coffee pot and filled Wren's mug before returning to her seat at the kitchen island.

"So, I'm really impressed with the way the kitchen turned out." Melissa said. "It looks gorgeous. Emily's great at what she does."

"Yes she is." Peter agreed. "Emily does great work."

"We're so lucky to have been able to hire her to do the work." Veronica added.

"Definitely." Peter said. "She's a very hard worker. I admire that kind of dedication. Nice kid, too."

"Yeah. I've talked to her a couple of times. She seems really sweet." Melissa said.

Spencer looked over at her sister, giving her an appreciative glance.

"Was Emily here when you got home, Spence?" Peter asked.

"No, but she's here now. I saw her truck pull up. Why?"

"I just wanted to ask her when she'll be installing the bathroom fixtures, since the water will need to be shut off while she does it."

"Oh. Okay." Spencer said as she set her plate down on the island.

"You can sit here, Spence." Peter said, standing up. "I'm going to go talk to Emily before she gets too busy."

Spencer sat down in her father's seat as Peter walked out the back door.

Peter walked across the yard and into the addition where Emily was talking to her crew members.

"Hi, Emily." Peter said.

"Good morning, Mister Hastings. What can I do for you?"

"I just wanted to find out when you're planning on installing the fixtures in the bathroom. I just want to make sure that we're all aware when you shut off the water."

"Oh. Don't worry, I'll make sure to give you a heads up. I was actually planning to do it when no one's home, that way no one gets inconvenienced. I'll probably get around to that on Monday. The hardware store called yesterday and said they just got the fixtures you picked out delivered. I just haven't had a chance to get down there to pick up the order yet."

"Sounds good. Thanks, Emily. My daughters would be extremely cranky if they woke up and didn't have water. Especially Spencer, she can be a nightmare in the morning before she's had a chance to shower."

"Perfectly understandable." Emily laughed. "I feel the same way most days."

Peter smiled.

"Well, I guess I'll let you get back to work."

"All right. Have a good day, Mister Hastings."

"You too."

When Emily turned around, her crew noticed the huge smirk on the architect's face.

"Thinking about Spencer in the shower?" Mike smirked, looking at Emily.

"Maybe." Emily exhaled and ran a hand through her hair.

"He'd kill you if he knew you were picturing his daughter naked in the shower." Chris laughed, staring out the window at Peter as he walked back to the house.

"Yeah, well, lucky for me he can't see inside my mind."

"Speaking of naked girls, how's the whole abstinence thing going for you, Em?" Mike asked. "It's been over a month since you and Spencer got together."

"It's all right. I've gone a lot longer than a month without having sex. I'll survive."

"You told her about Stephanie, yet?" Ben asked.

"Actually, I came clean to her last night, about everything."

"Really? How'd it go?" Chris asked.

"She took it pretty well, but she didn't really find out how I wanted her to."

"You didn't bring it up?" Ben asked. "How did she find out, then?"

"I invited Spencer and a few of her friends over to my apartment, I left them alone to go pick up some food and apparently one of her friends decided to get a little nosy and go through some stuff in my bedroom. They found Bryce's birth certificate, which I forgot I even had in there. Spencer confronted me about it and I spilled my guts."

"That sucks, but you've gotta feel better now that she knows." Mike said.

"Yeah, I do. Spencer was totally cool about everything. I couldn't really ask for more…well…standing here talking about my personal life isn't going to get this addition finished. Let's get to work."

Later that afternoon, Spencer found herself in her bedroom along with Hanna and Aria.

"So…you said Emily doesn't have a son?" Hanna said.

"No, she doesn't."

"So, who's birth certificate did Alison find, then?" Aria asked.

"Bryce is actually Emily's ex-fiancées, son."

"Emily used be engaged?" Hanna looked surprised.

"Yeah. It turns out Emily was dating this girl, Stephanie, while she was in college. Basically, Stephanie got drunk, cheated on Em with an ex-boyfriend and ended up pregnant."

"What a slut. I hope Emily dumped her ass." Hanna said.

"She didn't. And that explains the birth certificate. Emily forgave Stephanie, promised to marry her and raise the baby together."

"So basically what you're saying is that Emily's pretty much a saint." Hanna said.

"That's pretty much the case."

"They're obviously not together anymore. What happened?" Aria asked.

"Well, they got engaged and Stephanie had the baby. Stephanie was going to take Emily's name when they got married, so that's why the baby's birth certificate had Emily's last name on it. Emily worked two jobs to support Stephanie and the baby, while she was still finishing her degree, but, right before the wedding, Stephanie walked out and only left Emily the engagement ring and a letter. She apparently decided to be with the baby's father instead. Emily never even heard from Stephanie again, so she left Texas to get away from everything."

"How could anyone leave Emily after something like that?" Hanna asked. "She's obviously perfect."

"I know. She's got a heart of gold. She'd do anything for anyone." Spencer said. "We should all be thankful we're so lucky that we've never been hurt that badly."

"Seriously." Hanna said.

"Emily's still pretty broken up about the whole thing, I could see it in her eyes. I saw this whole other side to her. This raw, vulnerable, damaged person…she cried last night."

"Poor Emily." Aria said. "How do you get over something like that?"

"I know it's not easy, but I think I can fix her. Emily won't always show it, but she's really sweet and sensitive. I feel like she just needs someone to love her again and appreciate her for how amazing she is."

"I think you're good for Emily." Aria said. "You guys really care a lot about each other."

"We do. And last night, Emily even told me that she loves me."

"Oh my God, really?" Hanna said. "That's awesome. Please tell me you said it back."

"Of course I did. I didn't even hesitate to say it back. I've never felt this way about anyone in my whole life…I just really hope my parents can accept her when we tell them."