A/N: This one is a little lighter. Hope everyone enjoys it anyway! :) Cheers!
Delphine:Yup, I am totally out to get you all. ;) Do you really think I'm that evil? Hahaha I was just in one of my writing moods and decided to update. Hope you enjoy this one as well!
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Emily's POV
"I just think she's not ready yet," I tried to explain to my best friends. I looked down at the twisted hands in my lap. It wasn't that I was embarrassed by the fact that I just disclosed such an intimate part of my relationship with Paige to my friends. I still felt a bit unsure for coming in her defense for rejecting my advances. But we did have a little moment at the French restaurant last night.
"Em, that's not normal. She's supposed to jump your bones by now." Hanna interrupted my thoughts. I finally looked up to see all my friends, only to see them staring at me with sympathy.
We were all spending the early part of Sunday having afternoon tea on the outside patio of a beautiful mansion that looked like a former summer home. The rooms inside were classical and beautiful, but we decided to be served outside because it overlooked their lovely garden. It was an extremely posh and elegant little country hotel. Paige had opted to sleep in and so the four of us had driven out to the countryside that was a little on the outskirts of the city. Spencer somehow had a knack for finding these kinds of places.
"Han, that wasn't very helpful." Aria frowned as she placed a hand on top of mine and gave it a gentle squeeze to comfort me. I smiled in gratitude for her sensitivity to the matter and then picked up my drink.
"Well, have you two at least talked about it? Communication is a very important part in any kind of relationship." Spencer added.
"I think there's an unspoken understanding that she's not ready to go there yet." I said before blinking furiously. Unspoken understanding? Wow Emily, you are just so full of it today.
"Spencer's right. I think you two should talk about it over coffee or dinner. That's something Ezra and I would do when we have an issue arise in our relationship." Aria suggested.
"Whatever. I say you corner her and rip her clothes off." Hanna shrugged as she sipped the tea that she slipped too many teaspoons of sugar into.
"Hanna!" Spencer and Aria scolded the blonde.
"What? Just make a damn choice for the girl. She's obviously confused about her sexuality. I mean, look at Emily. If I weren't so straight myself, I'd probably go for you Em." Hanna smiled before her expression fell and a frown took over. "Okay, no, that is just too weird. I take that back." Hanna said before putting down her cup of tea. "Anyway, my point is you need to – "
"Hanna, you are really not helping the situation right now." Aria commented before looking back at me. "Em, I'm sure there's a good reason why she's holding back and when the time comes, it will. There's no need to seduce the poor girl and force her to…you know." Aria gestured some odd movements with her hands that caused the girls and I to chuckle.
"Never knew you'd be such a prude, Montgomery." Spencer added before we all went into another round of laughter. Aria turned red and then rolled her eyes as she picked up her teacup and sipped the decent tea.
I watched as the girls went back and forth teasing one another and leaving me out of the playful banter. My guess was that they were trying to stay sensitive towards my feelings. I let out a soft soundless sigh as I looked around the beautiful garden. It had an inviting allure to it that just drew you in and made your thoughts run free.
I haven't even gotten to the part where I had already tried seducing Paige yet, and Hanna had jumped in and point out Paige's problem when the trouble really lied with me. My mind wandered as I tried to run through the girls' words again. I had already tried the method Hanna encouraged, well, except that I hadn't exactly cornered her. I just didn't think that it would be fair of me to do that. I rolled my eyes as that thought ran through my head again. Fairness. Right.
Oh Paige, if only you knew what you are doing to me and my poor body.
After we've gotten back to the apartment complex, Hanna and Aria headed upstairs to grab their things before coming back down fifteen minutes later. In that time, Spencer and I shared the most intimate conversation as we stood in front of the building.
"I need to tell you something." Spencer said as she looked at me with a somber expression. I stared at her in concern and stepped forward to put a hand on a shoulder to comfort her, but she backed away from my approach. Spencer let out a shaky breath and then dropped her gaze down and closed her eyes. She was really starting to scare me.
"What is it, Spence? You can tell me anything." I urged her on. She slowly shook her head and then crossed her arms across her middle holding herself.
"I…" Spencer spoke but the next words wouldn't come out.
"You what?" I decided to ask.
"I'm sorry." she said. What? Why was she apologizing?
"I'm the reason why Paige won't…sleep with you." Oh. OH.
Oh.
My.
God.
We both stood there in silence as I tried to take everything in.
She… Paige… What!
My mouth was agape as I stared at her in shock. She didn't dare to bring her eyes up to meet me as hers were now glued to the ground.
"W-when?" I heard myself stutter.
"By the end of your first year at Danby." Spencer stated.
"But I asked you back in Rosewood and you said – "
"Let me finish." Spencer cut in. I looked away from her and then waited for her to speak.
"She contacted me after a month into our freshmen year when we were each at our individual respective colleges. Paige wanted me to keep a tab on you, make sure you're okay and all that. I… We began to form some sort of friendship. It was platonic at first, but then I…started to develop these feelings for her. I knew she still loved you and so I stuck by the sideline and made sure you both were okay. Paige was just as distraught as you were after the breakup, Emily. She told me her condition after I berated her for breaking up with you when you both still loved each other. And then she started dating again. I was…jealous to say the least. As time went by, I began to realize that they were all just flings to get over you. I felt relieved for a while, but then she met this girl named Shannon, and suddenly Paige had changed completely. I…was at my wits' end trying to figure out why I felt the way I did. Then I, Spencer Hastings, had idiotically driven down from Princeton to Pennsylvania to confess my love for her. She told me she only saw me as friend… I was devastated and needed someone after the whole…situation, and she was there for me. That was all. She broke up with Shannon soon afterwards, and then ended up drunk calling me about it, thinking I was you and told me how much she still loves you. I was heartbroken then, but I knew that she was never mine to neither have nor keep." Spencer explained.
I didn't speak for the next couple of minutes, and Spencer's patience must've run out as she went into another round of clarification.
"Emily, I'm sorry. I haven't tried anything, I swear. It's just she's aware of how I feel, and I think that's what's troubling her. Paige has been nothing but considerate about my feelings. I've done all I can to stay away from her, and honestly…I think now is the time that I tell you guys about Charley and me." Spencer smiled. My head snapped up in surprise as I stared at her in amazement.
"Charley?" I questioned. Spencer nodded before looking away shyly.
"He asked me out on a date for the fifth time a week ago, and I accepted." Spencer turned back to stare at me with a genuine smile on her face.
"Really?" I asked with a hint of doubt.
"Really. I think I've gotten over my…girl crush on Paige. It was…an experience to say the least." Spencer chuckled as she looked away in embarrassment.
"Why didn't you tell me?" I wanted to know. She looked at me expectantly before breaking out into a round of laughter.
"Are you serious? You would've hunt me down and made sure I never see the light of day again." Spencer joked. I frown as I realize how close to the truth that was. Could she really blame me? It was Paige we were talking about after all.
"Does she know that you're over this…girl crush?" I hesitantly asked. Spencer shook her head before she took a step forward and then took my hands into hers.
"It's time I let her know. I'll talk to her tonight. I promise." Spencer sealed the oath with a reassuring hug. I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her close.
"Thank you." I whispered into her ear. I heard Spencer let out a sigh before tightening her grip around me.
"Thank you for forgiving me. I didn't want to keep this from you. I just…you know…" Spencer trailed off.
"Yes, I know." I assured her.
So here we stood staring at each other in awe a few minutes after. I think we both knew that we secretly admired each other for our strengths. A conversation that started out as one of my worst nightmares had suddenly transformed into a surprising revelation. I finally found the solution to my problem, and Spencer would help me fix it.
"Are you sure you've forgiven me? I don't think I could take on a passive aggressive Emily Fields…" Spencer said unsurely. I laughed and then rolled my eyes at her, and she smiled at me in return.
"You're my best friend. I'm grateful that you've chosen to tell me the truth. Better late than never, right?" I smiled her way. Spencer had opened her mouth and was about to say something until we heard our friends making their way towards us.
"Hey you two, we're going to hit the road now." Aria said before giving us each a hug.
"Yeah, don't miss me too much." Hanna added before leaning in and hugging the both of us at the same time.
"I'll try not to." Spencer joked before the rest of us burst into a small fit of laughter.
Spencer and I watched as the girls drive away in Aria's car, and I leaned into Spencer's side as she did with me.
Knowing Spencer, she'd always stick by my side no matter what.
I had no doubt about it at all.