Friday Noon

"Look, Spencer I wouldn't be asking this if it wasn't an emergency, okay?" Alison pleaded.

"Ali, you want me to spend the night with Charlotte?" Spencer was confused.

"You're not sharing a cot with her. You just need to stay until Wren leaves." Alison made the matter seem urgent. She needed one of her friends to stay there so she knew Charlotte was safe. "Why Wren?" Spencer asked.

"I think he's the one who pushed Charlotte." Alison knew speaking ill of Wren would probably upset Spencer but she needed to be honest. "Ali, no. Okay? He wouldn't do that." Spencer stumbled trying to find the right words. "Oh really? Because he lied about being on the phone with her, and he knew all the details of that night." Alison added.

"He's supposed to know as many details as possible, that's his job." Spencer was getting agitated by Alison's accusation. "No Spencer. He has a motive and everything. I can't get into it now, but I'm begging you. Please just stay with her until he leaves. His shift is over at 11." Spencer was about to ask how Alison knew that, but she wasn't shocked. And quite honestly, if it were here in Ali's shoes, she would know every detail possible. "Where will you be?" Spencer questioned.

"Uh…I'm taking care of Emily." Alison answered nervously.

"We can take care of her too Ali." Spencer felt like prying. She had noticed all the looks and touches between her two friends lately. It was always the same with them. Alison knew about Emily's feelings and the girls all knew as well. They needed to keep an eye out for Emily because sometimes she was blind to Ali's ways.

"I know you can, but I have stuff planned and…" Alison was at a loss for words.

"And what?" Spencer looked at her phone, feeling like part of their conversation got cut off because Alison usually never had a problem with her words.

"And…I don't know. Why are we playing twenty questions right now? Can you stay with Charlotte or not?" Alison hated being rude to her friends but she didn't want to ruin the surprise. Plus she wanted Emily to be the one to talk their friends about all this. Spencer was taken back by Alison's tone. This was typical Ali though, she thought to herself. Using others to get what she wanted. "Uh, I can't. I have plans with Toby." Spencer stuck up for herself and spited Alison for using that nasty tone. "Fine." Alison hung up the phone. She felt bad for being rude but dialed Hanna's number next.

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With Emily home and Hanna and Aria watching Charlotte for the night Ali felt a little less stressed. She lead Emily slowly into the living room. Inside, Alison's Pottery Barn living room was turned into a magical child-like fortress. She made a comfy home out of her couches, had snacks packed all along their fort and piles of movies lined up and ready to be watched. There were also loads of candles lit. It was probably too many. If any fireman walked in right now he'd probably go into cardiac arrest, but she figured she could never have too much.

"Ali did you do all this for me?" Emily was stunned. She felt better after eating a light lunch and sleeping off the anesthesia. She was excited to come back home and relax for the night, and she was happy to hear Charlotte woke up too. Overall, it seemed like a pretty good day.

"Maybe…" Alison beamed, proud of her hard work. She had to thank her friends too for running out and getting the supplies. It was one less thing off her plate. "This is incredible. Thank you." Emily said kissing Ali's forehead. Alison lead her to the couch and got her comfortable. "What's the occasion?" Emily asked.

"Well, you had your surgery and I wanted to make things as easy as possible for you." Alison started off with that. "Ali you didn't have to do all this." Emily was shocked that she went through such great lengths all for a simple surgery. "There's something else too." Ali added.

Emily looked encouragingly at the blonde. What else could there have been? "I know we've sort of taken our friendship to this new level…" Alison was nervous. "But I don't think I ever got to ask you officially, if you wanted to be my girlfriend." Emily let out a sigh of relief and happiness. She started to laugh. "Of course" Emily smiled. She could officially call Alison DiLaurentis her girlfriend.

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The hospital was quiet this time of night. Most people were sleeping, despite it only being around 9 pm. Hanna and Aria sat close together against the wall trying their best not to stare at Charlotte. They weren't necessarily afraid of her anymore, but they didn't exactly want to spend a few hours in a room alone with her. Charlotte thanked them for staying, knowing the real reason Ali had left. Hanna wasn't as shocked to hear Alison's theory about Wren and neither was Aria. The two decided to come together and babysit Charlotte. She appreciated their presence. Hopefully Wren wouldn't pull anything while they were there.

"So Charlotte, anything exciting going on?" Hanna asked. Aria elbowed her in the arm.

"Hanna!" She whispered. Hanna immediately returned the blow to her arm with a confused glance. She was just trying to make conversation!

Charlotte laughed. "Well, besides being pushed out of a bell tower, I'd say life's been pretty boring lately."

"Sorry…" Aria apologized both for Hanna and for Charlotte's unfortunate incident.

"Don't be. Boring is kind of a good thing." Charlotte said nonchalantly.

"Do you really think Wren was the one who pushed you?" Hanna bluntly asked again.

Aria repeated herself by yelling at Hanna and hitting her again.

"It's okay Aria, I actually appreciate the honesty." Charlotte chuckled. "And to be honest, I don't know. I mean, I wouldn't be surprised if it was him, but it could have been someone else." Charlotte wasn't certain and the last thing she wasn't to do was cause anymore problems in this town. She just wanted to lay low and be with her family.

"Did it feel like a guy or a girl?" Hanna asked.

"If I had to guess I would say a guy."

Charlotte quickly ended her sentence when she heard footsteps outside the door. Hanna and Aria noticed her shift, and perked up. Their posture changed, making themselves appear a bit bigger and stronger as they looked towards the door. Right on cue, Wren walked in. "Good evening ladies. Just doing my final rounds before I leave for the night." Hanna looked at her watch. Wren wasn't supposed to leave until 11 Ali said. Why was he leaving early?

"Heading out early?" Hanna questioned. Wren was taken back by the sudden interest in his whereabouts. "As a matter of fact yes, I have plans." Wren didn't look the girls in the eye when he answered.

"Hot date?" Hanna pressed him.

"I have to finish a research paper, for an online class I took." Wren seemed uninterested in this conversation. Charlotte and Aria uncomfortably watched the interaction unfold. "What kind of class?" Hanna continued.

"Pharmaceutical." Wren answered again. He turned to Charlotte. "Everything looks good. As long as it stays that way you should be free to go home in the morning." He briefly smiled and then walked out. "Have a great night." Before the girls could say anything about the awkward encounter they just had, Wren walked back in. "By the way, visiting hours are over." He winked and then exited for the last time. The girls all looked at each other definitely creeped out by Wren's demeanor.