Spencer woke up with a start. She tried to sit up but her body was being held down by something or rather, someone. She tried to see through the darkness in the room and found Emily sleeping peacefully in her arms. The swimmer had her head in Spencer's right shoulder and her arms and legs were tangled with the brunette's. She glanced at the clock. It was past 4 a.m. She contemplated about going back to sleep, but she was too scared to do so. She'd had enough images of the Angel of Death chasing her through the dark woods over and over again. The brunette decided to go downstairs instead. She glanced at Hanna and Aria who shared the inflatable bed at the foot of Spencer's bed. Spencer was relieved to find the girls sleeping serenely. As much as she loved waking up in Emily's arms, Spencer knew that it would be impossible to go back to sleep now. With the way that her heart pounded and with how crazy the butterflies in her stomach have become, Spencer feared that she might inadvertently rouse the swimmer from her sleep. She carefully untangled herself from Emily. It wasn't an easy task considering that half of the swimmer's body was on top of her. After successfully freeing herself from Emily, Spencer slid from the bed and tiptoed out of the room.
Spencer headed to the kitchen without bothering to turn the lights on and decided to brew some coffee. Spencer sat on the couch and held her head in her hands as she waited for her coffee. She almost jumped from the couch when she heard her name being called.
"Spencer? Is everything alright? Why are you up? It's too early." Emily slowly walked towards the brunette and sat beside her.
"Am I dreaming?" Spencer rubbed her eyes as she looked at Emily who is now seated on her right. She swore that Emily was asleep when she left the room.
"No, silly. Want me to pinch you to see if this is real?" Emily smiled and leaned closer to Spencer.
"No, it's okay, I-" Spencer's words were cut off as Emily poked the brunette on the side, knowing that Spencer was ticklish. Spencer giggled as Emily poked her on the side yet again.
"Em, stop! Stop! I- oww!" Spencer flinched at the pain on her left shoulder. She was trying to stop Emily's attacks with both of her hands when she felt a shooting pain on her bruised shoulder. Emily immediately stopped and held Spencer's injured shoulder gently, fearing that any sudden movement will cause Spencer's shoulder to break.
Spencer held her breath as Emily carefully inspected her bruised shoulder. They were sitting on the couch in the dark, and Emily was squinting, trying hard to inspect the brunette's bruises in the dark and thus leaning in to Spencer closer than she had intended to. The swimmer felt the brunette tense under her touch. Emily slowly lifted her eyes from Spencer's shoulder to her face, suddenly finding that their faces were just a few inches apart. Both girls held their breaths as they looked deeply into each other's eyes, neither attempting to move apart. Emily's eyes danced from Spencer's eyes to her mouth, as if the brunette's lips were calling out her name. This time it was Emily who feared that she was still asleep, and that being here, being this close to Spencer was just a dream. She feared that the brunette might all of a sudden disappear into thin air. Emily stayed frozen on her spot as she met Spencer's eyes. She could almost hear Spencer's heartbeat as she leaned in a little closer, or maybe she was hearing her own. She felt as if her heart will suddenly explode and end this dream as it did. Emily slowly leaned in and captured Spencer's lips in her own. All of her doubts and fears vanished as she felt Spencer's lips move with her own, gently and sweetly returning her kiss.
Spencer shuddered as she felt Emily's lips touch hers for the first time. She slowly returned the kiss, conveying that there's no need to rush, as Spencer have been waiting for this moment all her life. She felt Emily smile through the kiss, then felt the swimmer's hands snake around her waist and pull her closer. Spencer placed her hands on the swimmer's nape, one hand caressed Emily's neck, while the other played with her raven waves. Spencer gently pulled away for air, but Emily pulled her back in and kissed her passionately. Ah, the perks of being a swimmer. Emily thought. She can kiss the love of her life again and again without the need to come up for air every so often. She realized though, that Spencer cannot hold her breath like she can, even if the brunette was a great athlete, so the swimmer reluctantly pulled away this time. Spencer leaned in and touched her forehead to Emily's as both girls tried to catch their breaths.
"Still think that you're dreaming?" Emily asked as she gave the brunette a soft smile.
"I'm not sure. I think I need more convincing." Spencer smiled as she captured the swimmer's lips once more. Emily welcomed her lips with passion, both getting lost in their own world. Spencer doesn't know how long they've been kissing, not that she cared. All she could think about was how sweet Emily's lips tasted and how her skin felt so soft under her exploring hands.
The coffee was long forgotten as the girls lay on the couch, arms around each other, eyes locked on each other's. Spencer gently caressed Emily's cheek with her thumb as she met the swimmer's eyes. She still couldn't believe that this was happening, how this was happening. Spencer gave the swimmer one last peck and leaned in closer inside Emily's arms, leaving no space between their bodies. Neither girl attempted to speak, as they were both lost in this magical moment; the moment they've been waiting for all their lives. Emily shivered as she felt Spencer's lips graze her collarbone. She held Spencer tighter as they both succumbed to sleep.
Click! Hanna grinned as she handed her phone to Aria. The tiny brunette smiled as she looked at the picture on Hanna's phone, one where Spencer and Emily slept in each other's arms. They were surprised to find Spencer's bed empty when they awoke, and got even more surprised on what they had stumbled upon downstairs. Aria tiptoed to the kitchen with Hanna right behind her. Both girls decided not to wake Spencer and Emily and instead went on to prepare some breakfast.
Spencer stirred as the aroma of freshly-brewed coffee filled her nostrils. She gingerly opened her eyes and smiled as she realized that she was trapped in the arms of a still sleeping Emily. Spencer felt soft skin on her palm as she tried to move her hands, and realized that her left hand had sneaked inside Emily's shirt as they slept. She slowly slid her hand out of Emily's shirt, lightly grazing the swimmer's lower back as she did.
"Em. Wake up, love." Emily smiled as she felt the vibrations on her skin as Spencer spoke. The swimmer gasped as the brunette placed open-mouthed kisses on her collarbone. She slowly opened her eyes and found the brunette's beautiful brown eyes lovingly gazing at her.
"Hi." Spencer smiled and leaned in for a chaste kiss.
"Hi." Emily smiled shyly as she returned the brunette's kiss.
Hanna peeked from the kitchen to check if the two girls were already awake, only to find the girls exchanging sweet kisses. Smiling mischievously, Hanna picked up a silver tray from the kitchen and cautiously walked towards the couch, stopping a good distance where the girls won't see her right away. Hanna glanced back at Aria who was watching her with a confused look. The blonde smirked and suddenly dropped the tray to the ground. Spencer almost fell from the couch as they heard the loud clang. Emily, on the other hand, instinctively clung tighter to the brunette, thus preventing her from falling off the couch. Both girls sat upright as their eyes fell on Hanna. The blonde smiled mischievously at her two blushing friends. "Good morning, lovebirds! Time for breakfast!" Hanna picked up the tray and walked back to the kitchen with a smirk.
Hanna smiled as the brunette in front of her poured her second cup of coffee. "Long night Spence?"
"Hanna!" Aria scolded, though she couldn't help but smile as both Emily and Spencer blushed at Hanna's question.
"Just had a little trouble getting back to sleep is all." Spencer answered without bothering to look up from her cup of coffee. She was sure that she'd be met by Hanna's smirk yet again and she was too embarrassed to meet Emily's eyes. The swimmer was seated beside Hanna, quietly finishing her pancakes. Spencer didn't want to tell the girls why, and frankly she didn't care that her nightmare had prevented her from going back to sleep because she was really happy about how the rest of the evening, or rather early morning, turned out.
"Is your shoulder hurting still? Are you okay?" Aria asked as she carefully rubbed Spencer's arm.
Spencer shook her head and smiled at the tiny brunette sitting beside her. "Not really. It's fine. Everything's fine."
"Oh, I'm sure it is. Actually, she's more than fine. Right Em?" Hanna smiled as she looked from Spencer to Emily.
Aria cleared her throat and decided to change the topic. "So, what are your plans today?" Aria threw out, asking no one in particular.
"Uh, Jenna's coming over. We weren't able to work on our chem. project yesterday, so we're going to try and finish it today." Spencer noticed Emily frown a little at the mention of Jenna.
"Em and I are going to the mall, you know; buy hot, sexy clothes and stuff." Emily blushed again at Hanna's remark.
"Hanna's doing all the shopping. I'm just tagging along, you know, to provide some sort of censorship every now and then." Emily teased as the blonde had a tendency to splurge on lingerie since she and Caleb became an item. Hanna glared at Emily while the two brunettes chuckled at the girls' exchange.
"How about you, Ar?" Spencer asked.
"I'll pick up some groceries with mom and then we'll head back home for family movie night. I could stay and give you and Jenna a hand if you want." Aria offered.
"No, it's okay. You shouldn't miss your family weekend bonding. I'll see you tomorrow for coffee, yeah?"
"Sure." Aria nodded, knowing that it was Spencer's way of saying that they'd talk about her and Emily over coffee. The brunette stood and started cleaning up. She motioned for Spencer to stay seated as she put their dirty dishes in the dishwasher. Hanna and Emily stood as well.
"We better get going. I'll wait for you in the car, Em." Hanna winked at Emily and said her goodbyes to Spencer and Aria.
Aria walked over to Spencer and gave the taller brunette a hug. "I'm gonna go too, so you can get your stuff ready before Jenna gets here. See you tomorrow, Spence. I love you."
"Love you too, Ar." Spencer returned the hug and watched as the tiny brunette followed Hanna out. She turned her eyes from the door to the tanned girl who was left with her in the kitchen. Spencer felt her heart start to pound again as Emily walked closer.
"Hey. Can I see you tonight? I just wanna talk." Spencer asked hesitantly. She was still reeling from Emily's kisses, but as much as she loved all of those kisses, she knew that they need to have a proper conversation about what happened.
Emily took Spencer's hands and linked their fingers. "Just talk?" Emily smiled and leaned a little closer to the brunette. It hurt to hear that Spencer will be spending the day with Jenna, and Emily felt guilty knowing that she's getting in the middle of whatever Spencer and Jenna have, but she couldn't help it. She couldn't stay away from Spencer. Not now. Not after those amazing kisses that they shared.
Spencer shrugged and tilted her head to the side. "Yeah, talk. Maybe get some coffee and muffins, or cookies, or - " Emily chuckled and leaned in to capture Spencer's lips for a soft kiss, effectively stopping the brunette's rambling.
"Or that. Definitely that." Spencer said as they pulled apart.
"I'll see you later, Spence." Emily gave the brunette one last kiss before turning around and walking out of the house. She didn't want Hanna to wait too long in the car, for she knew that the blonde will be teasing her some more all day if she stayed just a little bit longer. Emily glanced back to find Spencer watching her walk towards Hanna's car with a sweet smile on her face, enough to get butterflies in her stomach. Spencer watched as Hanna's car pulled out of their driveway. She walked back inside the house with a huge smile still plastered on her face.
