A/N: Pretty much hangover fluff! Thanks for the reviews, keep 'em coming, they keep me going! :) have a good week guys!

Chapter 7

Emily groaned as she woke up and turned her face into the pillow. Alison was already up and getting dressed.

"My head hurts," Emily grumbled.

Alison turned to face her, "I bet it does," she approached the bed and handed her girlfriend the glass of water she'd put on the bedside table, "Drink some water, Em."

Emily sat up a little as she took the water, "Did I make a total fool of myself?"

Alison smiled, "No, not really. You were pretty adorable really."

Emily rolled her eyes, "Psh, I doubt it. I'm a mess when I drink. Did I say anything embarrassing?"

Alison smirked, "Depends what you classify as embarrassing," she chuckled.

Emily groaned as her head hit the pillow again, "Tell me," she said, "No, don't."

Alison laughed, "Don't worry, you just asked me to take advantage of you."

Emily blushed, "Oh god," she thought for a second, "Hang on, did we – "

"No," Alison rushed, "No, we didn't. I told you it wasn't the right time."

Emily nodded meekly, "Thanks, Ali."

"It's okay, I had a feeling you'd want to actually remember that," she winked.

Emily bit her lip, "Sorry I ruined the night," she mumbled.

Alison rolled her eyes, "You didn't ruin anything, you were sweet," she swept a strand of hair out of Emily's face.

Emily grinned, "Okay."

Alison kissed her quickly on the lips, "And you really like being my favourite, don't you?" she said lowly.

Emily squinted her eyes, "Um. Well, yes. What did I say now?"

Alison laughed quietly as she lay next to her girlfriend, "You just bragged to Hanna about being my favourite… and then you were worried you weren't anymore when I was putting you to bed."

Emily placed a hand on Alison's waist, "I guess I kind of owe you."

Alison giggled and pressed her lips to Emily's. She slid her body closer to her girlfriend's as she deepened the kiss. Emily moaned into the kiss and pulled Alison's body flush against her own, revelling in the feel of Alison's breasts pressed up against her own. Her hands found their way to the hem of Alison's shirt as she untucked it from her pants.

Emily pulled away, flinching.

"You okay babe?" Alison whispered.

"Sorry," Emily mumbled, "I got a pain in my head."

Alison smiled, "It's okay. Get some more sleep."

"But – "

Alison shook her head, "Later," she whispered.

Emily bit her lip and nodded as she closed her eyes, "Later," she whispered as she nestled into Alison's chest and felt her girlfriend's arms wrap around her.

It wasn't until well in the afternoon that Emily re-awoke. Her head didn't really hurt anymore at least. She just felt tired. She ran a hand through her hair as she sat up, looking around to see Alison on the window seat. She had Emily's laptop propped up on her knees and earphones in her ears. Emily bit back a smile as Alison laughed quietly at whatever was on the screen.

She couldn't be bothered moving from the warmth of the bed so she sat and watched her oblivious girlfriend instead. Emily couldn't believe how lucky she was. Alison was beyond beautiful. It was amazing that she could look so pretty doing even the smallest things.

The way her eyes crinkled when she laughed. The way she ran her fingers through her own hair when it got in the way. The way that her eyes could see through Emily. It used to make her nervous as hell that someone could look at her like that, could see all her secrets or worse, make her feel like spilling all her secrets. Now she revelled in it. Because she knew with Ali, she was safe. She liked that Ali could tell when she was upset or just needed to be alone with her. When she needed to talk or when she needed to not talk.

Emily couldn't resist any longer. The blankets were nice and cosy, but her girlfriend looked way more inviting.

Alison noticed the movement and pulled the earphones out, "Hey, sleepyhead."

Emily smiled as she sat beside her girlfriend and kissed her quickly, "Morning."

"Afternoon," Alison corrected with a low chuckle.

"Oh, afternoon," Emily said sheepishly.

"Feeling better?" Alison ran her fingers down Emily's cheek.

Emily nodded, "Much," she declared, "Thank you for taking care of me, Ali. You would make a very good nurse."

Alison laughed, "I'll keep that in mind for Halloween," she grinned.

Emily laughed too, "Please do," she murmured, before kissing her again, slower this time before pulling away, "Hey, what were you watching that was so funny?"

Alison was thrown for a moment, "Oh! I was just watching Friends, was I laughing too loud?"

"No such thing," Emily grinned, "It was super cute."

Alison smiled, "You should eat, babe," she climbed off the window seat, "And keep drinking water," she handed the bottle to her following girlfriend as she left the room.

"You're hot when you're bossy," Emily claimed, a wry smile on her face as she followed Ali into the kitchen.

Alison turned back, giving Emily that familiar smirk, "No wonder you fell for me then."

Emily laughed, "Hm, true that," she nodded.

After Alison had made them some sandwiches, they sat on the couch eating them.

"I knew you were hungry," Alison noted as the brunette scoffed down her food.

Emily licked her lips, "You always know," she smiled.

"It's a gift," Alison grinned as she pulled Emily closer.

Emily rested her head in Alison's lap. Her eyes fluttered as Ali's hand found her hair, stroking it gently.

"That's nice," Emily hummed.

Alison smiled, "Good, do you want to sleep more?"

Emily shook her head, "Nope," she stated, "I just want to lay here a while. Can we put on a movie or something?"

Alison nodded, "Sure, sounds perfect."

"You should stay again tonight," Emily said quietly, "Please?"

Alison beamed, "I'd love to."