A/N: Thank you for the reads and reviews =] I'm back at school this week so hopefully i get a chance to keep writing but i may slow down a little :'( Anyway, enjoy! Let me know your thoughts!

Chapter 10

"Emily Fields, did you just change your shirt in the car while I was gone?" Alison asked her girlfriend as she got back into the car.

Emily blushed, "Maybe," she shrugged, "I can't believe my dad saw me like that."

Alison rolled her eyes, "Seriously, he's never caught you at it before?"

Emily looked horrified, "No! Thank god no."

Alison chuckled, "Well, you're not his little girl anymore, you're all grown up."

"Oh, shut up," Emily mumbled, "I'll always be his little girl."

Alison smiled, "How sweet."

"Why are you so calm?" Emily asked.

Alison laughed, "I have no reason to be otherwise," she said, a tad arrogantly, "Your dad always liked me," she shrugged.

"So modest," Emily muttered.

"Well, it's true isn't it?"

Emily sighed, "Yeah, he always liked you," she admitted, "Nobody could turn on the charm like you. I think he wanted your self-confidence to rub off on me a bit."

"Well, that's just what we'll say we were doing in the bedroom," Alison grinned, "I was just you know, rubbing off on you."

"Oh my god, please don't," Emily put her head in her hands, "They're totally cool with me being gay, they really don't need to hear about my sex life."

"You're adorable when you're freaking out, Em," Alison laughed as she pulled back into Emily's driveway, "But I'll be on my best behaviour, I promise."

Emily nodded, "Thank you."

Alison grinned, "But you still owe me," she bounced her eyebrows, "And I will collect."

Emily bit her lip as she followed her girlfriend into the house.

"Your mum had to go in the office, so it's just us three," Emily's dad explained as they sat down to dinner.

"So, how long will you be in town for dad?" Emily asked.

"Just the week," her dad, Wayne, answered.

Emily nodded, trying not to show her disappointment.

"How's school?"

Emily sighed, "It's okay, it's kind of stressful trying to catch up and all."

"Are you keeping up?" he asked gently.

"Yeah, for the most part," Emily shrugged.

"Well, just do what you can, there's no rush. If you have to do another year, would it really be so bad?"

"I don't know," Emily muttered.

"You girls went through a lot, nobody expects you to just – "

"Dad," Emily replied sharply, "Really, it's fine. I don't want to talk about school, okay?"

Wayne hesitated but nodded, "Okay," he smiled, "How's your dad Alison?"

Alison hesitated this time, "He's okay," she said slowly, "He's out of town a lot for work. But we're not that close since…" she shrugged, "I think Emily is really lucky to have you," she smiled.

Wayne smiled, "Well, you've always been family, Alison and now even more so, so you stay here any time you need. Though I'm assuming you already do that," he laughed.

"Thanks, I appreciate that," Alison smiled sweetly, "I don't know how I would have got through the past few months without her."

Emily bit her lip, smiling at her girlfriend, "Ditto," she took Alison's hand and squeezed it.

"You know, thinking back on it, I don't know how I didn't see it," Wayne said thoughtfully, "Em was always raving about you, Alison just did this, Alison said this, Alison – "

"Dad!" Emily cut in, blushing furiously, "Stop it."

Alison grinned, "No, keep going," she said, earning a glare from her girlfriend.

Wayne ducked his head, "Sorry, Emmy," he chuckled, "But it's true. I just thought you idolised her, if I'd known back then you were gay, maybe I would have connected the dots."

"Yeah, yeah," Emily mumbled but smiled when Alison squeezed her hand.

"Well, I think you make a very beautiful couple," Wayne smiled, "I'm glad you have each other."

The girls both smiled.

"I'll clear the dishes," Alison stood up and took the dishes into the kitchen.

Wayne leaned closer to her daughter, "So, do we need to have the safe sex talk – "

"NO!" Emily exclaimed, "Oh my god, dad."

"Well, you did come downstairs with your shirt inside out, what do you expect?" Wayne asked with a shrug.

"Well, you weren't meant to be here!" Emily shot back.

"I wanted to surprise you," Wayne laughed, "Which clearly I did."

Emily chuckled, "Well, it was a great surprise," she hugged her dad, "I missed you, dad."

"I missed you too," he returned the hug, "You seem happy, it's so nice to see you smiling again."

Emily smiled as she pulled away, "I really love her, dad."

He smiled, "I know you do. And she loves you too, I can see it in your eyes. You remind me of your mum and I when we were younger."

Emily beamed.

The week went by far too quickly for Emily's liking. She held her dad for as long as she could before he had to leave. Then she sat on her bed with her legs pulled up to her chest.

Alison knelt beside her, kissing her cheek, "You ok babe?" she murmured.

Emily smiled sadly, "I hate goodbyes."

"I know," Alison watched her girlfriend helplessly, "But he'll be back, Em. He always comes back to you. I think he's the only one who even comes close to competing with how much I love you," she bit back a smile.

Emily giggled quietly, kissing Ali's lips quickly, "You're sweet."

"Really, Em, he adores you," Alison smiled, "Everything he does is for you."

Emily nodded, "I know," she answered quietly, "Can we just snuggle for a while?" she mumbled.

Alison grinned, "Sure, come here."

Alison settled back on the bed and pulled Emily down onto her stomach, running her fingers through soft, brunette hair. Emily listened to Ali's heartbeat in her ear.

"I love you, Ali," she looked up to Alison, resting her chin on Ali's chest.

Alison smiled, "I love you too, Em," she tucked a piece of hair behind Emily's ear as she smiled, "There's that smile I love," she said quietly.

Emily's cheeks burnt as she grinned sheepishly, "You always make me smile."

"Well that's convenient since your smile lights up my life, so maybe it's slightly self-serving," she laughed.

Emily chuckled, "Maybe. But I don't think so," she pulled herself up and kissed Alison's lips slowly as her hand came to cup Ali's cheek and she deepened the kiss.

Alison sighed into the kiss as they broke apart, "It will be if I get that reaction every time," she murmured, eyes glowing.

Emily laughed, "Are you hungry? I'm hungry."

Alison swept a hand through her hair, "I could eat," she shrugged, "What do you feel like?"

"Hmm," Emily thought, "Maybe we could see if the girls want to meet us at the brew? Is that okay?"

"Oh," Alison nodded, "Of course."

"I just want to be around the people I love right now," Emily explained, "Is that – "

"Of course it's okay, baby," Alison kissed her, "I'll give the girls a call."