CH 10
Between all the things this world could contain, there's nothing more explosive and powerful than Love. Lena always underestimated its power till today. Till the day that real love finally kicked down all her walls, till the day that Love turned her grey world into a colorful world. Filled with a sunshine named Kara.
From her smile, to the little details like rambling about food for hours, everything in Kara is so lovely, especially making love with her. And, that's what the dear Luthor has been doing for the last couple of hours in Kara's bed.
"Yes, yes! YES!"
A big, very satisfied smile appears on the lips of the blonde reporter as her girlfriend makes her touch the stars for what it seems to be the 5th time in a row. Kara is so damn happy and she's not the only one. Lena is on cloud 9 too. It's more than the physical connection, it's about feeling complete when they are together. Lena has never felt like this in her life and, as scary as it's to feel so vulnerable and fragile with someone else. She knows that her heart is in good hands.
Yeah, Kara has Lena's heart because for the 1st time, it's not just about sex for Lena. Do not get it wrong, sex with Kara is great but it's not the only favorite part about being with Kara. Holding hands, eating together, watching a movie, talking about everything and nothing. Just being together, it's so magically perfect. And, the dear CEO was more than ready to cuddle with Kara and sleep well but the blonde has other plans in mind as she opens a new box of condoms, showing no intention to sleep at all.
"Ahmmm… Kara?"
Lena gulps as she realizes that Kara's appetit is bigger than what she expected. But, she doesn't complain, she's going to do anything in her power to make her happy. Making Kara happy is all that she can think now. Lena has completely forgotten how life was before Kara. And, she's not the only one suffering the same symptoms of lovesick.
Another CEO in this city has the same disease, under another name which is: Emily. Yes, Emily is like a virus which has taken over Alison's entire body. Alison's mind, her heart, even her soul feels connected with the brunette. And, maybe that's why the 1st thing Alison does when she wakes up, it's to drive towards a jewellery store and get what she needs to take a step she never thought she would ever take…
"Did you find any ring for your like, Miss DiLaurentis?"
Alison hums when the vendor asks again if she has found the one. It's been more than 2hrs since she arrived at the jewellery store and she hasn't decided yet. Everything looks amazing, expensive and beautiful, it's pretty sure that Emily might love any one of these rings. But, Alison wants more than that, she wants to convey all her love, all her promises for a good life together in a ring. And, that's not an easy task.
"She's the best that has ever happened to me, you know? And, it has to be more than perfect"
"Of course, I understand. Take your time"
The vendor is very kind, he doesn't push Alison to buy anything. After all, proposing is a big milestone that comes one time in a life if you do it right. And, the blonde has all the intentions to do it right because for her, Emily is the one, it's her happily ever after, it's the dream she never dared to wish for. And that's why she wants to marry the brunette. Because this love is real for her.
Yeah, Alison is planning to propose. And, while she's planning to put a ring on her dear Emily. The brunette is planning to bug Alison's office to spy on her. That's why Tobby is right now in the office with Emily, disguised as an electrical technician as he gets ready to install everything.
"Are you sure about this, Em?"
Emily deeply sighs, she's sure of nothing right now. Her case about Alison's company is in a dead end. Till today, she has found nothing incriminatory in Alison's computer, nor Alison's apartment. Nothing! No evidence which could link Alison with the infamous smuggling case of illegal weapons in the city. This should be good news for Emily, this should be reason enough to stop this nonsense but, Alison has been acting weird and very secretive the last couple of days. This is an indication that she's hiding something, and Emily is going to do till the impossible to find out whatever the blonde is hidden, so…
"Let's do it, Tobby! Alison is hiding something from me, and I need to know what it is!"
Hiding something is never good. Even if you do it for a good reason. And, Alison is not the only one who will get a lesson about the consequences of hiding things since she's not the only girl in town who's hiding something to a beloved.
Lena is in her office, it's like any other day till an unexpected visit knocks her door.
"OMG! Andrea?!"
"Lena!"
The dear Luthor happily smiles as she stands up to hug an old friend. It's been years since she saw Andrea Rojas. These two ladies were inseparable during their college's years. Spoiled, rich, beautiful, they've more adventures to tell than anyone else. And, feeling a little nostalgic to recall old times, Lena accepts Andrea's invitation to get a drink to catch up.
Of course, a get out with Andrea doesn't end with just one drink. The dear Luthor drinks till she loses track of time, Lena's memory gets fuzzy to recall how their night ended. Maybe that's why she freaks out when she wakes up the next day, in a bed she doesn't recognize.
"OMG! What the hell did I do?!"
Lena is over the point of freak out when her old friend appears, wearing sunglasses to hide her hangover and two coffees for them. Lena gulps hard when she realizes she's in Andrea's hotel room.
"Do not tell me that we…?"
"Relax, Lena. All you did in this room is throw up and sleep"
Lena relaxes, she feels lighter now that she knows she did nothing wrong that could put her relationship with Kara at risk. Or, at least that's what she thought.
"Now that you're awake, Lena. I would like to hear the end of the story you were telling me last night"
"What story?"
Lena says and starts to drink the coffee. She has no clue of what story she was telling last night till her old friend says...
"The story about how you seduced a blonde reporter to improve your reputation. So tell me, did you get to be at the top of the ranking list of CatCo's magazine after getting that reporter in your bed? Or, you will need to fuck Cat Grant too?"
Lena spit out the entire coffee all over the sheets and Andrea smirks as she realizes how pale Lena looks right now. Seems like Lena's tongue went too far last night, saying things she shouldn't have said, especially to someone like Miss Rojas.
Because these two ladies might be friends and go back a long way. But, Andrea was like Lena before Kara, heartless and ready to use anything she could on her benefit.
"I want to be number 1 in that list. Lena. Make it happen. My father's company which is now my company, needs it"
And, she wasn't joking. Rojas's company was on the verge of bankruptcy. She came to ask advice from Lena who's doing so well. But, now she thinks that getting in the top of Catco magazine ranking is all she needs to get her company afloat.
"Andy, I… I cannot ask Kara to…"
"To do a favor for an old friend?"
Lena gulps hard, this isn't a favor, this is more like a blackmail. And, she has no intention to put Kara's integrity at risk for this but...
"You've two options, Lena: make me number 1 in that list or get ready to deal with that blondie once I tell her the real reasons about how the two of you met…"
"You wouldn't dare…"
"You know me too well, Lena. I'm capable of that and more…"
Lena gulps hard, she angrily leaves and regrets to have even considered Andrea as her friend. Regardless of what she might or not feel about Andrea right now, her threat is real and she needs to deal with it as her top priority. Her happiness is at stake. But, what should she do? How to act and not risk to lose the one thing she cares about: Kara? Lena is not sure what is the right move. There's just one thing that's sure, sooner or later, the truth will come to the light and she owes Kara, to hear the truth from her and no one else. She needs to talk to Kara soon. Even if she's not sure to be brave enough to come clean.
Coming clean is never easy, it requires a lot of courage. And, sometimes a little push. And, that little push is what Emily plans to give Alison during their next date night. The brunette believes she can get a confession from Alison while the blonde strongly believes she will get an 'I do' from her. So, they make plans, they act normal to each other but separately, they put their own game in motion.
The bug in Alison's office gets Emily nowhere, nothing that the brunette has planned till today to uncover the truth has worked while for Alison, everything is going exactly as planned. The flowers, the petals, the candles, everything is looking exactly like Alison imagined and she couldn't be happier.
"This is it! This is the moment when my life begins!"
Alison looks at the little box she has between her hands, and smiles as she thinks tonight will be the night her world will change forever. And, she wasn't wrong, her world is going to change, but, not for the better. Because while she's getting ready for her big date with Emily, the brunette is getting to the hospital where her father is, because he just woke up.
The call was unexpected but well received, Emily has never ran so fast in her life and she was without breath when she finally entered the hospital room and saw her father awake for the first time in a long, very long time.
"Dad!"
Emily rushes to hug him, she cries as she cannot believe he's out of the coma. She should embrace this moment and care for nothing else than the fact that Wayne Fields is awake, but, she needs to know, she needs to find out the truth, so she asks.
"Dad, who shot you?"
Wayne is still in no condition to talk or move correctly, the nurses try to explain that to Emily, but, the brunette is stubborn, she has no intention to leave without a hint which could put her in the correct direction for her investigation. And that's why, Wayne uses all his strength to whisper a name…
"DiLaurentis…"
"What?! What did you say, Dad?!"
Wayne falls asleep as he has no strength to say more.
"Dad, wake up! Wake up! Did Alison DiLaaurentis shoot you?!"
Emily tries to get more information from her father, but the nurses ask her to calm down and let him rest. He needs to rest and Emily understands that, but what he said, what it might mean, it changes everything.
Wayne might have no strength to do more than whisper the name of the person who shot him. But, his efforts will not go in vain, Emily will make sure of that. That's why, when Tobby arrives at the hospital to check on his boss, Wayne. Emily tells him everything and makes sure to settle a police raid on Alison's home.
"Em, we need to be cautious and collect more evidence and…"
"And nothing, Tobby! We put a bug on her office and we got nothing!"
"Exactly! We need proof to make an arrest!"
"We have my father's testimony, he said her last name, Tobby!"
It's hard to believe it, but Emily knows his father, he's not a liar and if he points out a DiLaurentis as his aggressor, she has to do something about it, even if her heart yells her to not do it, after all, she's in love with Alison. But, she ignores her heart, she ignores its pleading to not break it as she gets ready to arrest Alison under the accusation of trying to kill her father.
"Tobby, I will put behind bars the criminal who shot my father, tonight! Are you gonna help me or what?!"
Tobby is not sure about this, but he wants justice too, so he moves fast to get a warrant and all the cops ready for action.
It's past 10 pm when Alison's door gets wild open, the blonde quickly smiles when she sees Emily entering the foyer, she hides the little box with the ring on it as fast as she can, but, Emily misunderstands her actions and believing she's hiding a weapon or something worse, so the brunette doesn't hesitate on showing off her own weapon and pointed it out towards Alison.
"Emily! Emily...?"
The blonde is in shock, she realizes that Emily is wearing a cop outfit and pointing a gun to her head. Alison wonders if this is some kind of role play, because if it's, it's very real.
"Emily, wh-...?"
"Show me what you're hiding in your hands, right now!"
Alison gulps hard, she's not sure if she's liking this role play at all. Especially because Emily is looking at her like if she was the worst thing in this world.
"Emily…"
"Hands up! Now! Or I'll shoot you, just like you shot my father!"
"What?!"
The blonde has no idea of what the hell Emily is talking about and she gets more confused when she sees a bunch of cops getting into her home. She tries to move but Emily's weapon, pointed out at her head, makes it very clear that she shouldn't move at all.
Everything looks so unreal, especially when the brunette shows an oder of arrest against her under the charges of attempted murder.
"Emily, what the hell is this?!"
"You tried to kill the Officer in chief, my father and you'll finally pay for that!"
Emily's words are vicious, filled with anger and sorrow because no matter how strongly she tries to convince herself that Alison is the bad guy and she has to hate her, her heart is still in love with the blonde, so in love that it breaks her to watch how Alison looks so lost, so broken right now.
"You're a cop…"
"Yes…"
"You've always been a cop…"
"Yes…"
"But, you… I… we…"
"I approached you to get the truth. I was undercover and now I'm here to arrest you…"
Alison's heartbeat raises to the sky when her brain finally catches up with the reality of what is happening. This is not a role play, this is like a nightmare but it's not a dream, this is real, and this is the moment when Alison realizes that she was a fool to even believe in love.
"Nothing was real… nothing…"
Emily gulps hard, her hands shake as she wants to say that their feelings are real even if she doesn't want to admit it because right now, she needs to be professional and arrest her no matter what her heart is telling her.
"It's better if you cooperate, Alison. Put your hands on your head and show me what you're hiding"
The blonde doesn't argue, she says nothing as she raises her hands over her head and drops the precious little box she was holding. The box gets open when it hits the floor and Emily gasps when she sees the beautiful diamond ring.
"What is that? A… a ring? Why? How…? Were you going to propose?! To ME?!"
Emily asks and Alison doesn't reply, she just stares at her with a broken look as another cop handcuffs her. The cop pushes Alison to walk and the blonde makes no resistance, she walks besides Emily with nothing more than a breaking heart.
Emily's tears drop as she watches Alison leave with the rest of the cops. She realizes that she just broke their hearts and they might not have a heart, not after tonight.
Nothing breaks like a heart, that's what people say but they are wrong because as fragile as a heart can be, trust is even more fragile. And, contrary to a broken heart, it might never be repaired, especially when someone you love breaks your trust.
From all the people who could hurt her, Alison never imagined that Emily would be one of them. And to be honest, this brunette is not the only one who's gonna break someone's heart tonight.
In another part of the city, Kara is sneaking in her girlfriend's building to surprise her.
Lena cancelled their dinner plans, pretexting she has lots of work to do. Kara knows Lena is a very busy person but she needs to eat too. That's why she decides to bring the dinner to her. Kara smiles as she looks at the take away boxes she has with her.
The blonde is bringing something from Lena's favorite italian restaurant, and the blonde reporter was ready to surprise Lena with this unexpected visit but she wasn't ready to get surprised by what she will overhear as she stands in front of Lena's door. Right now, inside Lena's office, the dear Luthor is discussing with Sam about the best way to deal with Andrea because…
"I cannot tell Kara the truth, Sam!"
"She might understand, Lena"
"Understand what, Sam?! That I lied to her? That I approached her under false pretences and the only motive of getting myself in the list she's doing for Catco?!"
The dear CEO is walking in circles, with the look down, trying to make her brain work property to find a solution to her dilemma. So focused on thinking that she ignores the steps of the other person who's walking into her office.
"Lena…"
Sam gulps hard when she realizes they are not alone. She tries to stop Lena to say something else as she calls her name, but it's too late. Fate has other plans for them as the dear CEO keeps talking without considering the weight of her words.
"How am I supposed to tell her that I tried to use her for the well-being of my company? That I set up everything! I… I cannot tell her that, I..."
"You just did…"
Lena freezes when she hears Kara's voice. She slowly raises her head to find that Sam and Kara are looking at her with a shocking expression.
"Kara… I…"
"You used me?"
"Non, I…"
"You planned to use me, right. Because the list hasn't been finished yet, I guess you were taking your time to get what you want from me, right?!"
Sam realizes she's not helpful at all so decides to leave them alone. And, being alone with Kara has been Lena's favorite thing till now. Till the moment she realizes she fucked it up, big time. And, the dear sweet reporter has no intention to make a scene, but then, Lena approaches and her hand immediately moves, slapping her in the cheek so strongly that Lena steps back.
"Kara…"
Kara doesn't want to talk, she doesn't want to hear more lies. So, she leaves without turning back.
"KARA!"
Lena screams her name but makes no effort to go after her. After all, what right does she have to pursuit the girl to whom she just broke her heart?
And, just like that, tonight, two brunettes did the unthinkable, breaking trusts and leaving two blondes without a heart.