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I just finished another chapter! I am having all these ideas, and actually time to write something, so here you go..

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A while after Alex had left their "dungeon", Spencer was left with her own thoughts again. Aria's whimpering was memorized in her mind and she felt like she was the one to blame for all the heartbreak her tiny friend went through. She wished she could find a way out and save Aria from Alex's twisted games. She desperately hoped that she, or Hanna, Emily or Alison would pick up on the fact that it wasn't really her that sat next to them when they would go out for a drink. She missed her friends, she missed her mum and she missed Toby, too. She had become so worried about Aria that he barely entered her mind, but she was glad he was safe. She didn't really know what he was up to though. Wouldn't Toby try to talk to her? Why had Alex never mentioned him? She decided to ask Alex when she came back, unsure if she would even get an answer. Truth be told, Spencer's main focus was still on Aria. Her words and cries haunted her and there was no way she would fall asleep. "Please, Ezra. Don't do this. I know we can make this work. Please" Her words repeatedly went through her head, like an old broken record. Seeing Ezra suffer and Alex smiling wickedly, didn't help much.

"Aria.", she let out a whisper into the dark, as if she could her. "Please find us. Please."

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She didn't call anyone because she wanted to be alone. She thought about calling Spencer, but it would just confirm that she was right and she couldn't handle this right now. She knew Spencer would want to help her in a situation like this, but she didn't want to talk about any of it. She wanted to pretend that that phone call never happened. Was it just the day before that she had told Spencer she just wanted an explanation? And now that she got one? Did she feel relieved, better even? The answer was a fucking clear: Hell no.

A loud knock on the door interrupted her train of thoughts. She didn't move at first. Not wanting company, but when the knocking continued, she slowly got out of bed and looked through the peephole. She saw Hanna standing outside, a sports bag around her shoulder and she seemed like she had been crying. God, now she had no choice but to open up, Aria thought.

"Hanna?", Aria questioned when she opened up the door, and her blonde friend sniffled in response, entering the apartment without much as an invitation.

"Can I stay here tonight?", she whispered and Aria caught up on her tear strained face.

"Of course!" Her walls and anger diminishing slowly at the sight of her and she stepped forward to hug her close.

"What happened?", Aria dared to ask, when she leaned back and Hanna shook her head.

"Can I tell you when we're tucked up in bed?", she let out and Aria nodded, helping her change through her sobs and tucking her up into her bed like a child. She got under the covers herself and brought her close.

"What happened?", Aria asked again. Somehow this helped. Taking care of Hanna made her forget the terrible day she had herself – and she finally felt like she wasn't useless anymore.

"Caleb and I we...", she stopped, tears continuing to stream down her face and Aria kindly wiped some of them away.

"Hey, you can tell me when you're ready, alright? No rush." Her friends have been there for her through it all. It was time that she did the same.

"I'm sorry I bothered you, Aria. I know you're dealing with your own stuff, but Emily and Alison have this date night planned and Spencer didn't pick up, so I..."

"You can always call me.", Aria interrupted and smiled at Hanna.

"Thank you.", the blonde spoke and leaned closer to Aria.

"Caleb and I are trying to get pregnant."

The words hang in the air for a moment, and it was almost like someone had punched all the air out of Aria's lungs.

Seeing the look on Aria's face, Hanna was probably feeling guilty, because she apologized immediately.

"God, Aria! I'm so sorry, I - "

"It's okay, Han.", she whispered and tried to give her a reassuring smile. "Continue."

"The whole thing with Mona is just driving him mad and now this whole pregnancy thing is just exhausting. We fight all the time. I needed to get out of there, and I didn't want to kick him out because I don't know where he could go, so I came here. I should have called."

"No.", Aria was glad Hanna was there with her. She might not have called any of her friends, but somehow she was glad that she didn't had to spend the night alone. Her mind wandered to Spencer. She wondered why she hadn't texted or called her. She was so insistent to stay at her apartment and look after her that Aria almost felt disappointed how quickly Spencer had forgotten about her. She wondered if she was with Toby, but even then she could've texted her, right? The whole day just took out every energy she had.

"Should we try to get some sleep? You can stay here as long as you want, but let's get some rest and we'll talk tomorrow ok?", even though Aria knew that sleep was hard to come, she was too exhausted to keep this conversation going.

"Okay. Thank you, Aria. Good night."

"Good night, Han. Everything is going to work out for you, I promise." Because as much as Aria wanted herself to be happy, her friends being happy was just as important to her, if not more.

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Alex tiptoed through the dark, careful not to trip over. When she reached Aria's bedroom, she hesitated for a moment, unsure of what she would find behind those doors. She could still hear Aria screaming and her cries seemed to never end. She had been crying for Ezra to come back, pleading with him to work on their relationship and by the look on Ezra's face, he almost gave him. However, ultimately he went through with Alex's plan and that might just saved him his life.

Still, Alex couldn't help but feel nervous when she thought of Aria. She hoped that she was at least breathing.

The door cracked softly, not to loud to wake her though, but it was too dark for Alex to see Aria. She approached her bed quietly and looked confused when she found arms draped around Aria's waist and a blonde head leaning onto her shoulder. It looked like Hanna. A pang of jealousy went through her and she kind of wanted to stab the blonde bitch next to Aria. What was she doing here?, she asked herself. Had Aria called her after what happened with Ezra? Why would Aria call Hanna? Alex thought Spencer and Aria were the closest, and after the night before, she was sure she had a special connection to the girl. She stood there confused, eyes focused on Hanna, when suddenly she heard her sister's name.

"Spencer?" Shit. Alex thought. Aria must have woken up and now all Alex could do was stand there dumfounded for a moment before she came up with an explanation.

"I'm sorry. I just wanted to check on you. I forgot my phone at the Lost Woods when I checked on the horses and I was quite busy, but I didn't want you to stay here alone." She hoped Aria would buy that but when saw Aria nodding she knew she had.

She looked at Aria carefully detangling herself from Hanna, and standing up beside her.
"Let's talk in the living room. I don't want to wake Hanna.", she whispered and Alex nodded.

"Everything okay?", Alex asked, still very confused why Hanna was at Aria's apartment.

"Hanna had a fight with Caleb. She said she called, but you didn't pick up. Makes sense if your phone was at the Lost Woods."

Alex almost chuckled at how well her story had played out and just nodded her headed.

"Oh. So, how are you holding up then?", she wondered if Aria was going to tell her about the phone call with Aria. Had she told Hanna?

"I – not good." Aria turned away from her again and she didn't like it.

"I'm sorry.", Alex tried, hoping she wouldn't have to dig further into the matter and that Aria would just tell her what happened tonight.

The girls sat in silence for a moment, before Alex was surprised to hear Aria's voice fill the room.

"Can I ask you something, Spence?" Alex nodded, uncertain and a little nervous about what was to come.

"When you stayed over, last night, you, you said something in your sleep." Alex's eyes grew wide. What had she said? Did Aria know? No, she wouldn't call her Spencer if she knew, right? Right?

"What did I say?", she didn't even care if she sounded confused at that point, she just hoped she could still pull off the American accent.

"You said something about an Alex? Like, "Aria, it's Alex", and I just wanted to know who it was because obviously you were scared and I think you were having some nightmare. Do you remember your dream? Or can you tell me who this Alex guy is?"

If it wasn't for Alex to sit on Aria's couch she was sure she would've fainted. How could she have slipped that during her sleep? Thank god, Aria assumed it was about some boy.

"I honestly don't know, Aria.", she tried. "I think this whole week has made my mind go crazy, too." She chuckled then, trying to get Aria to change the subject.

"Yeah, mine, too.", Aria let out. "Should we go back to bed? I'm pretty tired."

No! She wanted to shout. You still haven't told me about that phone call! But she couldn't add more damage to the situation. She knew this whole Alex thing was confusing enough. So Alex nodded and the two of them made their way to the bed and got in. Alex was still afraid she would say something in her sleep, but maybe she could just wait until Aria was deep asleep and then leave. She let out a sigh, and then noticed that Aria had turned to face Hanna though and Alex couldn't stand it anymore. She waited until she heard Aria's breathing pattern found a rhythm, and turned the sleeping girl into her, kissing her head and observing her while she breathed in and out.

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Aria tried to stay still. She felt Spencer's arms tighten around her and lips pressed onto her forehead. It wasn't so much the gesture that startled her, but rather the way Spencer's hands seemed to press into her body. She and Spencer had always been close and sleeping in the same bed was never a problem. When one of them was having a hard day it was also normal for them to hold each other until the early hours, if they didn't fall asleep before that. However, somehow this felt different. The way Spencer's lips had moved on her skin, the way Spencer's arms hold her, was more demanding than ever. Almost like she tried to claim her. Maybe her mind did play tricks on her, Aria thought. She probably interpreted too much into all of it. However, she knew she couldn't get to sleep like this, so she hoped Spencer had already fallen asleep and reached for one of Spencer's hand that pressed into her thigh and removed it softly from her body. She felt relieved when she didn't feel her stir. However, the hand she was holding curled into her almost immediately and Spencer's fingers laced with Aria's. "Spencer?", Aria whispered, feeling a little uncomfortable, but not wanting to push away her friend. Nothing. "Spence?", she tried again, but she didn't receive an answer. Was she pretending to be asleep, too? She turned to Hanna slowly, but she was still asleep.

Aria let out a soft sigh. She didn't know why Spencer felt the need to be so clingy, but if that was what she needed, she couldn't help but be that for her. Someone to cling to. Aria felt a little guilty for not telling Spencer about Ezra, but she just needed time to process things on her own, she knew she would understand sooner or later.

When she felt Spencer move in her sleep, she traced Spencer's hand again to calm her down. Her fingers moving over Spencer's soft skin. Her skin was smooth and she could easily trace out her – Scar? But she couldn't. Why couldn't she feel the tiny scar that went just between her thumb and index finger? She took a deep breath. Running her fingers over Spencer's hand again, checking nervously if it was in fact her left hand she was touching. She moved her fingers, again, and again. But she couldn't feel the freaking scar Spencer got when they were just thirteen years old. When Alison convinced Spencer to try and pet Miss Harper's dog and in turn he had almost bitten off her hand. Aria laid in silence, not sure if she had lost her mind or the ability to feel with her fingers.

She had held her hands the night before, right? Did she come across a scar? She couldn't remember. She just couldn't remember. She was too deep into thinking about Ezra's whereabouts and now that she somehow got an explanation, she felt relieved, still heartbroken but relived – is that why she noticed the missing scar? Her mind was racing. Her heart pounding in her chest. She could hear the pounding in her head, too, silently hoping the girls next to her wouldn't notice.

Hours passed, or was it just minutes? Either way, Aria couldn't find sleep. Her racing mind was trying to stick the pieces together. After a life full of secrets, and torture, fear and A-Games, of locked boxes and Dollhouses, Aria didn't take any chances anymore. She knew the girl next to her not being real was as much a possibility as Noel Kahn's head rolling on some wooden floor. And guess what? Noel's head did roll. Aria felt movement beside her, and suddenly the girl next to her left her side and tiptoed slowly out of her bedroom. Where was she going? Should Aria go up and follow her? Should she confront her? Was there still a chance that it was Spencer? Hand her scar just healed over the course of the last year and Aria had never noticed? And if it really wasn't Spencer – Who the hell had just slept in her bed?

- to be continued -

There you have it! So Aria has become suspicious, now. The next chapter is going to explore how Aria is trying to figure out what is going on, but as she is smart she won't confront Alex just yet. I think it will be fun for Alex to think Aria still thinks its Spencer and Aria learning more about Alex and her trying to figure out a plan how to save Spencer and Ezra. But what if that plan is just going to confuse her more and start some weird feelings? You will just have to find out, I guess!

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