"Emaya Forever Done Right"

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And now on with our story…

Thanks for reading about how Emaya should have been.

And thanks for continuing this journey with me…

Rated M for mature content.

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Chapter 13: Where Do I Begin…

Emily POV

I wake up to an empty bed, to an empty room feeling scared and all alone. Where is Maya? I'm wondering to myself. Her parents aren't home yet and won't be for another couple of hours, now my heart is beating a bit faster not knowing where she is. I sit up in bed focusing on any sound that might give her location away when I hear water running. Oh, it sounds like she's taking a shower, but without me? I get out of bed walking quietly to her bathroom door; I turn the doorknob as soundlessly as possible letting myself in. There are faint humming sounds emerging from the tub which bring a sweet smile to my face. I don't want to scare her but I do want to surprise her so I clear my throat to say,

"Maya, you're seriously taking a shower without me?"

"Oh, hey, I didn't want to wake you, you looked so peaceful and I thought you could use the rest."

"Well, I'm rested so do you think I could join you?"

"I'm afraid if you join me I'm going to end up on my knees."

"And that's a bad thing?"

"No, but after the last few hours, I thought maybe that would be enough for tonight. A lot happened over the past few days and I don't want to push it."

"Believe me, you're not pushing anything," I say as I move the shower curtain to step into the tub making sure to press my body against the back of hers.

"Hey beautiful. Sooo, are you sure about this?"

"Oh yeah, I'm sure," I reply while moving her hair to the side so I can kiss her neck.

"Mmmm. That's nice."

"So, why are you taking a shower?" I ask between kisses.

"Well we had quite the sexy time reunion sooo I wanted to make sure my body was refreshed before my parents got home."

"Mmmm hmmm," I manage as I continue placing soft kisses on Maya's shoulders.

"But you're not gonna let me do that are you?"

"I am, just not now."

"So, what did you have in mind?"

"How 'bout we just see what happens…"

Maya turns to me resting her arms on my shoulders grabbing onto her wrist to keep her arms around my neck. I move my hands to her waist sliding them to her backside lifting bringing her closer to me leaving my hands to caress her wet glistening bottom gently up and down. Maya tightens her arms around my neck bringing our faces closer together. She looks deeply into my irises letting me know her intentions. Our eyes close as our lips find each other's kissing gently yet meaningfully. Our pace quickens as my tongue darts into her mouth tangling with hers, pulling it away only to go after hers again. We're being playful, there's no 'A', no parents and no cell phones to distract us from having this kind of escape. It's been so long since we could be carefree like this; I just wanna forget about 'A' and be with Maya wherever and whenever I want to. But I can't do that. 'A' saved Maya but how much time are we going to get to be happy without thinking about 'A' intervening. I shake the thoughts from my head as I only want to be concentrating on my beautiful, sexy girlfriend, the love of my life…

"I like that," Maya purrs.

"So you don't mind me interrupting your shower."

"If I minded, I don't think I would be classified as human."

I giggle mostly because of the way she's looking at me. I think I might even be blushing and I'm the one who's supposed to be seducing her right now…

"How could I possibly say no to you?" asks Maya with a sexy arched eyebrow and that infamous head tilt.

"You can't. You know you can't," I say trying to regain my seductive charm.

Maya holds the back of my neck with one hand while the other finds my breast. She squeezes and pushes my flesh before pulling at my nipple. She's readying it for her incredible oral masterfulness. Our lips seal over each other's while our tongues glide and stroke. We take hold of each other's lips between our own slowing down the pace of our kisses. But before I have a chance to take over, Maya starts kissing down my neck leaving me no choice but to give up and give in to her seduction. This I have no problem doing, I can't resist her, I don't want to resist her; I want her to love me just as she's doing…

Maya moves her mouth to my breast, so gentle, so amorous. She makes me almost forget everything except this moment, this second, this intimacy between us. And I want to forget what happened at my house, I want to forget how Paige made me out to be a fool believing in her, always giving her a second, third and fourth chance. Maya was right about her, she was always right but I let Paige come between us time and time again. I will never let anyone or anything come between us ever…

"Oooh Maya, that feels so good."

"That's what I was going for. I love it when you moan for me…"

The water beads down my body as Maya loves down, down, down to where she knows I need and want her to be. She kisses me softly pressing her tongue against me with the grace of a butterfly fluttering through the air. I have to brace myself against the sides of the shower as my legs begin to quake beneath me. Her kisses are getting closer and closer until my lips are wrapped around hers hugging her mouth while she consumes me with her oral profoundness and her tongue slides effortlessly in and along my heated core...

"Mayaaa! I love you so much, please make me forget! I want to forget! Please!"

I'm losing myself to her, I'm losing myself to our love, I flow all over her, giving my everything to Maya and only Maya!

"Ahhhh. Ooooooh. Mmmmm. I love you so much!"

She rises up to capture my lips with hers, loving me so tenderly so incredibly, so romantically. I wrap myself around her holding her as close to me as I possibly can when I just start crying and I can't stop. I bury myself in Maya's wet tresses sobbing on her shoulder, shaking in her arms as the events of the last 48 hours have finally taken their toll on me!

"Baby, I've got you. I've got you."

Maya wraps me in a towel and guides me to her bed. With her plush robe covering her, Maya sits up against the headboard while I cuddle into her. My tears won't stop as I tremble in her arms. Maya grabs the covers pulling them over us and says,

"Baby, I'm here, I'm not going anywhere and no one is going to take me away from you."

"I'm sorry, I can't stop crying. Damn it! I'm so sorry Maya," I say peering into her eyes through my tears.

"It's okay baby, we're going to get through this together," she says with a kiss to my forehead.

"Maya, you almost died because I didn't take what you said about Paige seriously," I say tearfully.

"Emily, we have a lot to be thankful for. One, I'm alive and two, 'A' chose to save me."

I hug Maya tightly after she says this to me. But Maya has more to say,

"And speaking of 'A', why didn't you tell me about this person?"

"Maya, I'm so sorry. I almost lost you because I wasn't being honest with you. I thought I was protecting you and all I ended up doing was failing you."

"Em, you never failed me. You could never fail me but you do need to tell me the truth about everything. I need to know so I can stay safe and keep you safe too. So how long has this 'A' person been harassing you? And don't lie to me," Maya says with concern and a bit of sternness.

"Are you mad at me?"

"No, I'm sorry it sounded like that but you have to tell me everything. Can you do that?"

"Yeah, yeah, I think I can," I say smiling at Maya hoping she can forgive me when I tell her how long this has been going on for.

"Ok, so when did this 'A' person start harassing you?"

"Maya, I think I need something to drink. Do you mind?"

"Hmmm. Coffee or tea?" she asks with an eyebrow arch.

"I'd like some tea if you'll have some with me."

"Yeah, I could use something warming and comforting to drink. So why don't I get it ready while you put something on," Maya says getting out of bed putting on a tank top and pajama pants.

Maya has the tea ready when I come out to the living room in my t-shirt and pajama shorts. I join her on the couch grabbing a blanket to cover us up with and I take a sip of my tea.

"Okay, I'm listening. When did this 'A' person start harassing you?"

"Are you sure that's where you want to start?"

"Em. When?"

I take another sip of my tea holding onto the mug tightly with both hands feeling the warmth travel through my body as I keep telling myself I can do this, I can do this…

"Okay, do you remember the first day we met?"

"Jesus Em that long ago?" Maya asks with a hint of annoyance.

"Maya, please, let me talk, please," I plead with her, mostly with my eyes.

"You're right. I'm sorry. Go ahead. Tell me," she says a little more relaxed but still tense.

"Well, the first day of school I offered to walk you home."

"And I gladly accepted," she says with a slight smile as she sips some of her tea.

"We walked side by side with our hands grazing against each other. Oh, I still remember the tingling that whooshed through my body whenever we touched."

"Whooshed, huh?" she asks with a sweet smile and an eyebrow arch.

"Yeah, whooshed," I reply bumping Maya with my elbow.

"Anyway…"

"Yeah, anyway, when we got to your house, I told you a little bit more about Alison. That she had gone missing. And you were so sweet saying you were so sorry about everything I was going through and you went to, I think kiss the side of my cheek but somehow we ended up kissing the corner of each other's lips."

"Oh, I remember, I'll never forget that," she says hiding her smile behind the mug she's holding in both of her hands.

"Well, that's all I could think about on my way back to school. I think I smiled the whole way there and during my entire practice until after my shower."

"Why? What happened then?"

"I opened my locker to find a hand written note that said, 'Hey Em! I've been replaced. You've found another friend to kiss!' It was signed by someone who calls themselves 'A'."

"Em, that's so messed up."

"I know."

"And you kept this to yourself?"

"I kept what was said in the note to myself."

"What do you mean?"

"I told Aria and Hannah and Spencer."

"You told them and not me?"

"I barely knew you and they had gotten strange notes too."

"All from 'A'?"

"Yeah."

"So they've known all this time too?"

"Yes. I'm sorry Maya. I thought I was doing the right thing."

"That's why you would suddenly disappear when you got a text?"

"Yeah, we 'SOS' each other when anything 'A' happens."

"I should've been there for you, Em."

"You were. You are. You are my rock."

"Well it didn't feel like I was your rock when you started acting so timid around me."

"I know. But it was also nerves because I was having feelings for the new girl in town. Feelings I should have been having for my boyfriend."

"Luckily you got rid of him."

"Yeah and then I went to that party with you."

"But Em, at the party, we really kissed in the photo booth."

"Yeah I know but the photos were taken from the booth. Remember?"

"But then you found them in your Chemistry book and I thought we looked so cute in them but you were wigged out when you showed them to me."

"And I started coming up with reasons why we couldn't hang out."

"Yeah you were always busy."

"I regret that so much but that's what 'A' did to me. 'A' made me crawl back into the closet and that's why I went to homecoming with Toby."

Maya puts her tea down and brings me into a hug kissing the top of my head. I hug her back tightly not wanting to let go.

"I wasted so much time pushing you away when you were the only one I wanted, the one I was falling so hard for."

I lift my head to kiss Maya on the lips trying to do anything but talk about 'A' but Maya sees right through me.

"Nice try Em. Really nice try. So you've known about 'A' since the first day of school."

"Yeah."

"Emily. You should've told me."

"But I didn't know that we were going to be what we are. And I didn't know how to tell you and then you got sent to boot camp and when you came back, we were so busy getting to know each other again in all sorts of ways, all sorts of incredible, amazing ways and where you and I were concerned, 'A' left us alone."

"Yeah, that's because 'A' was busy setting me up for Paige to take you away from me."

"I know that now but 'A' had a change of heart and saved you."

"Em, 'A' is still out there. Do you really think you're done with her or whomever?"

"I don't know."

"Yes you do know. 'A' killed Paige. Is she the only one?"

"What do you mean?"

"Has 'A' killed anyone else?"

"Yes."

Maya gets up off the couch and starts yelling,

"Emily! For fucks sake! Why didn't you tell me?"

"Maya! You're scaring me!"

"Good! Then maybe you'll know not to keep anymore 'A' shit from me!"

"Maya wait! Please!"

She walks away from me slamming the bedroom door. I fall onto the couch, tears falling from my face, my body heaving. Why did I keep this from her? Why do I always fuck us up?!

A little while later…

It's been a while since Maya stormed off; she had every right to, I would have too. But will she come back, oh please come back, please forgive me Maya, please forgive me…

I'm sobbing in a ball on the couch when I hear a gentle, familiar voice,

"Em, baby?"

I sit up brushing the tears from my eyes. Maya sits down next to me. She takes my face in her hands kissing my lips softly, tenderly. When she pulls away she says,

"Em, I'm sorry I screamed at you but you have to understand how upsetting all of this is for me to hear. 'A' killed two people and you knew about one of them for a long time and said nothing to me."

"Maya, I'm so sorry," I choke through my tears.

"I'm so pissed Em because I was almost the third victim! Do you get that?"

"You have no idea how much I get that and how horrified I am that it could have been you. It could have been you!" I cry into my hands.

"Em, baby, come here."

Maya lies down on the couch pulling me in close to her. I snuggle into her, my arms holding her just as close. We pull the blanket over us lying there in silence until Maya whispers to me,

"I'm still upset with you for not telling me about this 'A' stuff but, it's not enough to keep me from loving you. And I do love you Emily. I really do love you. But you can't keep doing this to us. You have to tell me whenever you get a text from 'A'. You have to tell me everything. Do you understand me?"

I keep my head down because I haven't been completely honest with her.

"Em, what is it? What haven't you told me?"

"That night the girls and I got a text from 'A' but I didn't know because Paige had my phone."

"Okay, what did it say?"

"It said, 'No glass slipper is needed to find true love. But yes a body bag is needed to protect it.'"

"Wait, 'A' saved me so you and I could be together?"

"It looks that way."

"There's definitely more to it than that. There has to be. I can't imagine 'A' wanting a happily ever after."

"I know but Maya, right now, we need to take what we can get. We're getting the chance to love again."

"Yeah I guess we are but at what cost down the road?"

"Maya, I would do anything to be with my true love, at any cost. Wouldn't you?" I ask looking into her eyes for any sign that she feels the same.

"I would. You know I would."

Our lips touch lightly; I smile snuggling back into her.

"Emily, why was it you and Hannah and Aria and Spencer? What's so special about the four of you?"

"Maya it's really bad," I say sitting up again so I'm a little bit away from her.

"What do you mean really bad?" she asks sitting up.

"Promise you won't hate me when I tell you."

"I could never hate you."

"We caused Jenna's blindness and let Toby take the blame for it."

"What? Emily, that doesn't sound at all like something you would do," she says.

"It isn't and I wanted to walk away but Alison has this way of getting what she wants. We all stayed."

"And that's why 'A' is after you?"

"We think it's a big part of it but we don't know how to make it stop."

"What else? I can tell there's something else."

"There is," I say looking away from her.

"What is it baby, I'm here, tell me," she says with genuine concern.

"We were being videotaped without our knowledge."

"Videotaped how?" she asks as her breathing increases and her face gives away her agitation.

"In our bedrooms changing."

"They saw you with no clothes on?"

Now she's pissed. She moves closer to me waiting for my answer.

"Yes."

"Who the fuck did that to you?"

"A group called the NAT club. Alison's brother Jason was one of them along with Ian, who got killed by 'A', and Garrett, a Rosewood police officer and who knows who else."

"I swear to fucking god I'm going to take my shit out on them!"

"Maya, what's that going to do? Nothing. And we got the flash drive with all the videos on it and destroyed it. But it's all connected somehow, we just don't know how."

"This 'A' is playing some complicated game," Maya says while lying back down on the couch letting out a deep breath.

"Yeah and we're her pawns," I say cuddling up to Maya.

"I can't absorb anymore. Is there more?"

"That's everything I think."

"You think? I'm okay with that. I just can't anymore right now," she says pulling me into her, kissing the top of my head wrapping her arms around me.

This relaxes me some as I melt into her letting out an,

"Mmmm. I love you Maya. I promise no more secrets."

"I love you too Em. No more secrets…"

Narrator POV

While Emily and Maya drift away to sleep, there's a buzzing coming from Maya's bedroom. It's Emily's cell phone receiving a text message,

The truth can set you free;

Or the truth can make you dead.

True love made your choice for you so it seems;

But can you really find true love in life?

Or is death the only way true love can ever be?

-A

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To be continued…

Will Emily hide her text from Maya or will she keep her promise…no more secrets?

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