Authors Note: Thank you so much to all who read and reviewed. I'm so glad to hear that people are interested in and enjoying this story. Here is the next chapter! I made it a little longer than last time for you. Please review as it encourages me to write! Enjoy!

Rosewood Side Street-

Emily pulled the car to a stop after finding a place to park along the curb. Spencer and Aria were seated in the backseat, both awkwardly staring out the window in order to avoid making eye contact with each other. The few short inches between them of the middle seat felt like miles to Spencer.

The urge inside of Spencer to slide over and crash her body into Aria's and push Aria's body against the car door. All while grabbing her hips as her mouth moved against the other girls, parting her lips with her tongue and moaning her name. She wanted her. She needed her. She wanted to be inside of her and all over her. She wanted to touch every inch of her body.

Spencer quickly snapped herself out of yet another fantasy, stealing a quick glance at Aria, before responding to Emily's question. "Sorry, what?"

"I said, do you think here is fine? I don't want to get a ticket." Emily asked, making eye contact with Spencer through the rear view mirror.

"Yeah…you're fine. It's residential. Just make sure your parked facing the correct way of traffic."

"Is that even a thing?" Hanna asked sarcastically while she applied more eye liner in her passenger seat visor mirror.

"Yes. I actually paid attention in driver's ed." Spencer replied quietly.

"Of course you did." Hanna said with laugh. "Let's go. Aria do you have the beer?"

Aria lifted the six-pack of Corona lights off the car floor. "Yep." She quietly said, as Spencer turned once again to look at Aria as she smoothed out the wrinkles of her dress. Aria quickly returned the gaze and gave a nervous smile before turning away to open the door.

Spencer heard Emily phone beep from the front of the car. "Oh good, Paige is on her way!"

"Let's roll bitches." Hanna stated as all four girls made their way out of the jeep and began walking the sidewalk towards the sound of loud music in the distance.

Noel Kahn's House-

The door of the giant white house opened to reveal Noel Kahn, red cup in hand, and a giant grin on his face.
"Well…if it isn't my four favorite troublemakers."

"Hey Noel." Aria sheepishly replied.

There had always been awkward feeling between the two, given the years of flirting and casual hook-ups. Aria remembered the one time she and Noel made out behind the bleachers their freshmen year of high school. It was just 'okay', she remembered Noel being a bad kisser and not feeling anything special when they were going at it, but she thought that was normal. Maybe she just wasn't going to feel the things they seemed to feel in movies and novels.

But now she knew what true passion felt like, and she had experienced it for the first time last night. When Spencer kissed her soft at first, then escalating into a hard and passionate motion, grinding against her body against her's, every single nerve and fiber inside of Aria arouse. Her heart was beating out of her chest. Spencer kissed her on the mouth and she felt it…everywhere.

Aria looked over. The four girls were standing in a straight line outside of Noel's door. She was the furthest left with Hanna and Emily on her right, creating far too much distance between her and Spencer. She bit her lip in frustration and shuffled the beer from one hand to another.

"Come on in beauties. The fun is only beginning." Noel said with a cheesy wink.

Hanna made her way through the door and bee lined it for the kitchen. Aria peered inside and saw what she was moving towards.

She saw Caleb placed against the island in the kitchen, playing flip cup with some other classmates. Emily quickly followed, looking down at her phone while texting. Spencer looked at Aria and smiled and gestured for Aria to go in front of her. Aria smiled nervously and quickly made her way past Noel who was looking her up and down. She thought about reaching for Spencer's hand, but fear and confusion consumed her. She wondered what was going through Spencer's head this whole time.

Kitchen-

"Up and down the river?"
"Flip Cup?"
"Sip Sip Shot?"

Spencer attempted not to roll her eyes as various members of her classmates shouted out drinking games to play around the island of Noel Kahn's kitchen. She thought to herself that maybe she was just getting too old for parties. She glanced across to the table to set her eyes upon her blonde friend Hanna. Hanna had her arms gently draped around Caleb's neck, while his were resting on her hips, almost as if they were about to slow dance.

Spencer smiled in thought that despite the loud rap music, smell of beer, and other ruckus happening around them…Hanna and Caleb could not take their eyes off of each other. Hanna ran her fingers through Caleb's hair that he had started to grow long again, gazing at him lovingly with a giant smile plastered on her face. She then leaned in to plant a soft kiss upon his lips and then whispered something in his ear. Just as Caleb was about to respond, he seemingly felt Spencer's stare upon him and looked over at her. Embarrassed she quickly looked down, fidgeting with the line of her sweater.

Spencer's mind continued to drift away. Suddenly she found herself in a daze of last night's memory.

She remembered laying on her bed on her back with Aria doing the same while they talked about anything and everything. Spencer thought it may have been the wine, but something felt palpable between the two of them. There was an intense passion and connection as they discussed their hopes, dreams, and fears of graduating and moving on. Aria turned her body on to her side. Spencer could see the lining of Aria's breasts through her Tshirt, as she had taken off her bra for bed. For some reason an intense desire to reach out and grab her chest filled Spencer's body and mind.

"Have you ever been in love?" Aria asked.

"Kings!" She heard someone shout, once again snapping Spencer back to reality. She looked over to see Paige and Emily approaching the kitchen island hand in hand.

Emily had her other hand wrapped around Paige's forearm leaning into her. Once they approached the island Emily tenderly rested her head upon Paige's shoulder for a brief moment before picking it up again to reiterate. "Kings is always a good party game."

"Let's do it!" Noel shouted enthusiastically as he began to arrange the cards in a circle upon the counter top. "Everyone gather around."

Aria's small frame emerged next to Spencer without warning. Spencer wasn't sure where she had gone to when they first got to the party, but was glad to see she wasn't with Noel. Spencer had felt the rage fill up inside of her when they first arrived and she saw Noel looking Aria up and down. She tensed her hands into fists in an attempt to keep her composure when all she wanted to do was punch him in the face. What was going on with her? What were these feelings. Jealousy? It couldn't be. …Or could it?

"What's going on?" Aria whispered to her right as she edged her way into the circle, right next to Spencer. Spencer felt Aria's hair brush against her as she stood quite a few inches below her.

"What do you mean?" Spencer looked at her nervously, not knowing what to say.

"…with the game?" Aria asked.

"Oh" Spencer said, relieved and embarrassed "Kings, per usual. Emily's favorite"

"Ugh" Aria said. "It's never anything original."

The two girls placed their hands upon the granite counter top in anticipation to play. They fingers slid close together. Just close enough to barely touch. The desire inside of Spencer to grab Aria's hand rose. She could feel her heart swelling and the strong desire to touch the small girl beside her.

"I'll start!" she heard Hanna say as she reached in the middle for a card. As she turned the playing card to reveal a '7' everyone in the room's hand shot up to the ceiling. "HEAVEN!" She heard Paige shout. Emily laughed at her enthusiasm and gave her a kiss on the cheek. Spencer was so distracted she barely made the motion.

"Spence…too slow, girl." Caleb said.
Spencer gave a sarcastic grin, lifted her glass in cheers, and conceded to take a sip of her beer.

She pulled a card off the table, she hoped for an easy one to get by, as she turned it over to reveal a Jack.
"Never have I ever. Oh la la" she heard her classmate Charlie say across the table.

"Alright." Spencer conceded "Fingers up." Everyone held up three fingers and looked directly at Spencer to start the game.

"Never have I ever…failed a class." Spencer said.

"Typical." Hanna joked at her friend as she put a finger down.

"Alright, Aria you're next." Paige stated.

"Never have I ever…" Spencer looked down at her friend to see her struggling to come up with something "gone skinny-dipping."
Spencer looked around and saw some of her friends put a finger down. She still had three up.

Vanessa was up next. She was your typical, popular, blonde cheerleader. Her and Noel Kahn dated once upon a time, but she was now saving herself for the boys at Notre Dame. Spencer was actually pretty impressed at her GPA and SAT scores to have gotten a full ride. Never judge a book by its cover, she thought to herself. Vanessa had always been nothing but nice to her and her friends through High School, never taking her popularity as something higher than them.

She pulled her long hair to one side of her shoulder as she contemplated her turn.
"I know!" she stated enthusiastically "Never have I ever kissed a girl."

"Haha Thanks V!" Emily joked as she and Paige put their fingers down in unison.

"Not saying I haven't wanted to try it!" Vanessa joked.

A wave of panic set over Spencer as she watched Hanna and Aria put a finger down. No one thinking anything of it as many girls kissed other girls for fun or to experiment, however she knew that they wouldn't assume that of her.

She slowly put a finger down, hoping that no one would notice, as she felt Aria look over at her, but told herself not to make eye contact.

"Ooooo Spencey something you're not telling us? You never told me that story!" Hanna said with excitement.
"I can't believe it. I thought I knew everything about you!" she continued, jokingly and innocently to her friend.

"Not everything." Spencer said with a sly grin, trying to play it off as a one time thing.

She looked down as she heard a collection of gasps and "Ooooos" from around the table. Not only had she kissed a girl. But she began to think she was in love with one.

"Well, I'm out!" Hanna said, slugging some of her Corona. "Next card!"

"I have to pee." Aria stated moving out of the circle. "Where is it again?" she looked over at Noel.

"It's on the third floor, second right, up the stairs, to the left."
Aria returned a puzzled look.

Despite their years of flirting, apparently Aria had never been to Noel's house.
Spencer had been a couple times when she was tutoring Noel in Geology, and she knew how confusing this mansion could get.

"I can show you?" Spencer said nervously, locking eyes with her brunette friend.

"Let's go!" Aria said with a smile and made her way out of the circle and walked towards the stairs.

Spencer trailed after Aria's small frame and tried her best not to stare at her backside.