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Bathroom-

Hanna hesitantly stepped into the bathroom. You could hear the clicks of her heels hit the tiles as the silence filled the room. Spencer continued to look down at the floor as she shifted her weight from one leg to the other nervously.

Aria could see Hanna's stare going back and forth between her and Spencer. Aria was use to Hanna looking a little confused, but this time she could practically see the wheels turning inside the blonde girl's head. Aria was not sure why she felt the impulsive and urge to be honest with Hanna, but the words came out of her mouth before she even knew they were going to. Aria nervously tucked her dark hair behind her ears and opened her mouth to begin to explain how quickly her world had gotten turned around the last few days. "Well..."

"Aria didn't know where the soap was so I came in to show her where it was in the closet" Spencer said, cutting Aria off.

"Ohh…"Hanna replied with a hint of doubt still in her voice "Okay…"

Aria closed her mouth and felt a stream of emotion run through her body. Was Spencer embarrassed of her? Of what was happening between them? She turned her head to look at Spencer, her face contorted in a confused expression, but Spencer continued to stare at the ground. She wouldn't even look at her. Questions continued to run through Aria's head. Was Spencer not feeling the same way she was? If Spencer didn't feel this magnetic pull the way that Aria did than why did she follow her in her and kiss her like that?

Suddenly Aria was filled with anger at the thought of Spencer being ashamed of what was happening between them. Yes, it was confusing and scary, but Aria was never ashamed. Filled with irrational fear and anger Aria quickly thrust her hand into her purse that was lying on her hip and pulled out Hanna's purple wallet with determination, throwing it into Hanna's hand angrily. "Here." She simply stated as she brushed her way past both Hanna and Spencer, quickly and firmly making her exit known. She needed another drink.

Hallway-

Aria stormed her way down the stairs. She was filled with frustration and anger. As she made it to the bottom stair, determined to make a bee line for the fridge and find the nearest beer, she was suddenly cut off as a giant torso appeared in front of her nearly knocking her small frame to the ground.

"Well if it isn't Miss Montgomery…"
A devilish grin plastered upon his face and red solo cup in hand, Noel Kahn blocked Aria from her route.

"Hey." Aria said, attempting to push her way past Noel as his over indulged cologne filled her nose with disgust.

"Whoa, why in such a hurry? Don't have a minute to talk to your old pal and host this evening?"

"Sorry…I was just trying to grab a drink and find Emily."

"Oh, I'll get you a drink beautiful. Follow me."

Aria rolled her eyes, but followed the tall boy towards the kitchen. At this point she would take any distraction from her mind racing with thoughts of Spencer. They made their way back into the big white kitchen that was adorned with granite counter tops and rose-gold appliances. Aria thought to herself how Noel's family home could easily adorn the cover of "Good Housekeeping" magazine someday. Aria always dreamed of having her own house. Nothing large like this mansion of course, just a simple place she could make and call her own.

She watched Noel grab a solo cup of the pile of unused ones near the fridge and fill it with ice as he began to look through the bottles of liquor strewn about the counter top.

Aria continued to lose herself in her future home fantasy while Noel pondered his bar-tending choices.

A white house with teal shutters. That would be perfect. She continued to compile the fantasy in her head. She would return from work at the photo gallery all day, and park her car in the driveway. Making her way up a brick lined path, adorned with sunflowers on either side, she would make her way through the front door into the kitchen. Delicious smells of dinner being made would fill her nose as she walked over and slid her hands around Spencer's back and around to her stomach, embracing her body from behind, almost scaring her but feeling Spencer soon turning around to crash their lips together in a tender embrace….

"Vodka? That's always good right?" Noel's voice ripped its way through Aria's fantasy bringing her back to the present.

"Uh… sure." Aria stumbled to reply. "Just mix it with something fruity."

Noel handed the red cup over to Aria and motioned for the two of them to cheers. Aria attempted to make a sincere smile but could not help but realize where her mind had just went. What was going on inside of her head? The questions would not stop circling Aria's mind.

"Want to go out back to the gazebo? We may catch some shooting stars?" Noel said with a cheesy wink.

Aria knew that Noel would always continue to be flirty with her, given their past history. But she knew deep down he was a good friend. She hesitated, not sure what his intentions were, but conceded in order to get her mind off of things.

"Yeah let's go. Have you seen Emily though?"

"I think she's out back with Paige as well, we'll see if we can find them."

"Okay." Aria replied, following her friend out the glass doors to the backyard. If there was anyone she could confide in that may be able to understand what she was feeling, she knew it was Emily, and she needed to find her.

Bathroom-

Spencer's stomach sank into her chest as she felt the air breeze by her as Aria angrily pushed her way out of the bathroom. It felt like a shot in her heart. Spencer knew that she had just upset Aria by cutting her off and not telling Hanna the truth over what had just happened, but Spencer had panicked.

The two girls still had not talked out what was happening between them, and she didn't know what to do. As a Hastings, her mother always expected her to keep up appearances, so it was second nature to her to hide any revealing and not perfect truths. She should have known it would upset Aria and make her think she was embarrassed over what was happening, but that was not the truth, and she was just trying to protect them.

Spencer felt her eyes well up with tears. She felt like she had already begun to lose Aria, after just having the most passionate moment of her life with her. Feeling things she never thought she would feel. Not only would she lose her now lover, but also her best friend. She tried desperately to keep the tears from falling down her face and continued to look at the ground.

"Spencer! What's wrong?" Hanna asked, sympathy lining her voice.

She couldn't hide her tears any longer. Her eyes were so full they began to fall, every tear marking Spencer's cheek, demanding to be felt. Hanna reached out and embarrassed Spencer in a tender hug. She rubbed her hand up and down Spencer's back. Spencer could feel herself collapsing as she let her tears continue to fall and buried her head in Hanna's shoulder. Hanna continued to show Spencer kindness running her hand up and down her back to calm her.

Spencer heard Hanna softly say "Whatever it is, you know you can tell me."

Spencer then pulled away and opened her mouth, but then quickly shut it. Wiping her tears from her eyes and trying to regain her composure. She did not even know where to begin. She made eye contact with Hanna. Within their eye contact she could see her friend full of compassion and ready to listen to her. Spencer had always been the strong one, but now she felt entirely weak. Her legs began to feel heavy as she made her way to sit on the side of the bathtub. Hanna walked over and sat next to her.

"You don't have to be the strong one all the time you know." Hanna said with a smile.

Spencer felt her body full of exhaustion and confusion. She rested her head on Hanna's shoulder.

"I know." She sighed.

Spencer lifted her head and looked forward trying to find the words.

"Are you and Aria getting it on?" Hanna asked with a laugh "When Caleb and I first starting dating we would always leave the party for a quick make out session."

Spencer felt a shock through her whole body. She was use to her friend always being frank and saying what everyone else was thinking. But she was surprised to hear the words come out of Hanna's mouth. Was she joking or was she being sincere? She turned her head to look at Hanna in disbelief. Spencer knew that her eyes and face would be easily read by Hanna.

"Oh my god! Wait, am I right?" Hanna squealed. "Well now you have to tell me everything."