Em slowed to a walk, flashing Spencer a smile.
"That was great! we will have to do it again!" She exclaimed, feeling refreshed like never before. Running tended to do that to her. Spencer smiled to her, and nodded, taking deep breaths.
Hurriedly saying their goodbyes, the pair separated to their own homes. Emily walked down the road, casually studying the houses. Rosewood was incredibly prestigious, and she couldn't help but be a bit unnerved by how… perfect, everything seemed to be. Every lawn was perfectly mowed, every garden freshly weeded, every house perfectly painted, all with the same general style, elegant and rich.
As she neared her house, she heard a loud shout, and something hit her in the head. She stumbled in surprise, and turned to see a young guy hurriedly making his way over. He had an amazing body, and Emily vaguely recognised the fact that if she were straight, she would be drooling right now. But she wasn't, and the moment was over as he flashed her a sweet smile, and picked up the small doll that had flown towards her mere seconds beforehand.
"Sorry about that, my little cousin is here, and she hates her new doll. Go figure, the kids spoilt like no tomorrow. Im Toby, by the way." He rushed out as he brushed the dolls hair away from its face, and fixed it with a pensive look.
"Emily." She replied, a small smirk coming onto her face at his befuddled gave her a smile in return, reaching over to shake her hand.
"You go to rosewood?" He asked.
"Yeah, why?"
"Well the homecoming is coming up, and since i have no date i was wondering if you wanted to go with me? Just as friends!" He rushed out, blushing lightly. Emily bit her lip.
"Sorry Toby, But I'm afraid i don't think i'' be going to homecoming at all. But i tell you what, I bet i can found someone for you?" She propositioned, and Toby nodded enthusiasticlly. Just as he was about to say something, Emily heard a familiar shout.
"Em! I didn't know you lived so close! Wanna come over?" Alison walked smoothly over to them, and fixed Toby with a cold glare, watching as he scurried back to the safety of his open door.
"Ah, sure Alison,." She relied, perplexed as to the sudden change in Alison's attitude. "I gotta shower though, i mean i just went for a run with Spencer." She told her apologetically, slightly worried that Alison would fix her with the same hard glare that she had thrown to Toby. Alison smiled sweetly, and shook her head.
"I have a pool…" She murmured seductively, and it was all she could do to not throw herself at Alison then and there, as a shot of heat flowed through her body at Alison's tone. Startled, she stuttered "o..o..ok" the two turned and walked across the street towards a large house. To Emily's surprise, Alison merely waltzed through the house with a hurried "Hi Han" and entered the backyard, before walking up some steps, and vaulting over the small fence at the back with an stiffness that suggested that she hadn't done it in a while. Hanna walked over to Emily, a shocked look on her face.
"I can't remember the last time she did that. We used to jump over to each other's houses when we were younger, but we started high school and she got too popular to be seen vaulting over fences." Hanna's tone was slightly resentful, and she turned to her with a comforting smile on her face.
"Evidently not, considering the fact that she just did it. She cares about you Hanna." She tried to comfort her, but Hanna laughed, and shook her head.
"oh no, she didn't do that for me. Better get over there, you stink!" Hanna's playfulness had returned with ease, and she hastily stuck a hand over her nose and pulled a face, before jokingly pushing her towards the fence. Emily could make out Alison's impatient face as she gripped the fence and took a deep breath, before jumping swiftly over the fence.
Alison smiled at her warmly, before gesturing towards the expansive pool stretched out over the large backyard, which was most defiantly bigger than Emily's. She dived in fluidly, making sure to splash Alison as she swam past her, automatically doing several warm up laps.
Finally, she pulled her head out of the water, and turned to Alison, who was treading water with an amused smile on her face. When Alison saw that she was now paying attention to her, her smile increased.
"So Em, Tell me, what's your favourite colour? Food? Socks or gloves? Elbows or knees? Come on, tell me about yourself!" She exclaimed, playfully splashing Emily.
To say that Emily was surprised would be the understatement of the decade. It was as if the encounter with Toby had never happened, and Alison was as sweet and kind as she was when she first started talking to her. Hurriedly, she responded, desperately ignoring the fact that Alison was wearing nothing but a skimpy bikini. "Blue, pizza, socks, and um, elbows." She replied distractedly, her mind still jumping to Alison's shapely legs. Alison smiled, nodding.
"Mhmm, i suppose you cant swim without elbows, right?" She was quick to respond, but there was something different in her tone. She studied Emily with a curious look, and Emily caught an unidentifiable emotion in her eyes, that only served to confuse her more, and make Alison seem even more beautiful. A sinking feeling filled her stomach as she recognised the fact that she was attracted to Alison. Big time. It wasn't to shocking, if it weren't for the fact that Emily was trying to not get into a relationship, especially with Alison. She didn't want to ruin that relationship, too. After all, Alison was straight, right? She pushed the thought to the back of her head, intent on enjoying the one on one time with Alison. She got the feeling that she didn't give it often.
After spending over an hour splashing each other playfully and throwing questions to one another, Emily finally threw her hands up in the air, admitting defeat in the epic water fight the two had been.
"You win! Ali! Stop!" She desperately cried, trying not to laugh as Alison threw her a mischievous smile and dove on top of her, dunking her head once more. After finally surfacing, Emily turned and locked eyes with Alison. After several seconds of staring, Alison's face scrunched up, and a look of panic creased her face. She jumped back, turning around and walking out of the pool hurriedly.
"This was great and all Em, but i have a bunch of Algebra homework that i gotta do, ill see you later?" She questioned, turning around slightly, before quickly spinning back around the second she looked at Emily. Emily looked down, confused, before spotting what was the only logical reason for Ali's behaviour; she was dressed in a black sports bra and running shorts, which did little to cover her. She blushed deeply, and turned, picking up the small towel Alison's mum had fished out earlier when she got home, and had placed out for her.
"Yeah! Ah, go ahead! ill head on home… ah, do you want, ya know.." She gestured towards her towel awkwardly, unable to place the strange tension now filling the atmosphere. Ali shook her head.
"No, go ahead and take it with you, i mean i didn't think this through! just bring it back next time your here." She stated, finally turning around to look Em fully in the eye. Emily smiled at her awkwardy, before turning and slowly walking over towards the gate located at the edge of the yard.
"Em!.. Wait!" Called Alison, and Emily turned around to see the girl barrel over to her, giving her a tight hug. Alison pulled back, a hesitant look on her face. "…Bye, Em." she murmured, before turning and walking swiftly into the house. shaking her head in confusion, Emily, turned around once more and walked out of the yard. She walked out of the yard and turned back to stare at the house, before sighing to herself and turning to walk down the street down the street.
Sorry for the wait! Life's been busy. expect an update by the end of the month, at least. Hopefully before then, but im real busy, so… but hey! I haven't forgotten about you guys, leave a review, they mean a lot to me! see you all soon! (and Ali has a pool. cause i say so haha) xxx -Click