Chapter 7

ALISON'S POV

"You look so good." Cece complimented. We had spent a total of four long hours trying on different outfits. I had resorted to a simple sweater with a british flag on it, and a pair of skin tight skinny jeans and converse...I can't believe this is what we came up with after four hours. I looked in the mirror. I guess I looked okay. I had my hair down and I had straightened it. I sat on the bed next to her.

"Thanks Cece." I said simply. The air felt thin for some reason. I looked over at her and she had a conflicted look on her face. "You okay Tootsie Roll?" I asked her, using the nickname I had used for her since we were little kids.

"I'm scared Ali." She said in a voice barely above a whisper. What was she talking about.

"Why?" I asked her.

"Maybe I'm scared because you mean more to me than any other person on this planet. I honestly don't know what I'd ever do without you. For three months I sat by your bedside everyday, waiting...waiting for you to wake up. I had almost given up hope that my best friend, my sister, would ever wake up." She started. Where was she going with this. "Now you're back, and you're so healthy and you're in such a positive and good place...I'm scared that if things with this Emily girl go downhill you'll get depressed, and go off the edge...and maybe jump in front of a car...on purpose this time though." She said.

"Cece, I'm okay really. I'm not gonna go and jump in front of traffic if things with Emily don't go okay. Is there a big possibility that I'll just end up being another girl that has fallen for her? Yes,of course. But I am willing to do that because I've been given a second chance." I said to her sincerely. "I was supposed to die. I wasn't supposed to get the chance to walk again, I wasn't supposed to get the chance to ever graduate high school. I wasn't supposed to ever get the chance to have another sleepover with you. I wasn't supposed to get the chance to fall in love, or experience true heartbreak...But I got the chance too." I continued. "It would be selfish for me to not take this chance with Emily, even if it does end in heartbreak its just another experience that I got a second chance to experience." I concluded.

"How can you be so calm about all of this?" Cece asked me.

"I don't know...I guess I heard all of you guys talking to me while I was asleep." I said. The other blonde smiled at me and pulled me into a tight hug. I had expected this type of talk between us for a long time, I just didn't think it would be coming this soon, but it was long overdue I think. I was the first one to pull away. Cece wiped her eyes and smiled at me.

"You better get the apple pie ready." She said. I laughed. After about 20 minutes Emily came to pick me up. The drive to her house involved Emily informing me about her sister, and also warning me about the teasing that was sure to happen. We pulled up outside Emily's house. I put my hand on the car handle to get out but she stopped me.

"Before we go in there I just wanted to tell you something." She started. "I'm known for being the school's play girl, I think you know that." I was nervous for where this conversation was going. I didn't want things with Emily to turn out to be just some stupid game. "But I just want you to know that this is nothing like that. I have never felt this way about anyone else, I've never really taken a girl to meet my family...Except for Spencer and Hanna of course. I asked you to come here because I want to prove to you that I'm not the person that everyone thinks I am. I want to give this a real chance Ali." She said with a gentle smile on her face.

"What are you saying?" I asked her. She sighed as she looked down at her feet, her chocolate brown eyes found their way back to my blue one's.

"I'm saying that I want to be with you." She said. "Will you be my girlfriend Alison?" She asked me sincerely. Emily was stepping outside of her comfort zone, she wanted me. Emily Fields, the most popular girl in school, wanted me...and I wanted her too.

"Yeah, I will be your girlfriend." I said with a smile. Emily blushed heavily. She leaned over and gave me a soft lingering kiss on my cheek.

"You ready for this?" Emily asked. I nodded. I was about to get out but she stopped me once again. "Wait here." She said, she got out of the car and hurried over to my side to open the door for me. She was so adorable...and she was my girlfriend. She took my hand and helped me out of the car. She didn't let it go after I was fully out of the door, we walked up to the door and she opened it. I had to admit that I was nervous before, but with Emily holding my hand all my anxiety slipped away. We walked into the large dining area to see a tall tan woman setting the table, Emily's sister I assumed. She looked up and saw us. She smiled widely and made her way over to us.

She took me in a large embracing hug, which I accepted, but it was still unexpected. She finally released me. "Its so nice to finally meet you Alison, Emily talks about you all the time." This surprised me, I glanced at Emily and she was blushing heavily.

"Its nice to meet you as well Ivy." I said, smiling brightly at the girl standing in front of me.

"Why don't you two go and sit down while I finish dinner?" She asked. Emily led me to the table. We made small talk, until Ivy came back out with assorted plates. "This is italian ribeye steak, with manicotti. After dinner if you're still hungry I made some cannolis." She said as she sat down across from Emily and I. I ate some of my steak, and it was delicious. It was exactly how I liked it. Medium rare.

"This is really good Ivy." I complimented honestly. The tan girl smiled at me.

"I like you, she's a keeper Emily." She teased, I guessed this was the beginning of the teasing Emily had warned me about.

"I know." She muttered, smiling at me before taking a sip of her water.

"So Alison, how did you and Emily meet?" Ivy asked me, obviously keen on knowing.

"I was walking in the hallway and I kept dropping my books, so she came and helped me pick them back up, then she tied my shoes." I said, I was grateful that Ivy hadn't asked why she had to tie my shoes for me. I really didn't want to talk about the accident. People acted like that defined who I was, but it didn't. It was one small page to the story of my life. I was fine, I had a few struggles because of the accident but hey, I was doing a lot better than "normal people."

"Yeah, I'm romantic that way." Emily said smiling. Ivy and I both laughed at what she said. Emily just smiled cheekily. I liked her smile, her smile made other people smile. But one thing wa on my mind. Behind every player is someone who broke their heart, who broke Emily's? Who was the girl behind all of Emily's shenanigans? I didn't know, but I wanted to find out. The rest of the night continued well, Ivy had embarrassed Emily more than me surprisingly. We had looked at Emily's baby pictures, much to the brunettes dismay, and Ivy had told me a variety of embarrassing stories about Emily.

1 hour later…

"That was fun." I said to Emily, we were sitting on my porch together.

"I'm glad you had a good time." Emily said sincerely. "I'm really happy you could make it tonight. Ivy only comes around every once and a while, so I'm glad she got to meet you." She finalized.

"Yeah...me too." I said. She smiled. She leaned in and gave me a soft kiss on the cheek, similar to the one she had given me in her car earlier this evening. She stood up slowly.

"Goodnight Alison." She said smiling gently at me.

"Night Em." She got in her car and then drove away. I got up and turned around to see Cece starting out of the curtain. I went into the house. "Were you really here all night?" I asked the other blonde.

"I ain't got anything better to do." She replied, I rolled my eyes at her antics. "Tell me how it went." She commanded. I sat down on the couch next to her.

"It went perfect...What more can I say?" I asked her, reminiscing back on the events of the dinner.

EMILY'S POV

I walked back into the house, to see Ivy waiting on the couch for me. "You ready to go to the meeting?" She asked me. I was dreading it.

"I really don't get it. Why do I have to be apart of all this bullshit?" I asked her angrily.

"Because...its who we are." She said. It was then that I heard the roar of several motorcycles rolling down the street. I knew that song.

"Maybe...maybe being in an outlaw biker club is this families thing...but it sure as hell isn't mine." I said. She stood up.

"Emily, you need to do this. Our MC needs you." She said. I looked out the window and saw all of the motorcycles pulling up to my house.

"Is dad out there?" I asked her. She nodded. I guess I had to do this.

I told you there would be a huge plot twist.

-Angel