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*Hey everyone - FunkyShay here! Just wanted to say that I am delighted to be the brain behind this story with xTasteTheRaInBoWx :) So just so you know, Emma and Laura Shepherd is portrayed by Rosie Huntington Whiteley and Katherine Heigl, so now it´s easier for you to picture Emma and Laura.

Thank you so much for reading this story.

Have a great summer and have fun!*

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Emily drove fast, worry etched into her face and her pulse racing. She had to make it to the hospital. The traffic that afternoon wasn't helping at all, so while waiting, she called Aria.

"Hey, what's up?" Aria answered.

"It's Spencer, she was in a car crash on the way back to Rosewood. I got a text from her phone, some girl named Emma…She said she's okay but Spencer isn't!" Emily explained in a breath.

"Oh my god. Okay, um, I'll head over as fast as I can!" Aria said, panic in her voice as well.

"Okay, I'll call Hanna." Emily hung up and dialed Hanna's number. It rang for a long time and Emily drummed her knee impatiently.

"Hello?"

"Hanna…Spencer was in a car crash on the way back from Brown. I got a text from her phone from a girl named Emma. She told me she's okay but Spencer isn't and that they were being taken to the hospital. We have to get over there!" Emily said, honking at the car in front of her to speed up.

She heard Hanna sigh on the other end, "Why is it always us? I'll hurry over, see you there."

"Yeah." Emily hung up and tossed her phone into the passenger seat.

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"Where is she?" Veronica Hastings was impatiently asking a nurse when Emily arrived. She saw Aria and hurried over, embracing her friend.

"Where's Hanna?" Aria asked.

"On her way," Emily was interrupted by the nurse speaking to Mrs. Hastings.

"Ma'am, she's in our ER right now. You'll be able to see her as soon as she's been given proper medical attention, your daughter will be just fine," The nurse said comfortingly to the worried mother, who accepted the news and moved to sit next to Peter and Melissa. Aria turned to look at Emily and pursed her lips.

"Who is this Emma girl?" Aria asked, her brow furrowed.

Emily shrugged and shook her head, "No clue. But apparently she was in the car with Spence."

"So she's probably here too, I presume? Let's find out," Aria raised her eyebrows and before Emily could protest, Aria was moving over to the desk.

"Excuse me," Aria asked politely, "We were wondering if there was an Emma who came in with Spencer Hastings?"

The nurse grabbed a folder and opened it, "Ah, Emma Shepherd, not nearly as banged up as Ms. Hastings, she's in room 304, just around the corner there." The nurse pointed down the hall towards the patient rooms.

"Thanks." Aria gave a half smile and looked at Emily.

"What?"

"Come on, we need to ask her what happened!" Aria urged her to follow, pulling her wrist. But she was stopped by the sound of Emily's phone.

"Oh, God," Aria said, expecting the worst.

"Oh God is right." Emily showed Aria her phone and they looked at eachother.

Poor Spencer didn't even need my help to get hurt, all she needed was the thought of you to distract her! – A

"Emily." Hanna made her prescence known. Emily turned around and hugged the blonde, as did Aria.

"We were just about to go down to this Emma person's room, we need to find out what happened," Aria explained as Emily shoved her phone into her purse.

"Okay, let's go," Hanna nodded. Emily followed behind the two of them, A's message burning in her mind.

The three girls walked in to room 304 and sure enough, there was a girl, sitting up, a few stitches on her eyebrow and a bandage over her left forearm.

"Are you Emma?" Aria asked.

"Yeah…um, you must be Emily." Emma was looking at Aria.

"Actually, I'm Emily," Emily stepped foreward and Emma's eyes scanned Emily's features, nodding and then softly laughing.

"Wow," Emma said softly.

"What?" Emily asked defensively, crossing her arms.

Emma smiled a little, "Spencer told me about you, but she never told me how beautiful you are."

Emily didn't know whether to blush and say thanks or to ask her why Spencer was talking about her. She decided to ignore the comment completely.

"This is Aria and Hanna, we're Spencer's best friends, and well, we were wondering if you could tell us what happened?" Emily asked.

"We were coming back from Brown, I'm the student guide there and Spencer and I have spent the last couple days together. She invited me to come see Rosewood for a couple days and so I agreed. As we were getting off the highway to stop at the toll booth we were T-boned by a pickup truck on the driver's side. Spencer was knocked out so I picked up her phone and called 911, then I texted you." Emma looked at Emily, who looked grief-stricken.

"How bad was Spencer hurt?" Hanna asked.

"Well, the paramedic said her arm was definitely broken, and her shoulder was dislocated. Also, she has a few broken ribs. And aside from some cuts and bruises, that's it I think," Emma explained. The girls nodded and were about to reply when Mr. Hastings appeared in the doorway.

"Girls, we can go see Spencer now," he said, a serious expression on his face.

"Okay…well," Aria turned towards Emma, "Thank you. Do you need us to call anyone for you?"

Emma shook her head, "My mom is headed down from Brown. I'll be okay. Go see Spencer, she needs you more than me."

"It was nice to meet you," Emily said softly, feeling somewhat surprised that Spencer was telling Emma about her.

They exited the room and walked down the hall to Spencer's room, where she sat upright in the bed, a sling and cast on her arm and a bandage around her slim midsection. When she saw the girls her expression lifted a little. Then her eyes met Emily's and time seemed to stop. The days of not speaking were forgotten then and there, and Emily found herself tearing up just seeing that Spencer was alive and awake.

"Guys!" Spencer gave a sigh of relief towards her friends. Melissa and Mr. Hastings stood on the other side of the bed while Mrs. Hastings sat in the chair to Spencer's left.

"We're so happy you're okay!" Hanna said, smiling.

"Yeah, I was so scared…we all were," Emily said in agreement. Spencer gave an appreciative smile and winced when she tried to adjust her position.

"Of course I end up in the hospital, right?" Spencer joked sarcastically. The other three girls tried not to laugh at her dry joke.

"Just be happy you're alive, young lady!" Mrs. Hastings said, pointing a finger at her daughter.

"Yeah, we're so happy you and Emma are okay!" Hanna smiled. Spencer gave them a confused look.

"You saw Emma?"

"Yeah, she's the one who texted me and told me you were here," Emily explained, "Then I called them and now we're here. She's just down the hall."

"Is she okay?" Spencer asked, worry covering her bruised face.

Emily didn't know why, but she felt jealous, knowing Spencer was so worried about Emma.

"She's fine. And let's be honest, she's in a lot better shape than you. From what she told us you got the worst of the crash!" Hanna explained.

"I'm just happy she's okay," Spencer nodded. Just then, there was a knock on the door and a doctor poked his head through the door.

"Hi, I'm Doctor Uhlig, I have Spencer's paper work right here, and if you've got a moment, I'd like to speak to you, Mr. and Mrs Hastings," He said kindly, "Just some health history and allergy stuff."

"Of course," Veronica nodded, waving for Peter to follow her out of the room with Dr. Uhlig.

"I'm going for some coffee," Melissa said dryly, exiting as well, leaving the four girls alone in the room.

Hanna could feel the tension between Emily and Spencer and she decided to take matters into her own hands.

"Aria, will you come with me? I think I'm going to grab some coffee too." Hanna gave Aria a knowing look and she immediately read Hanna's expression.

"Sure. We'll be back soon, guys." The two girls exited and shut the door behind them before Emily or Spencer could say anything. Emily was the first to speak.

"I'm so happy you're okay, Spencer. I was so worried when I got that text, and I-"

"Emily." Spencer cut her off abruptly, "We still need to talk." Spencer almost always seemed to be in business mode, even when she was injured in a hospital bed. She always got down to business without any fucking around. Emily closed her mouth and nodded slowly, moving over to the chair where Veronica had previously sat.

"Listen, Spence. I don't know who Emma is, and I don't know where we stand right now. But I care about you…so much," Emily began, but Spencer interrupted again.

"Then why are you with Samara, Em? Why do that to me?"

Emily almost looked angry, now. "Because I really care about her, too! And plus, all that happens when you and me are together is we get into arguments!"

"Well maybe I wanna argue!" Spencer said almost sarcastically. This time, it was Emily's turn to butt in.

"Yeah well I don't!" Emily raised her voice to stop the conversation. Spencer sank back into the pillows on the bed and looked away.

"I just care about you Em…so, so much. And…" Spencer decided not to finish her thought.

"And what?"

"Do you want to know the truth?" Spencer asked, looking back at the tan skinned girl sitting next to her bed.

"Yes!"

"And I want you to myself. I don't want Samara to hurt you, I want to be the one with you. I just never realized it until it was too late…but it doesn't matter now. Nothing can stop you from seeing her…" Spencer fought tears and looked away again.

Without speaking, Emily stood up and headed for the door, "I need some air." Emily's voice cracked with what sounded like a soft sob, and as Spencer glanced towards her, all she saw was the door closing.

Now Spencer felt more alone than ever.

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A couple of hours passed and Spencer had insisted that everyone go home for a while and eat. So she was left in her hospital room with a book Mrs. Hastings had left for her. As she started to settle in and read, there was a knock on her door.

"Come in!" She said meekly, her voice hoarse and her ribs sore.

The door knob turned and the door swung open to reveal Wren standing with a smile on his face.

"Wren," Spencer said, surprised to see the young doctor.

"Hello, Spencer," He said gently, "How're you feeling?"

"Are you my doctor now?" She asked curiously. He stepped further intot the room and shook his head with a chuckle.

"No, I just heard about the accident earlier today and thought I'd come see how you were. I hope you don't mind. I was just worried." He looked into her eyes and pursed his lips.

"Oh, well, I'm lucky, I know that," She said as-a-matter-of-factly.

"Yes, you're very lucky, indeed. And I'm so happy you're okay." Wren touched her right hand and she looked up at him.

"Wren," Spencer knew she had to be honest with him, "I have feelings for someone else." She looked at him with a stern seriousness behind her eyes.

He nodded and withdrew his larger hand, "I understand. It was good to see you," Wren said with a half smile as he moved for the door again.

"Bye, Wren," Spencer replied, not sure how to feel about the unexpected visit. As soon as Wren had left, another person appeared in Spencer's doorway. This time, a big smile graced over Spencer's tired face.

"Hey," Emma smiled weakly, "They told me I was free to get up and around, now it's just a matter of waiting for my mother." Emma laughed lightly and shook her head.

"Emma, I am so sorry about the accident…" Spencer began.

Emma rushed to sit next to the bed as she shook her head, "Spencer, don't be sorry! It wasn't your fault! I'm just happy you're okay."

"Me, too."

"And your friends said hi to me, earlier. They were all very sweet…Emily was very nice. I can see why you like her."

"I'm not sure it matters any more," Spencer muttered. Emma gave Spencer a sideways glance.

"Look, Spencer," Emma scooted forward and held her hand, "Things will get better. I promise." Emma's big brown eyes met Spencer's and Spencer smiled.

"They already are," Spencer said, leaning in slowly towards Emma.

Outside the hospital room, Emily walked down the hall, trying to figure out what to say. She needed to be on good terms with Spencer. She sped up as she neared Spencer's room, smiling softly as she thought of the brunette. Even if she was with Samara, she couldn't deny her feelings for the fair skinned beauty. But as she looked up from the floor and into the open doorway all her feelings sank and her gut twisted into a knot. She tried not to cry out when she saw Spencer kissing Emma softly.

Spencer felt Emily's presence and pulled away from Emma. Spencer's eyes widened and she swallowed hard, then her voice cracked.

"Emily."

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Tension! Oh boy, what will happen next? Hope you're liking it! Tell me and FUNKYSHAY what you think! :) I'll update soon!