Hey everybody! Well, it's PLL day! Who's excited! I know I am! But I'm also sad because including today's episode, there are only 2 episodes left until we have to wait for 5 MONTHS :( anyways, I'm here to update my fanfic! I apologize because even though this is supposed to be Aria's chapter, its mostly about Spencer. I didn't plan it that way, it just kind of happened...but the end is VERY much about Aria. So, enjoy! Chapter 22!
Aria
"Auntie Aria?" Annie asked from where she was sitting at the kitchen table. "can I have some more juice?"
"Annie..." Spencer scolded from the kitchen. "what's the magic word?"
"pweeze?" Annie asked.
"sure, sweetheart." Aria said, taking the 3 year old's cup off the table. She filled it up with orange juice. Then she set it back down in front if Annie.
She went back over to her friends, who were gathered around the island in Hanna's kitchen.
"hey, Em?" Spencer asked. "can I have my baby back?"
"not know. She's just too cute!" Emily squeaked. She was feeding Maddie oatmeal while the 10-month old sat on the counter. Hanna's hand was behind Madelyn's back so she didn't fall off.
Spencer sighed and said, "at least it's nice to have some babysitters."
Emily laughed and continued to feed Spencer's daughter.
Then Spencer's phone rang. She put down her plate of pancakes and picked it up, saying, "hello?"
"Spence?" came her sister's voice from the other line.
"hey, Melissa." Spencer said. She wondered if her sister had heard about Ian. Maybe that's why she was calling. But Melissa sounded way too peppy to be calling about her dead ex-fiancé.
"I just wanted to let you know that Taylor and I are flying in this week for Hanna's wedding. We don't know exactly what day yet, but I wanted to know if it's ok that we stay in your house?" Melissa asked.
"sure." Spencer replied. "or you go stay with Mom and Dad. Our guest room is pretty small..."
"oh, yeah. I forgot they still lived in Rosewood." Melissa replied. "we'll go stay with them."
"Melissa, they've lived in the same house since we we kids. I think the California air is getting to your head." Spencer said, laughing.
"I guess I'm just a little dazed." Melissa said. "and you're right, the guest room in your house is probably too small for 3 people."
Spencer choked on the piece of pancake she had just put in her mouth. Aria slapped her friend on the back, and asked, "Spence! You okay?"
But once Spencer could talk again, she didn't answer Aria's question. Instead she yelled, "3!" into the phone.
"oh yeah...Spence?" Melissa said. " Wren and I are engaged."
"you are?" Spencer squeaked, almost choking again.
"yup." Melissa said. Spencer could just feel her smiling through the phone.
"congrats." Spencer said. "but when did this happen?"
"um...well you know we were together before Ian... And after he was...was caught, Wren and I got together." Melissa stuttered.
"how come I didn't know about this?" Spencer thought. "this means they were together for a whole year and a half while I was living with Melissa!" but to her sister, she asked, "so, when's the wedding?"
"November." Melissa replied. "we were going to send out invitations once we got back to LA." Melissa and a baby Taylor had moved to Los Angeles, California after Spencer graduated high school. Apparently Wren had come with them.
"oh." was all Spencer could say. She was considering telling her sister about Ian's death, but her sister sounded really happy, and she didn't want to ruin her mood.
"But she deserves to know." Spencer thought. So she asked, "um, Liss? Have you heard from Ian lately?" She had never called her sister Liss once in her life, but for some reason it sounded appropriate at the time.
"no." Melissa responded. "I never once answered the calls from the jail. Once I knew that he killed Alison and then tried to kill you, I decided never to speak to him again. I blocked the number. Why?"
"well..." Spencer replied. She was regretting telling her sister already. "he's, um, dead. Jenna called last night." that was all she was going to say. There was no reason to tell Melissa about -A, even though Spencer felt like she should. She hadn't told her back in high school, why would she tell her now?
"wow." Melissa said, stunned. "I sure wasn't expecting that. I guess we have to plan the funeral.."
"I honestly don't know if WE should plan it." Spencer said. "his family should do that."
"oh, yeah." Melissa said. "well, we're at least going to be invited to it."
"probably." Spencer said. Another funeral in Rosewood. Her town was really not as peaceful as it looked.
"well, I'm gonna go." Melissa said. "I need to plan what day we're coming. I'm already pretty sure it's going to be Saturday, but I need to make sure."
"okay. Bye. Love you." Spencer said.
"love you too, Spence." Melissa said. She hung up the phone.
"well, girls." Spencer said. "guess who's"
"coming to dinner?" Hanna interrupted, giggling.
"no, Han. Geez, woman, all you think about is food!" Spencer replied.
Hanna looked down, hurt. Even though her Hefty Hanna years were long since over and done with, it was still a horrible memory.
"no, Hanna! I didn't mean it like that!" Spencer reassured her friend while Aria and Emily glared at her. "anyways, I was going to say, guess who's joining the family?"
"Wren?" Emily guessed. "we could hear Melissa through the phone."
"I can see that." Spencer said, glad that the subject had been changed. "and yes, apparently him and Melissa are engaged."
"wow." Aria said. "I don't think anyone expected that."
Spencer, Emily, and Hanna all agreed.
"girls? What's going on?" Caleb asked, coming back from saying goodbye to Toby.
"Melissa called." Spencer replied. "she's engaged."
"to who?" Caleb asked.
"Wren." Hanna replied for Spencer.
Caleb was about to say something else, but he was interrupted by Aria's moan of pain.
Everyone looked at Aria with worried eyes. Even baby Maddie said, "Awia?" quietly.
"I think the babies are coming." Aria said, gasping, hunched over in pain and holding her stomach.
So, how'd you guys like it! I can't wait to read all of your awesome reviews! - Gabrielle xoxo