A/N: DOUBLE UPDATE! Lucky ducks!
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Ali woke up early Friday morning, which was unusual. Usually, by Friday, she was sleeping in until the last half hour before her shift at the Grille started. Groaning, she rolled over to check the time on her phone. Seven. And she had a text message from Aria.
From Aria- Hey, can I have Emily's number? I forgot to ask her for it when I saw her last.
Alison rolled her eyes.
To Aria- Why do you want her number?
From Aria- Why shouldn't I want her number?
Ali reluctantly send Aria Emily's phone number. She really just hoped that her friends wouldn't embarrass her to Emily or something. Sometimes, those girls just weren't good at keeping things to themselves. Of course, neither was Ali.
From Aria- Thanks!
Aria was always so perky when she got up in the morning, and Ali just didn't get it. Considering that she was a kindergarten teacher at the elementary school and she had to be there at around noon, but she often went in early for meetings and such. If Ali had to wake up early every day to go take care of a bunch of slobbery kindergarteners, she would not be happy. Aria loved kids, though, and she was lucky that she didn't have to show up as early as the other teachers at the school. She taught a half day kindergarten group that had school in the afternoon.
Either way, though, she was way too perky in the morning. Alison was not a morning person. She dragged herself out of bed and went into her kitchen to make herself some breakfast. Since she was up so early, she could afford to be a little lazy and take longer.
At seven-thirty, she got a text.
From Emily- Are you awake?
To Emily- Mmhmm. Why?
From Emily- Water stopped working again. Need to shower. :/
To Emily- Come on over. Door's unlocked.
Ali hadn't had a key made for Emily yet, but she planned to soon. So she just stepped over to the door and quickly unlocked it, before stepping back into the kitchen, where she was eating her breakfast.
Her door opened slowly a few minutes later. Emily came in with her hair tied up, wearing shorts and a tank top, and she was sweaty. "Hey," she greeted Ali.
"Hey," Alison returned, her eyes probably bugging out of her head as she looked at Emily. "Were you out running?"
"Yeah," Emily answered. "You sure that it's cool if I use your shower?"
"I'm positive," Ali insisted, giving her a smile.
"Thanks." Emily gave her another smile and then made a beeline for the bathroom. Alison didn't blame her, she was pretty sweaty. Of course, on one hand, Emily dressed in short shorts and a tank top all sweaty was freaking hot. And now Alison's skin was getting hot.
As Alison continued to eat her breakfast, it occurred to her that Emily was in her shower right now. Naked.
Ali choked on her food, barely managing to swallow it without dying. She took a deep breath and looked toward her bathroom door. Now, she couldn't stop picturing Emily without any clothes on. Under hot running water. With her hair clinging to her body because of it.
More than just Alison's skin was hot now. Emily just had that crazy effect on her.
Chill out, Alison. Calm down.
Man, now Alison needed a cold shower, and Emily was currently in hers. Groaning, Ali scooted her bowl of half eaten cereal toward her sink, not sure if she could eat anymore. She was sure that she would choke on anything she put in her mouth, now that she had the image of a naked Emily in her mind.
Suddenly, she heard something from the bathroom. "Um, Ali?"
"Yeah?" Alison called back, wondering why Emily was calling her from her bathroom... and if she was wearing clothes.
"I, uh... forgot to bring a change of clothes over," Emily admitted. Alison's eyes flew open. Emily was naked in her bathroom without a change of clothes.
"D-do you want me to go over to your place and grab something?" Alison asked.
"Could you?" Emily asked, and the door opened a little bit. Emily's hand appeared sticking out of the bathroom, with her keys in her hand. "It's the pink key."
Alison hesitantly stood up and went to grab the keys. They were all color coded. That's cute, Ali thought. "Sure. Be right back."
"Thanks!" Emily exclaimed. Ali left her apartment, not caring that she was wearing sweats and a t-shirt, and went across the hall to Emily's apartment. She unlocked the door with the pink key, and then she slowly entered Emily's apartment. She'd been here before, obviously, but it felt different when Emily wasn't there with her.
She went into Emily's bedroom and to her dresser. Ali's eyes went straight to the drawer were Emily's underwear was, but she quickly looked away. She wasn't some perv. Emily had underwear to wear already.
She looked through some of the drawers for a few minutes, before she found some shorts and then the shirt from the shop, since she knew that Emily was going to work soon.
Leaving Emily's apartment, Ali made sure to lock the door behind her, and then she entered back into her own. She went and knocked on her bathroom door, and it opened a little bit. "Thanks so much," Emily said again, and Alison bit her lip. Emily was naked. The only thing separating them was a door. Swallowing thickly, she handed Emily the clothes, and her keys.
"No problem," Ali said. The door closed and she sighed. She moved into her kitchen to dump out the cereal she didn't finish, and wash the bowl. A few minutes later, Emily came out of the bathroom, looking just as stunning as always, even without any makeup on. Her hair was already starting to dry, and the shorts Ali had picked were super hot on her, considering they showed off most of her legs.
"Thanks for getting this shirt," Emily said. "It would've been a pain to have to change again."
"No problem," Ali answered. "Do you go running every morning?"
"Usually," Emily replied. "It helps wake me up."
Alison nodded. "I've never been much of a runner, but I really could use the exercise."
"If you want, you can come running with me sometime," Emily suggested. Alison grinned.
"I'd like that," she agreed, drawing a smile out of the Emily.
"Thanks again for letting me use your shower."
Alison gave her a half smile. "Don't worry about it. I told you that you're welcome to use it anytime. I'll see you during lunch?"
"Of course," Emily replied, smirking slightly. Ali bit her lip. "See you later."
"See you," Alison replied, watching Emily walk out of her apartment. Then she sighed; she was so totally obsessed with this girl.
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Emily walked back into her apartment smiling. That had been so awkward, not having a change of clothes. She'd stood in Alison's bathroom with just underwear and a bra on for like five minutes. It was a little awkward, but she had a feeling that it had been just as awkward for Alison. Emily had been smirking when she heard Ali stutter. It was cute.
She went to the vanity in her bedroom and started to do her makeup. Just her usual makeup, light foundation, some blush, eye shadow, a light eyeliner and then some mascara. It wasn't as near as much as Hanna had put on her for her date with Ali. Hanna might be great with all the makeup stuff, but Emily wasn't the best at it.
She brushed out her long hair and then went into the kitchen to grab a bite of breakfast, before finally grabbing her purse, phone and keys and heading out to her car. She didn't run into Aria this time, so she figured she must've left already.
She drove down to the shop and opened it up a few minutes early, since she didn't feel like just sitting there awkwardly for five minutes until nine. Immediately, people started coming in for their morning coffee. Just like the previous day, they were all gone by ten, and the business slowed down immensely. A few minutes after standing behind the counter idly, Emily's phone buzzed, indicating that she had a new text.
From Unknown- Hey this is Aria! I got your number from Ali!
With the click of a few buttons, she had Aria saved in her contacts.
To Aria- Oh hey!
For the next hour and a half, while she kept watch over the empty shop, she texted Aria. She found out that the other brunette worked as a kindergarten teacher, but the half day class that she ran started at noon and ended at four. She had to stay before her class to do things like prepare for her classes, or help with faculty things. Emily told her that she was considering taking classes to become a teacher, and hopefully a coach, at Rosewood High.
Emily really liked Aria, as a friend of course. She was sweet and seemed like a good friend. Emily counted herself lucky for moving into the same apartment building that both Alison and Aria lived in. She was starting to be really glad that she moved back to Rosewood.
At eleven-thirty, she told Aria that she was on her lunch break and was going to see Ali, and then she did just that. She walked into the Grille, her eyes immediately going to the counter, where Alison was already standing. There were two plates of food in front of her. Chicken or something.
"Hey you," Alison greeted her, smiling.
"Hey," Emily returned, her heart already beating faster.
"How's the shop today?"
"Same as yesterday," Emily replied. Alison gave her an understanding smile. Emily sat down across from her and tried the chicken. "This is good."
Ali smiled proudly. "Thanks." She took a bite of her own.
They just talked for the next twenty minutes, while they ate their lunch. Emily liked talking to Alison, it was easy, and she felt like she didn't have to think about what she was saying around her. She liked that Ali seemed really carefree. It was refreshing. When Emily had a few minutes until her break was over, she stood up. "Thanks for the food."
"You're going to have to stop thanking me eventually," Alison reasoned, giving her a sweet smile. Emily felt herself blush, from receiving that beautiful smile.
"Eventually," Emily agreed. She was about to turn around, but thought twice, and leaned forward to steal a kiss from the blonde. There was just a moment that she thought that she shouldn't have done it, but then Ali kissed her back slowly.
It was perfect, and Emily would've liked it to last forever, but she had to go. She pulled out of the kiss and gave Ali a small smile. "See you later," Ali said, batting her eyelashes.
Emily bit back a grin. "Yeah, see you," she replied. She grabbed her stuff and started out of the Grille, turning back just once to give the blonde a smile before she left.
She walked back into the shop feeling blissful. She had this amazing feeling... like she was already starting to slip and fall for this girl. Was she? No, the more important question was if Alison was falling for her or not. Because Emily did not want to be in a one sided relationship.
Remember, Em, she asked you out, twice. She obviously likes you, she told herself. She smiled at nothing, and then someone walked into the shop, asking for a pastry, and Emily had to wipe any thought of Alison out of her mind as she got the woman's order.
But she couldn't wipe Alison completely out of her mind. She had a feeling that the girl would stay there for a really, really long time.
Awh awh awh!
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Before I head to sleep, just gotta say rereading this chapter was hilarious. I was having problems figuring everything out with Aria's job, because on one day she was at the apartment building until like 11, another time like 10 or something, and I had to figure out someway for her job to work it out lol. But when I reread this, I had like three different times written in that she had to come in for work, because I switched it around so much when I wrote it lol.
Half day kindergarten used to exist in the district I go to school in, but it's gone now. Not still if they still do that anywhere, but they do in Rosewood lol. #TanasRules
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