Emily watched as Hanna walked out the door and tried her best to focus her attention on Paige. The night with Hanna had been amazing, but it didn't change the reality of their situation. Hanna was still engaged to be married, to someone else. As hard as it would be, Emily needed to let Hanna go. She couldn't keep holding onto her past, she needed to move on.

After Hanna left, Paige climbed into Emily's hospital bed, next to her. Just like Hanna had, she put her arm behind Emily's head so that Emily could rest in the crook of her shoulder. Emily tried her best to get comfortable, shifting to find the best spot, but it didn't come as easily as it had with Hanna.

Emily tried to push that thought out of her mind. Paige was here. Paige was here for her and was hers. Hanna wasn't.

"How did this happen? Spencer said the fireplace malfunctioned?" Paige asked, confused why this is the second "malfunction" that's happened to Emily in the last several weeks.

"Umm, yeah I guess. It's supposed to be some kind of 'smart loft' but I guess the system went haywire and I was standing too closer to the fireplace." Emily responded softly, feeling guilty for piling on yet another lie.

"Em…come on… You know you can tell me anything…" Paige pushed, suspecting there was more to this series of events than what Emily had been telling her.

"You're right. I'm sorry… There is something you need to see." Emily confessed as she reached for her phone to show Paige the text that Emily had received the night before.

When Emily had woken up in the middle of the night from her phone's buzzing, she carefully reached for it to check the message, which she assumed was from Paige, and she hadn't wanted to wake Hanna in the process. She had planned to show Hanna that morning but hadn't really had the time once Paige arrived.

I know you know who did it. Give me the killer by Election night or I'll do more than light a fire under your ass. [Devil emoji] - Blocked

After showing Paige the text, Emily began explaining how ever since Charlotte's death, someone new had been torturing them, looking for information on the killer. She felt relieved to finally be honest with Paige, at least about this one thing.

"Em, you have to tell the police that this is happening again. They can help!" Paige responded more forcefully than she meant to, trying to push Emily to do the right thing.

"You don't understand. You weren't here when it happened last time. Getting the police involved doesn't help, it only makes it worse." Emily responded quietly, as a nurse came in to check on her. "I am working on a plan though." she added softly.

Emily was thankful for the distraction, as it changed the subject. She knew Paige wouldn't like the plan that she plotted out earlier that morning, but she wasn't ready to share just yet. She needed to talk to Caleb to work out the kinks before she was ready to fill anyone else in on it. She knew it was dangerous, but they had to do something. This couldn't continue, they needed to get back to their lives.

By the time the nurse left, Paige was more concerned with the home-care instructions for Emily's burns than Emily's mention of a "plan." She carefully reviewed all of the papers the nurse had handed her and insisted that Emily come stay with her while she recovered.

Knowing that things with her mother were still tense, Emily agreed to stay with Paige for the next few days. Plus she would much prefer Paige to be the one applying the ointment over her burns than her mother.

Once released from the hospital, Paige had driven them straight back to The Radley once Emily had been released from the hospital. She immediately set Emily up in the bed and put on an old movie that she knew Emily liked when she left to run to the drug store. Emily shouldn't have been surprised that Paige was an excellent caregiver, after all, she wanted to be a doctor. But Emily was impressed with how attentive and nurturing she was with her.

When Paige came back a half an hour later, she had dozens of bags draped over her arms. She had bought all the supplies that were needed to care for Emily's burns, but also all of Emily's favorite snacks as well. Paige went above and beyond, buying things that Emily was surprised she had remembered from when they were just teenagers.

While she watched Paige empty the bags, she realized how much Paige cared for her. Paige had always cared for Emily and held a special place in her heart for her. Emily realized sadly she hadn't been fair to Paige, that she hadn't done the same for her.

Paige was amazing, beautiful, caring, and best of all, actually available. And somehow, despite Emily always putting her second to Hanna, Paige still wanted her.

As Emily continued to watch Paige, she decided in that moment that she wanted to be all-in with Paige. She was going to finally force herself to move on from Hanna and try to have something real with Paige, even if that meant eventually moving to Chicago. She couldn't keep waiting for someone that wasn't coming, that wasn't available. It was time to move on and she didn't want to miss out an opportunity with someone like Paige.

But before she could do any of that, she knew she needed to put an end to these threats. She couldn't start this new life with Paige and still be constantly haunted by her past. This new A/Sarah/whoever clearly wasn't playing around and so neither would she.

Finally several hours later, Paige decided she was going to go for a run when she thought Emily was napping. As soon as Paige left, Emily reached for her phone and texted Caleb to meet her at the hotel.

Thankfully he agreed to meet her in the lobby in fifteen minutes.

"Has anyone else seen this?" Caleb asked as Hanna showed him the text message she had gotten the night before from Sarah/A/whoever.

"Only Paige. I haven't shown the others because I didn't want to worry them." Emily said as Caleb shot her a disapproving look. "I know, I know…but look, whoever this is, is not going wait until election night. Look at what they have done to me." Emily said as she pointed to her bandaged arms. "They are going to keep chipping away until there is nothing left. We have too much too lose."

"So, why are you coming to me?" Caleb asked sincerely. He wasn't trying to push her away, but Emily and Caleb weren't exactly close. The only common link they shared was Hanna and Spencer.

"Because you're the only one who can help me with this. Also, I know you would do anything to keep Spencer safe. She could be next on the 'hit list.'" Emily answered matter-of-factly, before continuing. "I thought about this a lot last night and today. The only way to prevent any more accidents is to call their bluff. We have to tell them we are ready to give them what they want."

"But what they want is Charlotte's killer." Caleb responded, confused because he had no idea who had killed Charlotte that night.

"Right..and that's what we'll give them." Emily responded with a firm nod. The plan was in motion.

As Hanna left the hospital room that morning, she felt sure of herself for the first time in a long time. She finally knew what she wanted and what needed to be done. Hanna didn't have her car at the hospital, so she had to wait for an Uber, which seemed to take forever.

She decided to go straight to the train station. Driving during morning rush out would take much longer than the train. And she needed to have this conversation as soon as possible. And it needed to be in person.

Once she arrived at Grand Central, she jumped in the first cab she could find and raced towards the apartment she shared with Jordan. She knew she would be cutting it close, but she was thankful to see that Jordan's company car was still parked outside, which meant he hadn't left for work yet.

As she entered the apartment, she paused for a second to regain her composure. She needed to be as clear and direct as possible.

"Hanna?! What are you doing here?" Jordan asked as he choked on the sip of coffee had had taken as she had walked through the door.

"We need to talk." Hanna responded.

"I know…I've been cold these last few days. I'm sorry…I was just hurt that you hadn't told me…" Jordan began his apology, as Hanna tried to cut him off.

"Jordan, please don't apologize. You didn't do anything wrong. I did, I'm the one who lied." Hanna explained.

"I know, but the more I thought about it, I understand. It's one of those things that can be hard to talk about. But it meant so much to me when you agreed that she shouldn't stay at the loft…" Jordan said as Hanna cut him off again.

"No…I mean yes, I did lie about my history with Emily. But, I've been lying to you. When you asked me if I still had feelings for her...I lied." Hanna said quickly, trying to keep her resolve up.

"Oh…" Jordan said quietly as the reality of what Hanna was saying was starting to hit him.

"I'm so sorry. But having her back in my life these last few weeks...I thought I was over her, I did." Hanna said with tears in her eyes. "But I realized that I never really stopped loving her. And you deserve so much better than that…better than me…." She said softly removing the engagement ring from her finger.

Jordan watched her remove the ring from her finger looking broken, but took it from her when Hanna offered it to him.

"I don't know what to say. I mean, I saw... I remember how heartbroken you were when we first met." Jordan said playing with the ring. "You don't get over someone when you love them like that, I guess."

Hanna felt horrible, but she knew she made the right decision. It wouldn't be fair to either one of them if she continued things with Jordan. It was clear to her now that she did love Emily, but she hated the idea of hurting him. He had been good to her and she knew he didn't deserve this. Especially when he had no idea it was coming.

Hanna was exhausted, but couldn't stay in their apartment a moment longer. She quickly packed a bag of some essentials and decided that she would have to come back for the rest later.

She hopped on the next train back to Rosewood and didn't look back. While she hadn't wanted to hurt Jordan, she knew what needed to be done before she could move forward with the life that she wanted, a life with Emily.

When Hanna returned to the loft, she was surprised to find Lucas there, fiddling with the 'smart loft' system.

"So I updated the firmware and I took the fireplace offline until I can replace this controller. I'm so sorry. I don't know what happened but it will not happen again." Lucas said as he saw her entering the apartment.

"Lucas you did not need to come back here just for that. Spencer was able to shut down the system." Hanna responded, feeling bad if he flew back just for that. After all, he had been doing her a favor by even allowing her to stay there, especially now that she didn't have an apartment or fiancé to fall back on.

"I would have. But I had to be here anyway. I'm checking out some property in the area." Lucas responded. A smile came across his face as he saw that she wasn't wearing her oversized engagement ring today.

"A house?" Hanna asked, trying to keep the conversation on topic as she saw Lucas look at her ring-less left hand.

"No, those empty factories and mills past the lake. My accountants are telling me to spend money and if I can do something with those old dinosaurs, why not?" Lucas responded, wanting to respect Hanna's privacy but still impress her. He had always had a thing for her, but she always seemed to be in a relationship.

"Aww local boy makes good." Hanna said with a genuine smile.

"Yeah a little of that. But maybe I'm giving this town a second chance." Lucas said as he blushed at Hanna's compliment.

"I know what you mean. When we finally got out of here, it was so fast. We didn't realize what we left behind…" Hanna trailed off as she thought about Emily and their whispered confessions in the hospital. She couldn't wait to see Emily again and tell her everything she had held back that night.

Lucas sighed to himself quietly. He had seen Hanna in enough Emily-inspired trances to know what she was thinking about. He was disappointed, but not at all surprised. Those two seemed to always find their way back to one another.

"So, I will bring the new controller over tonight. If there is anything that Emily needs, let me know." Lucas said as he left Hanna to her day dreams.

As Hanna said goodbye to Lucas and thanked him for all his help, her phone buzzed in her purse.

Hey...I need to talk to you…Can I meet you at the loft in an hour? - Emily

Hanna smiled as she replied back to Emily. This was the moment she was waiting for...