What They Say When We're Away

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An#2: I know some of you are just DYING to know more about the whole Alison situation, all will be revealed with time, trust me. And we are all just DYING for sexy times with our two favorite girls, just know that I will not rush this relationship, it has to flow, if you know what I mean. Though that doesn't mean that we can't have a little fun ;). Now enjoy the next chapter!

Emily's room…

Emily was trying so very hard to contain herself, but damn was it difficult. She was close, so close, that Emily was just drowning in her scent, and she so wasn't complaining. Especially with Maya's fingers softly circling around her hand, her wrist; it was driving her mad.

Every time Maya's fingers made a pass at that little spot just on the inside of her wrist, tracing her vein, she shivered and Maya would smirk. Or when she leans close, placing delicate, soft, fluttering kisses on her hand, her wrist, her arm; it just made it that much more difficult to resist the girl.

She just had to keep reminding herself that it wasn't the time nor place to finally get her 'Mack on', as Hanna so lovingly referred to it, especially with her mother right down stairs. Maya was just being a tease, and damn was she good at it.

Maya smiled softly, "I'm glad you're all better." She whispered sweetly, her face impossibly close to Emily's and yet way too far away.

Emily giggled and rolled her eyes, "It was just a sprain."

"And stitches on your pretty little head." She stressed, lifting a hand to tuck a few stray hairs behind Emily's ear before pulling the girl's head closer and pressing a gentle kiss where the stitches once were.

Emily sighed, "Butterfly stitches, hardly life threatening." She chided.

Maya pulled a face, sticking out her tongue childishly, Emily laughed. "Right, so you've let me shower you with my affections for the past…half an hour because it was no big deal huh?" Maya countered, aiming for that ever present blush.

She pouted when Emily smirked instead, "Act like you didn't just love it."

Maya narrowed her eyes playfully and scooted away, well as far away as she could with hers and Emily's feet and legs all tangled together; barely five inches. "So that's what I get for rushing over and taking care of you after your doctor's appointment? I see how it is."

Again Emily rolled her eyes, a smiling breaking through as Maya scooted back, their shoulders rubbing together. 'Tingles.' Emily mentally sighed; she locked her eyes with Maya. "You really are something…you know it?" she breathed.

Maya looked at her with soft eyes and an even softer smile. "Well I'd have to be...otherwise the whole 'knight in shining lip gloss' thing wouldn't work." She finished with a smirk, breaking the tension. She had good control, but not that good, not when Emily was looking at her like…that.

"I'm starting to rethink this whole thing with you hanging out with my friends." Emily groaned, burying her head in her bedspread. Maya laughed at her little fit.

She leaned in closer, resting her head on the bed next to Emily's, playing with the pouting girl's hair. "Hate to break it to you Hun, but I think it's safe to say that they like me so much better than you." She sighed in mock regret.

Emily turned so that she faced her, smirking at the smug girl. "Hmm, I guess that means that you'll be going shopping with Hanna from now on huh? Oh, and don't forget Spencer's family is having some fancy dinner party thing next week, and you have to help Aria study for English too, now that you're their new best friend and all."

Maya frowned, her hand stilling at Emily's shoulder blade, caressing her there. "You know what…I really wouldn't want to come in between such good friends. They'll be heartbroken, but I think it's for the best." She drawled sympathetically.

Emily giggled, "You. Are. Such. A. Dork."

Maya gave a cheeky grin and tapped Emily's nose, "Yes, but I'm your dork." She winked.

"Oh my god! You guys will never believe what I did this weekend!" Hanna gushed taking her seat in their English class.

"Was there a new sale at the mall?" Aria guessed.

"No!" Hanna grinned.

"Buy some new shoes?" Spencer asked leaning slightly away from the buzzing blonde.

"Yes, but that's not what I'm talking about." The blonde cheered.

Emily frowned, taking in the bubbly girl, and then smirked. "Meet the hottie from the dance?"

Hanna clapped her hands excitedly, "Ding, ding, ding we have a winner!" she high fived Emily, "I knew I liked you best."

"Hey! Sitting right here guys." Aria protested.

"No it's ok, let them have each other, because we're team Sparia." Spencer bumped fists with her friend.

"Ok whatever, anyway back to me." Hanna began only to be interrupted by Mr. Fitz walking into the room, his eyes immediately on the four girls, well really one girl in particular.

"Hello class." He grinned; Aria sank in her seat a bit. He ignored it with an oblivious grin.

"I still can't believe you hooked up with our English teacher. Risqué." Hanna whispered.

"Will you be quiet?" Aria whispered/yelled back making the other three laugh. Only to turn around and find Mr. Fitz staring at her expectantly, thankfully he moved on quickly. "This is so wrong." She murmured to herself.

"Ugh I could so use a caffeine fix right now, any chance you guys want to go off campus for lunch?" Spencer groaned leaning heavily by Emily's locker.

"Can't, apparently Mr. Fitz wants to talk with me about interrupting his class…again." Aria glared before stomping off to their English room.

Hanna laughed, "You can just feel the sexual tension oozing off of them, just like Emaya!" Emily glared and went to hit her, but the blonde dodged her. "What it's true? I'm game Spence, don't even bother asking Em, I'm sure Maya's around here somewhere." She smirked.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Emily protested as she shut her locker.

Spencer scoffed, "Um that you two have been attached at the hip for like this past week. It's really kind of sickening how cute you two are." Spencer pulled a face, laughing as Emily blushed.

"Oh are we laughing at Emily?" Maya popped up.

Spencer just laughed harder. "Speaking of the devil!"

"How the hell do you do that? Do you have Emily-radar or something?" Hanna asked both amused and bewildered.

"Huh?" Maya wasn't catching on; then again she wasn't really trying to. Hanna was a whole other kind of crazy, she learned that from experience; and she loved it.

"Nothing, nothing, we were just leaving, enjoy your lunch." Spencer cheered, wiggling her eyebrows comically as she pulled Hanna away.

Maya shook her head and focused on the still blushing Emily, "Your friends are crazy." She sighed.

"I know." Emily groaned.

"I love it!" Maya threw in a fond smile as she looped her arm with Emily's and began dragging her in the direction of the courtyard, their unofficial place of eating.

"Alright, now close your eyes and open your mouth." Emily sputtered as Maya sat their waiting.

"What?"

Maya grinned, "Come on just do it."

Emily shook her head, "No way." She giggled, making Maya laugh as well.

"I dare you!" she pushed.

"You're awful." Emily relented.

"I know." Maya smirked, giving Emily that smoldering look. "Now come on, do it."

"Ugh, fine." Emily leaned a bit closer and hesitantly closed her eyes, and opened her mouth; just waiting.

Maya smirked and placed a single orange slice in, letting her thumb just barely graze the girl's bottom lip. Emily grimaced and then laughed when she realized what the object was. "What'd you think I was going to give you?" Maya smirked.

Emily shrugged, "I don't know, something sour?"

Maya rolled her eyes, "Not a chance, you don't like sour." She admitted as if it was nothing. Emily smiled to herself.

For a moment the girls sat in content silence, and then Emily resolved her nerves. "So, I was thinking" she waited till she had the girl's attention, "why don't we do something one night, you know instead of just hanging out."

There it was out there; she took a chance and went for it. "What kind of something?" Maya asked a little too innocently.

Emily perked up either way, glad she wasn't immediately shot down. "I don't know, maybe go for a real dinner some place and then go do something, maybe like a movie." She faked in thought.

Maya nodded, also in fake thought, "Right, yea, dinner and a movie…isn't there a word for when two people do that?" she teased.

Emily played along, "I think they call it a date." A small smirk breaks across her lips.

Maya gives a cocking sort of grin, "So you're asking me out on a date?"

Emily shrugged, "Two people going out, having dinner, and watching a movie, no big."

Maya smirked, "Right." She drawled unbelieving.

Emily rolled her eyes, "Yes, I'm asking you out on a date." She finally caved.

Maya nodded thoughtfully, "You know what…I'll think about it." She smirked gathering her things and walking away.

"Wait, what, Maya?" Emily called after her disbelieving. She smirked and shook her head to herself. She was broke from her thoughts as her phone rang. She frowned looking at the screen, "Mom?" this couldn't be good.

Aria stomped down the hall trying to put as much distance between her and Mr. Fitz, when she spotted Emily through the courtyard window. 'Something's wrong.' She thought immediately walking outside. "Emily?" she questioned the concern clearly shown on her face.

Emily sat stunned for a while, "It's my dad." She mumbled in disbelief.

Horror struck Aria, "Oh god, is he ok?"

Emily grinned slowly, "Yea, yea he's great." She turned to face Aria fully. "He's coming home." Aria too grinned in relief, happy for her friend.

'Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god!' It's safe to say that Emily was way beyond freaking out at this point; very safe to say. Poor thing wearing down the carpet in front of her bed with the amount of pacing she was doing.

Only stopping as she spotted a very familiar scarf hanging from her bedpost. She picked it up with a fond smile, toying with it in her hands. She loved this scarf. She drapes it around her neck and faces the mirror. 'Perfect.'

This moment, these few seconds were quite possibly the greatest and scariest moments Emily's had in her life. Her dad was safe and due to be home in less than a week, she had finally asked out the girl of her dreams, literally, and her mother had been less of a pain.

That being said, her father was coming home and she was never really able to hide things from him, so what was she going to do about the big rainbow elephant in the room? And her mom, well it was only a matter of time before she was at it again; trying to control Emily's life like it was her own.

Then there was Maya. What was she going to do about this whole situation? She hadn't a clue. All she did know was that the more time she spent with Maya, the more she resented herself; resented herself for letting Alison have an effect on her now.

Flashback:

"There goes Noel and Prudence off to the kissing rock." Alison smirked turning back to Emily, she didn't look convinced. "People have been sneaking off to the kissing rock for years." She shrugged.

Emily smiled, "You're making that up."

"Just because I make it up, doesn't mean that it's not true." She smirked again, a spark flashing through her eyes like a warning sign. "You go there with somebody and you can feel the ghost of the lovers pushing you to do it. You should never disappoint a ghost." She leaned in further.

Emily shrugged, playing as if she didn't hang off of every word the girl said; though they both knew otherwise. "It's just a dusty old rock."

Alison smirked, seeing through the girl's act just like she always did. She could play this girl like a fiddle, and she did so often. "Who do you want to take there?" her gaze burning into Emily.

Emily stared back, her eyes full of innocence and adoration for the girl looking down at her. Alison gave a knowing smile, seeing just how easy it would be to get this girl to do whatever she wanted. Poor, sweet, innocent, Emily Fields.

End flashback.

Emily shook herself, looking at herself in the mirror. She saw herself differently now, no longer that naive little girl that followed Alison DiLaurentis like a lost puppy. She had Maya now, they were as different as sour and sweet; and Emily never really liked sour things.

One last looked into the mirror to gather her nerve and she was ready to go pick up Maya. 'Our first date.' She smiled at the thought. She grabbed her phone on the way out of her room, jumping slightly as it chimed with a new text.

From: Hanna

Relax. You've already got the first kiss out of the way! I want DETIALS!

From: Spencer

Call me later with details! Unless the date goes REALLY well ;)

From: Aria

Have fun. Don't worry everything will be FINE. Just enjoy yourself *thumbs up*

'How typical.' She thought to herself, shaking her head as she continued down the stairs. Thankfully, she had Aria or else she'd be stuck to deal with the craziness of Spencer and Hanna all by herself. 'The girl really is a godsend.'

"Lieutenant Colonel Pennsylvania National Guard." Maya repeated in all, "So he's been right in the thick of things?" She asked taking her seat in the movie theater.

Emily sat beside her, "Camp Phoenix, yea." She smiled.

"Wow, that's amazing, you must be so happy that he's coming home." Maya smiled at her.

Emily shrugged, giving a small kind of smile, "When he's home, when I can hug him…then I'll be happy." She reached over and popped a kernel of popcorn into her mouth; Maya followed the action with a smirk.

"So…do I get to meet him?" She drawled, looking sideways at Emily.

Emily smirked, deciding to play with the girl, "Wow first date and you already want to meet the parents huh? Never thought you'd be the type to work the 'third date, move in' kind of stigma?"

Maya rolled her eyes with a begrudging smirk. "Oh hahaha, you're so funny."

"I think so." Emily smirked back before turning to watch the movie. The lights went down and things went quiet, Emily reached for Maya's hand, her fingers brushing Maya's before interlocking them together. Both girls grinned like idiots in the dark.

'Why did we choose to go see a black and white horror flick?' Emily questioned herself out of boredom. The movie was barely halfway through and she could not keep focus on the screen. Never mind the fact that this movie was entirely lame, I mean 'I Walked With A Zombie.' Really?

If that wasn't enough already, Maya's hand was burning hers. Her skin tingled, little baby hairs on her neck standing up on end, Goosebumps, the whole thing. Emily didn't know what to do with herself.

And there Maya was, totally engrossed in the movie, acting as though absolutely everything was ok, and it was, but it wasn't. Emily's stomach had been filled with butterflies since their skin first made contact, and now it was making her slightly dizzy.

Maya squeezed her hand, gaining Emily's attention with a smirk, "You're not paying attention to the movie." She grinned not taking her eyes from the film.

Emily gave a quiet groan, respectful of the few other movie goers. "Can you honestly blame me? This movie sucks."

Maya shook her head in amusement and finally turned to look at the pouting girl. She eyed her carefully for a moment, her gazing flickering from eyes to lips and back again. She rolled her eyes again once she saw the pout get bigger, and motioned for Emily to come closer under the guise of not interrupting the film.

Emily leaned in and Maya put her lips to the girl's ear to whisper. "You really shouldn't pout, especially now, in a dark theater, where I have you basically to myself and no one to stop me from taking care of it." She pulled back, dragging her lips along Emily's cheek as she did.

Emily's breathing hitched, eyes hooded as she looked into Maya's. "You shouldn't make empty threats." She breathed out, hot air ghosting over Maya's lips as she did. Maya shivered.

"Who says they're empty?" Maya challenged back, her eyes zeroing in, latching onto Emily's.

"Prove me wrong then." Emily didn't back down, no instead she surged forward and caught Maya's bottom lip, trapping it between her own. Maya gasped at the feeling having been taken off guard by Emily's move.

The kiss wasn't timid and tame like their first kiss, it was fire and passion. Emily sucked her bottom lip into her mouth, nibbling it. Maya moaned, her hand reaching back to cup the back of Emily's neck, pulling her closer.

Emily's hands found purchase on Maya's hips, working against the armrest separating them. They needed to be closer. She released Maya's lip from her teeth, only to swipe it with her tongue, requesting, pleading.

Maya complied immediately, sighing as her tongue found Emily's; swirling and playing, teasing the girl into submission before sucking Emily's tongue lightly making the girl whimper into her mouth.

Needless to say, Emily's boredom was taken care of.