Sorry for the long wait, I'm officially done with school now, so expect more and more updates on all my stories. Anyway, here is chapter 8, there is a little bit of a time jump. Like always, please remember to leave me a review and let me know what you guys thought of the chapter, the reviews you amazing people have already left have been amazingly awesome and they really give me the motivation to get writing again!

2 Months Later

Emily's POV

Not much has happened since my last surgery 2 months ago, my wounds are healing nicely and Doctor DiLaurentis thinks that I'll be ready to start my physical therapy in a few weeks as soon as they have healed over fully.

Doctor DiLaurentis, has been calling into see me every day now, I think she feels bad because of what happened. It wasn't her fault, it was completely mine, if I hadn't of been so stubborn and had of asked for help then they could have caught it early and wouldn't have had to be rushed into surgery. I'm not complaining about seeing more of Doctor DiLaurentis, quite the opposite actually. I'm enjoying our morning conversations and nightly catch-ups before she heads home, she's finally stopped drugging me for my 'own good' which I was extremely happy about. She's still a mystery to me though, as much as I want to get to know her, every time I try she just shuts down and finds an excuse to leave early, so I've just decided to give up. So our time together is mostly spent talking about me, which doesn't really bother me, but I still want to get to know her.

My parents headed home a few days ago after Doctor DiLaurentis convinced them that I was well on the mend and that it was okay for them to go home if they needed too. This I was grateful for, sure I loved my parents with all my heart but having my mom hovering around me 24/7 is not my ideal situation, especially when I'm trying to get to know Doctor DiLaurentis more on a personal level...and maybe more than that. What am I thinking?! That will never happen, there is no way that Doctor DiLaurentis would ever be with someone like me, especially since I'm patient! So I need to get any of those thoughts out of my head now!

Hanna has been my main visitor over the past few weeks, Aria had to fly to Boston for work and Spencer and Toby have called in a few times, Toby more so though. Spencer is spending most of her time working on a high profile case at her law firm, so it's just been me and Hanna not that I mind, I enjoyed the company of my best friend while I was in between Doctor DiLaurentis visits.

*Knock, Knock*

That's weird, no one even bothers to knock anymore.

"Come in…" I shout from my chair in the corner of my hospital room.

"Hey, you...long time no see…" I look up to see the last person I'd expect to show up...my ex-girlfriend Paige McCullers.

Alison's POV

I've been sitting in this lawyers office for the last half an hour waiting for my new lawyer to show up. Apparently, my usual lawyer has been dragged into some high profile case so that means that I get some newbie who has only been working a few months.

"Hello, I'm so sorry that I'm late. I'm Spencer Hastings…Doctor DiLaurentis?" Oh shit, it's one of Emily's friends, this isn't going to end well.

"Ms. Hastings, it is good to see you again…I don't mean to sound rude but is there anyone else who can take over my case? I don't really feel comfortable considering…" I said awkwardly while standing up I quickly began to gather my belongings.

"My friendship with Emily doesn't have to be a problem here, I can assure you that anything said in this boardroom stays between us." She said reassuringly while taking a seat opposite of me.

"Okay…I assume you have been brought up to speed on my case?" I ask while taking my seat once again.

"Umm….a divorce settlement, it says here that your soon to be ex-husband is trying to get 50% of everything? He's a real keeper…oh sorry, no offense." Spencer quickly apologized.

"It's okay, Elliott was truly the biggest mistake of my life for sure. How are we going to pursue this? There is no way that he is entitled to 50% of the money I obtained before I even met him!" I snapped, not at Spencer, but at Elliott.

"In my eyes, he is entitled to nothing…it says here that you bought your house, is that right?" She asked while smiling at me, I simply nodded in reply. "Is that the first house that you've owned?" She asked while taking off her glasses.

"No, I had a previously owned apartment when I was in college…" I sighed while thinking back to when Sophia and I lived together during her final year of college.

"College, impressive. Was that a co-owned apartment or was it just yours?" She asked while noting a few things down on her notepad.

"I bought the house with my partner at the time, but I sold my share and I believe that they rent it out to college students now…" I said while trying to avoid genders or names, just in case any of this gets back to Emily.

"I'm going to need a name please Doctor DiLaurentis, it just that Mr. Rollins, is calming that you had and I quote 'bought your piece on the side a house so that you could have sex and wouldn't be caught', so I'm just trying to tie up any loose ends so that we can put a stop to this," Spencer said while showing no emotions whatsoever.

"That's complete fiction! He was the cheating bastard, not me!" I snapped, making Spencer's eyes widen in surprise. "Sophia West, that's the name of the person I bought the apartment with when I was 20," I said calmer this time.

"Thank you, Alison, this will help with our case…and I didn't believe what he was saying for a second. I know that I don't know you that well, but Emily speaks highly of you and a friend of Emily's is a friend of mine." Spencer said while reaching across the table to touch my hand slightly, normally I would have pulled away, but I couldn't concentrate on anything apart from the fact that Emily speaks highly of me and thinks of me as a friend…this is quite the development, no Alison, stop! She is your patient, who you are meant to be with right now actually.

"Am I free to go now, Ms. Hastings? I have to get to work." I asked while standing up from the table.

"Yes, of course, I'm going to draft a rejection letter to Mr. Rollins lawyers and then we will see what happens after that, but I'll keep you informed." She said while standing up to walk me to the door.

"Thank you for everything, I hope to hear from you soon." I smiled while moving out of the room.

"Have a good day at work, oh and say hi to Emily for me," Spencer said as I stepped into the elevator.

Emily's POV

"Paige? What are you doing here?" I asked while trying to stand up, all of a sudden a shooting pain travels up my legs and forces me to groan in pain and sit back down.

"Take it easy there Em…" Paige quickly rushes to my side to make sure that I'm alright. "I heard what happened and I needed to come and make sure that you were okay." She said while reaching up to touch my cheek gently.

"Paige…please," I whispered while leaning into the touch that I spent months craving to feel again.

"I was so worried Emily; I can't imagine what I would have done if I had of lost you…" Paige said before leaning in to close the gap between us. I also lean forward; I can feel her lips grazing mine when suddenly I hear the familiar sound of my favorite doctor's shoes and my door opening.

"Oh, sorry. I didn't realize that you had company. I'll come back later…" She said, making Paige move away from me.

"No! Paige was just leaving…forever," I said while looking straight at Paige, who was standing in shock.

"Em, you don't mean that, do you?" She asked, with her eyes pleading with me to change my mind.

"You broke my heart Paige; I'm not going to let you do that again…goodbye." As I spoke I could feel the tears start to well up in my eyes.

"Get better soon Emily…" She said before rushing out of my room, leaving me alone with Alison and my tears.

"Hey, it's okay Emily. Don't cry…" Alison quickly threw my chart on the table and made her way over to comfort me.

"I was so in love with her and….and I thought that she loved me, then one day she just left. I came home after a long shift and all of her stuff was gone, all but a note saying sorry." I said in between cries.

"You deserve better than her Emily, you are an amazing girl! Anyone would be happy to call you theirs…trust me when I say that." She said while smiling sweetly at me, I don't know what came over me next…because the next thing I knew I was leaning in towards her and she was doing the same thing…

OH, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN NEXT?