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Warnings: This work contains foul language, sex scenes, child abuse, attempted sexual abuse, violence etc. MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY.
Alison was in her room detailing her latest plans on how to find A, they'd been suspiciously silent lately (Ali didn't believe the police had successfully scared them off as everyone else reassured), when Emily came barrelling in, her brown eyes furious. Alison was a little taken back by the intrusion and for a moment worried Emily somehow knew the blonde had been spying on her and Toby.
"Em what's wrong?" Alison asked trying to appear innocent.
"I spent today with Toby," Emily bite off.
"Did you have fun?" Alison asked conversationally as she stood from her bed.
"He told me," Emily huffed, glaring at her. "About you two?"
Alison could only guess what Toby had been spilling to Emily she was actually surprised that Emily was in her room confronting her and hadn't just started ignoring Alison again as the brunette seemed inclined to do lately.
"What exactly did he tell you?" Alison asked carefully.
"So its true then, you two were.."
"I was over at his house a few times, before his mom died, he has a really nice snow globe collection," Alison smiled fondly that was the only pleasant thing about that particularly memory.
"He said you almost kissed him," Emily winced.
Alison nodded that was true she'd baited Toby into a near kiss, she'd found him likeable in a dopey confused puppy kind of way.
"But then his mother interrupted," Emily continued.
Alison scrunched her eyes at the memory, Mrs Cavanaugh had been so confused and Alison in typical form dressed down a mentally ill woman as nothing but a lazy waste of space. Alison pressed a hand to her forehead no wonder Toby wanted to murder her, a month later his mother had killed herself.
"You called her lazy and then Toby told you to leave and you… you called him a loser," Emily shook her head blinking back tears.
Alison took in a shuddering breath but didn't respond.
"Did you say that?" Emily cried desperately and Alison could tell she wanted the blonde to deny it, claim Toby was just bitter or something.
She consider it, had a lie half way formed before she caught herself, if she wanted to make this work, really work with Emily she needed to be honest.
"Yes," Alison admitted softly, looking into Emily's disappointed eyes. "I did say that and I was horrible. So horrible to Toby."
"Why?" Emily asked frustratedly, trying to understand but unable.
"Because I was a selfish bitch, Em," Alison rubbed at her face. "I liked the attention and I couldn't even see that Toby was… his mom was really sick and I… I didn't even see it."
"You really hurt him," Emily muttered.
"I know," Alison agreed. "And he should hate me forever but Em I'm not that person any more."
"Aren't you?" Emily mumbled, crossing her arms.
That stung more than Alison wanted to admit.
"You know I'm not," she whispered. "You've always seen me, the real me and I'm trying so hard to be that person."
Emily shook her head and Alison couldn't tell if it was because Emily no longer thought that or the brunette didn't want to believe it anymore.
"I've hurt a lot of people," Alison confessed. "More than you probably know Em and I regret hurting them all but I regret hurting you the most."
"You didn't-"
"I did and I'm so sorry," Alison pleaded. "And I'm gonna make it up to Toby."
"How?" Emily puzzled.
"I don't know, I guess being his friend."
"He doesn't want to be your friend Ali," Emily muttered.
"Well then I guess I'll just have to try harder," Alison smiled softly at the brunette.
Emily sighed but didn't say anything else and Alison grabbed her hand because she needed to feel her mermaid.
"Toby wanted to kiss me," Emily admitted shyly and Alison tried to school her features into some kind of surprise, willing her hand not to squeeze Emily's too hard.
"Did you?" Alison asked gently.
Emily shook her head.
"Boys don't.." Emily took in a staggering breath. "I don't like kissing."
"At all?" Alison asked titling her head.
"Boys," Emily whispered.
Alison nodded in understanding trying to be supportive and soft.
"What if there's something wrong with me, Ali," Emily tearful asked dropping her chin.
"Em, look at me," Alison pulled the brunette's chin up so their eyes met. "There is nothing wrong with you, you're perfect."
"I don't feel perfect, I don't know how I feel," Emily scrunched up her face.
"You're fifteen, Em. You're going to feel like that a lot but its not bad its just… growing," Alison supplied.
"You say that like you've done this before," Emily laughed through her sobs.
Alison smiled a bitter sweet smile.
"Sometimes it feels like I have," she admitted.
Emily stared at her in confusion and Alison tried to shrug it off. All she wanted to do was kiss Emily and make it all better but Emily didn't need her crush right now she needed her best friend.
"Em even if we never get together," Alison started her heart aching at the very thought as Emily took in a sharp breath. "I'm not saying we won't, I'm saying liking girls isn't wrong and it doesn't make you any less of the amazing person you already are."
Emily blinked back more tears.
"It took me a really long time to admit to myself that I was bi and telling people was even harder but it does get better, trust me," Alison soothed stroking her finger across Emily's cheek catching all the brunette's tears.
"I want to trust you, Ali. You've changed so much," Emily smiled before it morphed into a worried frown.
"What is it?" Alison asked.
"What if you change back?" Emily whispered.
"That won't happen," Alison promised. "I'll have you and the others to keep me on course, I promise Em I won't be that girl again."
Alison pulled Emily in, the brunette resting her cheek against Alison's chest as Alison rocked her gently. The blonde prayed she wasn't lying, that she had actually made enough changes to become the person Emily deserved.
Alison lounged on Hanna's bed as the blonde searched through her closet, they'd decided they needed to do a fashion dry run for Noel Kahn's party and Hanna had admitted she only trusted Alison's opinion when it came to fashion. Touched Alison had agreed to help Hanna and brought over her own bag of extra goodies for the bubbly blonde.
"Girls how's it all going?" Mrs Marin asked as she popped her head in.
"Fine Mom," Hanna sighed the embarrassed teenager coming through. "Just like the last seven times you asked."
Mrs Marin looked suitably scolded and Alison smiled kindly at the older woman.
"We're fine, Mrs Marin, thank you," Alison politely reassured.
Mrs Marin gave her a long look and Alison didn't know what to make of the sudden scrutiny, she'd never had much to do with Hanna's mother before but maybe the redheaded woman knew more than Alison thought. She tried to smile sweetly.
"If you're sure," Mrs Marin said after a long tense moment. "You girls call if you need anything."
Mrs Marin closed the door with one last look at each of them and Hanna huffed.
"She's so nosey," Hanna groaned.
"I think its sweet she cares about you so much," Alison sincerely said. "At least she cares."
"Ali.." Hanna started her tone a pitying whine.
"Not now, Han, please," Alison cut her off with a shake of her head. "Let's just do this. Please."
Hanna nodded turning back to her clothes.
"What about this one?" Hanna asked holding a baggy jacket to her body, modelling it for Alison who lay on her stomach on Hanna's bed.
Alison shook her head before flipping through another page in her magazine. They'd been at this for two hours now and Alison was surprised she wasn't bored or frustrated with Hanna rather the blonde's eye for fashion intrigued her. She just didn't understand Hanna's choices.
"I think its just a bit… bulky. You look amazing Hanna why not start showing that off?" Alison asked curiously.
Hanna sat on the bed next to Alison.
"I don't know," Hanna wrapped her arms around her stomach self consciously.
"Hey, hey none of that, gorgeous," Alison pulled at Hanna's arms unwrapping them. "We just need to keep looking, we'll find you a style, trust me."
Hanna smiled brightly and nodded. Alison patted her knee and stood up from the bed going through Hanna's closet and her own bag that she'd brought, mixing and matching as she went.
"So have you got your eye on anyone for Noel's party?" Hanna asked rolling onto her stomach.
Alison stopped folding a shirt and turned to find her bubbly blonde friend smiling with barely concealed excitement.
"I do not," Alison responded coyly turning back to the clothes.
"Liar," Hanna squealed excitedly. "You so do, who is he?"
Alison smirked to herself but didn't turn around.
"Or should I say she?" Hanna giggled.
Alison couldn't stop herself from joining in.
"You're ridiculous," she yelled at Hanna through her laughter throwing the shirt she was folding at the blonde.
Hanna ducked through her own laughter rolling around on the bed.
"I can't believe Alison DiLaurentis has a crush," Hanna gasped for breath still giggling every now and then.
Alison sobered instantly.
"It's not a crush Hanna," Alison spoke softly. "I really like her."
Hanna stopped and studied the blonde curiously.
"Whoa," Hanna whispered. "You really do."
Alison nodded with a shy smile.
"Does she like you?" Hanna asked.
Alison nodded again her smile widening.
"Ali I'm so happy for you," Hanna gushed clasping her hands together and resting them under her chin. "That's so romantic. Is she going to Noel's with you?"
"No and Hanna you can't tell anyone its still…"
"A secret?"
"New," Alison clarified. "She doesn't want anyone to know and I'm not going to push her so.."
Hanna made a show of zipping her mouth and Alison laughed at the absurdity, it felt good to just be a teenager gushing about stupid things like crushes and clothes. She really did love Hanna as a friend.
"What about you?" Alison asked.
"What about me," Hanna titled her head.
"Boys?" Alison asked and then smirked playfully. "Or girls? No judgment."
Hanna giggled.
"Boys," Hanna clarified. "You can have all the girls you want Ali I like boys."
Hanna laughed along with Alison.
"Alright then any cute boys I should know about?"
"I really like Sean," Hanna ducked her head.
Right. Hanna liked Sean as she had for years. And she would get him, eventually, Alison knew but he was a righteous meathead who couldn't give Hanna everything she needed. It was too bad Caleb wasn't around. Though Alison had no idea of what he was like early on, creepy probably.
God why was every guy in Rosewood a creep. There was definitely a messed up ratio. Alison wondered if some other town had an bizarre influx of nice guys to compensate for Rosewood's creep factor, she was glad she wasn't looking for a suitable male in this town. It was definitely slim pickings.
"I think you can do better," Alison admitted turning back to her bag.
"Better than Sean Ackard?" Hanna asked in disbelief.
"Yep."
"Maybe you can Ali but I-"
"Don't sell yourself short, Han, other people will do that for you," Alison promised her tone hardening a fraction.
Hanna nodded but didn't say anything else sitting up and wrapping her arms around her knees. Alison sighed seeing her friend retreat into herself, she dropped her bag and slid onto the bed next to Hanna.
"Honey I'm not saying this to be mean, you're a kind, funny, smart and beautiful girl don't let anyone convince you you're not good enough for something or someone, alright?" Alison encouraged, rubbing Hanna's arm.
"I'm not you, Ali," Hanna admitted softly.
"Thank god for that," Alison laughed. "What would the world be without Hanna Marin's sunshine?"
Hanna gave a small smile and Alison nudged her.
"Come on, I have just the thing," Alison reassured her friend as she jumped off the bed.
Digging through her bag for a moment she finally found the dress she was looking for, the stretch design strapless black cocktail. She'd picked it out deliberately when she was preparing to come over to Hanna's with the plan of giving it to the blonde. She owed the blonde much more but it was at least a start.
Alison held it up for Hanna's approval with a pleased smile.
"What do you think?"
"Ali its gorgeous but-"
"No buts, its yours," Alison argued pushing it into the blonde's hands.
"I love it," Hanna reverently stared at the dress.
Hanna jumped from the bed nearly tackling Alison in a hug.
"Thank you, Ali."
Alison held the blonde to her and let herself relax into the warm embrace.
"You're welcome, Han," she whispered.
Alison pulled out of the hug and wiped discreetly at her eyes.
"Now try it on," she demanded.
Hanna nodded easily slipping out of her sweats and into the dress as Alison busied herself moving more of her clothes into Hanna's closet, the blonde would find them eventually and they'd be a nice surprise Alison guessed.
"What do you think?" Hanna asked apprehensively behind her.
Alison turned and gasped, she shook her head smiling wide at the anxious blonde.
"In that dress I'd bang you," Alison admitted easily, crossing her arms victoriously.
"Ali!" Hanna squealed in shock and barely disguised glee.
Alison just smirked watching as Hanna happily twirled in her new dress. This being nice thing wasn't so hard.
Alison had decided early on that the less allies Mona had the less powerful the little freak was, while she didn't know how far into the A game Mona already was or who else in her loser squad had been recruited she did know the key players. She would just have to pick them off one by one and get them well and truly on her side.
The stripe mall was the perfect place to find Mona's gang and sure enough Alison spotted her first targets, in bright orange matching shirts and denim overalls were the Truscoll twins. Alison shuddered at their clothing choice, this was going to take a lot of work.
"Cindy, Mindy," Alison called jogging slightly to catch the twins.
They stared at her wide eyed and frightened as she came to a stop in front of them. Alison tried to adopt her most friendly smile to placate them but the twins stared at her their faces' filling with more apprehension so Alison settled for a more neutral expression. Too much kindness at once was suspicious.
"Hey, what you are you guys up to?"
They looked at each and then back at Alison, each holding up a shopping bag.
"Shopping. Cool," Alison nodded, god this was awkward.
The twins nodded in sync. It was kind of creepy when they did that but Alison tried to hide her grimace with a cough. She was here to make friends not more enemies.
"So you guys going to Noel's party tonight?"
They shook their heads again in perfect sync.
"You got sore throats or something?" Alison joked but the twins stared back dumbfounded. "You know cause you're not.. talking."
Again they gave Alison nothing but wide eyed fearful glances.
"Ok," Alison sighed. "Well if you want to go to Noel's I was thinking you could come with me, I'm meeting the others over there and-"
"Why?" Cindy spoke up, gulping as Alison smiled at her.
"You can speak," Alison laughed trying to joke again but Cindy looked ready to run, the blonde's laughter trailed off. "I thought you might like to go. I know I've been a total bitch but I'm trying to mend my ways and I thought a party would be a good way to get to know each other better."
"Is this a trap?" Mindy asked.
"It feels like a trap," Cindy agreed.
"Its not a trap," Alison said carefully. "Why would I set a trap for you two?"
"Why would you do a lot of things?" Cindy crossed her arms.
"Like convincing everyone we escaped from a circus and are actually thirty five," Mindy added crossing her arms too.
That was not one of Alison's finest moments but still how stupid were their peers to actually believe that crap. There had been circus and freak jokes ever since.
Alison sighed.
"Look I know you have no reason to trust me but I'm trying," Alison implored.
Cindy and Mindy shared another twin glance.
"Ok stop with the twin thing," Alison snapped.
She instantly regretted it as they both jumped.
"We can't," Mindy said softly.
"Thats kind of the point of being twins, its always a thing," Cindy backed up her sister.
Alison could have strangled them both, this was so frustrating, life would be so much easier if she could just tell everyone what to do and when, this stupid making herself into a better person crap was time consuming and hard. Alison plastered on a fake smile.
"Of course," Alison charmingly nodded, fishing out her credit card. "I just wanted to know if you want to go to this party, if you don't I understand. If you do maybe we could pick some stuff out. My treat."
She flashed the credit card in front of them. Though it was her father's money Alison had no doubt Kenneth wouldn't notice a couple of hundred dollars missing. He never had before.
The twins shared another deep look before they turned back to her in unison.
"Ok," Cindy agreed for them.
"But we want make overs too," Mindy added with a light blush.
"Oh Mindy I thought you'd never ask," Alison laughed.
"I'm Cindy," the one Alison was sure was Mindy said. "She's Mindy."
"Right," Alison nodded she looped an arm through each one of theirs and dragged them further into the mall. "I'll get that right eventually, I'm sure. Now how about something in green?"
Shopping with the Truscoll twins hadn't been horrible. In fact once they relaxed they weren't half bad people. They weren't as scared of her as they were in the future, she guessed coming back from the dead did that to people.
All three of them arrived at the party fashionable late as always and after the make over Alison had given the twins no one battered an eyelash that they were there. It turned out the twins looked best in purple and blue, they were in short dresses while Alison had decided to mix it up and was rocking her short leather jacket with her skin tight black jeans. She looked like a hot biker barbie and she could admit she'd wanted to butch it up a little to see Emily's reaction.
Spencer, Aria and Hanna had been confused that Alison had brought more people but they were always friendly and had made the twins feel welcome. Alison was thankful her friends were nothing like her sometimes.
Her good deed done for the night Alison had set off to find Emily. She'd found her mermaid sitting with the rest of her swim team buddies laughing, Alison watched her for a moment just enjoying seeing Emily so carefree.
She slipped up beside the brunette and wrapped her hand around Emily's bicep. Pleased when Emily's muscles flexed briefly before the brunette relaxed when Alison came into view. Alison caught the appraising look Emily gave her. Score one to her outfit.
"Wanna dance?" Alison asked with a smirk.
Emily nodded still drinking in Alison's form before turning back to her swimming teammates and excusing herself.
Alison led them out into the throngs of people just as a new song picked up.
Alison slid her hand down Emily's arm to the brunette's hand were she tangled their fingers together before spinning herself into Emily who though somewhat bewildered caught her, the brunette's other hand falling to Alison's waist to steady her. Alison wiggled her hips suggestively to the beat and the brunette backed up in surprise but couldn't get far with the throngs of bodies moving around them.
"Relax, Em," Alison chuckled leaning up to Emily's flushed ear to be heard over the pulsing music. "It's just you and me."
Alison gave Emily's hand a reassuring squeeze and then curled her other hand around Emily's neck pulling herself closer to the brunette and swinging them both to the beat.
"Cause I just set them up to knock them down."
The lyrics pounded through Alison's head as she danced, feeling Emily's toned body pressed against her own as her mermaid moved slowly, the hand on her waist flexed.
"Thats right, Em," Alison encouraged. "No one's even watching."
Emily's wide eyes locked on Alison and then frantically looked around then.
"You're crazy right," Emily scoffed, standing still. "Everyone notices everything you do, Ali."
Alison titled her head and pouted when Emily stopped dancing, tugging on Emily's hand. The brunette sighed but moved back in and smiled when Alison squealed silently, the noise drowned out by the base. Alison untangled their fingers and draped both her arms over Emily's shoulders, distance be damn and gyrated against Emily.
" is just another word I never learned to pronounce."
"Let them watch they'll all be jealous of me," Alison challenged into Emily's ear and barely resisted kissing the brunette. She didn't want to give Emily a heart attack.
"I think I should know how to make love to something innocent without leaving my fingerprints."
The heat was stifling as they moved, not dancing so much as just rubbing against each other but Alison was enjoying herself, a little too much. She could feel Emily breathing into her neck heavily every time Alison slid against her. It was slowly driving the blonde insane.
Emily's hands on her waist boldly crept under her tank top and Alison's breath hitched, her back wet with sweat but she hardly cared as Emily's short nails raked her over heated skin.
Alison grasped for Emily's head and pulled the brunette closer.
"Come outside with me," Alison breathed into Emily's ear, arching into the brunette when Emily's fingers dug in at the suggestion.
The brunette nodded when Alison pulled away. The blonde took her mermaid's hand, tangling their fingers as she cut through the crowd, dragging Emily behind.
Finally far enough away from the crowds around the Kahn cabin, hidden in the darkness of the forrest, Alison pushed herself into the brunette covering Emily's startled gasp with her lips. Emily kissed back hesitant and shallow as though she feared at any second Alison would pull away and scold her. She was ready to run, perched against a tree as far from Alison as she could get and still be kissing the girl. Alison needed her to relax, needed to instil some confidence and fire, bring out the sensual woman she knew rested beneath this terrified school girl.
With a sure hand Alison curled it into Emily's soft hair, dragging the brunette closer as she opened her mouth to coerce Emily to join her tongue. Alison moaned, perhaps a little exaggeratedly but she needed to convey that this was working, needed to let Emily know this was what she wanted, more than anything. Emily took the bait slowly edging her tongue to glide over Alison's but it was still too soft, too hesitant. Alison chased Emily's tongue looking for the passion from a night that was almost three years in the future.
"I want you so much," Alison breathed against Emily's lips, needing to stay close.
Before Emily could respond Alison dove back in, harder, faster, ravaging her mermaid's mouth. Emily seemed to be trying to keep up. The brunette clung to Alison and it was only as the blonde got a hold of her own desire that she noticed Emily was shaking. The arms that held Alison were quivering and not with passion but with fear. Softly Alison slowed their kisses. She'd push too hard, too fast and now she needed to fix this.
Pecking Emily's lips gently as she pulled away Alison tried to keep the husk of arousal out of her voice.
"Its ok, Em, I know you're not ready I just… I want you to know how much I want you."
Something in Alison's eyes must have registered with Emily because she drew in a sharp breath as if she were finally believing the words.
"I do ok, but I don't want to pressure you, you need to tell me when we're going too fast or not fast enough yeah?" Alison gently reassured the spooked brunette.
Emily stared dumbfounded.
"Em I need you to answer me here, please." Alison smiled gently, stroking a comforting hand through Emily's hair.
"I- yes." Emily stuttered looking for all the world like this was a big joke that was going to crush her.
"I care about you ok. I just want to make you happy." Alison said sincerely.
Emily titled her head inspecting Alison, trying to see where this was coming from, the unspoken questions swum in confused brown eyes, why now, how, since when, till when. Alison wished to answer them all, finally had answers for them all but this Emily wasn't ready for declarations of love. As much as this Emily considered herself in love with Alison she was in love with the idea of Alison and loving the real Alison was an incredibly different matter. But they would get there in time, they had to, Alison reminded herself.
Gently she drew Emily lips back to her own.
"Is this ok?" Alison whispered into Emily's slightly parted mouth.
Emily nodded and Alison closed the gap, if she couldn't have her mermaid's body just yet she would have to settle for Emily's talented lips.
Two hours later, having made themselves presentable and rejoined the party, Alison had lost sight of Emily in the throngs of bodies. Her body was still pleasantly pulsing from Emily's kisses and the tips of her fingers tingled. They hadn't talked and Emily had all but bolted back to the cabin when they no longer looked like they'd had quickie in the bushes but Alison still considered it a step forward.
"Have any of you seen Em?" Alison asked her new little posse as she rejoined them.
Mindy and Cindy shook their heads.
"Nope," Aria looked around trying to spot the swimmer.
"Sorry, Ali," Spencer shook her head as well.
"Where's Hanna?" Alison asked noticing Hanna was also missing.
Aria smiled pointing over Alison's shoulder. Sure enough wrapped around Sean Ackard was Hanna she caught Alison's gaze from over Sean's muscular shoulder and waved before excitedly pointing at Sean and making thumbs up motions. Alison nodded laughing and tried to signal that Hanna should tone it down. The bubbly blonde turned her excited wiggle into a cough as Sean noticed and Alison just laughed harder.
"They've been like that for four songs," Spencer stated her eyes narrowing.
Alison placed a hand on her arm and gave it a comforting squeeze.
"Easy there, Spence, she's perfectly safe," Alison smiled warmly glad Spencer was so protective.
"Ah Ali, ten o'clock," Aria nodded toward the dance floor and Alison followed Aria's direction again.
This time she was not amused. Toby had his arm loosely hanging on Emily's waist as the brunette draped her wrists over his shoulders. Alison gritted her teeth. One step forward two steps back. This girl was beyond frustrating.
"Ali are you ok?" Spencer asked.
"Fine," Alison responded stiffly. "Why wouldn't I be?"
Spencer opened her mouth to retort when the bass switched to a new song, Alison smiled wide maybe the universe was on her side.
"Spence we are dancing," Alison yelled over the music as the volume grew.
Spencer shook her head but Alison grasped her wrist dragging her onto the floor despite the brunette's struggling.
"Follow my lead," Alison giggled pressing herself into the brunette. Just as the lyrics kicked in.
Spencer's eyes flashed with panic.
"Alison no," Spencer firmly protested but Alison had already slid her hands up Spencer's arms pulling the taller girl into an embrace.
"We do this right or you look like a fool, Hastings, your call," Alison mocked.
"Fine," Spencer conceded her Hastings' competitive spirit slipping through. She grasped Alison's waist as the blonde moved her hips to the beat.
Spencer rolled her eyes as Alison shimmied at her but she laughed a little too.
"Don't enjoy yourself too much, Spencer, people will talk," Alison teased gently, pulling herself closer to the brunette and grinding against Spencer's hip.
"Then stop making it sexual," Spencer retorted.
Alison slid down the brunette's body until she was crouched low she grasped both of Spencer's hands and used them to pull herself back upright turning in Spencer's embrace so the brunette's was pressed against her back. The blonde swayed sensually to the beat not to be outdone Spencer matched her movements and Alison pulled Spencer's closer by their joined hands as she peered over her shoulder.
"I kissed a girl and I liked it," she recited the lyrics to Spencer, kissing her cheek quickly before the brunette could argue.
She ducked away from Spencer catching Emily's gaze on her as she headed back to her friends.
"Aria," she called grabbing for the girl in question before she could escape. "I need another partner."
Aria nodded accepting Alison's outstretched hand and was almost pulled off her feet as Alison dragged her back to Spencer.
"Mindy, Cindy come on," Alison called over her shoulder not having to look back to see that they were also coming.
"One wasn't enough," Spencer asked when Alison returned with her troops.
"Never," Alison admitted pulling Aria into her arms.
She dipped the girl suddenly and Aria shrieked with laughter as Alison easily glided her across the floor.
Aria came back into her arms breathless and her smile vibrant. Alison smiled back and easily spun her for a twirl before dropping her into another dip as she pulled her back up Alison slid her hand up the back of Aria's thigh and gave her butt a quick squeeze.
"Ali!" Aria shrieked laughing again.
"Thank you, lovely," Alison smiled darting forward placing a quick kiss to Aria's cheek.
The petite brunette blushed as Alison pulled away.
"Girls, may I have this dance?" Alison asked the twins.
They looked to each other for a beat and then nodded as one, each handing a drink to Spencer and Aria. She took each of their hands and spun them both out into perfect twirls, impressed by their movements, these girls could dance.
Swaying her hips to the beat Alison kept both girls at arms length not wanting to upset them by being as forward as she was with Aria and Spencer. She caught Emily's confused brown eyes over Toby's shoulder as Mindy and Cindy stepped up to her, one placed her hands on Alison's hips and turned the blonde to face the other.
Mindy or Cindy, Alison couldn't tell them apart at the moment placed her hands on Alison's shoulders and suddenly she was sandwiched between the twins. Not that she was complaining but this was definitely not what she was expecting.
The twin behind her swayed them to the beat and Alison followed their lead as the three of them moved together. She could feel everyone else's eyes on them, almost the whole party and Alison could admit she had missed being the centre of attention. She threw her head back as the twin in front moved further into her, lips just grazing her throat while she felt the hand's of twin behind her move to her ass palming it.
"Too good to deny it. Ain't no big deal its innocent."
It had been so long since she'd had this, something carefree and erotic with an audience no less. There was an overload of bodies pressed against her, the sweat and the continuous pump of the music had Alison intoxicated, not too mention she was still hot from her encounter with Emily. She wondered briefly when she had lost control of this little game. The twin in front kissed her neck and the one behind pulled Alison's face over her own shoulder as the brunette leaned in, breath hot against Ali's lips, she opened her slightly mouth buzzing pleasantly.
"Whoo! Get some Ali!" Hanna yelled and Alison snapped out of her trance.
The music switched to a new song and Alison became aware of exactly what she was doing.
"Wait," Alison called pulling back from the girl behind her falling straight into the one in front, she wrestled herself free from them. "That was a little intense."
Alison shrugged her jacket on tighter, trying to gain some of her earlier confidence, she ran a hand through her ruffled hair. She didn't want to think about the fact that she had no control back there. The twins cocked their heads in sync staring at her.
"I need some water," she muttered rushing to the kitchen she ignored Spencer and Aria calling for her.
"Excuse me?" She asked impatiently trying to get to the fridge.
The brunette blocking it spun round and Alison wanted to die.
"Em," she breathed. "I-"
"Don't, just don't," Emily snapped.
"We were just dancing," Alison argued as Emily stepped around her.
"No. Toby and I were just dancing you were.. doing something else," Emily glared.
"It was just a stupid dance," Alison argued. "You're the one that keeps pushing me away."
"You picked that song on purpose, Alison," Emily seethed.
"So. Its a good song," Alison crossed her arms, she felt like a little kid being scolded. She didn't owe Emily anything. Only she did.
"Its also the song you taunted me with last halloween, 'your secrets safe with me' remember?"
Shit. Emily was right, the halloween thing with Jenna dancing and Emily checking the other girl out. Alison in all her bitchy glory had called Emily out on it with a vague reference to Katy Perry. God damn it she had completely forgotten.
"I wasn't-"
"Save it," Emily stormed off.
Fuck. Alison kicked at the fridge. Why did nothing work out the way she wanted it to.
She headed back to her friends to be informed by Spencer that Emily had gone home with Toby, Alison hoped she hadn't pushed the brunette to do anything stupid but she trusted Toby to be a gentleman.
"Are you ok?" Spencer asked.
"I'm just not really feeling this party anymore," Alison admitted.
"Do you want to catch a lift home with me?"
"Nah I gotta drop the twins home," Alison turned to the two loose twins. "Ready to go girls?"
They nodded in sync and Alison made Spencer promise she would get Hanna and Aria home safe and to text the blonde when she got home herself.
"Well here we are, I hope you ladies had fun," Alison said pulling up to the Truscoll house. "Sorry we bailed early."
Mindy in the front shared a quick look with her sister in the back. Alison didn't like the smirk that flashed briefly over identical red lips.
"Our parents are away," Mindy said easily.
Alison furrowed her brow.
"Maybe you could come in," Cindy continued moving further forward in her seat holding onto the back of Alison's head rest.
"We could finish our dance," Mindy's hand fell to Alison's thigh and the blonde almost jumped out of her skin.
"Girls thats-"
"We promise we're really good at sharing," Cindy cut her off with a coy smile, taking a strand of Alison's blonde hair between her fingers.
Now Alison was well and truly creeped out, a big part of her was kind of curious. It was always the quietest ones that were secretly the kinkiest she mused to herself.
"Ladies I'm flattered but I'm not really looking for anything right now," Alison politely declined.
Mindy's hand slid further up her jean clad thigh.
"We're not asking for a commitment, Alison," Mindy reminded her.
"Just one crazy night," Cindy breathed into her ear.
Alison wasn't sure whether their idea of a crazy night involved fucking Alison or murdering her. It could really go either way with these two.
"Thanks but no thanks," Alison raised an eyebrow at the hand on her thigh till Mindy retracted it. "I'm glad you guys had fun but I'm really not interested."
"You like Emily," Cindy pouted.
Alison felt her heart squeeze suddenly.
"Yes," she admitted. "So this is has to be goodnight but I hope we can hang out more sometime. As friends."
The twins looked to each other again and then nodded to her.
"Great, well out you get," Alison shooed playfully. "Drink plenty of water or you'll have killer hangovers in the morning."
The twins climbed out of her car and nodded. Alison waited until they were safely inside their house before she drove off. This night was by far the weirdest ride she had been on.