Truth

"Spence?" I whisper when I don't see her lying on the mattress next to me. We were all sleeping over at the school for the truth-up day thing, it was a little lame but I did end up getting back on the swim team with the help of Mona. It was a real surprise to me that Mona had helped me get back on the team, especially since we weren't really friends, she was Hanna's friends but I'd definitely like to change that now. Hanna, Aria, Spencer and I had managed to score a classroom by ourselves with no teachers or parents, which was odd but we certainly weren't complaining.

Sitting up on my mattress I see Spencer sitting on a stack of chairs with her arms wrapped around her body as she stared out the window, the look on Spencer's face told me she was in deep thought and probably didn't hear me. Slowly standing up from my mattress, I see that Hanna and Aria are still fast asleep, picking my blanket up from the ground and wrapping it around my body. Carefully making my way over towards Spencer as quietly as possible, I didn't want to make the girls or scare Spencer. Getting across to Spencer, I slowly place my arms around her very cold body and when I did Spencer jumped. Spencer looked back to see who it was and I see her instantly relax into my body, she even lulls her head onto my shoulder.

"What's wrong?" I ask in a whispered tone.

"Nothing, just go back to bed," Spencer replied with while bring a hand up to squeeze me shoulder.

"Like that's going to happen and I don't believe you when you say nothing's wrong, I know you Spence."

"Sometimes I hate that you know me so well," Spencer said while removing her head from my shoulder and standing up from the stack of chairs.

"It's a gift," I respond back with.

Spencer asked "Do you think your Mum will let me stay at your house this week?"

I answered with "You know you are more than welcome there. She has really come around since finding out about our more than friend's relationship."

"That's great Em, it really is," Spencer said but I could hear the distance in her voice.

"What's going on Spence? Please don't shut me out," I say with a voice full of concern.

"I'm not shutting you out Em, just come with me," Spencer takes my hand and starts leading me out of the room. Following Spencer down the school corridors, it's weird being here after school hours and when it's dark. Spencer keeps looking through every room, I am guessing for somewhere private to talk. We hadn't really told anyone that our friendship had grown into something more. With Spencer still trying to figure out whether she was gay or bi, I just didn't want to risk losing her as a friend or as a girlfriend and was willing to go out with her in secret until she figured out who she was.

Spencer and I had been best friends for year, it felt like I had known her my whole life and I was felt this connection to her. It was only a few months ago that Spencer realised it to and when she had, she ended up kissing me. Even though Spencer had ran off after the kiss, I had gone after her and after a lot of begging from my side I had finally managed to get Spencer to talk.

Being pulled into a dark classroom that surprisingly didn't have any other students in here, Spencer checked by turning the lights on and when we saw no one was in here; Spencer quickly turned the lights back off. Spencer walked over to the stack of chairs and brought two over to the middle of the room, I watched her take a seat and looked up at me waiting for me to take a seat also. Closing the door behind me and clicking the lock before turning around to make my way over to where Spencer was sitting. Removing the blanket from around my shoulder, I step forward and wrap the blanket around Spencer's shoulder and making sure it was wrapped tightly.

"Em, you didn't have to give me your blanket, I'm not that cold."

"Your freezing just let your girlfriend do this one thing. I am still your girlfriend right?" I questioned at the end very worried about whether or not I was her girlfriend, that's what could be on her mind. She might not want to be with me anymore and doesn't know how to break that too me, I become much more worried with that thought in my head.

"Of course you're still my girlfriend Emily, I actually think this truth-up day has helped me figure out a lot of things," Spencer said I feel myself relax only a little bit.

Spencer said "Tonight I learnt something about my family, I don't know what exactly I am supposed to do with it but I can't be around my parents until I figure it out."

"You can stay at my place whenever you need," I say while placing my hand on Spencer thigh in comfort.

"Thanks Em," Spencer said while leaning forward to peck me on the lips.

Inhaling, I replied with "Anytime Spence, but what's going on with your parents? Does it have something to do with Jason?"

"Why did you ask about Jason?" Spencer asked surprised.

"Because you've been staring at him all night, I might've been busy with Mona and my own group but I still notice everything about you."

"Wait, what does Mona have to do with anything?" Spencer asked with this adorable confusion on her face.

Smiling I replied with "Mona helped me get back on the swim team, I am officially back on the team as of tomorrow."

"That's great Em, why didn't you tell us or me?"

"After it happened you were kind of out of it, Aria and Hanna sort of crashed as soon as they got into the room and I need some sleep."

"Oh," Spencer said with the same distances voice.

"What's going on Spence?" I asked very carefully.

Spencer takes a deep breath before replying with "Almost two decades ago now my Dad he cheated on my Mum, the woman he had the affair with had a son and it's my Dad's son. I have a half-brother."

"Oh my Spence," I say while moving my chair closer to Spencer. Look in Spencer eyes I can see the inner battle Spencer is having with herself, she trying to fight of tears because she has more things to say.

"You can't tell the girls, or anyone else."

"I would never do that to you Spence," I say while cupping Spencer face with my hand.

Spencer said "Especially this part, the woman my Dad had the affair with was Mrs DiLaurentis."

"Wait, so Jason is your Dad's son and your half-brother?"

"Yep, crazy isn't it?"

"Definitely," I say while wrapping Spencer up into my arms.

I asked "How do you feel about all this?" I leant back to be able to see her face.

"I'm mad at my Dad for doing this to my Mum and I'm mad at my Mum for not being angry now. I'm just also really confused, I don't know how I am supposed to feel towards Jason and whether things between him and I change."

I say trying to make Spencer smile "I don't think there is a guide book on how to deal with the Hastings family drama, though you could write one."

"Emily," Spencer said in a serious tone while also trying not to smile.

"Sorry I was trying to make you smile. What I really meant to say is there's no set way on how you are meant to feel, you just have to move through the emotional wave you are about to get attack with."

Spencer said "You have a very unique way of saying things but that actually helped a lot."

"What are best friends for?"

"You are more than just my best friend Emily, you are my girlfriend and I don't care who knows it. Screw my parents, I don't care what they think anymore," Spencer finished speaking and move forward to kiss me.

I say "I am very glad to hear that," I knew Spencer was just anger at her parents and once that went away the damage and realization would come up. I couldn't argue with Spencer about this and not now, I'd just do my best to avoid her parents finding out about us for now.

The End.