It wasn't long after she had arrived back to Rosewood that Alison DiLaurentis had planned a trip with her father to Cape May, her favorite childhood vacation spot. The blonde needed time away, and she'd decided to invite Emily Fields with her. Alison had known Emily for just over five years. The two had had their moments together, sharing a couple of kisses, but Alison would always claim they were practice, she never knew that to do with it. Emily was always there for Alison, and the blonde mostly used that to her advantage.

Emily was overjoyed to know that Alison had invited her on vacation, not only that but it was a place the blonde hadn't shared with any of the others. But the brunette knew she had to be careful around Alison. The blonde had a way of making her feel special and then tearing her down and acting like it meant nothing. Emily had recently been through a lot of confusion when it came to love, first her breakup with Paige and then Alison's arrival and apologies of her behavior in the past. The brunette was still trying to figure out what it was she wanted from Alison, if anything at all. But she was excited to get away from Rosewood and maybe being alone with Alison would help her figure things out.

"Emily? We'll pick you up in about an hour, please be ready I wanna get out of this hell hole of a town!" Alison texted to Emily after she had finished packing on a Sunday morning. The blonde was wearing plain sweat pants and a baggy sweat shirt. The weather had been on the rocks lately, rain, more rain, etc. She applied some make up over her face and plugged her phone in the wall to make sure it was charged for the trip.

Emily's phone had been charging on top of her night stand. She heard it vibrate against it and saw that she had a new text message from Alison. She read it and quickly texted back. "Relax, Ali. I've been ready for a half hour already. You know I'm always packed early when I'm excited." Emily had always had a habit of getting things ready ahead of schedule whenever she was looking forward to it. She'd already brought her bags downstairs and left them by the door so she could head out as soon as the blonde came to get her. She tied her hair up in a ponytail and flicked on her new sunglasses, looking at herself in the mirror.

As soon as both Alison and Kenneth, her father, were ready for departure, Alison hurried downstairs and shoved her stuff in the back seat. The blonde sat comfortably and then placed her phone against her earlobe after dialling Emily's number. "Leaving my place now. See you in about ten minutes, Em." She spoke with her sweet voice, rolling down the window.

Emily heard a familiar ring tone, the one she'd set just for Alison and smiled. She picked up on the first ring and held the phone up to her ear. "Hey Ali. Okay, see you soon." She spoke cheerily and hung up afterwards. Emily quickly dashed on a bit of lip gloss, realizing that she'd forgotten to bother putting on any makeup. She sighed softly at her appearance and decided she'd better at least put on some eyeliner and mascara, not that she was trying to look extra nice for Alison or anything.

Once the DiLaurentis's pulled into the Fields' driveway, Alison texted Emily to indicate that they were there. After, the blonde slid the phone she had in her sweat pants pocket and yawned. Alison was so tired, but she was excited to finally get to Cape May, to relax, to tan, to use her free time during the summer to be able to figure out what she was feeling towards Emily.

Once Emily was satisfied with her makeup, she ran downstairs and slipped it into her bag, in case she actually decided to put on any while on vacation with Alison. She also tucked her phone charger into the bag and grabbed her handbag. The brunette heard her phone vibrate and read the text from Alison. She quickly threw the door open and dragged her bag out behind her, making sure to lock it behind her. She then made her way over to the car and waited for Mr. DiLaurentis to unlock the trunk so she could toss her bag in.

After Emily had taken a seat in the back beside Alison, the blonde smiled at her and placed her hand over Emily's knee. "I'm glad you're coming." She whispered to her, quickly taking her hand away once her dad looked at them. Alison had never really opened up about the experimenting she'd done with Emily.. she had no idea how her dad would take it.

Emily smiled over at Alison and buckled her seatbelt. When she saw Alison's dad glance back at them, she repositioned herself to sit up straight and keep her distance from the blonde. Once Mr. DiLaurentis had turned back to the front and started to pull out, Emily leaned a little closer to Alison and whispered back. "I'm glad you invited me."

The blonde yawned and closed her eyes. She turned to Emily and took soft breaths. Alison placed her hand over Emily's cheek, caressing it ever so softly. She looked ahead at her dad, noticing he was focused on the road, Ali turned to Emily and quickly kissed her cheek, sliding a note in her hand.
"Emily, I might be acting weird right now, but my dad is still under shock and stress with my mom and Jason, I don't think me coming out to him.. well, coming out meaning that we've always been more than just 'friends' I don't know how to put it. Anyways, I'll do my best to keep my emotions in tact."
She hinted for Emily to read it quickly, for once Alison was truthful about her emotions.

Emily felt the heat rise to her cheeks as soon as Alison's grazed one of them. She felt Alison press a piece of paper into her hand and nudge her slightly to read it. She read the note and nodded slightly. Since she had no way to respond out loud, she pulled out a pen from her handbag and turned the note over. She quickly wrote something back and handed it to the blonde.
"Ali, I know a lot has been going on. I know we've kissed before and you told me recently it wasn't just practice for you but I don't know what to think either. It's okay. It's hard to tell your family, believe me. Mine wouldn't even speak to me. I just am very confused myself. Please respect that." She hoped Alison wouldn't be offended by her words but she too had to be honest.

Alison finally let her lips reach upon Emily's earlobe. She whispered softly and quietly. "I know you've never been confused when it comes to me, Emily." She pulled back and finally let her back rest comfortably over the leather seat, glancing over at Emily once in a while to see how her reaction would be like.

Emily couldn't help but feel her heart skip a beat but she tried to repress it. She crossed her arms over chest and pulled away from Alison slightly and shook her head in a disapproving way. It felt like the blonde was up to her old games, wanting attention from Emily just because she knew she could get it. Emily did love her once but now she was confused. Both Aria and her mom had questioned her and even with them, she couldn't say for sure if she was still in love with Alison. Part of her wanted that, to be with her first love and have Alison want her back. But part of her was too afraid to ever trust in anything more than a friendship with Alison. After all, the girl had ripped her heart out and broken it into a million tiny pieces.

Alison shrugged once she saw Emily's reaction. She completely turned around and looked outside, sighing in a disappointed way, for once, she was trying to tell Emily that she felt the same way, that she had feelings for her, but Emily was pushing that idea aside. The blonde had an idea, she took out her cell phone and texted Emily.
"I know you think I'm up to no good, but I'll prove you wrong."

Emily could tell Alison was disappointed with her response. But could she really blame her. Giving in to the blonde was so easy but Emily had to stand up for herself. She couldn't bare to get hurt again, not by the girl she'd held a torch for for almost five years. The brunette pulled out her phone and texted back. "Prove me wrong then, Ali."

"I will." She hit send and then automatically let her hand run over to Emily's thigh. She gently grabbed it and gave it a squeeze, keeping her hand there, for once not caring if her dad turned around to see it all. She'd risk being disowned by her family if it meant Emily could trust her again.

Emily read her message and softened slightly. She didn't push away Alison's hand but she didn't exactly encourage it either. The brunette looked over at Alison and smiled at her. She pulled out her phone and texted back. "I really hope I can believe that." She wanted Alison to know that she wanted to trust her again and that just maybe that was the first step for Alison not to get shut out.

"Em. I haven't been with anyone, romantically... sexually, intimately for years. I hope you know that one thing I do crave is human contact. I'd rather have yours than anyone else's." She typed in the words and then instead of deleting them to start over again, she hit send, mumbling to herself. "Shit!"

Emily read Alison's text message and widened her eyes in shock. She didn't expect the blonde to say that but it kind of pissed her off. Of course the first thing on Alison's mind wasn't even proving her love, if she even did love Emily. She was already thinking about sex and it made the brunette feel used in a way. She turned away and texted back. "Real nice, Ali. The first thing you think about when it comes to me is sex. That's not helping your case at all, just so you know." Emily hit send and shook her head, disappointed in Alison already.

"Dad, stop the car." Alison demanded. Once her dad did at the nearest rest and restaurant area, Alison quickly hopped out of the car and walked inside, ignoring both Emily and her dad, who followed her from behind. The blonde got herself a bagel and a latte and then sat down at a table alone. "Of course she misinterpreted my text, she always does." She rolled her eyes, her phone beside her on the table.