Authors Note (A/N): This does not follow the Current Track, none of the guys besides Ezra are in this story, Characters will be slightly OOC (out of Character)

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Epilogue- Five Years Later

*The Church- The City of Rosewood*

Light danced through the stained glass windows of the religious structure, its concrete walls humming with the echoes of excitement and the wooden banisters elegantly laden with flowers and ribbons.

The atmosphere was decadently joyful as two lovers waited to be united by god in front of their family and friends. The bride, Aria Montgomery, could not have chosen a more fitting day to celebrate her union to Ezra Fitz. It was the anniversary of the day Aria had first met Ezra and her maid of honour, Hanna Marin wistfully compared her own love story to that of the bride and groom.

'They met in a bar and hooked up in the restroom moments later...damn Aria was a slut back then...'

She chuckled to herself as she straightened her blush pink, off shoulder, elie saab dress as she watched Byron and Ella Montgomery rush around with Paige, Mona and Ezra's parents, the group were doing a final check on everything and had seemed so chaotically organised. The church door opened and the Hastings Family arrived with Pam Fields and Ashley Marin in tow, the older Marin had in her arms the cutest little girl. Her blond hair and spunky quips lead many to declare that she was a miniature Hanna Marin, but those who knew the little girl personally could see a natural determination and leadership behind her deep hazel eyes that reminded everyone of a long parted friend.

Hanna watched as her daughter immediately began helping everyone put the final touches in place. She smiled at her offspring before checking her wristwatch. The silver Tank Americaine white gold Cartier timepiece had seen better days, the piece not left her wrist in five years since it held a deep sentimental value to the successful fashion designer and the blonde could not bring herself to part with it.

Hanna watched the seconds tick by and hummed when she felt a soft kiss being placed on her exposed shoulder blade. She felt a strong arm wrap around her waist and pull her into an embrace that she had missed for half a decade. She groaned softly when she felt soft kisses being placed along her exposed collar as long slender fingers trace the contours of her body before gently cupping her right breast through the fabric of her dress.

A soft husky voice filled her ears as she felt her lover's hands drift downward. Her breath hitched as she felt her paramour's hand slip under her dress and cup her centre through the fabric of her dress, the action caused a pleasurable shiver to roll down her spine as the vision of her long departed lover spoke to her.

Spencer: "mmmh...you look stunning baby..."

Hanna smiled to herself and murmured a sultry 'thank you'.

Spencer: "What say we get out of here...christen the back coatroom and give Father Ackard something to hear about in confession..."

Hanna moaned softly once more, before she turned to face the arrival.

Hanna: "Spence..."

Her eyes darted across the form of the apparition. The ghost of her departed beloved was the ethereal embodiment of an eighteen year old Spencer Hastings. The youngest Hastings was just as Hanna remembered her, thin, tall and broodingly sexy. The vision of her beloved was clad in a familiar crème shirt and dark skinny jeans and Hanna sobbed softly as she gazed painfully at the soaked crimson patches staining the light fabric. Purely on instinct, she lifted her hand and began tracing the torn fabric resting just above Spencer's abs which caused the athletic brunette to chuckle deeply

Spencer: "Careful Han...your wife's watching..."

Hanna quickly turned to face the group working in front of her in shock but quickly turned back to the apparition and huffed

Hanna: "She's not! Besides...she knows I'm yours..."

Spencer: "Please...she's jealous...that you get me all to yourself, she's dying to join us..."

Hanna huffed as she chided

Hanna: "You're such a perv..."

Spencer: "and you love me for it..."

Spencer flashed her one of her infamous smiles which caused Hanna to go weak in the knees.

Hanna: "Damn...it's been five years and your ghost still makes me flustered..."

Spencer laughed at this and placed a chaste kiss on Hanna's forehead which caused the blonde to shiver slightly. The brunette then turned to watch the blond haired little girl that was currently playing with her aunt Emily and her wife Paige.

Spencer: "She's beautiful Han..."

Hanna sighed at the sight of her blonde haired, hazel eyed daughter and spoke to her departed lover, her voice breaking as the words left her lips.

Hanna: "It's the Hastings genes in her ...Sometimes she says or does things that reminds me of you...and it breaks my heart that she will never know you...that I can't be with you...hold you or kiss you..."

This caused the apparition to pull Hanna deeper into their embrace causing Hanna to close her eyes as they spoke, the husky voice of her lover comforting her in her troubled time

Spencer: "I'm here baby...I'm always here...She'll have me by her side...and so will you..."

Suddenly the voice faded, the warm embrace she was wrapped in had vanished and the gentle fingers caressing her was gone. Her vision cleared and she realised that she had been staring at her wristwatch for the past five minutes and had completely ignored Emily's attempts to get her attention.

Emily was currently calling her name and waving her hand in front of Hanna's face in an attempt to get the blonde's attention. Once her head snapped up and registered Emily's presence, the blonde faced the swimmer and asked

Hanna: "Yeah Em? Did you need something?"

Emily smiled sadly at Hanna before saying

Emily: "I asked for the time..."

The swimmer gazed solemnly at Hanna's wristwatch and said.

Emily: "She's not here yet she's everywhere huh? Aria burst into tears this morning when she found a ticket stub to that art exhibit Spencer took her to..."

At the mention of her former lover, Hanna began to tear up

Hanna: "I miss her Em..."

The swimmer immediately took the blonde into her arms and began soothing the now sobbing maid of Honour

Emily: "Shhh...it's okay Han...The universe works in mysterious ways Han...sure we all lost Spencer that day but we gained another chance to watch her grow up all over again..."

The two women glanced over at the little girl carrying a small bouquet of flowers and trailing behind Melissa Hastings at the end of the aisle. The blonde smiled at the image of her daughter following Melissa around and asked

Hanna: "It wasn't a weird choice naming my daughter after her?"

Emily sighed at the blonde's question as she watched Melissa lovingly interact with her niece

Emily: "No...It suits her...your baby girl is inquisitive, determined and freakishly smart..Spencer Hastings would have been proud..."

Hanna continued to watch as Peter Hastings came over to Melissa and the little girl, she smiled when Peter lovingly lifted his granddaughter in his arms and peppered the girls face with kisses. The sight before her warmed her heart and prompted her to correct Emily

Hanna: "Is...Spencer Hastings is proud..."

*The Church- The City of Rosewood, a few hours later*

Little Spencer H Marin was nervous; the girl was adorably dressed in a miniature blush pink elie saab dress that complimented her mothers' and had paired the outfit with a matching headband and her favourite necklace. The blond haired toddler was chosen to be the flower girl and the little one was feeling uneasy as the seconds ticked by and brought the wedding hour closer. She watched nervously as the guests started piling into the church and made a break for it, hiding at the back of the church, in the corner beside a large grandfather clock that was probably there since the civil war. She could hear her mother calling out her name, but did not respond. Soft footsteps echoed against the church's wooden floors before stopping right in front of her.

A tall brunette stranger knelt down in front of her. There was something strange about the woman but Spencer could feel something familiar about her, something undeniably safe. The stranger was beautiful with high cheekbones, long cascading chocolate curls, rich hazel eyes that mirrored her own and a triangular cluster of moles that adorned her right cheek.

The stranger smiled warmly at her and immediately Spencer felt her nerves vanish, she felt calm and safe with this stranger and completely forgot about her mother's rules about talking to unknown adults.

The stranger looked at the girl's necklace and smiled. The girl was wearing a thin silver chain and its' pendant was ring with a plain platinum band adorned simply with a small, deep blue sapphire.

The little girl looked at the stranger and said

Spencer: "I know you...my Mommy has pictures of you in our house..."

The stranger smiled at the little girl's words and spoke

Stranger: "I know you too...I like your necklace..."

The little girl looked down at the trinket she had worn since she was born and softly spoke

Spencer: "Thanks...it belongs to my guardian angel..."

The stranger smiled at this and spoke

Stranger: "So...is your guardian angel here?"

The girl shook her head as she answered, she held up the pendant for the stranger to examine as she spoke

Spencer: "I dunno...I'm scared...Mommy says that this is supposed to bring my guardian angel to me whenever I'm scared...Mommy says they will help me..."

The stranger chuckled softly at this and spoke to the toddler

Stranger: "Maybe your guardian angel is here...and you just don't know it..."

The little girl thought deeply for a moment before responding

Spencer: "Maybe...Mommy says that this ring is magic, and when I wear it I shouldn't be scared...but I don't understand...there's this picture and these words...here...see?"

She held the ring up closer to the woman in front of her and the woman nodded as she examined the words and sigil engraved onto the ring.

Spencer: "Do you know what it means?"

The stranger smiled once again at the little girl's familiar curiosity and said

Stranger: "Làidire còmhla...stronger together..."

The little girl looked at the stranger confused

Spencer: "huh?"

The stranger chuckled at the adorably confused pout adorning the girl's features and explained

Stranger: "it means you're a Hastings...and Hastings are fearless..."

The little girl smiled at this and looked down at the ring in her hand. She looked up seconds later and realised that the beautiful stranger was gone. Her mother's voice became closer and the little girl smiled when her mother found her

Spencer: "Mum!"

She launched herself into her mother's arms and smiled when her mother hugged her and teased

Mother: "Where have you been hiding?...we were going to start without you..."

The little girl immediately looked down at her mother and kissed the dark haired Hawaiian right on the tip of her nose.

Mona Vanderwall smiled at her daughter's actions and waited for the clearly excited little girl to explain.

Spencer: "I was scared and I ran here...but then this lady came and spoke to me and I wasn't scared anymore..."

Mona looked at her daughter, immediately concerned for her safety

Mona: "Spencie, what have I told you about talking to strangers?"

The little girl huffed and said

Spencer: "That I mustn't talk to them...but it wasn't a stranger Mum! Mommy has pictures of her in her photo album! So does grandma and Aunty Em and Aunty Ar..."

Mona relaxed at this, thinking that it must have been an old school friend that Aria had invited to the wedding. Momentarily she pushed the thought aside as she addressed her daughter

Mona: "Okay...so...you said you were scared? What happened sweetie?"

The little girl grinned slightly and began babbling

Spencer: "I saw the people...there was soo many...and I felt scared...so I ran here to hide...and then..the this lady came and spoke to me...she said she liked my necklace so I showed it to her...then she asked about my guardian angel...and I told her what Mommy said about the my magic ring...and...and..."

Mona smiled at her daughter's adorable prattling and kissed the girl on her cheek, the little girl huffed at the distraction and scolded

Spencer: "Mum! Listen!"

Mona laughed at this and said

Mona: "Okay! Sorry...I'm listening...you were scared and this lady spoke to you...what did she say?"

The girl smiled up at her mother and said something that caused Mona's blood to run cold

Spencer: "She's my new friend! She said I'm a Hastings...and Hastings are fearless..."

Mona stared at the girl in her arms, Hanna and her had never told their child about how she was related to the Hastings, all the little girl knew was that Peter and Veronica were her grandparents just like Ashley and Leona were, so while still in shock, the Hawaiian gulped softly and asked

Mona: "Umm...Spencie... what did this stranger look like?"

The little girl was now fidgeting with the ring attached to her necklace as she spoke

Spencer: "She kinda looked like aunty Melissa...but taller..."

Mona stared at her daughter and began to cry as she realised whom her daughter was speaking of

Mona: "Spencer..."

The little girl heard her name and thought her mother was addressing her.

Spencer: "Yeah Mum?"

Mona sniffed at the innocent tone of her daughter's voice as she realised that Hanna was right about the ring their little girl wore, the ring was truly magic and her daughter's guardian angel had come to her when they were needed. Mona sighed as she spoke to the heavens

'I kept my promise Spencer...I kept them safe...'

She felt a tiny thumb wipe the pads of her cheek and she smiled as her daughter dried her tears.

Spencer: "Aww...don't cry mum! You need to be happy!"

Mona smiled at this and said

Mona: "I am happy sweetie...you met your guardian angel today..."

The little girl suddenly became very excited

Spencer: "What! When? I wanna go say hi!"

Mona smiled at the girl's enthusiasm and said

Mona: "You met her just now...Your new friend that looks like your aunty Melissa?"
The little girl's eyes suddenly became very wide

Spencer: "NO WAY!"

Mona laughed at this as her daughter squealed with excitement

Spencer: "I need to find her! Mommy says I have to thank her! But I don't know her name..."

The little girl suddenly became sad and Mona kissed the top of the head as she rubbed soothing circles down the girl's back

Mona: "You do know her name sweetie...you were named after her..."

The little girl looked up at her mother just as the choir began singing the opening hymns

Spencer: "She's Spencer too? Just like me?"

Mona smiled at this just as the processional music began to play

Mona: "Yeah...and one day I'm going to tell you all about Spencer Hastings, your guardian angel, but now you have a wedding to be in young lady and your aunty Aria will be very upset if you don't put the petals down the aisle for her..."

The little girl shook her head quickly, now completely distracted by her task in the wedding that she rushed her mother to the main hall of the church so that she could be in the wedding's festivities. Both mother and daughter completely missed the aura of a tall brunette stranger loitering at the back of the church.

Soon they caught up to Hanna, who had stared at her watch before handing her daughter over to Ella Montgomery to be a part of the bridal procession. Mona had taken her seat in the crowd next to Paige while Hanna and Emily took up their spaces in the bridal march.

Soon the organ began to play the procession music, as the bridal party lead Aria down the aisle, once the bride had reached the end, Hanna took her customary place beside the bride and faced the entire population of Rosewood who had turned up to wish the Happy Couple on their special day. Hanna was only half listening to the priest chatter on about love and the union of two souls as she scanned the crowd.

She caught sight of the Hastings and smiled at the family who had taken her in, she saw her mother and grinned happily at the women as she cried softly then she spotted her wife and blew a slight kiss to Mona which caused the Hawaiian to smile. Hanna was about to blow another kiss to her wife when a mass of dark chocolate curls caught her eye.

Her heart stopped when she looked at the end of the church. There, right at the back, leaning musingly against the doorframe and wearing the most adorning smile, was an eighteen year old Spencer Hastings. The youngest Hastings had a glow about her and Hanna watched her intently. The moment Ezra and Aria had said their "I do's" Spencer had stood up and winked at Hanna before walking out of the church. The sight of Spencer walking away from her caused her heart to clench in fear but this was gone in an instant when she felt a small tug at the hem of her dress

She looked down at her daughter's hazel eyes as the crowd celebrated around them when the bride and groom kissed

Spencer: "Mommy? Are you okay?"

Hanna smiled happily at her daughter and turned back to face the door of the church. When she realised that the apparition of her lover had vanished, she sighed and said

Hanna: "I will be honey...I will be..."

- THE END-

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