A Beautiful Tragedy

House hunting

Two months later
Emily's POV
Ali and I have been together for about two months now and they have been absolutely great! When we told the girls Aria was jumping up and down while Spencer was just laughing at her and of course Hanna was sitting down smirking at us. For our one month anniversary Ali surprised me by taking me out for dinner then when we got back to her apartment there was roses and candles everywhere, she may not seem that romantic but deep down she is such a sweetheart. Our one month was great because it was the first time I have ever told anyone that I loved them and when Ali said it back my heart swelled with happiness. We both decided to wait till our six month anniversary to have sex because if we can last half a year together then that shows we could last a year and if we can last a year together then we can spend five years together and so on. I'm kind of glad that we made that decision because I know that I'm still not ready to actually do the deed which Ali still doesn't know about. I'm just afraid that she'll think I'm weird for still being a virgin, only Hanna and Aria know that I am but they promised not to tell anyone.

I quietly sneak out of Ali's bedroom and go out to her porch, Christmas is only ten days away and I still don't know what to get her. Ali likes simple even though she may seem like she wants a lot she would be happy if I gave her a hug for Christmas. I need to figure out what she wants and I need to find out soon.

Ali's POV
I wake up and reach for Emily but instead my hand lands on a pillow. I get out of bed and put my robe on. I walk outside and see Emily looking down on the street, I wrapped my arms around her waist and she jumps around surprised " oh sorry babe, you scared me" she laughed while trying to catch her breath " you okay? It's cold out here" I asked " why don't you come inside" " oh okay and yeah I'm fine, I just needed some air" I could tell she was lying because she was looking down at her feet I'll ask her what's bothering her later though. I walked into the kitchen and put the kettle on
" Em do you want some tea?" "Yes please" she replied now walking into the kitchen. After breakfast Emily seemed lost in thought " Em, babe are you okay?" " Oh yeah I'm fine, I'm just thinking about Christmas" she mumbled while playing with her cup " okay, but you know you don't have to get me anything right?" I told her while getting up to put my cup in the dishwasher " yeah I know but it doesn't mean I'm not going to, you deserve something special" she confessed. I walked over to her and sat on her lap, I kissed her nose and she giggled. Our little moment was ruined by her phone going off "sorry babe" she laughed while giving me a quick peck and walking over to get her phone. I grabbed her cup and put it in the dishwasher and when I looked back up she was already dressed " where are you going?" I asked her
" well you know how Spencer and Aria moved in together last month?" I nodded my head waiting for her to go on " well Hanna wants to move here because quote on quote she doesn't want to be left out" Emily motioned " so we are going with her to go house hunting" "wait we?" I asked " yep, now come on we have to go now" she said while pulling me to the bedroom. I walked out of my room about fifteen minutes later and found Emily sitting at the island waiting for me
" come on sexy, we don't want to be late" I whispered in her ear seductively, she got up and grabbed my coat. When I bent down to grab my shoes Emily slapped my ass " bullseye" she screamed, I yelped and she laughed at me " come on sexy we don't want to be late now" Emily teased while walking out the door. I grabbed my coat and tried to calm down before finally walking out the door.

Emily's POV
When we got down to Ali's car I noticed her face was still red god teasing her is so much fun. I smiled thinking about what I do to her, she must have noticed I was smiling because she looked at me curiously. I told her where we were going and the rest of the car ride consisted of me playing with her fingers and both of us singing off key to the songs on the radio. When we arrived Hanna was already outside of this old Victorian home, it was a white house but due to it's old age it wasn't really white. Ali and I both stepped out of the car to find Hanna impatiently tapping her foot on the ground " you fat asses took the longest time, it's freezing out here but you still chose to take your time" Hanna groaned, I laughed at her " come on let's go check this place out Han" I mumbled. When we got inside I have to admit it was a little run down, there was nice hardwood floors but the walls had holes and were painted horrible colours. Ali looked pretty creeped out by the place also " Hanna I don't understand why you won't just get an apartment" I asked " well if you must know, I don't want to get an apartment because I want to ask Caleb to move in with me" Caleb and Hanna have been together for about a year now, they met when we were seniors in high school. Ali looked confused because she has no idea who Caleb is, I'll tell her later I thought to myself. " Hanna you know that you can still buy an apartment even if you live with someone" Ali reasoned " I know but I think Caleb and I should live in a house" Hanna snapped. Ali and I both put our hands up in sign of defeat " okay, so do you like this place?" I asked her " no it's pretty creepy and I think I saw a ghost" Hanna mumbled, Ali and I both jumped and ran out the door. Hanna walked out and laughed " you guys are wimps" " I am not dealing with ghosts because once you meet a ghost you meet more and then the next thing you know you're possessed" Ali babbled, I looked over at her and just laughed " babe you need to stop watching horror films" " hey I wasn't the only one that ran out of the house" Ali replied defensively. I pecked Ali's nose and gave her a hug which caused her to laugh. Our moment was once again destroyed by Hanna " okay lovebirds well I don't want to see anymore houses today, so you're free to go" " yes" Ali muttered under her breath. I grabbed her hand and took her back to the car after saying our goodbyes. Ali dropped me off at my apartment building because I have an early photoshoot tomorrow and I didn't want to wake her when I would have to go because I know she would be grumpy if someone woke her. I got ready for bed and fell asleep thinking about my eventful day.