Vodka Kisses

0316- Misery Loves Company

Emily pours another tea for Aria and takes a sniff of it.

"What is this?" She asks with a scrunched up face before handing it to Aria.

"Some kind of herb thing. It's Meredith's cure all recipe." Aria says softly.

She's really ill and the moment, possibly the flu, she looks really sick.

"I don't think it's working, you look terrible." Spencer tells her.

"Thank you." Aria sips her tea.

"Oh god." She puts the tea down on the side table, Spencer helps her.

"I couldn't have picked a worse time to get sick." She puts a hand on her head.

"Have you heard from your dad?" Spencer asks.

"He left a message, but I haven't talked to him since he left for his conference." She tells us.

"Has Logan?" Spencer asks me.

"Not that I know of." I tell them.

Hannah struts into the living room and sits down beside Aria.

"Hey how's the patient?" She asks as she does so.

"Not great." Emily replies.

"Well, I brought over everything that helps me when I'm sick." Hannah says and then dives into her bag. 

"Trash." She pulls out some magazines. "Ginger ale." She puts the bottle on the table in front of them. "And... three seasons of saved by the bell." Aria laughs.

"Thank you Hannah." Aria smiles.

"Are you sure you wanna stay here by yourself?" Spencer asks her.

"Guys I'm fine." Aria tries to protest.

"You don't look fine." Hannah says softly.

"So I've heard." Aria says.

"Are you sure you don't want us to drive you to your mom's?" Emily asks.

"No, it's her week with Mike so the guest room is already taken and besides I promised Meredith I wouldn't tell her about Ali's diaries till we talk to my dad. So if I just stay away from her it's easier to keep that a secret." Aria tells us.

"That's fair." I nod.

"Can't believe we're trusting Meredith." Hannah scrunches up her face.

"I think she's really just as devastated as I am." Aria says to Hannah.

"You're not giving her the pages right?" Hannah asks.

"No, they're hidden in a safe place and they'll stay hidden till my dad comes home. Then we'll give him the chance to tell us the truth." Aria says softly but now avoiding eye contact.

"And if he doesn't?" Hannah questions.

"I don't wanna believe that my dad could have ever hurt Ali." She tells us. "But if he did do it, it's a family secret I can't keep."

I reach out and squeeze her hand.

She has this sad soft expression on her face that makes my heart break for her. What a situation to be in.

The porch light turns on and then Logan walks in with all his lacrosse stuff.

"Oh fucking hell you look like shit." Logan says to Aria before putting down all his belongings.

"Thank you." She rolls her eyes.

Logan comes behind me and kisses my cheek.

"How was practice?" I ask him.