the first time i saw you ↬ emison

; sixteen

one month later

emily's pov

it's been month since i came out and slowly, i've gotten used to it. everyone was really supportive, especially hanna. thank god for her. luckily, my parents, friends, and basically everyone i know has accepted me, which is a great thing, considering how small of a town rosewood is.

ben came up to me the other day at swim practice, trying to tell me how proud he was of me for coming out. i just ignored him. yea, i'm gay, and i was never really attracted to ben, but, that doesn't mean he can cheat on me.

another good thing about finally coming out, was that everyone finally knew. that means that alison couldn't hold it over my head all the time. i can finally, go to sleep, without worrying that alison would tell. just for the fun of it. but, i'm still being cautious. since ali doesn't have a secret against me now, she's going to try to look for one.

but ever since i came out, hanna has been trying to convince me to tell ali that i have a major crush on her. i mean, i do. but, i don't know when or what to tell her. a month ago, i thought if i do tell her, i'm just going to fall for her trick, but, these past couple of weeks, she's been proving me wrong. she's been the most supportive of all, and never, not one time, brought up secrets. we've grown closer, and hanna thinks it's the perfect opportunity to tell ali. i think otherwise.

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alison's pov

i'm happy. emily came out, and i couldn't be prouder.  honestly, it sort of hurt, holding emily's secret and threatening her with it. i hated being the cause of Emily's pain.

now, that i know that Em is 100% gay, i've been flirting with her on the side. before, I usually just did it for fun. a little toying of her feelings. but, a couple of weeks ago, when i kissed her on the cheek, i felt something. S
something, that i couldn't explain, but made me feel so good. made my legs tingly and my heart pumped. i couldn't hide the smile from my face that day. thinking of her now, i still couldn't hide the grin plastered on my face right now.

     + library +

after school i thought i needed a little relaxing of the mind. i went to the library, and grabbed my favorite book, great expectations . i remember reading it as a kid. i just loved the romance between pip and estella. i got a familiar feeling while reading it. sort of the same feeling i get when i'm with emily.
i rocked back and forth reading it. i giggled, at the strange names of these characters.

i hear emily come.

"what's so funny?" she asks standing next to the library aisle.

"their names, pip, mr.wopsle, uncle P
pumblechook. they all sound like stuffed animals.

she moves over to me and sits next to me.

"i can't believe you already finished it," she tells me.

"you want me to tell you what happens? i can make you a cheat sheet." i smile showing my dimples off. "charles Dickens, by the way. pip gets Estella in the end.

"can i read you something?" i ask. she nods, showing off her award-winning smile.

"i loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness. against all discouragement that can be." i say looking, deeply in her eyes. "did you get to that part yet?" i ask.

she smiles widely and nods. before, i know it, i see this beauty leaning in. i hold in my smile, and wait for her to kiss me. suddenly, i feel her soft lips against mine. it was just a peck, but i peck back. she pulls away, and i'm still shocked about what just happen. but, again, i can't help the smile on my face.

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