Pregnant Little Liars

In The Hands of A

Three days later
*Emily's POV*

Tonight, Paige and I are meeting at the grill for dinner.

I stand in front of the mirror and apply some heavy black mascara and some dark maroon lipstick to match my outfit. I'm wearing some ripped blue skinny jeans, a black light weight flowy tank top, a black leather jacket to go over it, some circle diamond studs with a matching silver bangle, and some wedge heeled boots dressed up with some shiny buckles to top it all off. I run a hair brush through my long black hair, trying to smooth out my unruly beach waves.

There, Now everything is perfect, I think to myself. Just then my phone bleeps on my bed. I go over and pick it up.

Welcome to the game, Em. It's my turn to torture you.
-A

My heart stops. I try to ignore the text and go back to getting ready. Just then my phone bleeps again. I hesitate before picking it up.

Hi Honey. Just letting you know that I have to take the night shift at the station and won't be home until early tomorrow morning. Call if you need anything. Love, Mom

I breathe a sigh of relief; it wasn't who I thought it was. I look around and decide to leave right away. I suddenly don't want to be left alone in my house anymore, especially after receiving that text.

I hop into my car, and drive away, making sure to lock all the doors before I leave. I try to keep my eyes focused on the road, but I can't stop thinking about the threat from A. Finally, I give up, pull over to the side of the road, and walk the rest of the short distance to the grill.

As soon as I step inside, I am greeted by the aroma of ground beef sizzling on the stove, and I realize I can't wait much longer to eat! I glance around the grill, keeping my eye out for Paige. I spot her sitting in the corner, seated alone at a table for two.
I walk over to her. Paige's face lights up when she sees me.

"Hey Em!" She says, giving me a kiss on the lips.

"Hey!" I reply, smiling at her. She smiles back.

I remember when Paige and I used to always be at each others throats. We were arch enemies back then. She even tried to drown me once, because she was jealous that I got to be swim team captain instead of her. Now look at us! We are dating! I love Paige so much, it's hard to believe that once upon a time we hated each other's guts!

After we ordered our drinks, my phone bleeped again. I completely forgot about A's threat until this moment. Reluctantly, I pick it up.

Tonight you get to watch me make you disappear. I did it to that bitch, Ali, and I'm going to do it to you too. -A

I can't breathe, I'm too scared. I stare at my phone in horror.

"Um Em, are you okay?" Paige asks, noticing my ghost stricken expression.

"Um, yeah." I say, sounding as believable as possible. "It was just my mom. No big deal. Should we order our food? I think I'm ready, are you?" I ask trying to change the subject as quickly as possible.

"Um, okay, yeah, sure." Paige says opening her menu, but peering oddly at me from over top of it.

The rest of dinner goes pretty smoothly, thankfully. Paige and I talk, and laugh. I hope that Paige has forgotten about the whole text situation earlier. She hasn't said a word about it since, so I'm hoping that means she dropped it. The last thing I need is for Paige to be dragged into this mess. 

The food was beyond amazing. I'm so stuffed, I can't eat another bite! Just as Paige and I are about to leave, a waiter comes up to us. He sets a plate full of gourmet desserts in front of me.