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Emily's POV

Reading that journal entry made me cry. How could I have been so stupid? Why did I behave like that? I was actually ashamed of myself. I couldn't read anymore. I needed some time to process what I just read. Maybe I'll crawl back in bed and get a little bit of sleep.

As soon as my head hit the pillow, I fell asleep. I woke up to the feeling of someone holding me. It felt nice and very familiar. When I fully came to, I realized it was Alison holding me. I could feel her gentle, rhythmic breathing on my neck. I liked this feeling. I just hope she doesn't get embarrassed when she wakes up and realizes she spooning with me. No sooner were the words out of my mouth when I heard her breathing stop and then felt her arm gently pull away from me as if trying not to wake me. Little did she know I was already awake. I turned around in bed and faced her. My goodness was she beat red in the face. "I'm so sorry Emily" she replied. "I guess I'm a snuggler when I sleep" she said jokingly trying to lighten the moment. "It's okay Alison. I didn't mind at all" I replied with a smile. With that Alison crawled out of bed and said she would start breakfast. I stayed in bed just thinking about all that I had read and how I was currently feeling about my relationship with Alison. A buzz from my phone stirred me from my thoughts. It was a text from Spencer inviting Alison and me over for dinner at Spencer's place. "Hey Alison. Spence just texted me inviting us to dinner with Aria and Hanna at her place for some girl time ya know?  Are you free to go? I think it'd be fun" I said smiling at the thought of it. "Uh sure. Sounds fun" replied Alison as she came back in the room carrying a tray of bagels, cream cheese, fruit salad, and two glasses of orange juice. "Wow this looks amazing" I replied excitedly. "Of course it does" she replied with a wink and a smirk as she turned on the tv.

"So listen. I think I want to go to the pool today to do some laps and then lay out and relax till it's time to get ready for Spencer's. Want to join me? It's gonna be a beautiful day outside" I said as convincingly as possible. "Sure. Sounds good. I think it will be good for you to get back to swimming. It's such a huge part of your life. I only see positive things stemming from it" she replied as she flipped through a magazine.

After breakfast, I went searching in my dresser for the perfect bathing suit. I decided on a black one piece suit that was low cut in the front and the back. It was the perfect amount of classy and sexy. I paired it with a black lace sarong and a big, black, floppy hat. Alison was in the kitchen cleaning up breakfast and still hadn't changed yet. I walked out of my room and decided to wait on the couch till she was ready to go. Before I reached the couch, I stopped dead in my tracks because there was a sudden, loud clang. I looked up and saw Alison beat red and picking up a pan off the floor. "You okay Alison? I can help if you need it" I said. "Oh sorry! No I'm okay. I got it" she said blushing and quickly turning away from me. But she couldn't hide the very evident blushing all over her face. Did I make her drop the pan? The thought brought a smile to my face. If I was being honest, I wanted to look good for her. I wonder what she's going to wear. Five minutes later, Alison came out of the bedroom covered up in shorts and a shirt. Damn. I was kind of hoping for a bigger entrance.

The drive to the community pool felt like an eternity. I couldn't help my increasing need to dive right in to a pool. When we arrived, I threw my stuff down on the closest chair, stripped down to nothing but my suit, and dove right into the deep end. I swam to the other side of the pool with such ease. It felt amazing to just glide through the water. I felt at home in the water and like I was getting closer and closer to the real me. When I reached the other end of the pool, I sprung out of the pool and had to catch my breath for a moment. Not because I was out of shape or not physically ready to go back to swimming, but because I saw Alison mindlessly stripping down to her bathing suit. Beneath the shorts and shirt was a leopard print bikini. Jesus she looked amazing in it. Her hair shone brightly in the early afternoon sun and damn did she full the bikini out in all the right places. I told myself that I better not stare just in case she saw me. In that moment though, I was so turned on. It was the first time I'd felt like that towards Alison since I woke up and started getting to know her all over again I guess you could say.