Sister Wives

The talented Dr. Rollins

When Alison came downstairs the next morning she wasn't surprised to see Emily's mother Pam standing at the stove flipping her daughter's favorite pancakes. Alison took a deep calming breath trying not to start a drawn out conversation with Pam after she'd already made it clear that their relationship arrangement was less than ideal in her eyes. She must admit that Pam did have her wondering if Hanna was engaged because she truly met the man of her dreams or like her just was tired of sticking around when it seemed Emily had made a choice. Alison was so wrapped up in her thoughts she hadn't noticed Pam had turned around from the stove. 

Pam: "Alison, honey are you okay?" She gently caress Alison's shoulder.

Alison: "Yes Mrs. Field's. I just was preparing myself to return to my house and collect a few things. 

Pam: "Well if I may." Emily's mother approches Alison and gives her a comforting and very motherly hug. "I always thought of all you girls as my daughters, but I must confess that you were always a bit more special. That one blemished peach that everyone overlooked in the fruit market. The one everyone warned you not to eat. I feel as though Emily went and stuck her hand inside of that crate found that peach and took a knife gently shaving off the bruised bits until it resembles all the rest of the shaved peaches. Your just as good as all those other peaches Alison and don't let anyone tell you different! Your mother would be very proud of you.*

Alison squeezes Pam back just as tight: "Thank you Mrs. Field's I think I needed to hear that. I have been as you say a bruised beaten up peach since I returned home. Don't get me wrong. I was a very rotten child. I deserved it all. But every once in awhile it just feels great to have someone who sees you as just a peach." " I'm going to head out now. I'll see you a little bit later

Alison was very nervous about seeing her current husband. Yesterday when she had told Emily that her and Rollins could've been a very happy couple living a great life together she truly believed that. The problem wasn't her and Rollins, it was that she could never live a life apart from Emily. Her thoughts carried her the short trek it took to her home. When her mind stopped scrambling she realized she had walked ​the short distance. Taking a deep breath she entered her childhood home.

Rollins was startled when Alison stepped through the door he was on his way out of. 

Rollins: "Alison?"

Alison: "Good morning Elliot. It's good to see you."

Rollins: "Good to see me, says my wife who turns up with no luggage." He quirks his brow. Anyone who didn't know him better would not know he was teasing  her. "How was your trip to New York honey?"

Alison: "It was wonderful. Actually it was just what I needed. I can't stay long so let me just get to the point." She took Elliot's hand in hers leading him over to the couch by the fire. "This is where we shared our first kiss. I was so relieved and happy. I thought for the longest time that my happiness revolved around Emily Fields like she was a sun and I was the planet just rotating around her in orbit. My lifestyle was very unconventional to some Elliot. When I was in it I wanted more. That's not exactly true. I needed more. There's a huge difference." 

"We were three people in a relationship at the time. But I realize now we were always apart of each other even when A was chasing us and we were separated. It's like destiny had her arms wrapped around our waist bounding us all together until the point of suffocation. Hanna asked how could I marry you. How dare I do this to Emily. The thing is Elliot I just now got her real meaning of that question. How could I do this to them both. I love you Elliot. I fell in love with your kindness. I was dazzled by your charm but the one thing that captured my heart was that you truly understin ood our relationship. You didn't judge it. For the first time I felt like someone got me and wanted all of me, only me. I never realized before that you weren't the only person. Hanna knows exactly what I'm going through because she feels what I feel. She needed what I needed. It's painful because I'm just now getting that."

"My whole life I've thrown on personas. Different Alison masks so no one could see the real me. Now I'm sitting here next to my husband in my childhood home and I'm so sorry Rollins. You deserve so much better but I want them . I need to be with them."

Elliot: "Alison when you first met me it wasn't during a session inside of my office. It was in a grocery store. I saw behind that mask that day. I caught a glimpse of that person who was walking around like an unfinished masterpiece. The Mona Lisa without her smile. When you told me you were going to New York City to see off Hanna. I wanted to shackle you to our bed and hold you here with me." "That sounds wrong on so many levels." He laughs. "I decided then no matter the outcome I would always choose your happiness over mine. When I saw you walk through that door. I saw the completed puzzle. Your posture is even different. Your a completely different person now Alison. I would be a fool to stand in the way of that."

Alison: "Thank you Rollins. I am different aren't I? I never noticed it beforehand. When I have them I am different. I am complete. The scary part is that it's not just Hanna or Emily that complete me or I them. It's also Aria and Spencer. It's the five of us. We're always going to be tied together. The difference is Aria can part with Ezra or Spencer can leave Toby and come sit with us but I could never leave you here and just be content or whole. Not even happy as I am now, without being connected or in sync with Hanna and Emily. Us three are truly a whole. Thank you for seeing that."

She kisses him one last time before walking away to what felt like her destiny. She must tell Emily that she's the reason Hanna came back with a fiance. They needed to get Hanna back at all costs.