Reliving life

Chapter 18

"Holy shit that is hot" Hanna shouted from the doorway.

"What's hot?" Spencer questioned as she walked into the room her head lifting from the phone in her hands.

"Oh Jesus" Aria exclaimed as she raised her hands to cover her eyes.

I shot up in the bed and tried to cover myself as best as I could. I knew I would regret giving Hanna a spare key to my house but I didn't realise I would regret it this much.

"Guys, get out! Now!!" I shouted at them but they just stood there paralysed.

"What's going on?" Ali mumbled to me as she began to lift off of my stomach.

I was led on my back with Ali in my arms face down lying across me. To be fair to Hanna she did look really hot but luckily they could only see her ass due to her position and her leg was covering my lower half and one boob so I only had one left to worry about.

"Don't move Ali. You lot get out now!! I'll meet you downstairs" I said as calmly as I could.

"With clothes on please" Spencer stated before turning and leaving the room, dragging the other two behind her.

"Did your friends just walk in on us?" Ali asked as she started to wake up properly.

"At least it wasn't my mum" I replied with a small smile on my face.

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We'd ended up at the Brew once myself and Ali had gotten dressed. It was the first time Ali and my friends were hanging out together and surprisingly they were all getting along. Especially as we had all decided never to mention what had happened earlier again. Hanna and Ali had been discussing fashion tips for the last 10 minutes whilst I listened in not really understanding a lot and Aria and Spencer discussed colleges together.

I was sat on one sofa with Ali in my arms, Spencer and Aria were sat together on the sofa opposite whilst Hanna was sat on a single seat in between our sofas next to Spencer and Ali. I'd ordered my usual Americano and held it in my left hand whilst my right played with Alison's hair. I couldn't help but get lost in her beauty.

"What about you Em?" Aria asked me.

"Huh?" I snapped my attention off of Ali and turned to face Aria and Spencer who were looking expectedly at me.

"What college are you going to go to?" She asked again.

"Umm... I've had offers from UCLA and Stanford but I haven't decided which one yet. They're both great schools for swimming"

Ali had focused in our conversation now, we hadn't discussed what would happen after we graduated and I didn't have any idea which colleges she had applied to go to. I didn't want to think about us having to be apart from each other for so long. Would we be strong enough to make it?

"Em?" Ali nudged me.

I'd zoned out again, I really needed to stop doing that. All my friends were looking at me with concerned expressions.

"Sorry I was just trying to weigh up the pros and cons" I lied whilst forcing a smile.

Ali didn't seem to believe me but she didn't push it any further which I appreciated. I'd explain my worries to her later.

"UCLA has the beach, surely that wins every time?" Hanna asked me with a smirk.

"Yeah that's definitely what's swaying it for me" I replied. "Spending my afternoons after class on the beach sounds perfect"

"Girls in bikinis" Hanna winked.

Ali glared at her which made her go quiet instantly. I felt Ali tense up beside me and squeezed her with reassurance. This was a discussion that was going to happen sooner rather than later thanks to my friends bringing up the topic of college. But I was glad because I'd been worrying a lot about it and it would be good to get everything off of my chest.

"What about you Alison, what colleges have you applied to?" Aria asked.

Ali linked her hand with mine that was hanging over her shoulder, she squeezed it gently before answering.

"I've applied for several. Hollis was originally my first choice but the Californian beaches sound appealing now" she looked up at me and winked seductively.

I blushed as I caught her eye and my heart skipped a beat. College with Alison sounded perfect. But a college on the beach with Alison sounded even better. Just as I began to imagine it my phone went off in my pocket.

Mum: Spur of the moment trip to see your father. I'll be back in two weeks. Ashley will keep an eye on you xx

I passed the phone to Alison with a wink and her smile grew wide as she read the message. We were interrupted by a shriek.

"Sleepover at Emily's this weekend!" Hanna yelled with excitement.

"Huh?" I said whilst looking at her questioningly.

"My mum just text to say your mother has gone away and to invite you to stay over. But fuck that we'll stay at yours!! Alcohol!!!" She replied quickly.

"Yeah a sleepover sounds good" Spencer chimed in.

"We haven't had one in ages" Aria agreed.

I nodded at them. A sleepover would be good fun and another chance for them all to get to know Alison. But I was looking forward to my sleepovers with Alison by herself more. Hopefully her parents wouldn't mind that she wasn't around much for the next two weeks because I was going to make the most of having no parents around. I thought about planning some romantic surprises like dinners etc.

"I can't wait to spend the next two weeks with you" Ali whispered in my ear and it sent shivers down my body.

I lent in for a quick kiss which was met with aww's from the rest of the group. I blushed with embarrassment and started to pull away but Alison grabbed my neck and pulled me in for a deeper kiss. I was impressed that she was so at ease kissing me in public. I was worried that she'd try and hide me from the world but that obviously wasn't the case.