Emily's pov
My hands become sweaty as I hear a key twist the lock out of the strike plate. I squeeze Lily and Grace's hands tighter as I try maintain my grip. I watch the handle lower and slowly the door creeks open. My heart begins to race as I see the sleeve of her blue pug pyjamas - that I bought her on the anniversary of our proposal for a joke.
Alison pulls the door open and she immediately freezes, her whole weight rolls onto her ankles as Lily and Grace leap into her arms, she retains her balanced before dropping to her knees to hug them tightly. Alison closes her eyes and squeezes Grace and Lily as tightly as she can, kissing each of them on the head and whispering "I have missed you so much my beautiful princesses"
Alison's pov
I open the front door to see Emily, Lily and Grace staring at me. My body refuses to move as my eyes focus on Emily. Fuck why does Emily alway look so hot? Lily and Grace run into my arms, almost making me fall over. I kneel down to reach my gorgeous daughters' level as I hug them as tightly as I can, refusing to let them go. I haven't seen them in weeks and I have missed them more than anything in the world.
"I have missed you so much my beautiful princesses" I whisper as I give each of them a kiss on the forehead
As I pull away from the hug I realise that Grace has fallen asleep against me. I watch as Lily fights against her tired eyes, trying to keep her gaze on me. I wrap my arm tightly around Grace's waist as I lift her up over my shoulder; wrapping my other arm around Lily, she clings to my side as I stand up onto my feet
"Do you want me to take one of them?" Emily asks, muttering her first words to me
"No it's okay, I've got them. You can bring the suitcases in" I awkwardly smile, trying to mask the fact that my heart in beating so fast I'm worried I may have a heart attack
I slowly carry Lily and Grace up the stairs: slightly worried that I will drop one of them. I lay them down on my bed and wrap their tiny bodies underneath the duvet cover before returning downstairs, to find my ex-wife carrying three suitcases and two large bags into my living room
"Emily what are you doing here? What's with all the bags?"
Emily's pov
"Emily what are you doing here? What's with all the bags?" Alison asks as she nervously fidgets with the ends of her pyjamas sleeves
"The girls missed you so I thought we would come surprise you"
"How long are you planning to stay for?"
"How about forever?" I joke putting on a flirtatious voice as I try to mimic her. Alison doesn't find it funny and instead lowers her eyebrows with annoyance
"I took two weeks off work. I thought you could use some Mommy, Daughters time...that is if you'll let us stay"
"Of course I will. Is that the only reason you are here?" She asks, with a hint of sadness in her tone
Alison's pov
"How long are you planning to stay for?"
"How about forever?" She flirts
I bite down on the sides of my cheeks to prevent me from laughing. Em never fails to make me smile but after everything, this moment is too serious to reminisce about the good times of our broken relationship
"I took two weeks off work. I thought you could use some Mommy, Daughters time...that is if you'll let us stay" she softly tells me
Emily's reason for coming feels like someone is stabbing me in the heart. I love Lily and Grace so much and I am so excited that they are here but when I opened the door and saw her standing there; I couldn't help but feel hopeful that she came here to fix things. To fix us.
"Of course I will. Is that the only reason you are here?"
"Well that depends largely on the next part of this conversation" she nervously tells me as she reaches for her handbag
Emily's pov
I reach for my handbag and pull out the brown envelope in which contains the divorce papers. Alison blinks at me in confusion as I hold onto them tightly and slowly walk towards her.
I stop just in front of her, take a deep breath before taking her hand and leading her towards the fireplace.
Alison's pov
Emily's smooth hands touch mine, sending shivers through my whole body. I have missed her touch so much. She doesn't say a word as she flicks the switch on the side of the electric fireplace
"Em..."
I am cut off as Emily places her finger on my lips
"Shhhh" she sexily whisper, making my heart miss a beat
Emily's pov
I begin to feel sweaty as her warm breath rolls down my finger. Her chest bounces up and down as she breaths heavily. I stare into her eyes, imagining my lips against hers, pulling that pug sweater off just as I did the night she proposed; letting her run her hands down my body as I choke her with my tongue. The sound of the fire burning returns my attention to reality. I remove my finger from her lips as I pull the divorce papers out of the envelope.
"Emily why do you have them?" Alison stutters as she looks down at the papers in my hand
"Alison, when you told me you signed the papers I thought I had lost you. I don't know what you are hiding from me..."
"Em I still can't tell you. It's not safe" She sighs, as a single tear rolls down her face
I place my hand on her cheek and wipe the tear away with my thumb
"I don't know why I ever let a secret destroy us or why I took a small argument and blew it out of proportion. Most of all I don't know why I ever thought that I could pretend that I can live without you"
Alison's pov
"Most of all I don't know why I ever thought that I could pretend that I can live without you"
"...but I'm ready to stop" Emily giggles through tears, as she quotes my words from the night I first told her that I love her
As she continues to caresses my cheek with her left hand, I feel a cold metal band touch my skin. I softly grab onto her wrist and pull her hand off my cheek, holding it in front of my face. My breathing slows as I rapidly blink trying to refocus my vision on her wedding ring which is glimmering in the light of the fireplace.
"You're wearing your rings again?"
Emily's face lights up. She traces the tips of my fingers with her hand as she interlocks my left hand in her; so slowly that I can feel ever slight twitch as her hand shapes around mine. She extends her other arm out towards the fireplace before throwing the papers into the burning flames. My eyes grow as I watch our divorce papers quickly turn to dust. Emily continues to hold on to my left hand as she kneels down onto one knee
Emily's pov
Alison looks so fucking hot as her eyes look down at me in confusion. My heart rate rockets when my knee hits the wooden floor
"Em what is happening?" Alison's voice shakes
"I once promised you that I would see the best in you for the rest of our lives. Recently I broke that promise and it was the worst decision I have ever made. Alison Lauren DiLaurentis will you please give me a chance to redeem that promise by remaining my wife...for the rest of our lives?"
Alison's pov
I still don't completely understand what is happening but as Emily looks up to me with that loving glimmer in her hazel eyes, I don't care what or why she changed her mind, I'm just glad that she has.
"Yes" I excitedly squeal, placing my hands on her face as I pull her onto her feet
Our lips collide and Emily passionately kisses me. Within seconds I am out of breath. I use my lips to push her body towards the kitchen. Picking up my wedding ring, I slide it back onto my finger before slamming her body against the table.
She runs her tanned hands through my hair as I tightly hold onto her waist, pushing her closer and closer towards my body.
"I love you Emily DiLaurentis" I whisper between a kiss
"I love you too Alison Fields"