Irretrievably Broken?

Last Dance

Alison's pov

"Emily do you remember our dancing lessons?"

"Of course how could I forget? Your body pressed up against mine as we moved across the room in sync. Plus I will never forget the bitch of a teacher shouting at us for apparently laughing too much"

"We did laugh a lot but we always got the dances perfect"

"Why are you asking Babe?" Emily asks me as she strokes my arm, sending a shiver through my body

"Because there is this lame facility dance on tonight and I wasn't going to go before you came but now that you are here I'd love to be able to show you off"

"Would you now?" she flirts, holding onto my arms as she begins to sway back and forth

"I would"

"What about the girls?"

"Mona isn't going to the dance because it's on at the same time as some show that her and Hanna love, every episode they FaceTime each other during it so they can discuss what happens. She says that she is happy to look after Lily and Grace, they can talk to Aidan and their Aunt Hanna and Uncle Caleb"

"Oh that sounds fun I might spend the night with Mona instead, at least that way I don't have to stare at your face all night" Emily jokes

"You're funny"

"I know"

Emily's pov

"Could you zip it for me?" Alison smiles, purposely asking me to zip up her dress the same way she asked me to clip her bra in the locker room

"Of course" I smirk as I kiss her shoulder, Alison rapidly twists around giving me the same dirty look she did that day however this time she grabs my face with her hands and pulls me into a passionate kiss. Dropping her hands from my face to my ass she pushes her tongue into my mouth

Our kiss is broken when we hear a quite knock on our bedroom door

"Mommies, Aunt Mona is here" Grace smiles at us

I twist Alison around to finally zip her dress up before she follows Grace downstairs to greet Mona.

When I packed last minute to go to Oregon
-unsurprisingly- I didn't pack a fancy dress so while Alison was teaching a class I took Lily and Grace into town to shop for dresses. Alison seems really excited for the dance but I honestly feel really nervous to meet all these new people.

Alison's pov

After proudly introducing my gorgeous wife to everyone I can, we find two seats in the corner of the room and sit alone talking to each other about everything and nothing at the same time

"Oh my god, I love Beyoncé"

"Maybe a little too much Em"

"Piss off" Emily giggles

"May I have this dance?" I ask with a smirk

"Of course" my brunette blushes

I take Emily's hand in mine and lead her to the dance floor

"So what dances do you remember?"

"None of them" Em laughs "what about you?"

"Oh I don't remember any of them either. I was always too busy gazing into your eyes"

"Well maybe if you look into my eyes hard enough the dances will come back to you?"

"You want me to...eye fuck you?" I whisper into her ear, I immediately feel her body grow tense as she worries that someone heard me

I pull her stiff body close to mine until our chests touch, and her body immediately melts against my touch. Because Emily is taller than me she always has to do the "man's role" in the dances; she wraps her arms around me as we sway to the music trying to re-remember the dance moves. Just as we did during every dance lesson, Emily and I giggle under our breaths until I accidentally sing during the song change when everything is quite which causes Em to snort embarrassingly loud; throwing us into a fit of laughter. We both laugh so much that we have to carry each other to our seats because we can no longer stand up.

"I've missed this. I've missed you" Emily says softly

"I can't believe you are going back to Rosewood in two days. I am going to miss you and the girls so much"

"You are still going to visit every other weekend?"

"Of course I am. I need to make sure you are looking after our home"

"You also need to come back so that you can meet little Katherine"

"Tell me about it, Aria will kill me if I don't come to visit Katherine soon"

"Alison, we will be okay won't we?"

"We will be more than okay. I don't care how far apart we are, I love you so much and I am never ever going to let anything come between us again. I promise"

Emily places her hand on my heart before delicately planting a kiss on my lips

"I love you Alison"

Emily's pov

"Girls come and give your Mommy a gigantic hug" Alison smiles through tears as we stand outside Portland international airport

Alison's kneels down so that she can be on the same level as our small daughters

"Goodbye Mommy" Lily says in the sweetest voice ever, squeezing Alison so tightly I'm worried Lily's shoulder will pop out it's socket

"I love you Mommy" Grace cries, wiping her tears on Alison's jacket

"I love you both so so so so much" Alison sniffs. A single tear rolls down her left cheek as she gives Lily and Grace a kiss

Alison stands up and walks towards me. I can't control my tears any longer when Ali pulls me into a hug. I kiss my wife and the whole world pauses, I never want to move on from this moment. I don't want to say goodbye again but I can't stay, Hackett and the girls kindergarten are already pissed that we have been gone for 2 weeks

"Text me when you have landed and then we can FaceTime once you get home. Bye Em" 

"Goodbye Ali" my voice cracks

I grab onto Lily and Grace's hands and slowly walk into the airport, trying to extend the time that I have in Alison's company. The airport doors close behind us and I can no longer see Alison. I begin to relive the lonely nights in our home without her, once I am home I need to live without her again. I will have to look after Lily and Grace by myself, I will have to go back to not sharing my days with my wife. I can feel my heart crumble again until I hear the ping of my phone

'Have a safe flight. Don't forget to give Lil her anxiety tablets she always hates flying especially at night when she can't see out the windows. I will see you in two weeks. I love you - Alison' 

As I read the text from my wife I realise that this goodbye is completely different from the last because this time Alison and I are going to fight for our marriage and we are not going to let distance separate our love.

'I love you too -Your Mermaid'

This chapter is inspired by Alison's mention of her and Emily taking dancing lessons. The Perfectionists have really robbed us from the best Emison moments. I hope my fanfiction gives you a way to continue to watch Emison's story and reimagine them as the perfect couple they are!!!!!