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AFTER SPENDING the day with Jason and doing their own thing as a couple that are back together.

Aspen now sits beside Emily on her bed folding papers for the fashion show that's happening in a few days.

"Why would A show us that part of the video?" Aria questions, "To keep us distracted for when the next attack is launched." Hanna shrugs, "Or to tell us there's more to what happened that night." Emily adds.

"Guys, Ian tried to kill me in the bell tower to get back his perverted videos. And he went after Ali for the same reason and also what he did to Aspen." Spencer voices.

"Yeah. But A had us convinced that Ian killed Alison. And now it's... what, two miles from the kissing rock to Ali's house. Did she turn off the camera and walk home in the dark... alone?" Emily suggests.

"Yeah. Someone could've been waiting for her and surprised her when she got home." Hanna explains, "Like who?" Aria asks, "Like Ian." Aspen mutters.

"Just because he didn't kill Alison at the kissing rock doesn't mean that he didn't do it an hour later." Spencer exclaims seeing Aspen's frustrated look.

"If Ian didn't kill Ali. Did A?" Hanna voices looking at everyone's nervous faces around the room.

"So, uh, did you invite Ezra to the show?" Hanna asks changing the subject.

"No. He's out of town presenting a paper at a conference. Did you invite Caleb?" Aria smirks, "Why would I do that?" Hanna wonders.

"Because you kissed him." Aspen smiles remembering the phone call minutes after the kiss.

"Well you're back with Jason." Hanna states trying to change the subject.

"How was it? How was the make-out Spen?" Emily asks with a small smirk on her face receiving a glare from her cousin.

"It was hot." Aspen mumbles focusing her attention on Hanna, "Well, I wore the total wrong gloss. You know the kind that looks wet... but it's really sticky?" Hanna grimaces.

"Oof. The wads of hair get stuck to your mouth." Emily wonders wincing, "It's all fun and sexy till somebody hacks up a hairball." Aria voices earning a small giggle from the rest of the girls.

"Hey, could we please keep folding? I needed these done yesterday... and I've already missed a million committee meetings." Spencer demands.

Aria and Aspen's phones chime beside them, "Can we get it? It's just a text." Aspen smirks reading the message from Jason on her phone asking her to meet him outside.

"If it's from Ezra, then yes. You all good Spen?" Spencer frowns seeing the small smile on Aspen's face.

"Wow, Toby has turned our boss into a romantic," Aspen playfully mutters getting up from the bed.

"And yeah. I'm all good." Aspen nods looking at Aria who puts her phone down after responding to the text.

"I was always a romantic. You know... under a thin veneer of pragmatism and a few shockingly bad choices." Spencer mumbles smiling.

"Guys, uh, I'm gonna go deal with this." Aspen explains motioning to her phone.

"Do you realize that we finally all have boyfriends/girlfriends at the same time?" Spencer says.

Aspen walks out of Emily's bedroom outside seeing Jason's car puling up down the street.

Aspen chuckles getting into the passenger, "Hey handsome." Aspen smiles seeing the small blush radiate off Jason's cheeks.

"Hey baby." Jason says pecking the girls lips before growing serious once more.

"Can I talk to you for a second?" Jason asks seeing the panicked look surface on Aspen's face.

"No. No. Not about that. We are back together and I really love you," Jason explains hearing Aspen sign in relief.

"Look, I said some things after the funeral that I probably should have kept to myself." Jason explains.

"I thought that you felt better knowing that Ian had committed?" Aspen mumbles hating saying that mans name.

"Well, so did I. But I don't want people getting the wrong idea... you know?" Jason wonders.

"I won't say a word and... plus, the way you're always there for me when I need someone. I kind of owe you one." Aspen explains looking at Emily's house on the corner noticing the girls watching from the window.

"I have to get back. We're, uh— folding programs for the fashion show. And they're not going to stop watching us until I go back inside." Aspen voices.

Jason chuckles and hums biting his lip, "My mom gets in tomorrow. One final speech before she steps down from the board." Jason explains frowning.

"I thought Jessica DiLaurentis was the board." Aspen shrugs knowing his parents are a rough subject.

"She only joined because of my sister. Ali lived for that fashion show. Just like you with your fashion Asp." Jason smiles leaning across and pecking the blonde's cheek.

"I should go. Stop them from gawking at us like hawks. You can go to my apartment if you want?" Aspen says seeing Jason nod.

"Here's the keys to my place. Let yourself in." Aspen explains handing her boyfriend her apartment keys before kissing his lips and walking back into Emily's house seeing the girls jumping on the board being caught in the act.

✹

AFTER DROPPING Hanna off at her house, Aspen walks into her apartment seeing Jason making pasta in the kitchen, "Woah. You're making my favourite pasta?" Aspen smiles.

"Gotta spoil what's mine." Jason responds mixing the chicken sauce for their pasta, "God. I adore you." Aspen says with a pout on her face.

"Go shower and this should be ready when you return feeling refreshed." Jason explains seeing Aspen nod walking into her bathroom and starting the shower.

Aspen comes out from her shower seeing her boyfriend dishing up their late dinner and a nice cold glass of mineral water to the side of the dish.

"Oh, what did I do to deserve you?" Aspen whispers taking in the sight of her boyfriend in the kitchen shirtless from his shower earlier.

After eating their dinner and washing the dishes together, the couple settle down snuggling in Aspen's large bed for tomorrow's adventures.

✹

THE NEXT morning Aspen gets a rushed phone call from Spencer demanding her and Aria to come to her house immediately as she can't get a hold of the others.

"He was... like, yelling— yelling." Spencer explains handing Aspen and Aria massive cups, "Slow down. I haven't had coffee." Aria mumbles.

"Kind of just wanted to drink it. Not swim laps." Aspen smirks seeing the massive cups.

Spencer chuckles before sitting down on her stool beside Aspen, "Wait, your dad was yelling at Ali's mom? Why? Did you ask him about it?" Aria asks.

"Yeah. But he, like— lied, lied." Spencer states, "Why would he lie?" Aspen frowns.

"The real question is what's really going on with Jason? He told me that he was in that creepy house alone. But there was somebody else in that upstairs window... and I was not just imagining it." Spencer states looking at Aspen.

Aspen sighs not wanting to hear about her best friend not trusting her boyfriend.

"What happened to the happy Spencer last night? Happy for me about me being back with Jason?" Aspen groans, "But it wasn't Ian." Aria states.

"Okay. So who? Or what? He's hiding something. You don't paper over windows... unless you're a vampire." Spencer mutters avoiding eye contact with Aspen who shrugs.

"Maybe he's a vampire. He's extremely fit like one," Aspen voices seeing Aria chuckle and Spencer glare at her.

"I don't know, okay? Maybe shutting out the world is just how he copes. Who knows what he's feeling right now." Aspen then says thinking about how upset and distraught Jason was last night about the thought of his girlfriend telling her friends about their conversation outside the funeral.

"Well, apparently you." Spencer mutters looking at the blonde, "She is his girlfriend." Aria voices, "I'm just trying to be human, Spence. Okay, he did lose his sister." Aspen states.

Hearing a small chime come from Spencer's laptop Spencer frowns, "What?" Aria wonders.

"Just got an e-mail from Ali's mom." Spencer explains, "What does it say?" Aspen asks leaning against the counter.

"I don't know. I'm too scared to open it. Do you think she knows that I called and hung up last night?" Spencer asks panicking, Aria and Aspen's phones beep in their hands.

"I just got the same e-mail. Why does Ali's mom wanna have lunch with us?" Aria frowns seeing Aspen gulp reading the email.

After a while of stressing, Aspen and the others meet up with Mrs DiLaurentis downstairs from Aspen's apartment.

"Oh, they've made some nice changes to the menu, haven't they?" Mrs DiLaurentis voices looking at the menu.

"Hanna, what are you gonna order?" Mrs DiLaurentis wonders looking at the other blonde at the table.

"Ahem, um... Chinese chicken salad." Hanna nods, "Alison's favourite." Mrs DiLaurentis smiles.

"You must be really happy that Jason's moved back." Spencer voices, "Happy? I don't even think of that as our house anymore." Mrs DiLaurentis explains looking at Aspen who shifts uncomfortably.

"Actually, we all thought Jason moving back was kind of odd." Emily explains earning a frown from Aspen and a confused look from Mrs DiLaurentis, "You all did? Even you, Aspen?" Mrs DiLaurentis wonders making the blonde nervous.

"Um... some of us. Not all of us." Aspen smiles, "Jason came into family money. And it's his choice what to do with it. He definitely marches to his own drummer. Both my kids do— did." Mrs DiLaurentis states growing quiet at the mention of both of her children.

After a while of silence Mrs DiLaurentis smiles, "You know what? I was gonna wait until after lunch. But now I'm thinking, 'why wait?'" Mrs DiLaurentis says excitedly pulling boxes of dresses off the ground to show the girls.

Aspen gulps seeing the gold material dress in her box remembering what Alison and her promised to one another about the dress, "Did Ali ever show you these?" Mrs DiLaurentis asks.

"I know she showed you Spenny. This is kind of a gift for you." Mrs DiLaurentis explains seeing the unshed tears in Aspen's eyes.

——— "I know you like this one, Em." Alison says looking at herself in the mirror, "Don't I look hot?" Alison smiles.

"Those feathers are really pretty." Emily shyly says, "This stretch size is to die for. Can I try it on?" Hanna wonders eyeing off one of the dresses.

"There's not that much stretch." Alison rudely mutters, "It's a nice haul, right? All one-of-a-kind... and all mine. Just like you guys." Alison states holding up a purple dress.

Aspen walks back into the room in a gold sparkly dress Alison demanded her to try on immediately.

"Oh my gosh! That's gorgeous on you. I knew I made the best decision getting this for you, Spen." Alison exclaims.

"Wait what?" Aspen frowns, "It's all yours. As long as one day when you're a famous fashion designer... you design me something eye catching." Alison states.

"Of course Ali." Aspen nods smiling, "Your figure looks awesome in this dress." Alison states smiling at Aspen who looks at herself in the mirror shocked. ———

Aspen looks up noticing the others looking around the table, "She picked these out." Emily states.

"She did. And it's a shame that she won't get to wear them." Mrs DiLaurentis says getting choked up.

"You know, I gave so much away so fast. Ali's father thought that it would help me. But there were certain things that I just couldn't." Mrs DiLaurentis explains placing her hands on Spencer and Aria's boxes gently.

"And when I heard that the four of you were doing the show. I thought... wouldn't it be nice if Ali's dream could be realised. At least, by her best friends?" Mrs DiLaurentis smiles.

"Um. I don't really know what you're asking." Spencer mumbles, "Mrs DiLaurentis, are you asking us to wear these?" Aria wonders, "In the fashion show?" Emily adds.

"Ali would've loved it. It's the five of you that are keeping her memory alive." Mrs DiLaurentis states.

Aspen gulps feeling nauseous at the thought knowing this dress was destined to be hers from Alison, "Please say yes." Mrs DiLaurentis pleads.

"Of course, Mrs DiLaurentis." Aspen nods wiping her cheek as shedded tear droplet rolls down her cheek.

✹

MRS DILAURENTIS doesn't stay for much longer after lunch is brought out stating she has a meeting she needs to attend.

"I won't. I can't." Hanna states shaking her head, "Why not?" Aria asks.

"Because it's freaky... and weird. We can't just march around in her clothes. It feels like we just buried her." Hanna explains, "Alison never wore them." Emily states.

"Well, she tried them on. Freaky enough. Except for Aspen's." Hanna voices.

"Hanna, it's a tribute. Some pictures of Ali. A couple songs that she liked? You get where her mom is coming from." Aria exclaims.

"Yeah... well, she needs to go back." Hanna mutters, "You don't need a degree to see that the woman's in pain. She ordered a second Bloody Mary for her dessert." Spencer explains, "No. That was her dinner." Hanna replies.

"Well, she was sober enough to run it by the board. So we really don't have much of a choice," Spencer explains, "I'll let the student committee know." Spencer says looking at everyone.

"Do you want to take charge of photos?" Spencer then asks looking at Emily, "Do we have to pass the pictures by her mom? Make sure she's okay with the ones we choose?" Emily suggests.

"I could run them past Jason?" Aria states shocking everyone including said males girlfriend.

"I mean... it just might be easier for him, emotionally." Aria explains seeing the look of confusion on Aspen's face.

"But are you sure you want to go to that house?" Emily wonders, "I'll just ask him to meet me after school." Aria explains, "I don't know. You might not want to get him involved." Spencer mumbles.

"It's his sister. He already is. Spen, wanna join? He might talk more if you're there." Aria suggests seeing Aspen staring off into space.

"Yeah, sure." Aspen mumbles before departing the table and walking upstairs to her loft noticing her boyfriend napping on her couch.

✹

AFTER HER nap and waking up seeing Jason not in her apartment anymore and a note left on her fridge.

HEY SORRY,
MOM WAS BUGGING ME
SO I CAME HERE
FOR A NAP, GOING TO
SEE ARIA AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
I LOVE YOU.
— JASON

Normally Aspen isn't a jealous person but when it comes to her attractive boyfriend and knowing his past, she gets a little protective and jealous about him.

Not knowing why Aria wanted to be the one showing him the photos, Aspen sighs grabbing her car keys and driving towards the high school.

Walking into the school seeing Jason walking towards her with an annoyed look on his face.

"Jace, you okay?" Aspen wonders, "Aria... and interrogating me." Jason mutters shocking Aspen.

"She did what?" Aspen asks shocked, "She wanted to meet to go over some photos of Ali." Jason explains seeing Aspen nod already knowing this.

"Well she kept trying to jog my memory of what happened the night Ali died. Did you tell her what I told you?" Jason asks, "No of course not. I promised. I wouldn't break a promise." Aspen frowns.

"We'll talk later." Jason responds leaving Aspen in the hallway confused and a little hurt by her boyfriend and close friend interrogating him.

Aria rushes up seeing Aspen putting stuff into her locker seeing the distant look on Aspen's face, "I'm so sorry." Aria states quickly, Aspen sighs looking at Aria.

"It's fine. Come on we have runway practice." Aspen states leading Aria into the area where the fashion show is being held.

"Fantastic." Aspen mutters seeing her ex boyfriend at the DJ booth and Spencer hurrying off behind the stage, "Aspen, hi." Mona smiles motioning towards the stage.

"I'm getting there... chill." Aspen snarls standing beside Aria in her heels before successfully walking down the runway path and back, looking at Mona smugly noticing Spencer looking at her confused.

"What's wrong with you?" Spencer asks, "Oh, you know... just my boyfriend being annoyed with me and won't take any of my calls." Aspen explains.

"Aria really is sorry Spen. She didn't mean for this to happen." Spencer explains.

"I know, Spence. I'm just moody." Aspen explains tilting her head in a knowing motion which makes Spencer nod understanding the girls monthly mood swings.

"Now where's my annoying non biological brother?" Aspen smiles looking around for Toby.

Spencer points into the dressing room, "Hi, loser." Aspen chuckles seeing Toby smile at her.

"Hey Blondie." Toby says fixing the last mirror on the vanity, "Just wanted to come annoy you for one moment." Aspen smirks walking away from the male who shakes his head chuckling.

✹

ASPEN SITS beside Aria fixing the brunette's eyeliner, "Stay still unless you want me to poke you in the eyeball." Aspen smirks seeing Aria look at her and sit still finally.

"Oh. Did you figure out what's going on with your dad yet?" Aria asks since Aspen finished her eyeliner and is now doing her own makeup.

"It's not even worth a recap." Hanna mutters, "Where's your dress?" Hanna asks looking at Emily.

"Being delivered as we speak." Emily smiles noticing Samara and her friend walking in behind them carrying her dress.

"Will you try it on?" Samara asks handing Emily the dress, "I trust you." Emily says, "Way too much. I need to see how it falls." Samara states.

"She's not gonna let up until she knows that it's perfect. Hey, I'm Quinn." Quinn— Samara's friend says shaking Emily's hand, "Hey, nice to meet you." Emily smiles.

"Same here." Quinn says, "Why don't you guys go take a seat while I get dressed?" Emily suggests.

"Looks like a big crowd out there. I may end up sitting on your lap." Samara states looking at Quinn flirtatiously, "Wouldn't be the first time, right?" Quinn chuckles.

"We'll be back in a few." Samara says leaving the dressing and makeup room.

"Did they seem a little touchy-feely to you?" Emily asks turning towards Aspen, Aria and Hanna, "A little bit." Aspen nods protective of her cousin.

"How come I have no date... and you have a date who brought a date?" Hanna asks looking at Aria.

"You have a date. You just didn't ask him to come." Aria explains, "She got you there, Han." Aspen laughs.

✹

EMILY SITS beside Aspen staring into space, "Em? Do you need help getting into your dress? I bet Samara's gonna be here in a little bit." Aria explains breaking the girl out of her gaze.

"I've got it." Emily mumbles walking off into the changing area to change into her dress.

"We need some bubbly. I'm gonna go hijack some champagne." Hanna states getting up from her vanity, "Are you— are you sure that's a good idea?" Aria frowns.

"I'll be right back." Hanna explains walking off into another direction of the fashion show area as Aspen fixes her hair and makeup for the runway.

"Ladies and gentlemen. Please take your seats. The Eighth Annual Rosewood High Charity Fashion Show is about to begin. Each year, local leaders... they choose a charity, and plan their very own fundraising fashion show." the voice over the speaker says.

Aspen sighs fluffing up her hair noticing her boyfriend following behind Mrs DiLaurentis coming into the makeup area.

Aspen sighs seeing the male gaze at her before he continues walking behind his mother without saying anything to the girl he loves.

"And each year, the city of Rosewood turns out to support our youth as they give us their time, energy, and enthusiasm. Here to welcome you." the male voice still explains through the PA system.

Aspen frowns noticing Hanna walking back into the dressing and makeup room without the champagne.

"I thought you were stealing champagne?" Aria wonders, "They were out." Hanna states sitting back down.

Aspen looks towards the stage feeling a gaze looking at her, seeing Jason looking at her softly while fixing his tie, "You look beautiful." Jason mouths.

"Please give a warm welcome to Mrs Jessica DiLaurentis." the voice on the PA system states and the crowd starts clapping leaving a blushing and smiling Aspen backstage.

Noticing her cousin walking towards them in her dress from Alison, "You okay?" Aria asks, "Yeah. Everything's fine." Emily says trying to convince herself.

"Okay. Last looks, people. Ladies, I need my first three models lined up!" Mona calls from the side of the stage.

"I'll get your dress." Aria states handing Spencer her dress quickly, "Thanks." Spencer responds.

Aspen and Hanna both walk over agreeing with one another that they'll do touch ups, "We'll do touch-ups." Hanna states.

"I think I saw Caleb out there." Spencer explains looking at the two fixing her makeup, more so Hanna.

"Caleb? Did you change your mind?" Emily asks, "I didn't ask him to come." Hanna states.

"Open." Aspen instructs doing the brunettes lipgloss, "So he just showed up?" Emily asks.

"Looking really hot." Spencer explains, "Hmm. Didn't notice." Hanna demands, "Hanna, he wants you back and you want him back. What's the problem?" Spencer asks.

"We are not gonna be angry at you if you give him a second chance." Aria voices, "You need more mascara." Aspen explains doing the mascara on Spencer's eyelashes.

"Spencer!" Mona yells from the sidelines of the stage, "How do you not strangle her?" Spencer asks looking at Hanna who smiles.

"Oh." Aria states spraying some hairspray gently shoving Spencer towards the stage.

Aspen walks out on her own doing a runway walk after Mona practically begged for the blonde to do it.

She keeps her eyes set forward strutting down the runway smiling and posing at the end before walking back towards backstage, noticing Jason looking at her in adoration.

The girls go through a few rounds of walking down the runway stage posing and laughing amongst one another.

Aspen does another single stage walk posing and blowing a kiss out at the audience.

Noticing Noel clapping at the DJ booth at her happily along with Jason sitting beside his mother.

Aspen stands in her golden sparkly dress Alison gifted her running a hand through her nice wavy blonde hair, looking at the others in their dresses alongside her.

"Ladies and gentlemen. The Rosewood High student committee would like to take a moment to pay tribute to one of their own, Alison DiLaurentis." the voice says through the PA system as the five girls walk out from backstage smiling at one another in their dresses leaving Aspen in the middle of them smiling at the crowd.

Rock music starts blaring through the speakers as the room around them turns red.

"Listen up, everybody! Because the bitch is back!" a voice screams out cutting out Alison's face in the picture and adding devil horns onto the photo.

"What the fuck." Aspen mutters noticing the hurt and betrayed look on Mrs DiLaurentis's face before looking at her boyfriend.

Jason looks at Aspen noticing the shocked and hurt tearful eyes staring back at him as the music cuts out.

Aria and Aspen both stand on the stage noticing Mrs DiLaurentis excusing herself and walking out of the building with Jason quick in pursuit of his mother.

Aspen remains in her dress to shocked to change out of it like the others, "Did you speak to her?" Aria asks noticing Spencer returning to the four of them.

"No. Jason picked up her cell phone. He said she was too upset to talk." Spencer explains, "Just when we were in the spotlight doing something decent." Emily mumbles.

"A makes the spotlight extra harsh." Hanna responds, Aspen looks over noticing Caleb walking towards them.

"Han." Aspen motions towards the male, "I'm just gonna..." Hanna whispers receiving nods from the girls.

"Maybe we should just send Mrs DiLaurentis a note or something?" Aria suggests.

"I don't think there's a section for 'I'm sorry you got traumatised' cards." Spencer says, "Maybe flowers." Emily replies quietly.

Feedback is heard coming from the speakers as a clicking sound is heard coming from the screen behind them.

MY DRESSES.
MY GAME.
MY RULES
— A

Aspen gasps, "Can we get out of here?" Emily asks, "I'm right behind you." Spencer states picking up her bag along with the others except Aspen, "I just gotta grab my stuff." Aspen explains rushing backstage.

Rushing at putting stuff into her bag, Noel sneaks up behind her, "Did you want this back? I'd hate to leave something lying around that could get you and your friends in trouble." Noel says smugly, "I assumed that was yours." Aspen shrugs.

Unaware of Jason who returned to the fashion show in hopes of seeing his beautiful girlfriend.

Jason steps into the clearing protectively standing beside the blonde girl, "What's that?" Jason asks, "The unplanned finale." Aspen responds.

"Hand it over." Jason demands, Noel nods handing the CD over which Jason doesn't hesitate in crushing the CD into pieces.

Jason looks at Noel who smacks his lips together before walking away from the couple, Jason looks at Aspen worriedly.

✹

PAM ENTERS Emily's room, "I was worried you didn't eat. So I brought you something," Pam explains handing her daughter some food.

"Honey, I'm so sorry about what happened tonight. I can't believe anyone would be that cruel." Pam states.

"They probably think that..." Emily starts to say, "No. No one thinks you girls are responsible for that. You could see it in your faces. You guys were as stunned as the rest of us. Aspen was in tears." Pam explains.

"Thanks." Emily mumbles sitting on her window seat, "Mom, when you and dad were dating. Did you see other people?" Emily wonders still thinking about Samara and Quinn.

"Well, we had that conversation very early on. But I made it clear that if it was gonna be me... it could only be me." Pam states, "Thanks." Emily nods.

"You know, Emily, when you mentioned my leaving and you joining us in the summer. Well, I've been thinking a lot about that... and maybe it could work." Pam explains shocking Emily, "What?" Emily asks.

"Well, I spoke to Hanna's mom and of course Aspen... and they both said that they could look after you." Pam reveals, "You mean I could stay with them?" Emily asks.

"If you want to. To be honest, your dad and me being apart so much. It's really, really hard on us." Pam explains, "So you're saying I could stay in Rosewood until I finish the semester?" Emily asks.

"But only if you're comfortable, honey. Only if you're comfortable... and if you have second thoughts." Pam says.

"No. I'm fine. You should go. You and dad need each other and I'll have Aspen and the others here with me." Emily smiles receiving a smile back from her mother.

✹

ASPEN SIGHS folding up the other dresses still wearing hers, "Pretty sure your mom doesn't want this back." Aspen says looking at Jason sitting on the couch beside her.

"How many times do we have to put her away? It's like burying Alison all over again. Every time we start to make peace with it. Someone has to go and say something ugly about her death. About her life. When are people gonna move on to gawk at the next tragedy?" Aspen mumbles letting the tears fall from the stress she's been and the night she just had.

Allowing her hormones to take over her body, "Asp." Jason says softly bringing the blonde in for a much needed hug from her boyfriend.

"I'm sorry." Aspen whispers wiping her tears away, "Don't apologise baby," Jason mumbles playing with her long hair.

"Well, if I was a stranger. I'd be fascinated with the dark details." Jason explains.

"That's us. Brother, her friends. We're the dark details. Jace, you shouldn't have come back. You don't deserve to live in that house all by yourself." Aspen says softly.

Seeing the soft smile on Jason's face, "Well I came back for two things, you. And I wanted to try and put the pieces together. I was looking for something." Jason explains.

"You still don't know who wrote that note. What if it has to do with what happened that night?" Aspen whispers looking up at her  boyfriend, "Baby, I have my answer." Jason states.

"Ian. I mean, what if he..." Aspen mumbles, "There are no ifs. Ian confessed for what he did to you and Ali. Look, from now I— I need to figure out how to be happy. And I'd like to do that here with you." Jason states seeing Aspen smile and nod at him leaning up to peck his lips softly.

"Uh, can I stay yours again?" Jason wonders, "Yeah. Yeah, I could use a ride home." Aspen explains seeing Jason nod and pick up the dresses.

"By the way... you look stunning Asp. That dress makes you look like a princess." Jason states, "Thank you." Aspen whispers grabbing his hand and walking out of the fashion show disaster.

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