Do You Want to Come Too?-Sparia
“You want to what?” Aria asked her girlfriend incredulously. Spencer pursed her lips impatiently. She was in a hurry, and Aria was slowing her down.
“I want to check out Sara Harvey’s room. See what’s in there. Hopefully there’ll be something that proves she’s the one who’s been texting us,” she repeated. Aria stared at her, seemingly unable to process the words.
“That is the worst idea I’ve ever heard, Spence, and we’ve all come up with a lot of bad ideas,” she pointed out. Spencer rolled her eyes.
“Come on, tell me you don’t want to know what she’s doing here,” Spencer said. Aria remained silent. She was curious about what Sara was doing back in Rosewood… Had she just come back for Charlotte’s funeral, or had she been here before then? And either way, why?
“Do you even have a plan?” she asked a few seconds later. Spencer nodded, fighting the urge to roll her eyes. Six years of dating and Aria was asking if she, Spencer Hastings, had a plan.
“I’m going to go to the Radley and order a drink. Hanna’s going to keep an eye out and let me know when Sara leaves. She’ll give me the key, and then I’ll sneak into Sara’s room,” Spencer explained. Aria gaped at her girlfriend.
“So Hanna’s in on this plan too?” she asked, irrationally jealous that her girlfriend had gone to the blonde first. Spencer nodded.
“Of course. She has the access we need,” she said. Aria sighed.
“What if Sara catches you?” she asked. Spencer shrugged.
“She won’t,” she said confidently. Aria pursed her lips, annoyed by Spencer’s confidence. But she knew that once her girlfriend made up her mind, there was no changing it.
“Do you want to come too?” Spencer asked suddenly. Aria’s jaw dropped.
“Really? You’re inviting me to come with you?” she asked in surprise. Spencer nodded.
“Sure. Why wouldn’t I? Team Sparia, right?” she asked. Aria broke out in a grin at the throwback.
“God, it’s been years since I’ve heard that,” Aria said. She supposed that now they were always Team Sparia.
“So is that a yes?” Spencer asked. Aria nodded.
“Good. Actually, this will work even better. We can pretend we’re on a date, and then when it’s time to sneak into Sara’s room we can pretend we’re going to a room of our own. Hanna could even put us down for a room so it looks like we have a reason for going upstairs. This is perfect! Why didn’t I ask you to come in the first place?” she asked. Aria rolled her eyes.
“Probably because you thought I’d tell you that we’re too old for this and we’re not in high school anymore,” Aria said. Spencer made a face.
“We’re not old,” she said. “Besides, we need to find out who killed Charlotte, and you and I both know how effective the police in this town are.”
Aria groaned.
“Don’t remind me. They couldn’t identify a suspect if he walked right into the station,” she said. Spencer snorted.
“Which is why we need to find out what Sara’s doing in town. Hanna raised a good point the other day. While Stockholm Syndrome is a real thing, I don’t think Sara had it,” Spencer said. Aria nodded in agreement.
“Do you really think Sara killed Charlotte, though? I mean, why would she? Charlotte covered for her in the trial,” Aria pointed out. Spencer shrugged.
“I don’t know. There’s always more to the story than first appears. But like I said, I’m really hoping that we can prove Sara is sending the texts. If this person has a face, they lose their power. We should get going, though. I don’t want Sara to leave before we get there. We need as much time as we can get,” she said. Aria nodded and followed her out to the car.
On the way to The Radley, Spencer turned and gave Aria an affectionate smile.
“I’m really glad you’re coming with me,” she said. Aria returned the smile.
“Team Sparia, baby,” she agreed.
If she’d known the high rise acrobatics they were going to need to get into Sara’s room, she never would have agreed to help.