Season 3, Episode 6
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Lianna was right. As she stood behind, holding a shocked Hanna as they watched Mona in her black hoodie fall from the cliff, she knew what she saw that night was real.
As Noel Kahn held her ankle, a black hooded person ran from the side, causing her to catch a glimpse of the person's face. A silent gasp fell from her lips once she saw that ever-so-familiar red lips and dark hair.
She was mortified. Even more so when they were informed that they saw Maya's dead body. Shock ran through her veins and all she heard was Emily crying while the other girls tried to calm her.
Five months passed and as the time flew by, her stomach was starting to show. While the other girls tried to keep their minds away from Mona who was now locked up in Radley, Lianna took this time to take care of Leo and the baby in her womb.
It still confused Lianna until now on how Mona knew that she was pregnant but then realized that it was because of Mona that she knew that Caleb was her brother. Surely that bitch can do whatever she wanted.
"You alright in there?" Caleb asked and looked up from his laptop to look at his squirming sister. "Can't get the right spot." She groaned and turned to the other side before finally letting out a sigh.
"This is driving me crazy."
A loud beep from her phone caused her to wince visibly causing Caleb to chuckle. The girl during her pregnancy surely showed a whole different side of her and Caleb was pretty much amused.
Spencer: Hey pregnant woman, you busy? Need some help with this April Rose and it's driving me crazy.
"Finally." She muttered and stood up from the couch. The girls have been practically keeping her under house arrest ever since they found out that she was pregnant. For the reason that during pregnancy, stress can increase the chances of having a premature baby, quote Spencer.
"Hey, do you mind taking care of Leo for a while? Spencer just texted me and I'm dying to breathe in some fresh air." Lianna asked as she took her black trench coat from their coat rack.
Caleb looked up and gave her a nod before looking at a grown Leo who was sleeping soundly as he snuggled beside his uncle with a smile on his face. Caleb has been taking the time to know more about Lia and his nephew making the girl's heart swell in happiness. She never knew that Caleb had a side like this.
As soon as Lia arrived at the Hastings Residence, she didn't think twice to wrap her arms around her petite friend causing them to stumble, "Woah! Easy, Li. I missed you too." Spencer said with a chuckle as she wrapped her arms around the pregnant woman.
"Your tummy looks like a watermelon." Spencer commented causing Lia to roll her eyes. When Lia arrived at Spencer's bedroom, she looked at Spencer accusingly.
"Do you still even sleep?"
She watched as Spencer take a seat on the couch with a table that held her laptop and closed her eyes, "Nope." She answered causing Lia to chuckle.
"I saw the group chat. You said you saw this April Rose written on the note Garrett has left for his mother?" Lianna asked as she took a seat on the zebra print cushion that was in front of Spencer. "And that Jason doesn't know who this April Rose is?"
"Yep and yep." Spencer sighed, crossing her legs in an Indian seat before leaning towards the girl. "Speaking of Jason... does he know?" She asked, her eyes slowly darting down to her now obvious baby bump.
"Spence, the last time Jason and I talked, it was when I knew about him and Aria. I never saw him since then." Lianna replied with a shrug, her hand unconsciously moving to touch her bump. Every time Lianna and Jason would have a misunderstanding, the guy would always end up MIA.
The two were cut off when Hanna abruptly entered the room, causing the blonde to shriek once her eyes met Lia's. "Oh, my God! You are glowing!" Hanna exclaimed, pulling her friend in a hug causing Spencer and Lia to chuckle at their friend.
"I thought you wouldn't be here until later?" Spencer asked causing Hanna to roll her eyes and dramatically dropped her bag. "Look I need a favor. There's this thing called the "Thank You Dance" that they held at the Church for the volunteers and I was wondering if I could borrow your boyfriend—"
"Wait.. did I just hear that right?" Lianna said confusedly with her pointer finger raised, cutting Hanna off. "Why would you want to borrow Toby?"
"It's just that my mom asked if we could go together to the dance and I didn't realize that I just said that Toby was picking me up."
"It's called "the thank you dance"?" Spencer asked as we both watched Hanna pace the room back and forth, "Who cares what it's called, Spencer. Can you get Toby to come with me or not?"
"Han, it's bad enough that I canceled a date with him without forcing him to go on one with you. I don't want him involved." Spencer replied. Lianna took one of the papers by the foot of Spencer and flipped over the pages as the two chatted.
"Involved? He just has to stand there and eat chips." Hanna replied, "I don't understand though. Why couldn't you just come up with a better lie?"
"I'm sorry. I panicked, all right? It was like my mouth was talking before my brain could catch up." Hanna exclaimed making Lia look at her, "Why don't you just take Caleb then? He's just sitting at home, rotting." Lia asked, bringing the binder of papers down to look at her causing Hanna to scoff.
"Really, Li?" Hanna rolled her eyes causing Lia to hold her hand up, "Woah, chill there. Are you the pregnant woman here?"
"You can make fun of me all you want, but this whole plan is falling apart!" Hanna exclaimed. "You don't think that I'm taking this seriously? I've spent every waking moment searching for this April girl. I've been in the library so much I am on a first-name basis with the homeless guy that sleeps next to the microfiche." Spencer stressed.
Lianna looked at them with a frown, "Spence, can you tell me why you have Police Academy Rosters?" She asked as she raised the binder to show Spencer and Hanna.
"I thought maybe April and Garrett went through training together." Spencer said. "You think that another cop could help him get away with murder? Like wilden?" Hanna asked, taking a seat beside Lia to look at the binder.
"I don't know. Han, I thought that we were done with all this."
"Yeah, me too." Hanna replied, her voice dropping as she stared at the floor. "You know, last year... When things got really bad I used to fantasize about what my life would be like if I had never met Ali. My biggest concern right now would be where I wanted to go to college."
"I've had that fantasy too."
"Yeah, but every time I go down that road, I have to remind myself that if I hadn't met her, then I wouldn't be friends with you."
With tears in Lianna's eyes, she pouted and gave Hanna a side hug, "All I know is that Ali gave me friends that are irreplaceable." She sniffled causing the other two to look at each other.
"Is this what being pregnant feels like?" Hanna asked and Lia shoved her playfully. "So what time should Toby pick you up?" Spencer suddenly asked causing Hanna's eyes to sparkle in happiness.
"Seven-thirty," Hanna replied with a smile. "Okay. Now go, so Lia and I can keep looking through all this." Spencer said, playfully shooing Hanna.
"Oh, and girls..." Hanna said, stopping in her tracks to face the two. Spencer hummed at her. "We'll get there, okay?" Hanna said, tucking her hands in her back pockets. "We've stopped Mona, and we can stop this person. It's now or never."
"I know. It's the "never" part that I'm afraid of."
Hours passed by and as Spencer started to get ready, Lianna carefully hopped down the stairs when a knock caused the two to stop in their tracks.
"Hey." Jason entered the house which caused Linna to choke on her saliva. It has been months since she last saw the guy and she didn't know how to face him.
"Lianna." Jason said, acknowledging the female beside Spencer before turning to the other girl, "I found April Rose."
"Did you talk to her?" Spencer asked, moving closer to her brother while Lianna wrapped her coat closer to her body, hoping to cover the bump on her belly.
"It's not a her. It's an it." Jason said, pulling out a book to show the page that showed "April Rose Antiques" and below it was an address.
"You're driving." Spencer said to Jason and the two of them looked at Lianna who bit her lip in awkwardness. "You coming, Li?" Spencer asked. Lianna's eyes turned to Jason who looked at her as well and she swore that she saw a glint of hope sparkle in his eyes.
"Well, duh?"