Chapter One

Paige hadn't heard from Emily in weeks; she usually gets a text every night validating that Emily was safe. It had been five days and still no word from her girlfriend. Not since the fight. Just like every relationship, had arguments every now and then. But this was different; Emily was left alone in tears after Paige said a few words that she knew she would later regret. Call after call was being sent straight to voicemail. Paige new she wouldn't answer, but she called again anyway. Hey this is Emily, sorry I couldn't get to your call. Leave a message after the beep. "Shit," Paige hung up the phone and threw it on her bed. She couldn't take not knowing where Emily was.

She has always been the protective one in the relationship. With –A tracking Emily and her friends' every move, she had to be there. Whether Emily knew it or not, Paige made sure she was safe.

As she lied in her bed concentrated on her phone, she was replaying the fight over and over again in her head. She couldn't take it; she never meant to hurt Emily the way she had. She paced back and forth feeling her throat tighten as the tears started to blur her vision. Her knees got weak so she sat back on her bed, cupping her hand over her mouth to muffle the sobs. This is the forth night in the row, she thought to herself. You have to go talk to her.

She calmed herself down and breathed. She slipped out of her pajama pants and into her jeans, laced up her boots and grabbed her keys. The drive wasn't far from her house to Emily's, but she took as many detours as she could. She just needed time to think about what she was going to say, she couldn't do it. She could only think of the pain she saw in Emily's face when she yelled; she didn't even want to think the words she had said to her girlfriend.

Soon enough, she was on Emily's doorstep. Paige could tell by the missing cars and the illuminated top window that she was home alone. She took a deep breath, counted to ten, and rang the doorbell. Before the bell got to its second note, the door was opened. Emily stood in front of her with dark circles under her eyes and a tired face. Paige took a sharp breath, even now Emily was the most beautiful girl she has ever seen.

"I thought you hated me," Emily said, glaring at Paige.