~ Prologue ~
"I really should just get you a rope ladder," Emily whispered as her girlfriend climbed in through the bedroom window.
"What? No way!" Paige exclaimed, flopping down on Emily's bed. "I've shaved ten seconds off my original time climbing that tree."
The raven-haired girl rolled her eyes, but smiled despite herself. "I just don't want you to get hurt," she explained, lying down next to Paige.
"I'm more worried about your parents hurting me if they ever find out I crash here at least three times a week."
"Well, you wouldn't have to sneak in to see me if they'd let me out of the house every once in awhile," Emily sighed. "I'm starting to feel like Rapunzel...minus the hair and evil captor."
"And the Prince Charming," Paige added, sitting up.
Emily moved so that she was straddling her girlfriend. "Who needs a prince when I've got you?" She placed a kiss on Paige's lips. "You're much cooler than a prince. You're my knight in shining armor. My dark knight. You're my Batman." Emily giggled.
"Well, that escalated quickly," she laughed. "So, Rapunzel, what do you say we take my batmobile and get out of Rosewood for awhile? I could have Alfred book us a hotel room on a beach somewhere." Paige wiggled her eyebrows suggestively, sending her girlfriend into another fit of giggles.
"And by Alfred, you mean Caleb?"
"He might take offense to that." Paige laid back. Emily hovered over her, her curtain of dark hair falling over her shoulder. She lowered herself to capture Paige's lips with her own. When oxygen became an issue, Emily rolled off her girlfriend and laid beside her.
"So, Batman, when are we getting out of here?"
