Just so you guys are aware, endgame of this story is Pannily (Emily/Paige/Hanna). Thanks for reading!

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"Emily! Over here!"

Looking up from her phone for a second, Emily started making her way over to her friends. She had stayed back to talk to the teacher for a couple of minutes, and when she left the class, she realized that her friends hadn't waited for her.

"Thanks for waiting," she said, glaring at the group. Tossing her bag to the ground, she fell into the empty seat next to Hanna.

"Told you we should've stayed back," Aria, the oh-so "innocent" one of the group stated.

"Well I'm sorry that I didn't want to deal with this bitch anymore," Spencer said, glaring at Hanna.

"Hey, I didn't eat breakfast this morning. It's not my fault I get bitchy when I'm hungry," the blonde replied, throwing a fry at Spencer.

"Well maybe if you hadn't gone back to sleep after I'd woken you up, you would've had time to eat. Maybe I would've even made you something to eat." Emily reasoned, leaning down to shove her phone into her bag. She heard a scoff come from the blonde as she pulled out a granola bar and zipped up her bag.

"How much longer do you have to stay there?" Spencer asked, looking from Hanna to Emily.

Shrugging, Emily opened the snack, taking a quick bite. "Don't know. It depends on what's going on in Texas."

"Hopefully it's not anytime soon. I like having you there," Hanna revealed with a smile. Sending a smile back her way, Emily took the last bite of her granola bar and threw the wrapper onto Hanna's empty plate.

"Hey there's Paige," Aria stated, looking over Emily and Hanna's shoulders. Turning to look back, Emily caught a glimpse of her girlfriend. She noticed that she looked kind of upset, and that she was staring at her phone.

"Paige!" Hanna yelled over the noise of the courtyard, receiving a few dirty looks. Startled, Paige looked towards the group and quickly pocketed her phone. As she walked over, Hanna made room between her and Emily for the brunette to sit.

Before sitting down, Paige leaned in and gave Emily a short peck on the lips. "Hey."

"McCullers."

"Hastings."

"Guys," Emily said firmly, glaring between the two. Slipping her hand into Paige's, she sent them both a look telling them she wasn't in the mood for their bantering.

Just like that, their previous conversation started back up right where it had left off. Looking over at her girlfriend, Emily could tell that something wasn't right. Although she wasn't usually too into their conversations, Paige usually put in little remarks here and there. Today, Emily noticed, she wasn't adding anything, just staring off into space. Trying to get her attention, Emily squeezed her hand. When Paige turned to look at her, Emily raised her eyebrows, sending her a questioning look.

With a slight shake of her head, Paige turned back towards the girls, letting her hand slip from Emily's and into her pocket.

Off to the side, Hanna couldn't help but notice the exchange going on between the two girls. She too had noticed that Paige wasn't her normal self, and she couldn't help but wonder what was going on. Pulling back from the table, the blonde leaned into Paige's ear and whispered.

"Are you okay?" Jumping slightly, Paige sent a look her way, but turned away and looked into her lap, nervously.

The conversation between Spencer and Aria came to a stop when Emily stood up and lifted her bag from the ground.

"Where are you going?" Spencer asked.

Leaning down, Emily grabbed a hold of her girlfriend's hand and pulled her into a standing position.

"I need to talk to you."

Paige could hear that her voice was filled with concern, so she didn't fight; she just let herself be pulled away from the group and towards a bench that was slightly away from everyone.

"Paige, what's going on?" Emily asked. "You haven't been yourself all day."

Instead of answering, the brunette just stared at their hands, which were still entwined.

From her seat, Hanna watched the interaction between the two. Paige looked like she was in so much pain, whereas Emily looked like she had no idea what to do.

"Paige," Emily whispered, tucking a strand of hair behind Paige's ear. "Please talk to me."

"I'm moving," Paige whispered, her eyes filling with tears. "My mom's work is relocating and we have to m-move."

"Paige," Emily whispered again, shaking her head. When she saw the first tear leave her eyes, Emily pulled Paige into a tight hug.

"Can we l-leave?" Paige asked, her voice cracking. "Please? I can't do this right now."

"Umm, go to my car, okay? Just let me tell the girls what's going on," Emily replied, pulling away to wipe the tears from Paige's face.

"Em. Please don't tell them," Paige whispered. Nodding, Emily placed a light kiss on her lips and led her to the doors, her hand resting on the small of Paige's back.

"Okay," Emily whispered. "Paige. We're going to be okay."

Turning around and making her way back to her friends, Emily heard a quiet sob leave her girlfriend's lips as she went the opposite direction.

"What's wrong with Paige?" Hanna asked, concerned. She had watched the whole encounter, and when realized that Paige had started crying, her heart broke a little.

"Umm… She's not feeling well," Emily answered. Hanna didn't believe one word of what she said. "Is it okay if we go back to the house?"

"Yeah, it's fine," Hanna replied. "I think my mom is away at some business thing for the next couple of days."

"Okay, thank you." With that, Emily spun around and quickly started for the door. Right as she stepped into the school, she was pulled back by her wrist.

Turning to see that Hanna had followed her, she let out a sigh of relief.

"Emily, are you sure that you guys are okay?" The blonde asked worriedly.

Emily stared at the ground and shook her head. "No… But we will be." Before Hanna could answer, Emily spun around and ran out the front doors, letting them slam behind her.

Sending a sad look towards the doors, Hanna slowly made her way back to Spencer and Aria.

"What's going on?" Aria asked, her voice filled with concerned. Shrugging her shoulders, Hanna sat back down and took a long drink from her water bottle.

"Paige is sick I guess."

Leaving it at that, the girls returned to their lunches until the bell rang. Hanna couldn't wait until the end of the day when she could go back home and find out what was actually going on.


"Okay we're here."

Emily turned towards Paige and watched her. Paige didn't make any move to leave the car, and instead just stayed staring out the window. Emily watched Paige sigh, she watched a tear roll down her cheek, until finally she watched her breakdown.

"Come here," Emily whispered, reaching for Paige's hands. Letting herself get pulled in, Paige pushed her face into Emily's neck. She let herself sob in the protection of the love of her life. Emily could feel her own tears falling as she felt Paige sob against her, holding her tight.

After a couple of minutes, Paige calmed down enough to speak. "Can we go inside?"

Without saying anything, Emily freed herself from the embrace and quickly slipped out of the car, rushing to the other side to open the door for Paige. Grabbing onto her hands, Paige fell into Emily's arms as they walked up to the house. While Emily unlocked the door, Paige tried to compose herself.

"Okay, umm, you can go upstairs, I'm just going to grab some water," Emily stated, after they kicked their shoes off. Once she heard the bedroom door open, she headed to the kitchen to grab a glass of water. Realizing that Paige hadn't eaten any lunch, Emily quickly made her a sandwich before grabbing the water and heading upstairs.

As she closed to bedroom door behind her, Emily looked over to where Paige was laying on her bed. She looked so upset and broken, and Emily had no idea how to make it better.

"Hey," she whispered, trying to get the brunette's attention as she placed the food down. Opening her eyes, Paige moved over so that there was enough room for Emily to lie next to her. Lying down, Emily rolled over so that she was facing Paige, foreheads touching.

"Emily," Paige cried out, breaking down into her arms again. Taking a deep breath, Emily ran her hands up and down her girlfriend's back.

"Shh, Paige it's okay," Emily whispered, although it didn't sound very convincing. "It's okay."

"No it's n-not Em. I'm moving. I'm l-leaving and you're staying a-and I-I just can't do this," Paige sobbed.

"Paige. Look at me okay? Look at me." Emily demanded. She couldn't break right now; she had to be strong for Paige. Pulling back from the brunette, she took her face in her hands. "We are going to get through this. Okay? I love you, and that is never going to change."

"I l-love you too," Paige whispered, not meeting Emily's eyes.

Using her thumbs to wipe away some tears, Emily asked the question that she'd been wondering since she first heard the news. "Can you tell me what happened?"

Taking a deep breath, Paige reached for her girlfriend's hands again, needing to feel her. "Umm, when I got home yesterday m-my mom was there and I guess she w-was acting kind of weird. T-then when my dad got home from work he called me down to t-talk… Then they told me that we're m-moving."

Sighing, Emily pulled her into another tight hug, not wanting her to see the tears that were filling her own eyes. "D-do you know when..?" She asked timidly.

"M-my mom texted me at lunch saying t-that an apartment has already b-been assigned for us. She said we're leaving n-next Saturday."

Not able to hold it in anymore, Emily lets out a quiet sob as her emotions overtake her. Gripping each other tightly, they just let themselves cry. After everything they'd been through, after all the problems they'd faced, they had finally made it to a good place. And now this.

"I can't do this Em," Paige sobbed, rolling onto her back.

"We're going to get through this. I promise Paige. We will get through this," Emily stated firmly, pushing damp hair out of Paige's face.

"I love you Emily."

"I love you too Paige."

Sitting up, Emily leaned over so that she was hovering over the brunette. Paige gripped onto the collar of Emily's shirt and pulled her in close. Their lips met, and they kissed passionately, throwing all of their sadness into it. As they slowed down, Emily pulled away from her lips, moving so that she was now straddling Paige's hips, and attached them to Paige's neck, sucking lightly as she made her way down. She could feel Paige's hands roaming under her shirt, travelling from her back to her stomach.

Placing a last kiss on the brunette's neck, then another on her lips, Emily sat up, placing her hands on Paige's stomach.

"We'll figure something out okay?" Emily stated, tracing shapes over her stomach. "I love you."

Nodding, Paige rubbed her hands over her face, wiping away the tears. "Class is almost over. Hanna will b-be back soon."

"And she'll just have to deal with my girlfriend hanging out with us," Emily replied, smiling.

"I guess if she really needs to know, you can tell her… She p-probably won't stop asking, neither will the others," Paige stated, hiccupping slightly. Emily nodded and then rolled off of the brunette.

"Are you hungry? I made you a sandwich," she said, reaching for the food.

"Thanks."

"No problem," Emily whispered. She crawled back up the bed so that she was next to the brunette and lay down with her head in her lap as she ate. After a couple of minutes she asked, "Do you want to watch a movie while we wait?"

Nodding, Paige took a sip of her water before devouring the last little bit of her sandwich.

"Wow, you were hungry," Emily chuckled. Grinning, Paige lightly shoved the brunette off of her lap and placed the empty plate on the ground. "Hey!"

"Sorry," Paige smiled, obviously not apologetic at all. Shaking her head, Emily got up from the bed and walked over to her and Hanna's shared closet.

"What movie do you want to watch?"

"I don't care, as it has nothing to do with someone moving away from the love of their life," Paige stated, staring into brown eyes.

Blushing, Emily turned back around and looked through the DVDs. After silent deliberation, she decided on her favourite Disney movie. After sliding the DVD in and setting up the TV, Emily quickly made her way back to her bed and cuddled in under the covers next to Paige.

"What are we watching?" Paige asked from behind her, arms encircling her waist.

"You'll see," Emily replied with a huge smile.

Placing a light kiss on the back of Emily's neck, Paige snuggled further into the blankets as she waited for the title screen to appear. When it did, she let out a loud laugh.

"I should've guessed," she whispered, laying a kiss on behind Emily's ear. "Of course we'd watch The Incredibles."

"Hey, you let me choose," Emily replied, smirking. "Now shush, the movie is starting."

"And this is one of the reasons I love you," Paige whispered.

Smiling, Emily let out a half-hearted shush, before turning her full attention to the movie.

"I love you too."


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