High school reunion...

Paige was sitting at her kitchen table, staring at the piece of mail she had gotten.

A big, bright postcard with the words, SAVE THE DATE. There was some other fluff about the when and the where of this thing, but Paige hadn't focused much on that. She was focusing on this stupid invitation asking her to save the date for a stupid reunion. She wasn't going. Paige thought about going back to Rosewood again, and it made her cringe. She had stayed away for 5 years and now almost 5 more. The few months she spent as the AD at Rosewood High had been a time she wanted to erase. She should have never come back, never thought she would have another chance with Emily. Not after she didn't fight for her in California. She should have done more when Emily's father died. But she was young, and she hadn't been mature enough to fight for Emily, to fight for them.

Now at 28 years old, she was the head swim coach at Iowa State University. She loved her job. She didn't regret leaving and taking the job, well 99% of her didn't regret it. But, it didn't matter what Emily said she knew she couldn't stay, couldn't watch Emily's children grow inside of Ali. She knew she had done the right thing. She had seen the twins and their birth of Facebook followed by Ali and Emily's engagement and later their marriage. Paige was happy. She was. So why shouldn't she go to this reunion? Sure she hadn't made it to the Olympic's, but she was successful. She should go and see where everyone else had ended up. She wouldn't let Ali stop her from having this experience. Ali had already taken away enough from her.

Paige felt her phone vibrate, so she pulled it out of her pocket and looked down, and didn't understand why Hanna Marin's name had appeared. Well Hanna Marin Rivers as she was now known, although she would always be Hanna Marin to Paige. This had to be a mistake, there was no reason for Hanna to be calling her, they hadn't spoken in years. Paige ignored the call, but it just lit up again with Hanna's name.

Paige sighed, "Hanna this is Paige, you must be trying to reach someone else."

"Well hello to you too stranger."

Paige paused, wait this sounds like Hanna had actually meant to call her...what was going on?

"Hanna is everything alright? Is something wrong with Emily?"

"Chill out McCullers, everything is fine. Am I not allowed to call an old friend and catch up?"

"Hanna, you and I were never really that close, you pretty much stopped, talking to me after I moved to California and even when Em and I got back together, you weren't exactly buddy buddy when you came to visit."

"Alright, so I have an agenda in calling, nothing gets past you McCullers. For the record, I think of you as a friend, and I always team Paily."

"Team what now?"

"Team Paily! You know, Paige and Emily together make Paily! So, speaking of Emily."

"Hanna, you said she was alright."

"Oh yeah, she is physically fine. But she is SO unhappy Paige, she and Ali fight all the time. I know they both got together for the babies. Although neither would admit it, they thought what they were doing was the right thing to do. But Emily is miserable, and they fight all the time. She misses you, Paige. I know you that after she found out that Ali was carrying her babies you said you couldn't be with her anymore. I know you said you couldn't stay while Ali gave birth to Emily's kids, but you have to come back, you have to make her happy again."

"Hanna, I am sure Emily and Ali are fine. Couples fight all the time; it's a part of life. I am not coming back to Rosewood, there is no reason to come back."

"Well, I just gave you a reason, you have to come back for Emily. Our 10-year reunion is next week, and you have got to be there."

"No way. I have already decided. There are a million reasons why I shouldn't come, so I am not coming, there is just no way. There is nothing that you could say to convince me to come to that reunion."

"Ali and Emily are currently fighting because Emily said, "I love you Paige" in her sleep a few weeks back."

"She said what? No, come on Hanna. Are you sure? No, there is no way. Ali and Emily, they love each other."

"Fine McCullers, believe what you want. But it is the truth. I would come to that reunion if I were you. But, I am not going to say anything more about it. See you soon Paige."

"Hanna, I am not coming."

"See you soon Paige. Bye."

Before Paige could object again Hanna had hung up the phone and left Paige speechless. Could Emily really miss her? I mean Emily and Ali looked happy after everything they had been through surely they were happy together. But yet a small piece of Paige's mind wondered if it was a show. Paige let out a sigh and picked back up the postcard. One week from Saturday was the big event. She could leave practice in the capable hands of her Assistant Coaches for a few days. So Paige picked up the phone and called the Delta hotline and booked her ticket back to Rosewood.