Chapter 2

It had been a week since Paige had kissed Emily. Emily was still as shocked as she was back then. Paige had run off quickly after kissing her. She had been at a lost for words and hadn't tried to stop her even though she had wanted to. She had gone home and sat on the porch for the rest of the night replaying the incident over and over. She was so confused.

She had thought for sure that Paige despised her but obviously she was wrong. The kiss had been amazing after the initial shock had worn off and when Paige had pulled away she had been disappointed. She couldn't help but think how long Paige had had these feelings for her.

Paige had been avoiding Emily all week and she was slowly becoming more and more frustrated.

"Emily you've barely touched your food." said Hannah worried. Emily was starring at Paige who was sitting with Sean and his friends. She didn't know why but when she saw Paige laugh at something that Sean said she felt her stomach ball up in a knot.

Hannah followed Emily's gaze. Her cheeks grew red with anger as her eyes rested on Paige. The first thought that came to her mind was that Paige had done something horrible to her friend again. Ever since Paige had tried to drown Emily she had hated her and promised that if Paige ever tried something like that again she would make her pay.

"What did she do?" asked Hannah angrily. She was all but ready to walk over to Paige and punch her in the face. No one messed with her friends and got away with it.

Emily just shook her head. She didn't know what to say. She didn't know if she should tell Hannah about Paige kissing her or not. Trust wasn't an issue because she trusted Hanna with her life. She just didn't want Paige to hate her for outing her. Although Paige seemed to be well over her now as she practically flirted with Sean right in front of her. She gripped dropped her fork and pushed her tray away.

She had to tell Hanna what was going on. She felt like if she kept it to herself for one more second then she would burst.

"Not here." she said before getting up and walking out of the cafeteria.

Hannah stood to follow her. She looked back at Paige and noticed her starring at Emily. Hannah could see the pain in her eyes. She shot her a dirty look just as Paige's gaze fell on her. For Paige's sake she hoped that Emily was okay.

As Hanna exited the cafeteria she followed Emily to her locker. Emily opened her locker and put in her books. She had free period next and was going to take a few laps in the pool. God knows she needed it. Swimming in the pool always made her feel better. It was as if as soon as she hit the water all her problems washed away. At least for a while.

"Spill Fields." urged Hanna.

"Paige kissed me." confessed Emily. She felt a huge wave of relief flow threw her but the look on Hanna's face scared her.

Hanna soaked in Emily's confession. She was quiet. Her mouth hung open in surprise. She hadn't expected that at all and she didn't really know how to respond. Paige McCullers. Ms. I'm better than everyone else. She was gay?

She had prepared herself to release World War 3 on Paige but now she didn't know what to think or how to act.

"C'mon Hanna. Say something please." begged Emily.

"She kissed you." said Hanna still shocked.

Emily just rolled her eyes. Hanna could be kind of slow sometimes.

"I shouldn't have said anything." said Emily as she let out a sigh. She put her back to her locker and slid down to the ground. Hanna sat down beside her.

"No Em. I'm glad that you told me. I'm sorry but I'm just kind of shocked I mean this is Paige we're talking about. The girl who just a few weeks ago tried to drown you." stated Hannah. Emily nodded.

Emily rested her head on Hannah's shoulder. She was just as confused as Hanna was. First Paige had hated her, then she kissed her, and now she was avoiding her altogether. Emily couldn't tell what Paige wanted and she was mad at Paige for leaving her high and dry. It was almost as if the kiss had meant nothing to Paige at all.

If she only knew..

"Do you like her?" asked Hanna. She felt Emily's body stiffen and she knew that Emily was feeling uncomfortable."It's okay if you do Emily. Just tell me."

Hanna wanted to help Emily feel better but she needed to know how Emily felt about the whole situation. Sure she wasn't a big fan of Paige but she was willing to put that aside if it meant helping her best friend. Emily, Spencer, and Aria meant the world to her. They had always been there for her and she would always be there for them.

"I don't know." said Emily honestly.

It was true. She hadn't really given much thought to whether or not she had feelings for Paige. Now that she thought about it though. There were a lot of things about Paige that she genuinely liked about her. One thing was how hard she worked at swimming. No matter how uptight Paige was sometimes when she got in the pool Emily knew that she loved it. Swimming was her passion just like it was Emily's. And she loved the girls smile. When she smiled, truly smiled, it was the kind of smile that no matter how bad a day you were having it made it seem like everything was okay.

The only thing that Emily was scared of was that she was pretty sure that Paige wasn't out. She didn't really want to sneak around. It almost made it seem like she was doing something wrong and she knew she wasn't.

"I think I do but Paige. I don't want to have to hide." confessed Emily.

"Em shouldn't you just try it though. I mean I remember not too long ago you and Maya were hiding. I bet it was hard for her too but she really liked you so she respected that you weren't ready to be out yet. Shouldn't you give Paige the same respect if you truly like her and want to be with her. You could help her Em." explained Hanna.

Emily knew that Hanna was right. Maya had been patient with her when she was too scared about coming out. Of course she hadn't really come out willingly thanks to 'A' but she was out and she was glad that she had Maya back then. Thinking about Maya hurt. She had loved her and they were torn apart and then with one phone call it had all ended.

She had taken the breakup harder than expected but her friends were there for her and after countless sleepovers and tubs of chocolate ice cream she came to terms with it.

"It doesn't matter though." said Emily, " I mean its obvious that she doesn't want anything to do with me now."

Before Hanna could say anything the bell rang signalling the end of Lunch. Emily and Hanna stood up. Emily put her messenger bag on her shoulder and faced Hanna pulling her into a tight hug.

"Thanks Han. I don't know what I'd do without you." said Emily before pulling apart.

Hanna gave a week smile. She watched as Emily walked towards the gym. She turned to see Paige walking out of the cafeteria and decided that she couldn't let this go. She had to talk to Paige.

"Paige." called Hanna.

Paige looked up at Hanna in confusion. She and Hanna weren't exactly on the best terms. She didn't even actually know her besides the fact that she was Emily's best friend. After the look that Hanna had given her at Lunch she was sure that the blond wanted to beat the crap out of her. Probably because she had hurt Emily. A part of her though she deserved it.

Paige walked over to Hanna cautiously. She was surprised when Hanna grabbed her arm and pulled her into a nearby girls bathroom, locking the door behind them.

"Uhh...what's going on here?" asked Paige.

"Emily told me." stated Hanna simply.

Paige swallowed hard. The first thing that came to her mind was that Emily had told her about the kiss. She really hoped that she hadn't though. If she did then she knew that this wasn't going to end well.

"She told me about you kissing her and before you say anything because I'm sure you are going to deny it. Emily likes you okay but your screwing that up. How could you kiss her and then act like it didn't happen? Are you dumb?" asked Hanna frustrated.

Paige just stood quiet. Could it be true? Emily liked her? She really liked her? She was shocked. Ever since Paige had started to have feelings for Emily she was sure that it was only going to be one-sided. She had prepared herself for that and accepted it. She wasn't meant to have anyone like Emily. Emily Fields was too good for her and she always would be.

"She likes me?" questioned Paige suddenly. She had to talk to Emily. Now. "I'm sorry Hanna but I have to go."

Paige began to walk towards the door but Hanna grabbed her arm. She needed to say something before Paige started anything with Emily.

"She's willing to wait for you. But Paige know that if you hurt Emily. I can promise you that Spencer, Aria, and I will hurt you." promised Hanna as she released Paige.

"I won't hurt her." promised Paige.

Paige unlocked the bathroom door and headed to the one place that she knew Emily would go if she needed to get something off her mind. The pool. She quickly changed into her bathing suit and walked out into the pool area. Nobody was around. Paige watched as Emily neared the end of a lap. She kicked off of the wall. Her eyes were closed as she started to backstroke.

Paige couldn't help but think about how beautiful Emily looked in the water. She was so graceful.

Paige sat at the edge of Emily's lane as she got closer and closer to her. She slowly lowered herself into the pool, kicking her feet to stay afloat. When Emily was withing arms reach Paige grabbed one of Emily's arms. Emily began to freak out. She turned quickly and screamed.

Paige put her hand over Emily's mouth and smiled.

"If I let go do you promise not to yell?" asked Paige hopefully.

Emily just nodded. She stood quiet waiting for Paige to say something.

"I'm sorry about running off and avoiding you. Its just I was scared." confessed Paige.

Emily took of her swim cap and goggles and placed them on the side of the pool. She held onto the wall so that she could keep her balance and then she turned back to Paige and waited for her to continue. Just saying sorry wasn't going to fix this and Paige had to know that.

"You are the first girl I've ever kissed and I freaked out. I mean all my life I've tried hiding my feelings and who I really am. I thought that I was wrong and disgusting for feeling the way I did but then I saw you and Maya together and you guys were so happy together. That was the first time I admitted to myself that I was gay." continued Paige.

Emily inched closer to Paige. She put a hand on her shoulder. Paige could feel Emily's breath on her and she closed her eyes and looked away. She felt ashamed for treating Emily the way she did. She wished she could take it back. She had done so many things wrong.

Suddenly she felt a Emily softly move some hair out of her face and her heart quickened. She leaned into Emily's hand. She had never felt something so right before. She just hoped that it wasn't too late.

"Paige there is nothing wrong with you. You are in no way wrong for feeling the way you do and you are certainly not disgusting. You are beautiful and caring. You shouldn't shut everyone out. They're are people out there who care and won't judge you. It takes time. Coming out is the scariest thing to do these days and I know that your dad doesn't make it any easier. But I want to help you. I want to be with you." said Emily honestly.

Paige opened her eyes and faced Emily. She could see the love in Emily's eyes. She really did like her. Paige couldn't help but smile and when Emily smiled back at her she felt something that she had never felt before. She felt like for the first time she could breath. She could be herself and be with someone that she really cared about.

Paige moved closer to Emily until the were inches apart.

"I really want to kiss you right now." whispered Paige as her attention traveled to Emily's lips which she was biting nervously. Paige had never wanted something so bad.

Emily placed her hand on Paige's waist and backed her up until her back was against the pool wall. She placed her hand tenderly on Paige's cheek and closed the space between them.

The kiss was slow but full of passion and Paige found her hands wondering until they were tangled in Emily's hair. She pulled Emily closer and deepened the kiss. She felt like she was floating. Like nothing mattered but her and Emily.

Soon they were forced to pull apart for air. Emily rested her forehead against Paige's as she caught her breath.

"Em.." whispered Paige.

"Yeah?" asked Emily.

"Can I have my bike back?" asked Paige.

Well...

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