Chapter Two

Drawing Lines

"Em," Hanna closed the door behind her when she entered Emily's office, "Wait, what are you doing?" She asked, watching Emily type away at her computer, "We don't even have to be working this weekend,"

"I know," Emily said simply, not quite giving Hanna her undivided attention, "I'll only be a few minutes, I promise, there's just something I wanted to check on before I forget,"

"Well, while you work, I'm going to ask you a question," Hanna sat herself in the chair before Emily's desk, leaning her elbows on the wood, "That's her, isn't it?"

"Who?"

"Paige" The name caused Emily to look up from the screen of her computer, and find the blue eyes of Hanna. The motion itself told Hanna everything, she smiled, "So, it was,"

"I'm not sure what you're talking about,"

Sitting back with an amused smile, Hanna accepted the silent challenge, "I know I don't have the best memory," She started, idly twirling blonde hair around her finger, "But I do remember seeing you grinding on someone who looked just like her,"

Emily shrugged, answer in tow, "Well, it was pretty dark in there,"

"Right, right, of course it was, but I remember seeing her, and, unless she has a twin, I'm positive that's her," I dare you to deny that.

Emily rolled her eyes, "So, I danced with her," She shrugged, "So, what?"

"Uh-huh," Figuring that she wasn't going to get anything out of Emily at that moment, "How long are you going to take? I don't feel like spending my Saturday in the office and there's no one else here to take me home, and I'm not paying a cabbie forty bucks just to take me a few miles away from here," Hanna whined

After a few more strokes on her keyboard, Emily shut down her computer, "Alright, we can go now," As Emily stood from her desk, the two of them heard a light knock on her door. Hanna looked to Emily, "I thought you said that no one was here,"

"No one is…" Hanna went to the door, opened it slowly, "Ah, it's you," She smirked, "Again,"

"Oh, hello," Paige greeted, offering a friendly smile, "I was just… looking around," Paige found herself staring at Emily, it was one thing that she couldn't stop herself from doing

"Uh-huh," Hanna said, not quite buying it, "Did you find anything interesting?"

"Other than the broken vending machine that took my money, no, not exactly," Paige cleared her throat, "But since I'm going to be working here for the next three months, I thought I'd stop by…" She cleared her throat once more; "But… I'll… just see you on Monday,"

Hanna looked between Paige and Emily, and before Paige could turn around and walk away, she spoke, "You know, I might just be taking that cab home after all," She started, pushing past Paige, "I'm sure that you two have so much work stuff to talk about," And with that, before either girl could protest, Hanna left, feeling satisfied of herself.

Paige looked at Emily, "That's… some friend of yours," She said, not really knowing what else to say at the moment.

"Yeah," Silence loomed over them as Paige stepped deeper into the room, her eyes staying glued to the beautiful brunette

"I'd say that this is a total coincidence, uh, that we work together now…" Paige rubbed the back of her neck, "How long are you going to stay?"

"I was just about to leave… but it seems like I can stay longer," Thanks to Hanna's very unsubtle push.

"Oh, well, I guess, since we're here... alone…" Paige started, inching her way towards Emily's desk. Emily stared at Paige and gulped – she was in for so much trouble.

"Wait, wait, wait," Emily said quickly, running her fingers through her hair, "Shouldn't we talk about this first?"

"No," Paige replied simply, "It's pretty obvious, don't you think?" Paige swiveled her chair, and looked at Emily in the eye, "Just look again," She smirked, "You need me,"

Emily turned back at her computer screen, her brown eyes gazing over the spreadsheet before her, astonishment written all over her face, "I can't… no, wait, that's not possible"

"Admit it," Paige was smug, and she had reason to be. The past hour had been dedicated towards looking over past spreadsheets, doing calculations, and ignoring the elephant in the room. Paige had successfully proved her worth as Emily's new work partner, even to Emily's disbelief, despite the amount of confidence she upheld about her work.

Emily rolled her eyes, "Fine, Paige, I need you," As soon as the words escaped her lips, she realized that it was too late.

It was a domino effect that couldn't have been prevented; Emily found herself staring at the redhead – first at her lips, which was masked with a slight layer of lipstick, and then to her eyes, which were staring at her with the same profound intensity Emily had witnessed before, and, like an unstoppable force, the two found themselves inseparable – lips moving together like a tango; close, full of excitement, and in sync. Emily sighed into their kiss; she had wanted this since the night before. Paige tilted her head, allowing her to deepen their kiss.

I could do this all day, Paige thought to herself as she felt Emily's fingers run through her hair, fingertips leaving an electrifying trail on her scalp. She could feel a moan itching to escape past her lips, but she swallowed it back, and pressed her lips harder against Emily's.

With great willpower, Emily was first to pull away. She kept her eyes closed as she allowed her breathing to return to a reasonable pace.

"Paige," She said, her voice shaky, "I… I really want you," She started, and Paige smirked, "But my mind is so confused right now… I mean, I just met you…" Paige pressed her lips against Emily's neck, and Emily sighed heavily, "It's really confusing…"

"I don't think your mind is confused, it's obvious that some part of you really likes this," She lightly sunk her teeth into flesh.

Emily moaned, "Paige, I can't think straight if you do that…"

"Do what?" She whispered against her skin, "This?" She said, seconds before biting once again, eliciting another moan from Emily.

"Yes… god," Paige applied more pressure within her bite, successfully jumbling any other thought Emily could have at that moment. But Paige pulled away without warning, "Wha…." Emily whined at the lost of contact.

"I get it," Paige said simply, "I get it, how about I propose a plan?" Emily gulped, nodding for Paige to continue, "Why don't I take you out for dinner? I know a great place… excellent food, wonderful music… I'm sure that you'll like it,"

"What makes you so sure that I'll like it?" Emily wondered aloud as Paige smiled

"I just do… if I'm wrong…" Paige said, kissing Emily's lips gently, "Then I guess you'll have to let me take you out again… hell, you'll have to let me take you out until I get it right – that makes sense, doesn't it?"

"Mm… mhm…"

"Plus, I'll be on my best behavior"

"'Best behavior'?" Emily questioned, not entirely trusting her

"Yes, best behavior, Emily, scouts honor,"

Emily couldn't help the small smile forming on her face, "Were you even a scout, Paige?" She asked, trying to use her imagination to view Paige in a scout's uniform.

She shrugged, not revealing anything, "Well, you'll just have to find out," She said, "But… to start… just say yes to dinner,"'

Updates will be on my channel for a bit with the Redux - pwrdown isn't doing too hot to continue with it, so I'm writing this until we can be back to collaborate :/

-Frenz