Paige's POV

We have been in New York for couple days now and I just finished talking to my mom. Emily's parents are still looking for Emily but my mom didn't tell them she is here with me and Jessie. Mom is running out of ideas what to do but she can't keep lying for us forever. I sigh and I don't know what to do because I don't want Emily to marry Nate or any other guy.

''Your parents are still looking for you.'' I said.

''I don't want to go back home and they will force me to marry him.'' Emily said.

''I know, but we can't hide here forever. My mom lied to the cops and your parents for now we are safe but she can't keep doing it forever.'' I said.

We leave the apartment and go central park. We just keep walking around the park and we are trying to figure out what we will do next.

''I been thinking and I know what we can do.'' Emily said.

''Tell me.'' I said.

''I forgot that word. But Jessie can go to court with us and we tell the judge that she can be our guardian because we are still minors. We can tell the judge what our parents is making us do and we can be on our own.'' Emily said.

''You mean emancipated. But the judge will ask us how we will survive on our own because the judge will ask so many questions and we need to answer them.'' I said.

''Do you like the plan?'' Emily asked and we sit down on a bench.

''But where we will live? Jessie won't move out of New York and she doesn't like small towns.'' I said.

Emily looks away for few seconds then looks back at me.

''We can live with her. We will get jobs save up and figure out where we will live or stay with her until we go away for college.'' Emily said and I nod.

''And what if the judge deny us to get emancipated.'' I said.

''Then I'm never going back home and I will keep running somewhere so I won't be found. Before going to high school I was happy with my parents but everything changed when I got older. They started to talk about arranged marriages and how to make my future husband happy and other stuff, my parents got together because of the arranged marriage. They think because it worked for them it will work for me and Nate. I only can think of they want me to marry him is because of his family name and they own couple business outside of Philly.'' Emily said.

''When Shawn asked me to be his fake girlfriend I thought he was crazy. But we were scare that our parents will find out we aren't straight.'' I said.

''At first I really thought you was in love with him.'' Emily said and I laugh.

''I thought the same with you and Nate.'' I said.

''I never loved him or had any feelings for him.'' Emily said and she kissed me.

''So you are still mad at me?'' I asked.

''Yeah but I just wanted to kiss you.'' Emily said and we smile.

''Do you want to go on a date with me?'' I asked.

''Thought you would never ask but yes. When is the date?'' Emily said smiling.

''The date is tonight. Let's go home and tell Jessie and Dani about your idea.'' I said and she nods.

We got home and we told the idea at first they didn't agree to it. But once we got deeper into details now they agree with us, Jessie has a friend that is a lawyer and she can help us and hopefully win the case.

''I will ask my friend of what we can do. But are you girls really sure of this? Because once you do it then you won't be kids no more.'' Jessie said.

''I'm really sure about this.'' Emily said.

''Paige?'' Dani said.

''I'm sure of this and I know it won't be easy but we have to try and win.'' I said.

Jessie and Dani talked to their lawyer friend over the phone. I just hope mom will understand why I need to do this. I'm really doing this because I'm scared what my dad will do to me when I go back to Rosewood.

''What's wrong?'' Emily asked.

''Nothing.'' I said.

''How is Shawn doing?'' Emily asked.

''I spoke to him last night. I told him to lie saying he didn't know that we kissed and I'm gay. Because if he said the truth then he will go to straight camp and I don't want that to happen. He will be eighteen in few months and once high school is over then he will move away from Rosewood. We even planned where we would go and where to live together.'' I said.

''Oh.'' Emily said.

''We were going to move to California and live by Hollywood.'' I said.

''I always wanted to go to California. Maybe we can save up money together and the three of us can move to California.'' Emily said.

''I like that idea.'' I said and we smile.

''Good new girls.'' Jessie said.

''Tell us.'' Emily said.

''Our friend and her name is Tiffany will help us. And she will come back from vacation in few days then she will start up a case. But when she comes back then we will have to go back to Rosewood.'' Jessie said.

''Oh.'' Emily said.

''I know it will be hard to go back but I won't let anything bad happen to you two, I promise. Emily you are part of the family and we care about you. Whatever you need you can come to me or Dani.'' Jessie said and Emily smiled.

''It really means a lot that you and Dani are helping us.'' Emily said.

-Date night-

I left the apartment to buy flowers for Emily. I had to ask money from Jessie but I'm really going to pay her back once I get a job, I swear. I wasn't sure what kind of flowers to buy but if I could I would bought the whole store for Emily. But I got roses and a teddy for Emily but I really hope she will like it. I go back to the apartment but Jessie and Dani went out with friends. So I wait for Emily in the living room and I'm ready for the date.

Emily comes out of the room and she looks hot. She is wearing grey V-neck shirt and blue ripped jeans. I told her to dress comfortable because it's a surprise where I'm taking her.

''You look beautiful.'' I said.

''Thank you, you look really beautiful too.'' Emily said and we smile but I feel my cheeks turning red.

''Oh this is for you.'' I said and I give it to her.

She smell the roses and looks at the teddy bear.

''I really like it, thank you.'' Emily said and she kissed my cheeks then I smiled.

''Ready to go?'' I asked.

''Where are we going?'' Emily asked.

''You will see.'' I said.

Emily went to put the gifts in the room and we left the apartment.


Emily's POV

Paige took to me a roller rink and I don't know how to skate and I don't like skating. But I think it's thoughtful that she wanted to do something different for our first date. We go inside and we get our skates and we sit down to put it on.

''Paige, I don't know how to skate and I don't like skating.'' I said.

''Oh.'' Paige said.

''But I'm happy being with you. Anywhere we are I will always be happy with you even when we argue.'' I said.

''We can go somewhere else.'' Paige said.

''We can stay here. Can you teach me how to skate? And later we can play the arcade games.'' I said and we smile.

Paige stand up and I slowly stand up and we go to the rink. I grab on to the rail and Paige just laugh at me and I glare at her.

''Don't laugh.'' I said.

''Sorry, it's just that you look like a scared baby.'' Paige said smiling and I don't smile.

''It's still not funny.'' I said.

''I will help you.'' Paige said.

I grab her hand and we start to skate. I start to struggle to skate, Paige let's go of my hand and she show me how to skate. I tried to skate like her but I couldn't I fell down and my ass hurts. Paige help me get up and she teach me again.

''You have to move your hips.'' Paige said and she has her hands on my hips.

''Skating is hard.'' I said and I don't move her hands.

''Don't make your body stiff and stop thinking about falling. The more you think of it then you keep scaring yourself and you won't be able to learn.'' Paige said.

''Alright I will stop thinking about it.'' I said and Paige nod.

We hold hands and start to skate around the rink but it wasn't easy. But we do it again, we let go of holding hands. I tried to skate on my own but when I was about to fall Paige quickly grabbed me and she help me stand up straight.

''You are okay?'' Paige asked.

''Thanks for catching me. Can we take a break?'' I said.

''Sure.'' I said.

We leave the rink and went to the food court. We sit down but I don't eat and Paige starts to eat.

''Emily, I noticed you haven't been eating.'' Paige said.

''What?'' I said.

''You have been losing weight not in a healthy way. I can see your collarbones and not in a good way. What is going on?'' Paige said and I sigh.

''Nothing.'' I lied.

''Em, don't lie to me please. I can tell something is bothering you that's when you shut me out. Like that night you talked about our future and I was bit surprised but you ran out of the room before I can tell you my answer.'' Paige said.

''When Nate started to talk about my body and weight it made me not like my body. He said he didn't want a fat wife and I should start losing weight.'' I said.

''Oh I remember that day. Em, you are perfect to me in every way. Even if you gain fifty pounds or more I will still love you and I won't leave you, because I love you for who you are. I didn't get with you only because of your looks or your body. You should feel comfortable in your body and don't listen to anyone who tells how a prefect body should look. If you want to change do it because you want to, don't do it to please someone else in real life we can't please everyone.'' Paige said.

''How do you know what to say.'' I said.

''My mom always taught me how to love myself even I have those days I hate how my body look.'' Paige said and I nod.

''So you really didn't freak out, what I said that night?'' I said.

''Freaked out not really. I was really surprised you said that and you really felt like that, it took my brain a while to form the words I really wanted to say.'' Paige said.

''Thought you wouldn't feel the same.'' I said.

''We have time to make memories.'' Paige said and I nod.

Paige wanted to skate again before we left but I didn't want to. But she didn't wanted to go skate alone then she gave me the puppy eyes and I gave in. We start to skate again but I'm holding onto to Paige for dear life.

''Em, let go so you can learn how to skate.'' Paige said.

''No I won't let go.'' I said and she starts to laugh.

''Not funny.'' I said.

''It is funny to me but you are cute when scare of skating.'' Paige said.

Later we went back home and we cuddle on the bed together. But we start to kiss and I pull Paige on top of me then she starts to kiss my neck down to my jaw. I slide my hands under her shirt, I close my eyes while she keep kissing my neck. Then I start to kiss her neck and I feel her hands under my shirt.

''Wait.'' I said.

''Yeah?'' Paige said.

''I want you to be my first but I'm not ready.'' I said.

''We don't have to do it tonight and we can do it when you are ready.'' Paige said and we kiss on the lips again.

''Paige, do you want to go on a date with me?'' I asked.

''Yeah.'' Paige said and we smile.