Emily

"I liked the waterfalls they were huge!" I said when we indeed arrived on time at the airport. Remembering how scared I was not so long ago when I was making the same walk to the gate. I was frightnend to go on this unlikely trip. We were able to board early, we got on and I had to laugh at the strange looks this woman gave Paige. "Oh no it seems I have bad luck. Forever no chance sitting in the window seat." She pouted at me, I saw on her ticket that she had indeed the aisle seat, she didn't think it trough. She thought I would've been assigned to the window seat but I wasn't. She discovered it at the same time as me, seeing it at her head dip. She put ours and the small woman in our row bags away. As soon as we were allowed, I asked her to give me my Ipad which I forgot about. We played games on it and joked around for a long time. I was waiting for her to start the long awaited, where will we live? - conversation.

We were strolling between the many people to pick up our luggage. I felt the strong grip on my hand, I'm sure I was doing the same thing. Goodbyes are a few minutes away. We decided to head our seperate ways after this, I go to my mothers house and she to her own place in the city. We decided to find our own temporarily neutral place to live. She doesn't want to move in with her mother-in-law and also she has rather not me moving in with her. Saying she won't be able to survive the ache it would bring, all the memories of the both of us in her place when it doesn't work out. Which I get, so a neutral place is the best solution.

She's taking care of the luggage, I can't help the warm feeling inside of me. We stopped in a peaceful place before we head out to the arrivals section where my mom and Caleb would be waiting. "How are you feeling?" "Good." "Good?" Yeah." I was smiling like a fool and I didn't care I placed my hand on her cheek and stole a quick kiss. "I really liked it." I mumbled against her lips. "I feel the same way." I kissed her softly one more time. Her hands were occupied, both suitcases in a hand. I ran to my mom and straight to Hanna her arms. Of course she was here, I took a mental note to have a conversation with her later. Caleb smiled at me and pulled me in a friendly hug while Paige was pulled in a bone crushing hug because you know Hanna.

When we arrived at the cars, I got mixed feelings. Reality just hitting me. Now I was the one crushing her bones in a hug. "Bye see you soon." I placed one last kiss on her cheek. "See you soon Emily. Text you soon wife." I laughed at that, she clearly found my number in her phone. I waved at her from the car and we took off.


Emily

"So what was the best part of the wedding night?" Of course, my mom just started the engine and there it was, the topic Hanna poisened my mind with. My mother warned Hanna, but Hanna being Hanna didn't care. "Sleeping Hanna, just sleeping. I didn't sleep a lot the previous nights you know." "Because the next time you wanted to have a good sleep was with your bride?" I rolled my eyes, no point in going against Hanna when it comes to this kinda things. "What was the worst part?" The worst part, good question. "I don't know. Maybe that I was tired." Leaving I was freaking out out the conversation. "You wouldn't change the person?" This question came from my mother. How was I supposed to answer to this one? "No." She nodded at me. "Good. Now I can get to know my daughter-in-law I will leave you guys alone for a while but I want to cook for her soon." "I will tell her, thank you mom." I did say my mothers approval could change things on my wedding day. It's very important to me.

Paige

"Beer or wine?" "Beer will be good." Caleb handed me my beer and collapsed next to me in front of the tv. He smirked when he gave me my beer, we've been close since middle school we kind of grew up together really. He knows me better than anyone. He smirked because I chose beer, meaning I'm not nervous drinking. His eyes are begging me to speak up why. "Okay okay. Ask me." "You like her don't you?" My smile answered almost all of his question, only one made me nervous. "So what are you going to do now? Not seeing each other will bring everything downhill. You know you have to live together as wifes right, for a while? What's your plan?"

I need a plan. Caleb and I started going through places we could rent for now. "What do I do now? I just can't email them to her. Can I?" "Call her Paige." "But we've only said goodbye 5 hours ago, I can't tell her we found a few places already! What if she freaks out on me?" "Paige dude breathe! She will think you take this serious and she will be grateful she doesn't have to do all the work."

Emily

I decided to go to bed early, only I didn't take into account that sleeping would be impossible. I took my computer and start looking for places, I am grateful my mom welcomed me back with open arms, temporary. Now I'm going somewhere else also temporary. I texted Aria to see if the place in her building is still available. Lost in thoughts I answered my incoming phone call no bothering to watch my screen. "Hello?"

"Hey Emily. It's me Paige. Do I bother you?" The few seconds I could've spent on freaking out before I answered the call, I'm spending on it now. "Emily? You there? Is this a bad time?"

"Hey Paige no! I wasn't expecting your call that's all. Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, I'm good I ehm I just call you because I can't tell you in person that ehm Caleb and I found a few places online. We can check them out if you want. I can send them to you to see if there's something you like. You don't have to you know I just ehm yeah." She was rambling on, forgetting to breathe. Her voice got softer at the end, eventually she just finished her sentence. I'm sure I could hear her scold at herself through the phone.

"Yes send them, please. I will text you my mailing adress. Maybe you remember my friend Aria? I asked her if the place in her building is still available. I checked it out once, it's a good place to start. I'll let you know when I hear from her."

"You did? Yes that's great!" I smiled at her sudden excitement. We fell in an awkward silence. My mind racing to something to say.

"I was wondering if-" We started our sentence at the same time, using the same words, and laughed at it the same time. "You first."

"Well I was wondering if you wanted to join me and my mother for dinner sometime. Not in the first couple of days but soon."

"Yeah of course I'm up for that!" I was happy with her fast answer.

"Okay. I will let her know. Your turn."

"No that's okay. It's late I'll let you go to sleep."

"Paige? You're scaring me. What's wrong?"

"Caleb and I were talking and he has a point, if we don't see each other often in the real world everything that we built in Hawaii will vanish. So I thought that maybe you can stay over at my place until we can move in somewhere else? You don't have to we can wait until we found a place of course."

"Emily? Yeah you're right. It was stuipid for me to ask, sorry."

"No Paige no it's not stuipid. You just surprised me. To be honest, my mom and I had this quick conversation too, concluding that I've had no idea when or where to see you what we can do. You are right, it will vanish so yes."

"Yes?"

"Yes. I want to stay at your place for a few days. It will make moving in to somewhere else less scary. Yes, Paige."

"That's gre- good. That's good." I smiled at the weak attempt to hide her excitement. I felt a bit bad about the relief in her voice, I really must have scared her.

"I will start packing tomorrow."

"Okay Emily." She laughed. "I will let you sleep now. Goodnight."

"Goodnight Paige."

I felt much better now and Aria has still no new neighbours. I texted Paige my mail adress and let her know the news. One minute later I got her mail. I went trough all the places, one really jumped out. Happy I went back to trying to sleep. "Tomorrow I will be sleeping in her bed." I mumbled to myself. Now I won't be able to sleep for sure.