"Can you please bring us a couple of Budweiser's." I must have looked at her funny, she shrugged her shoulders. "What, you can use a beer." She insisted.

Shrugging I settled back and thought why not. "I thought you were more a coffee person." I said.

She raised her eyebrows. "Why's that? Because I run a clinic and dress sophisticated?"

"No no, I didn't mean it like that." Yes I kind of did. "Here you ladies, cheers." As soon the waiter brought us our beers Emily brought hers to her lips. I looked her in awe. I looked away as soon we made eye-contact.

"So what's good here?" I asked going through the menu.

"I never got here anything bad really, but I'm going with the pasta and grilled chicken."

I nodded. My eyes were scanning the entrees options. I would never keep the image up of "I'm not that hungry" as soon I would start eating. I got it covered, Spencer gave me some money but I don't really want to use it. Knowing I don't have a choice, I rather pick something cheap.

"Actually I'm not that hungry." I closed the menu. My confession took her by surprise. "Just take what I'm taking, you'll love it. Trust me." She must know by now how that makes me feel, asking me to trust her. I find it hard to trust people but I find it equally hard not to.

"Okay." I smiled at her. "Aria?"

She shook her head no. "Sorry." No improvements.

I didn't want to dwell on certain topics but there was a big grey elephant in the room. I wanted it gone, I needed it gone.

"Emily, about my past and recent-" She held her right hand up, indicating me to stop right there.

"Ali played you, you had to leave, you had a moral fight with yourself ending up with you running away and now that story ends right here, right now. All what comes next is a new beginning."

I opened my mouth to say more but she held her hand up again to stop me. "I get it you know, I know Ali. Kenneth and everyone else is blind, I was too until she hurt me next I saw the light so to speak. She's good at it. Her dad is hers, not yours. Paige, I have to get to know you better. I have heard so many things about you mostly bad stuff but I want to judge for myself."

I waited for a few moments to be sure she was done. "Kenneth never called or visited. I don't want to play the desperation or lonely card but I really appreciate what you are trying to do. It's nice to know Rosewood has good souls too." And I really hope I won't regret letting my guard down.

She reached over to touch my hand briefly. She took a long drink and held up her hand for another. I had barely touched my first one. When she returned she brought the food along with Emily's beer, letting the silence settle between us.

The food was delicious, I ate every bite. Then we finished our beers. "You were right, so good."

I sighed, sitting back again. "Let's get moving, what you say?" She signaled to our waitress to bring the bill. I tucked my right hand in my pocket, I sighed with relief to feel the money's still there. That's a good start, discretely I pulled the money out so I could count it underneath the table. When I looked up I felt four pair of eyes on me.

I blushed. Okay maybe not the best thing to count money right here. Emily handed her card. I don't have one but I for sure know what it means. She's paying. As soon it was done and the waitress was gone I thanked Emily. "Thank you for getting it more awkward." I laughed.

She laughed back. As soon we got in her car I smoothly took out the amount of money I owed her. This is how to do it better, I thought.

She looked amused. "You don't need to pay me Paige."

"What? No please take it." Once I get back on my feet I promised to repay everything to Spencer, it would only complicate things more and make me feel like a charity case as others won't let me do the normal thing.

"Don't you know the concept of a date?" I gulped. "A date?"

"I asked you to lunch and you accepted."

"And that makes of this a date?" She grinned at my question. I felt an uneasy buzz through my body.

She laughed. "No but me wanting to kiss you while we eat lunch made it a date." My smile froze. My gaze snapped up to meet hers. I reached out above my shoulder to fasten the seatbelt and concentrate on the road.

I felt the tension inside me as she stopped in front Spencer's house. My feet were bouncing. Once I opened the door and saw she hadn't moved I went calm. I looked at her one more time before putting my right leg out the car.

Laughter came from her lips, her laugh filling the car which made me look back her way.

"Something funny?" I asked.

"Come here silly." She tugged at my arm, when I was in reach she pulled me in a hug. "Goodbye Paige." She whispered in my ear.

"Thank you again Emily."

When I got home I felt more happy than the past days. I get her though, I would like to get to know her better too. There's this strange connection to Emily that I guess can't get rid of maybe it's because she knows my past and maybe knows me deep down without the need to tell her all about me. With Spencer it's nice to feel accepted knowing she knows that little about me, Emily she accepts me and wants to see through all the horrible stories she might have heard about me.

I feel lucky. As I thought back about earlier, nerves took flight inside my stomach. She called it a date. The girl was pretty and sweet.

I noticed a note from Spencer on the fridge saying to not worry, it would be late. Oh! The one thing Spencer asked me to mention to Emily was something I completely forgot about. I have to hold in my laughter as I think back about the story from the girl at the bar in the clinic. Hanna's the name, the reason why we got cold coffees, the reason Spencer felt nervous and irritated.

The girl was definitely very forward to Spencer when it came to her lawyer clothes, her boyfriend, her job, fun facts about colleagues. Every time Spencer said she had to go the girl worked on her heartstrings with cute puppy eyes.

As I settled to watch this black and white movie I heard someone knock on the door. I slowly made my way towards the windows, a smile crept on my face.