A/N - HEYOOOO! I KNOW it's been quite a while since my last post. Crap has been very hectic, and I had some computer issues! I am now once again a working stiff and with school and family it's kinda taking over my life! I will definitely not quit on this! I will try to post at least once a week! This chapter is VERY short, but better than nothing right? Tell me what you think about it! REVIEW! Even if you gotta do it as a guest. The more reviews I get the faster I will write, y'all!
Freakbutterfly05 - I'm glad you like it! Always love getting new readers!
CiCi - Hey! Yeah, after I got your review I went home from work and finished the last part! Yes that's me on tumblr! That was a very interesting moment! I am pretty much in your situation. Most of my family have no clue. LOL
dayabieberxo - I LOVE your reviews! Always cracks me up!
Athrun Zala - Thanks I HOPE you like this as well!
ONCE AGAIN I AM SORRY FOR THE LAGfest AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO WRITE MORE OFTEN! My next chapter should be much longer, and more interesting. This was kinda a filler and a lead-up.
Without anything else to say, I introduce to you Life As I Know It Chapter 11!
When I said that I would be grounded, I guess I was serious. - Paige
What happened last night? Where r u? I'm parking the car. - Emily
My parents are dropping me off and picking me up now. We are pulling up to the front. Meet you by the gates in a couple minutes? - Paige
When I got home last night my parents were furious. They were used to cleaning up my messes in the past, but it's been over two years since my last explosion. After a lot of lecturing and looking over my fist, which was perfectly fine, she let me head off to bed. They finally calmed down by this morning, but then a black eye appeared on my face and it started all over again. They wouldn't let me bike to school this morning, and insisted... no forced me to ride with them.
"Bye ma, bye dad. I love you." I didn't even wait for their reply before I race out the vehicle to meet up with my girlfriend. I guess I have been getting used to sleeping entangled with Emily, because without her last night, sleep was hard to come by. I spot her in front of the door and walk up to her, 'Damn she still takes my breath away.' She spots me as well, and a look of horror flashes her face. From a few steps away I can hear her ask,
"Babe, a ball did that much damage?"
'You should see what the bat did to my ribs.'
"Yeah. I'm fine babe, don't worry. It doesn't even hurt that much anymore." She reaches up and gently caresses my cheek, slightly touching the bruised area, causing me to wince.
"Can I call bullshit." I take her hand and intertwine her fingers with mine, dropping them to our sides.
"We should get our books, don't wanna be late for class." And with that we walk to our lockers. On the way in, we run into Spencer and all her damaged glory. "Hey, Spence you feeling better?" I smile at her and wait for her response. I expected a nod, or something similar, but instead I get a smile,
"I'm doing much better, thank you Paige. Emily really does pack a punch!"
'And you don't? I can't barely twist my body, bitch.'
"Yeah, she really is something." I turn to face my love to find a look of horror. I smile at her and kiss her on the cheek, "I gotta get to class, I'll see you at lunch?" She and Spencer really needed to talk, and it would be much easier without my presence – not to mention much less awkward.
My first period, trigonometry, was excruciatingly long and painful. I honestly spent most of the period looking at the clock and wondering what happened between my girlfriend and her friend. Towards the end of class I feel a vibration in my back pocket and inconspicuously pull out my phone to check it. It was a text from Emily.
Hey babe, Spence and I talked it out. We're not exactly there yet, but we will be soon. Wanna ditch? Hanna and Aria are already at Spencer's. - Emily
Although it is quite tempting, I don't wanna impose on you and your friends.
First of all it was Spencer's idea. Next, you saying you don't wanna be near me? Hold me? Touch me? Do things to me that would knock me out for hours? - Emily
I gulp audibly at the memory and the students surrounding me stare.
Be there in 5 :)
mmmhmmmmm ;) - Emily
I count the seconds go by as I watch the clock on the wall opposite me intently. 30 seconds left before the period ends, so I quietly pack my stuff into my bags and ready, get set, RING! I bolt out the door and head straight for Emily's car parked out front. I jump into the passenger's seat and give her a quick kiss on the cheek. On my girlfriend's face is an amused look,
"The bell rang no more than 20 seconds ago. Your first period is practically on the other side of school. How'd you get here so fast?"
"Well you make me come for you that way," I tell her with a wink. A blush fills her cheeks as she starts driving to Spencer's house. She clears her throat,
"So you and Spence are really good?" I really don't want to lie, but that was better than the alternative, so I nod. "What happened? How did it go from her hating you to her inviting you to our ditch days?"
"We were just honest with each other, is all."
"Really... What did you say? Spence never apologizes and she did. She apologized for everything!" She didn't apologize for hitting me, so not exactly everything, but the smile on Emily's face makes up for anything.
"Did you apologize for anything? Like hitting her?" I expected a yes, but was rewarded with,
"No I didn't. What she said was out of line, and I will NOT say sorry for defending you. I admit that it wasn't the best way to defend you, but no one talks about my girlfriend like that." I couldn't help but smile, when I see the spark in her eyes, when she explains herself. Changing the subject back to it's original point, she asks again, "So, what did you say to her?"
I really have no idea what Spencer told her, and I don't want either of us caught in a lie, but Emily is being really persistent, "I told you... I was just being honest with her. I told her how I feel." That's really the truth minus a few missing facts, and it's definitely vague enough to keep Spencer and I from trouble.
"Okay, but sooner or later you will spill." I grab her hands and intertwine her fingers in mine, glad that the conversation is over.
We enter Spencer's house and find all the girls surrounding the island in the kitchen. "Hey," we both say simultaneously. The other 3 girls wave back at us in unison as well. After a few moments of honestly awkward silence I ask,
"So, what are we gonna do today?"
"We could head up to my grandmother's lake house? Maybe have a barbeque? Go swimming in the lake? Or we could stay in Rosewood, and sit here. Up to you guys." Realizing what the best option would be, we all get up and start grabbing our stuff. "Okay Team Sparia will go buy the necessary items, and Team Pannaly will grab the rest of the stuff and meet us at the lake house! Okay, break!" I whisper to Emily and Hanna,
"Is she always that... umm way?" Hanna laughs under her breath before she once again surprises me,
"Aberrant, crazy, erratic, kooky, nutty, off the wall, off center, peculiar, quirky, strange, uncommon, weird, or the occasional bat-shit crazy?"
"Who thought Marin would be the walking thesaurus?" The three of us share a laugh before we follow Spencer's instructions.
Surprisingly, we get there after the other two girls. We all walk inside and I crash down on the couch, "This is really comfortable." Emily laughs and replies to my compliment,
"Yeah, ask Hanna. Caleb and her really know how comfortable the couch is!" Hanna chimes in,
"Emily! Shut up!"
"Okay, ew. Getting off the couch now!"
Once we get everything set on the table, Emily looks at me, "Hey I'm gonna go upstairs and lay down. Relax a little bit before all the fun starts." She gives me a quick wink and heads up the stairs. I look over to Hanna who smiles at me,
"Go ahead, Caleb should be here in a few minutes." I give her a wide smile, and sprint up the stairs. I walk into the room and find it empty, so I lay down on the bed with my hands behind my head. I close my eyes and enjoy the pure silence. Suddenly the scent of jasmine surrounds me and I know for sure that my love is nearby. I open my eyes to find her hovering above me, "Do you really want to sleep?" She asks me as she gets on the bed to straddle my hips.
"What else is there to do?" I ask her back with a bit of edge in my voice.
She leans down with both her hands on opposite sides of my head and kisses my forehead. She continues to kiss me, venturing further down with every peck. She kisses right below my black eye, moving down to my jaw line and finally down my neck. She stops her journey for a quick moment to observe me.
"What?" I ask her in confusion of why she stopped.
"Nothing..." Before I can ask her for the truth, she leans right back over me and continues to cover my upper body with her sultry lips. I watch her as she slowly, but surely moves down my body.
Once she gets down to my belly button, she softly pushes my shirt up and suddenly stops. I scan her face and find confusion with a side of worry. She places her hand on my ribs and a shock of pain shoots through my entire torso, causing me to wince in pain.
"What happened here?"
'Where the hell is a Twix bar when you need it.'
"I was tossing a bat and I missed it?" She crosses her arms across her chest and looks at me sternly. "It's nothing really."
'Damn it Paige! Why do you suck at thinking on your feet?' She takes her index finger and pokes at the massive bruise covering my ribs, causing me to wince once again.
"That's nothing?!" Before she can continue to question me some more, her phone goes off and she pulls it out. We share another moment of silence before she continues her interrogation, "What were you doing when I was asleep yesterday?"
"Umm, I did my homework, and showered and I did the dishes. I cleaned your room a bit." She watches me suspiciously as I explain myself.
"That's all? You didn't go anywhere else?"
"Oh, I went on a short jog."
"Where?"
"Just around your neighborhood," I say nonchalantly wondering why I am being questioned.
"Any pit stops?" I try my best not to lie, but this question is pushing me into a corner so I lie,
"Nope." She shakes her head,
"Then why do I have a GIF of Spencer knocking you onto the ground?" Where the hell did she get a picture of that?
"Where the hell did you get that picture?"
"It doesn't matter. What matters is that you lied to me. Straight up lied. Why?" Realizing that she was still straddling me while we were having this conversation, she gets off of me. She stands by the bed and I sit up,
"The last thing I want to do is lie to you and hurt you. I'm sorry, but that was our only option. I don't want you to throw away half a decade of friendship for me. I know I'm important to you, but so is she. I'd rather suck it up and live life with her, than without you. No lying. I'm being completely honest. That's why I did what I did. Maybe one day, we will actually be friends, but for now the fact that she loves you is enough for me to stand her insanity. I know she will never intentionally hurt you, so there's really no harm in what we're doing." She takes a couple steps forward and kneels before me,
"How can I stay angry at you? Spencer on the other hand friggin' hit you! Couldn't she have just talked to you? Be reasonable?" She is now holding my hand and petting it gently.
"I'm fine, so you should be fine. No need to bring this back up." I try to convince her into dropping the subject when Spencer screeches from downstairs,
"Why don't you fucking lovebirds come down here and help us?!" Before I know it Emily is on her feet and out the bedroom door. I quickly follow her, but she is too fast. By the time I get down the stairs, Emily throws her phone at Spencer.
"What the fuck, Spence?! I thought we were gonna be honest with each other?!" Spencer looks down at the phone and her face show that the guilt finally kicks in.
"I-I-I can ex-explain!" Emily crosses her arms over her chest exactly like she did a few minutes prior and stares directly into Spencer's eyes,
"Waiting..." Spencer stays silent, "That's what I thought!" Emily turns her heel and runs out the door, heading towards the woods. We all share a quick glance at each other before heading out the door to find her. By the time we get outside, Emily is nowhere to be seen. Hanna finally breaks the silence,
"Let's split up, before it gets dark." And with those words, we all take off in different directions.