A/N: I feel like I haven't updated in ages! Sorry about that. Been so busy. Anyway, so there's the MIOBI finale tonight. Let's change it from series finale to season finale by signing the MIOBI Twittition! As always, the link is posted in my profile. Enjoy!

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Payson was worried. She was worried for many reasons—this was the first time she had ever fought with Rigo (well she didn't know if this was a fight of not, but considering he hadn't called her since yesterday, she was sure it was) and she didn't know what to do. Payson was also concerned about how long these kids really were staying and what exactly was going on. She knew what was going on, but she still felt clueless about this whole thing; she hated that feeling. So, while she was up at 2 AM in the morning thinking about this all, she got up quietly not wanting to wake up Lauren and Addie, and brought out her laptop. She quietly looked up all she could find about time travel, making sure to bookmark all of her internet pages.

A few lines stood out to her the most, and her eyes widened as she read each of them in her head, occasionally gasping at shocking facts about time travel. The person may have made a mistake about what he or she saw, time travel to the future is much more common than time travel to the past, she read off in her head. Her eyes widened as she silently read off a fact, "And the people you see in the past will not speak to you or even see you. They exist in their time, you exist in yours—and the two never seem to interact," she read off puzzled. This was not making any sense. From what she was reading, it seemed as though Addie and Liam should not even be seen by anybody, let alone speak to anyone. They definitely could see and talk to Addie and Liam, unless of course, her and Austin were going completely insane. Either facts about time travel changed over the years, or something really fishy was going on. But what really stood out to her was this fact: time in the future is not the same as time in the past. For example, only two minutes in the future could be five months in the past. Her heart almost stopped when she read that piece of information. That meant that Addie and Liam could stay here for months and it would only be a few minutes in the future.

She sighed as she closed her computer and slid it back under the bed. It wasn't that she hated them being here, but the more and more time they stayed, the more impatient she was getting. Payson was starting to wonder if this visit was temporary, or it was permanent. She already had enough on her plate between training, worrying about her teammates (especially Lauren), making time for her boyfriend, and about a million other things. The last thing she needed was to be a mom.

….

The morning was an interesting one for Payson. She had not been able to sleep the entire night, thinking about Rigo, her children, gymnastics, and Lauren's health. One issue, though, was resolved when she looked at her phone to find one new message from Rigo. She opened the text message, which read:

Hey Payson. Im so sorry about what happened yesterday. I didn't mean to act like such a jerk. I realize you have bigger priorities at the moment and I'm fine with that. I hope we're okay.

Payson smiled as she read the message. It looked like her and Rigo were really going to be okay. She still felt horrible, though. She didn't want it to seem like Rigo wasn't a priority of hers because he was. She just didn't know how to balance everything on one plate. She needed to figure out a way to juggle everything.

As her and Lauren were walking over to practice, she decided to take advantage of having of having a friend who was pretty experienced in the boy department, "Lauren, I have to ask you something."

"If it has anything to do with my heart, just save it."

"No, it doesn't. It's… a boy problem," she explained.

Lauren sqealed, obviously excited to talk about boys. "Finally; something juicy!" she paused. "I knew something was going on. I haven't seen him popping up everywhere you are lately."

Payson looked at her as she raised an eyebrow, "What?" Lauren continued, "He's like always around." Payson looked at her, again. "I didn't say it was a bad thing! I just feel like I see him more than I see Jake,"

"Oh yeah, speaking of Jake… what's going on between the two of you?"

She smiled as Lauren hesitated to speak," Nothing… he's just a friend!"

Payson smirked. "Mhm...with benefits, I'm assuming?"

"Alright, missy, we're not talking about my love life, we're talking about what's going on with yours. Now what's been happening between you and loverboy?" Lauren asked.

"Well, nothing is happening anymore, but I still feel like something is…" Payson paused, thinking of how to finish her statement.

"Wrong," Lauren finished off for her.

"Exactly, and everything has been going perfectly, but ever since my cousins came I've had to take care of them, and between them and everything else in my life, I haven't had anytime with Rigo for the past three days. I just feel really bad," she explained.

"Did you guys get into a fight or something?"

Payson explained to Lauren everything that happened, including her and Rigo's argument. She even revealed to her the text that he sent that morning.

"So, what's the problem? He said he understood and he even apologized about the way he acted."

"I get that, but why do I still feel so guilty?"

"Payson, that's normal. All you have to do is find time for everything, including Rigo but still making sure you have time for yourself,"

Payson didn't think that was possible now. Finding time for herself was the last thing that she was worried about. She was trying so hard to please everyone, but in the process, she forgot about herself and what she wanted.

She smiled. "Thanks, Lo," she said. She was so grateful for her relationship with Lauren. A few weeks ago, she never thought she would be this close to Lauren. Ever. But in these past weeks, she started to acknowledge Lauren as a sister-like figure. The more and more time they spent together, the more Payson regretted not getting to know Lauren better over the years. Payson had become the real friend Lauren never had; she actually became the sister she never had. Payson had done something that no one, except for Summer, ever did. Payson had taken time to really understand Lauren and accept her for who she was, even Lauren's friendship with Kaylie was borderline toxic. Payson's friendship with Lauren was another reason why she couldn't let Lauren take a risk with her life, and also a reason why she felt as though she could share anything with her now, including her most recent thoughts and worries.

"Hey, Lauren, I have something else to ask."

"Yeah?"

Payson hesitated, wondering how she could form this question. It was probably a question that Lauren would never expect her to ask. "How do you know when you're ready to, you know, have sex with a guy?"

Lauren stopped walking when Payson asked that question. It was definetly a question that Lauren wasn't expecting to come from Payson Keeler's mouth. Payson stopped as well, and moved back to the spot where Lauren had stopped. "You're thinking about having sex with Rigo?" Lauren asked a little bit too loudly.

"Lauren, shh; be quiet," she began. She didn't want anyone hearing their conversation, "More like I'm… thinking about… thinking about doing it with Rigo. If that makes any sense."

Lauren took a deep breath, "Sorry. I'm just trying to process the fact that The Payson Keeler just asked me for advice on sex!"

Payson rolled her eyes. "Lauren…."

"I'm sorry, but this is shocking for me, Pay," Lauren sighed, "Alright, alright, you want advice not reactions," Lauren said as they kept walking. "Well, you definitely have to love the guy," she paused, "Believe it or not, I loved Carter. I don't think I ever told you guys that," she admitted.

Payson shook her head as Lauren continued, "You also have to be completely sure, and make sure you're ready. Sex is a huge step, which you should be willing to take only if you're sure," Lauren stated.

Payson didn't know if she was sure, and she was not exactly in love with Rigo, yet. She knew it wasn't the right time, but Payson felt that maybe if they had sex, everything would go back to normal again; that everything would be perfect. It was a step she wasn't quite willing to take yet, but willing to consider.


Author's Note: I know it was short, but I wanted to zero in on how Payson was feeling about this whole thing and I also wanted to fit in some Payson/Lauren parts in there. As you can see, I'm trying to match up Payson's new "boy-crazedish" personality to her personality in the story (at least for now). Did you guys like my reference to Jake? I love him and Lauren together. Best couple this season. So, do you think Payson is going to lose her virginity to Rigo in this story? What do you think is going to happen? Please Review what you think of this story so far and what you think/want to happen. I love hearing from you guys.

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