Chapter 14: Coming Home
Emily's Pov-
A/N: Here it is, the final chapter of this Hawaii story, sorry that chapter just keeps getting shorter but it's hard to find much time to write with work coming in the way.
Paige and I were sitting at the breakfast buffet, I sat right next to Paige having my arm wrapped around her as much as I could.
Every time Paige and I would look at each other I'd smiled as bright as I could and Paige would do the same, it might seem a bit weird to everyone else but I couldn't really help that Paige was so huggable.
"Look, I told you they'd do it!" We both heard a voice scream and then Hanna and Aria walked right up to our table.
"What are you talking about?" I asked leaning against Paige.
"Don't give me that, you got the I-just-had-sex look." Hanna said and I nuzzled my face close to Paige trying to hide that I was blushing, but Hanna didn't miss a thing.
"See, now you just proved that to me!" She said very loud.
"Would you like a megaphone to announce that?" Paige asked as she looked at me and gave me a light kiss, Paige really wasn't afraid to show Hanna how she felt about me.
"What's going on here?" Spencer said as she walked up to Hanna and Aria.
"Emily and Paige had sex last night." Hanna answered.
Spencer looked at Hanna looking unsure of what to say.
"So Spence, where is Toby?" Aria asked.
"Not now Aria." Spencer mumbled.
"No way, you and Toby too!" Hanna almost shrieked.
"Check please." I said and snapped my fingers hoping that a waiter would come. I knew I should have just ordered room service for me and Paige.
"Come on Em, don't leave tell us what happened." Hanna said.
"Hanna you really need to have sex." Paige said.
"I do miss Caleb; it's be good that were returning to Pennsylvania tomorrow." Hanna said.
"What?" I gasped.
"We're returning home in three days." Hanna said.
I looked confused at her but then I looked at Spencer who nodded at me. "It's true the summer is almost over and our flight home is tomorrow." Spencer said. I didn't believe that the vacation was almost over, I didn't wanted it to be over, I wanted to stay here with Paige forever.
After we had eaten Paige and I went out for a walk.
"So, you're going home in a few days." Paige said breaking the awkward silence between us.
"Yes, I always knew this day would come I just didn't think it would come this soon." I said.
"So, back home and then it's to college for you?" Paige asked.
"Yes, that was the plan." I said.
I didn't really know what to say, Paige seemed just as sad as I was about leaving but I didn't know what to say to her.
"I wish I could stay but I can't." I said.
"I know." Paige said.
"Will you help me pack?" I asked and Paige nodded, we went to my room where Paige helped me pack my suitcases.
"Hey, I thought I had lost this." Paige said and held up the t-shirt I had stolen from her room from the night I had gotten drunk and ended up with her. I really wish I could go back in time to when I woke up that morning and that timed stayed in bed when Paige woke up so I could have spent even more time with her.
"I sort off stole that from you the night we got drunk and had sex." I said.
"Well, you can keep it, as a memory." Paige said.
We kept packing and once I closed the final bag I looked at Paige thinking this would be the last I might see of her.
"Please come with me." I mumbled.
"What did you say?" Paige asked and looked at me, she had apparently not heard what I had mumbled.
"Nothing." I said.
"I know what you think. You don't want this to end." Paige said.
"I love you." I said and I felt a tear roll down my cheek and I could see that Paige was crying as well.
"You know, this doesn't have to mean goodbye forever, we can still skype together." Paige said.
"Yeah, but that still won't be the same thing as actually being with you." I said.
"I know." Paige said.
"Why must things be so complicated, I happy when I'm with you, truly happy… but now this thing happens and I can't be with you, it's like all the universes forces is working against me." I said.
Paige didn't say anything, she just walked up to me and hugged me tightly. "I'll miss you too." she cried as we kept hugging.
We departed from our hug and then I looked at Paige, her big brown eyes were just as covered in tears as mine.
"Paige I…" I was so sad I couldn't finish my sentence.
"I know." Paige said and kissed me.
Then we sat on the bed looking out the window. "This morning it felt like this was going to be an amazingly happy day and now this feels like the saddest day ever." Paige said.
"I know the feeling." I said and held her hand.
We sat like that for a long time, I wanted to tell Paige to come with me but I couldn't force her to come with me since that meant she had to confront her father and I couldn't tell if she was ready for it.
We didn't notice the time and it got late before we knew it, I knew I had to go to sleep earlier than usual since my friends and I had to catch an early flight.
"Can you stay with me, this last night?" I asked.
"Yes." Paige answered with a sob before we both crawled into bed, I held on tight to Paige hoping that this was all a dream and I'd wake up still having days to spend with Paige.
The next morning:
I woke up to the sound of my cellphone, I had set the alarm to go one early so I'd be able to get up and leave quickly.
I reached for Paige but I noticed that she wasn't next to me.
"Paige?" I called hoping that she'd answer but nothing.
When I got up I saw that there was a note in Paige's handwriting on the table.
Dear Emily, I'm sorry I left you like this but I couldn't stand to see you walking away from me. I want you to know that I love you no matter what but I can see you leave.
Goodbye.
-Paige
I read it a few more times and burst into tears once again, Paige was gone and I had no idea where she'd be.
I walked out of my room to see the girls and Toby standing there waiting for me.
"What's wrong Em?" Aria asked.
"Paige left, I didn't even have a chance to say goodbye." I said.
"Oh god, Emily I'm so sorry for you." Spencer said and hugged me and the other girls joined the group hug.
"We must hurry if we want to get to the airport in time." Hanna said after a while and we all left the hotel and took a taxi to the airport.
I sat at the gate waited for anything to happen, I wanted Paige to show up and at least say goodbye but she never showed up. When the gate open I walked aboard my flight to return home to Rosewood.
I stopped one final time to look back to see if Paige would come running but there was no sight of her "Goodbye Paige." I said before I kept walking aboard and when I found my seat I put my cellphone on flight mode and put on my earbuds and played some music from my playlist.
Goodbye Paige and thank you for turning me into the best version of myself.
A/N2: I'm sorry I ended this story like this but not every story has a happy ending, please don't give me any revives where you ask me to post another chapter this is the end of this story.