Good night! Sunday was a calm day because I needed to rest and stay at home, so I decided to write instead of watching TV all day. xD Besides, you've been very patient these last chapters and I think you deserve more Paily action. This time I don't have to apologize for the delay. Yay! ;) It was fun writing this, I hope you enjoy the adventures of the couple now that there's someone from the past who is haunting them. :D
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I don't know when I'll be able to update the story. This week I'm going to be very busy, so be patient, please.
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I don't want to sound repetitive, but you know English is not my native language, so I apologize in advance for my mistakes.
lu-orsolon: Yes, I'm alive. :D Thank you! I told you things are getting interesting. I agree, Paige was really cute and brave. I assumed that neither of you would like Lucy. :D
SevenSixteen: I knew that you'd love that last part of the chapter. It was surprising and adorable. :)
Nae10: I love that you like Paige's character. Team Paige everywhere… :D
Dannyfmfvelez: Obrigada! É raro que esté a praticar o português com alguém que lê o meu fanfic. É surrealista! :D Do you really think that Lucy is a bitch? She didn't do anything bad… yet. xD
Guest: It's funny that neither of you trust Lucy's intentions. LOL
Del: Thanks! If you liked last chapter, there's more cuteness coming. Be prepared! :D Paige would go crazy if Emily cheated her, that's for sure. Thank you to you for reviewing. ;)
OTHangels: Thank you! ;)
J: Another Lucy hater. Love it! LOL Jealous Paige is always cute.
arluke676: Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying the story. Hope you like this chapter as much as the previous one. :)
jamscottroc54: You have a sixth sense. She was nice to her because she's adorable, but she won't let her steal her girl. :D
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MEANT TO BE
Chapter 25: Batman comes to the rescue
Paige's POV
"What has just happened?" she asks with a huge smile on her face.
"What do you mean?" I joke, even if I'm still feeling a little bit jealous. I'm impressed with my attitude, because I don't do things like that. However I guess it was something my mind made me do to make clear that she is my girlfriend and nobody else's.
"Were you trying to mark your territory? You surprised me." I look away while I continue smirking. "Aren't you going to say anything?" she asks as she holds my right hand.
"Is it forbidden to kiss my girlfriend?" I tease her. Her grin and the light in her eyes make me want to kiss her again.
"Of course you can, dummy. But I didn't see it coming, that's all. It was really hot." She gives me that sexy look that I love.
"I'm full of surprises, you are a lucky girl," I joke again. She laughs loudly while she intertwines her fingers with mine.
"Did you do that because Lucy was here?" I shake my head, although she's totally right about it. "Come on, Paige. You shouldn't be ashamed of it. It was a fantastic kiss."
"Well... It just felt like the right thing to do. And... maybe her presence had something to do with it," I add shyly as I look down at the grass.
"And now you're being shy again. You're so cute," she says smiling as she caresses my back. Her touch gives me goosebumps.
"So, how was the encounter after all these years?" I'm curious about this, because even if Aria tried to convince me that Lucy is not interested in her, I'm pretty sure she's here to get her back. I mean, her snarky comments about missing things and telling my girlfriend that she had her number and that they'd meet more frequently made me realize that she definitely wants her. I don't like that a little bit, but I don't blame her either. Emily is the perfect girl, and I'm not the only one that can see that. I know I have to trust her and that I have to be less mistrustful, but it's harder than it looks.
"It was good," she adds briefly.
"Is that all?" I asked with a surprised look on my face.
"Yes. I mean, it's been good to see her." I frown at her.
"Emily..." She's staring at me, and I have a feeling that she knows what I'm going to say next. "She wants you. I could tell by the way she looks at you. I don't want to act like the typical jealous girlfriend, because I'm not..." She interrupts me.
"Really?" She's grinning at me and I can't help but blush.
"No, I'm not!" She finds my reaction funny, because she keeps smiling at me. "But you should know that I'm 100 percent sure that she is here because of you."
"I love you, Paige. That's the only thing that matters." I look down again, smiling shyly. I won't get bored of those words ever. I feel butterflies in my stomach when she says that she loves me as she stares at me with her beautiful eyes.
"I love you too," I say with an almost inaudible voice. I think it's the second time in my life I've said those three words.
"I'm dying to kiss you," she adds with that good girl look.
"Not now," I say with an evil smile. "Don't be so greedy, Fields," I tease her. Right after I stand up and I get my bag.
"Where are you going?" She frowns at me and I can't help but laugh. It's funny when she gets angry or annoyed.
"I have plans." I can tell she's upset. "With you, Em," I add while I extend my two hands to help her stand up. She rolls her eyes and then takes my hands. She stands up with a jump, and she places her hands on my hip so she doesn't fall down. She's standing just a few inches from my face, I can smell her sweet perfume and it's driving me crazy.
"Stop looking at me like that if you don't want me to kiss you, Paige," she jokes.
"I know I'm irresistible," I add ironically.
She pushes me away softly. "Idiot." We both laugh and walk towards my car. We get inside and I turn on the engine after turning on the radio.
"So... do you feel like going to the movies?" I ask after I put my seat belt.
"Sure." Her happiness is contagious, because I can't stop smiling whenever I see her beautiful grin.
Emily's POV
After a ten minute ride to the mall she parks the car and we go directly to the box office. We get two tickets for a movie that Paige has been wanting to watch, even though I tell her that it seems like an awful movie. We buy two big popcorn boxes and we get inside five minutes before the running time. There are not a lot of people in the auditorium, so I guess I was right and this movie was not the best option. However, I don't care if the movie is bad, because I just want to spend time with my girlfriend.
"Just so you know, I accepted to watch this movie because I love you," I add as I put my hand on her thigh.
Lights are turned off and all I can hear is people eating popcorn. I start caressing her thigh, making it impossible for Paige to concentrate on the beginning of the movie.
"Would you stop?" she whispers me in the ear sexily.
"I don't want to," I giggle. It's impossible to keep my hands off her. "Are you going to make me stop?" I ask her ironically. She laughs trying not to make a lot of noise. It's good that there's barely no one watching the movie and that we got these seats that are a little bit isolated. After all it was probably a good decision to choose this movie. Otherwise, people would call attention to us.
"Yes, I am," she adds. Suddenly she leans in to leave a trail of kisses on my neck. It feels great.
"I love your method."
"Do you?" she asks before kissing me on the lips. I place my hand on her cheek and I kiss her until we're both breathless.
"People will be looking at us, Paige," I say lowering my voice.
"It's dark in here." Her lips touch mine again and she introduces her tongue inside my mouth, touching mine and making me moan.
"Shhhhh!" a woman that's sitting a few rows below us says.
"Sorry," Paige adds politely while I try not to laugh. "I had to apologize to that woman because you're making strange noises," she teases me. I love her sense of humor. "I missed the first 30 minutes of the movie because of you. Be quiet, please," she jokes before giving me another kiss.
We keep eating popcorn until the movie ends. As I had expected, it was terrible, but Paige seemed to be having a good time, because she laughed a few times. However, it was definitely worth it. As we're exiting the auditorium, I see Hanna waving at us. My heart suddenly stops. She was here, and we didn't notice. Caleb is right next to her. I'm paralyzed. Paige doesn't say a word until they both approach us.
"I can't believe it" she says staring at me. My heart starts pounding faster than ever. I can´t believe what I'm hearing. She keeps staring at me, waiting for an answer, but I'm speechless. This is not the way I wanted her to find out. "Aren´t you going to explain me this?"
"What?" I finally say, avoiding the matter, even if it's going to be impossible to avert this conversation.
"I've been telling you for two weeks that I wanted to watch this movie and you said that you'd prefer to die... And now you're here. Can you explain this to me?" I take a deep breath, because I was just about to have an anxiety attack. I look at Caleb and he's smiling. I guess he finds it funny to see her girlfriend mad because of this nonsense.
"We wanted to watch a movie and there were only tickets for this movie," I lie. Caleb frowns at me and Hanna looks at me shockingly. I know the excuse is lame, but it was the first thing that occurred to me.
"Really?" Hanna asks. I turn my head to look at Paige and I see that she's staring at the floor, trying not to burst into laughter.
"It's not such a big deal, Hanna. I came with you. Why don't we go to have a coffee?" Caleb says, difusing the conversation.
"Sorry, Hanna," I apologize to my friend.
"It's okay. I need caffeine, let's go," she adds as she holds my arm and smiles at me. I love that she has a temper but she forgives so easily.
We order four cappuccinos and cheesecake and we sit down at the only table that's not occupied.
"Did you like the movie?" Hanna teases me.
"It was horrible, but Paige seemed to enjoy it," I add before taking a sip of coffee.
"I loved the first 30 minutes," she adds jokingly. I laugh at her and Hanna looks astonishingly at my girlfriend.
"The first 30 minutes were clearly the best part of that horrible movie. I liked the second part of the movie more. I'm glad Paige has a good taste. Not like you or this one that's sitting next to me," she says nudging Caleb. "He was sleeping the whole movie. He didn't even realize that there was a couple making out at the other side of the theatre room.
"They were so annoying, right?" Paige says with a straight face. He's in a good mood, and that makes me love her even more. She has no flaws.
Hanna rolls her eyes before speaking again. "Sure. Just get a hotel room and problem solved. There's no need to come here and be a pain in the ass," she adds while Caleb keeps laughing. They make such a cute couple.
All of a sudden my phone starts vibrating. It's on the table, right next to Paige's arm, so she sees that Lucy is calling me. I don't think talking to her is going to be a good decision, so I push the red end call key. However, she doesn't desist, because she keeps calling. I take the phone and I put it on my bag so she doesn't bother us. The phone keeps vibrating inside my bag.
"Who was that?" Hanna asks curiously.
"Lucy."
"Did you finally see her? I saw her last week and I didn't recognize her. She's always been beautiful, but she's stunning. I mean, that hair..." she adds excitedly. Paige's face expression suddenly straightens.
"Yes, I talked to her this morning."
"Why did you ignore her? Did something happen?" She stares at me, analyzing my attitude.
"No, everything is fine. It's just... I will call her later."
"It seemed something important. She was very insistent," Paige adds out of the blue. This is really weird, but she might be right. I avoided her because Paige is right next to me, but it doesn't make any sense. I should talk to her in front of my girlfriend. I have nothing to hide.
"Really?" She nods at me, but I don't know if she's just trying to make me realize that she trusts me.
"Call her, Em," Hanna insists. I look at Paige and she nods at me again. I don't want Hanna and Caleb to be suspicious, so I just take my phone and I call her.
"Hi. You called me. Is something wrong?" All eyes are on me while I wait to Lucy's answer.
"I need to see you," she says.
"Is something wrong, Lucy? Are you okay?" I insist.
"I just… I'm at my dorm. Can you come here?" She seems nervous, but she doesn't say a word about why she wants me there. This is really weird.
"I'm at the mall with Hanna, Caleb and Paige." The three of them are staring at me, anxious to know what is going on, but I don't even know what is happening.
"Please," she insists.
"Why?" I won't leave until she says what the hell she wants.
"It's complicated…" I'm getting nervous, and at the same time I don't know what to do.
"Okay, but you'll have to wait. I'm not at the campus." I got curious. I can't hang up and act like everything is good.
"Thanks. See you soon." I hang up and I take a deep breath. They are staring at me, waiting for an explanation.
"I have to leave, guys. Lucy was acting weird, she wants to speak. I guess I'll have to meet her." I look at Paige from the corner of my eye and I can tell she's not happy at all. I understand her, but Lucy is a friend after all, and it seems like she needs me.
"Did she say what was bothering her?" Hanna asks with her eyes wide open.
"Nop. But don't worry about me. You can stay here, I'll take a cab,"
"No way. I'll give you a ride," Paige adds promptly. She stands up, we pay our coffees and we leave the café after saying goodbye to Hanna and Caleb.
"I'm really sorry, Paige," I say as I look her in the eye once we're inside the car.
"What does she want?" I can tell that she's annoyed just by hearing her voice tone.
"I don't know. But I didn't mean to bother you. It's just… she's my friend, you know."
"Yeah, I know that. But this is weird. She wants to see you alone in her dorm, and she likes you. I think I have the right to be a little bit mad, Em." She turns her head to look at me and I suddenly feel awful.
"Do you trust me?" I ask once we get there and she stops the car. She looks away, so I place my hands over her neck and make her look me in the eye.
"I guess so," she says smirking at me.
"I love you, only you" I add before I kiss her.
"Call me later, okay? I'll be waiting for you." I open the car door to leave, but she holds my left hand tightly. I turn around to look at her and she gives me a passionate kiss.
"I'll call you asap." I leave the car and I wave at her. I head the stairs that lead to Lucy's floor and I turn to look again before I open the door to get inside. Paige is still there, staring at me. I smile at her and she smiles me back, but deep down I know she's worried, even if she has nothing to worry about.
To be continued…
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