Teach Me How To Love

by Andiiwamp

Emily Fields ran away from Rosewood years ago to chase the love of her life. Back then she was friends with a five year old Paige who was left broken and lost when Emily left. Now, ten years later Emily returns back to Rosewood carrying a dark secret. Also she'll be the new history teacher of the Rosewood high where she'll meet again a certain brunette that will change her life...

26. Chapter 26

Okay, this is it, this is the last chapter I posting before deleting the story. I hope you enjoy it and get ready because tomorrow I'll be posting the new chapter! Thanks for your support and well, enjoy :)

Chapter 26: Reunion

The sound of their steps were the only audible thing in the whole street; it was a cold morning around seven o'clock, the town seemed to be deserted since it was early and Emily and Paige, instead of use their time to get some sleep, after a long night of doing other activities, had decided to catch up with the training.

They were running far from the center, in a small street that rounded the woods and stopped before a thin grass path that crossed the woods area. They were silent as they ran rapidly now, they had started at a normal pace to warm up first and after a few minutes just jogging Emily had started to increase the speed until they were almost sprinting now.

Paige was almost out of breath, the air exited heavily from her lungs and she felt her diaphragm aching inside of her, she didn't want to admit it, but she was about to die right now. She was supposed to be the one having better resistance and there she was, completely dying and breathing heavily and there was Emily a few feet from her and she seemed completely normal, as if this was some sort of routine for her.

Suddenly, and finally, Emily lowered her pace until she stopped running and Paige did the same.

She arched her back and placed her hands on her knees as she breathed heavily, Emily turned to see her and smiled brightly when she saw her like this.

"Are you tired?" She asked jokingly as she took a few deep breaths

"I'm just trying to breathe a bit"

"I thought that you said that you had way more resistance than me" Emily said cockily as she eyed her watch trying to see how many time they ran.

"Shut up" Paige said smiling "I'm just a bit out of shape"

"Or maybe you're just tired because you used all of your energy last night" Emily said approaching her. Paige laughed

"Maybe" She said

"You're going to need lots of training to be as good as me McCullers" Emily said jokingly. Paige closed the distance between them and wrapped her arms around Emily's waist pulling her closer to her.

"That's why we're here" She whispered as she dipped her head and kissed Emily's neck gently at first, then she just moved her lips along her skin making Emily squirm at the touch.

Emily closed her eyes at the pleasure of having Paige kissing her; her lips were soft and hot against her neck; she felt tingles running all over her body and then she felt her shirt being slightly pushed up as Paige slid her hands inside to caress her sides softly.

She joined their lips in a slow kiss, Emily brought her hands to Paige's neck as she responded happily to the kiss opening her mouth and letting the girl kiss her with abandon.

Their lips moved against each other as they increased the speed; Paige's hands were suddenly sliding down Emily's body grazing her butt against the fabric of her sweats.

"Mmm… we have to stop" Emily said as she pulled apart for a second. Paige followed her not letting her stay away too much and crushed their lips again.

"Why?" She asked, she sucked on Emily's bottom lip gently and ran her tongue over it

"We came here to train"

"We are" Paige said, she refused to leave Emily's lips so easily.

"You need…" Emily moaned when Paige kissed a certain spot behind her ear. She tightened her grip on her neck and pressed her body even more against the girl's "You need to improve your resistance" She managed to say.

"My resistance is fine" Paige mumbled

"Really?" Emily asked "Because I saw you a little out of breath before" She joked. Paige kissed her hard

"Yeah… I'm just tired from last night" Paige whispered "You know… when we used all our energy"

Emily smiled against the kiss and separated a few centimeters looking at Paige in the eyes; the action took the girl a bit by surprise since she wasn't expecting Emily to be so serious.

Emily just took a moment to look at her; she took a deep breath and smiled as she stroked her cheek sweetly. She couldn't believe that they were there, in the woods, kissing, just as if everything was normal between them. She wouldn't have believed years ago that, that little girl that was like a sister to her was going to be the most important person in the world for her and that they were going to have such an intimate relationship.

"I love you" She whispered as she looked into deep brown eyes. Paige gulped, Emily's stare made her knees weak and her heart stop. She kissed the woman's cheek lovingly and rested her forehead against hers.

"I love you too" She said

They smiled to each other and then Emily hugged her, it was a tight hug, but with something different in it; these days things had changed so much between them, it seemed as if suddenly all kind of barrier between them was now gone, and they had a level of intimacy, both emotional and physical that they never had with anyone before. And the hug… it seemed as if they were hugging with the soul rather than just their bodies.

"I think we should go" Emily said finally pulling away

"Why?" Paige said pouting

"Well, we have to go to school remember?" Emily asked jokingly "It's necessary"

"I'd rather be here with you all day" Paige mumbled "Away from everyone… just you and me"

Emily approached her and smiled sadly "I know, and I promise you that we'll have a day to ourselves"

"I just wish that we could be together like this every day" Paige confessed "This whole… hiding and waiting thing is so frustrating"

"I know" Emily agreed "But for the moment is all we have, just remember that in a few more months you'll be graduated, and we could do whatever you want"

Paige smiled "Are you ready to come out as my girlfriend to my parents?" she asked. Emily took a deep breath.

"We'll go step by step" She said

Paige let out a laugh; she couldn't imagine introducing Emily as her girlfriend to Claire… that will be an interesting scene to see in the future.

"Are you ready?" Emily said, she stretched her body quickly and took a deep breath, Paige looked at her curiously as she reminded still in her place

"For what?" She asked. Emily smiled devilishly

"For a last race" With that said, she walked a few steps from Paige and started to run along the grass path again, Paige stood one second there a bit surprised "Come on McCullers! Show me what you've got" She screamed as she kept running.

Paige took the hint and started running finally, she went slowly at first since this wasn't planned but managed to find a good rhythm as she gave everything she had in the race.

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They both arrived to the road area again in less than five minutes and then just jogged until they arrived to Paige's house to get changed.

Emily had spent the night there, Paige had asked her to stay with her since her parents weren't home until the next day, she wanted to spend as much time as she could with Emily, and Emily wasn't going to complain, she was getting used lately to sleep beside the girl, to see her every day and she had to use every time she could to spend time with her.

They stepped into the house breathing heavily as they took off their shoes and walked upstairs to Paige's room in silence.

"I think you are really getting better with the training" Emily said as she took a seat at the edge of the bed. Paige, who was grabbing some stuff from her drawers to have a shower looked at her.

"Thanks" She said smiling "It's funnier to train with you"

"I know" Emily said in a joke

"Don't be so smug" Paige said throwing Emily a towel as she laughed. "Are you going first?" She asked then. Emily arched an eyebrow

"First for what?"

"We need to shower don't we?" Paige asked ironically "Unless you want to be all sweaty for the rest of the day"

Emily stood up, her eyes darker than usual and a smile forming on the corners of her lips "I thought that we were going to shower together" She whispered.

Paige felt the hairs of her neck stirring at the words and felt a tingle running through her spine. She gulped. "We shouldn't" She said shakily "We shouldn't get distracted"

Emily smiled at her and shrugged her shoulders "It's not that late" She said "We have a bit of time to get distracted"

Paige didn't have any kind of power to fight Emily back, she couldn't say no to the woman and after those words she just nodded and they both walked to the bathroom.

Once the door was closed behind them, Emily got rid of her shirt as Paige started the hot water. "Someone's eager" the girl said as she saw how quickly Emily discarded all her clothes.

"Yep" She said simply unclasping her bra "And you should hurry too. I need you naked"

Paige blushed incredibly fast at the words but didn't reply; she stepped out of her sweats and shirt and then removed her underwear quickly as she watched Emily enter the shower.

She took a moment, just a brief second to admire the view before her. Emily was under the water now, small droplets fell down her body contouring her features… she was breathtakingly beautiful. Paige eyed the woman's perfect round breasts as they got covered by steamy hot water.

Suddenly, Emily realized that Paige was zoned out in front of the shower and she extended her arm gently inviting her to join in.

"Are you coming?" Emily asked smiling. Paige came back to planet earth finally and smiled.

"Of course"

She stepped under the water and as soon as she was there, Emily's soft arms wrapped around her body in an intimate hug as she kissed her jawline and her neck hungrily.

Paige closed her eyes. Her mouth hung open as she felt Emily's mouth connected to one of her nipples and let out a muffled moan as she tangled her hands on Emily's hair pressing her tighter against her chest.

She found this situation awkwardly funny. Now that they were sexually active together Paige found funny the fact that they were now both naked under the shower and that she got so turned on by the mere fact of seeing Emily naked. Now that she thought about it, they had seen each other naked in the past, or at least Emily had seen her, but it never meant anything… it felt weird now to have the woman about to take her right there.

12 years ago

"Stop splashing water!" Emily said in annoyance as she wiped some droplets from her face. Her plea completely ignored since as soon as she relaxed again a new stream of water came out of the bathtub. She let out a deep breath and smiled in resignation.

Paige was sat before her, cross-legged inside of the tub as she splashed water happily and played with the soap.

"I'm a mermaid" Paige said between laughs as she disappeared inside the water and emerged again a second later throwing more water to Emily's face.

"Ugh… okay mermaid, you need to stay still for a moment so we can finish here" Emily said.

"I don't want to get out of the water" Paige said "I like it"

"Yeah, but soon the water is going to get cold, and you're going to turn into a prune"

"I don't care" Paige said beaming happily. Emily laughed, she had to admit that even if Paige drove her nuts sometimes, she was funny, and she always made her smile somehow.

"Well, then you should get out of here because if your mom comes back and sees you there she's going to freak out" Emily said.

Paige opened her eyes in horror and shook her head "Don't tell" She said

"Of course I am not going to tell her anything Paige" Emily said

Earlier that day, Emily had taken Paige to one of their Saturdays together, they went to the Brew to have breakfast and then they grabbed their bikes and went to the woods, to the part where the lake was, it was a nice place to spend the day.

And everything was going okay, until Paige fell accidentally with her bike and ended up in a small puddle of mud. So after that they went back home and sneaked the dirty clothes into the washer quickly and Emily helped Paige get clean.

Suddenly, as they were finishing, the door cracked opened and Cassie stepped into the bathroom with a curious look.

"What's happening here?" She asked. Emily looked at her startled and smiled.

"Bath time!" Paige said happily splashing water again.

"Stop it!" Emily said laughing. Paige covered her mouth as she let out a laugh too.

"How the hell did you manage to put this one in the water?" Cassie asked surprised

"Well, it wasn't that hard" Emily said

"Ugh… it takes me ages to get her clean" Cassie mumbled

"That's because you have no patience at all" Emily said

"Well then, good luck getting her out of the water" Cassie said as she opened the door again.

Emily stood up quickly and looked at Paige "Yeah P, you should get out soon" Cassie let out a laugh when she saw her sister splashing again without listening to Emily "I promise you we can eat some chocolate if you want later"

As soon as Paige heard this, she stood up in one movement and jumped into Emily's arms wetting her clothes.

"Unbelievable" Cassie muttered "I don't know what you have done to her Em… but keep doing it"

"Your sister only needs a bit of patience" Emily said smiling as she wrapped the towel around the girl in her arms "Right Paige?" She asked. Paige kissed her cheek in response

"I'm going to go now" Cassie said "Maybe you want to stay for dinner so you can feed Paige without incidents" She joked as she left.

"Are you going to stay Em?" Paige asked raising her eyebrows in a really cute way. Emily placed the towel on her hair as she dried her and thought about it.

"We'll see" She said smiling "Maybe if you don't put much trouble to put your clothes" She joked

"I won't" Paige said "Promised"

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Present day

"What are you thinking about?" Emily asked between kisses as she ascended on Paige's body and trapped her lips in a lustful kiss. Her hands were roaming freely over Paige's front, kneading her breasts and caressing her skin.

"Just stuff" Paige said between pants. She wrapped her arms around Emily's back as she opened her mouth to allow their tongues to meet.

"What stuff?" Emily asked, she kissed Paige's nose and looked straight into her eyes "You seemed worried"

"I'm not" Paige said quickly "I swear… I was just remembering a few things from the past"

"What things?" Emily asked curious.

"You know… some moments between us when I was a kid" Paige mumbled.

Emily kissed her again, letting her lips linger on Paige's soft skin and her hands started to move again. "Is that it?" She asked. Paige nodded.

"It's just that it feels weird sometimes, to be able to touch you like this" Paige said as she ran a hand over Emily's naked chest, gracing her nipples softly

"Well, it must feel weird, but now you can touch all you want" Emily said smiling.

She pressed her body further against Paige's and crushed their lips again. Soon, Paige's body was pressed against the wall as they devoured each other's mouths and their hands wondered around each other's body.

"You're not remembering those things because you regret what's happening now right?" Emily asked pulling apart a bit to be able to look at Paige.

Paige let out a smile "Of course not Em" She said "I already told you that I don't regret anything"

"I know" Emily said "It's just that sometimes it amazes me that you are with me"

Paige caressed her cheek softly "I love you" She said "And it amazes me too, the fact that you, being so hot… and being able to have whoever you want, decided to be with me"

Emily smiled brightly as she heard the words, her right hand, which had been placed on Paige's lower abdomen, made its way until it was hovering dangerously close over Paige's center.

Paige let out a deep breath followed by a groan when she felt Emily's hand rubbing her clit lightly, teasingly at first, and then Emily applied more pressure making the girl squirm.

"Em…" Paige said. Emily's fingers were now wondering between her incredibly wet folds "Don't tease" She managed to say.

Emily laughed and started to kiss her neck slowly and sensually as she put more pressure onto the girl's clit, rubbing it more fervently earning tiny moans from Paige.

"What do you want then?" She asked as she nibbled Paige's earlobe and kissed the spot behind her ear that made her groan in pleasure.

Paige was holding onto Emily's body tightly, she couldn't take it anymore, she felt her abdomen contracting and her mind was clouded with arousal. "I want… fuck" she said, Emily laughed against her neck

"What?" She encouraged

"Emily!" Paige begged

"You're not talking to me" Emily said smiling, she was enjoying the teasing a little too much.

"I can't" Paige managed to say between moans

"Oh, you do" Emily said she pressed her hand harder against the girl's clit

"Ugh… I want… you… inside" Paige said "Fuck"

Emily teased her one more time and then obliged happily plunging two fingers inside of her and started to thrust hard against her.

"OH GOD" Paige yelled as she dug her nails in Emily's back. She closed her eyes at the pleasure of being filled and panted hard once she started to feel the familiar tightening in her stomach.

Emily kissed her gently as she thrusted harder and faster against the girl in her arms; Paige's legs were shaky and she felt as if she was going to fall anytime soon, so Emily wrapped her free arm around the girl's waist steadying her in place and offering support.

"That feels so good…" Paige mumbled against Emily's shoulder as she moaned. Emily smiled proudly

They kept a steady rhythm at first, Emily's thrusts were hard and Paige jerked her hips forward to get more pleasure. The moment was intense, their bodies seemed to be melted together as they got lost into each other; their bodies were pressed together hard as Emily built up Paige's orgasm.

"If you're holding back" Emily whispered into Paige's ear "Don't" She commanded "I want to hear you"

Paige buried her head in the crook of Emily's neck as she let out a yelp in pleasure; she tightened her grip on the woman and started to pant desperately trying to get some air.

"I'm going to come" She said as she moaned this time louder.

Suddenly Paige's moans were filling the steamy air of the bathroom as she tried to get as much pleasure as possible. Emily thrusted harder, curling her fingers inside of the girl until Paige finally, with a throaty moan came against her hand.

"Fuck" Paige mumbled as she grabbed onto Emily for support. Her legs were shaky, she was trembling as the waves of her orgasm hit her and she felt like she was in a cloud right now.

Emily held her quietly as she waited for Paige to recover; she kissed her chest gently and then peppered kisses all over Paige's face as the girl calmed down.

"I can't feel my legs" Paige said with a goofy smile. Emily kissed her nose and let out a laugh

"That good huh?" She asked

"You know Em… I don't really know if you being so cocky about sex issues makes me irritated or more aroused" Paige said, Emily let out a loud guffaw and pulled the girl even closer so they both were hugging.

"Well, it's not my fault that I'm so good" Emily joked; Paige slammed her shoulder playfully and kissed her neck gently.

"Okay then; I guess all I can do, is return the favor" She said in a purr.

She disentangled her body from Emily's slowly and gave her a smile before kneeling in front of her revealing her intentions.

"We don't have much time" Emily said, Paige encouraged her to spread her legs more.

"We can be quick" Paige said

Emily felt Paige's hot breath over her center and she moved back a bit so her back was resting against the wall for support. Then she felt Paige's mouth right against her core sucking and making her whole body tingle.

"Jesus Christ" Emily mumbled as her head titled back against the wall, her hands tangled into Paige's long hair "You're going to kill me" She said as a moan escaped her mouth. She knew that they needed to get changed soon but she just couldn't resist Paige, school could wait a bit.

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"I'm so tired" Aria said rubbing her eyes frantically as she rested her elbows on the table. Paige was sat next to her smiling brightly as she observed the girl. They were a bit early in class, Paige had thought that after her shower time with Emily they were going to be really late but actually there were just a few girls already in class besides them.

"Long night?" Paige asked

"I had to finish a damn paper for Biology"

"You hadn't done it yet?" Paige asked. Aria killed her with a glare

"You irritate me" She muttered

Paige laughed "Why?" She asked

"You're just so perfect always…"

"I'm far from perfect" Paige replied. Aria smiled at her

"Yeah right, you fuck our teacher" The girl said in a low voice as she let out a laugh

"Aria!" Paige said "Why the hell do you have to bring back that issue in every conversation?"

"It's my way of taking revenge for all these years of you being the perfect student while I had to suffer"

Paige rolled her eyes at her and let out a deep breath "You're really annoying sometimes"

"I know" Aria said happily "But… seriously talking right now" She started with a serious tone "You have no idea of how glad I am to see you so happy, I don't know what that woman is doing to you Paige, but ever since you started to date her you've been so changed, you smile every day again and you're definitely happier

Paige felt her cheeks blush and she let out a shy smile "She makes me happy" She said "I can't even explain it but every moment I get to spend with her is just… perfect"

"Who would've said that Paige McCullers could be so cheesy" Aria said jokingly

"What can I say? I'm in love" Paige beamed.

"Lucky you" Aria whispered

The door opened and a few boys stepped into the class followed by some other students that rushed to take their seats. Sydney arrived behind all of them completely out of breath and disoriented, she had overslept and she had ran all the way to the school.

She scanned the class and saw Paige and Aria as always sat together at the side of the class. She smiled brightly when she saw that the seat behind Paige was empty.

"Hi Paige" She said happily as she walked to her chair. Paige and Aria turned to look at her; Paige with a polite smile and Aria with a hard expression.

"Hey Syd" Paige said turning around to face her "Everything okay? You seem tired"

"I didn't hear my alarm" Sydney said slightly embarrassed

"Well, you're lucky that the teacher hasn't arrived yet" Paige said offering a smile.

"Yeah, our teacher always arrives late" Aria said in a suspicious rude tone. Paige eyed her discretely as if she was silently asking her to calm down.

She was aware that Aria did not like Sydney, or at least she did not liked the way she was always following them. It was really obvious for her that Sydney had a massive crush with Paige; she could see it in the way the girl looked at her friend, always with puppy eyes, and she always found some lame excuse to go and talk to her.

It seemed as if the only one that didn't realize that was Paige.

Paige was completely oblivious to this fact. She liked Sydney, they were good friends, and that was all, she had no clue that the girl was head over heels for her and that she always tried to be near her. That was why Aria was so cold to her.

Fortunately, the teacher arrived and they focused in the class; Paige turned around discretely and offered a warm smile to Sydney. In the end she didn't deserve Aria's rudeness.

Sydney blushed profusely and looked down in embarrassment when she saw Paige's perfect smile only for her; she had the most beautiful smile and Sydney couldn't help but grin stupidly at the sight.

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The bell rang, the doors of the classrooms opened, and a crowd of students rushed down the corridors to have a break.

Emily exited the teacher's room quickly and walked along with the rest of the students as she headed to the cafeteria, she was supposed to meet Spencer there, apparently Spence wanted to talk to her or something so she was waiting for her.

In her way to the big area she noticed a few girls hanging creepy posters all along the lockers and giving some flyers to the people passing by. One girl approached her and handed one to her with a big smile.

"What's this?" Emily asked as she eyed the flyer. The girl pointed to the title

"The Halloween party Ms. Fields" She said before continuing with her task.

Emily had completely forgotten about it; Halloween was in a week or so… she had been so engrossed with the issues going on in her life that she had forgotten the party.

She walked quickly and finally reached her destination; Spencer was already sat at one of the tables engulfing a salad and a piece of bread.

"Hey" She said as she sat, she placed her bag at the side of the chair and grabbed the small bag where she kept her food. A medium sized turkey sandwich and an apple.

"Everything okay?" Spencer asked to a mouthful of food. "I've been waiting for you, but I was hungry, so I started eating" She said apologetically

"Yeah" Emily said "I'm fine, just a bit stressed"

"I know, in less than a month we start with the heavy exams" Spencer said

"Ugh, let's change the subject" Emily mumbled

"Okay… how about the stupid Halloween party?" Spencer asked sarcastically, she had seen the flyer Emily left on the edge of the table when she sat. "Do you know what you're going to wear?"

Emily eyed her with a hint of confusion in her eyes… wear? She wasn't even sure if she wanted to go to the party, she wasn't a party girl, not anymore at least.

"Uh… I don't know" She mumbled. Spencer swallowed her food and smiled

"You should start thinking about it"

"Do we have to come?" Emily asked

"Yeah, we do. That's the shitty part of this job, we have to come here and make sure that these kids don't do anything stupid"

Emily sighed deeply and pinched the bridge of her nose as she meditated the information; now she had to think about what to wear to the stupid party and worry all night about the teens. What a great plan.

When she opened her eyes again feeling a bit more positive, she looked past Spencer; her friend was drinking a huge sip of water and behind her, a few tables from them, there was Paige.

It was a vision Emily never got tired to see, the more she saw Paige, the more she liked her, and she found her more beautiful every day.

Emily couldn't help but remember what they did that same morning under the shower; she could still feel Paige's soft skin under her fingertips, her slim perfect body, her lips…

Her eyes followed the girl's steps that seemed to rush along the cafeteria to one of the tables placed on the corner.

She stopped next to one of the chairs and seemed to wait for something. Emily's smile disappeared from her face when she realized that the weird girl that was always following Paige was sat there.

She didn't really like the way that girl looked at her girlfriend, she had seen her a few times in her classes glancing at Paige discretely or following her around. Emily definitely didn't like that.

And there was Paige, standing next to the table where Sydney was sitting while eating an apple and reading a book.

"Is this seat taken?" Paige asked feeling stupid for asking such an obvious question. Sydney was sitting alone there; it was obvious that there was no one there.

"No" The girl responded retiring her gaze from the book she was reading. As long as she raised her head, she found Paige's deep brown eyes looking at her as she offered a smile.

"Can I sit?"

Sydney smiled nervously and nodded; Paige placed her bag on the floor and took a sit next to her.

She was still asking herself why she was there with Sydney, she hadn't really thought too much about what she was doing. It wasn't as if they talked a lot, Sydney was a good girl and was a nice friend but they never really talked more than a normal conversation.

But somehow Paige felt guilty, she had been feeling a bit bad for the girl since Aria was rude to her that morning; Paige had noted that Sydney was a bit sad that day and she felt bad for her when Aria was so mean.

So after her last class, all Paige could think to do was to go and talk to Sydney and maybe try to cheer her up.

"What brings you here?" Sydney asked finally breaking the silence. Paige took a moment to think about it.

"I don't know… I guess I just wanted some company"

"You're not having lunch with Aria?" Sydney asked

"She's at the library" Paige said "She had to check a few books to finish a paper for her English class"

"Oh…" Sydney mumbled, so Paige was there just because she didn't want to be alone? Or maybe she just wanted to talk to her…

"Is… is everything okay?" Paige managed to ask. Sydney arched an eyebrow and swallowed

"Why do you ask?"

"I don't know, it's just that you seem a bit sad today, you always talk to me between classes, and you didn't today, plus you arrived late this morning"

"I overslept" Sydney rushed to say, Paige eyed her curiously as if she was waiting for her to keep talking. So she did "Rough night I guess"

Paige bit the inside of her cheek "Want to talk about it?" She asked timidly, she didn't really know if Sydney was going to react well at the question but she seemed to okay with it.

"My parents are getting a divorce" Sydney blurted out suddenly "Or at least that's what they said"

Paige remained silent for a few seconds; she wasn't expecting this, and definitely she didn't know what to say, Sydney looked down visibly upset, as if she was holding her tears and then swallowed.

"Syd… I'm sorry" Paige managed to say finally. Sydney offered a half smile as she wiped a tear from the corner of her eye.

"It's fine, I mean… it's not like it's the end of the world"

"No, but it has to be difficult to cope with all this on your own" Paige whispered.

Sydney felt a pressure in her chest as she talked about this; she had been all night crying and now she felt as if she was going to start again, but somehow, Paige's presence calmed her.

"I can't focus on this now anyways" She said quickly "I have to do my best this year, we have meetings and exams and…"

Paige placed a hand on Sydney's arm and let out a smile, she understood the girl's feelings in some way, in the end she knew how it felt to have pressure and having to deal with it.

"I'm fine" Sydney said before Paige could say anything "Maybe not as fine as I wish, but it'll pass"

The bell rang signaling the end of the lunch time and everyone started to grab their things and head to their classes. Paige and Sydney reminded there a few more seconds, Paige felt bad for the girl; she wanted to help her somehow but didn't know how… Sydney stood up and before she could walk away Paige stood up abruptly and grabbed her by the arm.

"Wait…" She said "Just remember that I'm here, in case that you want to talk or something, I'm here"

Sydney smiled at her and looked down sadly; that's what she liked so much about Paige, how extremely cute and lovely she was, she always was there for her, and the saddest part was that unfortunately she was not in the way Sydney wanted her, but at least she had her friendship.

In a quick movement, before neither girl could really realize what happened, Sydney leaned forward and deposited a soft kiss on Paige's cheek. The action was so unexpected and so quick that both girls reminded silent for a brief second; Paige surprised and Sydney embarrassed.

"Thanks" Sydney mumbled; she needed to go and hide somewhere.

Paige nodded and watched the girl walk away with rushed steps. She felt a bit weird for a moment, she wasn't expecting that. But in the end it wasn't a big deal, Sydney must be grateful for her help.

The thing was that maybe from Emily's angle things didn't seem so easy; the woman was standing now by the table. As soon as she and Spencer heard the bell they gathered their stuff and stood up ready to head to class again.

And that's when Emily saw it; and an intense rage ran through her body. Deeper in her thoughts she knew that it was not so important; that girl just kissed Paige on the cheek, but the thing was that Paige was her girlfriend, she was hers and Emily didn't really like the image of another girl kissing her girlfriend, even if it was just a small kiss.

She pressed the books she was holding against her chest hard and clenched her teeth in anger; she had to calm down before doing anything. She was aware of how irrational she was when she was jealous and even if she didn't want to admit it to the rest of the world, she was really jealous.

"Is everything okay?" Spencer's voice brought her back to planet earth. Emily watched as Paige left the cafeteria without noticing her and when she disappeared through the door Emily released a deep breath.

"Yeah" She said finally

"Okay, let's go" Spencer said completely oblivious to Emily's inner turmoil. The woman's mind was racing faster trying not to explode right there.

She hated when jealousy blinded her; in fact it was jealousy the thing that ruined her life in the first place…

Spencer was rambling about the Halloween party issue, she was happily telling Emily about the costume she was planning to wear, something about a crazy scientific or something like that. Emily wasn't paying attention to her though, she couldn't.

The corridor was crowded now that everyone was heading to their respective classrooms; Emily stumbled with a few students on her way as she followed Spencer; until finally they both parted ways.

As she headed to her class with first year she caught a glimpse of Paige; the girl was standing next to the lockers as she waited for Aria; the petite girl seemed to be talking about something and Paige was listening intently.

They both made brief eye contact; Paige smiled brightly at the sight of her gorgeous, amazing girlfriend her face lightened up immediately, but then she saw Emily's expression.

Emily was trying with all her strength to not seem upset, she knew she had no reason for it but she failed to show the same excitement as Paige, and the girl noticed it.

Aria finished whatever she had been doing and nudged Paige to follow her; Paige looked at Emily one more time, her expression was still troubled and a bit dark; something was definitely wrong with her.

---

In the middle of the PE class, Paige was sat on the gym floor panting heavily after a long run; the teacher was explaining the next exercise consisting in something that involved jumping. But Paige's mind was somehow somewhere else; she had been worried since she saw Emily before and noticed her dark expression, she didn't really know why but Emily seemed to be mad at something.

Without thinking about it twice, she stood up in a quick movement and walked to the teacher discretely. The man stopped talking for a second and listened at Paige's petition to go to the bathroom.

Once she got permission, she ran out the gym rapidly and in just a few minutes she was once again in the large corridor of the main floor.

Emily didn't have class now, she knew it; she remembered Emily's schedule pretty well and she had a free hour until the next class. So the only thing Paige had to do was find her.

The truth was that she didn't really know what she was going to say, she only had a few minutes until her PE teacher would start suspecting something, but she needed to talk to Emily. Paige didn't know when she could see the woman again since her parents must had arrived that same morning to Rosewood and she will have to spend some time with them.

Her steps echoed along the large empty corridor as she made her way to find Emily; she entered in a few empty classes carefully trying not to make much noise, then she walked upstairs to the first floor and checked the teacher's room discretely failing to find the woman.

She was about to give up when she realized that maybe Emily could be already in her next classroom, she did that sometimes, that way she didn't need to move when the bell rang.

Paige ran quickly trying to remember where Emily had class next period and finally, after a few minutes she succeeded in her search.

She opened the door slowly peering inside carefully and fortunately, she saw her; Emily was sat by the desk, with both legs on the table in a not so feminine way as she held a book between her hands.

"Hey" Paige's husky voice interrupted the silence in the room startling Emily, who released the book quickly and sat correctly in less than a second thinking that she had been caught.

"Paige" She mumbled once she recognized the figure stepping through the door.

Paige closed the door behind her making sure no one was around and then took a few steps closer until she was near the desk. Emily stood up slowly and felt the need of hugging the girl tightly or kiss her maybe; but she didn't do anything.

"What are you doing here?" She asked instead "Weren't you in class?"

"I had to go to the bathroom" Paige answered

"And you came here?" Emily laughed nervously.

Paige crossed her arms over her chest and let out a soft smile, Emily was a bit strict with their rules, maybe sometimes she acceded to break them but she knew that the woman wasn't going to be happy with this, in the end they had the risk of being caught.

"I had to see you"

"We already talked about this…" Emily started; Paige raised her hand making her stop.

"I know, and I am not going to break any rule, I just wanted to know if you were okay"

Emily bit her lip in embarrassment, obviously Paige had to know that something was wrong with her, Paige always knew. And she felt like a five year old child for being so affected by the jealousy.

"Yeah… I'm fine, why wouldn't I?" She asked dismissively.

"You seemed upset before, you still seem upset now actually" Paige pointed out.

Emily frowned slightly, she didn't want to talk about it, it was stupid, she couldn't be jealous, and Paige couldn't know it.

"I'm not upset" she said dismissively. Paige eyed her from her spot, she didn't believe her, for the woman's body expression it was obvious that something was up.

She took a few steps forward in a slow motion until she was in front of Emily; in these situations she always thought that there was something about Emily that she didn't know, it was a sensation she had; it was maybe the look, a trouble expression in the woman's eyes, or maybe the way she just acted so strange but she knew that things weren't okay.

Emily felt the need to punch something; she felt stupid, and childish, a 28 year old woman shouldn't be jealous of some teenage girl… but here she was.

She crossed her arms in a protective way over her chest and swallowed heavily while her gaze travelled discretely to the floor.

Paige was just a teenager, but she sure looked like an old woman sometimes, she seemed to be much older when she looked at her like the way she was looking at her now. It was as if she was looking inside of her soul.

"Paige, you should go back to class" Emily mumbled trying to sound serious.

Paige smiled; a soft smile but that burned Emily's insides in a second; she approached her even more until Emily was trapped between the desk and Paige's body.

"I'm not going anywhere until you tell me what's going on" Paige said

Emily sighed, the proximity of their bodies was making her tingle and nervous at the same time. Paige looked at her concerned and then took the last step, until there was no distance between them.

"Paige…" Emily whispered without energy, Paige grabbed her hands carefully and pulled them until they were no longer crossed over Emily's chest; then she placed her hands on the woman's hips slowly and approached their bodies more.

Emily closed her eyes, Paige's mouth was so close to hers that she could already feel her soft lips and the touch was making her dizzy. Paige's hands slid slowly under Emily's shirt until she could touch the soft flesh there and then she connected her lips slightly to Emily's neck.

The contact was brief at first, making Emily shiver and moan in response, and then she repeated the action, but this time she let her lips linger around the skin, going from her neck to the back of the ear.

"You're not mad at me, aren't you?" Paige asked in between kisses and bites. Emily was completely zoned out as she enjoyed the moment.

"Why would I be mad at you?" She asked in a mumble.

"I don't know" Paige said "But you know you can trust me"

Emily nodded as Paige pulled apart a bit to look at her, she looked hurt, and a bit offended; it was something pretty normal, Emily should tell her in order to fix everything, in the end it wasn't as if it was something really severe.

But she couldn't for some reason she couldn't manage to tell her; the girl kissed her again, her soft lips lingered against hers and Emily moaned in pleasure, she felt bad for Paige; because there she was, being all cute and worried about the situation and yet Emily was annoyed.

Because yes, she was annoyed, and mad and not just at Paige… it wasn't Paige's fault… it was the other girl who kissed her girlfriend… but it was an innocent kiss, it probably didn't mean anything.

As Emily's brain ran wild thinking about everything, Paige's kisses had become more passionate, she made Emily take a step back until they collided against the desk.

"Paige stop" Emily pleaded. As much as her body wanted to give in, she knew that they had to be careful

Paige opened her eyes and stopped the kissing realizing what they were doing; her reaction was to let out a laugh as she separated a bit, but the smile in her face disappeared once she saw Emily's expression.

There they were again; Emily being all mysterious about something and Paige having to deal with not knowing.

"Em…"

"You should go back to class" Emily said. At first she expected Paige to argue back, maybe even to get mad at her as she always did when Emily treated her like that but she didn't.

Paige pulled back gently nodding her head and then offered a small sad smile that broke Emily's heart. Then as she had been asked she exited the classroom and headed to her class leaving Emily alone and feeling like crap.

"Fuck" She mumbled as she slammed her fist against the desk.

1 Year ago

Emily stormed into the apartment slamming the door hard behind her and taking her jacket off with rage and frustration, she was angry, sad, and really, really tired of this.

Everything was starting to become so hard, and so difficult, and today had been a proof that she seriously needed to change something. Behind her, the door opened once again, but with less fury. Emily didn't turn around; she rubbed her forehead fiercely and exhaled deeply as she tried to find some words.

"Em" A calmed voice sounded behind her and a hand reached her shoulder. Emily didn't calm though, she moved away roughly and turned around facing a surprised ginger girl.

"NO" She yelled in pure anger "Don't Em me"

The ginger girl was out of words, Emily's face was red and she was at the verge of tears and probably at the edge of a heart attack too.

"You have to calm down" The ginger girl said

"How in the hell do you want me to calm down after what you did?!" Emily yelled again.

"What I did?" The girl said sarcastically in response.

Emily sighed deeply, very deeply; she rubbed her temples not knowing what else to say and then felt her eyes filling with tears.

"I lost my job" She said finally with sadness and hurt "You made me lose my job" She corrected

The girl in front of her exhaled a soft ironic laugh and crossed her arms over her chest in defense.

"You'll find another one" She said simply.

"Another one? Are you serious? Yeah of course I could find a new job so you can make get me fired AGAIN"

There was a silence. A silence filled with a strange tension; Emily felt the urge to kick something and to cry and yell until she was out of strength, and in the other side, the girl in front of her seemed really calmed… suspiciously calmed.

"That girl was hitting on you" The ginger said sharply.

"Jen… no one was hitting on me!" Emily replied "She's a friend"

"I didn't like the way she touched you"

"You can't be serious" Emily said.

But very deep in her soul she knew that it was a very stupid thing to say; she knew that her girlfriend was serious, it was not the first time that something like this happened and Emily feared that it won't be the last.

She bit her lip in frustration as she tried to comprehend the situation so maybe she could find a solution. But she couldn't.

How could something that started as cute, simple and amazing have turned into a living hell?

That question was pounding hard in Emily's brain as she tried to calm herself. Because when she met Jen at that small bar and when they started to see each other everything seemed perfect.

That girl seemed to be the answer to all her problems; she helped her to get over her breakup with Maya, she helped her to be open to love again and then… it all turned into something weird and complicated.

Being with Jen was like working with dynamite, Emily never knew when she could explode and cause a real mess or not.

"No Em, I am very serious. Don you think I didn't notice how you looked at her?" Jen asked bitterly.

Her light green eyes were deep dark as she looked at Emily; her gaze, always so calming and beautiful was now hard and full of judgement and anger. The dynamite was warming up. Emily felt a strange sensation of fear at the words, the seriousness Jen was using was scary.

"For the love of god… I don't even like her, she's just a friend" Emily said. The ginger girl swallowed and ran a hand slowly through her hair.

"That's not what it looked like" She said. Her voice had changed, she didn't sound angry anymore, but Emily knew that she was just pretending.

"You can't just think that everyone around me wants something with me and the other way around" Emily said "I'm with you and…"

"Yes, you're with me, and that's why I don't want any bitch around you" Jen said bitterly

"She's not a bitch"

"Oh, so you're defending her now… did you guys sleep together Em? Did you fuck her?"

"NO!" Emily felt her cheeks burning in anger. "How can you think that?"

"I saw you" Jen said

"That's bullshit and you know it" Emily protested

The ginger girl sighed and walked past her trying to end the argument. Emily didn't know what was happening exactly but she wasn't going to let this go; not this time, Jennifer had done something really severe making her lose her job and she had to understand that.

"Jen, stop ignoring me" Emily pleaded as she followed her girlfriend through the small corridor of their apartment until they arrived to the living room.

"Jen!" Emily grabbed the woman's arm trying to get her attention "Stop acting like a child…"

In that moment, everything happened in slow motion, or at least for Emily it did. Jen turned around abruptly and visibly angry; the rage in her eyes was scary and the force she used to turn around pushed Emily hard until she fell onto the floor.

Emily found herself sat on the carpet of her living room, disoriented and with a ginger woman looking at her heavily as if she was about to hit her… it was so weird… this never happened before, Emily never experienced this before.

"This conversation is over!" Jen yelled as she took a step back.

And with that she turned around as if nothing happened and walked to the room slamming the door with so much force that it shook the entire wall.

Emily reminded sat, and scared, her body was shaking in fear, but also in frustration… what the hell had happened?

She managed to stand up as quickly as she could and sat on the nearest armchair trying to calm down. Jen was not like that, her girlfriend was not violent, this had to be a mistake… maybe she was just tired or something.

It was just a jealousy attack, Jen loved her, she would never hurt her…

---

Present day

A tear rolled down Emily's cheek. She had promised herself that she was going to stop crying over this in order to remain strong but the memories were sometimes so strong that she just couldn't fight against them.

She was leant against her desk, arms crossed protectively against her chest and now, unfortunately she was sobbing.

Her life in California was over, she had left behind every bad memory and all the things that hurt her, it was hard but she did it; she was supposed to be free now that she was far from everything, but she didn't feel that way.

In fact Emily felt more trapped than ever; it was as if as much as she tried, the memories still hunted her, no matter what she did, her past was always behind her.

She swallowed a lump in her throat. Jealousy was a bomb in her past; it destroyed everything, it made everything harder and more painful and today she had experienced it.

Emily had experienced that sensation of jealousy that she had been avoiding. Paige couldn't know this, she couldn't hurt Paige; Emily was not like that.

Was she?

The door of the classroom opened next to her; Emily immediately cleared her throat and wiped the tears from her eyes trying to hide her sadness.

Ezra popped his head inside of the classroom; he was smiling brightly, then he pushed the door opened and stepped inside. Emily looked at him as she held her sobs; he was carrying two cups of coffee and seemed to be very jovial.

"How's my favorite teacher doing?" He asked as he approached the desk.

Emily made the effort of talking but she had a massive lump in her throat so instead of words she just could swallow and sob silently.

Ezra eyed her curiously and then realized that Emily was crying. He put the two cups of coffee on the desk and approached Emily trying to find what to say.

"Hey… what's wrong?"

Emily had no strength to keep talking so instead she started sobbing again and threw herself against her friend, hugging him tightly as she cried in his shoulder.

Ezra didn't say anything else; he didn't need to, he knew how fragile the woman was, she might seem like she was okay, but he knew that deep inside Emily was still hurt, and it was no surprise for him to see her like this.

He just hugged her back, trying to make clear that he was there, because what Emily needed in that moment wasn't a speech about life, or an advice, she just needed someone, she just needed a friend… a shoulder to cry on.

---

The teacher's room was empty; it was a good thing since Ezra didn't want to give any explanations about what was happening. He had enough having to drag Emily along the corridor without anyone seeing them so a little bit of privacy right now was more than welcomed.

He had warned the director; Emily wasn't in the best condition to give class so he just made an excuse about her being sick or something and asked another teacher to cover her class while Ezra took Emily to the empty room.

They stepped into the place and Emily went to sit in one of the couches, she felt like crap and probably she looked like crap too…

"Are you feeling better?" Ezra asked. He sat next to Emily and wrapped an arm around her trying to offer some comfort. Emily rested her head in his shoulder and exhaled deeply as she nodded.

"I guess" She said finally with a watery voice.

"This is because of…"

"I can't forget" Emily said cutting Ezra "I do my best to keep moving forward but every time I think that I am finally okay… the fucking memories just come back"

Ezra took a deep breath and turned to face her. He and Hanna were the only ones that knew about the living hell Emily lived in California, they helped her get out of there and he was the one trying to keep an eye on her to make sure she was well; and it was pretty obvious that Emily was still suffering over it. Only Ezra didn't really know the real reason why Emily was crying.

She wiped the strains of tears from her cheeks and sat straight as she tried to calm herself; Emily was not a mess right now because of her past, even though it had something to do… she was feeling like this because of her present. Because her stupidity had hurt the person she loved the most and she hated it.

And because she didn't want to be jealous; she didn't want to be that kind of person, she wanted to have a great relationship and not a toxic one.

And now she understood what Paige said about talking to someone about their relationship; because Emily needed to talk, and she wished that she could tell Ezra about it, he was not an expert but he sure could give her a great advice or something.

But probably telling him was a mistake, and he would hate her or treat her as a pervert and in the worst case, he could tell someone.

So the best was to keep the secret.

"She's in California" Ezra said interrupting Emily's thoughts "Jennifer is there and you're here, safe. That's all that matters"

Hearing that name made Emily cringe. She felt a lump in her throat forming again and a sharp pain in her stomach. That name was the beginning of all her problems… the cause of her pain…

"I know" She said "But it still hurts"

"Well, no one said that it was going to be easy, but you need to find a way to forget her" Ezra suggested

"Okay, then if you can find one you can tell me because I've spend a fucking year trying to do so and it didn't work" Emily replied sharply.

"Maybe you need a break"

"What do you mean?" Emily asked confused

"A break, you know… holidays, no work, no responsibilities…"

"I can't do that"

"Em, you really should consider it, it would do some good to you to be away from everything; maybe you could go to the beach or the mountains… be in contact with the nature always helps"

"That sounds great, but probably you're forgetting that I am an adult, and I have bills to pay, and I have to eat and in order to do such things I need money, and holidays doesn't give me money; work does, so…"

"I could pay…"

"Don't even mention it" Emily said.

It was no secret that Ezra had money, and not just a bit so he could live well; he really had money, that's why he could buy expensive cars, go to fancy restaurants and literally do whatever he wanted; and being completely honest, the idea of having vacations didn't sound bad to Emily… but she couldn't.

"I just want to help, I don't want to see you so sad"

"Ezra I don't need pity" Emily said quickly "I can manage my problems"

"Oh really? That's why you were sobbing like a child in the classroom?"

The words were sharp. Like a knife. Emily felt them right in her chest and Ezra regretted them as soon as he said them. But it was too late.

"Fuck… I'm sorry" He said. Emily swallowed, tears were forming again in her eyes but she wasn't going to let them out. "I shouldn't have said that"

"But you did" Emily mumbled "And I can't blame you for it actually… you're my friend after all"

"Look Emily, I only want to help you, because I know you very well and right know I know that you're not being yourself; I see how damaged you still are and I can't stand it"

"Healing is a process Ezra, you should know that"

"Yeah, but it's not an eternal process, and you need to start doing something"

Emily looked down; Ezra was right but at the same time he didn't know that Emily was actually better than a year ago; obviously he didn't know that that was because of Paige, and that the reason why Emily was a mess right now was because she had hurt her girlfriend again.

"Would you believe me if I said that I already started doing something?" Emily asked

"I don't have another choice" Ezra said "Can you at least tell me?"

Emily looked at him apologetically; she couldn't risk her relationship even though she knew how comprehensive Ezra was.

"Sorry" She said

"It's okay… And I tell you what" Ezra said with decision. Emily arched an eyebrow and looked at him

"What?"

"I won't ask you or push you to tell me anything but if I see you so upset again, or I see any indication that you're getting worse, I'll pay you a ticket to the Maldives or something and you will not argue with me"

Emily smiled, as threatening as it sounded it was a pretty good offer "Fine" She answered finally "But you're coming with me"

"Of course"

---

"Are you going to tell me what the hell is going on?" Aria asked as she and Paige walked along the large corridor. Classes were over for the day, which was a great relief for Paige since all she wanted to do was go home and sleep.

She was glad that her parents weren't home, even though they probably will be there soon, but she could use some alone time to think and calm herself.

Her previous conversation with Emily had been a disaster; she thought that maybe after what happened yesterday they will be better or at least Emily will be more open to talk to her but it was obvious that it wasn't like that. And Aria knew that something was going on; Paige seemed upset or maybe mad… and she had to figure out what was happening.

"Everything's okay" Paige said dismissively as she kept walking. They were a few steps from the entrance door when Aria grabbed her by the arm pushing her back and forcing to look at her.

Paige stopped immediately and looked at her friend in frustration. Aria might be small but she sure was strong.

"That's bullshit an you know it" She said "You were okay this morning, and now you seem mad so what's wrong?"

"I don't want to talk about it" Paige said simply; she started to walk again. Aria sighed and followed her quickly.

"Oh, I get it. This is about Emily" She whispered only for Paige to hear. The auburn girl stopped again and crossed her arms over her chest

"Yes Aria, this is about Emily" She admitted

"What did she do?"

"Nothing…" Paige said; Aria arched an eyebrow "Really, she actually didn't do anything wrong… it's just that she was weird"

"Weird?" Aria said curiously "What does that mean?"

"I don't know Aria… she was weird it doesn't mean anything, I guess she must be having some problems or something"

The memories of Emily's nightmare and her mysterious secrets crossed Paige's mind; she understood perfectly that Emily needed time to be able to talk about it, but it drove the girl crazy to not be able to help her girlfriend even if she wanted.

"Did she tell you?"

"No… and that's what bothers me" Paige admitted "I wish I could do something"

"Something like what?"

"Paige!" Both girls turned their heads when a voice yelled next to them.

Liam was walking towards them, smiling politely and a little bit out of breath since he probably had run through the crowd of students to get to them.

"Liam, hey" Aria said slightly frustrated since she didn't get to talk to Paige properly

"Hey" Paige said not too excited

"I've been calling you for a while" Liam said looking at his sister. Paige then realized that she had her phone silenced and that she hadn't even bothered to check it since she went back to class after lunch.

"Did something happen?" She asked worriedly. Usually Liam didn't pick her up from school, he or Caleb gave her a ride in the mornings when she slept at their apartment; but that was all.

"I guess I'll go home" Aria said before Liam could answer

"Are you sure?" Paige asked

"Yeah… We'll talk later don't worry" Aria said, she leaned in and kissed Paige's cheek and waved her hand to Liam

"Bye Aria" He said as he waited for the girl to walk away

"Great, you made my friend go" Paige said

"I didn't do anything" Her brother defended

"What did you want to tell me?"

Liam smiled at her, Paige seemed upset with him but probably she was just pretending; he extended his hand asking her to give him her bag.

"Well, you are going to come with me" He said as Paige handed him the bag

"Why?"

"I don't want you to be alone in that big house so, you're coming with me"

They had stepped finally outside the school, Liam was starting to walk along the sidewalk when Paige stopped and waited for him to do the same.

"I'm not a kid anymore Liam, I don't mind being alone"

"I know sis; but I am your older brother and my job is to make sure you don't lock yourself in your room"

Paige looked down; he couldn't fight back her brother. Liam was insistent, and very stubborn when he wanted something and he had a very good point so her plans of being alone and think about life had just vanished.

"You seem stressed" He said "Come with me"

---

Paige looked at him confused as Liam grabbed her arm and dragged her all the way to his car. He didn't say much after that; they sat inside the car and Liam drove silently through Rosewood's thin streets until he arrived to their destination: the Brew.

Paige sighed deeply when she stepped out of the car, she needed all the strength she had inside to not seem even more upset now; so she did her best to put a fake but bright smile on her face to please her brother.

Liam seemed to be pretty good in the other hand; he was acting kind of like a real big brother right now, being all concerned about Paige and trying to cheer her up, which was cute but annoying at the same time.

"The Brew?" Paige asked finally as they started to walk towards the door. She tried to not think too much about the fact that Emily lived right there a few meters from there and that she didn't really want to see her right now.

"You always loved this place" Liam said opening the door for her.

They sat at the back, in one of the big, cozy loveseats that were next to the big windows. Liam ordered two big smoothies for them and then they just fell into a silence as they waited.

Paige didn't really know what her brother wanted from her, and if she was honest, she was a bit worried; because he seemed to be ready to talk about something important and Paige wasn't in the mood right now. So she tried to make herself busy, at least until the waiter returned with their orders; she grabbed a menu card and started eyeing it as she concentrated in the soft background music that was playing.

"Paige I…"

"Please tell me you're not going to lecture me or something" Paige rushed to say as soon as Liam started talking. Liam looked at her a bit surprised and breathed out a laugh.

"Of course I am not going to lecture you silly" He said "What did you think?"

"I don't know… it's just that you seem so… serious"

"Sorry" Liam said "But I don't want to lecture you"

"Then why are we here?" Paige asked confused. Liam made a pause before answering; he didn't really know how to say what he wanted without any drama.

"I spoke to dad" He said quickly. Paige then, realized what this was about and she sighed deeply. The waiter came back quickly with the two smoothies and placed them on the table.

The two siblings just looked at each other while the waiter finished and then they reminded silent for a moment.

"He's worried about you" Liam said again.

"Of course he is" Paige mumbled "Liam everything is fine…"

"Why didn't you call me?"

"I didn't want to talk to anyone"

"Not even Pam?" Liam asked.

Paige felt a lump in her throat; Pam had been her shelter, her safe land for a long time, ever since she was a kid and she couldn't cope with her mom and Emily's departure, they had been inseparable. Pam was definitely one of the most important persons in Paige's life and lately she just had been pushing her away.

She was aware that probably Pam was upset with her, she visited her every week, sometimes she even stayed in her house for days, and now she couldn't even think about going there anymore.

The thing was simple she was betraying Pam; and not just that… she was lying to her; every time she saw Emily she was lying to Pam, because she was dating her daughter in secret.

And it hurt, because she didn't want to leave Emily, but in the other hand she didn't want to cause Pam any kind of pain.

"I didn't want to bother her"

"You've been telling her about every single problem at home for almost ten years… what changed?" Liam asked

"I was angry okay?" Paige admitted "And frustrated, and the only thing I wanted was to scream, and kick something so I just ran"

Liam arched an eyebrow "I guess mom has that effect"

"She is a fucking idiot sometimes" Paige mumbled.

"Remember that she's still our mother" Liam calmed her "So you ran… and did you run all the night or slept somewhere?"

"I ended up at Aria's" Paige lied. She had promised to herself that she was going to maintain the lying thing at minimum but she couldn't just tell her brother that she spent the night with Emily and that then they spent another night at their parent's house.

"Fine" Liam said; apparently he believed her. He took a big sip of his drink and eyed his sister for a moment.

Paige had to live with a lot of pressure since he and Cassie left the house; Claire was always hard on her, ever since she was a child, but the situation got worse when Cassie and Liam decided to live their own lives and leave her. So she put her expectations of having a child that followed her steps on Paige.

And Liam felt guilty, because he didn't do anything to really help Paige in the first place; his sister already suffered a lot when Cassie went to live in New York, he saw how things got worse between Claire and Paige and instead of doing something he just ran away from the house at the first opportunity.

He knew that Paige never blamed him, his little sister was too good to do so; but he felt terribly bad.

"So this is the end of your big brother moment?" Paige asked suddenly, she was in a better mood right now. Seeing Liam always changed her mood because he always found a way to make her smile and forget everything, they had grown up together so no one knew her better than him.

"What do you mean?" He asked

"You know, are you finished with the big brother mode? Or are you going to lecture me about anything else?"

"First of all, I wasn't lecturing you" Liam said, they both took a sip of their drinks at the same time "And second, I am always in a big brother mode"

"Yeah sure, like that time when you and Caleb got drunk and I had to drive you guys home to avoid an accident" Paige said

"That was only one time and we weren't that drunk…"

"You were passed out in the back seat and Caleb ended up throwing up inside the car, and let's not forget the fact that I was sixteen" Paige said smiling

"Well, that was the past" Liam said

"Yeah, now you only drink on the weekends"

"Exactly" Liam said with a bright smile "However… I guess my big brother moment isn't over"

"Ugh. What else?" Paige asked

"Look" Liam decided to do his best to be serious so he put the drink aside and looked straight into Paige's eyes "I know how bad things are between you and mom, and I guess it's not going to be better after what happened"

"I guess" Paige whispered

"As I said before, I spoke to dad and he agreed with me on something"

Paige raised an eyebrow curiously and looked at Liam expectantly; he was too serious to be making a joke and he was never serious so it had to be important.

"What?" Paige asked impatiently

"We both think that it would be better for you if you stayed with me and Caleb" Liam said finally "Just for a while, until things calm down or maybe until you finish the year I don't know"

"Am I dreaming?" Paige asked with surprise "Dad agreed on this?"

"Yes" Liam said

"And you agreed too?"

"Yes"

"Who came up with the idea?" Paige asked

"Me" Liam answered

"I thought you needed your own space"

"I did, but you could use some of that space too"

"And Caleb doesn't mind?" Paige asked

"Of course not, he adores you" Liam said laughing "I talked to him this morning and he is perfectly okay"

"I don't know… it's just…"

"You already have a room in our apartment, and you can still go home if you want to, what I am offering is just a place to be away from mom for a while… even if it sounds terribly bad but I guess it's not that bad in the end"

"Well, actually it's not a bad idea" Paige said after a moment of deep thinking

"Does that mean that you agree?"

"Yes" Paige said "I don't like the idea of leaving dad but I guess it's the best"

"I know but you have to promise me something" Liam said

"What?"

"That you're not going to ignore mom" He breathed out "I know that right now you don't really want to see her or be near her, but you have to fix things Paige; remember that she is your mother"

"I am going to need some time" Paige said

"I know, but just keep trying okay?" Liam asked. Paige eyed him and then nodded

"Let's make a deal"

"I'm all ears" He said

"I'll keep trying if you stop being in this weird big brother mode okay?" Paige said only half joking

"Hey! I am trying here, and Cassie does it really good"

"I know, but not everyone can be Cassie"

---

Emily stepped out of the building dressed up in a pair of sweats, a hoodie that covered her sleeveless shirt and her best sneakers.

She took a deep breath once she was on the street and checked her watch so she could count the time; she was ready to release all the adrenaline in her body, it was something she needed to do.

It had been a long morning; after her talk with Ezra she just needed to go home and rest… only she couldn't rest. Thinking about Jen was killing her, she couldn't think about her without feeling like she was going to have a panic attack and in the other hand there was Paige.

Thinking about Paige was just making her even more miserable so after a long hot shower and a bag of fries and maybe a few sandwiches she decided that staying at home wasn't going to be a good idea. It was still early; she went home before classes ended so by the time she decided to go for a run school might be finishing probably.

She put her clothes quickly, grabbed her ipod and went outside to get ready. The slightly cold air of October hit her face making her feel better instantly; she stretched out her body a few times and took a few breaths before start walking as she planned her route.

She had decided to run until she couldn't breathe anymore, she needed to burn all the energy and just go back home to sleep, that was what she needed and nothing was going to stop her…

Until two familiar faces came out of the Brew and as if someone had planned it she stood face to face with Paige.

Emily's heart was biting fast, she was speechless and probably, by the way Paige was looking at her, she was speechless too.

"Emily" Liam said nonchalantly "I didn't expect to see you here"

"Hey Liam" Emily said finally after a moment "I… didn't expect to see you guys here either"

"Yeah, we just came here to grab something to drink" He said. If Paige wasn't so submerged in her thoughts about Emily, she would've noticed the way Liam was looking at her girlfriend.

Emily was looking into Paige's eyes, probably trying to figure out if she was okay; and Liam was just contemplating the beauty of the woman he had before him.

'Even with sweatpants and a hoodie she still looks beautiful' he thought

"Maybe you could join us the next time" Liam said trying to create a conversation. Emily finally looked at him and swallowed. Paige was now looking away probably trying to avoid Emily's gaze.

"I would love to" Emily lied; she didn't know if having a drink with Paige and her brother was a good idea but she had to pretend.

"Okay then" Paige said finally, she looked at Emily and offered a small smile that told Emily that she was still upset with her "We were leaving"

"Paige, don't be so rude" Liam mumbled, he secretly just wanted Emily to stay longer.

"Yeah and I was about to go for a run so… I'll see you later" She said

With that, Emily put her earbuds on, picked up some nice song and started running as fast as she could until she disappeared from the sibling's gazes. Paige swallowed trying to not seem so upset in front of her brother and Liam just followed Emily's figure until she vanished in the distance.

---

The rest of the afternoon occurred without any incident. Liam drove Paige home and after a short nap they started to pack some things.

The idea of moving with Liam was great, but it wasn't something permanent; in the end that big house Paige was about to leave was still her home and she didn't want to just go forever. So basically she just packed a big suitcase with her clothes, obviously not all her clothes; she just packed the ones she used the most, her underwear, her shoes, her swimsuits, and then with Liam's help she packed some stuff in a few boxes.

She didn't really know how much time she was going to spend with her brother so she just packed the essential things for now; maybe in a few weeks she would come back home or just pack the rest and leave forever… who knew.

Liam helped her carry the boxes and the suitcase outside and then she just stood in the middle of her room for a while; she was going to miss her dad; that was for sure. Obviously she was not going to the other end of the world, and she could see him, but it wouldn't be the same; but she needed space.

Paige grabbed one of the empty boxes her brother had found around and filled it with some books; her room in Liam's apartment was not really decorated, it had a few posters and shelves, but nothing else.

So she packed a few books, her favorites, she loved to have them with her; then she put on the box a few pictures she had in her desk and a few framed pictures she had hanging on the wall; they were like her little treasure.

And with all that packed she walked downstairs quickly and exited the house to put the box in the car.

Liam was talking over the phone in the back yard, probably he had been waiting for Paige there and someone called, so Paige was just going to wait for him inside of the car. But as soon as she started walking to the vehicle, a figure approached her quickly.

"Paige" Pam called her. Paige stopped immediately and turned around feeling guilty for some reason.

"Pam… hey" Paige said finally. Pam didn't think about it twice, she just leaned in and hugged the girl tightly; then when she pulled apart she realized that she was carrying a box and that Liam's car was parked next to them with the trunk opened with more boxes inside.

"What are you doing?" Pam asked confused.

Paige's heart literally broke into pieces as she heard the question. She wasn't going very far actually; but probably in other circumstances Pam would've been the first person to know what she was doing, but it wasn't the case…

"I am… moving to Liam's apartment"

"What?" Pam sounded surprised, but not extremely surprised, probably this was something she had expected "Is this because of what happened the other night?"

Paige arched an eyebrow "You know?"

"Liam told me" Pam said "He wanted to know if you were with me"

Paige was used to judgment, she knew how to deal with it and even more after she came out of the closet and had to deal with lots of judgment even from close people; but the only person in the world that never had judged her was Pam.

No matter what had happened in her life, Pam had been always by her side defending her and comforting her. That was why Paige loved her so much; she was the friend she needed, the mother she'll never have and her shelter. So Paige wasn't surprised when she found no judgement in Pam's eyes.

But she felt terribly bad when she saw hurt and disappointment. Pam was upset, and she had every right to be; in the end she cared for Paige as if she was her child and now she knew that Paige just ignored her and put her aside.

"I'm sorry" Paige tried to apologize "I wasn't feeling so well and…"

"Why didn't you come to me?" Pam asked "You know my door is always open to you"

Paige made a silence; she had no excuse actually, and Pam knew it "I needed to be alone" She said finally; at least that was not a lie

"I understand" Pam said after a pause "You must've been really upset"

Paige nodded trying to maintain her composure, she placed the box on the floor and rubbed her forehead.

"I was angry" She confessed "And sad and fucking frustrated and the only thing I could do was run"

Pam eyed her; she was about to break, Paige's eyes were red and her lip was quivering softly as she spoke. Pam stood there listening without saying anything.

"I felt lost" Paige mumbled.

She finally decided to let herself go and she started crying; it was what she needed, only she didn't really allowed herself to do it before. She started sobbing covering her face at first.

Pam's heart broke for her; and she knew what Paige needed, she approached her slowly and grabbed the girl's arms uncovering her face. Then she just trapped her in a tight hug that Paige returned immediately.

And they stayed there for a long time. Paige didn't count it, but it must've been more than ten minutes.

Paige buried her face in Pam's shoulder, and the woman rubbed her back gently while she cried.

"That's it" She said after a while "Just let everything out"

Pam's soft whispers were calming, and Paige allowed the words to comfort her as they always did. And finally, within the minutes, she managed to calm down.

"Hey Paigey; guess who just closed an important business" Liam said cheerfully as he exited the house. He walked a few steps with a smile until he realized that Paige and Pam were hugged and that his sister was crying.

They broke the hug finally and Paige turned to face him as she wiped her tears "Congrats" She said "I'm glad for you"

"What happened?" He asked worriedly

"Paige just needed a moment to talk" Pam said smiling. Paige smiled back at her

"I'm fine" She assured Liam "I'm definitely better than before"

"So I don't need to worry about you crying right now?"

"No" Paige said offering a small smile

"Thanks" He said looking at Pam "I don't know what you do but you're like the only person who knows how to make my sister feel better"

"She just needs someone who listens" Pam said

"I'm trying to get better at it" Liam mumbled

"Okay, why don't you come with me?" Pam asked after eyeing Paige. She definitely seemed to be better, but Pam knew that she could use some nice dinner.

"Are you inviting us for dinner?" Liam asked happily

"Of course, Paige is going to be living with you so I guess she could use a real dinner before you feed her with junk food" Pam said as they started to walk

"I can cook" Liam argued

"Yeah, you make great sandwiches" Paige laughed

"You are going to sleep on the couch!" Liam said offended as they walked to Pam's house.

---

Ezra was in Emily's living room with the remote in a hand as he changed channels randomly and a beer can in the other. Emily was in her room trying to decide if the dress she was wearing was too much or not.

It was a blue dress, it was short and tight, and she was starting to think that it wasn't what she needed to wear that night. This was the fifth dress she tried on, and she was staring to get sick of it, Ezra had just put some dark jeans and a nice shirt and he was dressed perfectly and Emily was having serious doubts about her outfit.

She actually didn't want to be too dressed up for the night, but she didn't want to go out in just a pair of jeans, so in a quick movement she took of the dress and opened her closet again.

"The pub is going to close!" Ezra yelled from the living room

"Shut up!" Emily answered

They were going to go out for the night; Emily wasn't really in the mood to party but Ezra had convinced her that she needed some fresh air and to relax for at least one night so she decided to say yes even though right now she was having serious doubts about it; she just wanted to call Paige, talk to her and maybe see her so she could apologize properly.

Before regretting her decision and tell Ezra to leave her alone; Emily finally picked up a dress, she decided to not go out with something too fancy so she just put on a simple black dress, it was not too tight so she felt more comfortable.

"Finally" Ezra said when Emily came out of the room

"We can go now" She said. Ezra turned the TV off and stood up

"It was about time… I thought you were going to be for ages in there"

"I didn't know what to wear" Emily said "Is this okay?" She asked after a pause.

Ezra looked at the dress, then he looked at Emily and looked at the dress again; he didn't really know what he should say.

"I should take this long silence as something bad?" Emily asked worriedly

"Of course not" Ezra said quickly "You're perfect, yeah completely perfect… even though we're not going to a funeral darling, but it's okay"

Emily slammed his shoulder hard, and then when Ezra was complaining about it she slammed his other shoulder with equal force.

"Idiot" Emily mumbled as she started to walk towards the room again. Ezra suddenly ran in front of her blocking her.

"Okay, it was a joke" He said "I was being serious when I said that you were perfect"

"Maybe I need some more color" Emily said

"No you don't"

"But you're right… we're not going to a funeral"

"Em, it's okay; we're not going to the Oscars ceremony either, whatever you decide to wear is going to be fine; I'm sure plenty of cute girls will fall for that dress of yours" Ezra said

"That's the thing… I don't want to talk or flirt or do anything with anyone" Emily confessed "Maybe that's why I don't really want to dress up too much"

"I see" Ezra breathed out

"I know that you want to help me, and that you want me to move on with another girl soon but I don't want that" Emily said obviously this was only half true since she had found a girl already "I just want to go out and have fun without thinking about love or sex or anything"

"Okay" Ezra said. Emily frowned

"Okay? That's all? You always insist"

"I know, but you're right. I want to help you" Ezra said "And that means that even if want to see you in a happy relationship again and all that stuff I have to respect what you want so…"

He grabbed Emily's arm and guided her to the door.

"We are going to go for a walk"

"What about the pub?" Emily asked confused

"The pub is going to be there next week, it's not like there's only one night to go there. We can just go out as two friends that dressed up for the night and maybe eat in a restaurant or something"

Emily smiled, and it was not a fake smile; she felt sincerely relieved now that she knew that Ezra understood her and he was willing to do what she wanted.

The idea of being in a pub, surrounded by drunken people and having girls over her asking her to dance, or Ezra pushing her to talk to some girl was actually not the best idea right now; but the plan of going out to just have dinner sounded really good; it would do her some good to be with a friend and to be able to relax, rather than being home alone thinking about her life.

They went outside the building, Ezra didn't even bother to grab the car; they just started walking along the sidewalk talking quietly about life, and some other stuff.

Everything was going really great until Emily's phone beeped inside of her pocket.

---

Pam was pacing quietly around the kitchen as she read a book while she waited for the lasagna to be finished.

In the living room there was Caleb, sat on the couch going through his social media in his phone and next to him there were Liam and Paige, they were sat on the floor, their backs leant against the couch as they saw a gore movie that was on TV that night.

They were waiting patiently to the dinner to be finished; they had set the table before and after calling Caleb to ask him to join them they just sat there to wait. Pam said that it will take at least one more hour for the dinner to be ready so watching a movie was a great plan.

A particularly bloody scene was happening on the screen when the bell rang a few times. Paige, who had her face buried in his brother's shoulder jumped a bit scared and Liam just looked to the door's direction with confusion.

"Someone's calling" Caleb said without taking his eyes from the phone

"Can you open the door?" Pam yelled from the kitchen.

"Yes" Caleb said, although he didn't move at all.

Liam stood up looking at his friend who was submerged in some stupid youtube video; he grabbed a pillow from the couch and threw it to Caleb with force.

Paige reminded sat watching the movie as she waited for Liam to come back.

When the door opened; Liam's jaw fell to the floor when he found Emily dressed up in a really, really sexy black dress.

"Hi Liam" Emily said happily "Twice in a day" She joked as she moved to hug him.

Liam got lost in Emily's scent; she smelled like something really sweet and fruity… He was going to close the door when another person stepped into the house.

"Hey" A tall man said extending his hand to him.

"Hi" Liam said confused

"I'm Ezra; Ezra Fitz"

"Liam McCullers" Liam said shaking his hand firmly. A secret feeling of jealousy ran through his body. Did Emily have a boyfriend now?

"Really nice to meet you" Ezra said politely as he eyed the house discretely.

"Emmy!" Pam said as she exited the kitchen.

Emily's face lightened up when she saw her mother running to hug her. She had to admit that she hadn't visited her as much as she wanted to.

"It's so good to have you here" Pam said kissing her cheek "And… you must be Eric"

"Ezra" Emily corrected quickly.

"I'm Ezra Fitz" Ezra said extending his hand to Pam, who obviously just hugged him.

"I'm so glad to have you here guys, go on and make yourselves comfortable" Pam said as she walked back into the kitchen.

As soon as they were alone, Liam approached Ezra trying to make some conversation with him; he needed to know everything about him and make sure he wasn't dating Emily.

Emily in the other hand just walked silently to the living room imagining who would be there. That was the reason why she thought about not going to her mom's house in the first place, after Pam called her to invite her for dinner she thought that it was a good idea, in the end she and Ezra hadn't found a place to eat yet; but when Pam mentioned that Liam and Paige were there she felt a lump in her stomach.

She didn't know if Paige was feeling better now, or if she would want to see her after what had happened that morning. But after thinking about it she just decided to go; she had to show Paige that she wasn't upset at her and that she wanted to fix things.

When she stepped into the living room, Caleb waved a hand to her and offered a smile before going back to his phone again. Paige was sat on the floor completely submerged in a movie; she heard steps behind and turned around.

Paige knew that Emily was there, she heard Pam calling her, and heard her talking to Liam when he opened the door.

She heard the steps behind her and took a deep breath; after all that had happened that day she wasn't upset with Emily anymore, actually she just wanted to talk to her and fix everything, in the end she promised her that she was going to give her time and that's what she needed to do. But it felt weird to talk to her right now.

Paige finally stood up, she turned around ready to face Emily and they made eye contact, and Paige's jaw dropped to the floor.

"Hey" Emily said approaching her. Her worries about Paige vanished now that she saw the girl clearly checking her out and trying to hide it.

"Hey" Paige repeated. Emily leaned in quickly and kissed her cheek; the contact was brief but it left both of them with tingles in their stomach.

"Paige McCullers" Ezra's voice came from behind. Paige turned around and saw the English teacher standing there.

For a moment she looked at him confused "Hi Mr. Fitz" She said

"You can call me Ezra… at least for tonight" He said smiling, then he just went to sit on the couch to continue the conversation with Liam.

"So…"

"I'm glad that you're here" Emily said cutting Paige quickly

"It's been a while since I visited Pam, and I kind of felt guilty about it"

"She loves having you around" Emily said

"She loves it when you come too"

"Yeah, I haven't seen her in a while either" Emily admitted

"I'm glad you're here" Paige said after a pause. The words were weak and almost a whisper; it was as if she was afraid of the answer. Emily looked at her a bit confused and then smiled.

"Really?" She asked

"Yes, I wasn't expecting to see you… it's a nice surprise"

"I thought you wouldn't want to see me after this morning" Emily confessed "You know… when…"

"I know. But that's in the past" Paige said

"I'm sorry though" Emily apologized "You don't deserve that and it seems as if I just keep hurting you over and over"

They were talking in a low voice, Emily looked around a bit concerned about the others noticing their closeness, so when it seemed as if Paige was going to kiss her, Emily took a small step back and they both cleared their throats.

Emily wished they could be alone right now; it would make talking much easier and probably it would be a better scenario to make things up.

"Dinner's ready" Pam yelled from the kitchen.

Emily smiled apologetically at Paige; she wanted to keep talking to her but she didn't want to risk everything so she decided to go to the kitchen to help her mother.

---

Pam was opening the oven and retiring the lasagna; Emily stepped into the kitchen and smiled at the scene. Her mother seemed like a ninja when she cooked, she made cooking seem so easy and funny.

"Emmy, good thing you came here, can you pass me that platter?" Pam asked.

"Of course" Emily did as she was told and then just observed her mother put the lasagna in the platter and decorate it a little bit.

It seemed as a miracle that after all these years of being away without a word Pam could still love Emily so much and even accept her again; sometimes it was as if nothing had happened there.

Pam seemed happier now, her eyes were sparkling and her smile was bright and sincere; Emily smiled at the thought of it. But that smile disappeared when she thought about her past, and how it was destroying her present little by little… she was still broken deep inside and Pam didn't know it.

Now that she was there looking at her, Emily felt the need of telling her mom everything. It would make things better; Pam always found a solution to everything ever since Emily was a little kid.

Pam found a way to build a new life for them after they left Wayne in Texas, she managed to help Emily through her puberty and put the pieces of her heart together whenever someone broke her heart. When Emily was younger she always thought that her mom was like a super hero and that she could just overcome everything.

But now she didn't really think that that was true. Pam couldn't help her, no one could; the situation was bigger than them, and Emily didn't want to get her mother involved in it. Pam couldn't see her so broken and so sad, not now that they were starting to be a family again.

"You know, I absolute love to be able to cook for so many people" Pam said as she turned around; the lasagna was already prepared to be brought to the table, but before it seemed like Pam wanted to use the little alone time she had with her daughter now.

"You always loved to cook" Emily said smiling

"It's very relaxing, and it's really cool to eat what I have cooked"

"I bet everyone here's going to love your lasagna"

"I hope so" Pam breathed out "Is your friend going to like it?" She aske

"Ezra?" Emily said "Of course mom, he pretty much likes everything"

"Okay, that's great…" Pam said and made a little pause "And just to be clear, he is a friend right?"

Emily looked at Pam wide eyed and without words; her mom seemed to be regretting the question already.

"Of course he is a friend"

"Yeah, don't mind me it's just that I saw you together before and…"

"Do you remember that I'm gay right?" Emily asked laughing at the situation

"Yes darling, and I have no problems with that, I just got too excited to see you with someone… which leads me to another question"

"I'm scared" Emily mumbled

"You're not dating anyone right?" Pam asked "It's not like we talked too much about this in the past but I am just curious"

"No mom, I am not really dating anyone"

"Really? Does that mean that there is someone already?" Pam asked, Emily slapped herself mentally for being so stupid; she couldn't exactly tell her mom that she was dating Paige.

"No, no… no I am still single" Emily said "My love life has been kind of complicated and I am just taking a time to be alone"

"Well that's good" Pam said offering a smile

"Yeah, good"

"Very good, as long as you are happy…"

"I am mom. I am happy"

"Then I won't ask any more uncomfortable questions" Pam said grabbing the lasagna "Let's eat!"

---

Dinner was beyond awkward, at least for Paige, she was sat between Liam and Caleb and unfortunately she had to be right in front of Emily.

Everyone seemed to be comfortable and having a good time; Ezra ended up being a funny person after all, he seemed to never stop talking and making jokes and Liam and Caleb just did the same. The only one that reminded silent most of the time was Emily; she was too occupied glancing at Paige from time to time, and it was making Paige uncomfortable.

She wanted to kiss Emily, to rip al her clothes right there, to f… she couldn't do anything because Pam was there; her brother was there, and Caleb… her non official brother was there too and the English teacher; she couldn't let them notice that she and Emily were together so that meant not looking at her and not thinking about her.

It was hard, Emily seemed to be doing everything on purpose and Paige was sure that she was trying to kill her; the way she ate and liked her fork after every bite, the way she drank and then eyed Paige suggestively, Emily wanted to kill her.

And when Pam brought the dessert Paige had almost a heart attack; she was eating her piece of cake silently, trying to ignore Emily's dirty looks, and then she felt something touching her leg.

She almost jumped from her chair but luckily she reminded quiet. Emily was in front of her smiling innocently as she ran her foot along Paige's leg; the girl was wearing jeans so the contact wasn't skin to skin but she got tingles anyways.

Liam was telling a story about a client he and Caleb had a few days ago; Pam was checking if everyone had finished to pick up the plates and Emily's foot was on its way up.

Paige's breath was trapped in her lungs, she couldn't breathe as she felt the foot pass her knees and slid between her legs.

"Paige" She heard Pam calling her and turned her head a bit confused "Did you finish?"

Paige looked at her plate and then looked at Pam apologetically, she still had half piece of cake there, but she wasn't hungry anymore.

"Yes" She handed Pam the plate

"Are you okay honey? You seem a bit flushed"

"I'm fine…" Paige said

Emily smiled devilishly; it was really childish to tease Paige like that, but it was really cute to see her worried about not being caught.

When Emily's foot touched the area between Paige's legs the girl just jumped from her chair, her cheeks were bright red and she seemed about to die from a heart attack.

Liam and Caleb looked at her surprised and Ezra arched his eyebrows "Everything okay?" Caleb asked

"Yeah, I have to go to the bathroom" She said before storming out of the living room.

"Wow" Ezra mumbled to a mouthful of cake "She's intense"

"Don't mind her, she's been always like that" Liam said dismissively

---

Paige was locked in the bathroom; her body leant against the sink as she washed her face repeatedly with cold water. She needed to calm down; her body needed to calm down and her heart needed to stop beating so fast.

She didn't really understand what the hell had gotten into Emily that night, but she was going to kill her.

She had been in there for at least a few minutes when someone knocked the door.

"Occupied" Paige yelled.

"Come on Paige, we both know you're not doing anything in there" Emily's voice sounded from the other side of the door.

Paige didn't answer; she opened the door quickly and waited for Emily to step inside before locking the door again.

"You're going to get us caught!" Paige whispered frustrated "What the hell happened to our rules?"

"You look so cute tonight… I couldn't help it" Emily said

"Your mom is here" Paige said "And I don't want her finding out"

"Relax Paige, she doesn't know"

"Yeah, and it would be great if it could remain like this" Paige mumbled

Emily took a step towards Paige; the bathroom wasn't small but it wasn't really big either so in a few more steps Paige was trapped between the sink and Emily's body.

"I just needed to see you alone" Emily whispered, she was about to kiss Paige's cheek but then the girl pulled away quickly

"Okay… what does this mean exactly?" She asked confused

"What do you mean?"

"Well, this morning you were okay… more than okay actually and then when I tried to see you just for a while you were all weird and annoyed and you told me to leave; and now you just lock me in a bathroom knowing that your mom and my brother are in the house?"

Emily rubbed her forehead "I know… it sounds stupid and I am totally acting like an idiot but… I was jealous" She blurted out

"Jealous? Of what?" Paige asked with confusion

"Ugh I can't believe you don't know about it"

"About what?"

"Sydney? Your friend, the one that's following you around looking at you with puppy eyes and kissing you and…"

"Wait, this is all because of Sydney?" Paige asked

"I feel stupid already don't make it sound worse" Emily pleaded. Paige laughed softly

"Em" She said in a whisper as she placed both hands on Emily's waist pulling the woman close so their bodies were pressed together "I don't have any feelings for Sydney"

"Stop, you don't have to say anything" Emily said, Paige silenced her with a soft peck.

"She is a friend. I only have feelings for you"

"Why are you doing this?" Emily said trying to push Paige back

"Doing what?"

"Being cute… understanding, I mean, I was rude to you… again and instead of telling me to go to hell you're here"

"Well you locked me in here so I can't really be anywhere else" Paige said smiling "And you know being jealous is kind of a normal thing"

"I don't think so"

"It is, I am jealous, I hate to see you with other people and that stuff, but it's not that I let that feeling overcome me every day. But I think the next time you feel like this you should tell me"

Emily smiled shyly and looked down ashamed; she had been trying to hide how she felt since that morning and now that she heard Paige talk she knew that it would have been better to just tell her in that moment.

"Fine" She said.

She leant in to kiss Paige, it was not a desperate, anxious kiss as other times but it was a fierce one; Paige had her hands securely on Emily's waist and Emily had her hands on the girl's neck as they moved their lips against each other.

The idea of making out/ having sex in Pam's bathroom was really stupid; it was the worst thing they could do and it was really dangerous for both of them.

But in that moment neither girl seemed to care, at least not when Paige lifted Emily in one quick movement and sat her on the sink. She took a second to admire the dress… it had been driving her crazy all night and now she could do whatever she wanted.

"This looks so fucking sexy on you" She mumbled as she slid a hand under the garment on Emily's thigh.

"Really? I didn't really want to look sexy at all" Emily said trying not to moan too loud when she felt Paige's lips on her neck.

"That's ridiculous, you always look sexy" Paige said

"You see me that way" Emily laughed "Plus, I didn't want girls hitting on me all the time so…"

"What?" Paige asked confused

"Ezra wanted to take me to a pub" Emily said. Paige stopped kissing her for a second and looked at her

"What?" She asked again

"It's a long story, I didn't really have a choice" Emily said "But my mom called me, so we didn't go"

"It sucks" Paige mumbled

"Well he is my friend and is just trying to be nice"

"I know, but it sucks to not being able to tell people about us… to be hiding all the time"

"Yeah" Emily said; she cupped Paige's face with both hands and kissed her gently "But this situation is not going to be like this forever; when you finish high school we could tell everyone"

"I would love that" Paige said kissing her again

Emily trapped her between her legs and tried to pull her shirt up; Paige lifted her arms quickly and they both looked at each other once she was shirtless.

"I want you so bad" Emily mumbled as they started kissing again. This time they allowed their passion to burst out as they kissed harder and faster not caring about the consequences of getting too carried away.

Paige slid her hands under Emily's dress until she touched the soft flesh of the woman's hips making her moan in pleasure.

"We've been in here for too much time" Emily whispered as Paige kissed down her neck

"Fuck the time… I need you"

"You should come to my house tonight" Emily said suggestively

Then, as if someone threw a bucket of cod water, Paige stopped the kissing and took a step back.

"What?" Emily asked; she was panting hard and looked a bit frustrated now that Paige wasn't kissing and touching her.

"I forgot to tell you about it"

"About what?"

"Well, I don't really think I am going to be able to sleep at your place for a while" Paige said

"Why?" Emily asked worriedly

"I'm moving in with my brother and Caleb… just for a couple of weeks, until things with my mom calm down"

"Oh…"

"But I totally will find some excuse to keep seeing you, don't worry; Liam and Caleb are working all day so…"

Emily jumped off the sink finally and moved closer to Paige; then she retired a lock of hair from Paige's face and cupped her cheek gently.

"Are you okay with this moving out of your house thing?" She asked concerned

"Yeah sure, I am…"

"You don't seem really convinced"

Paige looked down; she wasn't okay about it obviously, she had cried like a baby when Pam asked her before and now she was about to break again.

"I never thought things with my mom would end up like this" She confessed

"She loves you Paige"

"Yeah well, she has a particular way to love then, because from my point of view she's always trying to push me away and to turn me into something I am not"

"That's why you ran away from your house the other night?" Emily asked remembering how upset Paige was and that they never talked about it.

"I guess I couldn't stand it anymore"

"Then you're doing the right thing" Emily said "Maybe distance could help"

Paige hugged her tightly and buried her face in her neck; Emily kissed the top of her head and smiled.

"Thanks for saying that; it's actually what I needed to hear" She mumbled

Emily was about to say something else when they heard someone knocking on the door. Both girls jumped scared and looked at each other with terror.

"Paige? Darling are you in there?" Pam's voice sounded worried at the other side

"Uh… yeah" Paige said trying to not sound too nervous

"Everything okay?" Pam asked

"Yes, yes, everything's fine, I just needed a moment" Paige said.

"Okay, remember that you can talk to me whenever you want"

"Thanks"

They heard Pam walking away and then they breathed out relieved. Emily's heart was hammering violently against her chest and Paige felt as if she had no air.

"That was too fucking close" She whispered

"I think we should get out of here" Paige suggested.

They managed to get out of the bathroom without being caught. Emily was the first one to go out, she ran discretely to the back of the house through the hallway and waited there while Paige went back to the living room where Liam and Ezra were still talking and Caleb was paying attention to some video he was watching on his phone.

"Where were you?"

Emily jumped startled when she heard her mother's voice behind her; she was waiting for the perfect moment to go back with the others, waiting by the door that lead to the back yard.

"You scared me" She said once she got over her little heart attack

"I've been looking for you"

"I was…" Emily hesitated for a moment but covered it by coughing while she thought about an excuse "Answering an important phone call"

"Oh, something about work?" Pam asked

"Yes, I mean no… it was an old friend from work in California" Emily said offering a smile. Pam eyed her for a brief second and then nodded.

"Well, everything okay then?"

"Yes, of course I've never been better" Emily said

"I'm glad to hear that, because you seem a bit flushed"

"I'm okay"

"Fine" Pam said "I think you should talk to Paige"

"Why?" Emily asked a bit worried

"Well, she's not having a great time with her mom, and she's a bit stressed and sad"

"I'll talk to her, no problem"

"You know… I've been by her side for years, and this issue always leaves her beat down but, since you're here every time you are in the room her face just lights up no matter what's happening in her life" Pam said

"I…" Emily was without words

"I have no idea what you do to her Em, but she really needs you"

Pam knew? That was the first thing that crossed Emily's mind; her mom was looking at her seriously, as if she was asking her to protect Paige because she knew what kind of relationship they have… but it was impossible, except for their little encounter in the bathroom before, Paige and her were always careful around people.

After that Pam just smiled dismissively and grabbed Emily's hand "Let's go back with the others" She said simply.

At first Emily was worried sick; she spent the next fifteen minutes trying to figure out if Pam knew something, she analyzed every word, and every movement but she didn't find anything to be worried about.

Pam was just being protective about Paige; it was obvious that the love she felt for the girl was more like the love a mother has for her kids, and it was really cute to see Pam all worried about Paige.

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The 'party' ended late; they talked, laughed, watched some funny videos Caleb showed them and even played a few group games. It was quite a great night after all, definitely much better than Emily had expected at first.

She was worried about going to a pub at first and she ended up having fun with her family and friends. Not bad at all.

Ezra drove her home; they were the first ones to leave. Liam had offered to drop her home in his way to his apartment but it was a bit ridiculous since his house was not really close to Emily's so Ezra just said he would drive her.

After finally being in her apartment, Emily took off the dress and dressed in just a pair of sweats and an oversized shirt.

One of the things that she loved about being home without anyone around was the fact that she could wear whatever she wanted and do whatever she wanted to do without anyone saying a word.

Despite of being so late and knowing that she had to get up early; Emily grabbed a mug of hot chocolate and sat on the couch comfortably. It had been a weird day, and now all she wanted to do was to relax.

It would have been better to be with Paige… she would love to cuddle with her on the couch and watch a movie together or just chat quietly about whatever Paige wanted to talk.

She just wanted to be with Paige.

And as if someone was reading her mind the bell rang a few times startling her. Emily looked into the door's direction and then checked the hour.

She stood up and walked to the door; at first she thought it was Ezra, probably he forget something or wanted to tell her something. Emily crossed the small corridor that separated the hall from the living room.

"Paige?" Was the only thing she could say when she opened the door.

"I had to see you" Paige said before throwing herself against Emily and pinning her against the wall.

Emily managed to close the door before she found herself once again in a heated make up session with Paige, who was completely concentrated in kissing her desperately and touch every inch of her body.

"What has gotten into you?" Emily managed to ask between kisses as she gripped Paige's waist.

"You" Paige answered simply "And maybe… my hormones had been a bit desperate since our bathroom moment"

She kissed Emily's neck fiercely, trying not to leave a mark but wanting to make her squirm in pure pleasure.

"Then… I guess we should calm your hormones" Emily said suggestively.

Paige didn't wait for another word; she smiled and trapped Emily's lips between hers as she pressed their bodies closer. The action made Paige stumble back and before falling they started to move without stopping the kissing to the living's room direction.

Their walking stopped when Paige's calves hit the couch and they both fell onto it giggling as they kept kissing.

"I've been all night waiting for this" Emily said as she readjusted her body on top of Paige's and kissed her slowly running her hands up her torso.

"Me too"

"Wait" Emily said suddenly, she pulled away for a moment so she could look at Paige "What happened with your brother? I thought you were going home with him"

"Yes, and I was, but I just made up some excuse"

"About what?" Emily asked

"Let's just say that Aria is a really good friend… and that I owe her a dinner now" Paige said smiling

Emily smiled back at her and then kissed her again; her mind was a bit clouded with arousal and want and she wanted to make it up for Paige, since she didn't treat her very well that morning.

Her hand slid slowly under Paige's shirt and started to move up slowly caressing the soft flesh it found there, and her lips moved to Paige's jaw line kissing it lovingly and nipping the skin there making the girl squirm.

"Wait" Now it was Paige's time to stop. Emily looked at her confused

"What?"

"Are we going to do it on your couch?" Paige asked

"I don't really mind" Emily said trying to kiss her again

"Well… I had other things in mind when I came here"

Emily finally took the hint and sat on the couch ready to hear Paige, she was convinced that Paige just wanted to talk or something so she had to cool down.

"I'm all ears" She said

"Come with me" Paige said standing up and grabbing Emily's hand

They walked to the bedroom. Emily let Paige lead her and do whatever she wanted because she really seemed to be about to say or do something really relevant.

"Is everything okay?" Emily asked after a moment of silence. They were standing in the middle of the room.

"Yes" Paige said

"So…"

Paige kissed her, but not desperately or fiercely like before; it was a loving, gentle kiss that literally made Emily's knees go weak.

"I didn't have in mind for us to just fuck senseless on your couch" Paige said after the kiss. Before she could speak again, Emily quickly leant again and kissed her again brushing their lips tenderly

"It doesn't sound bad though" She mumbled

"Maybe" Paige said as she started to lead Emily to the bed "But I wanted it to be more… romantic"

"Romantic?" Emily said smiling as she sat on the bed.

"You know, make love tenderly and sweet… that stuff"

"I see" Emily said. She could see a slight hint of embarrassment on Paige's face, her cheeks were slightly red and she was looking away shyly.

But as cute as this sight was, Emily understood.

She understood why Paige wanted things to be romantic, and sweet and tender; last night they both had been submerged in the passion, and the anger Paige felt just fed it, but after what happened today, it was obvious that Paige was sad.

Emily imagined that it wasn't easy for Paige to have to move in with her brother because of her mom; their relationship had always been complicated and it didn't seem to be getting better. So it was really normal that Paige needed some love and sweetness.

She stood up again before Paige could react; she trapped Paige's lips between hers and held her tightly against her body.

Paige groaned softly when she felt Emily kissing slowly down her neck and trying to take her shirt off.

She had been worried and sad during the evening; and during the way to Emily's apartment she had been trying to calm herself so she wouldn't bother Emily with her stuff; she thought that maybe being with her was going to do some good.

And there they were; Emily was showing her once again how extremely comprehensive and loving she was, because she was kissing her like it was the last time they were going to kiss, she was touching her as if she was the most precious thing in the world and it all made Paige feel the love and the support she needed to get better.

"I know what you need" Emily whispered into her ear.

By this point they both were shirtless and kissing fiercely but lovingly; Emily led Paige to the bed and waited until the girl lied there comfortably waiting for her to do something.

"And I am going to give it to you" She said finally offering a warm smile. Paige smiled back and nodded.

Emily placed her hands on Paige's abdomen marveling at how incredibly soft it was, she ran her fingertips along her ribs and sides and then leaned to kiss every inch of it.

Paige exhaled a soft moan when she felt Emily nip her skin at the same time she touched her gently but firmly; every touch was like a fire that burn her skin and insides and she started to feel more aroused by the second.

"You know, talking about what's bothering you could make things better" Emily whispered as she went up to kiss Paige's neck; she slid her hands to her back and softly undid her bra, the garment became loose and she just retired it gently admiring the amazing sight that was Paige topless.

She lowered her head and kissed the valley between her breasts and then cupped them between her hands.

"You can always talk to me"

"Do you seriously want to talk right now?" Paige asked sarcastically. Emily smiled and sucked on her right nipple as she palmed the other with her hand.

Paige let out a throaty moan at the contact; Emily was right, she should talk, but her mind was too clouded by arousal to formulate coherent sentences.

"I prefer to make love to you right now, but just so you know, you shouldn't keep sadness and anger for yourself, it's only going to hurt you more"

"Noted" Paige mumbled as Emily started unbuttoning her pants.

They both worked together to get the last piece of clothing off of their bodies; they took off Paige's jeans and her underwear and then Emily's.

Emily smiled at the view before her; Paige was lying completely naked, and she was beyond beautiful, her skin was soft and waiting to be touched and the look in her eyes was making Emily's heart race faster.

She quickly leant in until their bodies were pressed together, their skin rubbed softly as if it was trying to melt at the touch; the heat in their insides was starting to be too much so they just let their passion spring free.

Emily was being gentle and loving, she was kissing Page with decision and want but trying to assure her all her love in every single kiss and touch; she took her time.

Tonight wasn't going to be one of those nights were they just fucked senseless and with lust and fire, tonight it was about love; about connection.

Paige grabbed the headboard when Emily started to kiss down her body; her eyes were closed in pleasure and she bite her lip when she felt Emily's hot breath hovering over her center.

But even if she needed it as soon as possible, Emily didn't get to 'work' yet; she kissed teasingly Paige's thighs and caressed her abdomen but avoided touching the area between her legs, which drove Paige completely crazy.

It was obvious that Emily wanted to tease, she was enjoying it, she enjoying having Paige at her mercy; it was fun and really sexy.

"Emily… for fucks sake" Paige mumbled as she tried not to scream in frustration.

"What?"

"Don't tease, not tonight" Paige pleaded.

Emily smiled, she kissed Paige's inner thigh slowly a couple of times making Paige squirm; she was having fun now, but she knew Paige wasn't in the mood for teasing so she decided to stop.

Her mouth hovered once again dangerously close to the area Paige needed her the most; she took a second to just admire the sights and enjoy the moment and then finally ran her tongue along Paige's slit making the girl yell.

Paige was grabbing the headboard with one hand and the sheets with the other; Emily was using her tongue expertly on her, and she was about to explode; all her problems were now forgotten as she submerged in all the pleasure.

Emily was enjoying it, she loved to hear Paige's moans; she loved to hear how she tried to not be too loud and how she groaned when she tried not to come too soon. She was convinced that she had the cutest and sexiest girlfriend in the whole world and she loved to be able to be with her like this.

Paige's lower abdomen started to contract as she felt the beginning of her orgasm; Emily felt it so before the girl came she moved to her ear.

"Hold on" She whispered suggestively "I want to be inside you"

Paige let out a frustrated groan, she was at the edge of the orgasm right now, her body was tightening and she was starting to feel the waves of pleasure become stronger and now she had to hold on…

Emily smiled at her and bit her earlobe as she carefully inserted her fingers inside of Paige. They both moaned together as Emily started to thrust slowly at first.

"I'm not going to last too much" Paige managed to say

Emily kissed her; it was a hungry kiss, she took a moment to just enjoy the sensation of their lips together and then concentrated on the movements of her hand "Just hold on a moment" She pleaded.

She did as she was told; Paige used all her inner strength to hold on, her toes curled and she had to bite her lip and grab a fistful of the sheets in order to not come.

"Emily!" She said loudly as she lost control of her body.

Emily smiled proudly at hearing her name. It was amazing to hear it from Paige; the girl released one last throaty moan before she came hard against her hand, she released the sheets and held onto Emily digging her nails on her back.

"Fuck" She said as she relaxed once again on the bed.

"Open your eyes" Emily whispered softly. She was still lying on top of Paige kissing her lovingly and whispering love words into her ear.

Paige opened her eyes slowly and released the breath she had been holding on. They locked eyes, and she found the most loving and sincere look in Emily's eyes; all the love was concentrated in those dark eyes and her smile was warm and sweet.

"I love you" Emily said still looking into Paige's eyes.

It was as if with those words she just touched something deep into Paige's soul, because as soon as she heard them, a few tears fell down her eyes.

"I love you" She repeated as she kissed her cheek "Do you hear me?"

Paige nodded, and wrapped her arms around her hugging her tightly as she cried silently. Her life was falling apart, maybe it wasn't as dramatic as it sounded but after what happened with her mother and after making the decision of leave the house it seemed as if everything was changing fast and it made the situation more real.

Emily carefully lied next to her and allowed Paige to place her head on her chest, she just held her tightly as she sobbed quietly.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Emily asked after a while

"My mom has been trying to turn me into something I am not; she doesn't accept anything I do, and every time I try to prove her that what I want to be is important to me she just treats me like a kid and makes me feel as if I am just irrelevant and stupid, and it's been like that since I was a kid" Paige said in a low voice "There's really nothing to talk about, she never accepted me and she is never going to do so"

"Paige, she loves –"

"Don't" Paige said interrupting her; she sat on the bed and looked at Emily "Don't say that she loves me, because if that was true, she wouldn't try to change me, she wouldn't pull me apart"

"Some people have problems showing their feelings but that doesn't mean they don't have any" Emily said

"Whatever" Paige mumbled "I just need to be away from her for a while"

"And then what?" Emily asked "You leave your house and then what?"

"I don't know"

"Can I say something?" Emily asked, Paige looked at her confused and nodded "You may think that she hates you, or that she never loved you and that stuff but you surely love her Paige; that's what all this situation is affecting you so much, and I am not saying that she deserves to be forgiven right away, because she's not, but you need to talk to her"

"I don't want to face another disappointment with her" Paige said

"I know babe, but you need to clear things and maybe tell her what you've wanted to say all these years and maybe that could change the way she sees you"

"Or make her hate me forever" Paige commented

"You'll never now until you try"

Paige looked down a bit troubled; even if she didn't like it, Emily was right. She should talk to Claire at some point, and not to have the usual talk they always had; she knew that she should tell her mother how she felt but it just seemed to be so hard to do…

"Hey" Emily said gently, she lifted Paige's chin and kissed her cheek "I'm with you right now, and we are alone in this room, there are no parents, no friends, no one that can see us so… why don't we just enjoy the moment"

"That sounds amazing" Paige said offering a smile.

"Come here" Emily instructed, they lied again, Paige placed her head on Emily's chest comfortably and allowed her to hug her tightly once again; she needed to feel loved that night and Emily was doing a fantastic job.

"I don't know what I'd do without you" Paige mumbled, she looked at Emily "I really love you"

Emily kissed the top of her head and smiled.

"And… I am thinking about a second round" Paige said suggestively "You know, in return for what you just did for me"

"I thought you wanted tonight to be romantic" Emily said.

Paige disentangled her body from hers and lied on top of her kissing her and touching her gently.

"And it is going to be really romantic" She whispered as her hand moved slowly down Emily's body.

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It was really late… or really early, depending on the point of view, when Emily woke up in desperate need to go to the bathroom.

The room was in complete silence; Paige was lying next to her completely fast asleep, their limbs tangled and their bodies really close.

Emily took a moment to move without waking the girl up and then ran to the bathroom and after that she went quickly to the kitchen to drink some water.

It was then when the sound of the intercom startled her to the point where she almost dropped her glass.

She checked the clock on the kitchen. It was four o'clock in the morning, it was too early and she definitely wasn't waiting to anyone. But when the intercom rang again she quickly ran to the bedroom to put on some clothes and close the door so the sound didn't wake up Paige.

This was one of the weirdest things that had happened to her in a long time and she took a deep breath before answering.

"Hello?" She asked a bit confused.

"Emily!" A high pitched voice sounded at the other end of the intercom and left Emily pale as a ghost.

"Hanna?"

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Have a wonderful night/day :)