Author's Note: My deepest apologies for promising a chapter a week and a half ago and not being able to fulfill my part on it. I was having writer's block and had some personal affairs to attend to as well. I hope this chapter is enjoyable for everyone. I am beginning the next chapter at the moment. Hopefully I will be able to write without any problem. Have a nice day! Stay hydrated!
Disclaimers: I do not own Pretty Little Liars.
Paige's POV
"Emily...please," I gasped when her tongue finally pulled away from me with one last flick. I released my hold on the pillow my head was lying on and dragged Emily up by the arms. I closed my eyes and continued to breathe hard while catching my breath after the climax. Opening my eyes, I found Emily's staring down at me endearingly. She smiled a shy smile before leaning down to kiss me softly, only moaning when I suddenly pulled her down further into me by the neck. I felt her smile against my lips and I pulled away a little to look into her eyes again. Emily's long lashes fluttered beautifully as she looked at me intensely and lovingly. I moved my right hand up to cup her face and wipe away at the glistening wetness near the corner of the mouth. She grinned and kiss the inside of my hand before gently laying down on top of me with her head rested next to mine. I held onto her and let out a breath I'd been holding in while admiring her. Emily was crazy beautiful and she was mine. I could feel Emily tracing her fingers against the side of my hip and moving tantalizingly close to my lower region again.
"Em," I laughed as Emily cuddled in closer to me and sighed. "I love you." I whispered only for her to hear even though it was only the two of us in the room.
"I love you too, Paige." Emily lay a soft kiss against my cheek. I move my left hand down her lovely curves and stopped at her bum.
"Hey, what do you think you're - " Emily was stopped mid-question when the door flung open with a gasp following after.
"Sorry! I didn't see anything!" we both heard Emily's dad running down the stairs as we frantically tried to cover ourselves.
"Oh my god! Paige!" Emily slapped me hard on the upper arm when I started laughing because I had hogged all the covers for myself..
"Sorry…" I smiled sheepishly as Emily sighed beside me. "Come here," I laughed as Emily tried to push me away pretending to look mad.
"He saw my whole backside for sure now." Emily groaned into my neck as I pulled her close.
"Hey, you're his flesh and blood. I'm the one who should be worried about being caught in bed with you." I teased even though I knew we were going to be alright and just embarrassed for the rest of the evening. It wasn't the first time we had been caught having sex, although the first time it happened, I had to sit awkwardly with Emily and listen to her parents lecture about safe sex.
"Easy for you to say." Emily pushed back and relented when I just kissed the top of her head. "Come on, let's get dressed and face the music." Emily sighed heavily again as she stood up and began picking up the clothes we scattered on the floor from earlier. She threw a shirt into my face and laughed when I failed to catch it.
"Hey!" I pouted as Emily shook her head and bent down to kiss me slowly. "Hey…" I said again as she ended the kiss and looked me in the eyes.
"Get up." Emily said sultrily, making me wet almost instantly. I did as she said. "Hold your hands up." she continued with her sultry voice. "Now put some clothes on." Emily laughed as she dropped my shorts and underwear into my hands. I looked at her confused before realizing that she had just manipulated me into getting out of bed.
"No fair." I pouted again before Emily leaned in and gave me a quick peck on the lips.
"Serves you right for letting me bare my butt to my dad like that." she harrumphed before quickly getting into her underwear and reaching behind her back to strap her bra on. I looked at the lacy lingerie and bit down on my lower lip before stepping forward and dropping the clothes back onto the floor. I held onto her waist to stop her movements before leaning down to kiss the top of her chest, trailing kisses up to her neck and her lips. Emily sighed into me and pulled me close.
"You're so sexy. Do you know that?" I whispered close to her ear, knowing my hot breath would have an affect on her the way her body had an unavoidable effect on mine. I heard the shortness of Emily's breath and pulled back, smirking before giving her butt a tap and turned around to grab my clothes to put on. After getting into my underwear, I felt myself being drawn back into Emily's front as she reached up and cupped my breasts and fondling them.
"Emily…" I let her name escaped my lips involuntarily when she took my nipples between her fingers and began playing with them. One of her hands left my chest and went straight to cup me down below and I felt her breathing against the side of my neck.
"You're really sexy too." she said softly before biting down gently on my right shoulder and I leaned my head to the left to give her more access.
"Emily," I moaned as she glided a finger down my slit through my underwear. Emily teased me as I panted and wished she'd touch me already. Just as Emily's hand moved to get underneath the waistband of my underwear, we heard a knock outside the door.
"Emily? Paige?" Pam's voice on the other side of the door stilled our movements and breathing.
"Yes?" Emily answered loudly to let Pam know we were in the room.
"Can I come in?" Pam asked and we both immediately separated and began getting dressed quickly.
"Wait a minute!" Emily yelled as we both scurried to find our clothing items on the floor. Emily ran a brush through her hair while I pulled my hair back with my hands hoping that it would help straighten it out. Emily looked at me and I nodded while heading for the window seat before she went for the door and opened it. I saw Pam poke her head in and glancing quickly at the messy bed we made before she stepped in smiling nervously at the both of us.
"Girls, Wayne wanted to surprise you but apparently you surprised him instead." Pam laughed heartily as both our face reddened. Emily went to sit at the end of the bed and held onto the bedpost while looking anywhere but her mother. "He left to go get some groceries and will be back in an hour. I suppose you don't want to stay for dinner, Paige?" Pam asked nicely. I suppose she was helping me to feel less embarrassed than was necessary.
"Yeah, it's okay." I blushed as she laughed even harder.
"That's fine, honey. I'll tell Wayne." she smiled before looking over to Emily who was fidgeting with the hem of her blouse. "Emily, I don't even know how to help you." Pam chuckled as Emily groaned loudly for the both of us to hear. Pam went over to sit down and put her arm around Emily's shoulder as Emily sank into her side and wrapped her arms around her mother. "It'll be okay, honey." Pam comforted Emily while running a hand through her long tresses. "You know I love you both, but please care to lock the door next time." Pam said seriously as she advised the both of us. We nodded and looked at each other before looking away.
"Well, look at the time. I think my parents are expecting me for dinner." I pretended to look at my watchless wrist. Pam and Emily laughed before Emily moved to stand up and walk over to me and wrenching me off the seat by my hands.
"Come, let me drive you home." Emily said as I glanced over to see Pam moving to remake the bed for Emily.
"Okay." I caved after I saw Pam nodded and gave me the go ahead. "Good night, Pam." I said before waving goodbye and heading down the stairs with Emily in tow. We both quickly put on our shoes and left the house behind before getting into Emily's car.
"Your mom is too cool." I smiled at Emily as she put the car in reverse and held onto the back of my seat and looking over her shoulder.
"Only with you." she smiled back and laced her fingers with mine after putting the car in drive. I stared at Emily and thought about our younger years, wondering how I took so many things for granted with Emily. Being with her now, I can only realize that love was all I needed all along. Emily was all I needed all along. How many times in a lifetime can I find someone like Emily? How many chances can someone have with the person they love and lost? It isn't too hard to see that there aren't too many. I'm really glad that we ended up together again and I promised myself I'd make it last this time around. I find it hard to believe that she is still mine and only mine, but I know that I love her and there is no one else and she is mine.
"We're here." Emily put the car in park and turned her head to look at me. "What's wrong?" Emily said as she brought her hand up to brush away the tears I hadn't notice falling.
"Nothing... I just really love you." I said while putting my hand over hers still resting on my face.
"I love you too, baby." she said looking worried and leaning in to kiss me.
"I'm fine." I laughed at the situation. "I'm sorry. It just came over me." I tried to calm her. Emily still looked at me sternly and I tried to smile. "You even look so pretty when you're worried." I smiled. She looked away with shyness and I just shook my head in response. So modest too.
"I'll see you tomorrow? Around 7 for our morning run?" she asked. I nodded and leaned in to kiss her again. I nearly melted when Emily deepened the kiss and sighed.
"Make sure you wear those Nike Pro shorts." I winked as I unbuckle the seatbelt and got out of the car.
"Why?" Emily asked with a smirk even though she already knew why. She just wanted to hear it.
"Because they accentuate your ass wonderfully." I answered coolly before Emily shook her head and smiled at me as she started backing out of the driveway. I waved goodbye as I watched her drive away and sighed before turning and started to head into the house.
"Paige!" I heard Maya's voice coming from the left and turned.
"Maya? What are you doing here?" I crossed my arms defensively as she jogged up the driveway. How did she even know that I live here? I quickly pressed the speed dial number for Spencer and put the phone in my front pocket, knowing she will record the conversation if necessary in case Maya had something up her sleeve.
"I was waiting for you." she said as she caught her breath and looked at me weirdly.
"What do you want?" I spat back as she stood there eyeing me eerily.
"I want…" Maya barely said as she stepped towards me and I backed up in response. "You." her voice fell to a whisper before I saw her leaning in. I backed up too quickly and fell backwards onto my behind. Maya looked down at me freakishly and knelt down to my eye-level.
"What is wrong with you?" I managed to say and glared at her.
"God, from the moment I laid eyes on you at the coffee shop, I couldn't get you out of my mind. Now that you're a big jock and all, I thought maybe I was wrong when I went for Emily back then. Who knew you'd turn out so crazy beautiful?" she smirked as her eyes traveled over my form. I sat there shocked at everything she said and felt angry that she was saying what she said knowing that Emily loved her so much and remembered how she broke Emily.
"Is this all a game to you?" I yelled as I stood up quickly and stared angrily at her. It seemed to only egg her on as a more confident smirk appeared.
"Mmm… Feisty." she said as she licked her lips and I looked at her disgustingly. "You know, I never meant to play Emily like I did, but she was just a sensitive nerve that's only going to get in my way." Maya said cruelly.
"Why are you doing this?" I asked again.
"So many questions." she commented and looked at me calculatively. "How about I show you instead?" she said before stepping closer.
"How about I punch you in the face?" Spencer's razor-edged voice snapped me out of the staring contest with Maya. For some reason, I cowardly went to stand behind Spencer, Hanna, and Aria as they stood up to the girl. I didn't think Spencer would show up, let alone the three of them all together.
"How about I punch her in the face." Hanna coldly said it more like a statement than a question as she stepped up to Maya.
"Guys, come on, no fighting." Aria reasoned as Spencer and Hanna glared at Maya frostily.
"No, Aria. She's getting into my hair and it's not cool." Hanna said as she continue with her cold stare.
"You mean, she's in your hair." Spencer rolled her eyes before returning back to her icy look.
"Whatever, Spencer. Bitch needs to learn a lesson about staying away from my OTP." Hanna declared.
"I second that." Spencer agreed as they both glared at Maya. I saw Maya looking over at me before scanning the three girls from head to toe.
"You really need to work on your bark. I know you're not going to bite." Maya said boldly and smirked.
"If a Hastings has a shot, she takes a shot." Spencer threw back.
"Is that a drinking game?" Maya ridiculed the youngest Hastings.
"It should be!" Hanna spat back without thinking and Aria and I tried hard not to laugh as Spencer just shook her head and rolled her eyes at the blonde before focusing on the girl before us all.
"If you think I'm going to let you hurt my friends, you're underestimating me." Spencer said sharply before stepping up to Maya. "Besides, I have everything you said to Paige just moments ago on this tape right here." Spencer brought her hand up to show Maya. Maya looked at Spencer suspiciously and tried to grab the tape quickly but Spencer stepped aside and watched the girl fall onto her hands and knees. Maya looked up at her with hatred in her eyes.
"Everyone's going to see how ugly you truly are without any help from me. Especially Emily." Spencer said unemotionally as she drop the tape right next to Maya. The sound of the tape falling to the concrete pavement echoed on the silent street.
"You're going to regret this." Maya said through her teeth seethingly.
"No, you're going to regret it if you don't leave Emily and Paige alone." Aria stepped up and looked down at the girl.
"I wouldn't mess with her if I were you. She's tiny, but you don't want to mess with this tiny bear." Hanna crossed her arms stepping up and surrounding the girl with Spencer and Aria.
"Paige?" Maya croaked in pretense.
"Save it. I'm done with you messing with my head and wondering when the next bad thing will happen. We were all happy and fine before you came back into our lives. Why did you have to do this? Why couldn't you just leave Emily alone? If this is you pretending to be crazy to get back at me, then just take it out on me. Don't involve Emily. At least leave with some dignity. Have you no humiliation?" I asked. Maya looked bitter and cast her gaze away from me before standing up, making the girls back up a little.
"I loved her. She was all I ever dreamed of…" her voice broke as she spoke. "Then I come back and I see her hanging on your arm like a lovesick puppy! She was mine and you took her away from me." Maya gave me a scathing look. "You two were too lost in your own little world to notice me. Nobody noticed me. Nobody bothered to ask how I was after Emily's mother ratted me out for having a little fun. My parents whisked me away in the middle of the night to a rehabilitation camp and no one even contacted me. No one. Emily was supposed to love me, only me! Her mother sent me away, I wasn't even gone for six months, and she had already moved on. It was her fault, her mother that made me who I am. I used to think Emily deserve only the best. I see she has it now." Maya glanced at me before looking at the others. "She doesn't. She doesn't get to be happy after what her mother did to me! I'm going to take that away from her. I want to watch Emily break the way that camp broke me. I want to watch her hurt. I want to see her on her knees begging me to stop the pain." Tears streamed down Maya's face as she spoke calmly.
"Damn, girl skipped scary and went straight to crazy." Hanna's eyes widened at the crazed girl as she whispered for only us to hear.
"I can't let you hurt Emily. I love her." I stepped up and told her as the others stepped aside.
"I know. It's a shame really. I guess I'll just have to hurt you." Maya smiled evilly. We all looked at her confused before she pulled out a handgun all of a sudden and I felt an immediate pain shoot up from my stomach right after. I felt deafened by all sounds around me and watched as Maya dropped the gun onto the ground beside me and put her hands up in the air shrugging. It was a long time before I heard sirens nearby and my vision went into a blur. All I could feel was endless pain. It was like someone had jammed a knife into my stomach and twist it. No. It was like someone drilled a hole in my stomach and put a ball of salt in it.
"Paige… Paige! Please!" I barely heard Spencer yell before my eyes closed out the last of the light.
