A/N: One more chapter after this one. I've been really creative lately, and wrote a lot of stuff yesterday...I'll probably write more fics today, too.
I wrote the poem in this chapter, so please ask permission before you steal it. (Not that you would want to steal it, but still.)
Oh, and last night...I had a dream about Ellie. Lol, that tells you I write these things entirely too much.

Ellie's eyes were fixed on the television. She put a chip in her mouth and chewed intently, watching the TV. Paige walked in and greeted her girlfriend with a kiss.
"What are you watching?" she asked, gazing at the show.
"Dora!" Ellie answered, eyes sparkling with innocence. Paige smiled.
"I thought we could maybe go to the zoo today." Paige suggested.

Ellie's eyes widened as she turned to the blond. "Really!"
Paige nodded, and Ellie sprung up from her seat, running into the other room and throwing on some clothes. She returned to the living room, triumphant smile on her face.
"Ready!"

So they went to the zoo. Paige particularly enjoyed the giraffes. Ellie preferred the big cats, like the tigers, lions, and cheetahs. They visited every animal, and then sat down at the snack bar to eat. All of the food was entirely too expensive, but the two were too hungry and thirsty to care. Fully hydrated, they left the zoo and returned home.

Paige was sitting on the couch, kind of lost in thought, when Ellie pounced on her. The girl was in one of her calmer moods. Paige laughed as Ellie pinned her to the couch and started kissing her everywhere. She pushed her girlfriend off of her, wrestling her to the ground. They were both laughing. Then they paused, and looked at each other for a moment. There was complete silence. Ellie threw off her clothes, watching Paige out of the corner of her eye as she did. Paige simply smiled, doing the same. They walked toward each other, look of lust in their eyes.

The girls collapsed together on the couch, and made tender love.

Ellie sighed, pulling Paige close to her. "You're amazing," she whispered in her girlfriend's ear. It was those sweet nothings that made their relationship wonderful.

Ellie closed her eyes, getting up from the couch and wrapping a sheet around herself. She stood in front of Paige, smiling.

"I wanted to read you a poem I wrote after that night at Ashley's." Ellie announced, shifting her weight from one foot to the other.

"Alright." Paige agreed.
"Promise you won't laugh," Ellie began. Paige nodded, and the redhead cleared her throat. She was going to read it, and she was half scared to see if her girlfriend would like it or not. Things like that meant something to her.

"I am tossing, I am turning

Each night I am learning

A bit more of the story unfolds...

I dream, and I dream

Hoping you are as good as you seem

But it's a bit too early to tell.

The beauty of you and me

It's all to clear to see

Like the twisting summer storms...

I am lost now

I am unsure of where to find myself.

I look over my shoulder

And I back into a corner...

It's all so unfamiliar in this life.

I am smiling, I am crying

They are both one and the same

And maybe I am ashamed...

Face like a criminal

Body of a woman

What are you trying to masquerade as?

I'm not sure as yet

But I would just bet

That you don't even know.

Surrender to your fears

The end is drawing near

No time for goodbyes..."

Paige sat up on the couch, face twisting into a satisfied smile. She pulled her girlfriend onto her lap, nuzzling her.
"That was beautiful. And it feels nice to, you know, have a poem written about me." Paige confessed modestly, blushing a little.

"Well I can't help but write about you. I love you!" Ellie replied.
Paige got up from the couch suddenly, walking into the kitchen.
"Do you want some chicken noodle soup?" She asked.
"Yeah! Sounds good!" Ellie threw over her shoulder.
Paige cooked some soup, and returned to the living room to eat it with the love of her life. They sat there together, eating silently, and thinking.

She's too beautiful for me, Ellie thought. She's everything that's better than I am. Way too good for me, and I don't deserve her. But of all people she chose me. So that has to mean something, right?

She's so strong, Paige thought. She's gotten through so many more things than I have. Even now, when her father just died. She's acting like things are fine. Of course, that's partly the work of the medicines, but still. She's so brave...

Ellie turned to Paige, gazing at her for a moment before speaking.
"This is going to seem totally off the wall, but why didn't you bring your Angelina Jolie poster to the apartment to hang up?"
Paige laughed. "Didn't think of it. But now that I do, that seems like a good idea. Since it was partly the start of our relationship."