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PAIGE'S P.O.V

She looked into my eyes and spoke ""Paige I don't know how much longer I can hold this in, so I'm just going to say it..."

Then she paused, unsure of how to continue.

Only half listening, I still couldn't believe that Emily Fields, was at my house, now standing in my living room. It felt like a dream. I noticed her unsteady nature and her feet shifting nervously on the floor while attempting to find the words to finish her sentence. This wasn't like the Emily I knew when we were dating, normally so headstrong and put together, not struggling to string a sentence together. Seeing her so nervous suddenly made me nervous, what had 'A' done to her now? My instinct to make her feel comfortable kicked in as I spoke up in the awkward pause,

"Um... Did you want to talk in my room? Maybe it might help you say what you want to say?"

Emily just nodded and I turned to lead her up the stairs and into my room as I anxiously awaited the sentences Emily may speak to me next. Was it about Mona and her army? Or 'A'? Or even Alison? Although, in the back of my mind I knew I was really hoping for Emily to be here for me, but I had to remind myself that we were over, she'd said no and I would have to be supportive of whatever would come next.

EMILY'S P.O.V

Thankful for Paige stepping in when she did, I followed close behind her as we entered her bedroom. The light blue walls and the sweet smell of Paige's perfume brought back many fond memories of our time as a couple. From the countless nights we spent watching movies, eating popcorn and giggling, to the numerous sleepovers we had when the front of my house was being rebuilt. I smiled to myself as I remembered all the intimate moments we had spent together in this room, and the moments where we ourselves and our relationship grew for the better. Being in Paige's room came as a sweet reminder and gave me the courage to speak up again and finish my sentence,

"I'm sorry I didn't finish my sentence before." I told her, my voice sounding as unsteady as my heart was feeling.

Paige appeared to be staring at me intently, clearly anxious to hear what I had to say.

"It's okay Em, but seriously, are you okay? You look so nervous." Paige asked me as she sat down on her bed, patting a spot next to her for me to sit down.

Hesitantly, I sat down also, afraid that being so close to her would make me even more nervous.

I looked up at Paige and finally began to speak again, this moment would change everything, and I prayed it would change for the better.

"Paige, I am so sorry about the way I treated you once I found out that you sent that letter about Ali to the police. I was so angry and upset, but I had no right to be so mad and I realise now that you were only looking to protect me, like you always are." I told Paige sadly, ashamed of how I had treated her.

I looked up from the ground and gazed into Paige's eyes while she remained silent and I continued to speak, "And I think I just got so confused with Ali back and I didn't feel like I knew who I was anymore. She hurt me so bad once and I didn't know how to deal with never fully being over her. But I am now, I promise you Paige and I'm so sorry for everything I did."

Looking into Paige's eyes, I searched for any hint of anger or frustration but there was none to be found, only understanding and love.

"I forgive you Emily, I do. And I'm sorry for all I did to you and all the times I failed to keep you safe from everything." Paige said to me.

I smiled at the beauty across from me, her kindness and love shining through her words, she inspired me to take the leap of faith, "So I guess the reason I'm really here is because all I want, all I need is you Paige. I don't want Ali, or anyone else, I just want you. So will you please be mine again?" I asked her.

My heart froze as I simply stared at Paige, waiting for her response. Seconds seemed like minutes until Paige took my hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. I then again realised how much I had missed Paige and her soft skin and the way our hands moulded together like they were made for each other, she really was perfection.

Paige's voice pulled me out of my thoughts as she spoke, "Yes" she whispered.

"Yes?!" I questioned her hesitantly, hoping I had heard correctly.

"Yes Emily, yes I will be yours! I never thought this moment would really happen." She replied louder this time with a wide smile glued to her face.

I jumped up from the bed excitedly, pulling Paige along with me and drew her into my arms tightly, never wanting to let her go again.

"I love you Paige, I love you so much and I promise I'll never let you go again." I told her seriously, looking into her eyes.

Paige pulled our bodies close and whispered into my ear softly, "I love you too Em, I always will."

Feeling our hearts beating fast and our arms wrapped tightly around each other's waists, I leaned in and captured her lips with my own. Instantly, there were fireworks and I realised once again just how much I had missed her. How much I'd missed the feel of her lips on mine, and the taste of her strawberry lip balm. Opening my eyes and breaking the kiss, I took her hands into my own and smiled brightly, "So are we officially together?" I asked her hopefully.

"Of course we are, I want nothing more in this whole world than to be with you." Paige told me genuinely as she held my hands in her own and we continued to stare adoringly into each other's eyes.

This was happiness.

After about an hour of more intimate moments, Paige and I headed back downstairs to enjoy the spaghetti I had brought for her and a movie. As Paige went to heat up the food in the microwave, I chose, '21 Jump Street' for us to watch, knowing that action comedy was Paige's favourite kind of movie. We took the movie and bowls of pasta upstairs and watched the movie cuddling on her bed together. Throughout the movie I listened out for Paige's bursts of laughter and the moments where her eyes would watch intently at the intricate stunt scenes. It didn't take me long to realise that the movie did not have my attention, only Paige did. I felt as though I was falling in love with her all over again and every little part of her was perfection. As I held her tightly in my arms during the movie, I made a point to remind myself that this feeling was priceless and that I would never let her out of my arms again.

Just before the movie ended my phone began to ring and Paige pressed pause on the TV, waiting for me to answer it. I glanced at the caller I.D. seeing Hanna's name and picture occupy my screen. Ready to turn over my phone and ignore the call, Paige noticed my behaviour and said kindly, "Come on Em, she's your friend and I love Hanna, why don't you want to answer her?"

I sighed, realising that I had a lot to catch Paige up on with my friends and ignoring Hanna's call would bring about so many more questions than necessary later on, so I answered Paige, "You're right, this won't take long I promise."

Paige simply smiled at me and turned her attention to something on her own phone while she waited for me.

Bringing the phone up to my ear I heard the familiar voice of my best friend, "Emily?"

"Yeah Han, what's up?" I answered her, already slightly worried by the tone of her voice at the other end of the line.

"Look I'm sorry about how I acted at dinner at your house and for leaving today at lunch, and for everything lately, I'm sorry." Hanna said, sounding clearly upset.

"It's alright Hanna, we've all been struggling recently, but you've got to remember that it's okay to not be okay all the time. You know I'll still love you even when you're struggling." I told her comfortingly. "Now what's wrong, do you need me?"

"Well yeah, where were you last period, I came back to school for Spanish and you weren't there." Hanna asked me.

"Sorry Han, I had someone to see and I couldn't wait much longer." I said, smiling across the room at Paige focused on her phone as I spoke.

"Seriously Em? I swear, if you were going to see Ali, I get she was your first love and you guys have a history, but it's so clear Paige is the one you're meant to be with. I mean, she never meant to hurt you and..." Hanna continued to ramble on and I laughed at the irony of the situation.

"What are you laughing at, I'm serious!" Hanna said, her frustration showing clearly through the phone.

"Sorry, but I know, you're right, I wasn't with Ali." I told her truthfully.

"Well of course I'm right! But seriously, if you weren't with her, who were you with?" Hanna asked, still sceptical.

"Paige." I answered proudly.

"YOU WERE WITH PAIGE?!" Hanna squealed in delight. "Oh my god Emily!"

"Yes Han." I said laughing at her enthusiasm, "And I still am now, so I can't really talk."

"Oh my god, you two are STILL together! Oh okay sorry, I get what you two are up to... I'll leave you to Paige then, call me later though yeah?" Hanna continued to rant excitedly through the phone.

"Yes, I'll call you later Han, promise." I told her and laughed at my friend's insanity as I hung up the phone.

I checked the time on my phone, 5:00pm and looked over to see Paige taking the DVD out of its player. She turned around and smiled at me, that perfect Paige McCullers smile, my heart melted.

I walked across the room and stretched out my hand. She took hold of it gently and I spun her around the room while she laughed. The sound of her laugh made me laugh and soon enough we both collapsed on her bed in an explosion of giggles. As we lay next to each other staring at the ceiling I turned to her and asked,

"So it's only 5:00, what do you want to do now?"

"Well, there's still some light outside and my parents won't be home for a while, did you want to swim?" She asked me, her face full of hope that I would say yes, even though she knew I had barely swam since my accident.

"I would love to, but... something tells me we aren't going to get a lot of swimming done." I told her, smirking as I spoke.

"Fine by me!" She giggled and dragged me off the bed, throwing me one of her swimsuits to borrow.

We both changed quickly and raced down the stairs and out the back door to her pool, where I couldn't help but stare at her toned body as she ran. Grinning widely we stood in the spot where I had come back to Paige after Maya many months ago. I pulled her close as we kissed lovingly with the sunset behind us. As we pulled away she gazed into my eyes and whispered to me,

"Forever and always Em."

I leaned into her embrace and whispered back, "Always and forever Paige."

And with that we sprinted over to the pool, diving in with a huge splash. And as I arose from under the water and saw Paige with me, my heart began to quicken its pace once again and I vowed to never ever let her go.