Siophiefandom/Guest1/Guest2/Guest3/Guest4/warrior29/messymoo/pailyshark/naiel2017/yulebrinner25 – thank you so much for the reviews! And liking the story so far! I think Emily needed to be honest given their history…it needed to be a bit emotional for the last chapter
DarkBlueMint – I think I've been watching way too many action movies. I'd like to think that parasuit Paige was wearing manage to slow their speed so she could make the stop without damaging anything. It's my idea of wishful thinking lol
EmGarretson22 – Hahahaha, they are disturbingly adorable aren't they? So no pressure on your end for that first kiss huh? I have a few other scenes in mind before that kiss happens. Let's just say the timing is about the same as my last fic
Jhas – You are right! I love that song from Tarzan! I thought it was only fitting for these two…then again I have an entire soundtrack in my head. But in regards to your concerns…what else is on your mind that I could help with?
Thecatfromaliceinwonderland – Definitely no hard feelings at all; I need the criticism to better carve out my imagination. The only thing I've had to base my action scenes on are movies which also contain those hard-to-believe stunts…but I absolutely love them. Thanks for reviewing as always! And thank you for the congrats!
CaliGrlFoLife – Thank you for the review and PM! I just hope I do Paige some justice
Guest5 – I think that's the perfect comment for any writer to see before posting the next chapter. Thank you for that!
Disclaimer: I do not own Pretty Little Liars or any of its characters
The smell of freesia and red plum surrounded Paige as she dug herself deeper into the warm soft feel of content cuddled into her. The sensation of complete satisfaction flowed through the girl; giving her the impression she hadn't slept in days. Taking in a deeper breath, Paige smiled as she couldn't help but feel relaxed. But just as the smile appeared on her lips, it quickly disappeared.
As she opened her eyes to the morning rays, Paige was suddenly engulfed with memories from the previous night. The warm feeling she felt cuddled into her was the one girl who ever made her feel alive; but broken at the same time. Tightening her jaw as she memorized every detail of Emily's face, Paige lightly brushed a few strands of hair away from the bronze beauty's eyes as she continued studying every line and mole the brunette had to offer. Why do you have to be so beautiful?
Paige knew she should move away at a safe distance; to give Emily some space. But she simply couldn't. Watching at how perfectly her arms wrapped around the beauty's waist as it drew her closer, Paige modestly reveled in the body heat Emily was eluding.
Closing her eyes to compose herself, Paige gently unwrapped herself from brunette as she leaned to the other side before finally standing up. Noticing Emily begin to stir a bit, the auburn girl knew the beauty was going to wake up any minute now. Stretching to wake herself up a bit more, Paige walked over to the opening of the cave to see if the rain from last night caused any damage.
Noticing nothing out of the ordinary, Paige had a gut feeling something was wrong. It only took a matter of seconds before she was able to confirm that feeling. With two ropes dispensing from the top of the cave, the auburn girl witnessed as two skilled professionals made their way into the cavern before two more followed behind. Immediately knowing who they were, Paige was able to relax as she saw Emily jump up from the noise in one fluid motion.
"Well I'm glad you two were able to have a good night's sleep" Skylar stated as she took in the surrounding area.
Rolling her eyes at the statement, Paige gave her a quick hug. "Well I'm glad you guys took your precious time to find us"
"Sorry, we were down one person up there and the rain kind of screwed up your transmission. You're lucky Dylan knew there was a cave over here" Dave quickly retorted.
"Whatever the case is, thank you" Paige replied with a smile before fist bumping Dave and giving Dylan a handshake. "Did you guys managed to catch of Caminiti's men?"
"Yes, two of them. And guess who one them is?" Aiden answered as she made his way toward the auburn girl to give her a quick hug. "The Beast. Glad to see that you're guys are safe. Are either of you injured?"
"Paige is" Emily said quickly before the auburn could deny it. "On her hip".
Heatedly staring back at the brunette for stating the truth, Paige looked back at Aiden before raising her shirt a little. "Emily stitched it up. I'm perfectly fine."
"Ok" Aiden responded before looking at the two girls. "We'll have a medic on the plane to take a look at that on our way"
"Sounds good" Paige agreed as she began gathering her belongings.
"Caminiti's men gave up a location about 4 hours south. Cumberland Gap" Aiden instructed. It's a Gap Cavern. Glad you had time to get use to this"
"But she's injured" Emily suddenly chimed in; earning her a look of futility from the girl's fellow team members.
Knowing how protective the brunette is of her friends, the commanding officer took a look at his fellow co-lead before walking closer to the bronze beauty. "We're going to take care of Paige while we're in the air. Right now we need our entire team to get as much clues as possible" Aiden calmly reassured Emily. "We're falling behind schedule a bit and need to cover as much ground as we can"
"Em" Paige quietly mumbled over to the brunette as she watched the rest of her team get back to work. "I'm going to be fine ok. I'll see when I get back". Watching as the brunette avoided all eye contact, Paige took in a deep breath before making her way toward the rest of her team. Wanting to make sure Emily was safe before leaving the girl's side, Paige turned to the eyes and ears of her team. "Dylan, how's Emily getting back to base?"
"There's going to be two helicopters picking us up. The first one is hers" Dylan stated as he zippered up his bag. "The second will be ours"
Nodding her head in agreement, it was only a matter of minutes before hearing a helicopter approach the cavern. Clearing her throat, Paige made her way back to the brunette who was still avoiding all communication with the brown eye beauty. "Em, this one is for you. It's going to take you back to base and to the girls. You'll be safe"
"And you?" Emily asked as she looked the girl in the eye. Realizing Paige wanted to respond this is her job, Emily rolled her eyes before pushing herself off the crater and making her way toward the opening of the cave. As a rope fell from the helicopter, Paige watched as Skylar and Dylan helped fasten the brunette within its clutches before watching her get reeled in.
"She's safe" Aiden quietly stated as the two watched Emily get pulled in safely into the helicopter.
"I know" Paige quietly responded. "Let's just get this asshole already"
Emily allowed her anger to radiate through her as she made her way off the helicopter pad and into the arms of her friends. Instantly feeling relaxed, the sensation soon passed at the first question asked to her by a certain blonde.
"Where's Paige?" Hanna asked immediately as she looked back at the helicopter.
Nodding her head in infuriation, Emily made her way passed the girls and into the base before answering. "She's with the team completing the second mission"
"What? They're not even going to check her out to make sure she's okay and hydrated?" the blonde beauty asked in concern. "I mean you guys did just spend a night out in damp cave"
"Speaking of. How was that?" Spencer slyly asked as she gave Emily a little smirk.
"Don't even start" Emily coldly stated. "Where's Commander Collins?"
"Uh Emily, are you okay?" Spencer asked in concern noticing her friend's behavior.
Waving off her friend's concern, the brunette had no concern to answer. "I'm fine. Who's the person in charge over here?" Emily said with a bit more force before focusing on a tall built man behind wall to wall glass doors. Not caring she was about to violate all ethical codes within the facility, Emily silently opened the door to allow herself in as the other two girls followed. Quickly realizing the commander had the team on speaker for the rest of the office to hear and follow along, Emily sat down quietly as she listened in.
"How we looking Weaver?" Commander Collins sternly asked as he listened intently.
"So far it's absolutely quiet" the familiar voice belonging to the team lead responded back. "Pinto, is everything looking ok from above?"
"Secure from up here" the team's eyes voiced.
"O'Neil, where are we heading?" Aiden asked to get formulate a plan.
"The cavern is going to be visible in about 50 yards" Dave replied. "We might lose communication"
Emily felt her entire body tense at the statement. Feeling Spencer lock arms with her, she continued listening.
"McCullers, what do you think?" the lead officer asked is co-lead.
"It might be another trap" Paige responded truthfully. "We've tried twice already and Caminiti has been informed both times. If he knows we have his men, he knows we're coming"
"Do you have plan?" Aiden asked.
"Hensley, do we have any gear on us to help us see better in the cavern?" Paige asked the technician.
"Our googles. I installed night vision so we don't need to use light and give our spots as well as infrared vision to detect body heat" Skylar answered.
"O'Neil, when these caves were discovered they were forced to create another exit in case it collapsed from up front. Is there another entrance?" Paige asked.
"Yes, about 6 miles east" David replied.
"Ok, Weaver, Pinto, your with me to secure the main entrance. "O'Neil, Hensley, join us from the other end. We'll surround them" Paige instructed.
"Agree" Aiden acknowledged. "Be safe"
Emily thought waiting to talk to Paige after she first saw her in 8 years was agonizing; but listening to the girl involve herself in a dangerous mission was even worse. Not being able to help her or see her was tearing Emily apart. Even after all this time, the brunette had a need to protect her. Listening cautiously to every breath and rustle the team made, the group sat silently waiting for any indication of danger. They didn't have to wait long.
In a matter of minutes a round of gun fire went off bringing everyone in the office to their feet.
"I got 6 on my far right" Aiden shouted out on his microphone.
"I see 12 on the left" Dylan scream out.
"8 are blocking us in" Paige yelled out.
With the sound of all the gun fire arising from all the speakers, the girls began crying in fear as they tried covering their ears and huddling together.
"Who let those girls in here?" Commander Collins screamed out. "Take them back to the safe house"
Forcefully trying to get out of the grips of one of the officers, Emily tried her best to stay behind and listen until she knew Paige was safe; feeling the tears run down her cheeks, the brunette failed.
***9 Years Ago***
Tightening her jaw as she held the large wooden doors that led to the high school swimming pool, Paige closed her eyes for a second before taking a deep breath. Slightly nodding her head, the auburn girl didn't know why it was suddenly so unnerving every time she set her eyes on the brunette. She's seen Emily countless of times during swim practice as well as in her backyard when it was just the two of them. But ever since she came to terms with the fact that she was truly falling for the bronze beauty, Paige couldn't help but blush whenever she saw Emily. Every time the girl smiled at her or even looked in her direction, Paige found herself doing a head dip before interacting with the girl.
Now standing before the school's swimming pool doors, the sudden feeling of complete dread and nervousness dawned upon the girl. What if I can't stop staring at her legs? Or her perfectly round ass? Or her sculpted abs? Ugh, forget about her body, what about her face? Or that hair? Nodding her head to remove all the hasty doubts she was feeling, Paige opened the door and walked as confidentially as she could toward the bleachers; but had her eyes glued on the water.
Immediately finding the gorgeous brunette out in lane 8 just as she finished her last turn, Paige scrunched her eyebrows as she noticed the girl's technique seemed a bit off. Taking a seat toward the mid-section, the auburn girl continued looking on as the brunette pulled herself out of the water. Feeling as though her mouth was about to go dry by just thinking of the girl wet, Paige was brought back to reality as she saw Coach Fulton make her way toward the star swimmer.
By the looks of both women's posture, the conversation didn't look good. Emily looked angry; really angry. Watching as the brunette tried squeezing her hair to get as much water as she could; the beauty seemed to disregard everything that was being told to her by the coach as she kept an irritated expression on.
Knowing full well Coach Fulton wasn't the type of person who would put up with anyone's punitive behavior; including her own star swimmer, Paige gathered her items and headed toward the locker room aware Emily was about to be dismissed.
Just as she suspected, as soon as Paige opened the girl's locker room door; the auburn girl heard a locker being slammed shut as she witness the beauty throwing her duffle bag to the far end of the room. Taken aback by the girl's recent outburst, Paige stepped forward to make herself known. "Hey. What the hell is going on?"
Snapping her head in the direction of the recognizable voice, Emily licked her bottom lip as she sat down to rub lotion on soles of her feet. "Nothing" she simply mumbled.
Refusing to allow the brunette to push her away, Paige walked closer. "Emily, look at me. What the hell is going on?"
"Didn't I just say nothing?" Emily quickly retorted.
"Well your tears tell me a different story" Paige replied calmly; not wanting to get the brunette more frustrated then she was already. Watching as Emily tried to wipe them away, Paige tried to coax her again. "Hey, look at me. It's me. What's going on?" she pleaded as she took a seat near the desolate brunette.
Paige didn't care if she had to wait there for 10 minutes or 10 hours; she wasn't going to leave Emily sitting there by herself in such a state. Looking away to give the brunette some breathing room, Paige shifted her way toward the floor as she leaned against the lockers for support. She only had to wait about 5 minutes before she finally heard Emily speak up. "My mom received a called this morning that my dad's team lost contact just as they were about to open fire on their target"
"Em-" was the only thing the auburn girl was able to say before she heard the beauty continue.
"He's been missing for 14 hours and counting. I can't think. I can't feel. All I keep repeating in my mind is the way my mom looked when she received that call. I mean I should be use to this right? Getting that call? It's happened at least 6 times already. But what if it this was it? What if this was the call?" Emily asked in adrift.
"You can't think like that" Paige quietly answered as she moved in closer toward the agonized swimmer.
"What else can I do?" Emily questioned again as she looked at her friend. "What else can I do to shake this feeling?"
Looking away for a few seconds, Paige immediately thought of an idea. "Can you cut your last two classes today?"
"I plan to" Emily admitted as she stood up to take out her clothes from the locker. "I just want to go home"
"I have something I want to show you" the auburn girl proposed as she gave the brunette a side smile.
"I honestly don't think I'm in mood to do anything today Paige" Emily truthfully answered as she continued searching through her locker.
Paige refused to be rejected by the girl. Standing up, she continued. "You don't have to do anything. I just want to show it to you. I can take you home right after"
Turning around to face the auburn girl who always seemed to know how to make her feel better, Emily let out a quiet sigh before responding. "Are there going to be other people around?"
"Nope. Just you and me" Paige contentedly answered with a smile.
"Fine" the brunette finally agreed as couldn't help but smile back. Closing her locker, she continued. "Just give me a few minutes to change"
Brushing aside a few tree branches that were hanging low from the nearby trees, Emily was beginning to feel a bit uneasy of not knowing what Paige had in mind. Only following the auburn girl, Emily never questioned her. However, with the amount of fog surrounding them along with the fact that they were hiking for the past few minutes, the brunette felt restless. "No offense Paige, but this looks like a scene straight out of a horror movie" the brunette stated as she continued walking right behind the brown eye intellect.
Laughing a little out loud, Paige could only imagine how this looked to Emily. Parking a few minutes away from their destination, the auburn girl was crossing her fingers they would make it the location in time; before any sounds gave off their location. "Just trust me ok. My dad and I randomly stumbled on this place when I was younger during this same ambiance"
"Right" Emily coolly stated. "You and your dad normally take isolated strolls in the fog together?" she continued with a bit of mockery in her voice.
"Funny" Paige replied as she rolled her eyes a bit. "We were actually going to check out that lake in the Heinz National Wildlife center but got a bit distracted"
Taken aback by the last statement, Emily was a bit nervous of what was able to sidetrack two people out here. "Distracted by what exactly?"
Finally reaching their destination, Paige placed her unzipped hoodie on the grass before taking a seat. "Lay down and you'll see"
Completely frightened at this point, Emily truly believed her friend had lost her mind. "Paige"
"Do you trust me?" Paige simply asked to assure the girl she was safe.
"Of course I do" Emily replied without hesitancy.
"So lay down with me" Paige stated again before laying down herself.
Still unsure of what they were doing, Emily brushed her hair back with her right hand. "Paige"
"Please" the auburn comprised as she looked up to the nervous brunette.
Finally winning the girl over, Emily potently laid down by her friend as she began looking all around her. Feeling how nervous the brunette was, Paige gently grabbed the girl's hand before looking over. "Relax" she said with a smile.
The pair only had to wait a few more seconds before a faint sound could be heard in a distance. Rapidly getting louder every second, Emily could feel her heart pounding not knowing what it was. Beginning to squirm where she was laying, she felt Paige increase her grip; forcing her to stay still. "What is that?"
"Wait for it" Paige calmly replied.
Listening intently, Emily's eyes widen as she heard an engine; it was a plane's engine. It was a plane that was coming towards them extremely fast and extremely close. Panicking even more, Emily tried to get up; but was only held back down by the auburn girl laying calmly next to her. "Paige, where the hell are we?"
Smiling again to herself, Paige turned to face the girl for a second before looking back up. "Wait for it"
Given the fact that fog was so extreme, the girls couldn't even see 20 feet in front them. It wasn't until the last few seconds where they were able to see the large 737 fly less than 100 feet above them right before it managed to land on the Philadelphia International Airport runway right behind them.
"Paige!" Was only Emily was able to scream out before jumping up at the shock and thrill of feeling an 130 feet piece of technology fly over them by merely feet. "Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god!"
"You okay?" Paige asked with a big smile plastered on her face.
"Oh my god!" Emily screamed out again before combing her hair back with both of her hands before leaving it there. "What the hell?" she stated as looked behind her; watching the aircraft roll away.
Feeling relieved Emily didn't seem angry or scared anymore, Paige needed to know what exactly she was feeling. "Are you okay?"
"That was insane!" the brunette finally blurted out. "Oh my god"
"Told you to trust me" Paige slyly stated before sitting back down.
"That was amazing" Emily repeated a bit more calm before sitting down near the auburn girl.
Watching as the brunette was still out breath as she laid down, Paige was happy she was able to help. "We all have fears that we're worried about Em. Sometimes we're completely frozen by them. We just need another feeling to be a bit more overwhelming to push that fear aside so we could see the bigger picture just for a second"
Arching an eyebrow at the statement, Emily realized what Paige just did in order to push aside her worry; even if it was just for a small second. "So basically we all need that one thing that that's even scarier for us to realize what we're scared about in the first place isn't that terrifying"
"Or you just need to look to Batman for a second" Paige oddly replied before pulling out a small crochet batman doll and handing it over to Emily.
"Who is this little guy?" Emily responded with a smile.
"It's Batman" Paige simply started. "I've had him since I was kid. He stands for justice, like your dad. He is the hero we all need, but sometimes we're too scared to really want". Looking over to hold the brunette's gaze, Paige continued. "Your dad is fine. You just need to believe that okay?" Watching as Emily nodded in agreement, she watched as the brunette was about to hand it over. "Keep it. He's yours now"
Feeling as though the auburn girl lying next to her gave her another perspective of life, Emily didn't know how to thank her besides actually saying it. "Thank you" she breathlessly stated.
"Of course" Paige replied. "Ready for the next plane?" the auburn asked as they began hearing another engine from afar.
***Present Day***
The anticipation was slowly destroying Emily. She knew Paige was safe and coming back any minute; but a part of her was still worried. What if Paige was hurt? What if she got hurt coming home? What if someone was following her? The auburn girl was just doing her job. A job Emily was still getting used to. Police officers risked their lives every minute of every day for perfect strangers. However Emily knew Paige wasn't a cop. She knew the doe eye beauty was a Special Ops Officer. She knew Paige didn't just have a gun and patrolled the streets; the girl looked for danger. She'd jump out of a flying airplane without a second thought. She'd run into a field of flying bullets without even seeing her target. The girl even jumped off of a cliff without even knowing if she'd even land. The Paige McCullers she met just a few weeks ago was a far cry from the Paige McCullers she knew in Rosewood. Even though Paige was seemingly different, every time Emily found herself alone with the auburn girl, there was always a moment where a glimmer of the old Paige McCullers was still there.
Gripping onto the small crochet batman doll a little tighter, the brunette was using the last of her strength to keep her composure as she looked out the large double hung windows in the kitchen. Maintaining her charade of folding her laundry, Emily swore she felt a tear fall from her eyes as she saw the black Lincoln MKX SUV turn the corner as it entered the backyard. Closing her eyes in a sense of relief, Emily grabbed the rest of her freshly warm laundry and headed upstairs to her bedroom. The last thing Emily wanted was for Paige to see any sign of turmoil she was feeling. Paige needed a strong woman in her life. Not someone who silently went crazy every the other went to work. This was Paige's life now; danger was standard.
Once she got up the stairs, Emily waited in the corner for the kitchen door to open before she entered her bedroom. Counting on the face that the group was in the living room watching Zoolander, Emily knew she had at least a good 20 minutes to gain her composure before having to face the auburn; or so she hoped.
The second Paige walked into the kitchen; she couldn't help but feel relieved to be back with her friends. With the mission being a success, the auburn girl knew that was just the cherry on top. The team not only managed to find and raid one of Caminiti's warehouses, but they were able to gather enough evidence to find out where all the weapons they were producing were initially manufactured. Along with the evidence, the team also managed to bring in four of Caminiti's men. If the interrogation officers were truly as good as their reputation led people to believe, Paige was confident they would be able to find out their next major lead. However at this moment, all Paige wanted to do was see a certain brunette.
Following the sound of the television, the auburn girl made her way into the living room as she found her old friends scattered all around laughing uncontrollably at the walk-off scene between Derek and Hansel in Zoolander. Biting her bottom lip to hide her eagerness, the brown eye beauty quickly scanned the room and felt her chest drop at the realization Emily wasn't there. Quickly glancing over to the restroom, Paige saw the door was opened indicating the brunette wasn't there either. Pressing her middle finger into her thumb to hide her anxiety, Paige finally decided to speak up. "Enjoying the movie guys?"
Startling the group, Hanna was the first to jump up from the couch as she gave the auburn girl a tight hug. "You're back! We were so worried about you guys. When Commander Collins told us they lost communication with you guys during a shootout we were all terrified"
The sudden notion dawned on Paige; that's why Emily wasn't here. Quickly reciprocating the hug, Paige watched as Dylan entered the restroom. Using that as her excuse, Paige leaned back away from the hug. "We know how to handle ourselves. No need to worry about us" Paige responded with a smile. "Look, it's been a long road trip. Do you mind if I use your restroom upstairs? I saw Dylan go into one over here"
"Of course. It's the first room on your right" Hanna replied as she joined the rest of the team who was already part of another conversation.
Quietly making her way upstairs, Paige wasn't sure which bedroom Emily was staying in. Taking a quick look to her left then right as she got to the top stair, the auburn noted all the doors were opened except one which was slightly closed. Using that as her only hunch to go off, the brown eye beauty made her way to the bedroom.
Peeking inside, Paige couldn't control the smile that crawled across her lips as she watched as Emily folding then refolding one of her olive towels in frustration. Finally working up the nerve to knock on the door, Paige watched as Emily froze in place.
"Doing laundry on a Wednesday evening; that's a bit domestic of you" the brown eye beauty started as a way to break through the silence.
Clenching her jaw, Emily blinked a little to gain her composure before speaking up. "Well I rather be domestic then immature"
"Immature? Are you accusing me of being a juvenile?" Paige asked with a slightly amused tone.
"Well I'm not the one pretending to be Laura Croft and have a fucking gun battle with 50 guys just as I lose communication with the people I care about" Emily infuriatedly stated.
Slightly smirking to herself, Paige folded her arms as she leaned against the doorway. "Em-"
"Did you find anything?" Emily interrupted as she began folding her sheets aggressively.
"We may have a lead for our next assignment" Paige truthfully stated.
"Right. Your next mission" the brunette stubbornly stated.
Watching as Emily was finding it hard to understand her job, Paige looked behind her to make sure no one was coming up the stairs before closing the door quietly and making her way toward the feisty brunette. Placing her hand on top of Emily's to stop the girl from tearing apart her sheets, Paige found herself merely inches away from the brunette's cheeks as she kept herself slightly behind the shorter girl. Without removing her hand from the bronze beauty, Paige spoke up. "This is my job Em". Watching as Emily closed her eyes, she continued. "I am going to do anything I can to find Aria. I need you to trust me"
"Of course I trust you" Emily blurted out as she turned to face the auburn girl. "But I don't know what I'd do if something happened to you while you were looking for her"
Diverting her eyes to the nightstand to avoid the slight guilt that crawled over the auburn for knowing how hard it was for the brunette to understand, Paige found herself staring right at the old crochet batman doll she once gave Emily. "You kept that?"
Following the auburn girl's eyes to her nightstand, Emily let out a slight sigh as she realized she accidentally gave up one of her secrets. "Of course I kept it" she whispered.
Walking over to pick it up the old sentimental figure, Paige brought it back toward the brunette. "I honestly never thought I'd see this again"
"Why? You thought I'd lose it or something?" Emily sneered back as she grabbed the old doll from Paige before sitting down on her bed.
"No. I thought it would have been in a box under your bed or something" Paige truthfully replied as she took a seat next to the brunette.
"That day you took me by the airport to feel that thrill as a plane flew so close over you, was probably one of those days I will never forget" Emily admitted as she glanced over at Paige. "You showed me how to embrace that sudden anxiety that could come over you in a matter of seconds and learn to take a step back to see the bigger picture. It was the same day you gave me him" the brunette continued as she lightly grazed the batman doll with her fingers. "You told me batman stands for justice. That he is the hero we all need, but sometimes we're too scared to really want that. And that we all have a bit of batman in us. Honestly, sometimes I do forget that. But when I hold this, it reminds me of that feeling of not knowing when I plane was about to fly over me and that I had to take a step back to figure out why I'm so scared. So I keep this little guy with me whenever I know I'm going to need help"
Taken aback by the sudden confession the brunette shared, Paige was completely engulfed with warmth as she realized the significance of what a simple outing or a simple doll could do for the brunette. Feeling her throat constrict, Paige swallowed before find the right words to say. "I need you to hold on to that. Yes, my job is risky. But if you take a step back you'll see the bigger picture. Aria was taken by a cartel. I'm positive there are so many other girls taken as well. I've trained to take down those guys to save them. We need people in this world to fight those bad guys. I'm happy to do it"
"I know" Emily tearfully admitted. "And I am so proud of you. You are truly amazing in every aspect. I am trying to adjust to your job. I just need some time"
Nodding at her understanding, Paige wrapped her right arm around the brunette before instinctively giving her a quick kiss on her forehead. "I know. And I promise I'll try to make it as easy as possible for you. Now how about we join the group downstairs to watch the rest of that movie?"
"Sounds good to me" Emily replied as she wiped a tear that fell from her eyes. "Thank you, for everything" the brunette whispered open heartedly.
"You don't ever have to thank me for that" the auburn girl replied as she gave one last look to the brunette before leaving the room.