Paige P.O.V.
"Hey, are you okay?" A voice snapped me out of my daydream. I spinned around to see Emily smiling at me apologetically. She apologized for scaring me, I could tell she didn't mean it. "I saw you staring at that door, I felt the need to rescue you from whatever was going on in your mind. We don't want you to have a breakdown in school don't we?" She grinned and a small laugh escaped from my lips. It feels good when someones concerned even when there's no reason. "I'm fine, just have something on my mind." More how to get away from a few girls here in school. Mona's behaviour scares me. Spencer went from totally ignoring me to flirty. And Emily went from sweet to a heart racer. Em loooked at the ground when she realised I stopped the conversation. The silence became awkward, her facial expression became very serious and anxious at the same time.
"So what's up with you?" Her tense look started to fade away while her eyes trailed down to my lips. We've been standing in silence now for a few minutes in the empty locker room. I took it all in, forever remembering the first time I noticed her in here. I took a step forward trying to make the silence better. Her lips felt soft and felt perfect against mine. I couldn't help but smile when I pulled away. She's amazing and puts everything in her kisses. She closed the space between us and attacked my lips, after what felt like an hour I rested my forehead agains hers. "Damned Paige!" She said against my lips followed by a little shove. "I waited to hear from you all weekend."
"The rest of the team started to arrive, our gazes lingered for a moment more. The first four jumped in the pool and did their laps. Up next was Emily. She moves so graceful with every stroke. I kept my eyes on her while I was standing at the stance. As soon she reached the side I jumped in. I feel the lack of extra training wearing me out, my breaths weren't at ease. Or could it be the admiring I just did of a beautiful body that I just want to touch, hold, feel, look at. Yep that took my breath away. I try to clear my mind and kick my legs harder with every stroke. As soon my hand hit the wall it was Emily who was beaming in front of me, helping me out of the pool. Between shaky breaths I tried to form the perfect sentence, which failed as soon I opened my mouth. She looked at me and nodded. Later, I thought. I hugged her, I let go when Coach congratulated me at beating my own record. I was dumbfounded. I swear that I swam in slow motion. How's that possible? I guess I've found another thing Emily makes my body do.
"I wasn't sure how I ended up here but I did. Here I was doing homework while sitting on a porch waiting for a girl to come home. She will think I'm a freak. Hate and love are separeted by only a thin line, that's why you need more boundaries when it comes to people you like. You have to be able to say "Hey you stay away from me!" Right? Because you don't want them to hate you because you like them, more because you might not only like them. leaving and walking away just can't be my next move. Since I can't avoid anyone I better make it all clear to myself. " Paige, hey. Did you miss me already?" If she keeps smiling like this I might get away with all my dumbness. "I wanted to thank you for being on the swim team. Knowing you're on the other end waiting makes me swim faster." Her smile went wider and turned into a shy smile. "Goofball" she mumbled, still looking at the ground smiling. I didn't feel the need to say more, I enjoyed seeing her like this. But I came here to make things clear well I don't know what that is yet, so I started apologizing for not calling. She offered me to help with my homework, we moved to her windowseat. I've always wanted one of those.
Emily P.O.V.
"Hey, are you okay? Sorry I didn't mean to scare you. I saw you staring at that door, I felt the need to rescue you from whatever was going on in your mind. We don't want you to have a breakdown in school don't we?" I felt anxious around her, I don't know how I'm supposed to feel huge part of that is my fault I know. "So what's up with you?" I tried to sound as calm as I could, but I was very annoyed with this girl. I kept thinking about Hanna saying, she will want more soon. I know I want it now, her soft lips just a few inches away. Inches turned into one inch, her lips felt so perfect against mine. I wasn't kissing back, just as all troubles were been forgotten she pulled away. Her smile telling me that she meant the kiss made me attack her lips. She kissed back straight away, I melted. "Damned Paige" I gave her a little shove for making me feel bad and feel so good at the same time. "I waited to hear from you all weekend." I started to get more annoyed when the swimming team walked in to get ready for practice. More waiting for answers.
I jumped in the pool, tried to push my body as much as I could. In no time I pushed the wall and took my goggles off. I lifted myself up and gawked at Paige's form. She seemed more motivated than ever, she made swimming look so easy. I knelt down, making sure she would see me first when she reached the side. I heard Coach and our teammates being ecstatic about Paiges performance. She looked at me, with the same look prior in the locker room. For me this was enough, for now. She hugged me. Another soft smile appeared on my lips.
When I reached my house after swim practice and after helping Hanna shop, I had to smile at the most adorable sight I've seen today. The girl on my mind, the girl that hijacked every moment in my brain sat doing what looked like homework on my porch.
I walked silently over her not wanting to scare her again. I couldn't help but tease a little. "I wanted to thank you for being on the swim team. Knowing you're on the other end waiting makes me swim faster." She just melted my heart. I could do only one thing, smile like a fool. She just said she had beaten her own record unintended,to be closer to me faster. I still wanted to play it cool, pretty sure my face is giving me away right now. "I'm sorry for not calling." I looked up and saw scared eyes, she was being sincere and honest with me. I threw an eye on the papers on her lap, math. I offered to help her with it.
"When we entered my room she walked towards the windowseat, not my desk or bed like I thought. No one has ever sat there beside me and my dad.
She let out a groan. "My brain is going to explode. I hate homework." I couldn't help but laugh at her comment, everyone hates homework. "What?" "Nothing, everythings perfect."
After another few minutes of homework she decided to head home. I guess I ran out of luck for today. "Thanks for letting me stay. And not finding me a creep." I had to laugh at that. I walked her out and gave her a bone crushing hug. "You're always welcome here." "Thanks, I'll keep that in mind." I heard her whisper back. I watched her until she was out of sight, went back inside and called Hanna.
"OMG Han, she was waiting for me to come home! No we didn't kiss." Wait, why didn't we?