Hey guys. So here it is the next chapter of my story. To all of you who want to see the paily reunion happening soon I can't tell them for sure when it's going to happen. There are some things that need to be done before the reunion but I promise you won't get bored. Again, thank you so much for the reviews, favs and follows. Reviews are ALWAYS welcomed. Hope you'll enjoy.

Kris' POV

I looked at my watch. It was lunch time so I went to buy some food. After buying a pizza I headed back to my dorm. I opened the door only to find Paige drooling over her phone. I couldn't stop myself from smiling and thinking that she was adorable. I decided that it would be best to let her sleep. I sat on the table and started eating the pizza I had bought while watching her sleeping. After 2 slices of pizza I felt full. I realized that since I've come back here I haven't really paid any attention to our room. Or at least at Paige's side. I picked up one of her family photos. That's all she had. Family photos. Where was Emily? I decided that I should probably stop looking and start doing my homework. I sat on my desk and started.

"It's an amazing opportunity for us Emily." I heard Paige mumble. She was talking in her sleep. I smiled although I felt intrigued by her dream. She continued.

"Danby is great."

"Danby?!" I thought. "Emily is going to Danby?"

"We can start over out there. Don't you want to live in a place where you're not afraid of the dark? In a place where I don't always have to be afraid for you?" What the hell is she talking about?! What's going on. I felt guilty for listening, like I was intruding her personal space. I decided to leave her alone. It was practice time anyway.

Paige's POV

I woke up when I heard my phone ringing. It was Emily. Once again panic took over me. But before I could do anything the song stopped. It must have be ringing for some time before I woke up.

"Should I call her back?" I asked myself. What was I supposed to tell her? "Hey Emily, sorry for not replying to any of your calls. I was too busy crying for losing you." I felt stupid. I checked the time. It was 6 o' clock and I already had 3 phone calls from Emily which happened while I was sleeping. I decided that I would handle it later. I was too hungry to think. I found the pizza and ate till I was full. I sat on my desk and opened my laptop. I had 4 e-mails from Emily. After reading them all I realized just how much Emily missed me. I missed her too. I decided to send her a response to one of her e-mails.

"Hey, Em. I know that you've been trying to get in touch with me and I'm sorry for not responding to your calls but I've been pretty busy. I hope you're doing fine. Look, you know how much I love you but I can't keep doing this. I know that I'm the one who moved away but I can't keep pretending that everything is fine cause I know it's not. What I'm trying to tell you is that I need some space. Hope you understand. But that doesn't change the fact that I love you. Don't forget that Em."

By the time I finished writing the e-mail I was about to cry. I pressed send and I heard a noise. After that the door opened and Kris got in.

"Oh, you're up." She said surprised.

"Yeah. I woke up an hour ago. Thanks for the pizza by the way. The rest of it is in the fridge."

"Look Paige, I'm sorry for my earlier outburst. It wasn't your fault and I was being insensitive."

"It's alright, I guess. You were right after all." I stopped talking for a moment. I wanted to ask her why she reacted like that but I wasn't sure if I should. She must have understand what I was thinking cause she practically answered to my unspoken question.

"I know you probably want to know why I did it and someday I hope I can tell you but I'm not ready yet. I hope you can forgive me." What did she meant by that?

"It's ok. You don't have to apologize. And you don't have to tell me the reason if you don't want to or if you're not ready."

Emily's POV

"Can I come in?" I heard my mom saying behind my bedroom's door.

"Sure. What's up?"

"Your dad wanted me to send him some photos via e-mail. Can I use your laptop?"

"Yeah, no problem. Tell him I said hi."

"Will do." My mom said as she opened my laptop.

"Hey Em, have you checked your e-mails recently?" She asked curious.

"I checked them a few hours ago, why?" I said as I started walking towards my desk.

"You have an e-mail from Paige."

"WHAT? Let me see." I practically pushed her from the chair she was sitting on.

"Do you want me to call later so you can read it alone?" She said cautiously.

"No, just wait a sec." I started reading the text quietly. By the time I finished reading, my mom was trying to calm me down. She hugged me tightly after realizing that something was wrong. But she didn't ask any questions.

"She says that she loves me but she can't do this and that she needs some space." I said shaking while trying to hold my tears.

"Shhhh, it's ok honey. She just needs some space in order to figure things out. You have to respect that."

A couple of hugs and deep breaths later I was on my way to Hanna's house where we were having a sleep over. It was an attempt from the girls to make me feel better but I didn't think it was going to work.

"Hey Em, you made it." Hanna said when she opened the door. However when she saw me like this, red eyed from crying, she realized something was wrong and hugged me. We got inside and went on Hanna's bedroom where the other girls were sitting. After we sat down I explained them about the e-mail and they all listened very carefully while trying to reassure me that everything was going to be fine. We all fell asleep around 2 a.m. I was laying on Hanna's legs while Aria was using Spencer's shoulder as a pillow.

2 weeks later

Emily was still struggling with the fact that Paige left for San Francisco while trying to figure out if her new co-worker, Talia, was flirting with her or not. On the other side of the States Paige was finally able to have a normal teenager life. She had started practicing for next year while she was taking some classes to catch up with her future classmates. Kris never explained to Paige about her outburst and Paige never asked. Jay, Kris and Paige had come very close and they were like the three musketeers. Paige didn't communicate with Emily since she sent her that e-mail. But there was something else bothering Paige's mind. Kris was an attractive woman and many guys had hit on her but she never did anything. She always said no. It was like she didn't care. And that made Paige question Kris.

Paige's POV

After practice was over we all headed to the locker room. After taking a shower Kris and I were about to leave the natatorium. We found Jay waiting for us outside.

"Hey, what are you doing here? I thought your practice starts at 5." I said.

"Yeah, well I wanted to ask you girls something. Actually, I wanted to ask Kris something." He said as he turned to look at her.

"Do you remember my friend Ron?"

"Yes. What about him?"

"Well, his brother bought tickets to a hockey game but he got sick so he gave them to Ron. So, Ron was wondering if you would like to go with him." He said a bit nervous.

"Look, Jay, I know Ron is your friend but I barely know the guy. I can't just go out with him."

"Oh no, you won't be alone with him. Paige and I will be there too."

"We will?" I said with a mix of surprise and confusion in my voice.

"Yeah, it's gonna be something like a double date."

"You know I'm gay, right?" I asked.

"We won't be there as a couple. We're going to be there just to avoid any awkwardness."

"I'm not so sure about it." Kris said.

"Look, the game is on Saturday. All I'm asking you to do is give him a chance. Think about it and when you're ready give me your answer." He said while leaving.

I already knew Kris' answer. No. I'm not saying that it's easy for her to reject everyone who asks her out but I don't think she'll ever say yes. When we reached our dorm she sat on her bed and covered her face with her hands. I could tell that something was wrong. I sat next to her and hugged her.

"Hey, what's wrong?" I asked.

"I can't keep doing this anymore." She said. She was about to cry.

"What do you mean?" Ok, now I am confused.

"Paige there's something you need to know."