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After Kris ended the call she turned to look at Paige who was still sleeping in her bed. It was 10 o' clock already but she couldn't wake her up. She seemed so peaceful. She decided to take a shower instead until her roommate was awake and then they would talk about the double date.

While taking off her clothes moments from last night flashed into Kris' mind. She remembered the party, the dance and the drive home with Paige. How could she talk to Paige about double dates after what happened last night?

In the other room Paige slowly opened her eyes immediately realizing that this wasn't her bed. She sat up in the bed and looked around trying to focus on the things around her. She saw an empty couch and then remembered that that's where Kris was supposed to be. Her mind drifted to what happened last night trying to remember how she got to her roommates bed.

She heard water running from inside the bathroom and decided that it was safe for her to get up. She wished she could avoid Kris but she knew that this wasn't possible. She got up and headed to the kitchen where she grabbed a bowl and placed it on the table. Then she opened the fridge taking out a carton of milk and then grabbed a cereal box.

As she sat down Paige heard her phone ringing and answered the call.

"Hey dad. What's up?"

"Hey kiddo. I was wondering if you could meet me and your mom at the mall this afternoon."

"Uhhh… Yeah sure. Is everything ok?"

"Yes. We just need to talk."

"Ok. What time should I be there?"

"Around 7 would be great."

"Good. See you there dad."

By the time she finished her cereal the bathroom door opened and Kris came out with a towel wrapped around her hair and another one covering her body.

"You're awake!" Kris said surprised.

"Yeah." Paige said awkwardly. After that silence filled the room. The two roommates just stood there staring at each other without really knowing what to say.

"Jay called." Kris said after a while. "He'll be back tomorrow."

"Good."

"He… needs a favor." Kris said hesitantly. Paige looked at her with a questioning look.

"He met someone and he wants to take her out on a date when he gets back."

"Ok."

"The problem is he said it would be a double date." Paige's eyes widened with that.

"What are you saying?" The auburn haired girl asked not sure whether she wanted to hear the answer.

"Jay wants us to be the other couple." Kris said with one breath closing her eyes shut.

"What?!" Paige asked as she stood up abruptly.

"I know. I told him that we're not a couple and he said that he just wants to introduce some of his friends to the girl because she's probably coming to Stanford next year and she doesn't know anybody. Apparently he thought that this would be a good idea." Paige remained silent.

"Look, I don't want this to happen too" Kris lied "but he never said that we have to act like a couple." She added with a smirk.

Paige wasn't sure what to say. A part of her wanted to go on that date but there was another part that was telling her not to and was constantly reminding her of Emily. But those last words Kris said made her rethink the offer.

"Ok."

"Ok?" Kris asked not sure if what she heard was actually said.

"Yeah. For Jay, right?"

"Right." Kris lied again. She was hoping that things between her and Paige would be different after what happened. She was now sure that she had feelings for the girl but was still afraid to make a move.

"So why are we here Han?" Spencer asked as they sat down at the Brew's couch.

"Caleb's mom moved into a new city and she invited us over." Hanna said avoiding naming the city Caleb's mom moved on purpose.

"Which is where?" Aria asked.

"San Francisco." And after that everybody's mind drifted to Emily. And Emily didn't know how to react. To be honest she wanted to go with them to San Francisco but she couldn't do that. She didn't want to ruin Hanna's first trip with Caleb. So she just forced a smile.

"Are you ok with this Em?" Hanna asked.

"Yeah. Why wouldn't I be?" The girls were now looking at her with worried expressions in their faces. "Really Han, I'm fine." She tried to reassure her friend.

The other girls decided not to push the subject any further.

"When is your flight?" Aria asked.

"On Friday. We'll stay there till Monday." The girl responded.

When Paige parked her car in the mall's parking lot she had no idea what was about to happen. Her whole life was going to change.

She walked to the building's main entrance and texted her dad her location.

A few minutes later Paige saw her parents walking towards her.

"Hey honey." Her mom said once she was close to her daughter.

"Hey mom. Hey dad." She said greeting them.

"Hey Paige. Come on, let's get some coffee." Her dad said and gestured towards one of the coffee shops.

Once they sat down both of her parents became more serious.

"What's wrong?" Paige asked after seeing the change into her parents' mood.

"Paige there's something we need to tell you." She heard her dad saying.

"Ok. What is it?" She asked worried.

Her mom sighted before talking. "Paige, your dad and I are taking divorce."

"You're taking what?!" She said almost chocking with her coffee. "Why? What happened? What's wrong?" She asked as she felt panic taking over her.

"This isn't working anymore." Her dad said pointing between him and her mother.

"What changed?" The girl demanded to know.

"Many things. For starters we moved across country. It's not easy to adjust." Her dad tried to explain.

"This is bullshit. If you didn't want to move here then we could have stayed back at Rosewood." Paige was now angry. She stood up abruptly and started to walk away. How could they say that it wasn't easy for them to adjust while she was the one that had actually left something behind?

She jogged the rest of her way to the parking lot starting her car and driving back to Stanford.

Once she got into her room Paige place her keys to the coffee table and fell on her bed. Kris got up from the couch and walked over to the other girl's bed. She saw Paige shaking and she realized that the girl was crying. She carefully sat next to her and placed her hand on her roommate's back in an attempt to help her calm down. Ten minutes later Paige had calmed down a bit and Kris thought it was safe to ask what happened.

"Want to talk about it?" She asked gently.

The other girl sighted and sat on her bed supporting her back on the wall. "My parents are getting divorce." She said after a moment of silence.

Kris definitely didn't see that coming. She just rubbed the small of her friend's back. She didn't know what else to do. "Do you want me to call Jay and cancel the date?" She asked once she remembered about tomorrow night.

"No I'll be fine." Paige said.

After making sure Sydney was in her hotel room Jay drove immediately towards Stanford and got in his room. Once he was done with his shower it was time to pick his outfit. And he had no idea what to wear. He didn't want to look overdressed but he didn't want Sydney to think that he didn't put any effort to his outfit. He opened his closet and took out a few pair of jeans. Then he took out a few shirts and left them on his bed. He decided to wear a pair of blue jeans and a dark blue u-neck shirt with a jean jacket.

He closed the door behind him and headed for the girls' room. He knocked the door and heard footsteps behind the door. The door opened revealing Paige. She was wearing a white shirt and black jeans. Her makeup was simple. She had put on what Jay assumed it was mascara and some lip gloss. Behind Paige he could see Kris wearing grey shirt, dark blue jean, lip gloss and mascara.

"Ready to go?" He asked a little bit nervous.

"Yeah just let me grab my jacket." Said Paige and grabbed a brown leather jacket that was hanging behind the door. Kris followed her action grabbing a dark blue jacket and locking the door behind her. The girls got in Paige's car while Jay got into his own. Jay started driving to the direction of Sydney's hotel while the girls towards the restaurant's.

He parked his Hyundai in the front entrance of the hotel where Sydney was waiting. She looked beautiful. She was wearing black sleeveless top and black jeans with a brown belt. She walked towards the car and Jay got out and opened the door for Sydney to get in. She shot him a smile and got in. He then rushed and got in too. He started the engine and drove to the restaurant.

Meanwhile in the restaurant Kris and Paige were already sitting in their table waiting for the others to arrive. The only sound was the light music coming out of the speakers since none of them knew what to say to the other.

"How do you think she looks like?" Kris asked trying to break the ice that wasn't supposed to exist between them.

"I don't know. Maybe blonde with blue eyes?" Paige took a guess.

"Yeah, that's what I expect to see too." Kris responded. And the ice was there again. "Look, Paige, we need to talk about what happened at the party."

"There isn't much to talk about."

"You're kidding, right? How can you say that? We." Kris hesitated. "We dirty danced." The girl said lowering her voice.

"I was tipsy you were tipsy… things like that happened." Paige tried to avoid the feeling in the pit of her stomach. She was lying. Part of her wanted that to happen. But she couldn't admit it. Kris looked at her hurt. She tried to hide that what had Paige said had affected her. Before they realized it Jay was walking towards them with a girl in toe. Kris turned and looked at them immediately standing up to introduce herself to the girl. Paige saw where Kris was looking and turned to look at the couple but the color went missing from her face once she saw who the girl was. And Sydney's reaction was pretty much the same. She froze and Jay sensed that Sydney had stopped walking. Kris noticed the change into her roommate's behavior and looked at her with a questioning look on her face. Paige slowly stood up trying to compose herself and Sydney started moving again. Jay was the first to speak.

"Sydney, this is Kris" He said gesturing towards the green eyed girl. They shook hands and smiled at each other "and this is Paige." He continued.

"Yeah. I know." She said trying to get over the shock.

"You do?" Kris and Jay said at the same time.

"Yes. We went school together for a while." Paige answered. They all sat down processing what was happening.

"So, you guys were friends?" Jay asked.

"We swam for the same team and we hang out a little bit, that's all." Paige explained looking at Sydney. After that a waiter came and took their orders.

"Are you planning on coming here for college?" Kris asked in an attempt to start a conversation.

"Yes. I really like California and this is a really good college."

"It is." Kris agreed.

"How did you guys met?" Paige asked.

"I had a flat tire in the middle of nowhere and Jay kinda found me there." The girl said looking at Jay and smiling. He smiled back.

"Are you from Rosewood?" Kris asked.

"No. I was born and grew up in Harrisburg. We moved to Rosewood this year." Kris nodded.

"So how things have been in Rosewood?" Paige asked trying to get information about Emily.

"You're asking in general or about a particular person?" It was like Sydney read her mind.

Paige sighted. "How's Emily?"

"She's fine. She was sad when you left but now she's doing better."

"Has she… Has she found someone else?" Paige wasn't sure she wanted to hear the answer to that but she felt like she had to ask.

"I'm not sure." Paige looked at her with a questioning look.

"I saw her one night outside of school fighting with someone. Her name is Talia. She worked with Emily at The Brew. Emily was saying something about Talia using her as an experiment. She seemed pretty angry. A few days later Talia left town and there was a rumor that Emily was seeing Talia for a while before she left. But I don't know for sure." Sydney said with an apologetic look on her face. Paige's eyes were filled with tears she was trying to hold back. Kris placed her hand on the girl's shoulder and Paige stood up.

"I'm sorry but I have to go. I hope I didn't ruin your night. Enjoy your dinner." She said her voice cracking. After that she walked away. Kris watched Paige walk away and then turned to look at Jay.

"I need to go after her. Sydney it was a pleasure meeting you." She said as she grabbed her jacket and started walking to the exit. Once outside she spotted a cab and got in telling the driver to go to Stanford University.

When she reached her destination she paid the driver and got out of the car and run to her room. But Paige wasn't there. She decided to try the natatorium next. But Paige was nowhere to be found. Kris was getting worried. She then tried the cafeteria but Paige wasn't there either. She tried the library, the clubs in the campus, the locker room but still no sign of the girl. Half an hour later she headed for the gym. It was the only place she could think of.

She slowly opened the door and got in without making any noise. She had found Paige. She could hear Paige hitting a punching bag.

"God Paige, you scared me. I looked everywhere for you." Paige remained silent. She kept punching that poor bag.

"How are you?" Kris asked worried.

"Honestly? I am furious! I've spent almost every single night thinking about her and all this time she's been hooking up with one of her co-workers." Paige said as her punches became stronger. Kris could tell that she was hurt. She couldn't blame her. She really loved Emily.

"Hey, calm down. Try to relax." Kris said in an attempt to help Paige calm down.

"I CAN'T, OK? I CAN'T!" Paige said raising her voice. She was breaking down but she continued. "I mean, does she even think about me?" She asked helplessly.

"Don't say that. You don't know what's going on in her life right now." Kris said trying to defend Emily.

"Oh, I think I do. I've been through it myself. But I never cheated on her." The girl said. She had now stopped hitting the punching bag and was sitting down on the floor. She was trying really hard to hide the tears that were falling from her eyes.

"Hey, don't cry. Everything is going to be alright."

"How? I've got nothing left! My parents are getting divorce, Emily has clearly moved on…"

"You have me" Kris cut her off.

Paige felt her brain shut down as she slowly leaned forward. Kris felt her pulse getting quicker as she leaned to capture Paige's lips into her own. The kiss was slow but sweet. Kris felt her heart pounding like a drum inside her chest when she felt Paige's lips move against her own. The green eyed girl felt Paige's tongue lick her lower lip asking for permission and she gave it. Their tongues started dancing together slowly at first but then a little faster.

By the time the kiss ended they were both breathless. Paige rested her forehead to Kris' shoulder and let a tear roll on her cheek.

"Thank you." The auburn girl whispered.

Back in the restaurant Jay had to deal with the awkward situation that was created after the girls left.

"Oh God, what have I done?" Sydney asked helplessly.

"Hey, this wasn't your fault. She asked to know the truth and that's what you told her. You couldn't have known how she was going to react." Jay said reassuringly.

The waiter came back with the food but he noticed that the girls weren't there.

"Are your friends coming back?" He asked still holding the tray of food they had previously ordered.

"I don't think so. Could we get their food to go?" Jay asked.

"Yeah sure. You're still eating here right?"

"Yes. We are." The rest of the night went fairly well for them. They enjoyed their dinner and two hours later they got into Jay's car and drove back to the hotel. Once they reached their destination Jay offered to walk Sydney to her room.

"I had a great time tonight." Sydney said when they reached her room.

"Me too." He said looking deeply into her eyes. He slowly leaned closer and kissed her hesitantly. She moved her lips against his and opened her mouth when she felt Jay's tongue asking for permission. Their tongues dueled fighting for the upper hand.

"Goodnight Jay." Sydney said with a smile when the kiss ended.

"Goodnight Syd." Jay said smiling and started to walk away.

"Are you planning on going somewhere?" Caleb's mom asked as soon as she saw the couple getting ready. It was Sunday morning and Hanna and Caleb decided to visit Stanford and maybe meet Paige, without Paige's knowledge of course.

"Yeah. We're going to spend the day in Stanford. We'll probably be back for dinner." Caleb responded.

After a long drive from San Francisco to Stanford the couple decided to eat lunch at the mall and do some shopping after.

The same morning Paige woke up in a really good mood so she decided to take Kris out for lunch and some ice cream at the mall. Kris loved it there.

"So, I was thinking we should do something special today." Paige started.

"Why? What's so different about today?" Kris asked curious.

"Nothing. I just wanted to thank you for making me happy again." Paige said as she pulled Kris closer to her and kissed her softly.

"In that case…" Kris said with a smile plastered on her face. Within a week she had found the courage to come out to the swim team, to her friends and be able to be herself outside of her room and all thanks to Paige.

Hanna and Caleb sat on a table with a view to the ground floor. After the waitress came back with their order they started eating while talking about colleges and Caleb's mom. After some time Hanna had halfway eaten her pasta while Caleb had almost finished his steak. The girl glanced at the ground floor and saw two girls laughing. At first she didn't paid too much attention but once a familiar laughter reached her ears she looked at them this time more carefully. She recognized Paige as one of the girls.

"Caleb is that Paige down there?" She asked pointing towards the direction of an auburn haired girl. Caleb followed his girlfriend's index finger with his gaze and saw Paige holding a cup of ice cream laughing with something the other girl said.

"Yes she is." Hanna was about to call Paige's name when she saw her leaning and kissing the other girl. She froze into her place. She turned to look at Caleb who seemed to have the same reaction.

"Did you see what I just saw?" Hanna asked as if she didn't already know the answer.