Emily settled down into bed, and listened as Paige paraded her way from the bathroom down the hall. "I've got a pocket, got a pocket full of sunshine!"

"Jesus Paige."

"What, you don't like my musical taste?" said Paige, waltzing through the door.

"Passion Pit and Katy Perry I can handle, but… eugh."

"Alrighty then," Paige responded, before leaping onto the bed and resting her head on her arm. "Passion Pit it is."

"You mean… the concert?"

"Yup, we're going."

Wow, thought Emily. Just… wow. That was it. That was the sign from Paige that she didn't want to hide. That Emily was worth it.

"You're… amazing!" cried Emily, before grabbing Paige by the cheeks and planting a big kiss on her forehead. With a deep breath she repeated, "Just… amazing."

Paige smiled. They were able to just gaze at each other without awkwardness. They both knew what the other was thinking. What all this meant. Did that mean they didn't have to say it? Not yet anyway.

Paige suddenly broke the gaze and leaped under the covers, playful as always. She shot Emily a quick smirk, before jumping on top of her and tickling the poor girl like mad. Emily couldn't help it, she squealed at the top of her lungs. She was giggling uncontrollably and found herself rolling over Paige, in a frenzy of physical contact. Eventually Paige had mercy, despite how much she was enjoying it. The girls were left in a giggly heap, with Emily lying on Paige's chest. She took the leap of faith and reached her arm across onto Paige's hip. And with that, there they were. Lying there. A couple.

They listened to each other's breathing for a while, as they both calmed down and the mood turned heavy. Paige just stroked Emily's hair, playing with strands and twirling them.

Emily turned her head up to look at Paige. "This is it huh?" … "You and me."

"Yeah, this is it."

The girls kissed - slowly, lovingly. They lay down in each others arms and held one another, running their hands up and down the others back. The touch on Emily's warm skin sent shivers down her spine. There was no other feeling like it.

And no other way to feel it than with Paige.