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Hope everyone's having a good weekend. So this is a big chapter! Not really in size so much but importance to this story. I really hope you like it and i would love to know your thoughts at the end!
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Emily looked at her phone buzzing once again, Paige was trying to call her for the 3rd time and while she wanted to answer it,
she wouldn't be able to bring herself to do it. She was really conflicted because she didn't know whether she was actually mad
at Paige or whether she was just overly shocked at seeing Samara. She knew that she didn't really have any reason to be
mad at Paige, how was she supposed to know that it was her ex girlfriend? It was the first time she had seen Samara since
she had cheated on her, since she had ben absolutely humiliated by her. She wasn't sure what to do when she saw her at
first, she was shocked but she just froze and felt sick. She knew Samara had come back on purpose, there was no way that it
would have been a coincidence, nothing happens by coincidence in Rosewood and she had been around long enough to know
that.
The problem was that Emily really liked Paige. The problem was that Emily liked Paige more than she really wanted to admit
and when it finally hit her just how much she liked her, she had shut the door on Paige, not letting her explain herself. She
was scared that she realized so quickly what she meant to her so she shut Paige out, it was the only way she knew how to
protect herself.
She looked at a text message sent from Paige and she sighed
'Em just let me explain, please. Let me talk' – Paige
Emily toyed with her phone, looking at the letters, wanting to reply to her but not knowing what to say. She didn't know
what she was going to respond because she didn't know what exactly she was thinking. She was supposed to be shopping
with Paige at that very moment, having a fun time like they always had together. She was almost amazed just how easy it
was to have fun with Paige and how much she had learnt from and about Paige within the weeks she had known her for but
then she remembered that the amazing part of their friendship was just Paige. She was amazed that she could have been
held so high up but her feet were firmly planted on the ground. Emily knew she had acted stupidly, she was jealous, she was
very jealous at that but she knew what Samara was capable of and she figured she had just found Paige, she didn't want
anyone taking that way from her. At the same time, she simply couldn't bring herself to send Paige a text back, she didn't
know what she was thinking let alone what she would say to Paige.
Paige had tried calling Emily multiple times throughout that whole afternoon after she had left but she hadn't heard from
Emily yet and she hadn't replied to any of Paige's text messages. Paige felt as if she was stuck between a rock and a hard
place, she really liked Emily and she could see that they had their wires crossed but she owed her manager so much and the
least she could do was finish off the interview with Samara. Even if it meant that Emily was going to be mad at her.
"Em…please answer. I'm sorry that I upset you. I want to talk, I swear I would never hurt you on purpose. Okay well call me,
anytime is fine"
Paige let out a sigh of frustration, shoving her phone back in her pocket before pushing the door open sluggishly to the brew
where she spotted Samara sitting at a table by herself. She was grinning as she held her phone up to her ear, hanging up
pretty much as Paige walked through the door. Paige reluctantly moved towards the table, sitting down across from her
without saying a word.
"Glad you could make it" Samara said nodding with a wink "Good move"
"Where's the photographer?" Paige asked tiredly, ignoring Samara's statement
"He's running a bit late, he won't be long though" Samara explained briefly "Do you want anything to eat? My shout so you
can pick whatever you want, I'll even buy dessert too"
"No" Paige replied very quickly "Thank you. I don't plan on being here any longer than I have to be and I told you, I have
dinner plans"
"Your dinner plans would be cancelled by now" Samara replied smartly "Emily was pretty angry at you"
"How do you know I was even going with her?" Paige asked shaking her head
"Well she came here to see you" Samara shrugged "She was waiting for you"
"Look, I just want to be out of here as soon as possible" Paige looking around the brew
"Relax, there is no way Emily will be coming back after she saw me here today" Samara said "You can relax"
"No I can't" Paige mumbled shaking her head as she sunk into her chair, realizing that maybe going back to meet Samara
wasn't such a great idea after all like she had originally thought
"So how did you and Emily meet anyway?" Samara asked
"I really just want to talk about business" Paige replied firmly "We're not friends and we don't know each other so let's not
pretend to and what I do know about you certainly isn't making me like you any more"
"So what version of the story did Emily give you?" Samara asked sighing
"We're not discussing this" Paige shook her head as she looked around for any sign of the photographer "That's not why I'm
here"
"You know she's not so innocent herself" Samara interjected even though Paige didn't want to hear it "Yeah so maybe I
cheated on her in college but if she had been paying half as much attention to me as she did her friend Maya, it could have
ended up a different story, we probably would still be together. I bet she didn't tell you that, huh?"
"Is that why you have it out for her?" Paige asked sitting up in her chair again, her gaze snapping back to Samara as she felt
her temper starting to waiver "Is that why you decided to come back here? To make sure she knows she has to pay for that?
"I don't have it out for her" Samara said shaking her head "I came back because I had to interview you"
"But that would have been one of the reasons you took the job" Paige replied angrily "You wouldn't have been able to help
yourself"
"You don't know me Paige, you only know what Emily has told you" Samara replied "You know her version of the story"
"And that's the only side I'm interested in" Paige mumbled
"You probably think I'm a horrible person but sometimes relationships just wont work out" Samara shrugged "I did love her at
one time. As I said though, we drifted apart because she spent so much time with her friend Maya, I was sure she was
cheating on me and the opportunity arose with her roommate so I took it. We didn't last all that long though"
"So you cheated because you thought she was cheating" Paige said dryly "Just to spite her"
"I'm just telling you my side" Samara replied with her hands up defensively
"All I know is that you broke her heart and I know what it's like for someone to break your heart like that. I don't care about
her friend Maya, if Emily said she was just a friend then she would have been just a friend" Paige explained
"Go ahead and think that" Samara shrugged "Just remember who has known her for longer"
"Is this photographer always late?" Paige asked shaking her head, ignoring her last statement
"Sometimes" Samara replied with a shrug "He's not known for his reliability"
"Great" Paige grumbled folding her arms
"So you and Emily definitely have a thing going on then, right?" Samara asked "I wouldn't blame you, she's beautiful"
"We're not having this conversation" Paige shook her head "I told you"
"So you're single then?" Samara asked
"I guess so" Paige replied nodding
"So you wouldn't mind if I did this then?" Samara asked quickly
Before Paige could react Samara leaned over, pressing her lips to Paige's before Paige even knew what was happening.
She felt absolutely nothing during the kiss and when she registered what was going on, she pushed Samara away, standing
up out of her chair immediately.
"I tried" Paige replied as she shook her head wiping her lips "Tell the photographer not to bother"
"He cancelled this afternoon" Samara replied as she stood up from the table as well
"What?" Paige asked raising her eyebrows
"He couldn't make it" Samara said shaking her head
"What is wrong with you?" Paige asked "What were you trying to do? Was that fun for you?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Samara asked taking a step towards Paige "Emily doesn't have to know anything, I won't tell her and I'll be
gone by tomorrow"
"Nothing happened" Paige shook her head as she began to back away from the table towards the exit
"Well where do you think you're going?" Samara called out after her "If you leave, forget about the interview and the 4 page
spread. You're not going to get paid for this"
"It's not worth it" Paige replied shaking her head
She got into her car and she ran her hands through her hair, resting her head in her hands for a moment before she pulled
her phone out from her pocket, sending a message to her manager saying that the interview was off and her phone began to
ring almost immediately.
"So what happened?" Her manager asked, skipping a greeting
"She hit on me, she was trying to get into my personal life and on top of everything, she kissed me" Paige replied angrily
"Okay, calm down" Jacob replied "I'll call the magazine and talk to them about her"
"She hardly asked me any relevant questions" Paige explained "She caused problems with Emily"
"Who's Emily?" Jacob asked
"Not the point. I stayed as long as I could but I drew the point at harassment" Paige grumbled
"It's okay, I don't blame you" Jacob replied "I'll call the office on Monday"
"Jacob" Paige warned
"Now, I'll call them now" Jacob corrected himself "You go fix things with this Emily girl, I'd like to know who she is though"
"I'll explain when I know myself" Paige said "Bye Jacob"
Without too much thought, Paige turned her key in the ignition and drove to the place where her mind and body both wanted
to be. She parked, pausing as she looked out the window to the house she had just been at a few hours earlier. Her hands
were sweating and shaking as she fumbled while trying open the door to make her way up the driveway. The only time Paige
had remembered being this nervous was when she was waiting for her last race to be called in London.
She reached the door, pausing to take a deep breath before she began knocking with much more purpose than earlier.
Emily opened the door after a moment though she didn't really look surprised to see Paige standing in front of her but she
was a little confused as to why Paige looked so anxious and bothered.
She opened her mouth to speak but before she could she was beaten by Paige who couldn't seem to stop herself from talking,
like she was going to explode if she didn't get those words out before Emily did.
"I know you probably don't want to see me right now and I understand that but I wanted to explain myself to you and prove
that I wasn't trying to lead you on. I couldn't leave it another second so I had to come here and explain myself right now. I
honestly thought that you just wanted us to wait and be friends for a while, which is great and I loved that because I really
want to get to know you and I feel like I have so far but I would also really love to take you out on a date Emily Fields. I'm
not going to stand here and lie to you about how I don't think you are absolutely stunning, because you are or how I'm not
almost hypnotized anytime you speak, because I am. I haven't been able to get you out of my mind from the moment I saw
you and I thought I was pretty obvious about how I felt about you but clearly I didn't communicate that to you as well as I
wanted to. I need to work on that and I will" Paige explained as she shook her head, her hands were stuffed in her pockets
the moment she began to speak. She paused for a moment, feeling flustered but she continued on "My head is moving too
quickly for my mouth to keep up and I know I'm rushing this but I want to just tell you this before you tell me to go away
again and that you don't want to speak to me. You were right about Samara, she really is a piece of work and you didn't
deserve what she did to you. I walked out on the interview, she kissed me but I pulled away as soon as I knew what was
happening because I realized that I didn't want to kiss anyone but you. I just want a shot Em. I was dumb and I couldn't
form my words around you and say what I wanted to say because what I feel for you, because of the way you make me feel…
it scares me and we haven't even gone out on a real date yet. I'm terrified to think of what I'm going to feel for you if you
actually give me a chance but that's all I want because I think I can handle it"
"Are you done?" Emily asked, finding her voice after a moment of awkward silence between them
"Well…yeah" Paige replied nodding
Emily sighed as she looked to Paige, her eyes averted to the floor and Emily could see her spirit sinking with every moment
that passed by
"Paige" Emily said placing a hand on Paige's cheek .Her eyes shot up, looking at Emily who had a small smile forming on her
features "You could have told me that in the first place, I should have sent something earlier too I guess. I wasn't jealous
because you were spending time with Samara, I was jealous because she was spending time with you…I want to be yours
and I guess I didn't realize I am already, I think I have been for a little while"
"Really?" Paige croaked
Emily nodded but without saying a word, she leaned in to capture Paige's lips with hers in a gentle yet passionate kiss. Their
first kiss to the both of them was perfect. Paige managed to tangle her hand in Emily's hair while her other arm made its way
to Emily's waist as their lips continued to move together in sync with one another's.
They pulled away after a few moments with equally big smiles on their faces, leaning their foreheads against each-others
"I'm sorry" Paige said shaking her head, her voice only just loud enough to be above a whisper "I should have told you that a
while ago and I tried but I just didn't want to pressure you and I couldn't even find the right words"
"You should have" Emily nodded "I should have as well though. I'm sorry I went all crazy earlier, I was going to call you and
apologise but then I saw your car pull up. I guess I was just scared that you were going to see how great Samara was and
somehow you would want her"
"Are we talking about the same Samara?" Paige asked furrowing her eyebrows as she pulled completely away from Emily
"She can be great when she's not acting like she is now" Emily shook her head
"I'll take your word for it" Paige replied nodded "Because she said some pretty interesting things"
"Like what?" Emily asked curiously
"She mentioned someone named Maya?" Paige asked
"Of course" Emily chuckled "She was a friend of mine who I was close with but I never cheated on Samara, she likes to make
excuses for herself"
"So I have learnt" Paige replied
"I guess we're going to need to learn how to communicate a bit better" Emily replied with a small smile
"I'm sorry about that" Paige shook her head "I just didn't want to put pressure on you and ask you out if you weren't ready
for that or anything. I thought I heard you tell Hanna that you didn't want to rush it"
"I was talking about you, I didn't want to rush you" Emily replied
"I guess that's both of our faults then" Paige admitted chuckling "So what are you doing tomorrow night?"
"Nothing" Emily said as she tucked a stray strand of hair behind Paige's ear, causing her to blush slightly "You are so cute, you
know that?"
"Not really" Paige shook her off "Let's start again tomorrow night, have a first date?"
"I feel like we've been on a date before" Emily laughed
"Well seeing as neither of us had the guts to actually call it a date previously, I'm not going to make the same mistake and
ask whether you'll go on a date with me tomorrow night?" Paige asked
"I would love to" Emily grinned
"Great" Paige replied with her eyes shining brightly towards the other girl "I'm kind of glad Samara came by, kind of kicked me
into gear"
"We would have worked it out" Emily shrugged "I almost kissed you outside of the movies the other night"
"I kind of wish you did" Paige replied with a small smile
"I can fix that now"
She pressed her lips to Paige's again, this time gripping Paige's neck as Paige moved her arms around Emily's waist.
"Maybe we should keep that for our date?" Paige asked as she pulled away from the kiss, rested her forehead against Emily's
"Might as well get it out of your system now" Emily joked "I don't kiss on the first date"
Paige laughed, looking down her to feet like she always did for a moment
"Well I hope this isn't why you called me over" Hanna said down the bottom of Emily's driveway
Paige took one step away from Emily to create a little distance between them upon hearing Hanna's voice.
"Don't stop on my accord" Hanna replied shrugging "I've seen Emily kiss a girl before, many actually. Not at the same time
though, she's a one woman gal, you know?"
"I should go" Paige said chuckling "I'll text you about tomorrow night?"
"Sounds good" Emily nodded "I'm glad you came by"
"Me too"
Emily pulled both sides of Paige's shirt, kissing her quickly before she pulled away for a moment
"I feel like I've been waiting a while to do that" Emily spoke quietly
"I know" Paige replied as she slowly backed away slightly dazed from Emily "Bye Em"
"Bye" Emily held her hand out to wave as she watched Paige walk past Hanna with her hands in her pockets once again
"So was this your S.O.S?" Hanna asked
"My S.O.S was that Samara was here and she was interviewing Paige for a magazine" Emily replied shaking her head
"Samara is in town?" Hanna asked before she began cracking her knuckles over dramatically "Okay, where was she last seen
and what was the blonde she devil wearing?"
"Han" Emily warned with a deadpanned expression
"What, I haven't seen her since she dumped you" Hanna said raising her eyebrows "She has to get what's coming to her, this
is my chance"
"It's fine, she just tried to start drama between Paige and I" Emily said as she opened her door for Hanna to come inside "And
turns out that's what Paige and I needed to admit to each other what we needed to"
"So what, are you two together now?" Hanna asked with a wide smile beginning to spread on her face
"More or less" Emily replied "We're going on an official date tomorrow night"
"I'm so excited!" Hanna squealed loudly "We need to pick your outfit, what are you doing?"
"I don't know yet" Emily said placing her hand over Hanna's mouth for a moment "Remember, my house isn't as big as yours
so my neighbours can actually hear you"
"Right" Hanna nodded "It's about time though, seriously, I was about to go tell Paige to hurry up"
So what did we think?
I'm nervous! I hope you liked it and i hope you don't think i rushed anything. Please review, i would appreciate it.
I hope you all have a good rest of your weekend and start to your week!
Dani :)