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That afternoon Paige made her way to Emily's only to find the girls had all beaten her there. When she entered the house, she noticed that all the girls were sitting
quietly in the lounge room, but strangely no one was talking.
"Everything okay?" Paige asked as she followed Emily into the room
"As much as it can be" Emily nodded
"Spence" Paige said as she stood in front of her with a cardboard box full of her possessions
She looked up to Paige and paused for a moment
"Toby gave that to you?" Spencer asked quietly
"He dropped it off to me at work" Paige replied "Thought you might want your things back"
"He was right" Spencer nodded "Thanks Paige"
"He hasn't come over again, has he?" Paige asked
"No, I haven't heard from him" Spencer replied with a sigh
"If he comes around again…you just let me know" Paige said sitting next to her best friend
"Thanks" Spencer nodded
"So what did you find out?" Paige asked looking to Emily who was pacing at the front of the room
"Nothing, the police told her nothing" Hanna said with a frustrated sigh
"They have only just told Ali's family that they found it" Emily explained "They can't tell us much right now"
"We need to know" Aria said "We need to know what they know, we have a right"
"We actually don't" Spencer admitted with a shrug
"Victoria and I are working on it" Emily nodded "In the mean time, we can't mention this to anyone"
"Because we don't know who the coat belongs to?" Paige asked
"Yes" Emily nodded
"So how are we going to find out just exactly how this coat looks if they aren't going to tell us?" Hanna asked
"We'll figure something out" Emily replied
"So a dog just dug it up?" Aria asked "Outside her house? Just like that?"
"I guess whoever did it didn't think that someone would find it there" Emily shrugged "Or they were just sick and buried it outside her house to cause her family pain"
"I would rule on the latter" Spencer noted
"We just have to stick together right now" Emily said "We all have so much going on right now, we just have to unite while all of this is being figured out. Present a
united front"
"Just like old times" Hanna sighed quietly
"Do the police have any leads at all?" Aria asked
"I don't think so" Emily shook her head "Things are up in the air but finding this coat is a major breakthrough. They can do testing on it and we can finally close this
chapter of our lives"
"Let's be honest though, do you really think a coat is going to close this case?" Spencer asked moving to sit on the edge of her seat "Do we really think it's going to be
easy as finding a coat?"
"No" Emily shook her head
"It's a start though, right?" Paige asked looking to her girlfriend who nodded in affirmation
"It is one step further in the process to where we were before it was found" Emily said "We're going back first thing in the morning to see if they can give us anything
else"
"And that's it?" Hanna asked
"For now" Emily nodded
"I have to get home, I'm having some issues leaving Braxton home at the moment" Hanna said "He keeps having nightmares about that damn car"
"I know the feeling" Paige joked
"I should get going too" Aria nodded as she stood
"Me too" Spencer agreed "Got a game to plan for"
"Okay well I'll call you all tomorrow" Emily said "If you hear anything around, let me know. This is going to break in the news tomorrow so no doubt whoever did this is
going to start getting scared. We need to be careful"
The girls made their way out of the house, leaving Paige sitting on the couch by herself until Emily came back from locking the door behind them.
"Is it just me or did they seem really jumpy?" Paige asked
"It's scary" Emily admitted "The police found some hard evidence just sitting in front of us all, buried in a yard"
"Did they not check the house when it happened?" Paige asked
"They did, I don't know how they missed it" Emily replied shaking her head
"You look exhausted Em" Paige said sympathetically as her girlfriend sat down next to her, leaning her head on her shoulder
"That's because I am" Emily replied
"You need to get some sleep" Paige said
"Only if you're staying here" Emily said as she chuckled slightly "I'm starting to suspect that I can't get a decent sleep without you"
"I know what you mean" Paige replied "Which might make it a little difficult when I go away for events"
"You have any coming up?" Emily asked
"Plenty" Paige nodded "But I'm not attending any of them anytime soon"
"What?" Emily asked lifting her head from Paige's shoulder "What do you mean?"
"I have sponsor events coming up and some appearances but I'm pushing them all back" Paige said "I'm not leaving your side until this whole thing is solved"
"Why knows how long that could take Paige" Emily shook her head
"I don't care" She replied quickly "I just care about you. You're more important to me than any sponsor"
"That's your livelihood though" Emily replied
"I still get sponsored and interviewed. I can still do promotions" Paige said "I can just do it from Rosewood for now. I have let everyone know that and they are fine.
Might have something to do with me winning medals last year but at least they are fine with it"
"So you just decided all of this without mentioning it?" Emily asked
"You have enough to worry about" Paige said "I'm a big girl, I can worry about myself and handle myself. I have been doing this for a while"
"I just don't want you to have to put your life on hold for me" Emily shook her head "I don't want to hold you back"
"You're not holding me back" Paige sighed "I don't know why you're even thinking that"
"I went and did something today" Emily admitted "And I wasn't sure if I was going to bring it up tonight but I don't see why not"
"You get a tattoo?" Paige joked "Love heart with the word mom?"
"No" Emily laughed "Though I suppose this could be pretty permanent. At least I hope it will be"
"You got a dog?" Paige asked looking around
"Nope" Emily shook her head as she stood from the couch "You should stop guessing, you'll never get it"
"I could guess it" Paige said "But I don't want to take away your thunder, so let me have it"
"I went and got something done" Emily said walking into the kitchen, returning with her right hand clinched in a ball "Seeing as I have come to the realisation that I
can't sleep without you"
"You're going to punch me?" Paige asked looking to Emily's shaking fist
She laughed quietly before opening her hand up, something resting in her palm as she held it out for Paige.
"It's a key to my house" Emily said "I just want you to have it so you can come and go as you please. I want you around as much as I can have you. I'll admit, I would
love to be selfish and have you most nights"
"That's not selfish" Paige said standing from the couch, approaching her in a few brave strides "That's exactly what I want"
"So you'll take the key then?" Emily asked hopefully
"I would love that" Paige nodded as she took the key from Emily's hand, before stealing a kiss from Emily's lips.
As she went to pull away though, Emily placed her hand on the back of her neck. Not allowing her to move from her place, flush up against her. Paige wasn't too
concerned so she moved her hands to Emily's perfect waist, gripping tightly at the material of her shirt.
"You sure you want to give me this?" Paige asked as they broke from their kiss "I mean, you might not be able to get rid of me"
"Very sure" Emily nodded with a grin
"I love you" Paige said as her smile grew to the widest it had been for a while "So much Emily Fields"
"I love you too" Emily replied quickly "No matter what's going on, you always seem to make me smile"
"Me too" Paige agreed before she paused "I probably would have been more shocked about the tattoo though"
Emily laughed quietly to herself while she shook her head
"You're a dork" Emily laughed
"Why thank you" Paige said as she continued to grin "Thank you for this, it means a lot"
"Thank you for taking it" Emily replied
"Let's get you to bed, huh?" Paige asked "We have plenty of time to smile like idiots at each other. You're exhausted"
"I don't mind when it's you" Emily said happily
"So I guess this means I should get a key cut for you" Paige said thoughtfully
"No, you don't have to" Emily shook her head "I just wanted to give you it"
"I want the same thing Em" Paige said "And I didn't think that I would find anyone after Holly who would make me feel like this…but here you are"
"Here we are" Emily said with a smile "Come on, let's get to bed"
"You do need to sleep" Paige nodded
"Who said anything about sleeping?" Emily asked smartly with a smirk
The next morning Paige went to her swim classes, she had Braxton first up and Emily had agreed she was going to take him with Hanna. She set herself up then made
her way to her office overlooking the complex to finish off some paper work she had been struggling to finish.
"Did you ever think you would be back in Rosewood doing this for a living?" Jason asked "Well part of your living"
"Can't say I did" Paige said "But I'm glad I'm here"
"If you didn't have Em though, would you have stayed?" Jason asked
"I don't know" Paige shrugged "I guess I don't have to think about it though"
"Can I ask you something?" Jason asked
"Sure" Paige nodded
"Did Emily know about the coat yesterday?" Jason asked "Is that why she was here?"
"Jason" Paige began
"And you went the whole day not telling me?" Jason asked
"I wasn't allowed to" Paige said
"Why not?" Jason asked "She was my sister"
"I know and I'm sorry that I didn't but we thought that police would handle it the best" Paige replied "I wanted to"
"Does she know anything else?" Jason asked "Has she found anything else out from them?"
"No" Paige said honestly "I swear to you Jason, she knows nothing more. I am truly sorry Jason but I didn't want to be the one to drop that bomb on you. I didn't
know all the details"
"I know" Jason said as he rubbed his eyes "I'm sorry"
"Don't be sorry" Paige replied
"This whole thing is just stressing me out" Jason said
"I can't even imagine" Paige sympathised as she looked out to see most of her class out by the pool "I've got to get out there Jason"
"Yeah I know" Jason replied "I'm sorry about that"
"It's fine" Paige shook her head before she went down to the pool where she spotted Emily sitting with Hanna on the bleachers
"Aunt Paige" Braxton said with a small as he appeared in front of Paige
"Hey buddy" Paige smiled "Ready to swim?"
"Yes" He replied enthusiastically
"Great" Paige nodded
The class went as smooth as it had ever gone. The kids were loving having Paige as a coach and Paige was loving doing it. After class Paige was chatting to a few
parents before she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned to see Hanna standing behind her, a small smile on her face.
"Excuse me" Paige said to the parents before she took a few steps towards her friend "What's up?"
"I kind of just wanted to say that I'm glad you took that key off Emily" Hanna said shrugging "It meant a lot to her"
"It meant a lot to me too" Paige nodded "She told you about it?"
"Of course she did" Hanna replied "She was so nervous about it"
"She didn't need to be" Paige shrugged
"Good" Hanna said with a smile
"What are you guys talking about?" Emily asked approaching the two
"You" Hanna said honestly
"Okay" Emily laughed
"Jason knows you told me about the coat yesterday" Paige said looking to Emily
"Is he okay?" Emily asked "I should go talk to him"
"No, don't" Paige replied "I've spoken to him about it so I don't think we should make it any worse by bringing it up again"
"Hey listen, did you want to let yourself in tonight?" Emily asked
"With my shiny, new key?" Paige said with a smile
"I'll be at work late tonight, I have to go in after this but we should hang out when I get home" Emily suggested
"I think my neighbours probably forget that I'm living there" Paige joked "But it's worth it"
"Okay, great" Emily said with a smile before turning to Hanna "What?"
"You guys are so cute and so gross at the same time" Hanna said "I don't know what to do"
"We should get going" Emily said as she spotted Braxton come out of the change rooms
"Yeah okay, I'll see you tonight then" Paige said, leaning over to peck Emily on the lips "See you later Han"
"Bye Paige" Hanna replied with a wave
After the class had finished, Paige had a gap between her other classes so she returned to her desk to find Jason sitting in his office, staring at his computer
"Are you going to be here late tonight?" Paige asked
"I plan on getting out of here as soon as I can" Jason said turning to his friend "Why?"
"Well I was going to ask whether I could use the key and stay late" Paige said "it's been a while since I could just swim and enjoy it. Some time to myself might be
nice"
"As I've said before; as long as you lock up, I don't mind" Jason replied, turning back to his computer screen "Knock yourself out"
"Thanks" She nodded
The day passed by, Jason soon left the complex once all the classes were done and Paige locked the door behind him when he was gone. The turned some music on
and sat on the edge of the heated pool with a small smile on her face.
It had been a while since she had been able to do something in peace by herself and it was the one thing that she loved the most. She got into the water, feeling the
chill for a moment before she ducked her head under and pushing off the side of the pool to start her laps. Her shoulder was giving her a little trouble but it was
nothing that was going to make her stop swimming. She smiled to herself underwater as she remembered the look on Emily's face when she held out the key to her
house. Paige hadn't expected them to move so fast, she hadn't expected anything coming to Rosewood.
After what she guessed amounted to around 30 laps, the world underwater went dark. She lifted her head from the water to find that all of the lights had been turned
off. The music had stopped and the cleaner in the pool sounded like it had stopped as well. She paused when she heard a sound coming from the direction of the door.
"Hello?" Paige asked as she looked around for any sign of light or movement
The only thing she could see was the timer clock in the corner of the complex but she knew her phone was sitting on the edge of the pool and could use that light to
see a little better.
"Anyone there?" Paige asked again as she slowly began making her way to the edge of the pool, all the while keeping an eye out for anything else around her
Paige ducked under the lane rope to get to the edge and when she looked up to the side of the pool, she saw someone standing over her. She was too late in
noticing though as the person quickly grabbed the top of Paige's head and pushed her roughly under the water.
It took her by surprise and she was shocked at what was happening. She didn't really register in the first few seconds what was happening until she realised that the
person was not going to let her up. She struggled against the person, scratching and squeezing their hands but they were not letting her up. She began to feel light
headed, she was swallowing a lot of water and she wasn't sure what she was going to do or how she was going to get out of the situation. She saw her phone fall
into the pool beside her, phone sunk to the bottom of the pool and Paige knew she couldn't last much longer.
Just as she felt like she was going to pass out, losing the strength in her legs and arms to try and stay up, she heard a voice yelling.
She felt the hands let go of her and she floated towards the top of the water, she had no strength to pull herself up so she was grateful when she felt someone grab
her by the shoulder and pull her out. Her vision was blurry for a moment before she could see who was standing over her; it was Jason.
"Paige, Paige" He said as he rolled her over to her side "You're alright, I'm calling the ambulance right now. You're alright"
"Did you see who it was?" Paige asked before she began coughing up pool water
"Someone in a black hoodie. They left as soon as I yelled out" He said as he pulled out his phone "Just stay on your side and don't move. We'll get you to hospital"
"I'm okay" Paige replied
"I think you swallowed a lot of water" Jason said placing his phone to his ear
Paige was taken to the hospital immediately and Jason went with her. He talked to the police while he waited for Paige at the hospital and he called Emily who called
the other girls.
Paige was evaluated but she was able to get out of emergency room pretty quickly, news of another hospital visit for Paige McCullers had spread quickly. The outside
of the hospital began to quickly become a press centre. Paige was made to contact her manager pretty quickly and he was working with her publicist to prepare and
release a statement.
Jason quickly explained to Emily what had happened as soon as she arrived at the hospital. She was only waiting for an hour for Paige but she felt as if it may have
well as been a day or two the way time was passing for her.
"There she is" Spencer said standing from her seat in the waiting room
Paige slowly walked out of the ward she was in, the doctor following closely behind her.
"Paige" Emily croaked as she rushed to hug Paige tightly "Are you okay?!"
"I'm okay Em" Paige replied, trying to reassure her girlfriend as much as possible "I'm okay"
"She needs to be supervised tonight; someone needs to be at her side at all times. She swallowed a lot of water and that is going to put her in some discomfort
tonight" The doctor said "She needs to sleep on her side tonight"
"I'll be with her, I'll make sure she's okay" Emily nodded as Paige moved from her arms "Thank you doctor"
"If she starts feeling unwell, bring her back immediately" He said seriously
"Okay" Emily replied "I will keep a close eye on her"
"Thank you" Paige said turning to the doctor
"No problems" He said
"How are you feeling?" Aria asked
Emily placed her arm around Paige's waist, wanting to feel close to her girl
"I'm okay" Paige said "I kind of just want to go home"
"We'll get you home soon" Emily replied "I just think we should wait a little while until we leave. There are some reporters out the front"
"Right" Paige nodded
"But sit down" Spencer said reaching out to take Paige's hand and leading her to a seat
"Em?" Paige asked as she gestured towards the free seat next to her
"Yeah" Emily nodded, taking the seat next to Paige, leaning her head on Paige's shoulder
"Where's Jason?" Paige asked
"He had to go back to the pool" Emily said "The police are looking around the place; someone broke in through the door after they cut the power"
"So you know what happened?" Paige asked
"You don't remember?" Emily asked
"I didn't see anything" Paige shook her head
"Someone cut the power and then they broke in. They held you under until Jason came by" Emily said, closing her eyes for a moment "The doctors said that Jason
came just in time, you swallowed a lot of water. He scared them off, Jason said it was someone in a black hoodie and they escaped out the back of the complex"
"So basically, someone tried to kill me and now they're still out there" Paige said looking to the other girls
"The police will find this person" Spencer reassured Paige
"Just like they've found the person who tried to run over Braxton?" Hanna asked
"Han" Emily warned, sending a stern look to Paige "Not now"
"It has to be connected" Paige said shaking her head
"The driver and what just happened?" Aria asked
"It has to be" Paige said "I mean unless Holly or Samara are back and they decided that they wanted to kill me…"
"Did anyone know that you were going to be there?" Emily asked
"Just you and Jason" Paige said "And unless you're a very good liar, or Jason can be in two places at once…I don't know who else would do it or who else knew I
would be there"
"Do you think Jason would have had anything to do with it?" Hanna asked "I mean they found a coat outside his house"
"No" Paige shook her head "I mean why would someone plan it and then run in to save me?"
"To look like the hero" Spencer said raising her eyebrows "No one would suspect him for anything else"
"No" Paige replied firmly "I'm telling you, he had nothing to do with it"
"And we're back to where we started" Aria said "We are good at that"
"Why was Jason there?" Hanna asked
"He left his wallet there" Emily explained "Paige, the police found your phone down the bottom of the pool. We'll get you a new one tomorrow"
"Yeah the police told me when they were talking to me. The person kicked my phone in the pool" Paige said "I remember that, so I couldn't call for help if I somehow
survived"
"I'm glad Jason came back when he did" Emily shuddered
"Yeah, me too" Paige replied "I have been trying to track down that black SUV for a few days now. It has to do something with that, I have to be close"
"Did you find anything?" Hanna asked
"Well I found out that Mona used to own an SUV and gave it to Toby" Paige said "Maybe to cover her tracks"
"Mona gave him a car?" Spencer asked
"I didn't want to have to tell you that" Paige replied
"So you think Mona did it?" Aria asked
"I don't know" Paige said shrugging "But maybe someone is noticing that I am looking. Maybe they were getting scared that I was going to find them"
"Whoever did this, really wants to keep this a secret" Aria said shaking her head "I mean, who would go to that length to protect their secret"
"Someone desperate" Spencer replied looking around the room "It's probably not safe for us all to be talking about this here. I mean they knew you were going to be
at the pool, what else could they know from us talking to each other?"
"Let's not get too paranoid" Emily said "We can't panic about who this person is. Once we start panicking, we will start pointing fingers and distracting ourselves even
more. We need to stick together and we need to take care of each other"
"But you're thinking the same thing I'm sure we're all thinking?" Hanna asked looking at the other girls "We've all seen this before. This isn't the first time that bad
things like this have happened in this town"
"What are you talking about?" Paige asked
"When Ali died" Emily sighed, placing her head in her hand for a moment before looking up at everyone again "You're right Han. When Ali died, bad things began to
happen. I mean we were almost framed for Ali's murder before Garret was charged"
"And turns out he was framed too" Spencer said "Very well"
"The bad things stopped happening when he was arrested" Spencer nodded
"This has to be all connected" Emily said "The SUV, the pool…Ali. This whole thing has to be connected"
"But you thought it was connected before, didn't you?" Paige asked
"Well we thought it did but we weren't sure" Emily shook her head "I guess we can be pretty sure now"
"What's the bet that this person has been around this whole time?" Spencer asked "They haven't gone anywhere"
"We need to be very careful what we say and do around people from now on" Emily said seriously "No one can know that we suspect that. If this person finds out,
who knows what they will try next. They've tried attempted murder twice now"
"I need to see Jason tomorrow" Paige said "Thank him for what he did"
"We will see him tomorrow" Emily nodded
"Are we going to your place or mine?" Paige asked
"I was thinking we should go to my parents' house" Emily suggested "I've called them already and told them what happened. Dad's home and I just think tonight we
should stay somewhere else than our houses"
"Probably a good idea" Spencer replied "I might go drop in on my family"
"You'll need to see Victoria tomorrow too" Emily said looking to Spencer "I'm sure she'll want to see you"
"So will dad and Melissa" Spencer nodded
"Can we go?" Paige asked "I don't want to be here anymore"
"Okay" Emily nodded as she stood from her chair "We should be able to get out of here a little easier now. Why don't you start walking to the car with Aria? I'll make
sure you're all signed out"
With a nod in agreement, Paige rose from her seat and began to walk towards the exit of the hospital with Aria as Emily watched.
"We need to find out who the hell this person is before they do something else like this again" Emily said looking to Spencer
"Hopefully this coat is going to give the police some more ideas as to who this person is" Spencer said "Then again, we can't really trust police here"
"Who can we trust then?" Hanna asked looking around the hospital
"Each other" Emily answered "She is going to be a wreck when she realised that someone just tried to kill her"
"Are you sure you don't want me to stay with you guys?" Spencer asked
"I need to talk to her alone" Emily replied shaking her head "I need to tell her about what I did tonight"
"She isn't going to be happy with you" Hanna said
"I know but I had a reason" Emily shook her head "And that reason has just grown since someone tried to kill my girlfriend"
"We'll talk about it tomorrow with her" Spencer replied "She'll be mad at first but she'll come around"
"I don't want to stress her out anymore than what she already is" Emily mused looking up to Paige and Aria
"She's a big girl" Hanna said "She can handle it"
Emily and Paige made their way through a few of the reporters that were still there; they didn't say a word. They stopped quickly at Paige's house to get some clothes
and then went straight to Emily's parents house. Pam hugged Paige very tightly when they arrived; Wayne guaranteed their safety while they were under his roof.
They went up to Emily's old room and Paige had a quick shower, now that she was allowed to.
"You feel any better?" Emily asked, moving to the edge of the bed as Paige walked back into the room
"A shower does wonders" Paige nodded "I just felt dirty, you know?"
"Yeah" Emily responded "The police just wanted to make sure they could get anything they could off of your hands"
"They were wearing black gloves" Paige said shaking her head, looking down at her nails "The police won't get anything from that"
"You saw the black gloves?" Emily asked
"That's something I won't forget" Paige replied with a shaky exhale "I won't forget the feeling that came over me when I thought I was going to die. When I thought I
wouldn't be able to see anyone I loved again"
"Come here" Emily said sympathetically as she held her hand out for the other girl
Paige silently walked over to Emily, letting her pull her body down next to her
"You're not going anywhere, okay?" Emily asked "You're right here and no one is going to touch you"
"What happens when this person starts going after Spencer?" Paige asked "What happens when they start going after you?"
"We're going to stop them" Emily said "You don't need to worry about us"
"How can I not?" Paige asked shaking her head "How can I not worry about everyone I care about after this happened?"
"You should be worried about yourself" Emily replied quietly "At a time like this, you should be worried about yourself"
"All I can think about is when they are going to try something on you" Paige said and she paused "And I don't think I will be able to restrain myself if they try to hurt
you and I find out who it is"
"We're going to get them Paige" Emily replied "I promise you"
"How do you know though?" Paige asked "I mean, you thought that you had them last time"
"We won't make the same mistakes" Emily said firmly "I will protect you, no matter what"
"This is about me protecting you Em" Paige responded
"We need to look after each other, okay?" Emily asked cupping Paige's cheek with her hands "And looking after ourselves"
"Someone tried to kill me tonight" Paige said slowly pulling away from Emily "And all I can think about is when the next bad thing is going to happen. All I can think
about is how long until I'm not there to push Braxton off the sidewalk or when Jason isn't there to pull me out of the pool"
"We're all just going to have to stick together now, more than before" Emily said
"We were practically living in each other's pockets anyway" Paige said
"This is all my fault" Emily said running a hand through her hair
"How is this your fault?" Paige asked raising her eyebrows
"Because I got you involved in this" Emily said "You came into my life and just by doing that, you became involved"
"None of this is your fault" Paige tried to reason with Emily
"I mean, you would have been better off not coming back here and not knowing me" Emily said "None of this would have happened"
"Nothing would be better off without you" Paige protested sharply "I am going to stick with you through this. It's you and I. I am a much better person for knowing you
and I am never going to let myself forget that"
Paige leaned her forehead against Emily's as she heard the other girl quiet sigh become a little more laboured by the end of it.
"You okay?" Paige asked
"Your manager has released a statement saying that there was an accident at the pool" Emily said looking Paige in the eyes "He said that you had tripped over and hit
your head before falling in the pool. Is that what you told him?"
"I told him what happened" Paige said "I have to be honest with him"
"What did he say?" Emily asked
"He wants me as far away from Rosewood as I can manage" Paige replied honestly, parting her face from Emily's "He wants me back in California"
"You should, you know" Emily mumbled "Even if just for your career"
"I told him no" Paige said "I told him no straight away. He and my publicist thought that story up so the media would back off. I'll have to face them properly sooner
than later but I would rather figure everything out first before I have to face them"
"I picked a bad night to not be with you" Emily said laughing sarcastically
"It could have happened any night" Paige shook her head "It's not your fault, stop thinking that. You had to work"
"I have to be honest with you" Emily said, pausing before she continued "I didn't stay at work late"
"Okay, so where did you go?" Paige asked furrowing her eyebrows
"I went to the police station" Emily said searching for any sign of anger in Paige's eyes "I might have snuck into the evidence locker while I was in there"
"Emily Fields" Paige said with wide eyes "You could get arrested for that"
"I won't" Emily said quickly "I got in and out with what I needed"
"You didn't steal anything did you?" Paige asked
"I took a photo" Emily said pulling out her phone and placing it in front of Paige "I took a photo of the coat that they found"
Paige paused, looking to the photo on Emily's phone. It was a coat; Paige thought it could pass off as a men's or women's coat. It was stained with dirt and other
things but it was distinctly a blue coat that had a red letter A.
"You snuck in and got a photo of this?" Paige asked
"The police weren't telling us anything so I had to step in and do something about it" Emily replied "At least we know what it looks like now. It might not mean much
but at least we are one step ahead of where we were before"
"You could have been caught" Paige shook her head
"But I wasn't" Emily replied "I shouldn't have gone though, you shouldn't have been left alone"
"It's okay Em, this isn't your fault for leaving me alone" Paige shook her head "I mean, I am a big girl. I can be by myself…I just couldn't have imagined that someone
would try and drown me tonight"
"Either could I" Emily said "I felt so sick when Jason called me and told me something had happened to you"
"I'm so lucky he came back" Paige said quietly "I could've been dead"
"But you're not" Emily said as she took Paige's face in her hands again "And that's all that matters. I'm not going to let anyone touch you again"
"I don't want you to break anymore laws though Em" Paige shook her head "You can't risk your job"
"I'd rather have everyone I care about around than my job" Emily shrugged before leaning into kiss Paige softly "I love you"
"I love you too" Paige nodded as they broke away from the kiss
"Do you think we could try and get some sleep?" Emily asked
"We can try" Paige nodded "I don't know how much we can get"
"As long as we try" Emily replied before stealing one more kiss from her girlfriend
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Dani