Thank you everyone for staying with this story. I promise some good Paily moments are coming up soon. Heres the latest chapter for you all. Enjoy and please review :)

Paige sat nervously waiting for Emily in the Brew. It was 2.15pm and there was still no sign of Emily, no text to even say she was running late, or if she was even still coming. Then again it had been a few years since they had contacted each other by phone, it was possible Emily didn't even still have her number. Paige sighed staring at her watch again. She heard the bell above the door of the Brew jingle and her head shot up. Stood there with her long dark hair tied up in a messy bun, sunglasses on, denim shorts that showed off her tanned never ending legs and a fitted tank top that stopped just above her shorts exposing part of her toned stomach. Paige gulped, damn she looked good. Paige shook her head, getting all the impure thought's that were suddenly running around inside her mind to subside. Emily had spotted her seated at a small table in the corner of the Brew and was now making her way over, gear bag in toe with what Paige presumed was the spare clothes she had lent Emily that morning.

As Emily reached the table she dropped the bad . "Well thanks for the clothes, I've washed them, you can keep the gear bag." Emily said flatly as she turned to leave again immediately.

"I got you a coffee." Paige blurted out, trying to prevent Emily from leaving so soon."I thought maybe we could talk?" She asked hesitantly as Emily stood with her back to Paige.

Emily slowly turned around, she still had her sunglasses on so Paige was unable to read her expression. "Okay, fine. One coffee." She sighed as she sunk into the seat opposite Paige and took off her glasses. Her eyes looked heavy, and sad. Paige couldn't help but notice how Emily's eyes looked so dark and hollow. It was the bright eyed bubbly girl Paige remembered, she wondered if it was due to Paige's presence or was there something else going on in Emily's life. They had a lot to catch up on as Paige suddenly realised she didn't know what had been going on in Emily's life for the past five years. It seemed a good place to start conversation and to try and break the ice.

"So tell me, what have you been doing the last five years?" Paige asked, genuinely interested in how Emily's life had planned out. Had she achieved all she had hoped and dreamed of. When Paige rushed to be by her side last year when Emily's father passed away they didn't speak much. It was more a comfort and support thing, and other then that they really had not had any contact in the last five years. Paige was immediately saddened by the thought but now was her time to try and rectify that.

"Not much to say. College, working, living in California…" Emily shrugged as she sipped on her coffee. Paige had noticed that Emily didn't look at Paige when they spoke. She noticed her stealing a few glances last night when Paige wasn't looking but when she actually spoke to Paige she always had her gaze adverted. Did she really resent Paige so much she couldn't even bring herself to look at her?

"So are you just back in town for Hanna's engagement or what's your plan's?" Paige asked, from what she had heard Emily was still living out in California, although she had presumed after her father's death she would move back to be closer to her mom.

"Back to California as soon as. Won't be staying here a minute longer then I have too." Emily said with an icey tone. Paige didn't understand what Emily suddenly had against Rosewood, guess they really did have a lot to catch up on.

"How's life in California?" Paige asked, Emily was really not helping to make conversation flow here but Paige knew she had to keep making an effort.

"Fantastic." Emily said sarcastically as she sipped on her coffee, still looking away from Paige.

"What kind of work are you doing? Did you get into physiotherapy like you had planned?" Paige asked eagerly, she knew it had always been a dream of Emily's.

"Look I'm done playing twenty questions. Thanks for the coffee and the clothes." Emily said flatly as she began to push the chair back from the table and stand up.

"EMILY" Paige snapped. She was really trying here to make an effort and she atleast felt Emily could meet her half way. She was growing frustrated with how Emily was treating her since she saw her last night at the engagement party. Paige knew she deserved some resentment from Emily but they were both adults, they could surely work through their problems.

Emily froze mid standing up, she had not expected to evoke such a reaction from Paige. For the first time since she sat down Emily looked directly into Paige's eyes and was met with an equally as challenging stare back. They stayed staring into each others eyes for a moment before Emily backed down and took her seat again, averting her gaze back to her coffee.

"I think it's time we stop ignoring the elephant in the room and talk about what's really wrong here." Paige said, her voice softening again as her heart still pounded in her chest. For a moment she thought she had blown it by snapping at Emily but thankfully she still had a chance to put things right.

"And what's wrong here Paige?" Emily said smartly. God she was really trying to make Paige suffer.

"I didn't realise you had turned into a five year old." Paige snapped out of frustration. She just wanted Emily to talk to her, to stop being so passive aggressive.

"Yeah it's amazing how much someone can change in five years you know. Especially when there is no contact, no calls, nothing." Emily snapped back her voice full of resentment.

"Well phones work both ways, I don't remember ever getting a call from you, or you trying to come visit me." Paige shot back, she knew she was partly in the wrong but Emily had to take some responsibility here too.

"Well I wasn't the one who left." Emily sneered back, her voice beginning to shake in anger. There it was, the big grey elephant that was taking up the whole room.

"I know I hurt you Em, but you have to understand it wasn't easy for me." Paige said, her voice softening as she felt the pain of that day coming back to her. It was the hardest thing Paige has ever done in her whole life. Walking away from the women she loved with all her heart.

"Why are you here Paige?" Emily suddenly snapped. Her mind was racing, her emotions all over the place and Paige was driving her crazy. She couldn't understand what Paige wanted from her.

"I…. Well..Hanna said…I thought that you… " Paige trailed off realising how pathetic she sounded. Hanna had led her to believe that Emily wanted her here for the engagement party. After all this time it made her giddy to think that Emily had actually wanted to see her. But it was all a lie. And now she was sitting here with someone who so clearly wanted nothing to do with her. What was she doing?

"I'm sorry that Hanna mislead you Paige but I don't know what you were expecting to happen." Emily said her tone still sharp.

Paige sat there defeated. Emily so clearly didn't want her there and she clearly didn't want to work through any of these issues. She had no response because she realised Emily was right, what was she expecting to happen? Did she really thing Emily would just want her back and they could be like they were when they were sixteen again. So much had happened since, they both had new lives. Suddenly Paige felt unbelievable stupid for how naive she had been, she had gotten wrapped up in this romantic notion in her head. Maybe it was time she left that notion in the past.

Emily looked at Paige as she stared blankly at the leg of the table. Emily felt a pang of guilt, she knew she was being harsh on Paige but realistically it was for the best. They both had their own lives now and no matter what Emily felt for Paige she was better off putting those feelings aside. Emily stood up and slowly left. Paige didn't even look up as Emily departed. Her mind was reeling too much at the realisation that whatever her and Emily once had, was gone.