[A/N: Thanks to everyone who has left comments. Keep them coming! And for those of you who have asked, yes this is an Emily and Hanna (Hannily) fan fic. It's just a slow burn, be patient :-)]

After leaving The Brew, Paige drove back to her hotel. She had been staying at The Radley while she was in town for her interview at Hollis. As Paige entered the lobby, she decided that she could use a drink, so she headed over the lobby bar.

She rarely drank tequila anymore but seeing Emily and thinking of that night had her craving a margarita. As the waitress dropped off her drink, she heard a familiar voice from across the lobby.

"Paige?" Hanna asked, surprised to see her.

"Hey Hanna!" Paige responded politely.

The two girls were never friends, but were not unfriendly either. At least not anymore. They had a run-in many years ago over Emily, but that was water long under the bridge. Neither girl was one to hold a grudge.

Hanna walked towards her, as Paige stood to offer an awkward hug.

"What are you doing in Rosewood?" Hanna asked, knowing she had moved away many years earlier.

"I'm actually here interviewing for med school at Hollis." Paige replied as Hanna sat down next to her. Paige then caught a glimpse of Hanna's hand, "Wow, look at that ring! I guess congratulations are in order!"

"Thanks!" Hanna replied, smiling brightly and holding the ring up to Paige, for further appreciation.

"Who is the lucky….person…?" Paige asked, not wanting to make any assumptions.

"…guy …." Hanna said, answering Paige's unspoken question, "His name is Jordan. He runs a magazine publication in New York."

"Wow…impressive. How long have you two been together?" Paige asked, trying to keep the conversation light.

"A little over three years. We met shortly after Emily and I broke up….but we were friends first." Hanna replied, wondering if she gave too much information for such a casual acquaintance.

"That's great. About you and Jordan I mean…not that you and Emily broke up…." Paige said awkwardly.

"You know, she's in town too. We all are. We came back for Charlotte's hearing and now they cops have asked us to stick around for the murder investigation." Hanna said, wanting to fill Paige in, knowing she might be a little out of the loop.

"I know. Emily and I ran into each other today and met up earlier at The Brew. We kept in touch some in California, but it was great catching up this afternoon." Paige replied a little too excitedly.

"Oh…really?" Hanna asked, trying to ignore the tiniest bit of jealousy creeping in the back of her mind. Emily was allowed to have other friends.

"Yeah…I'm actually glad we might both be sticking around for a bit. I don't know…I feel like there could be something there between us…"

Paige regretted the words the second they came out of her mouth. It wasn't untrue but it wasn't something she should not have brought up to Emily's ex-girlfriend, regardless of how long they had been broken up. Paige instantly shifted on her stool and looked down at her drink, desperately wishing to go back in time and stop herself from saying anything at all.

Feeling like she needed to relieve Paige of her obvious discomfort, Hanna replied, "You should…see if there is something there I mean…" trying to sound as sincere as possible.

Paige smiled softly at Hanna, impressed with how relaxed she seemed about the subject. But then again, she had obviously moved on if she was engaged to someone else.

Paige thought it was best to change the subject entirely so she asked Hanna more her life in New York and her career. They continued their pleasantries for a few more minutes before Hanna's mom came looking for her. They awkwardly hugged again before saying goodnight to one another.

Paige sat down back at the bar, surprisingly pleased with how the conversation went. She was happy to learn that Hanna was engaged. Part of her always felt like that might have been some of what was holding Emily back from really moving on. Emily had seemed different this afternoon, freer even.

Then, as if Emily knew Paige had been thinking about her, Paige's phone buzzed on the bar.

Hey…it's Emily! Want to hang out? – Unknown

Paige grabbed her phone and replied quickly to Emily. She let Emily know she had been staying at The Radley and to just meet her there.

As Paige sat there waiting for Emily, she finally realized why Emily never texted her back after their night together. While this provided her with some relieve, reducing her feelings of rejection, she was still confused why Emily never texted her afterwards and why she hadn't acted strangely with her this afternoon.

Ten minutes later, Paige's thoughts were interrupted when she saw Emily. Neither girl could help but smile brightly at each other, as they locked eyes from across the lobby.