-A Note: So I probably should have warned that the story wasn't over yet! I wouldn't leave you awesome people without giving you some actual Paily! So enjoy. After this I have two more chapters for you.
Special shoutout to the Guest posting as Pailylvr: First off, thanks for your review and I'm sorry you don't like my story. I don't know if you will ever get this message because well if it was me and I read a story I didn't like I would just stop reading it, but on the off chance you do read this, my one comment about Emily being shitty to Paige is this: Have you not watched any of Season 4 B? She's kind of a much bigger bitch to Paige. SO I understand you don't like my choice of of angst in this story and that's totally fine. I hope you find other stories that you absolutely love. This is just what was in my head at the time and how I thought my story would play out. I do appreciate you reading at all in the first place. Happy reading elsewhere!
I'm sorry it took so long as well. I've had some awesome stuff distracting me in all the best ways. :) But here it is Chapter 26:
The two women standing in the lightly falling snow, engrossed in each other's smiles, are oblivious to the onlookers gathering on the top step. Their hearts are finally, once again in the same place. The love between them had always been there, strong and resilient to time and circumstance, waiting to be rediscovered once again. They can't stop looking into the other's eyes between the kisses they place on each other's lips, not wanting this wo,nderful reunion of their hearts to ever end. There is no need for words between the two blissful souls; their eyes, lips and embraces speak loud enough for both of them.
"Ow! Ow!" They hear a voice catcall from the steps, bringing their attention to the small crowd beaming down at them. Without breaking their grasp on each other, Paige and Emily turn their heads to look at them, pressing their cheeks together in the process. They hear another catcall, this time a loud whistle, coming from Hannah once again making both girls laugh.
Spencer smiles down upon the scene unfolding below, almost as excited as the two girls are that they are back together again. As much as she loves Stephanie for being there for and loving Emily, in her heart she knows no one will ever be as perfect for each other as Paige and Emily. The love they have for each other is the kind that the greatest love stories throughout history are based on; the kind of love people strive all their lives to find. To deny that kind of love is, to Spencer, not only impossible but also inconceivable. The two girls are just meant to be together for the rest of this lifetime and until the end of eternity. She can't help the beaming smile she has on her face as she watches her two best friends finally return to each other. Her heart aches however for Stephanie knowing she is heartbroken. The girl had left as soon as Spencer had seen her walking out the door. It's not right for anyone to be left at the alter, but in the end the heartbreak would have been much worse had Emily married the girl, only to inevitably return to Paige at some point in this lifetime.
The two girls wrapped in each other's arms cannot stop smiling and giggling at the reactions of their friends. Everything seems to be falling into place once again. They look into each other's eyes again, not noticing the two figures walking towards them.
"A-hem," a deep voice coughs out, catching the girls' attention. The moment they turn their heads to the pair now standing next to them, both girls' faces suddenly become serious at the sight of Emily's parents. Paige immediately releases her hold on Emily to face Captain Fields, standing as straight and as stiff as possible, eyes straight ahead, right hand to her eye in a perfect salute.
"Captain Fields, SIR," Paige says, greeting the officer.
"At ease, Lieutenant," he says returning the salute with a smile on his face. When Paige drops her hand and relaxes, a smiling returning back to her face, Wayne Fields approaches her to shake her hand with both of his. "It's a pleasure to see you again Paige. I can't tell you how relieved and happy I was to receive news that you were alive and finally back home." Emily can't help the warmth she feels growing in her heart from the interaction between her two soldiers. Her father had gained a new and deeper respect for Paige when she had joined ROTC and eventually accepted the call to serve her country. The two had a unique and special bond that brought them closer to each other whenever she and Paige would visit with her parents.
"Thank you, sir. It's great to be back," Paige replies before switching her gaze to the woman standing next to him. "Hello, Mrs. Fields," she greets, as the older woman's eyes become misty. Paige had become like a second daughter to Pam Fields, who had been completely distraught and saddened when she was told of Paige's death. To see the girl now standing in front of her again, Emily at her side was an indescribable feeling.
"Paige...," the women begins with a shaking voice, holding out her arms and beckoning for Paige to give her a hug. The brunette lets the women pull her into a tight hug, thrilled to see her again.
"It's so nice to see you again, ma'am," Paige states when she is able to escape from Pam's nearly suffocating grasp. The woman nods and goes to give her daughter a hug, too overwhelmed by the reunions to stop herself from crying harder. Emily rolls her eyes over her mom's shoulders mostly in a teasing manner; she knows how it feels to see Paige again. The exaggerated face causes Paige to giggle none-the-less. The dark-haired girl locks eyes with her dad, who now looks slightly upset, so she releases her hold from her mother to talk to him.
"We are going to have to do some talking about what we are going to about all this wedding stuff," he says, looking deeply into her eyes. She knows he's not happy that she waited until today, when everything was finalized, to call the wedding off. They would be losing a good amount of money. Emily drops her head slightly and opens her mouth to say something, but Wayne speaks up again before she can. "However, I'm sure you two girls would really like some time together alone, so I don't see any reason why that talk can't wait a day or two." He kisses the top of his daughter's head when she approaches him to pull him into a hug.
"Thank you Dad," she says softly giving him a small squeeze. Wayne never ceases to surprise his daughter. Every reaction she believes he will exhibit usually tends to be the opposite. He's a more than understanding and loving parent.
"Of course pumpkin," he replies before letting her go, "but before you leave, I need to talk to Lieutenant McCullers... Alone." Paige, who is talking to Spencer about the recently passed events, gasps when she hears her name accompanied by a firm hand on her shoulder. 'Uh oh,' she thinks to herself as the man pulls her off to the side. She throws a somewhat worried glance to Emily over her shoulder, receiving a shrug and a slight shake of the head from the girl who is completely confused as to what her father needs to talk to Paige about. Emily spends the next several minutes talking to the girls and her mother about what had happened in her dressing room as well as the conversation with Stephanie. She frequently glances over at the pair of soldiers talking together with their faces turned away from the group enough so that Spencer cannot read their lips for Emily. Both of the girls did not let it go unnoticed that Paige was the one who had sifted their position that way; they obviously did not want Emily to know what they were talking about at all.
"McCullers: 2, Hastings: 2," Spencer mutters under her breath, keeping score of how many times they have out smarted each other. Her comment earns an eye roll from Emily before the dark-haired girl sees the soldiers walking back towards her, satisfied smiles on both of their faces. Paige notices the questioning but cute face Emily is sporting when she reaches the girl pulling her into another hug and pressing a kiss to her cheek.
"Everything ok?" Emily asks, her eyebrows scrunched together as she holds Paige out from her by the girl's shoulders.
"Everything's great," she answers, "but I'm not going to tell you what we talked about." Emily groans and looks over Paige's shoulder to her dad who shakes his head, turning her down as well. "You'll find out eventually," Paige adds with a sly grin as she leans into Emily to give her a short peck on the lips, followed by a longer more intimate one when the first is not nearly enough.
"OK!" Hannah exclaims high-pitched and suddenly, startling everyone near them. "Can we release these two now before I seriously puke up rainbows and kittens from their cuteness?" Spencer looks at the blonde over her shoulder with a look that says, 'seriously? You're ridiculous' before shaking her head and resting her face in her palm. "What? It's true," Hannah retorts pointing at the cuddling girls.
A few minutes later, Paige and Emily are in the brunette's truck and on their way back to Rosewood. It didn't take them long to gather Emily's things and say goodbye since they wanted to get back ASAP; they had a lot of other types of catching up to do. The drive takes every ounce of will power Paige has to make sure she keeps her eyes on the road and off of the dark-haired, dark-eyed (and growing darker by the millisecond) goddess sitting in her passenger seat. Emily on the other hand can't take her eyes off of Paige as she sits almost sideways in the seat with the biggest smile on her face.
"You are going to cause us to crash," Paige teases, eyes forward, as she continues to feel Emily's eyes on her.
"Me?" She fires back, putting her hand up to her chest, faking innocence, "I...am not the one driving." The grin on her face is mischievous and flirty.
"I'm still blaming you," Paige remarks back, "distracting the driver." She chances a short glance at Emily to give her a smile before turning back to the road.
"I am doing no such thing McCullers! I am just sitting here minding my own business, how can I possibly be distracting you?"
"You know exactly how you are distracting me," Paige says, her voice getting low and sensual, sending a side glance towards the girl. When she returns her eyes to the road, she moves her hand to Emily's thigh and slowly runs her hand up to almost the girl's hip, moving just an inch to the right teasingly before removing her hand. The touch sends electricity up Emily's spine and ignites a fire deep inside her. She lets out a long frustrated breath when Paige takes her hand away. She can't wait to get back home.
Paige is barely in the door of the house, when she's yanked the rest of the way in and enveloped into Emily's arms, lips crashing into hers. Wrapping her arms around Emily, she pulls the girl even closer, leaning into her. Emily slides her hands around to Paige's chest, moving them upward until they are on the brunette's shoulders under her jacket, which Emily quickly pulls back to let it fall down the girl's arms to the floor. Paige's hands make their way down to the Emily's waist taking in every curve of Emily's body as the dark-haired girl undoes the buttons of her vest, one by one, their eyes locked on each other.
Somehow, the girls manage to find their way to the bedroom without knocking anything over. They remember how to navigate through the house with their lips pressed together despite the years being spent apart. Paige takes control and leads Emily to the bed, stopping her before she lies down. She presses her lips to the girl's neck amidst dark following hair as she stands behind her. Finding the zipper to Emily's dress, she zips it down, following it until she's squatting at the hem of Emily's dress. She slides her hands down the long, silk-covered legs in front of her before taking handfuls of the dress in her hands and slowly easing her way back up taking the dress with her. She takes in the sight of the white lingerie hiding underneath as she lifts the dress, placing light, longing and lingering kisses on Emily's back. After her dress is pulled off over her head, Emily lays down on the bed, pulling Paige on top of her by the girl's shirt. Paige giggles but gladly follows until she's kneeling on the bed and ripping her own shirt off. The solider can't help but pause to look at the barely clothed beauty lying under her. She had lost all hope that she would ever see the sight outside of her dreams ever again. She becomes overwhelmed looking into her love's eyes and feeling her skin; she needs to feel more. She removes her pants and gently lays herself down on the other girl connecting their lips again. As their bodies touch, their skin ignites in an indescribable electricity they've only ever felt with each other. Emily moans at the connection and digs her fingertips into Paige's back, pulling her closer, wanting more.
"Is this really happening?" Paige breathes out into Emily's ear, sending shivers down the girl's back. Emily can feel the lingering disbelief that intermingles with passion and desire in the words. She pulls Paige's lips away from her neck to look into the soldier's love filled eyes.
"Yes," she whispers, run her fingers down the brunette's jaw. "This is happening, it's real."
"It's not a dream?"
"No Paige it's not a dream, it's our own beautiful reality." Emily smiles as she takes in the joy written all over the girl's face. "I love you," she adds firmly before giving Paige a deep, meaningful kiss.
"I love you too Emily and I plan to prove that to you all night."