When the film ends, she's barely able to keep her eyes open anymore. They've both slipped further down the bed, Emily's head on her stomach and her hand still grazing Emily's arm. Thinking about the fact that she gets to do this with Emily, that she gets to touch and hold and kiss her, still gives her butterflies.
She presses another kiss into Emily's hair and softly shakes her. "Em, wake up, we need to get changed," she whispers and Emily shivers slightly, shifting closer to her. "Babe, we should really go to bed," she tries again, kissing Emily's ear. Sighing, Emily shakes her head and mumbles, "We are in bed." Paige lets out a laugh and squeezes Emily's side. "Yeah, fully dressed. We're still wearing shoes, Em."
"I don't care," Emily whines, pressing her face into Paige's stomach. Rolling her eyes, she smiles and slowly pulls Emily off of her. "Well, I do," she says and gets up. "Come on. Let's just put on pajamas, brush our teeth and then we can cuddle some more."
With a long sigh, Emily sits up, swings her legs out of the bed and just stays there. Frowning, Paige waits for a moment but Emily makes no move to get ready for bed, so she rolls her eyes again and kneels down to pull Emily's shoes off. She hears her yawn and can't hold back her own.
Standing up again, she steps closer to Emily and leans down, grasping the hem of Emily's shirt to get her out of it. "Lift your arms." Emily doesn't move and looks up at her with a small smile. She lets out frustrated huff and gives Emily a short kiss. "Now lift your arms. Please." Emily does and with a little trouble, Paige wrestles it off. She kisses her again and slowly moves her hands over the warm, soft skin of Emily's sides before pulling back.
As she is about to turn around to get Emily's pajamas, she could swear she sees Emily pouting so she steals another quick kiss. She finds the pajamas, throws them on the bed and steps in front of Emily again. Looking at Emily in her bra, she has to take a deep breath, her eyes slowly making their way up to Emily's face where she sees a knowing smile tugging on soft lips.
With steady, careful hands, she opens the bra, leaving a kiss where she pushes the straps away and Emily sighs. She grabs the shirt next to Emily and pulls it over her head, letting her eyes wander down Emily's body once more, simply appreciating how close they are and how beautiful Emily is. Then, she opens Emily's pants, pulling them down and kissing a knee on her way. Taking the flannel pants, she tugs them up Emily's legs and takes a step back, holding her hand out for Emily to help her up.
Emily takes it but doesn't get up, she just holds it and smiles with closed eyes. She shakes her head and rubs her thumb over Emily's knuckles. "I'm gonna change into my pajamas now and then we'll go brush our teeth, okay?" she asks and Emily nods, letting herself fall back onto the mattress.
Laughing quietly, Paige walks to her drawer where she tugs off her own clothes and carelessly drops them on her chair, quickly slipping into her pajama. She turns back to the bed, finding Emily almost completely covered with the blankets, fast asleep. Her heart flutters a little and she smiles, letting her gaze linger a little longer.
She wishes she could keep Emily safe, that Emily's face could always look as peaceful as it does now, that they didn't have to worry. Not about A or Cece or Mona. Not about the future.
Swallowing, she leaves the room to brush her teeth, wanting nothing more than to crawl into bed with Emily.
When she comes back into the room, she turns off the light and slips beneath the covers, lying down next to Emily and sliding an arm around her waist. She kisses Emily's shoulder and scoots a little closer, breathing in deeply. "I love you," she whispers, and her heart feels like it's being squeezed when Emily turns towards her and presses her face against Paige's chest.
No matter how hard things are, they will find their way through them.