We kissed with passion, leaving the hurtful memories of each others' absence in the past.

She broke the silence.

"I have enough to ensure us passage to Gaulia, I wrote to my friend Sydney she can take us in and give us new identities. Ella will meet us there, she told me she had some unfinished business. I convinced my mother to free her and I promised to help her settle far away from here, it's the least I could do. Then you and I can go wherever we want."

I hold her tight again. My freedom. More than just the feeling of freedom I felt with her, it was about to become a reality. Free to love her, free to hold her, free to kiss her whenever I pleased – and that's what I did again.

"Come on my love," she whispered. "Time to go."

Protected by the gods with a heavy smoke, her hand firmly tight with mine, she lead the way to the back of the cabin where two black horses were waiting for us. She helped me in place – even if I had probably rode a lot more than her, I didn't have the heart to tell her so. She was adorable, giving me the reigns, adjusting the stirrup, fixing my saddle. She then mounted her horse and we left, first walking as we left the city to not raise alarm then galloping as the wind into the hills. We stopped a few hours later to let the horses rest and to look at the sunrise over the sea. We sat on the beach, hand in hand, my head on her shoulder, our eyes turned to the horizon and the promises it held. A long journey was ahead of us, some bribing was going to be necessary but I wasn't afraid. I wasn't scared. I was peaceful. I was free and my love was with me.

"What's wrong ?" she asked.

I hadn't felt the tears rolling from my eyes only to crash on her shoulder.

"Nothing. I...I'm overwhelmed. I am finally free and I have the most beautiful woman by side. Alison is far away and a wonderful life awaits us. Together."

"Together." She whispered as a promise. "Forever."

I rested a kiss on her lips to seal her words.

"I love you Paige."

"I love you too Emily."

Epilogue

We arrived at Sydney's a few weeks later. The journey hadn't been easy but we were alive and together. It had been hard on Paige since Vesuvio had erupted - she had wanted to go back to Pompeii to see if her family was alive but there wouldn't have been a point, the whole city had been destroyed. And with it Alison DiLaurentis. The task Ella wanted to do before us leaving had been one of great mischief - to ensure we would be safe, she had kidnapped Alison with Lorenzo's and Leona's help and had chained her to the Room. Their point was to leave her there a few days but the gods had decided otherwise. She was dead, but with her everyone who had helped us. Ella had managed to escape the terrible fate that had fell upon the wretched city only to succumb days after her arrival here to a lung sickness. We were resigned to live the most happiest life of all to honour them, and even maybe go back to my country. The world was our nest, we wanted to thrive and enjoy it as much as possible. Together, in love, her hand in mine, and if something might happen that would tear us apart, I know I will find her in another life. Or the next.

THE END