Paper rings ~ Dodge Mason

The end...maybe.

"Hey, Remember to wear flip flops in the shower." Paige said.
"Um, remember to take pictures of the library." Heather said.
"Wow. You are truly a staggering nerd." Bishop laughed.
"Mmmm, i wouldn't if i were you. She might kill you off in the novel." Natalie said.
"I told you, it's fiction." Heather got up.
"Oh yeah, a totally fictional novel about a nowhere town where a group of teens play a scary game every summer?" Natalie said.
"They're not teens, they're ghosts." Heather corrected.
"Oh, that's right. They're ghost teens. yeah." Natalie chuckled.
"You have to FaceTime us everyday." Paige said.
"Minimum." Heather added.
"I will, i promise." Bishop said.
Then Bishop's phone vibrated.
"Oh shit, uh i-i got to go." Bishop said.
"Oh Yeah. yeah." Natalie got up from the bed as did Paige.
"Look, uh, don't cry. if you cry, i'm gonna cry." Bishop said to Heather.
"If you cry, i'll laugh." Heather said.
Everyone chuckled.
"well, how you're gonna get me started." Paige said.
"I'm really gonna miss you guys." Bishop said.

"Paige, i finished that giant book." Grey chuckled as Paige walked in.
"You mean, the dictionary?" Paige chuckled.
"yup." Grey nodded.
"I have a surprise!" Crew walked in and handed her a envelope.
"What is this?" Paige looked at him.
"Just open it." Crew said.
Paige opened it and there were $10,000 in it.
"What the fuck? where did you get it?" Paige asked.
"Well me and Grey started a business and we made a lot of money. Also, Your manager is giving you a raise because you've been doing a lot of extra time." Crew explained.
"Crew. Grey. I love you guys." Paige chuckled, pulling them into a hug.
"I love you too." Crew said.
"Love you too." Grey said.
Paige chuckled as she started jumping up and down.

"Dodge?" Paige questioned as she walked outside.
"Hey Paige." Dodge said.
He was standing there, smiling.
"What are you doing here?" Paige asked.
"Well, I'm gonna be on the road for a while. And i wanna know if you wanna go with me." Dodge said.
"Dodge, I- i cant." Paige said.
"Why?" Dodge asked.
"Why? Dodge, i have 2 brothers and i have money now! i'm in a good spot and im finally happy." Paige said.
"But, i wanna be with you." Dodge said.
"I wanna be with you too. And i love you but i can't love you the way you want me to. I cant throw what i have going on now away to be with a boy that i don't even know a lot about." Paige said, tears started to fill her eyes as she saw Dodge's heart break.
"Paige, I love you." He said.
"I love you too, but i can't right now. I'll always love you, Dodge." Paige cried.
"Obviously your not in a position where your ready to love me the way i love you." Dodge said.
"Dodge-"
"no. I know." Dodge backed away.
"Dodge, i'll always love you but i can't love you the way i do right now. I just can't-"
"I understand, Paige." He cut her off.
Dodge slowly kissed her before leaving.
Paige cried knowing she'll probably never get to feel his lips on hers again.
"Fuck!" She shouted.

**ONE YEAR LATER, PAIGE IS 19**
Paige slowly walked up to her mother's grave.
she sat down and felt tears fill her eyes.
"I miss you, mom. You fucked up my life bad but i miss you." She cried.
She thought back to last year, where she meant the love of her life, Her mom killed herself, and one of her closest friends almost died.
She found out how her mom found out about panic and who swapped her check.
It was Cortez.
She regretted not leaving with Dodge but apart of her knew she wasn't gonna be able to love him like that. They were just too different and in totally different places in their lives.
Sometimes Paige finds herself sitting by her phone, waiting for Dodge to call saying that he's in town for good and they can be together but it has yet to come.
Natalie moved to LA just a few months ago and Heather and Ray have been dating for about a year. Paige got a better job and is still holding on with the help of Crew and Grey's growing business that they have.
"I love you, Mom."