𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝.

𝟏𝟕.

paige's pov.

i feel her body close to mine, my breath on her neck. i had finally cooled off after seeing clark in her phone. there was no reason why i should be mad, but i was furious. i felt y/n's breaths slow. "y/n, baby." i whisper in her ear, dragging my hands from her waist to her thighs. she rolls over to face me, her eyes widened as my hands squeeze her thighs. "bueckers." she breathed out heavily. i smirk, letting my hands make their way up to her waist again, feeling up her torso. "i want you, auriemma." i flip her onto my hips, sitting myself up. i watch her bite her bottom lip, looking down at me. i let my hands feel up to her bra, playing with the bottom of it. "i want you." she whispers back, crashing her lips onto mine. i feel our lips grow sloppy, her tongue slipping into my mouth. i bite her bottom lip as i tug on her shirt. she lifts it over her head and tosses it to the floor. i stare at her sports bra, admiring her body.
"beautiful." i smile, grabbing her hips.

i watch her face drop. "paige." she speaks up, "i can't do this." she sighs, rolling off of me. i'm stunned. "baby, are you okay? we don't have to." i whisper, rubbing her back. i hear her break into a cry. my heart breaks for her. "it's okay y/n." i kiss the top of her head, pulling her into me. she looks up at me, tears running down her face. "i just, haven't before. i don't want to unless we are official" she sniffles before nuzzling into my chest. "oh baby, that's totally fine." i kiss her head again, and let her cry into me. i felt awful that she had felt like she had to. that was the last thing i wanted. i hear her sobs fade out, "i'm so hungry." she mumbles. "then let's eat." i laugh, getting out of bed. she quickly gets up and puts on the hoodie i had laid over my bag. i smirk at the size of it, draping over her small frame. she slips on her glasses and slippers before quickly opening the door. "i'm starvedd" she groans, motioning at me to move quickly. "so needy." i laugh, grabbing her hand and walking to the car. 

we sit in the car, driving to the nearest cane's. my hand is placed on her thigh, and i look to my right and see her looking out the window. "you're so pretty, y/n." i whisper, rubbing my thumb on her thigh. i hear a soft sigh, she had been so odd since i got back from practice. "thank you." she whispers, turning and pursing her lips.

 i pull into the parking lot, and lock the doors. i needed to figure this out. "what's going on." i stay sternly, shifting in my seat to face her. i watch her smile fade, looking down at her hands. "it's just a lot." she sighs, fiddling with her thumbs. "well. i want to know everything, we can eat when we are done." i say, i was trying to be firm so she knew i cared. "well paige, caitlin texted me." she huffs out, a small tear rolling down her cheek. i feel my heart drop to my ass. i feel a lump in my throat. "i'm sorry." she whispers through her tears. "about what, i thought it was about the shipping." i mumble, not breaking eye contact. "she's coming to uconn, and wants to see me. and i told her i would." i hear her voice break, i want to absolutely ram my fist through clark's face. why would she ruin this too for me. "why would you tell her yes, if we are together?" i feel my voice slowly gain volume. she flinches at my yell. "we aren't paige. you have never said we are exclusive." she whispers, wiping her own tears. i feel a knife through my chest. i had only thought of myself as hers, i hadn't seen anyone else since her. y/n was the only person i was ever with. "y/n, i want to be. i don't want you with anyone else." i whisper, reaching for her hands. she slowly pulls them away. "i don't know. paige. i'm not completely over caitlin." she whispers, breaking into a sob. the knife twists. i sigh, leaning on the wheel. "how about we can keep doing this, and if you see caitlin and still feel for her..we call it off." i say, slowly meeting her eyes. i couldn't let myself lose her all the way, i guess i'd rather have a little bit of her then none. "okay." she nods her head. "let's not talk about this anymore." i say angrily, before unlocking the doors and exiting the car.