BETWEEN OUR LIPS. paige bueckers

thirteen

KAI OPENS THE DOOR TO SEE PAIGE WITH A PLATE OF FOOD. "Paige, you don't have to do this." Kai groans out, appreciating the blonde for doing this for her. Paige smiles, setting the plate on the desk before hopping onto Kai's bed. Kai goes to her desk and grabs the food before sitting next to Paige.

Paige raises an eyebrow at her, "I'm not going to spill." Kai says with a playful eye roll. Paige laughs and nods. "You wanna go to a party tonight?" Paige questions, Kai sets her fork down and thinks about it.

"Mmm yeah, what time?" Kai asks in response, taking a bite out of the bacon. Paige grabs her phone and looks at the text from KK, "it's at 10,"

Kai nods, it sounding like fun. Kai holds up a piece of bacon for Paige, her taking it. "You said I could cry on your shoulder when I'm feeling sad, you can do the same for when you're feeling sad." Kai says.

Paige looks at Kai, "going soft on me, Slade?" She jokes to the brunette. "Shut up, I take it back." Kai jokes back leaning her head on the blonde's shoulder. Paige leans her head on the brunettes head before pointing at the plate that still had a good amount of food on it.

"Okay, mom." Kai teases as she eats a few more bites before offering some to Paige. Paige bites the fork making Kai cringe away from her. "Ew, do not do that ever again!" Kai scolds. Paige laughs and grabs the girl before biting down on the fork again.

"Stop it! Oh my god, I can't believe you bite the fork." Kai says with fake disgust, "shut up, let's go to practice."

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Kai watches the girls from the sidelines, having not taken pictures the other day. Kai smiles at Paige when she goes to the sidelines to do some shooting drills. Paige winks before shooting, it missing by a lot. "Ooo, airball!!" Kai teases.

"Yeah? You can do better?" Paige taunts, Kai smiles and gets up grabbing a ball and lines up a shot. Kai laughs and cheers as it goes in. "I'm coming for your spot, P Boogers!" Kai yells before Paige starts to run after her.

Kai screams as she runs away from the blonde. Kai laughs and hides behind Aaliyah as she was taller than Paige. Paige groans as she tries to go around but Kai moves Aaliyah with her. Aaliyah laughs as she keeps Kai behind her, away from Paige.

"Can't get me now!" Kai taunts the blonde. Aaliyah chooses this time to move, exposing the brunette. Kai shrieks as she starts to run away again. Kai doesn't get far before Paige has a hold on her waist and is hoisting her off the ground.

"No! Paige, put me down." Kai begs, failing her legs. Paige laughs as she keeps Kai off the ground easily. Geno laughs before blowing a whistle and ordering the players to practice as they have a game in two days. Kai gets put down as Paige goes back to practice.

The practice goes by quickly and smoothly. They all go to their rooms to get ready for the party. Kai looks at her phone before deciding to take a quick nap.

Kai wakes up at 9:45 PM. She accidentally slept through her alarm, "shit." She curses as she hurries to get ready, the party itself was thirty minutes away. Kai hops around as she tries to put one shoe on while grabbing other things, leading her to fall. She contemplates lying there but she wanted to let loose again, she trudges herself up and gets ready— more carefully this time.

Kai was able to leave her dorm room at 10 PM exactly, estimating that she'd arrive at the party around 10:30. Fashionably late is better than never. Kai arrives with no problem, it was late at night so the roads were clear.

Kai smiles walking into the house, she was buzzed just from the music itself. Kai grabs a drink and walks into the living room. Her drink drops to the floor. As well as her heart.