Daylight - Paige Bueckers

was she your first?

May 9, 2023

Alex's POV:

I'm lounging on the couch with Paige, her head resting lazily in my lap while we scroll mindlessly through our phones. It's been a slow afternoon—one of those rare moments when we don't have practice, homework, or anything demanding our attention. Paige is half-asleep, her eyes fluttering open and closed as I absentmindedly run my fingers through her hair.

Suddenly, Aubrey bursts into the living room with the energy of a hurricane, her phone already held up in front of her face.

"Guess what we're doing?" she singsongs, flashing us a mischievous grin.

Paige cracks one eye open and groans. "Please tell me you're not about to force us into one of your lives again..."

Aubrey grins wider. "Oh, but I am." She plops down on the couch next to us, propping her phone on the armrest so it's angled to catch all three of us. "The fans want it. They crave it. Who am I to deny them?"

Paige groans again but doesn't move from my lap. I just laugh and shrug. Aubrey's lives are always chaotic, but they're fun in their own way. I glance down at Paige and see the corner of her mouth twitch upward in a reluctant smile. She might act like she's annoyed, but she loves this stuff as much as I do.

"Fine," Paige mutters. "But I'm not doing anything crazy."

Aubrey cackles like she's just won some grand victory, then taps her screen to start the live. Within seconds, notifications are flooding in as fans start joining. The chat is moving faster than I can even keep up with, filled with comments, heart emojis, and endless variations of "HI!" and "OMG!"

"Yo, yo, yo!" Aubrey greets the live with exaggerated excitement. "We got a special edition on live today featuring two of the baddest women in the game, Paige Bueckers and Alex—what's your last name again?"

I roll my eyes and smirk. "Ha-ha, very funny."

Aubrey laughs, glancing at the chat. "Okay, we're live, people. Ask away. We're ready for all your burning questions."

Almost instantly, questions start pouring in. Some of them are your usual stuff—"How's practice going?" "What's your favorite drill?"—but soon enough, the fans turn the heat up.

Aubrey reads one of the comments aloud, raising an eyebrow. "They're asking, 'Are Alex and Paige dating?'" She glances over at us with a teasing grin, obviously enjoying herself.

Paige and I exchange a look. She smirks lazily up at me, and I feel a warm flutter in my chest. "Should we tell them?" I ask, my voice playful but holding back the real answer for just a second longer.

Paige stretches dramatically before sitting up, still looking at me. "I dunno. Maybe they'll just have to guess."

The chat explodes with comments, a mixture of theories, heart emojis, and demands for answers. Aubrey is loving it.

"They're saying you two have major 'couple vibes,'" Aubrey adds, clearly delighted by the chaos she's causing. "So, are you guys officially together, or what?"

I glance at Paige, our eyes locking for a brief moment before we both turn back to the camera. With a teasing grin, I decide to keep the suspense going.

"We like to keep 'em guessing," I say with a wink. "What do you think?"

Paige leans into me a little more, her hand resting casually on my thigh as she looks into the camera. "Yeah, we like to keep it fun," she adds. "Mystery's part of the game."