BETWEEN OUR LIPS. paige bueckers

twenty four

"Thank you so much," Kai says as she grabs the chai latte from Paige's hands. Kai gives Paige a small kiss on her cheek before immediately taking a big sip of her drink.

"Alright now, come on." Paige groans, she grabs Kai wrist pulling her closer to her before kissing her lips. Paige pulls away with foam on her lips.

"Sorry," Kai laughs as she wipes the foam away. Paige sticks her tongue out, licking Kai's finger. "Paiguh!" She yells out, yanking her finger back before wiping it on the blondes shirt. Paige laughs.

"You're a child." Kai snarls out, turning her back to Paige. Paige throws her head back.

"Ma," Paige says, wrapping her arm around Kai's waist. Kai's stomach erupts in butterflies at the word of choice. Kai shakes it off and slaps Paige's arm.

"You can never let me stay mad at you," Kai whispers before successfully prying Paige's arm off of her just before the rest of the girls walked in.

The girls get on the bus to take them to the airport for their game in New Jersey verses Seton Hall.

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Kai sits on the sidelines as the game starts, taking a few pictures here and there. She looks around the gym, it was giving very much high school vibes in her opinion.

Kai lets out an 'oo' as Paige makes a perfect three pointer. She looks at the score board, it was 14-9 and 4 left in the quarter. Kai groans as Aaliyah misses her shot from her foul, but making the second one.

Aaliyah gets fouled, again. Kai lets out a laugh watching the girls fight for the rebound off of the missed layups. Kai scoffs as KK gets a foul in the second quarter.

The third quarter starts with UConn in the lead. Kai puts her camera away, having more than enough pictures for this game. Kai gasps and stands up as bodies collide.

Kai watches as Paige stays on the floor, practically withering in pain. She resists the urge to run out onto the court just as Paige gets help and goes to the bench.

Kai is next to the blonde with no hesitation, "are you okay?" Kai whispers into her ear. Paige nods.

"KK has a hard head." Paige jokes in the girls ear. She lets out a laugh before looking at her forehead, seeing the red marks there.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Kai questions, playing with the bottom of the blondes hair.

"I'm fine. Stop worrying, Ma," Kai rolls her eyes, Paige getting called by Geno before Kai could respond.

Kai runs onto the court, giving the girls a hug as a congratulations for their win. Paige grabs Kai for a one-on-one hug, "you just did a season high," Kai murmurs, brushing a subtle kiss to Paige's cheek.

"You have a present for me?" Paige asks slyly. Kai smirks before pinching the blonde making her yelp. Kai laughs at the noise, getting an unimpressed look from Paige.

"C'mon, it was pretty funny." Kai says, tilting her head slightly toward Paige who gives in and cracks a smile. The girls leave the gym and head into the visitor locker room. "So proud of you all," Kai announces to the team. They exchange looks before dowsing her in water.

"I hate you all." Kai yells, shivering from the cold water. KK slings her arm around Kai's shoulder.

"You love us."

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The girls cheer as they enter the club for a post game celebration. Kai heads straight to the bar, needing something to drink. She smiles at the girl bartender, "can I get a sex on the beach, please?" The bartender nods with a wink, catching Kai off guard.