sunday october 15 2023 (same day as last chapter)
taylor's perspective"You're saying if she asked you out, you wouldn't go?" Sienna questions, pulling her 2022 Aces championship hoodie down to her jeans, a look of pure shock on her face.
"Paige and I are just friends, nothing more. She would never ask." I straighten my A'ja Wilson '22' jersey, not believing that I'm having this conversation after what Paige and I went through before.
If only Sienna knew.
"I'm not hearing a 'no I wouldn't go out with her'". Sienna's curly hair shakes as she hovers the key above our lock.
"Just stop poking into my love life, Si." I groan. "And drop it when we're with her, okay?"
Sienna nods in agreement while I knock on Paige and Azzi's door.
"Seriously, a Liberty jersey, P? They're already down two in the series." I argue, my eyes meeting Paige's chest covered in a Breanna Stewart '30' jersey.
"I tried to talk her out of it." Azzi sighs, engulfed in an 'Everyone Watches Women's Sports' tee.
"You going Switzerland on this one, Az?" Sienna asks.
"I'm team Aces, but unlike Paige, I'm not trying to get flamed on the internet for my choices, so for the cameras, I'm just pro women." Azzi explains, tying off the end of her braids with a pink elastic.
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*post game 3
liberty win 87-73"You all owe me 45 bucks." Paige gloats as we walk out of Barclays Center. "I accept Venmo, cash, or Apple Pay."
"Please, you're so greedy. That's for who wins the championship." I fight back.
"I know. Just letting you know for when Stewie and Sabrina destroy the Aces in the next two games."
"Who wants ice cream?" Azzi exclaims.
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*post game 4
aces win (final game) 70-69After the Aces won, Sienna, Azzi, and I went to a nearby bar to celebrate, and Paige of course came along, but instead, to drown her sorrows.
After we all decided that we were drunk and tired enough, we came back to Sienna and I's room, opting for the closer room to the elevator.
"P, we're going." Azzi shakes Paige, trying to get her off of her phone and back to her own,
"She fell asleep like 5 minutes ago. You guys didn't realize it was a lot quieter in here?" Sienna whispers, her being on the only chair where she could see Paige's face.
"I thought she was just on her phone." I say innocently.
"Taylor, is she on your bed?" Azzi asks and I nod in return. "Did you want to come sleep in hers in my room then?"
"Are you sure?" I ask to be respectful, but I am definitely sleeping in Paige's bed. There's no way I'm sharing a double bed with a six foot basketball player.
"'Course." Azzi confirms, still whispering. I quickly brush my teeth and change out of my uncomfortable outfit, into something I can sleep in, and then follow Azzi two rooms down to hers.
As I crawl into Paige's bed, smelling the familiar scent of cleanliness and cologne, I feel like I'm 17 again. The feeling of comfort, even when she's not even here, like her smell is embracing me, sends me to sleep.

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since i left: paige bueckers
Romance[DISCONTINUED] taylor moved to hopkins, minnesota for her sophmore year of high school, where she meets her neighbor and soon to be best friend, paige bueckers. the possibility of leaving taylor without telling her how she feels haunts paige, and an...