It Brings Out Your Eyes--Paily
Watching impatiently as Hanna browsed yet another rack of clothes, Paige was ready to scream in frustration. There were very few things in life she truly hated. Election season, people who judged her based on her sexuality, and shopping. And yet here she was, at the mall, with Emily and Hanna. Somehow the blonde had managed to talk Emily into coming with her, and all it had taken was Emily giving her the patented Emily Fields Puppy Eyes for her to agree to go with them. Well, technically she had only agreed to go shopping with Emily, who conveniently forgot to mention they weren’t going alone. It wasn't until they were in the car that her girlfriend had announced they were picking up Hanna on the way. Paige had seriously considered jumping out of the moving car. But she hadn't, and now she wished she had. They had been looking at clothes for THREE HOURS. Three hours of dresses and skirts and sweaters and now lingerie.
It was hard to be angry at Hanna, who hadn’t been the one to trick her. Instead, every opportunity she had, Paige shot a glare at Emily, who would just shrug apologetically, as if she hadn’t been the one to drag Paige into this hellish nightmare.
"You have to try this on!" Hanna squealed excitedly, holding up a piece of green fabric. It took a few seconds for Paige to realize that it was a bra. She shook her head, horrified at the thought of wearing it.
"No. No way. That thing is sheer and lacy, neither of which is something I wear," she protested. Hanna stuck out her bottom lip in a pout. Paige shook her head again.
"Nope, not going to work," she said, trying to stay strong, despite feeling her resolve weakening. If she thought Emily’s eyes were bad it was only because she hadn’t been on the receiving end of Hanna’s pout.
"Emmmmily, tell your girlfriend that it's no fun if she doesn't try anything on!" Hanna whined. Emily sighed.
"Han, she's already tried on several things," Emily pointed out gently.
"Five. I've tried on five thing, none of which I even picked out myself," Paige complained. Hanna's bottom lip started trembling. How did Caleb survive living with this?
"Please? Caleb and I had a really bad fight before he went on his business trip and this would make me feel so much better!" she exclaimed.
Paige groaned, suddenly realizing how Hanna had talked Emily into this. Anytime Hanna and Caleb fought, Hanna would drag her friends out to forget how upset she was. One time she and Spencer had gotten massages. Another time she and Aria had gone to a yoga class. But somehow, when she decided to go shopping, Paige ended up getting involved. Somehow she didn't think Toby had been dragged to the spa, and the image of Ezra doing yoga made her cringe. So why did Emily make her come along?
"This will be the last one, I promise," Hanna said, holding out the bra. Paige groaned, but took the bra. After all, the sooner she put it on the sooner she could take it off. She walked into the dressing room and took off her sports bra, replacing it with the lacy fabric. It was pretty, she had to admit. In fact, she could imagine that on Emily it would be perfect. The rich, deep green was a lovely color, and it fit just right. But she really didn't think it was very practical for her. She was extremely active, and needed a bra that supported her.
“Are you going to show us or not?” Hanna called from outside. Despite her reservations, Paige stepped out to show Hanna and Emily.
"Oh my god, Paige! You look hot!" Hanna exclaimed happily, clapping her hands together. Paige turned to Emily to see her reaction. She smirked at the lust filled look Emily was giving her.
"Like it?" she asked. Hanna snickered. Emily cleared her throat, blushing.
"It brings out your eyes," she said. Paige raised an eyebrow.
"It's not something that would be visible, you know. If I was wearing it, it wouldn’t ‘bring out my eyes’," she pointed out. Emily shrugged.
"It's totally hot. You should buy it," Hanna said. To her own surprise, Paige agreed with her. She didn’t know when she would ever wear it, but if it inspired that look in Emily’s eyes, she’d find an opportunity.
It turned out there was an upside to this shopping trip, Paige learned when she and Emily returned home.