"Hey..." Alex said, nervously biting her lip. Paige stared back at her, unable to take her eyes off of the girl she'd lost so many years before.

"Haley's beautiful," Paige said quietly, "Just like her mother"

Alex smiled gently, thinking of her daughter. Thoughts of the times she'd spent with Paige several years before.

"Thanks."

"So, not to sound rude or anything but I thought you were a les-"

"I am," Alex quickly responded cutting off the blonde, she took in a deep breath and stared into Paige's eyes. "I got really drunk at my friends party and some guy took advantage of me, had sex with me and I got pregnant. I couldn't just abort the baby, I wanted it because I knew if I had that baby I'd be able to love someone who would love and need me in return."

Paige's features changed from happy to sad, leaning against the pillar she looked down at the ground. There was always something she did or happened that she wanted to forget besides the incident with Dean.

"What?" Alex watched as the blonde's facial expression fell, she knew something was bothering her.

"I had sex with Spin after you broke up with me," Alex looked slightly hurt at the words Paige just told her but encouraged her to go on. "It wasn't until two months later that I found out I was pregnant, I mean I missed a few periods often so I wasn't worried until it was a whole two months... I went to the doctors and they confirmed it." the blonde bit her lip she could feel tears welling up in her eyes but she forced her hair in front of her face so Alex couldn't see.

"Did you tell Spin?" Alex pryed wanting to know where this was going what she had missed out on.

"Yeah, I told him. He denied having sex with me Alex, everything, his mom told me to get lost or they'd get a restraining order." The blonde clenched her teeth trying to prevent the tears from falling and once they did she turned her back to Alex. "Everyone believed him over me they said I didn't even know what I wanted. They said I was making this up, but I wasn't...two months later I had a miscarriage..I lost the baby, it was going to be a girl." she bit her lip hard.

Alex stared at the blonde sympathetically before placing her hand on Paige's shoulder and giving it a light squeeze.

"I'm really sorry, I don't know what else to say," Alex's eyes softened when she heard small sobs escape her ex-girlfriend. "Hey hey... don't cry please don't cry."

Alex slowly turned the blonde around and brushed each tear that trailed down Paige's cheek not letting any of them sneak past her. The blonde blinked a few times and sighed she missed her touch.

"I'm sorry." Alex pulled her hand away once she realised what she was doing.

"Alex, when you said that you kept Haley because you wanted to feel needed and loved did you not know that I loved you? I needed you, I know it wasn't obvious but I had those feelings for you. I've dated guys and girls, but they aren't you Alex."

The ravenhaired girl stared at Paige for a long moment, she had no idea what to say to that. Even though she felt the same way there were so many obsticles that she had to overcome and not to mention Haley who didn't know who her father was. Haley slowly walked over to her Mom and pulled on her arm.

:"Mommy I've been looking high and low for you! I'm tired can we go home now pleaseee." Haley whined as she leaned up against Alex's leg.

"Okay, we'll go home." Alex picked up her daughter and looked apologetically at Paige while she stroked her daughter's dark brown hair. "Tomorrow, meet me for lunch and we'll talk more okay Paige?"

"Alright," Paige nodded slowly, she watched as the two girls disappeared back inside, she turned around and walked towards the end of the balcony and looked over. Would everything be the same again if they were to date? No, Haley is in the picture now and Alex adores her, I can see it in her eyes and her body movements.

TBC