#it does suck cause I've lost other good rpers cause they've just left the community

[evcrlasting]

Paige wish she could laugh at the confusion happening. Finley was already trying to make sense of the situation, mind you he had created this situation in the first place. She was only moving as she saw fit and Paige was at times a petty bitch. Though tonight she was less bitch and more petty. She just wanted to make it clear how she felt with him but he was turning it into something that it wasn't at all. Paige let out a soft sigh, "I just wanted to make it clear to you how important you are to me." Ew. Having to tell him clearly how she felt, was terrible after he was trying so hard to make it clear how casual he thought they were. It felt like putting herself on the chopping block knowing the knife was going to come down hard. It was just about principle at this point. It wasn't like they were closing things off either. "If I told you my plans you would tell me to go but we have such limited time together, so I made decisions." The decisions benefitted him, he didn't have to know about them to benefit. Paige made a note to rearrange her priorities. If she lost time with Finn because of other plans, she would have to accept it.

Were her options actually viable options? That was for her to find out and him to never know. Going on a date knowing she was partially doing it to get back at him sounded so bad. Paige was clear she would need to do a little work before actually going on one of the dates. Though there were a few attractive men that got her excited to explore. Finn wasn't the only man out there and honestly it was possible she'd find a better man than him. If he didn't want to commit to her, there was someone who might give her what he wouldn't. It wasn't marriage she was asking for. She wasn't asking to travel with Finn. She just wanted to see where their connection would take them and if it didn't, then she didn't. He agreed a little too easily for her liking but Paige took it as another sign. One that maybe he couldn't commit even more than he said. A grin crossed her face at his eye roll. Obviously he was at least a bit effected. Who wouldn't be? She was a catch and he had to realize that. Of course he focused on the sex. They had a good time but she wanted to experience more and if it wasn't with him then it had to be someone else. Paige shifted to turn into him more, her hand lightly played with his shirt. "Baby, that's my place to see." She was already disappointed, how much more could she be? "I'm gonna have fun exploring a new connection like you essentially suggested I should." He had set this game in motion and she was looking to win. Though it was unclear what the prize was. "You'll always be first if that makes you feel any better."

If there was anything Finn could relate to more in that moment, it was that very specific meme of the ‘math woman.’ He could picture himself with the potential right now: numbers and equations surrounding him while he looked vacantly off into the distance, sheer confusion engraved onto his face. He was almost sure someone would make that up sooner or later. If she didn’t have any problems with dropping other plans to spend time with him then why bring it up in the first place? Surely, it bothered her otherwise why even mention it? “You’re sure as hell acting like it now though, so what is it if not that?” Finn countered bluntly, shooting her an incredulous look. It wasn’t like he expected her to drop everything for him. If there had been an occasion Paige told him she already had plans then he would have told her to have a good time and find something else to do instead. At the same time, this new piece of shared information stirred something within him. Something Finn couldn’t put a name to, but it brought him an odd feeling of satisfaction. It was sweet, even. That she thought to do that for him. But again, he never asked her to. Never even thought to. 

Part of him wondered whether this was some sort of test. Push his buttons, try and persuade him to cave and admit that maybe he did feel something for her. Even if there was part of him that did, it didn’t negate the fact he wasn’t ready to commit to a relationship. How was he supposed to juggle that whilst never being around? Surely that wouldn’t have been fair on either of them. That’s why their situation was (at least, up until now) so convenient. Yet the thought of her having other options, something he never really gave much thought to if he were being completely honest, caused his jaw to clench. Maybe it annoyed him because she was right. She did have options, he would be an idiot to think she wouldn’t. After all, he was attracted to her. She was beautiful and fun to be around, he would be an idiot to deny that she could have anyone she wanted. Well. Except for him, that was. “Fair enough,” he conceded with a half hearted shrug, walking around from the back of the chair so he could plop down in the space next to her. Her response to his question earned an eye roll from him, making him feel more like his reach of a theory that she was pushing his buttons to get a rise out of him seemed a bit closer to being true. Whether or not that was her intention though, was still unclear. “Yeah but more sex doesn’t always mean good sex though,” Finn mused, feeling that familiar pull of a smirk starting to tug at the side of his mouth. “Or so I’ve heard…” he trailed off, slinging his arm around her shoulder oh-so-casually, giving her a gentle squeeze. “I’d hate for those guys to disappoint you, that’s all I’m sayin’.” Definitely not the right time to be teasing but it was in his nature and he couldn’t help himself. If that made him an asshole, then so be it.