Paige wants actions over words and a new mission

After thoroughly washing your hands and, more importantly, your fingers, you decide to go talk to Paige.

Paige was lying in her hammock, contemplatively looking up at the night sky with her unmade freckled face and tousled tied-up hair. It was a bit before lights out and the dry hot air from the day had cooled off. The floodlights in the villa were still on and one was directed over the pathway that leads to Paige's spot of reclusion. Walking over, you stand over her, blocking her view.

“Yo,” Paige says cooly, not meeting your eyes.

“That’s it? You’re not going to freak out at me?” You ask. You'd figure she'd be angry about the last recoupling.

“I’ve accepted it,” Paige says solemnly.

“Accepted what?”

“You just don’t feel the same way about me that I feel about you,” Paige says.

You close your eyes and let out a sigh, “Paige cut that shit out. You know I care about you.”

A bit of anger and annoyance seeps out of your voice.

“Why did you pick Jenna over me?” Paige asks.

“I did it cause I hoped Tom was going to pick you. I wasn’t sure if Tom was going to pick Jenna over Rachel or Mona,” You explain.

“You gambled on my fate, but you wanted to make sure of Jenna was alright… I get it,” Paige says, her voice trailing off and becoming bitter.

“Paige, you have to get over this feeling that you are somehow second to Jenna for me. I care about you both, and things worked out, didn’t they?”

“Matt… I’ve been promised so many things by guys so often, and you know what I learned? Words are cheap. It’s easy to say those things. It’s a completely different thing to follow through on them.” Paige’s lack of emotion hurts you slightly.

“What do you want me to do to prove it?” You ask, desperation in your voice. Somehow Paige being angry was more comforting than her coldness now.

“I don’t know... You had a chance to show this evening, but you didn’t. So many times, Matt. Men with big promises. So many fucking times. I’m just so sick of it…” Paige says, no anger but only melancholy.

After what you just did to Mona, how could you even defend yourself? Paige sees the remorse in your eyes and gets up and stretches, a faint smile on her face.

“It’s fine. You know me, Tiger.” Paige says, hitting you softly on the shoulder. “This is just how I am. I really wish they send some fresh meat so I can fall for another guy who’s between two girls and go through this all over again.”

Paige gleefully skips away towards the main villa, and you sigh deeply watching her fade away and leaving you in self-loathing.

Later that night, after lights out, you crawl in bed to find Jenna waiting for you. She smiles lovingly at you, and you are reminded why you are trying so hard to keep two women in your arms at the same time. When you lay on the bed, Jenna drifts towards you, and you stare at each other within a hand’s length away, and it feels like so long since you two have been in the same bed.

“What’s wrong?” Jenna asks, seeing a sad look on your face.

“Paige. Nothing I do works on her. I can’t find the words to apologize to her.”

“If you give up on her now, then she will know she’s right about you. It doesn’t have to happen overnight. Just keep on trying,” Jenna murmurs.

Nodding, you move forward to kiss her, and she pulls away.

“Paige is watching probably,” She whispers. “Remember what I said about evening the score?”

“She is?”

You lift up and stare over at Tom and Paige’s bed. They were occupying the bed right next to yours, and Paige was turned over on her side of the bed facing your bed. She quickly turns away after your eyes meet, a bit flustered, and you lie back down.

A new notification appears in your vision, and you focus on it, bringing it center.

New Mission – Make Jenna Moan

Objective: Make Jenna Moan

Reward:

• Paige Gains a New Trait Based on Her Unique Modifiers
• Paige Levels Up to Tolerant in the Relationship Party Menu
• 20 Affection Points