Prologue
"I'm not sure I can go through with this."
The lisp in her voice always seemed a bit more punctuated when she was unsure about something, which didn't happen very often. She always seemed very sure of exactly what she wanted. But now she could only wonder how she had gotten herself into this mess.
"The bloody hell you won't! Don't tell me you're just like every other fuckin' tosser? I thought you were Katie Fitch, or am I mistaken?"
The brunette's body seemed to stiffen and tense up instantly at the challenge, her teeth grinding together slightly as she smoothed down the edge of her skirt. "That's Katie fucking Fitch to you, Cook," she corrected him sharply with a wave of her hand, though he couldn't see it through the phone.
You see, in Katie's world, all eyes were always on her and Naomi Campbell wasn't the only all-seeing being; she expected people to just know these things.
"That's my girl," came the chuckled response from the other line, before a few loud animalistic howls and the commotion of closed fists hitting a wooden surface stumbled through the phone.
"I'm nobody's girl, you got that straight?"
Cook could almost see her visibly grimace at his remark, which only made him wear that shit eating grin prouder and continue rattling her knobs.
"As straight as Emilio man's ever gonna be around Naomikins," he said casually, nursing the top of his drink for less than half a second (mostly because he found the fizz highly amusing in his inebriated state), before downing it quickly in one swig.
"Fuck you, Cook."
And that was when the line went dead, leaving Cook staring at the screen for a long moment. He wondered what he had taken that afternoon. He was damn well pissed. Instead of worrying, however, he pounded on the tabletop again to get everyone's attention.
Once he had it, Cook managed to remember how his legs functioned as he half-hopped, half-stumbled on to the tabletop.
"Let's get fucking mental!"
Muttering curses under her breath, Katie tossed her phone on to the nightstand and quietly retired from the room. It was strange how well she knew this place, even though she had only been here once or twice. Once she reached the bathroom, she let out a breath that she wasn't aware she had been holding as she pressed her back against the closed door.
"Stupid cunt," she continued her relentless tirade on Cook, while her eyes darted to the mirror. Moving towards it, the brunette found herself reapplying her makeup, even though it really wasn't necessary. I mean, who the fuck was she going to impress?
But it gave her hands an excuse to do something, in a feeble attempt to stop them from shaking uselessly.
After composing herself—as much as someone can possibly do so in her situation—Katie stepped back out. Her heels clicked against the carpeted floor, now muffled by the material but still carrying a distinct pattern.
Her twin's girlfriend called it her 'swagger.' As you can probably guess, the brunette was quick to rebuttal with a dig at the muff muncher bit… or did that only spur her not-so-arch-nemesis on further? It was hard to tell these days, as she was trying her hand at being 'accepting' and all that bollocks.
As she stepped back into the room that she had abandoned shortly before, that same oh so accepting hand of hers tightened at her side, her eyes widening noticably at the sight before her. She didn't notice that the cellphone had disappeared from the nightstand, or when her purse tumbled from her grasp, spilling all of her beauty products on to the legendary floor.
(And when I say legendary, you must already know who lives there.)
Just a few feet away from a wide-eyed Katie Fitch was none other than Effy Stonem. Her presence wasn't completely unexpected; however, the way in which she presented herself was.
She was completely and utterly, a hundred fucking percent, stark naked.
A/N: I'm pretty sure that Cook's behavior didn't surprise everyone, but did anyone catch that last bit? -looks around- Anyone? Wow, I mean… ahem. All will be revealed in due time. This is my first attempt at exploring the other characters besides Naomily. They might make a guest appearance at some point though. Read and review as you wish. Thanks (:
