Hello folks!
Here's a short update for you, I've had a really busy day today and am knackered from last night's update but wanted to give you all something to keep you interested! Anyway, hope you like it! I'll hopefully update again tomorrow night as well if all goes according to plan :)
Anyway as always huge thanks to my reviewers LoveGossipGirl, lumagoo1015, neverhappy10, nobledinosaur, skins, Kimberley, Annabel and bruisedviolet you are all awesome! And thanks for the feedback about POVs, seems most people would like some Naomi POV at some point, so will try and factor it in to the story and hopefully this chapter will give you all a wee bit more insight into Naomi's character as well!
Muchos Love,
Hoden xxxxx
Chapter 4
*Emily's POV*
A week has passed since my encounter with Naomi in the kitchen I haven't really had the opportunity to talk to her since but I have walked passed her 5 times in the house. Yes I am actually that sad to have counted. Anyway, she hasn't spoken to me, per se, but 3 out of the 5 times she acknowledged me with a nod, the other 2 I don't think she saw me. So on the upside, unlike last week, she may no longer think I like to watch her sleep, which can only be a good thing.
Work is good as well, not too difficult or anything and it's not all scrubbing toilets - thank God. Because I'm the new girl I don't really have a set job or task to perform, so I just do what Mrs Glenn tells me or I check the task book and see what needs doing. So far I've had to do the laundry, clean the cars, mop the floors etc just general things. My shifts seem to pass pretty quickly but it would be nice to have someone to talk to. Don't get me wrong, even though the people I work with are all really friendly, they are much older (with the exception of Cook of course) so they are sometimes a little condescending. Cook's been great though, he's a huge prick but a nice prick. After I helped out in the kitchen last Thursday Cook offered to take me out for a drink at the weekend as a thank-you. At first I was a little unsure if he was asking me out on a date or not so I had no idea until what to reply until he said
"Don't worry Emilio man! Cookie ain't gonna try get into your knickers or anything, you've gotta lighten up kid, come out and have some fun!"
So then it was decided, I gave him my number and we ended up going out for drinks on Saturday night.
I met him in a small pub where he insisted on getting the drinks in, not that I was complaining, until my fist pay comes in I'm practically broke. He's a pretty cool guy, had a bit of a tough life though, his dad buggered off when he was a kid and his mum kicked him out when he was 16, so he crashed in his mate Freddie's shed for a while, but since working at the Campbell William's he's got himself a flat in town.
"So how did you end up working at the Campbell's then Cook? I mean did you have any chef training?"
"Nah man. Actually it was Naomi who got me the chef gig; totally saved my ass she did."
"Naomi?" Wait Cook knows Naomi in a non professional sense? How?
"Yeah, we'd been hanging out for a bit, didn't have a clue she was fucking loaded though. Anyway, fuck knows how she did it but she got her folks to give me a job as a trainee chef. Turns out cooking is a lot like shagging, you pick it up and get better as you go; now I'm head of the kitchen!"
"How did you know her? Naomi I mean?"
"Interested in Naomi are we Red?"
Shit, how did he know? Is it that obvious I'm fishing for information? "What? No, I umm..I mean..."
"Hahahaha!" His laugh cut me off. "Met her at an art class in town and we just hit it off. She's pretty sound once you get to know her" What the hell, an art class? Cook doing art; now that's something I cannot picture.
"You? You took an art class? Really?"
"Ha! Does Cookie really look like the creative type to you kid? Nah man, I didn't take the art class, I WAS the art class."
"Sorry?"
"Nude painting innit babe." I chocked and spat my drink across that table. "All you gotta do is take off your kit for an hour and boom cash in hand. It's quality!" I'm totally gobsmacked right now. Not only was cook a naked art subject, Naomi took the class. "Anyway, I went to the pub for a drink after one of the classes and noticed blondie in there too, so went over; it's always easier to bag a chick when they've already seen the goods; girls love that shit. But she fucking turned me down with a slap across the face and called me a tosser. Somehow though, not really sure how, we ended up chatting and became mates. After a bit, she found out I was shit broke and living in Fred's shed so she helped me out and that's about it."
"Wow" That's crazy! I can't believe Naomi would do that for someone... maybe she really isn't just a cold hearted bitch "That was really nice of her."
"Yeah Naomikins isn't always a total cow and her life definitely ain't as perfect as you think kid. But she can be a grumpy git sometimes haha! Now, enough of that deep shit... it's time for TEQUILLA!"
It's safe to say that rest of the night ended up as a blur, we drank A LOT of tequila then went into town. It was really fun; I met some of Cook's mates, Freddie, JJ and some girl who didn't say much...what was her name again...Em, El, Ed, Ef...Effy that's it. They were great, got on really well with them all even Effy, she did creep me out a bit though by constantly staring. If she wasn't going out with Freddie, I could have sworn she fancied me or something. Weird.
So all in all it was a great night, I got to know a work colleague, made some friends and even found out more information on Naomi. I really wish I knew what Cook meant when he said "Naomikins isn't always a total cow and her life definitely ain't as perfect as you think kid" how could her life not be perfect? She's young rich and has the world at her feet, some of us are stuck washing cars and floors to try and pay the bills. Who are you Naomi Campbell?
Sorry it's so short. Much more to come from this story, and there WILL be some Naomi in the next chapter (not from her POV yet though) because I bet you all missed her in this one!
Feedback, ideas and ways to improve the story, as always, would be awesome; I really love reading what you all think!
Thanks for reading!