Chapter 4 – Unconditional Support, Sort Of

"Katie?"

Katie looked up at the sound of her name. She quickly wiped her eyes before Effy could come closer.

"Are you alright?"

"Ecstatic," she sarcastically responded.

Effy looked at her momentarily then sat beside her in the doorstep. "I have keys to the house, you don't need to cry. I can let you in," the other girl commented in a deadpan tone.

Katie could not help but smile, at least Effy was not pushy.

"I have a set."

Effy just nodded. They just sat there, not saying anything. Effy offered her a smoke and when Katie saw it, she burst into tears.

"Oh fucking hell! It's just a cigarette!"

But Katie continued crying and the other girl looked unsure with what to do. She pondered for a second then decided to wrap her arms around Katie. "I won't offer you a smoke ever again. I promise. Just stop crying will you, before the neighbors start thinking that I'm harassing you or something." She continued rubbing Katie's back until the other girl calmed down.

"I wish I can say no to the cigarette because I wanna be healthy but it seems no use anymore."

Effy frowned, sending Katie a questioning glance

"Icanthavekids," Katie said quickly, confusing Effy.

"Huh?"

Katie handed her a piece of paper. Effy unfolded it and read a diagnostic finding from Bristol & Avon Health Center. After reading a few lines, she understood. She wordlessly handed the paper back to Katie and just looked ahead.

"I am not good with this, you know." She looked at Katie who just frowned, "This," she gestured between her and Katie.

"Talking to me? Well, no shit. Talking to each other has never been our strongest suit."

Effy sighed, "I meant being supportive. I always say the wrong things at the right time or something like that." Katie just nodded. "Emily's good at this."

"I know," Katie agreed.

"I can be your Emily, you know. For now. She told me that letting the person talk, and listening without offering advice or interrupting is enough. That's why I know she would make a good counselor one day."

Katie was touched by Effy's heartfelt and genuine support that she inexplicably burst into tears, once again. Effy looked stricken and was thankful to see Naomi coming up the steps. "It wasn't me. I promise!" She defended before the blonde could ask or accuse her.

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"Thanks guys," Katie's tone was grateful. She was tucked safely under the blanket in Naomi's and Emily's bed. Both Effy and Naomi were lying with her. After given the low down, and a string of defensive "I didn't make her cry" comments from Effy, Naomi suggested they went inside.

"Sorry, Katie."

"Don't worry Ef, I actually cried because you were supportive."

Effy leaned up a little and frowned, "Why would my being supportive make you cry?"

"Because she was touched, Ef," Naomi clarified.

"So, all Emily does when she is working in the Support Center is making people cry?" she asked incredulously.

The blonde's eyes narrowed then she sat up, "Are you implying that my girlfriend makes people cry?"

"Ah no… not what I was implying… just saying…"

Naomi laughed, "I'm kidding! Geez, lighten up Ef."

This time, Effy narrowed her eyes at Naomi. "Bitch."

"Right back atcha!"

Katie cleared her throat. "Um… me… grieving… need support."

Both girls stopped bickering and reclined back down, both muttering "sorry" at the same time.

"So, Naomi, this is like a lesbian dream come true for you, right? Two girls in bed with you."

Katie wanted to smack Effy but decided some levity would be nice and decided to get in with the joke. "Yeah, Campbell. Two beautiful hot girls in bed with you."

Naomi rolled her eyes, "Hardly. Now, Emily in bed and naked, that is a dream come true for me."

Katie groaned and Effy just laughed.

"What's the matter Fitch? Can dish but can't take?"

"No, I just don't want images of my sister naked and you doing god knows what to her!"

"You know what exactly I'm doing to her, Katie."

"Stop, please!" the girl begged.

"Why… this conversation is getting interesting…"

"And on that note, we should stop." Effy intervened, "While this is fun, I feel that we are entering into the TMI portion."

Katie looked over at Effy, "You were the one who started this."

"And I'm sorry, I don't think sometimes."

"You don't say."

"Let's just rest guys," Naomi interrupted before they start bickering again.

Katie agreed, then she remembered something. "If somebody starts talking about sex and my sister in the same sentence, I'll scream bloody murder."

"What if I start humping your leg?" That was Effy, not Naomi.

"What?!" Katie screeched. Effy and Naomi just laughed. "Very funny, Stonem!"

"Asking Naomi not to talk about Emily and sex is like asking the sun not to shine, impossible."

"Just try, Campbell. Okay," Katie begged again.

"The way she is all over Emily, it's a wonder why your sister hasn't gotten knocked up yet." Effy laughed at her own joke and then realized what she said. She looked over at Katie whose eyes started to water. "Oh shit, foot in my mouth again! Sorry, Katie. I didn't mean to mention kids and being pregnant. I swear I didn't. It's not like she could actually get Em pregnant." She rubbed Katie's arms then started to prat off, again, without thinking. "At least, if Emily gets pregnant. It would still be like your kid."

Naomi laughed and looked at Effy with a mixture of amusement and disbelief. "Not helping, Ef."

"I'm trying!"

"Try a little less!"

"You guys talked about this anyway. You even have names already for your unborn children." Effy pointed out.

At hearing this, Katie asked with a sob, "you have?" while looking at Naomi.

"Yeah."

"Can you name one after me," Katie asked with puppy sad eyes.

"Sure, if you like we can even name our eldest Katherine Elizabeth," Naomi joked.

Effy's eyes lit up at the possibility while Katie looked almost ready to gag.

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Emily gasped at the sight. The books she was carrying ended up on the floor. Naomi looked up and smiled at her but frowned when she saw the confusion on her girlfriend's eyes. Then she realized how it must look like.

"Um, Nai. You do realize that's not me, right?" she indicated towards her slumbering twin in the bed.

Naomi laughed, the situation is funny after all. She looked over at the other side of the bed and saw that it was empty. Effy must have left, Traitor!

"Of course baby. I mean the curve of her breast was a dead giveaway." She felt Katie smack her on the head and she just rubbed the spot. She held her hands out for Emily to take and sincerely said, "Your sister needs you."

Five minutes later, Effy came back bearing a glass of water and saw Emily holding Katie who was softly crying. "Sorry, went to get a drink. Thought should bring back for her too."

Naomi just nodded and both girls sat by the bed, offering quiet support.

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Jenna turned around from opening the door to see a young man smiling at her.

"I'm JJ. Jonah Jeremiah Jones. I'm a friend of Emily's.. and Naomi's… oh and Effy and Panda, too." He innocently informed with a sweet smile.

"Oh JJ, yes I remember you."

"I'm supposed to be meeting the girls later. We usually meet on Fridays. Because Naomi and Emily does not like to go out on Saturdays. Naomi said Saturday is her Emily time and she is usually grumpy when we interrupt her Saturday. Once, she threw a soda can at me and Effy when we showed up here without telling them. She was a bit busy in the couch, with Emily, without their clothes on, actually I think they were on the floor, without clothes too, I might add."

"What?!"

"Oh don't worry, Mrs. Fitch. The can missed me and Effy. It actually hit Panda who was behind us." JJ continued rambling and Jenna invited him in. In an effort to relax him as well as to prevent the boy from divulging anymore details about her daughter's sex life. Why does everyone assume I wanna hear about it.

"Thank you, Mrs. Fitch." JJ said when they were already inside.

"Your welcome, JJ. Would you like something to drink?" Jenna offered, ever the gracious hostess, even not in her own house.

"Oh no, it's okay. I will wait for them upstairs. Naomi bought me several Scaletrix models and its upstairs. I usually assemble them when I am waiting for the girls to get ready. So, I'll just go up. It's nice to meet you Mrs. Fitch."

"You too, JJ." She watched the boy take the stairs and just shook her head at his peculiar ways.

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"Oh my giddy giddy giddy aunt!" JJ said with a slightly raised voice. The first sight he saw when he entered the room was Effy and Katie on the bed. Then on the couch at the corner of the room, Naomi and Emily locked in a rather heated making out session. It was all too much for JJ that he started rambling, quite loudly.

Naomi, whose hands was busy going to town underneath Emily's blouse first heard the noise. It snapped the blonde from her desire-filled haze. She quickly pulled her hands out and Emily groaned. When the redhead's eyes opened, she saw JJ, eyes almost bulging out, darting from the bed then to the couch. Both girls stood up and tried calming JJ, who was currently in the middle of an explicit ramble.

"JJ, you're getting locked on, relax."

"Girls, kissing, groping, breasts……"

"JJ, snap out of it."

The commotion awakened Katie and Effy.

"What's going on?"

"JJ's getting locked on."

"What caused that?" Katie asked and both girls blushed and looked down. "Don't even answer that," Katie frowned, "How do you guys usually calm him down."

"Show him your tits, Katie." Effy suggested in a nonchalant tone.

"Excuse me!?"

"Yeah, Katie, show him."

"No! I am not showing him my tits!"

"It's the only way, unless you want him to touch it as well, which will work faster."

"I am not showing it to him, much less let him touch them."

JJ was starting to get antsy at the images running in his mind, he almost looked as if he was hyperventilating.

"It's for a good cause, Katie."

"Well, why don't you guys do it then."

"We have done it already, he has seen it all so it does not work as well as the first time we all did it. It's time for you to contribute to JJ's well-being." Emily reasoned.

Katie was about to protest, when Naomi shouted.

"Bloody hell, Katie. Just show your fucking tits!"

A loud gasp interrupted them. In the doorway stood Jenna Fitch, eyes wild with fury, narrowed at Naomi's.

Naomi cringed, "Aw fuck!" she instinctively moved behind Emily. JJ, thankfully, calmed down and just looked around, feeling the air thicken.

"You disgraceful young woman… you should be ashamed at yourself… it's not enough that you have Emily but now you want Katie's breasts as well."

With the exception of Naomi and JJ, the other occupants of the room laughed. Jenna whipped her head around, staring at them and they all quickly smothered their laughter.

Emily, on the other hand, found it hard to keep her laughter down. The scene itself was absurd and funny.

"Em, you are not helping," Naomi whispered behind her but Emily didn't stop laughing.

"This is not funny, Emily. This is whom you have decided to spend your life with. Someone who is not content with …" Jenna looked towards her daughter's chest.

"My breasts…," Emily supplied with a laugh.

"Now she needs…." Jenna, this time, looked towards Katie's breast, who cringed.

"My sister's breasts as well…" Emily, ever the helpful one, finished for her mother, again.

"I assure you Jenna. Emily's breasts are more than enough for me. They are round and supple and just the right size for my hands and mou…," her voice trailed off when she realized what she was about to say.

"Now, you're not helping," Emily sweetly admonished her girlfriend.

Katie and Effy could not help it this time and ended up rolling on the bed, laughing. JJ's eyes were blinking rapidly, all the talk of breasts was getting him over stimulated again.

Emily looked at her mother, seething with anger, and decided to intervene, appropriately this time.

"Mum, relax. We're not having an orgy or anything, okay. JJ gets locked on and showing him my… or our… breasts relaxes him." Jenna narrowed her eyes at the boy, who cowered with fear. "But JJ's harmless. He's just a friend, our friend, okay. He's a virgin and he has not slept with any of us or touched any of our breasts, okay. So just chillax!"

Jenna relaxed but her eyes were still narrow. She looked at Naomi, "I have my eyes on you," she threatened.

"Mum, stop it will you. Stop threatening my girlfriend and get your eyes off her. I am half convinced that you are actually checking her out and not threatening her."

"Aaaarrgh," her mother screamed and left the room.

The redhead looked at the laughing figures on the bed and watched as Naomi threw the cushions at them, "Stop it! It's not funny."

"Oh it is... Miss 'Emily's breasts are enough for me'," Effy pointed out in between laughter. Katie followed.

"Yeah, Campbell. If you're trying to get into my mother's good side, talking about Emily's breasts is not the best way… neither is talking about mine…," Katie teased.

"That is it, you two will get it," she jumped on the bed and started hitting them with the pillows.

JJ followed, screaming "pillow fight!"

After a few seconds…

"JJ, get your hands off my tits!"

"Stop touching my boobs!"

"That's my breast!"

…… the three girls complained.

Emily, who was standing at the side, contemplated whether to join in on the fun or not. The idea of grabbing her girlfriend's breasts sounds fun but decided against it. She might end up grabbing Katie's instead, she cringed at the thought. She was about to admonish JJ for groping her girlfriend when James walked in, having heard of the noise.

"Cool, wrestling!" he jumped and went straight for Effy's breasts, he earned it after all. But before he could, Emily grabbed him by his collar and hoisted him off the bed.

"Don't even think about it, James."

"But… she promised," he reasoned.

Effy rolled her eyes, "Fine whatever, let's get this done and over with." She stood up, took James hands and placed both of it on her breasts. "There… now squeeze them."

James need not be told twice. Before he could squeeze again, they heard a thud and they all saw JJ on the floor, passed out.

"Great, Effy. You have finally managed to knock him out with over stimulation."

As usual, don't forget your comments on the way out. Apologies for the errors..