"Dear Lord, what did I do to deserve the most boringest sister ever. Sincerely Rosie Webster." teased Rosie as her and Sophie sat at the kitchen table.

"Did you actually just use the word boringest? Seriously?" Sophie raised her eyebrow and Rosie just shrugged in response. "So we're sticking with boringest? Great. Well I certainly didn't get the intelligentest sister."

"You know what Sophie, I didn't ask for you to correct my grammatical errors."

"I wouldn't say that was a grammatical error but more of a 'making up words' error."

"You know what Soph, despite that comment, I still want to go out with you tonight." stated Rosie, taking a sip of her vodka and … well, vodka.

"And despite that lovely comment, I still don't want to go out with you tonight." answered Sophie.

Rosie let out a scream of frustration as she got up from her seat and picked up her mobile from the kitchen counter.

"What are you doin-"

"Shut your face loser." interrupted Rosie earning her a scowl from her sister as she raised the phone to her ear. "Yeah, ginger ninja? We're taking Sophie out tonight … because it's new years eve, you're her best friend, I'm her sister and she's boring … Exactly …. Yes, you and wifey better be here stat … I know right, talk about a train wreck waiting to happen … Oh em gee I know … Almost as bad as that hair of yours … Hello? …. Hello? Rusty?" Rosie shrugged as she placed the phone back down on the counter. "He must have lost signal or something. Katy and Chesney are gonna be here in a little while so you better get ready."

"Rosie I don't want to go out! I don't want to stand there all night while the three fucking musketeers try to set me up with any girl within close proximity to me." groaned Sophie, running her fingers through her hair.

"Firstly, ew, we are not the three musketeers because I would never spend that much time with them. Secondly, you need to get laid Sophie because quite frankly, you're bumming everyone out. And lastly, not just any girl, only the best for my sister. I promise we'll find you a super hot babe just waiting to go down on you in the toilets."

"ROSIE!" shouted Sophie, her eyes wide in disbelief. "I don't want some skank to 'go down on me' in the club toilets. That sounds real romantic, 3 .. 2 .. 1, happy new year, mind if I stick my head between your legs love?"

Rosie rolled her eyes, "See now this is exactly the kind of thing I'm talking about. There's nothing wrong with a quick fumble."

"I'm going to get ready now. Not because I want to go out but because I literally can't think of anything worse than staying here and continuing this conversation with you." stated Sophie before quickly making her way upstairs to her bedroom.

Around half an hour later, Sophie was dressed and when she made her way downstairs in to the living room, Chesney, Katy and Rosie were all sat around having a drink.

Rosie clapped her hands together at the sight of Sophie and jumped up to her feet looking at the clock. "Okay guys, it's half past nine and we have two and a half hours to find Cinderella here a snog before the clock strikes midnight and she turns back into a humongous bore." said Rosie as Chesney and Katy giggled in response.

"Yeah … you know what … I think I'll just stay in." Sophie narrowed her eyes at her sister, turning around ready to go back upstairs but was stopped by Chesney placing his hands on her shoulders and spinning her around.

"Look it's gonna be fun Soph. I promise, we won't try and set you up with anyone unless you like them and we won't make you kiss anyone you don't want to. We'll all just go for a drink and have a laugh. Okay?" Chesney smiled reassuring and Sophie managed a weak smile in return, nodding her head slightly.

"Okay, let's get this party started then I guess." said Sophie half-heartedly.

"I'll phone for a taxi!" squealed Rosie, not picking up on her sister's lack of enthusiasm.

…

"And courtesy of Rosie Webster, here we are in another dive." said Sophie dryly as everyone took their seats at a booth in one of the club in town.

"Jesus Christ Sophie. Could we please have a little optimism for one sodding night!" shouted Rosie, shaking her head at her sister.

"Okay, I'm sorry. I've just had a lot going on at the minute. I'm sorry, I'll have fun." Sophie managed a smile at the group and she felt her sister squeeze her hand encouragingly.

"Well, it's two hours till midnight guys so lets get those drinks flowing. Cheers." Rosie raised her glass in the air causing everyone else to giggle a little before raising their own glass and clinking it against the older girl's.

"Webster!"

Sophie closed her eyes tightly, begging for this to be a dream but when she reopened them it became quite clear it wasn't as her eyes fell on her boss.

"Hi … Paul." Sophie drew out his name as if she wasn't entirely sure she should say it.

"Didn't expect to see you in a place like this."

"Well … dirty, grotty bars call to me, what can I say?" answered Sophie, smiling sarcastically at him.

"Babe!" Paul ignored Sophie's response and gestured for someone to join him. Sophie knew exactly who it would be and pleaded silently for this whole moment not to be happening. It was hard enough to be around her without her boss there too but this would be unbearable. "You remember Webster don't you?"

Sian joined him and her smile tripled as she set eyes on Sophie. "How could I forget."

"Hi Sian." mumbled Sophie. "You met my sister the other day, this is Katy and Chesney. Chesney works next to me in the office."

Sian smiled politely at the group and shook everyone's hand.

"Don't mind if we join you do you?" asked Paul, not waiting for anyone's response as he took a seat at the head of the table, Sian shuffling in to the seat beside Sophie.

Sophie felt Sian's leg press against her own, the warmth of her skin seeming to radiate through her entire body.

"So, you're Sophie's boss eh?" asked Rosie in an effort to keep the conversation flowing. "You look far too young to be in charge of a big company like that."

Sophie wanted to slap her sister for the way she was flirting. Not just because it was with her boss but her also because it was in front of his girlfriend. "I'm sorry." muttered Sophie, leaning a little closer to Sian so only she could hear. "She probably doesn't even realise she's doing it, she's harmless."

Sian smiled, turning to Sophie. "She seems to have a habit of stealing the attention of the men in my life." she chuckled, resting her hand on Sophie's thigh. "It's fine, I'm not bothered. He's a big boy, he can handle himself."

Sophie felt the familiar swarm of butterflies at Sian's touch and her breathing became a little heavier. Sian wasn't entirely oblivious to the effect she was having on the brunette but chose to not draw any attention to it. "Besides, like I said before Webster, nothing wrong with a bit of harmless flirting, you never know what it might get you in return."

Sophie cleared her throat, Stay calm, just stay calm, your boss is right there. "Right errm .. Yeah. Cool." You are a walking disaster Sophie Webster, I hate you. "So Ches …" Sophie tried to divert her attention away from Sian in a bid to cool down. "Did you get that messaging bug sorted?"

"Are you honestly going to try and talk to me about work while we're out for new years eve?" laughed Chesney. "You don't have to be a nerd 24/7 Soph."

"I think nerds can be quite cute." interjected Sian, grinning at Sophie who felt the all to familiar burning to her cheeks.

"Tell me about it." chuckled Katy, winking at her husband.

"Isn't that right gorgeous?" Sian turned back to Sophie's boss who seemed to have been discussing something that neither of them had been paying attention to.

"Sorry what was that honey?" asked Sian sweetly causing Sophie's eyes to narrow slightly in Paul's direction.

"We hit it off straight away. You were assigned my company as a client and we just couldn't resist each other." he grinned at Sian who nodded in response.

"That's right babe, I just couldn't say no."

Sophie felt a little ill at the exchange between the two of them. The way she smiled at him, the tone in her voice when she spoke and the look in her eyes when they made eye contact. Have I really been stupid enough to think she only did those things with me, like I was special enough to deserve that treatment from her. She was right, she was just flirting with me to get something from me, probably just attention and a few free drinks.

"I'm just gonna erm .. I'm going to get another drink." mumbled Sophie, getting up from her seat and stumbling out from the booth past Sian.

"I'll come with you." added Chesney, following Sophie over to the bar. "What's wrong Soph?"

"I can't stand being around her. Around the two of them. It's driving me insane." Sophie ran her fingers through her hair, trying to shake any feelings she had from Sian out of her head. "Two double whiskey and cokes." she said to the barmaid who nodded in response.

"You like her don't you?" Chesney grimaced slightly as he said it, already knowing what the answer would be.

"No shit." grumbled Sophie, handing her money over to the barmaid as she placed the drinks in front of the brunette. Sophie picked up one of them, throwing it back instantly and pulling a face as the alcohol burned the back of her neck.

"We've got to get you a girl. Tonight. You need to forget about her, you ca-"

"Chesney!" Sophie held her hand up, stopping him. "I know I need to forget about her and I know I can't have her okay? I've told myself this every day since I met her. But I am not just gonna fuck some girl and that'll get rid of my feelings for her."

Sophie picked up her other drink and made her way back to the booth, sliding back in to her seat next to Sian who smiled at her as she sat down.

"You okay?" she asked and Sophie mentally kicked herself for being pleased that she cared.

"Yeah I'm fine, just … needed a drink is all." answered Sophie, managing a smile.

For the next hour, Sophie actually managed to keep herself together, mostly because she didn't really speak to Sian unless completely necessary and she tried to block out anything that happened between her and Paul. It seemed to be making the night bearable and she focused her attention on Rosie who spent most of the night complaining about the fact there was no decent guys around.

"Okay guys, five minutes till midnight! This is so exciting." Rosie clapped her hands together enthusiastically and Sophie couldn't help but roll her eyes. New Year is so over rated, especially when you have no one to kiss. She was thrust from her pessimistic thoughts by the sound of Paul's drunken voice.

"Pucker up babe, I'm gonna give you a kiss to remember." he slurred, leaning in to Sian who giggled like a school girl in response.

"Fucking hell." Sophie mumbled under her breath.

Sian wasn't as drunk as everyone else and Sophie's mumbling didn't go unnoticed. "You okay Soph?"

Sophie frowned, her head snapping up from her drink as she stared at Sian incredulously. "You just called me by my name, My first name."

Sian laughed, "Yeah … and?"

"That's the first time you've done that." stated Sophie. She could feel the butterflies rising again and this time they were back with a vengeance. It was becoming unbearable, she couldn't handle how Sian was making her feel and she couldn't sit here and pretend to be happy while she kissed someone else at midnight.

"Well … I feel like we know each other a little better now. And I've said it before, it suits you. Soph." Sian winked as she said Sophie's name again.

That was it, she had to get out of here. "Excuse me, I need to … I just … Please move." stuttered Sophie as she got up from her seat, swiftly walking away from the table, ignoring the shouts for her to come back.

She pushed the doors to the club open and quickly stepped in to the street, taking in deep breaths of the fresh air trying not to let her emotions overcome her.

"Sophie?"

She turned around and saw the last person she needed to see right now. "Go back inside Sian, it's nearly midnight. Wouldn't want to let Paul down."

Sian frowned, stepping away from the club towards Sophie. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing … Please go back inside." pleaded Sophie as Sian stepped closer and closer towards her.

"10 … 9 … 8 … "

Sophie closed her eyes as she heard the chanting from inside the club, begging the world to just stop for a second so she could get out of her, begging herself not to get upset, begging Sian to not come any closer because she was powerless to stop her.

"7 … 6 … 5 …"

Sian stopped right in front of Sophie. "Open your eyes."

"4 … 3 … 2"

Sophie's eyes slowly fluttered open, a little shocked at how close Sian was to her with an unreadable expression on her face. Sophie swallowed hard, Sian getting a little closer by the second so she could feel her breath on her lips.

"1 … HAPPY NEW YEAR!"

Sian closed the remaining distance, parting her lips slightly as she leant in to Sophie, capturing her bottom lip in between her own and kissing it tenderly. Sophie remained frozen to the spot, unsure what to do as she felt Sian's lips move again, placing another kiss on her mouth. Her lips were soft and warm and they seemed to fit perfectly with her own. She finally managed to move, closing her lips over Sian's bottom lip as the blonde smiled in to the kiss. It was slow and gentle and didn't last long but Sophie felt like her whole body was tingling.

Sian finally broke the kiss, leaning back and smiling at Sophie. "Happy new year Soph." she whispered before turning and walking back in to the club, leaving Sophie stood in the street, speechless and rooted to the spot as people around her celebrated the start of a new year.