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P.S. To any of you who didn't read the Authors note the end of the last chapter, the rest of the story will most likely continue under Naomi's POV. For two reasons: 1. I can't do an Emily POV all that well and 2. Because the story makes more sense under Naomi's POV anyway. So there you have it.
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Naomi
"Naomi" Emily said as she turned around to look at me after noting my presence.
My heart melted at the way my name slipped off of Emily's tongue. She never failed at making my knees go weak at the way she said it in that husky voice of hers when we were together. I was sad to say that she still had that effect on me two years later. I was at a loss for words; I hadn't expected Emily to be here. In fact, I hadn't expected Katie to get here so quickly either. I was so lost in Emily's beautiful brown orbs that I hadn't realized that I haven't even said anything yet.
"How- What are you doing here?" I asked shakily. Okay, so maybe that wasn't the greatest question to ask. I mean, after all, we were supposed to be meeting them for dinner tonight and assuming Katie had called them to cancel; she had to have told her why. Wait a second.. Them. Them. My eyes immediately switched from Emily to the blonde girl sitting next to her. She was thin, she had long blonde hair, blue eyes and a very wide smile on her face when she answered my pending question.
"Oh! Well, Ems and I here ran into Katie and she said we had to cancel, she said that her friend Effy was in the hospital. So we decided to come and visit didn't we babes?" She turned to ask Emily who just nodded in agreement. My fists clenched at the use of my nickname for Emily coming out of her mouth, but I relented slightly when she stood up to greet me.
"You must be Naomi since the other brunette is Effy. I'm Mini, Mini McGuinness. It's so nice to meet you finally." She extended her hand out to me with a genuine smile on her face. I smiled weakly, and hopefully convincingly enough as I briefly shook her hand. From over Mini's shoulder I could have sworn that I saw Emily's face light up the slightest as her ex-girlfriend and current girlfriend shook hands. But there was another expression hidden in her eyes that I couldn't read. If I knew anything about Emily after all of these years, that look that she always had in her eyes with me was worry.. and that scared me a little. Had she not told Mini who I was? Surely if she had, Mini would not be approaching me in such a friendly manner? Maybe I was over-analyzing things; Emily must have told her who I was. Maybe Mini was one of those "forgive and forget" type girls.
"Likewise" I said as I released my grip on her hand.
Mini shrugged her shoulders with a smile and practically fucking skipped back over to resume her seat next to Emily, giving her a quick peck on the cheek as she sat down. My blood was now at boiling temperature and I was quite sure that my face had turned a dark red as I felt the blood surging into my head. Katie must have realized the sudden switch in atmosphere and motioned for me to sit next to her. I pulled up an empty chair next to Katie on the left side of Effy's bed, directly across from Emily and Mini.
"How did you get here so quickly? Before me?" I asked turning to Katie, now slightly relaxed.
Katie stared at Effy for a beat before turning to answer "I live with Ems and Mini in a flat about two blocks away from here. As soon as I got your call, I was out the door when I ran into Emily and Mini coming back from town."
Well that made a little more sense. Katie and Emily lived closer to the hospital, which is why they got here so quickly, even if I got a ride here in a fucking ambulance. I noted how Katie had said that they insisted they came with her. Sure I could understand that Effy was Emily's friend as well, but there was something about the look in Emily's eyes earlier that made me think that she wasn't the one who insisted they came to the hospital with Katie. If that look was anything to go by, I sensed that Emily didn't want to be here as much as I dreaded her and Mini being here together. I can't quite place it, but I just can't figure out exactly why Emily wouldn't want to be here.
Suddenly, as if I had forgotten the reason as to why I was here in the first place before walking in to see Emily and Mini here as well, I turned to look at Effy's frail body. Her face was pale and her breathing was slow and steady. If it wasn't for her heart monitor steadily beating in the corner, you would think she was dead. I scanned her head and saw the newly wrapped bandage and gauze covering the spot where I had seen the gash less than an hour ago. Since Effy was unconscious when I had found her on the floor in her room, I really had no time for questioning what had happened. All I could assume was that she slipped and hit her head on something, but that seemed unlikely since Effy's bedroom floor was carpeted. So how could she have fallen? I turned to Katie whose eyes were started to glaze over, I would have to ask about Effy and her later when she wasn't in the hospital.
"Have the doctors said anything yet? My voice croaked as I held back my tears.
Katie wiped her eyes with the sleeves of her jumper before looking at me again. She was about to speak before Emily spoke up for her "They said she has a severe concussion, they don't think she will be in a coma for too long.. they expect her to wake up anytime soon, but nothing is for certain. They said according to the apparent damage on her head, she must've had a pretty bad fall."
Wait, did I hear that correctly? Did Emily just say coma? Effy was in a coma?
"She's in a coma?" I repeated my thoughts through my words. I could feel the tears starting to well up in my eyes again. Emily must have sensed that I was starting to get upset, so she got up from her seat next to Mini, walked over to me, and pulled me up into a bone crushing Fitch hug. I immediately broke into sobs as I took in the scent of her hair. Man how I have missed Emily's hugs, she always knew how to comfort me at the appropriate times. At first I was a bit taken aback by her sudden show of affection, but I eventually relaxed into the embrace as if it was the most natural thing in the world. She slowly rubbed my back up and down, trying to calm me down, not caring that her girlfriend was sat a mere ten feet away. I had no idea what Mini's reaction was at the moment, not that I really cared, but considering her warm hello earlier, she must've thought Emily and I were friends.. and possibly only friends. That's when it hit me. Had Emily really not told Mini who I was? Is that why she is being so friendly towards me? Is that why Emily has that worried look in her eyes? She's not just comforting me either, this hug is a fucking apology. She must think that I've figured it out by now and she's fucking apologizing to me for not telling Mini. Oh my God.
After a few more sweet, heavenly moments in Emily's arms, I took a few steps back and wiped my eyes with my sleeve and just looked at her. At first I was just looking at Emily. I haven't looked at her luscious, not to mention kissable lips, her perfect chocolate coloured orbs, or even her cute button nose in what seems like forever. I haven't been able to really look at her like this since we were together, and I missed it.. terribly. After I was through admiring her, earning a questioning look from both Katie and Emily, I looked at Emily in a "I know what you're saying to me, and I don't like it" kind of way. I could see the hurt, confusion and worried looked glazing over in her eyes, there was no mistaking that look. I had seen it many times before, I of all people, should recognize it in a heartbeat. The scary thing was, I did.
I sensed that Emily was dying to tell me something, that she wants to explain to me exactly what is going through her head right now. But of course, new girlfriend was sitting in a chair 10 feet away, crossed legged smiling happily to herself, so she couldn't. She was all happy simply because Emily was all hers. That killed me inside. I really didn't like the looks of this girl and despite anything Katie told me about her, she definitely was not like me in the slightest of ways. She was all peppy and not to mention gorgeous. Bitch. But other than that I can't really see how she's anything like me. Well, I've barely known the girl 15 minutes, so I'm pretty sure that's not a lot to go on here. But this girl seemed to come off more as fake, more like how Katie was in college.
I knew Emily, and if I knew anything about Emily, it was that she would stray away from being with any girl who wore too much of a personality like "old" Katie. Emily doesn't do melodramatic or posh dressing girls. So the fact that Mini looks like she would be one of those girls, considering she's a model, it's quite a challenge to see how I can relate to her. That's when it hit me: fucking again. Shit, it's just realization time up here in Naomiworld. Mini is tall, thin but fit, blonde haired and fucking blue eyed. Jesus Christ, she looks exactly how I did two years ago. I had a little bit longer than shoulder length hair, it was still blonde then, we have the same fucking eye colour and everything. Christ I wouldn't be surprised if we were the same height. Which, from when she greeted me awhile ago, she seemed pretty close. Perhaps I was slouching a bit though. Emily had already gone back over to sit next to Mini after our bittersweet embrace. And it was if I wasn't even in the fucking room that Mini just grabs Emily's face and kisses her long, passionately, and what almost seems like possessively. I could have sworn in the .5 seconds that I glanced at them I saw Mini staring at me through their kiss. Shit. I'm really fucked now. She must know, she must know something. No, no. I must have just been imagining it all, why would mine and Emily's, what I hoped to be, "friendly" hugging session give anything away to Mini? Shit, but for all I knew, she could know everything about me and who I am to Emily, and this was her way of telling me to back off. Fuck.
We must have been sitting in the hospital for what felt like ages between the doctors and nurses coming in and out of the room before Emily and Mini decided to leave.
"Well, we gotta go. This wasn't supposed to be a long visit, but we wanted to see if we could be here for when Effy wakes up. I'm sure she won't find it fair that you got to meet Mini first, eh?" Emily winked at me. To be honest I felt a little uncomfortable at how nonchalantly she was acting with Mini in front of me. It was like I never existed to her in all those years through secondary school and college, or even after that. I could tell from the way they were acting that they loved each other. That really fucking broke my heart, it's like beating a baseball bat through my rib cage and straight to my heart assault. I don't think I could stand in the same room with them for much longer without getting sick to my stomach. All I yearned for was for Emily to be mine again. For me to be able to hold her in my arms, and hold her hand, and kiss her and hug her, and make sweet symphonizing love, but I can't do that anymore. I blew the only other chance that I had with Emily, and besides the heartbreak, I have to deal with the second most painful experience a person could ever go through: Watching the person you love, love someone else.
"Yeah I'm sure she would" I heard Katie chuckle as I shook my head from any further thoughts of me and Emily.
Emily and Mini stood up from there seats and walked towards me hand in hand. Fucking hell, this really fucking hurts. I could tell that Emily must have saw me cringe when I saw her squeeze Mini's hand briefly before letting her hand to drop to her side. Emily stepped a few inches closer to me before lifting her head to meet with my eyes. She hesitated for a few moments before she sighed and I watched her shoulders drop before she pulled me into yet another crushing embrace. Her arms wrapped around my waist and I stood in shock yet again for a beat before I could respond. I wrapped my arms lightly over Emily's shoulders and looked over her shoulder at Mini. Since Katie was in the room, I assumed she was trying her hardest to not give me the most painful death glare. She still gave me a look nonetheless; her hip was out to the side and her arms were crossed as she slightly cocked her head to one side, her lips pursed into a thin line. She looked me and Emily up and down as if her eyes were telling me "Keep your hands to yourself, she's mine". I hated how possesive she seemed of Emily, and I knew that was the worst thing for her, especially after being Katie's shadow for nearly 17 years.
Emily eventually let go of me, her hands still on my arms as she looked up to me "She's going to be okay" she said giving me a reassuring squeeze before turning back to Mini.
"So we'll just go now then?" Mini said impatiently. I scoffed and Emily spun her head around to glare at me before turning back to Mini yet again.
"Yeah we'll go now babes" she smiled at her.
I couldn't help but hate how Mini's whole demeanour had changed the instant after Emily hugged me the first time. It was like she went from this cheery and peppy nice girlfriend of Emily's to the rude and possesive bitch that I'm sure she was underneath that mask. I watched as Mini snatched Emily's hand in hers quickly and smiled at her before they both turned to me.
"Well" Emily started hesitantly "We can always still all go out for dinner after Effy gets out?" She suggested.
"Yeah, I'm sure we'd both love that" I said to her.
I watched Mini's grip on Emily's hand tighten at my words and I saw Emily cringe a bit at the sudden action, but she said nothing of it. I stared blankly at the both of them before Mini shot me a plastered smile. Emily looked at her and beamed and turned to me.
"I'll have Katie call you or something later on next week? She seems to be closer to Effy now so I'm sure she's at yours quite often" Emily stated.
I heard Katie scoff in the background, but when I turned to look at her, her eyes were glued to Effy's body and she had Effy's hand gripped with both of hers. She didn't really deny anything, but she didn't admit to anything either. However, Katie Fitch holding another girls hand was quite an endangered sight to partake on. Emily and Mini smiled at us with a quick goodbye to Katie before turning to the door and leaving. I had to admit my heart hurt when I watched Emily walk out the door hand in hand with another girl. I quickly pushed the painful thoughts to the back of my head and focused on the task at hand; making sure Effy gets better.
I resumed my seat next to Katie, even though she had scooted her chair closer to Effy's bedside so she could maintain contact, so I was a little further away from her now. Katie glanced at me over her shoulder before returning her gaze back to Effy.
"Katie.." I started. There was a question roaming my head that had been bothering me for the past two hours as I sat in this bloody hospital "Did the doctors say anything about..how she got hurt? Do they have any ideas..?" I asked hesitantly. From the look on Katie's face that she just gave me, I wasn't sure if I wanted to know anymore.
"Before you got here, the doctors had an expert or some shit come in and take a look at her head wound. Apparently he's a forensic scientist or something but he's one of those guys who can predict the cause of injury just by looking at the wounds. Anyways, he said from the shape of the wound on her head, she obviously hit it on something before hitting the floor, possibly her dresser or end of the bed post. He said that her positioning was obviously an accident, but he said due to the severity of it, she hadn't slipped or lost her balance. As a matter of fact, they don't actually think that she was conscious when she had hit her head.." Katie said, tears welling up in her eyes again.
"Wait.. she fucking.. What? How was she not conscious?" I asked terrified at the thought and possibilities at how she became unconscious in the first place. "Did she like blackout or something?!"
Katie cleared her throat and inhaled sharply before replying "They think so.. They aren't quite sure though.. They want to take her in for some tests to do a double take on some blood tests that they did earlier. They found traces of MDMA in her bloodstream and think she could have been suffering the early stages of a drug overdose.. Apparently as soon as she got into the hospital her body started going into a funk and they rushed her into the operating room for detoxification. As soon as Ems, Mini and I got here, which was only a few minutes before you, she was just getting out of the operation and they told me everything. They told me that she's fine for now and that they had to induce a coma while her body undergoes the detox of the drugs I suppose.. I don't really fucking know, it's all too technical sounding for me to fucking understand" She said as she slumped back into her chair, tears now becoming completely visual as they ran down her cheeks.
I stood up and walked the few foot distance towards Katie and put my hand on her shoulder "Jesus" I breathed out. I hadn't really realized that I was still holding my breath after the mention of "overdose" during Katie's schpeel.
I heard Katie sigh below me and I saw her grip on Effy's hand tighten, turning her knuckles white.
"Jesus Katie relax a little, you're going to fucking crush her hand with that grip" I chuckled lightly, trying to lighten the mood.
Katie looked up to me and forced a smile onto her lips. She looked back down to Effy and there was a worried look in her eyes as she released her grip and leaned back into her chair. I figured since Effy would be unconscious for a while and since Katie and I were alone, it was either now or never that I talk to her.
"Katie..?" I stated slowly.
"Hmm?"
"I've been meaning to ask but.. is there like, anything going on between you and Effy?" I questioned cautiously. The last thing I needed was a defensive and pissed off Katie Fitch since she was in such a vulnerable state.
Katie sat in silence for a few moments as she seemed to process my words. She looked between me and Effy once more before she opened her mouth to speak.
"I-I don't really know.." she mumbled, her lip trembling. "I really fucking care about her, and seeing her again after all these years have made me feel.. happy. She's changed.. she's not the same mysterious, emotionless girl that she was in college. New Effy is livelier, she doesn't look bored all the fucking time anymore and she actually cares to hear about what I have to say. I would be lying if I said she hasn't gotten more attractive over the years as well.."
I chuckled at Katie's confession but once she turned to glare at me, I let my expression sober so she could continue.
"I don't know exactly what I feel for her. I mean, I'm sitting at her bedside in a fucking hospital holding her hand.. I really like who she's become and anytime I'm around her, I feel like flying. As fucking cliché as it sounds, she makes me happy, really fucking happy" Katie smiled as she recaptured Effy's hand in hers.
I smiled at her and gave her shoulder a squeeze "Sounds like you really like her."
"I guess I fucking do" Katie chuckled lightly.
My God if Effy was awake in this moment and time, I knew she'd be fucking soaring. I looked between Effy and Katie once more before realization hit me again. I cleared my throat to get Katie's attention and as soon as she looked up to me, I smirked.
"I heard that doctors say patients in comas can hear everything in their surroundings while their asleep."
The look of pure horror that spread onto Katie's face sent me into a fit of giggles as I collapsed back into my chair. Katie turned around to face me and playfully slapped my leg.
"Fuck off Campbell, are you serious?" She asked half joking, half seriously.
"Not sure, I've never been in a coma to experience such a thing. Why don't you ask Effy if she heard your declaration of love for her when she wakes up?" I winked.
My teasing only resulted in another slap to the leg as Katie's face reddened.
"Shit. I don't know if I'm ready for her to know. I mean, we only just reunited after 2 years apart a few days ago. I would hardly call it love but, I definitely feel something for her. Fuck me Campbell, if I had known this was how you felt with my sister all those years ago I would have eased up on you."
I could tell Katie instantly wanted to take those words back when she saw my smile falter.
"Shit Naomi, I'm sorry I didn't mean-"
"It's fine" I quickly cut her off, not really wanting to bring Emily up right now. But that didn't seem to stop Katie.
"You love her" she stated more than asked. I knew I was caught, there was no fooling Katie Fitch when it came to how I felt about Emily. It was like she could see through me just as much as Emily could. It must be a twin thing. Katie, Emily and Effy were the only ones besides my mum who knew more about me than I did about myself. Katie and I had called a truce way back after college and we had actually grown closer the longer me and Emily dated. I guess that hasn't stopped after these past two years though since Katie was reading me like a book right now.
"S-okay. I won't say anything so there's no need to get your knickers in a twist" She rolled her eyes at me.
"Bitch" I said as I playfully slapped the side of her arm.
We sat in a comfortable silence for a while as more doctors and nurses came to check in on Effy and to keep us updated on her progress. All I could think about was Effy and why she hadn't told me what was going on with her. I knew I struck a nerve in her the other day at the mention of Freddie but I didn't expect her to return to her old habits of how she acted when she first found out. Drinking until she was unconscious, doing shit tons of drugs and just getting monumentally fucked up every night that she could became something I had to put to an end with Effy all those years ago. I could never forgive myself if it ever happened again, but now that she was here in the hospital because of it, I was starting to feel that way.
I also thought of Emily whenever I didn't think of Effy. I got flashbacks to when she hugged me twice only a few hours ago. The way her arms wrapped perfectly around my waist and the scent of her beautiful hair had sent me to cloud nine and back after receiving daggers from Mini.
I have been thinking about the sudden switch in Mini's attitude towards me and the only thing I could come up with was that she had only just figured out who I was when Emily hugged me the first time. I wasn't quite sure how she figured it out that easily but I guess I might have made it easy for her when I flinched slightly at Emily's touch. Damn that girl was good. She knew everything within a fraction of a second. It must've all just clicked for her and that's why she suddenly became possessive of the girl that I loved. Emily must not have told her that I was her ex and that would only mean she's been lying to her girlfriend for ages.
I wasn't quite sure why Emily wouldn't have told her, unless Mini had threatened to kill me or something for breaking Emily's heart. Which, is a good possibility come to think of it. It made my heart flutter slightly at the thought of Emily lying to her girlfriend to protect me and what could be a possible friendship between us. Emily knew that if she had told Mini who I really was, considering Mini's personality, Mini would have told Emily that she wanted her to have nothing to do with me. But Emily didn't tell her who I was for the sake of our possible new friendship or just so she could be in my life again.
"What do you think of Emsy's new bird?" Katie asked nonchalantly, dragging me away from my thoughts.
"I don't like her" I said bluntly. There was no use in lying or sugarcoating my answer.
"Welcome to the fucking club" Katie scoffed.
"I don't know Katie there's just something about her that makes me feel like she's not right for Ems" I said cringing as I let my nickname for Emily slip.
"What, other than the reason that she's dating Emily and you aren't?" Katie replied.
"Yeah, I don't know what it is but she isn't right for Emily" I half-lied.
I sat there in silence for a moment contemplating what to say next. Whether I was to change the subject or continue talking about Mini. That was until Katie spoke up before I got a chance to decide.
"So, when Effy wakes the fuck up and gets out of here, I say we all reschedule that dinner so that we can make Emily think the same thing. Maybe even show her what she's been missing." Katie winked, surprising me.
Of all things that Katie could have said, I don't think there would have been anything else that would have shocked me more. I knew Katie was on my side and she wanted Mini gone just as much as I did, but Katie has always been protective of Emily, no matter what. So the idea of purposefully breaking Emily's heart just so I could have a shot of winning Emily back, with only a slight chance of actually succeeding, was something Katie wouldn't normally be up for.
"You serious?" I breathed out.
"Why the fuck not?" Katie spat "You love her and I know she loves you too deep down. Mini isn't right for her and there's something about the bitch I don't like. Something Emily hasn't told me. I don't know what, but you were always right for Ems, not that slut!" Katie finished after jumping up from her seat mid-rant, breathing heavily with all of the anger building up inside of her.
I walked over to the fiery twin and put my arms around her shoulders. I could feel her instantly relax into the embrace as wrapped her arms around my waist, her breathing evening out in the process. I knew that we both loved Emily and we both want her to be happy. When I walked into this room today I thought that Mini was it for her, and I wanted to accept it and move on. But Katie had gotten me riled up just as much as she was mere seconds ago and realized I couldn't accept Emily with anyone who wasn't me. I wanted to fight for Emily and her love once again, no matter what it would take. I wanted the love of my love back and I knew Katie would help me.
I stepped back out of our embrace with my hands still on Katie's arms as I gave her an evil grin before replying confidently:
"Let's do it."
Ahh sorry not much Naomily fluff in this chapter but there will be to come! It was more a Katie and Naomi friendship in this chapter with a little Keffy development. So please let me know what you think of this chapter! I'm a little nervous and I'm sorry for any mistakes. What do you all think of this little plan Naomi and Katie are going to be concocting? Will Effy wake up in time to be apart of this plan? Is it the right thing? A weird approach? Let me know! A few things as well: 1. Alex, the guy who Katie, Emily and Mini work for is the same from Gen. 3 but I decided to change how he was introduced into the Skins world. 2. I know Mini being Emily's girlfriend must be stirring up some questions in all your brains such as "what happened to Mini's baby she had with Alo?" and all that. I decided to cut that out of the storyline as well. Mini is baby-less for the sake of making this story easier to write, you're welcome. :) Please review! It gives me motivation to keep writing! I will try to update more recently now that summer is here so I plan to get the next chapter up within the next week! Much love to all who have stayed with the story and continue to read and review! xx
P.S. Sorry it's sort of a short chapter! The next one I intend to be longer. By the way, who is excited that Skins Fire is only 9 days away? I know I am! If you haven't seen the Fire trailer go, now! What are you waiting for? There is a Naomily sneak peak and it made me squeal! Anyways, much love. :)