A/N: The grand thing about editing this is I can make some minor tweaks here and there. Especially some of the third person descriptive stuff. But, anyway...
This chapter contains a big, fat, soppy Goo Warning™, and a Flamin' Hot 'n Flirty Warning™.
Disclaimer: I do not own skins. I own a flash pair of electric blue Doc Martens, though.
(Naomi POV)
The late morning light streamed in through the window, and my eyelids flickered open, as I slowly woke up. The sunlight crossed my eyes and I quickly shut them again, with a soft groan. I turned my head to see Emily dozing beside me. A shiver ran through me, as flashes of the previous evening flooded my mind. Long, slow, passionate kisses. The hands that touched me in all sorts of intimate places. The contrast of Emily's red hair splayed all over white pillows. And oh, that feeling of absolute pleasure from being tangled up in each other.
I spent a few moments watching Emily sleep. My eyes took in every inch of her serene expression as she slept. I was only jolted out of her reverie by the loud ringing that came from a phone that wasn't mine. Emily's brow furrowed as she groaned and opened one eyelid, half leaning out of the double bed and groping around for her phone.
"H-hello?" she said, in a voice that sounded huskier than usual, as she sat partially upright. I caught myself admiring her naked form, unable to help a smirk as I noticed how messy Emily's hair really was. Bed hair didn't really cover it, somehow. "Fucks sake, Katie, you're only six minutes older than I am... Why are you being so overprotective and curious?" There was a short pause. "YES I'm fucking grouchy, I'm half asleep, you woke us up..." I swore I could hear Emily's sister laughing on the other end of the line, and could almost make out some snide comment about the time of day. I checked my own phone and my eyes widened as she saw the time. 1145am.
"...yeah well, unless you want all the graphic details, I suggest you get on with your day, cuz I tell you, Katie, I don't normally kiss and tell, but I'd be happy to creep you out with the dirty details if it would get you out of my fucking ear right now!" and with that, Emily hung up and fell back against the pillows. "Fuuuck... God she can be fucking irritating sometimes." Emily said, to no one in particular. I had propped myself up, resting my head in my hand. I couldn't help but giggle as I watched Emily in her annoyance. Emily looked at me with a curious look, and then couldn't help but laugh. "Oh, I hate being woken up by Katie's phone calls." she explained, closing her eyes and exhaling slowly.
She turned her head towards me, as I regarded her carefully in the late morning sunlight. She opened her eyes, finding herself staring into my inquisitive blue orbs. She sighed and broke out into a sleepy smile.
"Hi..."
"Hey." I smiled in reply, reaching over absentmindedly and brushing a stray strand of red hair out of Emily's eyes. Moving close to her, I slid my hand flat across the redhead's stomach and snuggled close.
"You ok, babe?" Emily whispered, her voice huskier than usual from sleep.
I nodded. "Mmhmm." I leaned closer and kissed Emily softly. "I think last night... was the most amazing night of my life." I said, quietly, tracing my fingertips in circles on the redhead's stomach.
"Yeah?"
"Yes." I said, clearly. "I've never felt like that before."
"...Hmmm..." Emily whispered, stroking her fingers lightly down my cheek. She took my hand and intertwined our fingers slowly. She looked into my blue eyes. "Can I let you in on a little secret?" I nodded.
"I've never felt like that before either... With anyone." Emily said, her warm brown eyes seemed to be entranced by my blue ones. "I mean... It's always felt good, but never THAT good... That perfect, I've never felt that... Connected with someone, you know?"
I nodded in understanding. Deep inside I knew exactly what Emily meant. I knew that I had never felt so content, or complete in my whole life. Not even in the four years I spent with Matthew.
"...you felt it too, didn't you?" She said, quietly.
"Yes."
Emily paused. "I think I'm in love with you." she said, for once her voice coming out clearly. "I've never fallen for anyone like this before."
"Never?"
"No." she said, almost in a whisper. "You have a very strange effect on me, Naomi Campbell."
I leaned forward and softly kissed her lips. "Oh, I think it's you, Emily Fitch, who has the strange effect on me."
"Yeah? I don't see how..."
I placed my finger over Emily's lips to silence her. "You have no idea how many walls I have built around myself in the past months, after Matthew and my mum..." I said, calmly. "I don't let people in, Emily. My friends would say I'm notoriously closed off, even those who are close to me, which aren't many, by the way." I paused, my expression growing more serious. "...But you..." I kissed Emily softly before continuing, "You totally disarmed me... when you sat yourself down at my table in that café in the transit lounge and started talking to me. No one in my life has EVER done that, Em. No one."
Emily was speechless as she stared intently at me.
"You talked about feeling connected..." I continued, "Something about you has connected itself to me, and even though it partially terrifies me, because of the way you have made me feel, and the intensity of it... I find myself spellbound and fascinated by you."
I stopped speaking and was breathing shallow, and I could swear she felt my hands shaking. The widening of Emily's pupils told her that my own expression had changed to one that the redhead wasn't entirely sure of. She reached across to gently wipe away the tear that had spilled down my cheek without her realising.
"Naoms... Why are you terrified?" Emily finally spoke, the nickname sending a shiver through me. Oh, how I could get used to hearing that every day.
"Because I'm so drawn to you, Ems... And what I'm feeling is extremely overwhelming. I'm not terrified of YOU..."
"Well, that's a relief..." Emily smiled.
"It's just the way I feel about you. The way I can't get you off my mind, the butterflies I feel... here..." I continued, taking Emily's hand and placing it flat on my bare stomach. "...and the way my skin feels like its on fire when I'm with you... I've never felt that before, and even though it's the best feeling in the entire world... It still terrifies me because I'm so unused to feeling this way... about anyone."
Emily lay silent for a long time, taking in what I had said.
"Please, Emily... Say something." I said, her voice wavering slightly.
Emily ran her fingers softly through my hair. "For the first time in the past two days, you have me entirely speechless. I don't know what to say..." Emily stared deep into my eyes. "...Except that when I look into your eyes, I feel like I've come home. Somewhere safe, warm... comfortable. But I also see something that tears at not only my heart, but my soul as well. Something that tugs at me inside, much the same way as you feel drawn to me, I suppose. I... I couldn't help myself... when I first saw you, that is. Something pulled me toward you, and the few moments we've been apart have almost torn me up inside, because for some reason, I can't bear to be apart from you..." Emily spoke, surprising herself.
"Not so speechless after all..." I whispered.
"No... I guess not." Emily breathed, the corner of her mouth curving in a half smile. "But I think that we are both..."
"...feeling exactly the same thing..." I said, completing Emily's sentence with her.
"How..." Emily had a curious look on her face, her eyebrows raised. "...How on earth did you do that?" she finished, turning onto her side to face me.
I shook her head, my hair falling into my eyes. "Connection." I whispered, before kissing her passionately. Emily could not help but draw me close to her and we entwined ourselves together. When we broke apart, Emily linked her fingers with mine and sighed a deep sigh.
"You ok?" I whispered.
"Much more than ok." Emily smiled.
"Me too."
"Good. Hey..."
"Hmm?" I said.
"How long are you staying here?" Emily asked.
"Until next Friday. I was thinking of going to Marseilles for a bit after that. Why?"
"Well... Seeing as I'll be here a few months, I'm going to look for a flat close to the college. I'm booked here until next Wednesday... planned on flat hunting until then. I wanted to know if you would like to come and stay with me for a bit. Well... However long you like, really."
My eyes widened at Emily's question.
"Ah... Don't feel you have to give me an answer now, Naomi. Think it over, ok?"
I nodded and kissed Emily slowly. "I will... I'll give it all the thought in the world."
Together we snuggled under the covers, Emily's head laying on my shoulder.
"Shouldn't we get up at some stage?" Emily mused, gently rubbing my arm.
"Erm... Yeah..." I hesitated, before laughing. "Or... Not. We could just stay in bed all day..."
"I like your thinking, Naoms..." Emily grinned. just then, her phone vibrated on the bedside table. Groaning, the redhead reached one arm from under the duvet and grabbed it, rolling her eyes when she saw who the message was from.
"Let me guess..." I giggled.
Emily opened the message. She read over it, and chuckled, before reading out the message.
"Sorry for being such a cow, Ems... Hope I didn't ruin your peace too much. Eff and Freds say hey, and Eff cryptically says to tell you "two peas in a pod". Ems... What the fuck? Btw, Cook knows you will make him proud :P. I'll try not to call again this week. It's only cuz I worry about you, bitch! lol Just take five minutes from your lezza antics and gimme a call, yeah? xoxo Katie."
Emily brow furrowed as she stared at message.
"Ems? Everything ok?"
"Huh? Oh... Yeah. I'm just confused by 'two peas in a pod'..."
"Two peas in a pod? That's... Strange."
"No, not if you know Effy. I just wish I knew how SHE knew."
"Knew what, Ems? Sorry, but you're not making any sense, babe..."
"I think Effy was talking about you and me." Emily said quietly, before pausing. "I haven't texted her since I was getting to the airport in London. I hadn't even met you yet."
"Then.. How did she know?"
"ESP.. Psychic shit... Who knows? I don't think Effy even knows. She's always just known things. Hell, when I came out to her she told me she had always known. And she was the first person I came out to."
"So... Two peas in a pod... Meaning what?"
"Thought that was obvious..."
I considered this for a minute, as she gently bit her bottom lip. "Ohhhhh!" I replied, grinning, as I understood. "Right."
Emily leaned over and kissed me softly. "I love you, Naoms." she said, in a quiet whisper. Her breath caught when the reality of her words hit her.
"I love you too, Ems."
Our lips merged together as we entangled ourselves in each other.
"Come out with me today?" Emily asked.
"I'd love to. Where are you going?"
"We..." the redhead replied, with a smile, "are going somewhere beautiful."
"Ok." I paused. "Really... You're not telling me?"
Emily smiled and shook her head, shaking her red hair in her fingers, tucking it behind her ears. "It's a surprise, and as much as I hate to leave this bed and unwrap myself from around you, if I'm taking you out I had better make an effort to make myself presentable..."
"Aww..." I responded.
"It'll be worth it though. I promise." Emily kissed between my eyebrows and then reluctantly got out of bed and got dressed, not bothering with her boots. She leaned over me and again kissed me slowly. "See you in, say, half an hour?"
I nodded and kissed her again. Emily smiled and then left the room.
About a minute later, my phone buzzed.
"Miss you already. And as gorgeous as you are naked, it's time to get dressed! xoxoxo Ems."
I felt myself blushing almost as red as Emily's hair as I laughed out loud to no one at all. I pulled the covers off me and got of of bed, making my way to the shower.
A short ten minutes later I emerged, feeling refreshed. My stomach flipped as I caught her reflection in the mirror, noticing the hickey that graced the area where my shoulder met my neck, and I felt my skin flush as a hot and cold feeling swept over me at the memory of Emily lips on my skin, and the soft persistent sucking of them sending ripples of pleasure between my legs. I shook my hands out, they were shaking. What has Emily DONE to me?! I mean, I'm not complaining, but it's got me feeling so overwhelmed, and while it's the best I've felt in a long time... I really hope I don't start second guessing it. What was happening with Emily was a completely different situation, and I needed to keep that in mind.
I quickly got dressed, opting for jeans and a light green collared shirt, hoping it would cover the bruise Emily left on my neck. Casual and comfortable seemed like the order of the afternoon. About five minutes later, there was a knock on the door. I had just called down to the front desk to ask that my room be made up before the evening, making some apology about waking up late, and was hanging up when I heard the knock.
I opened the door to let Emily in. "Hey, come in... I'm just putting on my sneakers..." I said, turning to walk back into the room. Emily followed me in and took a seat, placing her backpack on the floor, as I sat on the bed, lacing up a pair of blue Chuck Taylors. She watched my fingers as they entwined themselves in the white laces. She cleared her throat, breaking the silence.
I looked up straight at her, our eyes locking, and I felt Emily stare deep into my eyes. In a bold move, she got up and crossed the room, kneeling in front of me and pressing her lips against mine, kissing me softly.
Emily pulled back and her eyes caught on the mark that graced my neck. She reached her hand up and lightly trailed her finger along the red sensitive mark. I felt her breath catch in her throat, and I shivered as butterflies flew around my stomach. "Did I do that?" Emily asked, with a sneaky smile.
"Uh huh..." I grinned, gently biting her bottom lip. "Felt amazing, though."
"Oh? Well, that's good..." Emily replied, her expression one of relief. "So long as you enjoyed it..."
"Did you not hear me this morning when I said last night was the best night of my life?" I laughed, looking Emily in the eyes, "...that was just one of the best parts of it. In fact, if we weren't going out, I'd let you do it again... right now."
Emily blinked. I gave a soft chuckle. "You're cute when you look dumbstruck, Ems..." I spoke, before kissing her lips softly. "Now come on, we'd better get going if you're taking me somewhere!"
I stood and dragged Emily up with me, and grabbing the essentials, together we left the suite.
About an hour later, we arrived at a park by a lake. We found a nice shaded spot and Emily opened up her backpack, taking out a blanket which she spread out over the grass. We both sat down beside each other, and Emily pulled out a container of strawberries and a bottle of champagne, with two glasses.
"This is so simple, and so lovely..." I said, giving Emily a huge smile as the redhead popped the champagne cork, handing it to me. "Here... Put the wet end behind your ear and make a wish." I looked at her funny. The redhead laughed. "Go on, Naoms, trust me!"
With a probable skeptical expression on my face, I put the wet end behind my ear and made a wish, feeling a drop of effervescent liquid slip off the cork and down my neck, causing me to shiver. Emily's eyes watched as the droplet slid down my neck. Before I could register it, she leaned in close and slipped her tongue out, gently licking the droplet from my neck, causing me to not only shiver, but to place a hand on the redhead's shoulder to steady myself.
"Whoa..." I croaked, her breathing very uneven. "How do you do that to me?"
"What's that, babe?" Emily smiled, almost sheepishly.
"Turn me into jelly like that." I replied, shakily. "I swear you could unravel me without even trying..." I breathed out, resting my head against Emily's.
"Acquired skill... Here... Have some refreshment." Emily laughed, pouring out two glasses of champagne. We clinked glasses and sipped the still chilled bubbles.
"This is a beautiful place."
"Yeah... It's peaceful. I've always liked the idea of a peaceful place like this in the middle of a busy city." Emily mused. She shifted and sat herself behind me, stretching her legs out beside mine and wrapping her arms around me from behind. "This is one of my favourite places here. I wanted to show it to you." she whispered, before pressing her lips to my temple in a soft kiss.
"It's lovely. It's a lovely place. Thank you."
Emily reached for her backpack and told me to close my eyes. My eyelids covered my blue eyes briefly, while Emily extracted her camera from her bag. "Take a picture with me?" she whispered huskily in my ear. My eyes flickered open and I smiled as Emily kissed my cheek before snapping a candid shot of the both of us.
"Let me see?" I asked, as Emily checked the picture in the display of the camera. Emily smiled as she handed the camera over. For the first time, I saw us pictured together, and what struck me was how we looked together. There was a look that passed between we that showed what we felt for each other.
"Wow." I said, a little stunned by my own expression in the picture. Emily leaned over to look at the picture with me. She broke into a huge smile. "You look really happy, Naoms..."
"That's because I am, Ems."
"Yeah?"
I nodded. "You make me feel that way. You have no idea how much." I leaned over to kiss Emily, and they snuggled into each other, watching as the sun set orange in the dusky sky before us.
A/N#2: Can anyone else see giant bubble shaped hearts around those two?
Stay tuned... More to...er...come.
:P
~GN~ xo