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Emily is on holiday in France. I struggled to write this one, feel like I'm running out of momentum. Anyway...
Day four of this holiday. The halfway point. The end of the week was in sight. In all honesty, it wasn't that bad. We were staying in a beautiful villa in the south of France with a private pool and gorgeous views. The villa was huge, like seriously it could have been on MTV. The best part was that I got my own room, of course that didn't stop Katie coming in every five minutes to annoy me or steal some of my clothes claiming they looked better on her. I didn't bother arguing with her, it wasn't worth the energy. Mum wasn't being a complete bitch either, I'd actually enjoyed spending some time with her, although she did screw her face up slightly every time Naomi's name was mentioned. Dad spent most of the time playing in the pool with James. It was peaceful, I felt like I was part of this family again. It was nice just to spend time as a family again. So yes, I guess things could have been worse.
I'd spent most of the afternoon lying at the pool reading a book and trying to get a tan. I had my mobile phone next to me and checked it religiously every five minutes. This had become a bit of a habit of mine over the past few days. I missed her like crazy. I kept thinking how great it would be to have her here with me; spending lazy days together in the sun and watching the beautiful sunsets together at night. It would be amazing to experience a sunset with her, whether that be in Bristol, the south of France or anywhere in the world.
We'd spoken on the phone twice since I'd been here as unfortunately the reception here was not so good. Text messages seemed to work okay but I had to go outside, down the hill slightly for a phone call. Dad insisted on coming with me as he wasn't entirely sure of our surroundings. It was sweet of him really but it did mean that our phone calls were slightly limited. Mum informed me earlier that we were going into the local town tonight for dinner and then some drinks, so I was hopeful that I could slink away for a few minutes to speak to Naomi on my own for a change. Katie was excited about tonight, she'd not pulled yet, despite flirting shamelessly with the son of the family next door. This was seriously poor by her usual standards, so tonight was the night that she was going to pull. Well this is what she claimed anyway.
My phone beeped and I picked it up immediately.
How's the tan coming along? Any white bits yet? Pissing down here. Missing you. Naomi x
I smiled as I tapped my reply.
Fucking roasting here. Tan coming along nicely. Will show you my white bits if you're lucky. Missing you loads too, out for dinner tonight so hopefully can call you by myself. What are you doing today? E x
A few seconds later my phone beeped again.
Hope I'm lucky then. Quiet day I think. Watching films in my room. My pillow smells like you x
A huge grin swept across my face. I peered over my sunglasses and could see mum screwing her face up again, she obviously knew who the message was from. Fuck her, I wasn't going to let it get to me. I tapped in another reply and sent it, smile still beaming.
You're too cute babe. Will call tonight. Love you x
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Dinner was nice enough and we headed to a nearby bar shortly afterwards. Mum and Dad had got chatting to another family and ended up having drinks with them, James was sitting in the corner playing with his ipod, and Katie was getting a pool lesson from the eldest son of our parent's new friends. She really was shameless, leaning over the table to flash her tits at him at any opportunity. I couldn't help but laugh at her, she really was determined to pull tonight. I thought that now would be an ideal time to slink off to call Naomi. Fortunately the bar was very quiet now, so I wandered over to a table in the back corner and sat down to make my call. It didn't take long for her to answer.
"Hey you," she breathed into the phone.
"Hey yourself. Feels so good to hear your voice Naoms, how are you?" I couldn't help but smile at hearing her.
"Fucking great now Ems, did I tell you that I love you?" Something wasn't quite right, she was slurring slightly.
"Naomi, are you drunk?" I asked with an almost too serious tone.
"A little tipsy, ended up drinking with the others at Keith's pub. There's shit all else to do here. Came home early so I could speak to you on my own." I was smiling again, I knew from her voice that she was more than a little tipsy.
"Ha well I'm glad you're enjoying yourself. And I'm glad you came home to speak to me. I'm missing you loads. So your pillow smells like me?"
"It's true Em, I like it. Makes me feel a bit better. How fucking pathetic am I?" She said laughing.
"I don't think it's pathetic, I think it's sweet. You're sweet. What are you missing the most about me?" I was curious as to what her reply would be.
"Just you. I can't stop thinking about you. I can't stop thinking about Monday morning, that was fucking hot. Can't get it out of my mind," she breathed heavily.
"Me too babe. We certainly worked the hangover out of you. Can't wait to get back home to your bed so we can do all those things again. I keep thinking of you when I'm alone at night. Can't wait to have you naked in my arms again." I whispered this to her, aware that there were other people in the room.
"Stop it Ems, you're turning me on." Her breathing was increasingly heavy.
"Okay, I'm sorry. Just think how amazing it's going to be when I get back. Anticipation is a good thing. And I promise I'll make it up to you."
"You fucking better," She laughed, her breathing slightly more calm.
"Naomi, it's really beautiful here. The sunsets are amazing. I just wish you were here to see them with me. It's just incredible. Made me think that it would be amazing to see a sunset anywhere with you. You know, travel a bit?" I'd thought about this a lot since the first night here.
"Yeah. That sounds good babe. Anywhere with you sounds great. Just promise me you won't go away without me again." She sighed.
"I promise." I could hear my phone beeping. "My phone is about to die, I'll text you when I get back to the villa. Three days and I'm home. Can't wait. Love you baby."
"I love you," she said before ending the call.
Three days, not long to go now.