"Cook?" Naomi stands staring at Cook in the doorway, looking rather confused. "What the fuck?"
He puts his arms out wide and pulls her into a tight hug. "I'm back Naomikins!" He shouts, excitedly. "The Cookie Monster has returned!"
She pulls herself out of his embrace and drags him into Effy's apartment. "Will you get in!" She says, angrily at him and looks down both ends of the corridor, hoping no one has seen him. "And keep your voice down, you twat." Satisfied no one has seen or heard him, she shuts the door and follows him in.
"Emilio man!" He shouts happily as he walks in, his arms wide. Everyone jumps and look shocked as they turn round and see him, standing in front of them. "What? Don't look too surprised to see me, will ya's."
Emily frowns at Naomi, who comes to stand next to her, shaking her head, not impressed.
"Cook, what the fuck are you doing here? You're meant to be in the Isle Of Wight." Effy says, confused. "We were coming to stay with you until everything has blown over for a bit. You're still on the most wanted list in Bristol. It hasn't even been 24 hours yet!"
He swaggers up to her and wraps an arm around her waist, "Aw, I missed ya, didn't I?"
She stands, just staring at him.
"Effy's right," JJ says. "You need to lay low, somewhere where the police won't find you. And coming back here will make it worse. They'll be coming to see anyone one of us at any minute, we need to all stick together and stay as far away from here as possible."
Cook looks at him, impressed. "Look at my old GayJay! Since when did you turn over to the dark side?"
Effy hits him in the stomach. "Will you shut up for a minute. We need to sort something out and get the hell out of here. The police haven't been to see me yet and i'm pretty sure i'll be next on the list. So, we need to get out of here quick."
Naomi nods, agreeing. "We could still get to the Isle Of Wight before they see us. It's still too risky to board a plane somewhere, or stay in England and travel someplace, so going there is the only choice."
Emily doesn't seem convinced. "I'm not sure, Naoms. I mean, what if the police already know that Cook's been there? We need to go somewhere else. Somewhere more... rural perhaps."
JJ smiles as he thinks of a place. "How about Gobbler's End? They probably won't expect us to be sleeping it out in the woods forever."
Cook laughs happily as he wonders over to him and slaps him on the back. "There we are GayJay! Well done, brilliant idea my son."
Naomi looks even more pissed off then before as she raises her eyebrows at him. "The woods? You seriously want me to rough it out in the woods for fuck knows how long?"
"Aw, come on Naomikins. It'll be fun."
"Fun? I spent almost all morning locked up trying to save your arse, to save all of your arses and this is how you repay me. By getting me to lay my arse on some muddy, fucking dirty leaves in the middle of a fucking forest? For fun?"
Cook grins and wriggles his eyebrows at her, whilst checking out her arse. She points her finger at him as he's about to say something. "Don't even say a word!"
Effy clears her throat to be heard and Cook turns to face her again, whose trying not to laugh at Naomi. "Cook, don't piss her off even more. She tried to kill Lara earlier and i'm sure she'll release the rest of that pent up Campbell anger onto in if you don't shut up in a minute."
Emily sighs and sits down on the sofa, JJ follows and sits next to her. "So, where are we going to go then?"
Naomi leans against the kitchen work top and shrugs. "Not the woods, that's for sure."
"Loosen up, Blondie." Cook says as he wonders over to the fridge and gets a can of beer out. "You didn't seem to mind it that night we all went together." He looks over at Emily and grins whist knocking shoulders with her, leaning into her ear. "Or was that cause you and red shared a tent together... alone... in the woods."
She nudges him back, a disgusted look on her face. "Would you-"
"Stop it you two, this isn't getting us anywhere." Effy says, getting angry. "We need to sort something out and fast. We'd do it a hell of a lot quicker if you two weren't winding one another up."
"We'd also do it a hell of a lot quicker if someone hadn't had come back." Says Naomi as she stares at Cook with evil eyes. "You always manage to fuck everything up, don't you Cook?"
Emily sighs and gets up to stand next to her, stroking her arm to help calm her. "What's got into you, Naoms?" Naomi doesn't look at her and carries on giving Cook evil's as he wonders over to JJ and sits down next to him. "Maybe I should have let you loose on Lara if I knew you'd be like this."
Naomi drags her eyes off of Cook to look at Emily, her anger evaporating as soon as her eyes meet brown ones. She smiles sadly, "I'm sorry, hun. He just pisses me off sometimes." She pulls her into a hug, Emily pulls back just enough to look at her and wraps her own arms around Naomi's waist.
Emily smiles, "Nothing new there then, hey?"
Naomi can't help but smile back at the adorable, happy face in front of her, "No."
Effy's voice snaps them out of their little bubble and they look over at her as she claps her hands together, "So the woods it is then."
Naomi, still in Emily's arms, rolls her eyes. "Have we all seemed to have forgotten about a little something?"
Emily smiles and wraps her arms around her neck, "Aw come on, Naoms. Like Cook said it'll be fun." Emily smirks and lowers her voice, "And I can think of even more ways of making it even more fun for you." She winks at her and places a soft kiss on her lips.
Naomi smiles into the kiss and bites her lip. "That, I would very much like." Emily smiles excitedly at her and is about to say something else but then Naomi's face drops again. "But, no!" Emily sighs loudly and rolls her eyes. "No."
"Well, where?" JJ asks.
Effy starts shaking her head and walks over to place her passport into her handbag. Cook looks as if he's getting annoyed with her now, too. "Naomi, will you please fucking stop being such a twat and go. So what if you gorgeous little ass is gonna get wet." He laughs and looks at Emily, "No pun intended there, Red. Seriously Naomikins, just get over it and let's get going." He says as he throws his empty can of beer into the bin behind her.
"Fuck's sake!" Naomi says, dropping her arms from Emily. "It's not just me i'm thinking of here. Has no one else thought of someone a lot more smaller here?"
Emily looks hurt and slaps her on the arm. "You always said you love me small... it turns you on, especially when you see me trying to reach high up in just your shirt." Cook pisses himself laughing. "And I actually want to go to the woods. It'll be an adventure."
Naomi bites her lip, "I do love you small." Emily raises her eyebrow, still not impressed. "Oh, for fuck's sake Emily, I didn't mean you." Everyone seems confused. "Someone small. Someone who can't even talk yet. Someone in that room." She says and points towards Effy's bedroom.
Cook actually looks upset. "Eff..." He turns to face her. "Have you got another bloke in your room?" Effy looks at him, even more confused and slowly shakes her head.
Naomi shakes her own head, not believing how stupid they are. "Yes, Cook she does," she says sighing. Effy twists round to face her, her eyes wide. "Daniel? Remember him, do you?"
Realisation suddenly dawns on Effy, "Shit." And she rushes into the bedroom to get him. Naomi seems gobsmacked that no one even remembered. Cook looks guilty as Effy walks out of the bedroom with a sleeping Daniel in her arms.
"And that's why we can't go to the woods." Say's Naomi whilst wrapping her arms around Emily again.
Cook walks up to Effy and looks down at his son, putting his finger in his small fist. "Holy shit. I completely didn't think."
Effy smiles sadly at him. "It's ok, Cook."
JJ watches them then faces Naomi and Emily. "So, where are we going to go?"
Cook and Effy look at Naomi as if she suddenly has all the answer's. She just shrugs her shoulders but then smiles, "Actually," she says as she takes her phone out of her back pocket. "I do have a pretty good idea of where we can go." Emily frowns as she watches her phone someone. "I'd imagine you would have packed a bag for Daniel, whilst somehow forgetting you had a son, right?" Effy nods. "Good," She says, her phone still pressed to her ear. "Why don't you all grab your bags and we'll start moving out, then."
They all walk over to the bags and pick them up, Cook taking Effy's and Daniel's as she continues holding her son, close to her and picking up her handbag off of the side. Emily looks at Naomi confused still, as she still waits for an answer on the phone.
JJ closes the apartment door behind them as they all begin to walk down the corridor, towards the lift. "So, what's the plan, Naomi?" He asks, "I can tell by your facial expressions that your concocting a master plan of some sorts."
Naomi stops him by putting her hand out to shush him and smiles, but moves the phone away from her ear as if in pain. She hesitates as she puts it back to her and relaxes a little, "Jesus, I swear you get louder every time I talk to you."
JJ looks at Emily and frowns but she just shrugs her shoulders, not knowing what's going on either.
"Listen, I have a favour to ask... It's really important, yeah... Of course you were the first person I thought about, you always are. You're that special... Is it ok if me, JJ and Em come and stay with you for a bit. Promise it won't be for long, and you can't tell anyone that we're with you... Yeah, it's a sort of surprise... Aw, thank you, I owe you... One more thing. Is that B&B still opposite you too?... That's great, thank you. We're on our way over now... Yeah, see you soon, bye." She hangs up the phone and enters the lift where everyone is waiting for her.
Effy looks at her with questioning eyes and Naomi smiles back, happy with herself.
"So, where is it we're going?" Emily asks, confused along with everyone else. Apart from Cook, who is too occupied with Daniel who is still asleep in Effy's arms.
Naomi stands behind Emily in the lift and wraps her arms around her waist, resting her head on her shoulder, still smiling happily.
"Panda's" She says as the lift door's closes.
I know there was nothing going on in that chapter and it was tiny but well, I thought i'd let you have it ready for the next one. This is a sort of happy chapter before the next... which is one where you will ALL hate me for, i'm sure...
Let's just put it this way, you'll be saying goodbye to someone...
And loving someone as what you's wished for in your reviews will happen...
But... you won't be getting it yet! Sorry but i do have to finish writing it.
Oh and thank you for your lovely messages, things are ok'ish for me now, so thanking you :)
