Chapter 9

Naomi

I'm standing in front of our house since one hour now watching the firemen fighting the fire. I still can't believe that this is happening. Tom is hugging me like if his life was depending on it and he's still shaking a bit but he has calm down a bit now.

"Mummy are all our stuffs burned now ?"

"I think so buddy, but it's not important as long as we're all fine."

"She's right Tommy, but I'm still so sorry I really shouldn't be allowed to live on my own."

"I've always told you so mum, you're too hippie for your own good, I mean why do you need to put so much candles on !"

"It's relaxing you know."

"And flammable or so I've heard recently!"

I'm so mad at mum now, but she seems really bad and shocked so I will try my best to be a bit less bitchy with her than usually …

"WHAT THE FUCK ?"

"LANGUAGE"

"Oh shit, sorry I mean what the duck."

God she really is too cute sometimes … FUNNY I mean funny. I'm about to respond when Tom runs to her and almost jumps in her arms.

"You oki buddy?"

"Yeah I think so but all my things are gone, and I'll miss them loads."

"Yeah well you'll probably got loads of new ones so it's not that bad!"

"That's right mummy?"

It's really weird to see how close of her he is cause he usually don't bond that much and that soon with strangers. Well she's not really a stranger … or is she ? I don't want her to be a stranger … focus Campbell everyone is watching you now…

"Naomi dear I think that this little boy is waiting for an answer…"

Oh yeah right that's probably why they're all looking at me.

"Sure you'll just have to ask Emily."

"Easy Campbell!"

"Mummy where are we gonna stay now?"

"I don't know yet buddy we will figure something out."

"Come to my place!"

I must look shocked cause she immediately starts to blush and then start rambling …

"Well I mean … since you have nowhere else to go and all. Tom could use my bedroom and we could all like sharing the living room or something."

Oh god… focus Campbell focus … sleeping in Emily's flat! No … no … no you can't say yes even if you want to … do I ? God it's official I'm crazy…

"GREAT!"

"Thanks but no!"

As soon as I said so she looks so deceived and keeps looking at the ground. Well done Campbell well done … think of something like now!

"We can't invade your place like that we're three after all that's too much to ask."

"Actually love I'm gonna stay at Kieran's house."

Great mum just ducking great!

Emily

I was in such shock when I got to Naomi's and seen the house on fire and now I just asked her to stay with me which she didn't seem to happy about I'm watching now as she is talking to her mum about where everyone is going to stay I could always ask her again right? I mean she has no where to stay. I'm just being a friend

"Oh right so your just going to stay with Kieran then? Well that's just great mum what about Tom and myself?"

"He doesn't have the room love, you know I would love for you and Tom to come stay with us but there really is no room there is barely room for Kieran in the house let alone myself"

"Whatever"

"Well like I said you and Tom could stay with me. Really I don't mind" Yeah I asked again

Naomi didn't answer me right away she just stay silent looking at me for a few moments while Tom pulled at her arm begging her to say yes. Believe me if Tom wasn't doing it I would. But I played it cool, okay I didn't I was shitting myself that she would stay no

"Really Naomi its no trouble" I said trying to convince her to say yes

"What about Katie? I mean she lives with you right? I mean you share a house?"

"Katie wont mind at all" Fuck I didn't even think about her, Katie is going to kill me

"It would be no harm love, just till we find somewhere else and see how bad the damage is to this place" Gina spoke up

"Please Mummy! It will be so much fun!"

"Go on love its so nice of Emily to offer and besides where else will you go"

"OKAY! Fine I'll stay! Fuck sake"

"LANGUE" Myself and Gina replied at the same time

"Sorry" Naomi mumbled back

"So pack a bag and we can head ov-" I stopped in mid sentence after hearing what I just said, Pack a bag? Fuck sake Emily her house was burnt down and all the belongings lost and you want her to pack a bag? God I'm such a tit

"I mean-"

"I know its fine really we can going over now if you like"

"yeah.. Sure … cool"

I watched as Naomi hugged her mum goodbye followed by Tom giving his grandmother a big cuddle and running over to my side taken my hand in his

"Come on Mummy!"

"I'm coming Just hold on for a fuc- Trucking second"

Oh god if we have to try and not swear around Tom I really need to have a talk with Katie about this. Somehow I doubt it will go down well

"Ready?" I asked as Naomi approached me

"Yeah.. Lets go then"

Naomi

Their flat is actually quite good but it don't really suit Emily that much, Katie was obviously in charge during the decoration part… Tom and I are actually waiting in the living room while they're talking in Katie's room. Well maybe that talking isn't the perfect word to portray the yelling that are coming from this room. Saying that Katie wasn't really happy to see us is like the understatement of the year. Good thing that Tom is now fast asleep on my laps.

"YOU'RE FUCKING KIDDING ME RIGHT THAT BITCH ISN'T GONNA STAY IN MY FUCKING FLAT."

"You do know that it's also my flat right? Come on stop being such a bitch for once they have nowhere else to go!"

"I DON'T GIVE A SHIT JUST BECAUSE THE ONLY THING THAT GOES ON YOUR MIND WHEN YOU LOOK AT HER IS I WANNA FUCK THAT GIRL DOESN'T MEAN THAT I'M GONNA LET THAT BITCH AND HER BLOODY KID LIVE THERE!"

"SHUT UP!"

I'm not quite sure but I think that I've just heard a slap… I can't help myself but smile at the thought that Emily has slapped her bitchy twin to defend Tom and I.

"DID YOU JUST SLAP ME?"

"Listen I don't fancy her or anything like that I'll have done the exact same thing with everyone! They do need help right now and we're gonna help them that's it! So if you want to spend the whole fucking time complaining then fine be a fucking cow as always but at least mind your language now that there is a kid there for fuck sake!"

"DID YOU JUST SLAP ME?"

"Yeah well get over it!"

That's hurt… I mean I don't really like her or anything … but that stills hurt. Only one second later Katie is exiting the bedroom and she doesn't seems quite happy at all.

"Listen Campbell you're gonna stay there at the moment but as soon as your house is good again I'm gonna personally kick you out of that place! I'm letting you stay at my place so don't push your luck!"

I'm about to become the sarcastic Campbell again but one only look at Emily and I shut my big mouth …

"Thanks I guess. It's really nice from you to let us stay at yours and EMILY's place for a bit."

… or maybe not.

Emily

Well that wasn't as hard as I thought it would be in fact I think I quite enjoyed giving Katie that slap. I think it helped her to listen to me well.. When she got over the shock of it. Katie had just marched herself back into her room slamming the door I looked over at the couch to Naomi who was sitting there with Tom fast asleep in her lap

"Guess its lucky he was asleep then huh so he didn't have to hear that.. He didn't hear that did he?" I asked a bit panicky at the thought of Tom hear Myself and Katie yelling like that

"No he was pretty much out cold the moment we sat down"

"okay.. Good.. Do you want to go to bed?"

"What?"

"Shit no. I mean fuck put Tom to bed.. I mean .. I can show you to bed FOR TOM! …Jesus"

"Um yeah sure that be.. Yeah"

"Come on"

Naomi lifted Tom up in her arms and followed across the hall and into my bed room. I so glad I made my bed this morning and my room isn't that messy though I may clean it up a bit in the morning. I pulled back the cover on the bed and stood back and watched as Naomi place Tom down covering him and kissing him on the head, a smile played on my lips as I watched them. When she was done we walked back into the living room Naomi sitting herself back down on the couch again. I took a seat next to her sitting as far away on the other side of the couch as I could. Oh god I have to tell her the sleeping plan now don't I?

"so are you hungry? Do you want something to eat? Drink? I can-"

"I'm fine Emily"

"Okay"

We sat in silence for another bit before Naomi spoke up again

"So I think I should get some sleep I had a pretty long day you know"

"yeah sure okay"

"So is my room this way" she asked pointing out into the hall

"Um no"

"Oh right .. Where is it then?"

"Your kind of already sitting on it"

"Oh"

"it's a fold out so much more comfy then it looks trust me we will be fine out here" SHIT I didn't mean to say that yet

"We?" She asked giving me a confused look

"Yeah.. We"

"Your sleeping here too?"

"Well I kind of decided to give Tom my room I thought it be okay if we both slept out here I mean it does fold out into a double"

"Emily"

"No its No where just sleeping Naomi that's all nothings going to happen"

"Just sleeping?"

"Yeah"

"you sure I mean you don't like me anyway do you?" fuck I forgot she could hear me when I was yelling at Katie or more so when she was yelling at me

"No.. I mean where just friends right?"

"Yeah right.. Friends"

"Alright so its sorted. We will both sleep out here"

Okay that was a lie I didn't want me to friends I lied to Katie of course I fancied her how could I not I mean have you seen her? I took a seat on the couch next to her living just a small amount of space between us I didn't mean to sit that close really I didn't. she turned around and looked at me

"Listen I didn't mean it"

"Mean what?" she asked looking confused

"What I said to Katie what you heard. I mean I do. You know"

"Um I think you lost me here Emily"

"What I said to Katie, what you heard me say to her I didn't mean it"

"So what you don't want me staying here?"

"No I meant that part I meant the other part"

It was like my body was moving by itself I couldn't stop it I started to move myself closer to Naomi our lips just inches apart I could feel her breath on my face. I guess if she doesn't get what I'm saying ill have to show her. I moved my self a little more just about to close the gap between us.

"Move over bitches! I want to watch desperate housewives" Myself and Naomi jumped back from each other like someone had set fire to the couch. Luckily enough Katie didn't notices and took a seat right in the middle of myself and Naomi. Jesus this is fucking great

"Now both of you better shut up and now fucking talking while I'm watching this yeah?"

I heard Naomi mutter a "fuck sake" before leaning back on the couch looking at the Tv in front of her. I guess showing her wasn't going to work either. Oh boy this is going to be a long night

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