Here we go again! Just want to say thanks to all the reviewers. I know I don't say thankyou everytime even though I should cos they mean so much to me, anytime I'm having a bad day I open them up and they make me smile :) so even though I don't say it enough please know I love them!

Wish I owned them, but I don't

Sian stood in the doorway, arms hugging her chest, unsure of what she should say. How much did Sophie know? How long had she been awake last night? In the end she simply said nothing until Sophie prompted her, 'You said you loved me'

'Of course I love you, you're my best friend' the blonde responded nervously, 'Is that what this was about?' Indicating her own floor, Sian started praying in her mind that Sophie would feel the same as she did. Either that or she would stop talking about it and leave her to live with her embarrassment on her own.

Sophie felt a bit strange, maybe she had got it wrong after all, over-analysed and come to the wrong conclusion. It wouldn't be the first time she had done that. 'Yeah kinda. You kissed me too though, just thought it was a bit odd cos I was asleep!' she forced a smile onto her face as she moved to stand closer to her friend. Searching her face for answers she received nothing, Sian was keeping her expression as blank as she could, staring her in the eyes but deliberately trying not to give anything away. 'Fine if you're not going to tell me anything I'm going out'

Sophie stormed out of the room, pushing Sian forcefully into the wall as she went before slamming the door behind her. 'Soph, wait'. She hesitated briefly as she heard the blonde cry out behind her before deciding that she needed time on her own to sort out her feelings properly. Glancing down at her clothes she was relived to notice that she was still fully dressed in yesterdays outfit so she flew down the stairs and out the front door as quickly as she could.

Upstairs Sian sank onto her bed, deflated and disappointed. She'd handled that badly, but then what had she been hoping for really? A declaration of undying love? Probably! She grinned to herself even as the thought went through her head. 'You're looking pretty pleased with yourself!' Looking up she saw Jamie standing in the doorway carrying three mugs, 'Brought you two a cuppa. Where's Soph?' He asked as he came in and awkwardly put two mugs on top of a pile of paper that was lying on the messy desk.

'She's gone. Didn't you hear the door go?' Reminded of the strained and short conversation of just a few minutes ago Sian's reply was a lot shorter than she had intended and Jamie looked quite shocked.

Jamie's brow furrowed and he sat beside the blonde. 'You two had a fight?' He asked, concerned by his friends tone and the look of anguish that had replaced her earlier smile.

'Something like that' Sian leant back against the wall as she spoke, 'I don't want to talk about it. Just need a bit of time on my own please?' She pleaded emphasising every word with a look in her eyes that showed him how much she needed it.


Two weeks had passed since that morning and Sophie and Sian still weren't speaking. Jamie and Chelle couldn't understand what had gone so badly wrong. They were sitting at their usual post at the kitchen table as they went over everything again, probably for the hundredth time.

'We saw them that night, they looked so cute holding hands like that. Why did it all change so quickly? Completely out of the blue they hate each other' Chelle threw her hands in the air in a gesture of frustration.

'Nothing we do works anymore' Jamie agreed trying to distract himself by playing with a pile of salt on the table, 'Invite them on a night out and they'll only go if the other one doesn't. Have a night in with one and the other one makes sure she goes out. Both of them are spending a fortune on eating out just in case they have to eat together'.

Chelle leant forward, putting her arm into the intricate pattern Jamie had designed in the salt, 'So what's next?'

Lifting her elbow carefully till he saw how much damage had been done, Jamie pouted before he replied, 'First off you are never going to do that again. I'm going to have to start again now!' Pushing her away he gathered the salt closer to himself and began drawing again.

Chelle slapped him on the arm, 'That's it, we start from the beginning again!' Almost dancing in her seat she continued before he could say anything, 'Night out, get 'em drunk and make them snog again!'

'Tried that remember. They won't go out at the same time ' Jamie half chuckled watching the skinny girl's enthusiasm die before his eyes. Looking at his phone for the time he got up, 'Gotta head off. Lecture.' he explained.

'Don't worry babe, we'll figure something out' Chelle shouted after him.

Popping his head back round the door he sarcastically told her, 'I'd believe you if I didn't think we were about 3 steps behind square one at the moment!'


He had generated no new ideas when he returned to the house a couple of hours later, just as darkness began to fall. He had barely entered when he was greeted by a sight he wasn't expecting. The back of a brunette wearing a red corset, denim hot pants and heels so high that he was convinced she would fall over if she tried taking a step in any direction. Waving a glass of red wine in the air she was shouting up the stairs, 'Come on Soph, you promised you'd show me the sights'

She spun round to face him with a grace that Jamie wasn't expecting and he looked into a pale face that looked strangely familiar although he was certain he had never met her before in his life, 'Oh hello' she grinned, 'Don't know what's up with the Godbotherer. She's been a right stroppy mare today and I need to go out tonight. I have the most fabulous handbag I want to try out.'

Jamie opened his mouth to speak but no words came out. Not that it mattered because the stranger had already lost interest in him and was again yelling up the stairs. This time she was threatening to take her out in her birthday suit if she had too. Stunned, he walked into the kitchen, Chelle and Sian were sitting at the table trying to stifle laughter behind their hands. 'I see you've met our Rosie then?' Sian giggled, unable to contain herself any longer. Jamie lifted his hands and eyebrows in the air, showing how puzzled he was.

'Sophie's sister' Sian explained. Jamie was even more puzzled after that, he would never have thought the quiet and gentle girl would have a sibling quite like, that! It did explain why he thought she looked familiar though, there was a pretty strong family resemblance there. Physically at least. 'Rosie is an... acquired taste, she's alright really' The blonde said in a somewhat convincing tone.

Jamie held his hands up, 'If you say so. Are you heading out with them tonight?' He asked, trying to attempt an off hand manner.

Sian stopped laughing pretty quickly then and she got up, moving over to the sink. Pouring herself a glass of water from the tap she shrugged, 'Not really in the mood for a night out'

'Oh God, don't tell me your being grumpy too? That's all I need for my weekend down here. Get me a drink babe.' Rosie swept into the room, dropping into a chair and sighed, 'I was looking forward to a weekend on the town, maybe get myself a nice footballer'

'And how is Jason?' Sian topped up Rosie's glass before mouthing to Jamie and Chelle with a grin on her face, 'Boyfriend'.

Oblivious to Sian's pointed remark she waved her arm again dismissively, 'Oh he's fine, bought me these new shoes last week. How gorgeous are they?' Sticking a foot out for everyone to see she didn't wait for a response before launching into a new topic, this time directed at Sian. 'Anyway, what is up with you and my sister? You've practically been Siamese twins for years and now she tells me she hasn't spoken to you in, like, two weeks? And you're living in the same house now.'

'Just been busy that's all. Where's this new handbag you've been shouting about anyway?' Sian asked before Rosie could start again.

She wasn't happy with the answer but luckily for Sian Rosie was easily distracted and she jumped up, 'I'll go get it.' Desperate to show it off she almost ran out of the room leaving a stunned silence behind her.

'Well, that was interesting!' Jamie remarked after a couple of minutes, thinking the brunette was like a tornado, coming in and simply taking over everything around her. The two girls laughed knowing exactly what he meant.

It wasn't long before Rosie tottered back into the room proudly carrying a massive black bag in both hands in front of her. She was followed by a shy Sophie, clearly dressed by her sister as no one except Sian recognised her outfit. The blonde couldn't help herself from staring in disbelief at how Sophie managed to make a style that she would normally associate with prostitutes look so... well hot! There was no other word for it really. Pulling herself back to reality with a sip of water to soothe her suddenly dry throat she busied herself with clearing the benches, even though they didn't actually need it.

'Wow, you look gorgeous!' Jamie crossed the room to give her a hug while Sophie watched Sian, unseen, over his shoulder. She hadn't seen her properly for ages and she looked tired.

Disengaging from the hug she moved over to her best friend, 'Why don't you come with us?' she offered.

'I've got loads to do tonight.' Sian didn't turn to look, too afraid of what she might do if she did especially considering her reaction not very long ago when Sophie had first come down, 'Besides I have nothing to wear!'

'There's four girls in this house now so don't give me that excuse' Sophie retorted, suddenly determined to get their friendship back on track at least, even if she couldn't have her in the way she wanted, 'If you really don't have anything, one of us will'

Dragging her upstairs by the hand followed by Rosie and Chelle to force her out with them, Sophie was happier than she had been for a long time.


It was four AM when the three girls finally came back giggling and laughing from their night out. It didn't last long as Sophie and Sian quickly excused themselves off to bed leaving Rosie alone to crash on the sofa. Moving in the dark in the unfamiliar surroundings Rosie fell over the back of the sofa, landing heavily on Jamie who had been lying in the dark to make sure they all got back ok.

'Ooops sorry!' Rosie giggled drunkenly.

Jamie laughed, 'Good night was it?' He then struggled to get out from underneath her, not helped by the fact that she had landed head first and still had her legs hanging over the back so she couldn't get the leverage to lift herself away.

Eventually they extracted themselves and Rosie went very serious, 'Not really, it was a bit weird. Normally Soph'll drink anything I give her, but she just didn't. I've seen her drink more than she did tonight in front of my Mum. Same with Sian, they just didn't seem like themselves. It was like they didn't dare get drunk'

Jamie tapped his leg thoughtfully a few times before he had a sudden lightbulb moment, 'Look they've not been right for a while, you know that, I know that, hell even Chelle knows that.'

Rosie nodded, wanting to know where he was going, 'I think I've just had an idea, but I'll need your help to pull it off. You up for that?'

'Depends on what it is!' The brunette pointed out although she could feel the excitement pouring out of the boy in front of her and she could feel herself being affected by it.

'Don't worry, it's not illegal. I can't think of why I didn't think of it before to be honest, it's dead simple' Jamie reassured her.

I know you probably all wanted them to get together in this chapter but I didn't want it to be that easy, plus I wanted to write Rosie in!