This week has got shitter and shitter. After that conversation with Emily we're speaking even less than before. Effy knows something has developed between the two of us and continues to drop subtle hints around Emily. And Katie seems to have cottoned on something's happened that she isn't aware of. All three of them have been staring, glaring or simply observing me for the last 4 days. I'm dreading tomorrow. After swearing to myself I'd go to the next get together I agreed to tag along on Saturday. Bristol's gone all tropical the last week, heat waves hit, so everyone's heading down the Water Park for a swim and sunbathe. I just know it's going to be a complete disaster!

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Whoopee, sunny Saturday's here! Fuck me could this get any more awkward? I met everyone by Effy's house, last to arrive after my mum insisted on Factor 50, I ended up on the receiving end of more looks. I'd shoved the factor 50 in the bin without even opening it.

"Hey." Almost everybody muttered a greeting. Not wanting to hang around anymore we all set off walking down the road. Cook was leading with a beer already in hand. Effy was cruising along behind him with Freddie, hands dug deep into pockets, trying to talk to her. Thomas, Panda and JJ had broken off into their own group leaving me and the twins. After 5 minutes of completely tense silence Katie marched off and rang Danny. We could both hear her begging Danny to meet us so she could "have her way" with him. Emily and I walked the entire way without looking or talking to each other once. She kept on changing how she walked, trying to look taller or slowing down to a slouch then speeding up to a strut.. I smiled at the sight knowing who she was doing it for.

After what seemed like hours we arrived at the Water Park. Amazingly it wasn't very busy. I guess it kind of had a reputation nowadays after we'd had a couple of parties here. Everybody settled down with their towels, sun cream and shades. Katie ran off to find Danny and returned hand in hand with the arrogant tosser. They were on top of each other within minutes. I don't know how Emily puts up with her, talking of Emily. We hadn't been this close in ages. She was lay beside me in her bikini looking breathtaking. I kept reluctantly glancing at her lay on her back, eyes closed. Flashbacks would suddenly burst into my mind from that night. I could feel myself getting worked up with her breathing in deeply beside me.

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As the day wore on I became more and more on edge. Emily had dozed off some time ago and I couldn't keep my eyes off the rise and fall of her chest. The way her fingers twitched as she dreamed. I wondered what she was dreaming about, I hoped deep down it might be me. Thoughts like that kept creeping into my mind. After the incident last week I'd had to start burying all those feelings again, It was hard. I'd zoned out a bit and looked up at her face to see her eyes were open looking into mine. She was smiling a satisfied yet suggestive smile. Did I just see want in those eyes? Reaching for the sun cream she stretched fully out to grab it from her bag. A surge of heat swept from my stomach downwards as her bikini bottoms slid down a little. She slowly rearranged them with delicate fingers.

"Katie can you put some sun cream on my back please?" Emily asked a blatantly preoccupied Katie. Her and Danny we're almost humping each other right there next to us.

"Katie... Katie?! KATIE!" No answer. Emily threw the sun cream on the floor and went to put a t-shirt on. No way. I couldn't allow that.

"Here." I picked up the sun cream and squirted some onto my hands. She sat up looking absolutely stunned before turning to allow me access to her back. I spread the cream across her shoulders and felt a shudder run through her. I caressed her smooth skin slowly savouring her touch. Again the warmth in my stomach bubbled into boiling. Gradually my hands found their way down her back and I brushed them gently against the very bottom. Again Emily shuddered and let out a little sigh. She'd missed my touch, I could tell. I'd missed the intimacy we'd once had. Before we'd slept together we'd done this kind of thing, been close, been friends. Deep down I knew she was my only true friend. Not like Effy or Katie. I finished on her back and settled down next to her even more agitated. She bit her lip gently and whispered a husky,

"Thanks" into my ear. My breathing was becoming steadily faster and raspier. How did she do this to me?! Effy was looking over at us smirking as she dragged on her spliff. I looked back to Emily and caught her openly staring at me. Fuck, this was too much. I couldn't stop imagining what she'd done to me, what I wanted to do back, her body, her touch. I was screaming inside my head, the urge to kiss her becoming so strong. We were looking into each other's eyes for the first time in ages. She subconsciously ran her tongue over her lips and that just set me off. I jumped up announcing I was going to change back into my clothes- It was approaching sunset. Practically running I made my way up the beach. Away from the water there's a load of changing rooms. I say rooms, they're actually wooden huts. I hurried into the one I always use, hidden right back in the trees, no-body knows it's there. I don't lock the door just stand and wait.