It's been almost a month now from the first time I spoke to Naomi.
Since that little episode on the green with Fran, nothing much has really happened.
Life has just been going on as normal. Well as normal as it can go.
Naomi and I are still great friends...just friends. And her and Henry are still going strong-ish.
You can tell that maybe everything isn't quite so hunky-dory in their world but it is enough for them to be moderately happy.
As Naomi had told me on our movie night, she doesn't want to loose him, but to me it seems that maybe that would be the best thing for them.
Not for my personal gain. Not at all. But just for their general happiness.
O god, I sound like one of JJ's psychologists.
So here I am, Thursday night, sat in front of the TV watching Neighbours. It's thrilling.
I see the bingo sponsor advert appear on screen and make my way in to the kitchen to get a cup of tea.
Neighbours and tea. Is that really what my life has come down to?
Katie's out God knows were and the rest of the gang are probably off smoking weed somewhere as well.
And I'm watching an Australian soap after briefly watching Blue Peter before. Great.
Just as I'm making my back in to the living room I feel my phone vibrate and soon enough I hear the regular tones of Lady GaGa in the air.
"Hello?" I say since there was no ID on the screen when I answered.
"Emily.....can yo.....can you....um come to the...the studio...please I....I need you." I hear between sobs.
"Naomi?"I whisper "Yeah I'll be there as soon as I can, hold on, I'll be there."
I feel some surge of adrenaline and an impulse to go and protect her.
So swiftly grabbing my bike I jump on and pedal as fast as I can to get to Naomi.
Panic surged through my brain the whole way at what had possibly got her so upset. Whoever it was, I was going to punch their face in. They deserved it. Tears should never dampen that perfect face.
I pulled up outside Naomi's studio, practically throwing my bike in to the grass out the front and charging to the door.
I opened it myself, already suspecting that she had left it open.
As soon as I was in I could hear sobs coming from the living room and made my way in to find Naomi curled up on the sofa, tears streaked down her face, clutching a small battered Teddy Bear.
I slowly walked over to her, sitting on the sofa to then have Naomi launch herself at me. Gripping on so tight to my shirt that I thought she may eventually rip it off.
I rubbed her back comfortingly, saying the odd "it's ok" and "I'm here" trying to make the situation a little better.
She pushed me down on the sofa and snuggled in to me more, obviously trying gain more comfort.
It's been about half an hour and now Naomi seems to have calmed down enough to be breathing at a normal rate.
"Nai, sweetie, do you want a cup of tea, and then we can talk. Ok?" I said soothingly whilst running my fingers through her soft blonde hair.
She nodded slightly against me and moved so that I could stand up and make my way in to the kitchen.
I quickly made the tea so that I didn't have to leave her too long on her own.
I walked back in and passed Naomi her tea, she set it down on the table, fresh tears falling down her cheeks.
"Henry broke up with me." She said, trying to stay strong, in some shape or form.
"O....I'm sorry." I reply, knowing that that was a pathetic answer and I regretted saying it as soon as it left my lips. "Did he say why?"
"Not really. I loved him Ems, why did he have to go and do this. And now, of all times." She said holding back even more tears. I pulled her back in to me "shh" ing every now and then rubbing smooth circles on to her back.
"You must have guessed what I thought of Henry, but I knew that he made you happy and if you were happy then I was happy. But then when I saw him wit...."
"What!?"
I nearly shot myself for bringing that up.
"Um, nothing, Nai .... don't worry about it."
"Emily, what had he done?" she said anger spreading across her face, her eyes glaring at me, trust me if looks could kill, I'd be in trouble.
"Look Nai, at the movie night me and Katie had a few weeks back, before you woke up I saw Henry and Katie making out on the sofa." I was trying to stay calm but the look on Naomi's face was not helping.
There was a mixture of anger, betrayal and sadness and all I wanted to do was make it better. But I knew I couldn't since I was the one who had made it worse in the first place.
"You knew....him and Katie....You knew!! All this time and you didn't tell me. Why?" she was talking in her normal voice which scared me even more.
"I knew, I knew you were crazy about him and I just wanted you happy. I made them stop, and he did and then you'd be great again."
"But you didn't even think to tell me before this happened, before he broke my heart." Tears were again falling down her cheeks.
I realised I had hurt her again. O I suck, majorly.
"Naomi please." I was now matching the amount of tears cascading down her face. I reached out and tried to wipe some tears away. "No , I just thought that..." I drifted off again, not knowing how to redeem myself. Anything I said would dig me an even bigger hole.
But I had to say something.
"I did it for you Nai. I never want to hurt you, ever. I was just trying to keep you as happy as you can be. Please Naomi, I just did it wrong I suppose."
Then out of nowhere I felt her lips on mine, pushing me back on to the sofa.
It was intensifying quickly but I knew it was wrong so, call me crazy, I pushed her off. Moving her to the opposite end of the sofa.
"What?" she said surprised.
"Naomi, you have no idea how long I've wanted that, but we can't, not now. It wouldn't be fair on either of us."
"O" was all I heard as her head dropped, as if feeling ashamed of what she had done.
"Look, come here women." I opened my arms and she crawled across the couch and in to my arms, again snuggling close next to me, resting her head in the crook of my neck.
After a while of comfortable silence Naomi spoke up.
"Emily?"
"Yes."
"Thanks for being here for me. You really are awesome you know."
"You're not too bad yourself Campbell."
A/N: I'm spoiling you today, you'd better appreciate it and give me looooooads of reviews now :D.
Cya guys. Neps x x
