Okay so it's been a little longer than I planned since I last updated so…sorry about that. A big thanks to everyone that is still reading this and an even bigger thanks to everyone that has commented. I am major slacker, but your comments are always encouraging and make me want to write more.

Chapter 10

"Excuse me for a moment," Naomi whispered into Emily's ear before launching herself at the door. "I am going to kill you!"

The three girls in the apartment scrambled away from the door and Katie ran into Naomi's bedroom with Naomi close on her heals. Naomi caught up to her and jumped on her, throwing them both onto Naomi's bed.

"I'm sorry!" Katie shouted between her laughter as Naomi tickled her. "I swear I'm sorry! Please stop!"

"No!" Naomi exclaimed, continuing her assault.

Effy and Emily stood in the doorway looking amused.

"Should we stop her?" Emily asked.

"Nah," Effy said, leaning against the doorframe and then looking at Emily.

"What?" Emily asked, feeling Effy's eyes on her.

"Nothing," Effy said, shrugging her shoulders and pausing for a moment. "Just…be patient with Naomi."

"Okay," Emily replied, a bit unsure.

"What are you two talking about?" Naomi asked, releasing Katie.

"Nothing," Emily replied, grabbing Naomi's hand and pulling her off the bed.

Katie and Effy looked at each other for a moment and then left the room, shutting the door behind them. Naomi sighed and sat down on the edge of the bed, smiling shyly at Emily.

"Your friends and my sister are a bunch of schemers, aren't they?" Emily said, sitting down beside Naomi.

Naomi nodded. "They are."

Emily smiled. "I guess I should really thank them."

"Why's that?" Naomi asked, biting her lower lip.

"Well they got us to kiss, didn't they?" Emily replied.

Naomi nodded and could feel a blush creeping up her check at the thought of kissing the small redhead that was sitting beside her. She had finally done it; well, Emily had finally done it with some nudging from her friends. Either way, it had happened and it actually felt natural for her to be kissing this girl.

"Are you okay?" Emily asked, putting her hand on Naomi's.

Naomi smiled. "I'm fine."

"Are you sure?" Emily asked.

Naomi nodded. "Positive."

"Just checking," Emily said, smiling.

Naomi squeezed Emily's hand before getting up and pulling her along. "What are you doing tomorrow night?"

Emily shrugged and shook her head. "Nothing."

"Come out with me," Naomi requested.

"Like on a date?" Emily asked.

"Yes," Naomi replied. "A proper one where we don't stop talking in the middle of it."

"Okay," Emily said, nodding

"Really?" asked Naomi.

Emily smiled. "Really."

Naomi walked to the door to open it and was surprised to find that no one was there listening to them.

"Huh," Emily said, peering around Naomi's shoulder.

Naomi turned around. "What?"

Emily shrugged. "I thought for sure all three of them would be standing there."

Naomi laughed. "So did I."

"Hey you two," Katie said as they entered the room. "Now that you two are done making out or whatever, what do you two want to do tonight?"

"We were not making out," protested Naomi, putting her hand on her hip.

Katie waved her hand. "Whatever."

"And I thought we were playing truth or dare," Naomi said, sarcastically.

Katie shrugged. "I think we're done."

"Oh no," Naomi said, grinning. "Effy dared me so now it's my turn."

Katie sighed and closed her eyes. "What are you going to make me do?"

"Nothing," Naomi said before turning to Effy. "Truth or dare?"

"Truth," Effy answered with a roll of her eyes.

"Okay," Naomi said, pausing for a moment before grinning. "Name every person you have slept with."

Effy opened her mouth and her eyes shot over to Katie for a split second before returning to Naomi. Naomi couldn't help but smile; she had made Katie a promise, but that didn't mean she couldn't torture them a little bit. She could see the dilemma in Effy's eyes. She could either admit that she had slept with Katie or she would have to do a dare, which Naomi was sure to make horrible.

"You are evil," Katie whispered to Naomi.

"I know," Naomi replied.

"I change my mind," Effy declared. "Dare."

"Fine," Naomi said. "I dare you to go outside and run around the apartment building completely naked."

"Not again," Effy said with a sigh. "Fine."

Effy turned and walked out the door without another word

Emily watched Katie and Pandora run to the window before turning to Naomi who hadn't moved. "Do you think you could have come up with something worse?"

Naomi smiled. "I probably could have if I'd had more time to think about it."

Pandora started laughing. "And she's off."

"Poor thing," Katie said. "It's freezing out there."

"I bet she's regretting talking you into having our gathering here instead of her place now," Panda said, inching closer to the window.

"Why is that?" Naomi asked.

Pandora looked back at Naomi and then over at Katie.

Naomi narrowed her eyes. "What is it?"

"Effy wanted it here so we could get Emily to come," Katie admitted. "But then she showed up by herself so she didn't actually have to do anything."

"Why was she going to do that?" Naomi asked.

"You can be so fucking thick sometimes," Katie replied.

Katie and Pandora both turned back to the window and Emily laughed.

Naomi frowned. "What?"

"Sorry but Katie is right," Emily said with a small smile.

"Oh fuck you all," Naomi said, crossing her arms and scowling.

Emily stood on her toes and leaned up, kissing Naomi's cheek. "Don't look so angry."

Naomi could feel heat radiating from where Emily's lips had touched her. "How do you do that?"

"Do what?" Emily asked.

"She's coming back," Pandora announced. "And she's flipping us off."

"Lovely," Naomi replied.

Katie laughed and tore her eyes away from the scene outside. "You know she is going to get you back for this."

Naomi shrugged. "Let her try."

The girls stood in silence for a bit and after a few moments later, the door flew open and Effy came in, pulling her shirt down. "Well that was thoroughly humiliating."

"Payback's a bitch," Naomi said.

"That's not the only thing that's a bitch," Effy joked.

Naomi laughed. "You're right; Katie here is a bitch too."

"Fuck you!" Katie exclaimed.

"I'll pass," Naomi said, nudging Katie.

Effy smiled. "Yeah, wrong Fitch."

Naomi blushed and Emily's mouth dropped slightly.

"Are you sure you all are friends?" Emily asked.

Pandora laughed. "This is how they've been since college."

"You'll get used to it," Naomi replied.

"Or I'll learn to avoid you," Emily joked.

Effy and Pandora sat beside each other on the couch and Naomi went to join them, leaving Katie and Emily standing next to each other.

"Are you okay that I'm here?" Emily asked

Katie shrugged. "Why wouldn't I be?"

"Do I really have to say why?" Emily asked.

Katie sighed. "I'm fine with it, okay? I was being honest on the phone when I said I want to know you. Let's just put the past behind us, yeah?"

Emily nodded and leaned in, hugging Katie for the first time in nearly ten years.

"What's this for?" Katie asked, wrapping her arms around her sister.

Emily shrugged and pulled away, walking over to join the other girls on the couch.