Here's another one.
People were starting get worried that they'll never be happy again. Just remember, Naomi was in Bristol in the prologue, alone, and she is remembering how it got to that point. Currently she is in some hotel with Effy, and this is what has happened before. Before Ginia passed away, and before they properly broke up.
Only saying that because it seems you are waiting for happy times. They are coming I promise, but first we need to get through the bad stuff so it'll can get better again :) Okay?
But the next chapter is halfway done and it's finally Greece, was pretty fun to write too. So it'll be a bit refreshing after all this drama. Now get your fags, drinks, food, whatever you need because here you've got 20 pages pure Katie/Naomi love. And love between the two of them means? So much mad emotions.
Also, you might get shocked about a thing or two and about the reaction of the other girl afterwards, if so, just talk to me about it. I'm always up for a chat and criticism. :)
Wake me up, I'm about to give it up.
Hey hurry up, latley it's been hard enough.
Naomi was asleep, she hadn't heard the alarm go off or her phone ringing, still held captured by her dreams. Katie smiled tiredly at the slumbering blonde. She had woken up the same way she did since Naomi's shared her bed, where she had been her personal bed for the most part of eight years.
The blonde would always fall asleep, after cuddling for some time, with Katie in her arm as she lay on her stomach with her right hand under the pillow and the left around her girlfriends waist. She moved positions countless of times during the nights, always ending up fully draped on top of Katie with her torso. Or on her back with her upper half sprawled over her girlfriend. The first thing Katie had seen earlier when her eyes opened were loads of hair, she actually had to spit some out. Nonetheless being used as a bed again made her smile. When it had happened for the first time, Naomi kinda scooting into Katie more and more until she was laying half way on top of her with her back, Katie had moved to the end of the bed in fear that Naomi hadn't had enough room in bed.
Bollocks, Naomi had promised afterwards when she woke up hearing Katie fall off the bed.
It had been their third night together when Katie's arse met the floor with a loud thud. With frantic movements the brunette had tried to grab onto something and managed to throw over Naomi's night stand 'table', which was an old whiskey barrel. The lamp, books, the girls phones and jewellery they've always placed on top of it crashed to the ground with a huge noise, waking the blonde.
She had moved her hand over the sheets, searching for Katie, and when her hand didn't feel the girl's warm naked skin, she lazily sat up and blinked a couple times.
"I'm down here." Katie'd whispered, blinking the sleep away herself as she was sitting in between everything from on top of that barrel. Naomi's head turned towards her voice and when she still couldn't see the girl she had rubbed her eyes and crawled over Katie's side to look for her on the floor. Her voice was sleepy and sounded hoarse when she'd asked what Katie was doing. And more importantly, why she was doing it at four am. "You pushed me off the bed."
"I wouldn't that!" Naomi defended, yawning as she had reached for Katie's arms and pulled her, with surprising strength, up and right on top of herself. Smiling up at Katie Naomi wrapped her tired arm around her and snuggled into her, kissing her neck twice before closing her eyes again. With a content sigh she had made them fall backwards, acting as Katie's air bag. "You shouldn't leave me in bed, ever. When you're here, that's your place. On top of me or beneath me, I'm not picky or demanding." It was her almost asleep heart talking. Afterwards she had been thankful that she were barley awake. Katie kept on teasing her about it and she could only imagine that the awe expression Katie wore would have made her head explode.
"God you're so adorable." Katie'd cooed, bringing her hands up so she could squeeze Naomi's cheeks like an old aunt. "So fucking cute." The blonde huffed and pulled Katie impossibly closer, so she had to let go of her cheeks. The blonde turned them around that way she could lay on top of the brunette, all snuggled into her and on her way to dreamyland. "I'm" She started but was interrupted by her own yawn,"not adorable or cute, puppies and puking babies are...I'm" another yawn made her stop in the middle of her sulky rant, "I'm gorgeous, hot, sexy, fit, and" hiding her face in Katie's neck she mumbled her yawned words "brilliant company...not a puking baby or farting dog."
Katie exploded in laughter, shaking the grumbling girl around on top of her. "Stop laughing, I am." Nodding in fake seriousness Katie nodded, not wanting to wake the whole house. "Of course you are darling, you can be whatever you want, even Prime Minister if you work hard enough in school." Another wave of laughter washed over her and only Naomi's lips pressing to her own made her slowly calm down and let out content moans instead. "You telling your kid all that bollocks? Poor lad's gonna be a pure egomaniac." The blonde's thigh automatically pushed between Katie's naked ones and she was rocking against it without meaning to, it just happened every time when Naomi moved it to the place. "God Naomi, why'd you have to throw me off the bed? You could've just wake me for that." The blonde's teeth were working their way down her neck and between her breasts when blue, very tired looking confused eyes met hers. "I haven't. Why you keep saying that?" Her thigh never stopped its rhythmical movements, just like Katie never stopped slowly rocking against it while her hands were playing with Naomi's hair or running up and down her smooth back. "Because you have. I've landed flat on my arse because you kept moving me closer to the edge every other fucking second." Grinning Naomi gently tugged on her right nipple with her teeth before licking it afterwards, a cheeky expression on her face. "See? That's not me throwing you off the bed baby, that's me unconsciously seeking your touch."
"Right." Katie mumbled, the topic lost on her as Naomi's fingers made their way to the place her thigh had started to create a river in.
Naomi moved upwards and held her weight up on her elbow next to Katie's head as she stared right into her soul. Her thumb was rubbing steady circles on her swollen clit, tugging now and then a bit but never losing rhythm. "I was. When I sleep with my girlfriend I try to always get as close as possible, even when I sleep. Sorry, I'm afraid you gotta get used to being my bed if you stay around." She didn't look sorry at all, her lopsided grin and the twinkling eyes combined with what her thumb was doing brought a passionate shudder over Katie's hot body and she clamped her eyes shut. Reaching for Naomi's neck she pulled her down and crashed into her lips with hers. "I better do that then."
Lost in memories Katie hadn't noticed how blue eyes slowly blinked open and watched her tiredly. She almost jumped out of her skin when she heard a very hoarse sounding 'morning babe'. Her heart was pounding so hard she feared it might burst through her ribcage. Naomi threw her dead weight arm around her and turned around so she lay with her stomach on top of Katie, instead of her back. Snuggling impossibly close the blonde's lips left a trail of lazy kisses all along Katie's shoulder and neck. "Five more minute."
When Katie closed her eyes, she could pretend that everything was fine, that their relationship wasn't falling apart with rapid speed, that one tragedy didn't chase the next one, and that they were happy.
Happy, when have they been truly happy for the last time?
Truth was, she couldn't remember.
It seemed that ever since deciding to change their life, follow their dreams and build a future everything kept going tits up. Sometimes she cursed her mother for all that, without her being at fault of course. If she never told Naomi about Katie's dream the blonde would never have suggested she should go back to uni, they wouldn't have moved in together that soon. If they did, Naomi wouldn't had ran away because Katie were never home and left her alone practically with both their shifts and a toddler Bence. If that never happened, they'd have kept being happy, she told herself.
But then, then they wouldn't have gotten Bay and that was something neither of them could bear to think about. "Close your eyes babe, we still have time." Naomi was obvious to Katie's sad mood, she had her eyes closed and tried very hard to find a couple more minutes in dreamyland.
As she watched her breath even out and nose crinkle the way it always did when Naomi fell asleep, Katie tenderly moved her fingers along her naked back. Enjoying the feeling of simply being with Naomi and without any catastrophes or fights, Katie tried telling herself that it would be like that again, always and that very soon. She had to believe that they'd work through it, she had to, for herself and for their children. Secretly she wiped some fallen tears from her eyes and moved that inch separating her from Naomi's head, pressing her lips to her forehead after moving her fringe to the side. "We need to get up darling, come, open your eyes." She whispered, scared she might break the spell and detonate the next bomb if she talked to loud. That thought made her chuckle bitterly at how deep they had fallen.
Naomi opened her eyes and frowned at her girlfriend, feeling the sadness and bitterness so close it might have been her own. Resting on her elbows she pinned Katie to the bed beneath her and looked deeply into her sad eyes, reading her. When she found what she was looking, those brown eyes had never been able to hide anything from her, she sighed sadly and hugged Katie closer. "I'm sorry I'm making you sad, I never wanted that, and I promise I'll do everything I possibly can to make it up. I'll make you happy again."
Katie next words froze both of them, the sad truth finally voiced was what made them stare helplessly at each other. "I cant remember how it feels to be happy any more Naomi, don't know when I was happy the last time."
Naomi was speechless. Sure, she knew that they hadn't had an easy relationship but hearing that made her wonder if she would ever make her happy again. Sometimes things cant be fixed, they are too broken and people who don't let go and try and try and keep trying only make each other miserable until they cant bear to be in the same room any more. Did she want that? Better question, could she actually let go of Katie? For her own good?
The truth was, she couldn't. She wouldn't.
She was one of the few that would fight to the bitter end, no matter if there was any hope left. If that's a good thing? She couldn't care about that, the truth was that she wouldn't let go. "Do you remember that time right after we moved here and everything was all chaotic? The store was under construction and we had people running through the house, smashing walls, putting up wires, pipes and tubes?"
"Yes, I also remember not having a shower for two weeks, or any running water for that matter. Not a good example sweetheart." Katie said with a grimace but Naomi only shook her head, smiling and rubbing their noses together. "Just think back."
"Bence, baby, could you please run across the street and get me a coffee, please? If I don't get a coffee in the next five minutes I'm going to throw everyone out or pack my stuff and go back to Bristol." Naomi muttered, her face painted in that scowl she's been wearing since that day when the water had to be turned off.
It was morning and they were getting ready for, yeah, for nothing. It was still summer break, so Bence didn't have school and Bay no day care. Katie's store was being renovated and there were no classes for Naomi, she could start working when she knew her schedule. Of course they were getting cabin fever, everyone was suffering of the water- and-privacy less situation. They had their mattresses in the sitting room, the only room which was ready to be moved in, and the unexpected camping they were forced to wasn't much fun. All the rooms had to get new windows, which was something they only discovered after the first night when the cold night wind barged in like there were no windows at all. Also, the heaters had to be renewed, the wires had to be installed as well as a lot of other stuff they hadn't had the knowledge to figure out earlier. So much for doing things on their own, without the Fitches, Gina, or Danny's parents. Too much pride got them into that situation.
"My hair is sticking out into all directions! I don't wanna go out like that." Bence exclaimed, pointing at his horrible hairdo. It was ear long, curly hair literally pointing everywhere. But she needed her coffee. "You're a kid, you can start complaining about that when you're fourteen, now here" She planted a couple quid into his hand. "go. Bring one for mama too please and get yourself a hot chocolate or something."
"Can we go to Effy's cousin for a shower then?" He begged with a grimace, again, pointing at himself. "I think I stink."
"You don't stink." She laughed and ruffled his hair. "Had a shower yesterday, stop complaining. Now go."
"This sucks, I hate London." He mumbled under his breath when he went to the wide open door, well, the door wasn't there, only plastic shielding them from prying eyes. The workers had taken it down an hour earlier after arriving.
When he left, Naomi looked around and sighed, wondering when they'd feel at home rather than squatters. "Morning darling."
"Hey." Nonetheless, a smile appeared on her lips when a totally develished looking Katie came into the open kitchen. They room they spend time in when someone was still asleep. The only other room which was not under construction, new pipes had to be installed and they were done as the first things. Reaching out, a closed eyed Katie stumbled into her waiting arms and snuggled close. "I don't wanna open my eyes, please tell me when everything's done, I'll open them then."
"And I'll be the only one witnessing all this chaos? Dream on, baby, dream on." She poked Katie's side, making the girl open her eyes in shock and squeal. Very ticklish. When she calmed down enough she kissed the laughing blonde, wrapping her arms around her waist. "Where's Bence?"
"Send him get coffee."
"Good girl." That got Naomi another kiss but she moved away, scrunching up her face. "What?"
"No offence but you really need to brush your teeth baby. Or, don't come near my lips until you do." Narrowing her eyes Katie untangled herself from Naomi and marched towards her phone which was charging through the night, but now, as the power was turned off by the workers, simply lay around still plugged in.
Naomi watched Katie dial a number, punching the buttons so hard, she feared she'd break the stupid apple device.
Bence came back and the blonde was left a laughing mess when she saw the hat he wore. It was leopard printed and looked like a bean hat, way too big for him, it covered his whole hair as well as head and face. "What?"
"Nothing, nothing. Looking smart Bencey, now gimme the coffee." She snatched it out of his hands and absently pressed her lips to his covered forehead when she heard Katie thank someone and march back into the kitchen.
"Get your stuff you lot, we're leaving."
Deciding not to question her, Naomi shooed Bence to get his shit packed and wake Bay, she did the same. "Where are we going love?" Throwing the question over her shoulder she saw Katie's face light up.
"We're going away for two weeks, dad arranged a rental house for us." Her hands clapped in excitement and Naomi's brows furrowed, not feeling the happiness at all. "But..we cant afford it Katie, we've talked about it. London's too fucking expensive, it's bad enough having to eat in restaurants every day, only cook at night when the powers up and the kids in bed, but we cant live in a rented house baby."
"Yes we can." Katie nodded and bounced around, doing a little happy dance. "Asked dad if he'd give me my and you your birthday and Christmas gifts early and pay for a room in a hostel for us until they're done destroying our house. He was outraged, of course and said that he never spends that less money on us. He's only agreed when I relented and let him rent a house for a month in case they need more time here."
Smiling widely Naomi hugged Katie and crashed their lips together. "Oh my god thank you, thank you, thank you." She wasn't thanking her for the house, she was thanking her for finally growing a pair and asking for help, even if it meant they wouldn't get any presents for some time.
But she knew that Rob would never go through with it, he's been dying to help out since he heard about the water always being shut off and the power only available at nights.
Smiling, Katie remembered how happy they were at the house. Three weeks out of four the Fitches had taken the kids for vacation to Spain, giving them time to acclimate in their new town. It was a good time.
Seeing the bright smile Naomi pecked her cheek and stroked some hair out of her face after she almost ate it. "Or remember when we bought your van and packed up the brats? Now if that wasn't fun I don't know what is."
"Oh my god I fucking love it!" Katie squealed, making the huge car wobble around as she had no idea how to drive it yet. It was a bit older and not that as easy to drive as their other car. "Look babes, didn't crash into that fence this time!"
Naomi smiled, tight-lipped, and prayed her neck would still be intact after that ride. All the forwards falling and seatbelt holding her back had made it crack a couple times. "Well done Katie. Now try to reverse into that space in front of Bence's bike." She regretted her words as soon as they'd left her mouth. She was pushed forwards and almost hit the board with her head as the car sped in reverse. "STOP!"
It was too late.
Bence's bicycle was no more.
Hearing that panicked scream Katie hit the breaks and this time, the seatbelt didn't save Naomi from crashing forwards. Her hands hurt like hell as she reached out to prevent her head from being smashed in. "FUCK!" She cursed loudly, panting before glaring at a chuckling Katie who looked quite pleased with herself. "I've parked it Naomi, see? Parked it beautifully, not an inch left."
Naomi looked out of the side window with a grimace and couldn't suppress the laughter when she saw that Katie had indeed parked without an inch left. Of course she hadn't seen the poor bike, but there was no dent on the next car.
Katie honked, which sounded like a dying sheep, and Bence came running out of the school with a smile. It faded as soon as he saw Naomi's amused expression and his mum behind the wheel smiling widely. His eyes searched for his bike and a loud scream rang in Naomi's ears when he tried to get it out from under the van.
"What's his problem?" Katie asked, still clueless.
The blonde bit her lip to keep from laughing and shrugged instead, pointing backwards. "You crashed his bike."
"I did not!" Shaking her head vehemently, the brunette scowled. "I parked amazingly. Like a pro."
They didn't have time to discuss the meaning of amazingly or pro because Bence opened the back-door and climbed up, his broken bike dragged behind him like an old potato sack. "Mother, you owe me a new bike." He said with gritted teeth and Katie smiled, scrunching up her nose. "You really need to learn taking care of your shit Bence, with how that looks you really think we'll get you a new one?" She teased and the adults laughed at his angry, red face which turned fearful when Katie started the car again. "Mum, you letting her drive while I'm in the car? How can you do that? I thought you loved me, you're meant to protect me from danger and all evil! She is evil behind that wheel, and the biggest danger around! The leopard print wearing devil!"
Naomi only winked at him and leaned over to whisper into Katie's ear. "He's right you know. If there's a dent on my baby I'll rip your eyes out so you'll never be able to fucking look again, yeah?"
Brown eyes widened at the fake lisp and when they met highly amused blue ones the girls exploded in laughter at Naomi throwing the words, Katie had threatened her with the first time they met, right back at her. "Mother's! I'm buckled up and ready for my fate since you want to get rid off me. Now can we please go? I've got tons of homework to do."
"You're on break Bence." Naomi frowned, turning her head back to look at their pissed off son. He's had too much of Katie inside of him, little angry shit. "You're supposed to forget about school and enjoy life, kid. What's your problem!?"
"Leave him Naomi, he's just boring." Katie defended him, well teased him really. "Guess we'll have Emily watch him while we fuck off on that road trip then."
His eyes widened and he reached out to bore his nails into Naomi's shoulder, almost painfully. "A road trip? Are you really trying to kill us?" She patted his hand and pried if off of her skin. "Relax, I'll be driving. Now shut up so we can get Bay. Your ma cant concentrate when you have one of your hissy fits."
Bay had been more excited when she heard they were gonna sleep in the van while on the road. All their stuff was packed up on the roof except for the important things they needed. Only the bench behind the first one Naomi and Katie were sitting on was left, the other two were pulled out so the mattresses could be placed on top of one another. It was quite comfortable and big enough for Naomi and Katie, and the kids but they didn't want to, as expected. Instead they had brought countless blankets and placed them on top of the two benches so they could have their own 'spaces'.
A trip through all of England and Wales to look for shops Katie could make business with, didn't sound like much fun but it was. They always stopped at some mates places to refill their energies, shower, eat home cooked meals and just relax before hitting the road again. If they were going to spend more time at places they didn't know anyone in, they rented a hotel room but mostly they tried to spend as less money as possible.
They had fun.
Even Bence had, well only after they let him learn drive the van on a deserted road.
"Oh shit, that was fantastic." Katie beamed, remembering how many awesome things they saw, people they visited and fun they had. "God, that feels so long ago, doesn't it?" And again the sadness found its way back into her voice, making Naomi roll her eyes.
"Cant you remember a thing without turning into a melodramatic cow?" They glared at each other and with a huff, Naomi untangled herself from Katie like she was burned, shaking her head. "You know, you're not the only one hurting Katie. I am apart from you, the kids and home. Not you. Ever thought about how I feel?"
"Honestly? No." The brunette snapped, scowling as she made her way out of bed to put on clothes.
"I haven't."
"No?" Naomi shrieked, crossing her arms after putting on her bra, knickers and a shirt which barley covered her legs. "Fuck! Where are my clothes?"
"No." Katie retorted without any emotions. "Because Naomi darling, you're fucking free to come back. You are doing this to us and to yourself, not me. You can change what's wrong, not me, and you don't. You just don't fucking try to make it better and I'm sick of it!" She threw her hands up in frustration. "I've got to watch what I'm saying and the way I fucking look at you so you wont explode again and what for, huh? Doesn't fucking look like you're planning on coming back home any time soon. I bet living it up with Effy is more fun, yeah? You always liked to put acting like a fucking slut over being a good girlfriend, and mother."
The last words hit where it hurt and Naomi gaped at the angry woman.
Try to shut me up, when you now you should wish me luck.
And you could beat me up, I'm heading for the top.
Realisation washed over Katie, showed her where her big mouth had gone and she was shocked. Slowly she moved towards Naomi, cautiously, as if she was scared her girlfriend might finally lash out after everything that had happened. "Baby I" But she knew, she's gone too far with that.
"What?" The blue eyed woman hissed, looking as disgusted as anyone could. "You didn't mean that? Oh stick it baby, you're such a fucking hypocrite it makes me mad." Brown eyes darkened and Katie scoffed, getting back into her bitch mode. "I'm a hypocrite? At least I've had the balls to tell you when I was fucking Danny. You're a scared little bitch, aren't you Naomi? Acting all high and mighty, when all you are is a fucking cheater. Once a cheater, always a cheater, innit?"
Naomi furrowed her brows, the anger replaced by confusion for a tiny moment. "You really need to explain yourself before I walk out of that fucking door. And stop talking like Emily!"
"Well, you cant tell me that you're not fucking around Naomi. I can feel it, something's going on and I swear to you if you're fucking Effy I wont ever forgive you for that."
"I'm not!"
"Well who you fucking then? Huh? Just fucking tell me so we can get over that."
"There's nothing to tell." Naomi shook her head, staring at Katie like she's lost her mind. "I'm not fucking anyone and you really need to stop accusing me of doing so, I've had enough."
"Your track record doesn't help your case, does it? I'm your first freaking relationship, Ginia was nothing but some stupid, easy fun, and you still fucked off to be with her when things got hard. What do you want me to think, huh? Speaks for itself, your past does."
With a shaking head Naomi grabbed her jeans and pulled them over her legs. "I so don't need or deserve this."
"Oh you really think that?"
"Katie, stop fucking talking."
"Maybe you've forgotten that we never actually talked about Greece, or Ginia for that matter. I cant believe you just fucked off to see that bitch again, behind my back nonetheless. What, thought I wouldn't know? Of course I do, I know you Naomi. Shocking isn't it? But I fucking do, know you better than she does or your freaking mother! You should remember that I've made you to this person you've become. You were just a fucking kid when I met you so I know how you get when you spent time with her. She's written all over you, and you really need to fucking get it right because I'm no ones second choice. If you want her, fuck it, just go and be happy chasing after a damaged, commitment fearing, roadrunner bitch who'll break your heart every single day til she gets bored. I fucking hope you get what you deserve and" She didn't have time to finish her sentence as she was slammed into the wall all of a sudden. Naomi had jumped up from the bed and flying across the old wooden floor, smashing into Katie and she held her pinned to the wall by her shoulders.
She hissed through gritted teeth with eyes that could kill. "If you as much as talk about her again Katie we'll have a huge problem. You don't know her, so you don't get to talk about her. Simple as fucking that. What I do or don't do is none of your business, you've no right to claim some kind of ownership over me. It's up to me what I do and whom I fucking screw even if it's Effy, Ginia or fucking fat Nancy from down the street." Breathing deeply Naomi tried to get her anger in check, she'd hate herself if he hurt Katie. She closed her eyes for a moment, remembering that this woman she'd like to kill is her children's mama and that she loved her.
That did the trick and when her blue orbs met Katie's again she was much calmer. " But I haven't fucked anyone, no one, because I didn't want to. Not because you act like you're still my girlfriend when it suits you. But for me Katie, for me you are, you are so much more than that though. I cant help it, you are what makes me me. But if you don't stop that...that...well all of that drama I will stop fighting. I'll just fucking stop, I've had it up to here with you." Shaking her head she let go of Katie and stroked the skin, which her nails were digging into a moment ago, with her thumbs. "You gotta stop accusing me of shit Katie, and you've got to stop blaming Ginia for everything. This, all of that shite is our own damn fault and we need to get through it or move the fuck on but all we do is fire up the next explosion. Just...just tell me what your problem is...without all that bollocking and we'll see what we can do."
"You're protecting her." Katie whispered, shocked. "You're actually laying your fucking hands on me for her?"
"Oh please. That's what you've gathered from what I said? God Katie."
"No no. No Naomi. You are. You have. What the fuck is going on? You're back shagging her then? Back together, the new happy couple perhaps?" Rolling her eyes Naomi turned away and grabbed her phone, jewellery, brushing her hair roughly. She was really dreading the journey they were getting ready for. "Yes Katie, that's exactly what I'm doing, now you've caught me. What ever will I do now?"
"I fucking knew it."
"Right." Disappointment washed over Naomi and she bit the inside of her cheek to keep from crying. Katie's never had problems to see when the blonde was joking, sarcastic or a huge bitch but her blatant insanity made her blind for the truth.
Suddenly she was pulled back and turned around by her hair with rapid speed, a slap echoing through the quite room.
You beat me black and blue, but I can see through you.
You know it's up to you and I can't believe it's true.
Bammm the end
IwysAshes
na, just kidding
and off we go:
Raising her brows Naomi shook her head so lightly it was almost invisible. "Finally, bet your fingers were fucking itching all through last year to do that, right?"
"Baby I" Still shaking her head Naomi grinned and leaned down, kissing Katie coldly. "Shut up Katie."
"No Naomi we've got to talk about that, you know I didn't want to hurt you! Baby please." She begged, proper teary eyed, voice breaking begging but Naomi kept shaking her head. A weird grin on her lips. "Na, I don't think we do.."
"Of course we do... please." Katie blocked her way when she tried to walk into the bathroom. "You cant act like nothing's happened, you cant forever be that...that nonchalant about it. Baby I'm sorry." She wasn't stupid, the way Naomi looked and grinned at her, like she was a stranger, hurt more than any word the blonde could say would. Something seemed to have died inside of her, making her stop.
Stop doing what? Katie didn't dare to think about that.
"It's fine." Naomi shrugged when she pushed Katie gently out of the way. Sock clad feet slid over the the tiles in the bathroom as she started brushing her teeth. "Relax."
"No." Brown eyes stared at her hand in disgust, as if it wouldn't belong to her. "How can I relax? I've hurt you." Furrowing her brows, Naomi spit the toothpaste out before answering, watching her through the mirror. "No you haven't. Needs a bit more than that tiny little bitch slap to hurt me."
"Naomi please." Katie sighed, knowing well enough what her girlfriend was doing. "Dont do that. Hit me, come on, please hit me."
Laughing the blonde shook her head, raising a brow. "Hit me baby one more time!" She hoarley sang, getting only wide eyes as a response to her fabouslous 90's music choice. She's always loved Mickey Mouse and if Britney Bitch didn't talk like Mickey on Helium she didn't know who did. Of course the trainwreck of a woman wasn't her actual musical choice, but who didn't know that song and who hasn't yelled it out and knew the dance by heart?
She rolled her eyes when Katie's shell shocked expression didn't pass, realising that her girlfriend was serious about the slapping. It made her mad. "And then what? Na princess, I'd rather bite off my hands than let them hurt you."
Katie sank to the floor, tangling her fingers in her own hair. She looked well desperate and the self loathe was so thick Naomi could cut it with a knife if she wanted. "I've...I've just thought that you...fuck...I know it's no excuse...why am I becoming such a monster Naomi? What's wrong with me? Why am I turning into such a...fucking bitch? I don't know who I am any more." She was close to giving up, beating herself up so hard that Naomi feared she might never recover from it. There were no tears in Katie's eyes, her whole soul was too broken to cry. She'd hurt Naomi, properly, purposely, and fucking gladly.
That's what scared her the most.
She had felt almost relieved when she grabbed that blonde hair, pulling Naomi around so fast her open palm could take her by surprise. What the fuck is wrong with me? That were the only things running through her mind, she couldn't understand when she had turned into that person that beats their partner because of something that only existed in their own imagination.
Naomi got her knees and took a hold of Katie's hair, gently pulling her head up. Brown eyes moved to the left, unable to look into her face and Naomi frowned. It felt like a stab in her heart hurting like hell. "Listen Katie, you're just you. And you're fucking wonderful, okay? You are...amazing. Fucking astonishing, probably the best fucking thing I've ever had. But you cant be yourself any more, not when I'm here. It's me. I make you that way."
"What? NO. No Naomi, no, don't talk like that." She pleaded, exploding in sudden tears that didn't care about being broken or disgusted. She feared Naomi might leave and that was enough for them to be spilling all over her cheeks. Never had she been that scared for another person to keep talking, say the next words. Her wet cheeks were wiped dry by Naomi's fingers as the salty fell, followed by gentle kisses. Katie drew in shaky breaths. "Honey you gotta figure your shit out and I cant be with you like that any more. It was only a matter of time til that happened. That's why I haven't moved back. I knew it was about to happen and I refuse to let our relationship go down that path. That's what Effy and I are working on for while now. We've tried to solve all of it, figure out how the hell we can fix all of that and if it's even possible. I'm not off fucking strangers, or worse, Effy. I'm gone so you didn't get the chance to actually hurt me on purpose, I knew you'd never forgive yourself. It is fucking obvious that even if I forgave you for hitting me, you could never forgive yourself. We'd never had moved past that. I had to stay away until we worked through everything."
"Until I hit you, you mean." New tears fell from sad brown eyes and Katie pounced on Naomi, clinging to her for her dear life. "Dont leave me."
"I wont." She whispered, kissing her hair softly.
"You cant leave me."
"I wont."
"I don't think that I can live without you."
"You cant." Naomi continued to wipe away fallen tears from Katie's cheeks, doing her best to make her stop cry.
"I cant believe you're still here...comforting me. Why Naomi. Why are you doing this to yourself?" She looked so fragile, vulnerable, broken and tragically sad that Naomi almost gasped when their eyes met. "Because that's what I'm here for, I promised you."
Shortly after they'd made up, well after Naomi stopped being a twat on her birthday about Katie getting pregnant she sat with her guitar in the garden behind the pub. Relaxing. She kept humming and strumming, not really playing an actual song as she watched the sun slowly rise. It was Saturday morning and she had worked the night shift, paid twice as much and Katie was in no condition to work properly yet again, let alone do night shifts.
Besides, the blonde enjoyed the moment when the wordl fell asleep and woke up at the same time. Used to love walking home from a party in the early morning hours where she met people leave for work and others go home from their shift. She felt, when she sat at that hour in the garden, like she was the only one awake. Only one who's aware of the beautiful things happening around her.
She was smoking her Spliff, humming away when she heard the back-door open and shut close before small steps came closer. Leaning up without letting her eyes stop watching the sun she smiled when Katie pressed her lips to her waiting cheek, settling between her legs on the bench.
They were still so very in sync that it made her smile lazily as she manoeuvred the guitar until it was in front of Katie's belly. The smile never left her face when she puffed the smoke out into the other direction. The brunette's sense of smell was boosting and she hated fags smoke, didn't mind to nick and have one from time to time though. "You haven't played me a song in a while." Humming her response Naomi took the Spliff and threw it away after taking the last drag. She pecked Katie's cheek and rested her head on her shoulder, strumming the strings in a pattern to the song she kept hearing in her head. "Rain on your face, looks like tears that I wanna erase if I could. Take all your pain away I'd do that everyday, You know that I would." She kissed Katie's cheek lovingly before setting into the next verse.
"You make me feel, Like I am real, like I exist. You make the bad things disappear." Katie snuggled closer, placing her hand on top of the guitar's body and the other one around Naomi's neck, gently running her hands through her hair. The blonde pulled her closer, letting her lips ghost over her ear, lowly singing the next words while she left kisses where her lips could reach. "Rain on my soul all shiny and wet, bleeding all onto your skin. Take me to a place far away, where we'd be like we're twins." She tugged on her earlobe, showing her exactly how the song was meant and that she didn't secretly wish for that. That it wasn't that at all but the most poetic way to describe sex between women. "I wanna know that this is real but it's so hard. Am I afraid, to really feel?"
When she played a self made solo, Katie moved her head back and started leaving kisses all along her neck, switching between butterfly kisses and soft bites, turning the blonde on to no end. She kept playing though, with closed eyes she was moving her head to the side so Katie had more room to let her lips and teeth work their magic. "I wanna know that this is real, but it's so hard. Are you afraid, to really feel?"
"Not since I called you back then, since I saw you again. Haven't been afraid to feel since, not even for a second." Katie whispered, turning around so she was straddling the bench and could finally press their lips together. "Sing more." She asked between kisses as Naomi placed the guitar blindly to the ground. "There's just one thing I know I wanna do; Baptise myself in the waters of you." After husking the last words, Naomi gently laid her girlfriend back on that bench so she could hover above her and move her hand slowly into the lose shorts she liked to sleep in since her belly started growing. "Oh fuck yeah, baptise away darling." Katie panted when two fingers moved past the wetness and firmly into her, making her groan. "Always, you're mine Katie. And that" She moved her head so she could feel her pointy belly over the long shirt. "That's mine too."
"I'll try to take your pain away. Always." She shrugged helplessly. "Always. And I told you that I'd never leave you again, I promised and I wont beak that promise. I cant. I've made you like this and I'll fix you again, no one else can and you cant stay that way because you're awful. So I've got to fix this."
Shaking her head sadly Katie kissed Naomi's cheek so innocently that blue eyes snapped to hers, fear visible in them. "You don't have to do that, not if I'm hurting you Naomi, not if you'd rather leave. I know you've promised, but how can I expect you to stay when I'm being like this? Easy, I cant and I wont. You should pack your stuff and leave."
"You don't want that."
"No, of course not. I want you back home baby, better yesterday than tomorrow. But don't you see what this is doing to us?" Her voice took on a softer, more hesitant tone in case Naomi would throw into her face that she was giving up on them. "I think..I think that what we loved so much about us is slowly destroying us."
"Nope." Naomi shook her head, simply ignoring the truth and gravity of her words. "That's us Katie, we fight. We fight like stupid Amazons, but we do it out of love. Fucking beautiful and unconditional love."
"Is it worth it? Is it still worth it Naomi? Everything we've been through? We cant seem to take a fucking break since I got pregnant again. I'm scared to blink, because if I do, everything is fucked again in the next moment. You are, god you go through hell with me and I cant get my jealousy under control. That's not healthy."
"And not a reason to stop trying."
"It's not?"
"No. We'll get help, everything will be fine, you'll see. Effy knows a woman that, apparently, managed to help a couple that's been beating each other almost to death for over twenty years. They're happy now. She'll help."
"You don't believe in couples-therapy, Naomi. What cant be together fucking shouldn't, remember?"
Blue eyes looked away and she sighed, hating her own words Katie threw back at her. But she had to do something to make this stop. "So what? I also said I wont get married til gay marriage's equal to a straight one and I still propose to you. I said I wont ever leave Bristol, I wont ever go to uni because it's wasted money, I'd never leave Ginia, I'd never forgive Emily, I'd never forgive Effy for being a super bitch after I got back from Italy, I even said I wont get an smart phone and I've got one. Things change Katie, people change and you fucking changed me so much I have no idea if I can exist without you. And I cant stand seeing you like this, if you're unhappy I'm miserable because it's my job to make you happy...my second most important one Katie. So if the only way to make you smile again is couples therapy, we'll go."
Shaking her head, Katie looked sadder than before and Naomi searched her brain to find out what she might have said to accomplish that. It was meant to make her feel better, not worse. She came up with nothing, found her words were pretty amazing even charming.
"You want to get married to me, because I wanted to before I knew how you feel about it." She placed her index finger to protesting lips so she wouldn't interrupt her. "You went to uni for me, you moved to London for me, you left Ginia for me, you are slowly forgiving Emily because she's my twin, you forgave Effy back then because I begged you to, you even got that fucking Smartphone because I wanted to whatsapp you. You're right. Like this...you couldn't exist like this without me, I've made you that way and right now I hate myself for not seeing it sooner and stop myself. I've changed who you were, Naomi. I've changed everything that made you, well you, and created this version that fits me and my needs better. That's not right. I've changed everything that's made you so fucking unique I couldn't keep myself from becoming completely mad about you, that's all gone. You used to make me laugh so much and so fucking hard like no one else Naomi, we've laughed for hours. We had so much fun. And now? All we do is fight, yell, scream, ignore each other and glare. Haven't seen your face without that scowl in month baby, you know how fucking sad that is? Everything about you is gone that pulled me so hard to you. Now? You have a job you hate, no time to play your gigs because I keep needing you to watch the kids" "I don't hate my job." Naomi mumbled but Katie continued. "I'm just not so sure if this is how it's supposed to be. You've made all the sacrifices Naomi, you even gave up your best friend for me. Best friends."
"Cook's a twat and I haven't given Ginia up, I never would."
Katie's expression changed, like a tiger seeing a smaller animal and changing from that cute, sleeping cuddly big cat into a deadly predator. "Nice to know."
"Wait what? What just happened?" Naomi exclaimed when Katie pushed her off to get to her feet. "Stop Katie! Fucking stop!" She went to grab her and turn her around but Katie beat her to it and moved back to her with such speed, Naomi almost fell backwards. Still trying to regain her footing, she wasn't prepared for Katie to slam her arms into her shoulders and push her into the shower door. "You better watch out Naomi or your big blue eyes will tell me exactly what you've been up to with her. They cant hide shit from me."
"Fucking hell Katie." She groaned and swatted her hands away, crossing her arms over her chest, glaring. "Stop that shit, you really gotta open your eyes, this is nuts. I haven't slept with her, I've barley seen her!"
"Yeah? Then why the fuck is her name always falling when we fight, huh? Why is she every-fucking-where?!"
"Because!" The blonde snapped. "Because you are obsessed with the idea that I am not faithful! Why though, you've got something to tell me? All that crap about me cheating on you really gets on my nerves, you wanna unload some news? Do I have to take care of another child soon?"
With a frustrated scream, Katie threw hands up. "SEE! You always throw that back into my face, always! I thought you loved Bay."
"Right." Naomi stopped screaming, exasperatedly clenching her fists as she spoke through gritted teeth. "I'm not even getting into this, it's fucking ridiculous. I'm not gonna defend my feeling for my daughter, get it together Katie." She wanted to leave the bathroom, fearing the next round wouldn't end as well as the last one. But Katie wouldn't let her, she stood her ground with crossed arms and a glare that could kill off Medusa herself. "Move."
"No. Not until you told me who you've been fucking behind my back."
Shaking her head in disbelieve Naomi went to the loo. She pulled her tights down, sat down and stared at Katie, daring her to stay. "What? Cant I take a piss without you watching out for someone crawling up the toilette to fuck me behind your back?"
"You're such a bitch."
"And you've lost your mind Katie." It wasn't ideal, but it wasn't the first time she had to pee with Katie in the room either, the girl tended to get bored and talk her ear off when she was in the bathroom. But this was different.
This was war.
"Who is it Naomi?"
"Why do you think I'm screwing someone?" She snapped, annoyed by all the annoying fights at eight am. Well, possibly half past by now. "I'm not. Better get it into your head you dense bitch."
"Fuck you!"
"Pretty sure you did last night, not sure when I'll let you anywhere near me again though."
"Like it matters." Katie mumbled reply got Naomi's attention though, and after using the toilette paper, closing the toilette lid and flushing she went to wash her hands. Her eyes never left Katie's, currently they were staring at her through the mirror, angrily. She's has enough. "What that fuck does that mean?"
"Nothing." Katie turned to leave but this time it was Naomi who held her back, gripping her wrist tightly and turning her around. "Katie tell me what the fuck you meant by that."
"Ugh!" Setting her face back into that glare Katie snatched her wrist free. "Obviously you're not enjoying what I do to your body any more, of course I think that you getting it some place else."
"What in god's name are you on about now?" Naomi's eyes were about to fall out, Katie really seemed to have lost her marbles at last. "It's not like we don't fuck, we are. I've made you cum like ten times yesterday, and you cant scream that I wont let you touch me either. So again, what is the problem?"
Shaking her head with a look of confusion Katie blinked. "You really don't know, do you?"
"No! I know nothing, obviously. From what I hear I'm nothing but a programmed puppet in your little world so please enlighten me." Came the sarcastic response but Katie decided to let it slide, there were bigger issues to address. "You haven't cum."
"Pardon?"
And she groaned, it wasn't a nice topic to have in any situation but in such a fight? Awkward. "When we were in bed, you..the last time on the sofa you haven't cum" "Yeah I know and I'm sorry, it was weird but we were pretty pissy."
Looking away Katie was kinda fascinated by the dark red tiles. "You haven't cum yesterday either."
Naomi frowned, surprised by Katie's sudden change in behaviour. She seemed horribly uncomfortable and awkward, as if that part of the fight was the worst. But, she still had no idea what the brunette was on about. "You got a cramp."
"No I didn't."
"Yes you did. You had to stop and am I complaining? That time on the sofa you stopped as well."
With a resigned look Katie moved back into the bedroom and sat on the bed, pulling Naomi down to sit next to her. They turned so they were cross legged, able to look into each others eyes. "Naomi, I've stopped on the sofa because I couldn't keep going. I knew you'd never cum, too much was going on in your head and I know your body baby. And yesterday, I really had a cramp, three to be honest. I've...over an hour and you didn't cum once."
"Of course I have" "NO!" This shut Naomi up and she squinted at her girlfriend who looked like a wounded puppy, averting her eyes. Uncertainty was written all over her as she wrapped her arms around herself, mumbling her next words. "I...I uh..we've never had that problem and I don't know how to fix it Naomi, or how to act. Sex was always so important and fucking beautiful with us, but now that's gone and I don't know how to go on." It came out wrong, the minute she said the words she regretted them, rightly so, because Naomi got to her feet and stretched her hand out in a warning.
"Dont you fucking touch me again Katie, I've had enough. The sex is not what you're used to and suddenly you don't see our fucking future any more? That's rich, really, fucking nice to see how much this means to you. Everything that fucking tickety-boo, isn't it? 'Sex' isn't how it's supposed to be, why don't we break up then?" She mimicked Katie's voice, only pain and anger left in her words.
"Mum? When are we leaving?" Bence's tired voice sounded from the closed bedroom door before he opened it. Sadly Naomi wasn't fast enough to bring him out of the room before Katie went and opened her stupid mouth to answer her.
"If you're not fucking anyone then it's gotta have to do with your body or something baby, we'll figure it out. We'll just make an appointment and" Naomi was in front of her, clamping her hand over lips with a glare. "Shut the fuck up." She hissed before releasing her and going back to the yawning boy. "Good morning baby, why don't you go put on some clothes and get cleaned up? We'll be downstairs soon."
"You're fighting again?"
"Now Bence."
"You rally need to stop doing that, it's annoying and I hate it when you get all angry at each other over nothing. What happened this time? Did you spill some water and ma tried to kill you for it? She needs to stop being such a bitch to you and" Naomi's hands were on his shoulders instantly and she was pushing him out of the room, not very gently. Bringing him into his room she closed the door behind her and scowled, pointing a finger at his scared face. "You ever call your mother anything other than mama or ma again and we'll have a huge problem."
"What? But she is! She treats you like you're dirt!"
"And that's something between the two of us, not you! You're ten Bence, it's not your fucking business, understood?"
"But you are business, you're my mother! I want you home and she wont let you come back, I hate her! I hate her and I want her gone and you back home! Make her leave or take me with you to your place mum, please I hate her, I hate her, I hate her!" He was all worked up stomping his foot as he kept screaming the last part over and over again.
Naomi stood frozen by the door, staring at him in shock.
"I hope she dies, then I'll be with you and not her" That brought her out of her frozen state and she almost jumped towards him, grabbing him by his shoulders she shook him twice, enough to scare him but not enough to actually hurt him. "If I hear you say that one more time you'll get your very first box on the ear my mate, you got that? I'm done joking and I'm done hearing how badly you threat your mother, I've had it up to here! Don't forget your role here, Bence, you're a child so fucking act like one and stop that precocious behaviour or I'll really stop controlling myself." She roughly let go of him and pointed a finger at his chest. "That's your one off, last warning. Oi, where are you going?"
"To apologise to ma." She shook her head and pulled him back by his pyjamas. "No you're not!She's in the bathroom crying her eyes out! She always is when the shower's running after you've made her sad. You get cleaned up, packed, ready and downstairs so we can have breakfast and leave. That's what you gonna do."
"NO! I wanna apologise to mama!" He was as stubborn as Katie, usually Naomi could cope with it quite well but this morning her patience was too thin for his shit.
"Fine, then don't get ready. I'll tell Emily to get you for the time we're gone. Your choice."
She left his room with a huge sigh, taking in a deep breath before walking into Bay's room. The girl was sitting on her bed and playing with her colouring books. "Morning sunshine." Naomi smiled, genuinely, and moved to the bed to flop down beside her daughter who was buzzing with excitement when she saw her. "MUM!" She cried, throwing her arms around Naomi when she was close enough to be jumped at.
With a laugh, the blonde caught her and hugged her close. "Awe, I missed you so much baby. Whacha colouring?"
"Our homes, here." Thrusting the book into Naomi's hands she proudly beamed when showing her masterpiece. Naomi had another reaction to it though, her heart ached. There was a house, obviously their house, and another house, obviously Effy's. Katie was in her door, and Naomi with Effy in hers, the kids were walking from one to the other. "Dont pretty?"
"No, no, it's quite wonderful. You're very talented honey." The huge smile, all dimples and lost teeth was enough for Naomi's heart to beat again. She pressed her lips to Bay's forehead after moving her long hair out of her face. "Why don't you pick your clothes for today baby? Get dressed and go help your brother pack, I'll help you brush your teeth after breakfast." Nodding Bay jumped off the bed in that way little kids did, giving their parents an heart attack every time in fear of them falling and breaking every bone.
When the kids were sorted Naomi took a huge breath and went back to their bedroom, debating on knocking on the bathroom door. She decided against it and walked in, the steam making her blink and cough but after the first shock she got used to it and moved her eyes around until she found Katie. She was sitting, curled into a tiny ball under the hot spray of water, obviously crying.
Pulling off her clothes without hesitation Naomi climbed into the shower and turned the water a bit colder before leaning down to help Katie up. The brunette shook her head though, staying put. With a groan, because Katie couldn't make this easy for once, Naomi slowly and carefully sat into the shower tub, pulling on Katie's legs until she was sitting on her lap and they had enough room to not break themselves. Wrapping her arms around the crying girl Naomi kissed her shoulder. "He didn't mean it you know."
"He did, he does. Naomi he hates me." Having had no idea how bad things really were at home, the blonde shook her head and kept placing kisses everywhere she could reach. "He's just confused baby, and sad. And you cant forget that he's barley ten years old. This is all too much for him."
"I don't even wanna know what happens when we officially break up, it'll destroy him." Naomi could only nod, things weren't looking very bright on the horizon and it was obvious that they had a lot of work to do before things might get back to normal again. "I know. But we wont, break up that is. We're way to stubborn for that, thank fuck. We just need to find the way to fix it, baby. Okay?"
So sad brown eyes locked on tired blue ones, instead of determination only resignation was visible in both. "Okay."
A grin formed on Naomi's lips before she pressed them to Katie's nose. "And now I'd say we've got enough time for a quick shag before getting on the road, what you say?"
Wanna nice surprice. a dress thats black and tight.
Wanna see the lights, it takes me through the night.
Hesitating Katie bit her lip, not sure if she could cope with another disappointment that morning. "How about we don't?" She asked carefully, biting her lip. Naomi rolled her eyes and moved her hand between their bodies until it found the place it was meant to be at. Katie was instantley on her, clinging to her and biting into her skin like a vampire. As her thumb was rubbing circles, going faster by the second in time with Katie's ragged breathing, Naomi had her eyes tightly shut and her lips by her neck. She wasn't kissing her, or biting her, she was simply trying to make her feel better, in any way possible and at that moment getting her off seemed like a pretty good plan. It didn't take long for her to tense, bite into Naomi's shoulder and explode.
Freshly showered, dressed and finished with their make ups and last of packing, they went downstairs to meet the kids in front of the TV. Both were dressed and, Naomi smiled at Bence proudly, washed. He had helped Bay brush her teeth and clean her face. "Wow, look at the two of you, such great, big kids. You ready for the trip of your life? Think Apollons temple's screaming for someone."
"For me!" Bence grinned, suddenly all excited again. She nodded and walked over, kissing his forehead. "Of course." Looking into his eyes she was glad to see that he wasn't angry at her any more, only excited. But when Katie's voice, announcing breakfast, hit their ears his face fell and he shuffled his feet awkwardly. Naomi pulled him close with one arm and whispered into his ear to go and talk to her. "What should I say? She'll never forgive me."
"Just be yourself Bence, you're a great boy, we know that. Just go and be honest." With a nod he left for the kitchen and Naomi winked at a laughing Bay who watched Dora the explorer. The first time Bence had tried to watch Teletubbies reruns Naomi had banned the stupid series from their homes. Eh oh, really? No wonder kids had problems to learn properly speaking when they were allowed to watch that shite. She was quite happy with Dora the explorer.
She sat beside Bay on the sofa and eavesdropped to the conversation taking place in the kitchen.
Bence walked, slowly and with a hanging head, into the kitchen his mum was busy preparing breakfast in. She turned around after hearing his shuffled steps and raised both brows. "Are you okay baby?" Of course she was still hurt because of what he said, but it didn't mean her worry won when he looked like something had kicked him and broken his favourite drum sticks.
Instantly his eyes filled with tears and he shook his head. She helped him sitting down and took the chair beside him, watching him with worry. "Why don't you tell me what it is and we'll see how to sort it?"
Wiping away the tears Bence took a deep breath, meeting his ma's eyes. "I'm sorry I called you a bitch ma."
Raising her brow Katie leaned back, knowing he was fine just guilt ridden helped her get back on that topic. "Oh."
"I really am, I've no idea why I'm so mean to you, you never did anything bad to me."
"Well" She started, seeing his troubled expression she decided to help him out a bit. "There was that time when I embarrassed you in front of that fit bird." A laugh escaped his trembling lips and he nodded, remembering that horrible event like it was yesterday. "You did. But I still shouldn't have said that, it's mean and naughty and I don't want to be a bad boy."
"Bence, you need to understand that whatever your mum and I are going through doesn't mean you'll lose her. You wont, we wont let it happen okay? It may seem to you like I'm the bad guy and that's fine, but you need to control your anger honey. She'll always be around, no matter if she lives here or some place else, she's going to stay in your life so long you'll be sick of her when you hit puberty." Her voice was warm, certain and sincere, bringing a small smile to Naomi's lips when she heard it from the doorway.
"You promise you'll work it out and she'll come back? Please bring mum back." Then Katie's face fell, she couldn't possibly promise that, not with how things were.
Naomi walked in and didn't bother to take a seat on a chair, she just slumped down on Katie's knees, wrapping one arm around her shoulder. "I promise I'll come home after we get back from Greece, how about that?"
His nod and the way he jumped into their arms, almost knocking the chair over in the process, made her smile. That were the moment she was clinging to. She was fighting for.
Then he let go and looked shyly at Katie, shuffling his feet again with a blush. "Will you forgive me then?" The brunette didn't waste any time pulling him back into that embrace and kissing his head. "Of course I do baby."
When Katie yelled for Bay to come and eat Naomi raised a brow at a grinning Bence. "I meant every word I said Bence, I don't want to hear you talk to or about your mother that way again. You've really hurt her, and me too."
"I'm not forgiven?" Smiling at him she nodded. "You are, don't worry. I just want you to remember that, okay? I love her very much and I don't like when she's sad, nothing makes her sadder then fighting with you like that. So just be a good boy, and be nice the way you always are, yeah?"
"I promise mum." Kissing his forehead they sat down to eat breakfast.
Greece could finally come and help them move past everything.