Hey guys!

Sorry for not updating in a week. I was partying because I finished Uni earlier this week. I can promise you this won't happen again. True story.

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Chapterrrrr 10 now.

"Wake up bitch!"

I groan, rolling on my side so that I'm facing away from Katie. "Five more minutes Kay. I'm fucking sleeping here."

"Fine. You'll be late for college. See if I care." Katie replies grumpily, throwing me a pillow on her way out of our bedroom.

But after the mention of going to college I open my eyes, suddenly wide awake, with probably the goofiest smile on my face. College equals Naomi and Naomi equals, well, stunningly gorgeous blonde who happens to like me back.

I let out a satisfied noise as I put my hands up, stretching my back.

A tingling feeling washes over me as I settle under the covers, replaying the last events of Saturday night party in my head for the umpteenth time this weekend.

"You have me now."

"You always had me."

Naomi kisses me softly and locks eyes with me, as if to judge my reaction.

"How did I get so fucking lucky?" I reply, grabbing the back of her neck to properly bring our lips together. I feel her smile into the kiss.

An hour later, we're both sitting on the bathroom floor, our backs resting against the wall behind us.

Naomi has been holding my hand the whole time, lazily playing with my fingers, sometimes bringing my hand to her mouth to kiss my knuckles.

My head is resting on her shoulder and I can feel her shiver contently when I occasionally nuzzle in her neck. As usual, waves of vanilla are emanating from Naomi in relentless, delicious waves.

We've been mostly talking, about everything and anything, or kissing, just because I can't really resist her luscious lips and it seems Naomi is as powerless as I am.

"You know that dressing like you did tonight shouldn't be allowed?" Naomi asks me playfully and a warm feeling settles in my stomach.

"So you were perving, huh?"

"Guilty." She chuckles and I raise my head up, craning my neck to the side to meet her eyes. "Very, very guilty."

We lean in at the same time, our lips meeting halfway in a sweet kiss.

That's what I like about what Naomi and I have, whatever it is. There's passion and lust and want between us, no doubt about that, but there's also this great connexion we share. She makes me feel comfortable.

"You should dress like that more often. You look nice." Naomi adds when we break apart, her eyes trailing over the whole length of my body.

"As much as I love it when you look at me like that, and believe me I really fucking do, this" I gesture towards my costume, "is not really my style."

Naomi smiles, bringing our intertwined hands in her lap. "Thank fuck for that."

"But you just said that-"

Naomi cuts me by putting a finger on my lips. "Don't get me wrong. I think you look unbelievably, incredibly sexy tonight Ems." I feel a light blush covering my cheeks at Naomi's words. "But I definitely prefer your plaid shirts, skinny jeans and cute slouchy beanies."

I chuckle, bumping our shoulders together when Naomi gives me a cheeky grin. "I'll make sure to wear my beanie on Monday then. I wouldn't want to miss an opportunity to please you."

I wink and it's Naomi's turn to blush. She's fucking adorable.

We stay in silence for a bit, my head back on her shoulder and her head on top of mine.

After a few minutes, Naomi's voice breaks the silence.

"Ems?"

"Hmm?" I answer, tracing random patterns on the palm of her hand.

I hear her take a deep breath. "I, well, I don't know if I'm ready for people to know about, er... about..." Naomi stutters, visibly struggling to get the words out.

"About us?" I offer, guessing that's where she's going.

"Yes..." She sounds sheepish and I don't want her to. I understand how huge it can seem at first; we've all been through this, the stage where you know you like girls but you're just not ready to be open about it. So I tell her just that.

"It's okay Naomi. I get it. It can be real scary and very intimidating at first. I don't blame you."

Naomi lifts her head up and I do the same. Our gazes meet, Naomi holding a look of surprise in her blue eyes.

"Really? I mean, I don't want you to think you're my dirty little secret or something. Because you're not."

Naomi's tone is serious. I cup her cheek with my hand, stroking her peach skin with my thumb.

"Look, take as much time as you want. I don't care if we go official or any of that shit; as long as I know we're okay, I'll be okay."

Naomi turns her head to kiss the palm of my hand. Her eyes are sparkling and she looks truly happy.

"Thanks for understanding."

"Well, I do have one condition though."

"What?" She sounds a tad worried and I smile inwardly.

"You have to kiss me whenever I want it. Like my kiss slave.

I try to remain serious but fail when Naomi smiles again, this time with a mischievous twinkle in her eyes.

"Is that so?"

I nod.

"And what if I refuse?"

"There will be a very bad punishment for you miss Campbell."

"Gee, I'm scared now." Naomi replies in an overly dramatic voice, bringing her hand to her chest. "Guess I'll have to be your slave then." She adds, batting her eyelashes.

I giggle, although this last sentence sent a sweet shiver down my spine. I mean, it's Naomi as your slave right? The idea could certainly send shivers down anyone's spine.

"Kiss me you tit." I reply, grabbing her neck to bring her close to me.

"What Emily wants, Emily gets."

I grin in the kiss and I feel the tip of Naomi's tongue touching my own so I pull her even closer, effectively deepening the kiss. After a few seconds though, my phone starts to ring.

"Ignore it." Naomi mumbles on my lips before biting lightly on my bottom one. I moan, totally agreeing with her.

My phone doesn't stop though and I finally give in, leaving Naomi's lips to grab it. She pouts and takes my hand, intertwining our fingers together once more.

"What?"

"Emsy" comes the voice of Katie, slurring her words, "I'm not feeling well. I wanna go back home." She adds in a child-like voice.

"Fucking hell Katie. Can't you get any of your friends to bring you back home?"

"They left me Emzy and now I feel all dizzy and stuff." I hear her mumbling something else to herself.

I sigh, locking eyes with Naomi who's now watching me with genuinely concerned eyes.

"Is everything okay?" She mouths to me, gesturing towards the phone.

I nod, squeezing her hand.

"Okay Katie. Where are you?"

"In the kitchen. Please Emzy, I think I'm going to throw up."

"Fuck, you're such a lightweight Katie." I smile. "Wait for me there, I'll come and get you in a minute."

"Thanks Emzy! I love you." Katie slurs again before the line goes dead.

"Jesus, she really knows how to choose her timing." I sigh, shutting my phone.

"What is it?"

"Katie's too drunk. I have to get her back home."

"Oh, I understand." Naomi smiles, letting me know she's not angry. Just a tad disappointed.

I get up, holding out my hand to help Naomi do the same. We both straighten our dresses and take a quick look in the mirror to adjust our smudged lipsticks.

Naomi fluffs her ponytail and I circle my arms around her waist from behind.

"You look perfect, don't worry."

I see her grin in the mirror before she spins around to face me.

"Right back at you." Naomi lowers her head to bring her mouth next to my ear. "I'm so fucking happy right now. You have no idea how great we're going to be." She whispers softly before lightly tugging at my earlobe with her teeth.

Smiling, I start to plant butterfly kisses down her neck, letting her know I'm equally happy. Probably more than she knows.

My hands start to slide down her side but I have to remind myself that Katie's currently waiting for me downstairs.

"As much as I don't want to, I really have to go Naoms."

She sighs and reluctantly pulls away.

"Fucking hell, I can't get enough of you already." Naomi replies and blushes furiously at her sudden admission.

I smile, tucking a strand of blonde hair behind her ear. "It's mutual."

We get out of the bathroom holding hands and, luckily, the bedroom is still empty. There's still music downstairs but it's less noisy than before, indicating the party's probably drawing to an end.

When we reach the door, I turn to face Naomi.

"See you at school then."

Naomi gives me a chaste kiss on the lips and brings our foreheads together.

"I'll be thinking about you."

With that, she opens the door and swiftly exits, leaving me behind, my lips warm where hers were seconds ago.

Still smiling from the memories, I get up and head to the bathroom, only to find that Katie didn't leave me any hot water but it'll take much more than that to bring me down today.

Humming to myself, I return to our bedroom and stand in front of the wardrobe, surveying my possibilities.

Of course, the beanie is a must today. If possible, my smile grows wider.

"What are you smiling like a psycho for?" Katie asks as she comes in the bedroom, wrapped in a towel.

"I'm happy, that's all."

Katie looks suspicious. "Okay..." She replies, eyeing me with narrowed eyes.

I start to hum a random song again while rummaging through my make-up, opting for black eyeliner and light eye shadow.

Finally, I settle for black skinny jeans, a baggy white t-shirt and my black beanie.

I look at myself in the mirror and nod approvingly before grabbing my school bag.

Katie's still looking at me and follows me as I go to head downstairs.

"Did you just care about your clothes?" She asks, hands on her hips.

"Yes, I did Katie." I give her a quick kiss on the cheek. "I'm walking to school so have a wonderful day!" I add, already in the hallway and putting on my leather jacket and my scarf along with beat-up green Converses.

"You're weird today!" Katie shouts from upstairs and I just flash her a last smile before heading outside.

On my way to school, I put my iPod on. The morning is chilly but the sun is bright and as I'm walking through Bristol's streets, I tilt my head up, letting its rays warm my face.

There's a spring in my steps and when I finally arrive at Roundview, I head directly to my locker where, as I expected it, Panda and JJ are waiting for me.

"Hi guys!" I greet them cheerfully, taking off my big headphones to put them in my bag.

"Hi Emily! You look... different today." JJ adds thoughtfully, eyeing me up and down.

"Yeah Emzy, you're practically glowing!" Panda seconds, helping me out of my coat.

I debate for a moment if I'm going to tell them about Naomi and me. They're my best friends after all; I trust them.

"Ok guys, I have something to tell you but you have to pro-"

I stop mid-sentence, meeting the blue eyes that are staring at me from the end of the corridor.

Naomi's standing with Effy, Cook and Freddie, effortlessly beautiful as usual in a navy blue balloon skirt and a beige silky top tucked in it.

Her face instantly lights up when I give her a dorky little wave along with a small smile. She takes her cell out of her pocket and gestures towards it, indicating me to look at my own.

My heart beats faster as I rummage through my bag. Finally, I get a hold of my phone and take it out.

I am dying to kiss you.

My chest grows ten times bigger when I read those simple six words.

I must admit I was bit scared that Naomi would freak out about what happened or would regret it. Apparently she doesn't.

I lift my head up and she's still looking at me, biting her bottom lip.

Rapidly, I text back my answer.

Jinx.

I send the message and a few seconds later, Naomi's face breaks into the most beautiful, genuine smile. It illuminates her whole figure really and reveals a cute, almost artistic dimple on her right cheek.

The bell rings, effectively ending our staring contest. Naomi gives me a last smile before she follows her friends down the corridor.

I'm momentarily caught up in the way her hips are swaying, the muscles in her calves showing since she's wearing high heels.

Fucking hell.

Turning around, I instantly meet the intrigued gazes of Panda and JJ. Shit. I completely forgot about them but they must have witnessed the whole exchange.

"I think we need to talk Ems." JJ points out with a knowing smile. Panda nods with the same face.

I smile shyly. "You're right. We'll talk later."

...

After the morning classes where I admittedly didn't catch a thing because Naomi and I have been texting back and forth, I head to the cafeteria, eager to tell Panda and JJ about what's going on.

I really need to talk to someone about this; it's too fucking huge to keep it all inside.

Just as I enter the cafeteria, I see Naomi heading in my direction, as if she had been waiting for me.

The thought that she probably was is enough for me to lower my head in order to hide the smile that threatens to explode in my face.

Her skirt and top from earlier have been replaced by her cheerleader outfit and as cliché as it might sound, she looks unbelievably sexy in it.

Apparently, I'm not the only who noticed it; practically all the guys' eyes are glued to Naomi as she stops in front of me, totally unaware of the attention she's receiving.

"Hi Emily." She greets me, lightly touching my arm. "How are you?"

"I'm good. Pretty fucking good actually." I add, and I know she gets exactly what I'm referring to when she bites her bottom lip, looking at me through her eyelashes.

"And how was the Halloween party?"

"Eventful if you must know. I met a girl there and I've been thinking about her the whole weekend. She's rather beautiful."

Naomi blushes slightly, obviously pleased by my answer. She makes me smile. Naomi seems to do that to me a lot lately.

"I did too." Naomi replies, totally ignoring a group of guys calling her name, gesturing to an empty seat at their table. "And I'm sure she has no idea how kissable she looks today."

I slowly lower my gaze to her lips before I bring it back up to look into her dark blue eyes. "I'm fairly certain she is eager to find out."

Naomi bites her bottom lip again.

"Follow me Emily."

I walk behind her as she heads out of the cafeteria and makes a left.

Finally, we stop in front of the photocopy room where we talked about my piercings only a week ago.

I'm a bit confused as to why she's bringing me here but when the door shuts behind us with a loud click, Naomi pushes me against it and intertwining our fingers together, she pins my hands above my head. Oh. That's why.

"I heard you wanted to find out how fucking kissable you were today, am I right?"

"What? I had no idea you were talking about me." I reply, smirking.

Naomi giggles, her gaze on my lips. "Oh, shut up."

"Make me."

Instantly, Naomi's lips are on mine and I moan loudly. I've dreaming about this since Saturday.

Our lips are moving hungrily and it's not long before Naomi lets go of my hands to cup my face, effectively deepening the kiss. Fuck, I love her domineering side.

I bring my hands on her hips. Naomi starts to lightly tug at my bottom lip in a way that drives me completely insane and, without thinking, I lower them on her arse to bring her closer to me.

She stops kissing me and I open my eyes to meet her own surprised ones.

"Oh fuck, I'm sorry. It's too soon and you probably want to take it more slowly... Gee, I'm such a tit sometimes..." I ramble, bringing my hands back on her hips but when I do, Naomi grabs them and brings them back firmly on her arse, a small smile tugging at her lips.

"It's okay Ems. I was just surprised because I used to hate it when guys would, you know..." She gestures towards the general direction of her arse. "But with you, it feels... great actually."

I smile, relieved, and lean in to give her a kiss.

"I actually quite like it Ems when you take control like that." Naomi purrs against my lips.

I kiss her again, deeper and longer. "I'll keep that in mind."

With that, I squeeze her arse and turn us around so she's now the one with her back against the door. She lets out a cute little squeal.

We kiss for what feels like hours and I'm practically drowning in a sea of vanilla when Naomi pulls away, her breathing raged and her cheeks pink.

"Ems, I really have to go now. I have a cheerleading practice in like, five minutes."

"Don't go." I pout. "Please." Pout again.

Naomi chuckles. "You're too cute." She checks her cell phone. "But I really have to go. They need their captain after all."

"Oh that's right. You're like this super important person in Roundview aren't you?" I reply, kissing her nose.

"I'd say I'm the master of this college really. Without me, you're all destined to a miserable and boring college life." She seems serious for a moment but breaks into a fits of giggle after a few seconds. I can't help but join her.

Finally, she kisses me one last time, stroking her thumb on my cheek.

"See you later Ems."

"Bye gorgeous."

When Naomi's gone, I grab my bag and I'm about to leave too when the door jerks open, revealing a rather nervous looking Naomi.

"Naomi? Are you okay?"

"I've been meaning to ask you..." She takes a deep breath, fidgeting with her hands. "Would you like to go out on a date with me?" Naomi asks me, so fast I nearly miss it.

I lift her chin up with my fingers.

"Of course you twat. I'd love to."

She smiles brightly. Oh Christ. That smile again.

"Great. I mean awesome. I mean brilliant."

"You sound like JJ now."

She chuckles and blushes a bit. "Right. I'm leaving now. I'll text you!" She shouts as she starts to jog towards the end of the corridor.

Adjusting my bag on my shoulder, I watch Naomi disappear behind a corner and then I decide to go back to the cafeteria to find JJ and Panda, my mind crowded with a persistent vanilla scent and thoughts of a wonderful date to come.

Fluff, fluff, fluff. I guess the Xmas spirit really got to my head.

So next stop: Naomily's big date!

What? You all want hot chocolates with marshmallows? Oh, okay, there you go.

*leaves riding a reindeer*