Hey everyone! Hope you haven't forgotten this fic just yet! So sorry this took so ridiculously long to post but I've been sicker than Sophie was in the last update (if you can remember that far back!) all this week. I've had a really bad chest infection and since I'm asthmatic I tend to get them worse than most people and am not able to fight them off as well so I've been on antibiotics and steriods all week. Not fun at all :P

Anywho, this is chapter 11 which I'm not entirely happy with but I am hoping the next update I have planned will make up for this one being kinda boring :P

As always, I really really appreciate the positive response this story has been recieving! It makes writing it so incredibly worthwhile for me so I just want to say a massive thank you to everyone who takes the time to give me feedback on this story :D I love you guys!

May 3rd 2008

It was just after 9pm on a Sunday night and I was sitting in our living room with Katy and my sister Rosie. Sian was at Jane's. We'd spent the day at the Trafford centre with Rosie and Katy and had a late lunch in town. I dropped Sian at Jane's on the way home. She said she felt like she wasn't spending enough time with her sister anymore and they had planned a girly night in, watching movies and eating junk food. I respected this as Sian was spending almost all of her time with me and I knew how important it was to spend time with your sister.

Rosie was a glamour model, working for an agency in London. She had gotten what she referred to as her 'big break' when her agent asked her to do a reality show in London. The fickle nature of the whole thing had caused problems for Rosie's relationship with her boyfriend Jason, especially when she moved down to London. They split up but remained amicable with each other and after almost two years apart they finally decided to get back together and Jason moved to London to be with her.

I didn't get to see Rosie nearly as much as I'd like, although I'd never admit it to her, I really missed her after she moved down to London. In the nine months since Sian and I had officially gotten together, I hand only seen my sister seven or eight times. Rosie really was getting somewhere with the whole modelling career and although she was based in London, she travelled a lot for work. She had met Sian four times and spoken to her several times since we'd been going out and I was thrilled by how well they got on. Sometimes I thought Rosie even preferred Sian to me as whenever Rosie Skyped me she would always spend ages chatting to Sian, if Sian happened to be with me. Which to be fair, she usually was.

"Is Sian coming to see me off before I head back to London tomorrow then?" Rosie asked as she leaned over the coffee table to refill her wine glass.

"She staying with her sister tonight" I answered absentmindedly as Rosie refilled Katy's glass as well. As I wasn't much of a wine drinker, I had a glass of pear cider resting comfortably in my grip. I drifted off into thoughts of my blond beauty after Rosie mentioned her. I couldn't help it; Sian was still the most intriguing person I'd ever met.

"Look at this one" Rosie said to Katy breaking me from my thoughts.

"What?" I asked, looking between them as they both smirked in my direction.

"You can't even stop thinking about her long enough to pay attention to your sister, who you barely get to see" Rosie said in mock offense.

"What are you on about?" I asked, attempting to defend myself. They were right of course, I had been thinking of Sian. I could feel a slight blush creeping into my cheeks. It always happened when I knew I'd been busted.

"Aha! Look at those cheeks! You so were thinking of Sian" Katy joined in as she and Rosie began a teasing tirade against me. The banter began to escalate from here and I became the butt of many jokes at the hands of my sister and best friend. All in good nature, as I teased them back about their own relationships and they repeatedly accused me of being whipped.

We were still laughing and joking when my phone started vibrating from my pocket. I pulled it out, unnoticed by Katy and Rosie while they continued chatting. I slipped off the couch and made my way out to the balcony when I saw Sian's name flashing across my screen.

"Hey you, miss me already?" I answered the call as I slipped out onto the small balcony, shutting the door behind me.

"Soph?" Her voice was timid and I immediately knew something was wrong. She sounded like she had been crying or at least was about to cry.

"Sian what's wrong?" I asked; worry instantly spreading through my body as I heard her sniff on the other end of the line.

"It's n-nothing" she answered. I could hear the tears in her voice now and I was starting to get scared. "Can I just come over to yours?" she asked.

"Of course you can, you know you don't even have to ask, you're welcome here whenever you feel like it" I told her honestly, without a moment's thought to the issue. "Sian what's happened?" I asked, still desperate to know what had upset her so much.

"I've just had a massive row with Jane. I'll explain everything when I get there." She told me.

"Wait, how're you getting here?" I asked, not wanting her to take the bus so late on a Sunday. There were always weirdos on the bus at this time of night. I was about to offer to drive over and collect her when I remembered that I'd been drinking all evening.

"Henry's giving me a lift" she answered. This sounded odd to me. If Sian and Jane had been arguing, why was Henry giving Sian a lift? Surely he'd be staying with Jane to comfort her after their fight. I'm not sure why but I was suddenly all the more eager for her to just get here so I could find out what was going on. "I'll see you in about ten minutes Soph"

"Ya, okay then. I love you" I replied, a million different scenarios running through my head as I gazed out at the city lights in the distance.

"Love you too, see you soon" she said, hanging up.

It had been fourteen minutes since Sian rang me and she still hadn't arrived at the flat. I felt the need to keep track of the time, if nothing else than to occupy myself. I had told Rosie and Katy that Sian was on her way over and that she had sounded upset on the phone and had taken to pacing back and forth across the living room.

"Sophie, will you sit down before you wear a hole in the floor" Katy said, standing up from the couch and attempting to guide me back towards it.

"No, I don't feel like sitting" I refused, resuming my pacing.

"Sophie, she'll be fine. It's probably nothing. You know what it's like, sisters fight. We fight all the time" Rosie piped up, from her position in the arm chair.

"She's right Soph, I'm sure Sian and Jane will be back to bezzie mates by tomorrow morning" Katy agreed.

"I know, I know. I just want her to get here so I can make sure she's okay" I said, beginning to get frustrated by the amount of time that had passed since Sian had called, considering she still hadn't showed up.

It was seventeen minutes after her call that there was finally a knock on our front door. I bounded towards the door, without saying a word to either Katy or my sister who were both still perched on the couch, finishing off the last of the wine.

I opened the door to a tearful looking Sian, who embraced me immediately. "Sian, what's happened?" I asked as she buried her face in the crook of my neck and I started to rub soothing circles on her back.

Movement in the doorway caused me to take my attention from my tearful girlfriend. Henry was standing in the doorway, holding what appeared to be Sian's overnight bag. "Henry, what are you doing here?" I asked confused.

"She left this in the car, I figured she might want it" he answered, holding out the bag. I gestured for him to leave it on the ground inside the door, not wanting to break the embrace Sian clearly needed.

"Does one of you want to tell me what happened then?" I asked, kissing the top of Sian's head.

"They had a little row, which turned into a big row. Screaming at each other. Throwing things" Henry explained quietly. "I'm sure it'll blow over, they usually do after a day or two" he added, saying the last bit quiet enough so that Sian wouldn't hear him.

I nodded in understanding and attempted to lead Sian into the apartment. She wasn't crying anymore but she was still cuddled into me, seeking comfort. "I better be getting back to Jane" Henry said, gesturing towards the door.

"Yeh, thanks for bringing her over Henry" I said as he made his way out.

Sian had calmed down enough for me to coax her into the flat. It was obvious to me that her tears were due to a mixture of anger and upset. "Do you want to talk about it babe?" I asked, keeping my hands on her hips as she moved slowly into the flat.

"Ya" she answered quietly, making her way down the corridor to my bedroom.

I spoke quietly to Katy and Rosie, asking them to give us some space until I could find out what was wrong with Sian before I followed her to my room. It's not that I didn't want them around, it's just that I could see Sian was upset and I wanted to make sure she had some privacy. They were both very understanding and had stopped teasing me about our relationship since I'd gotten Sian's call. I thanked them both before padding down the hall to my room.

I stopped briefly outside my door. I wanted to give Sian a little warning so I knocked gently on the door before opening it and slipping into the room. She was sitting on my bed with her back against the wall. Her knees were drawn up to her chest and her arms wrapped protectively around her legs. Her eyes were puffy from all the crying. I didn't say a word. I crossed the room and crawled onto the bed beside her. I sat beside her, resting my own back against the wall, and wrapped my arm around her. She laid her head gently on my shoulder. I decided waiting for her to speak first would be best.

It took her a long time to break the silence but eventually, after about twenty minutes, she spoke up. "Things were going great… we were getting on like we normally do. Then Jane thought we should catch each other up on what's been going on 'cause we haven't had much time to chat recently… I let slip about taking care of you when you were sick and she flipped out" Sian began slowly. I could sense she wasn't done so I stayed silent but gave her a reassuring squeeze so that she knew I was listening.

"She started going on about my 'damaged immune system' not being able to handle something like that and I told her it was fine and that my white blood cell count has been normal for ages. She wouldn't listen though, she was saying all sorts about me being irresponsible and then she started saying stuff about you and that you should know better and that's when I lost my temper" she was beginning to ramble but I could tell she needed to get it out so once more I remained silent.

"We started shouting at each other. I said some horrible things Soph, she was only looking out for me. But she said some rotten stuff too. It got really bad, it was probably the worst fight we've ever had" Sian finished as a tear slid down her cheek. I brought my hand up to brush it away and let my hand linger on her cheek as she turned into my touch.

"Okay, well I'm here Sian, whatever you need I'm here but first, I need to know… could you being around me when I was sick have been really bad for you?" I asked, giving her a look that let her know I needed a truthful answer.

"Not anymore. My doctor said my white blood cell count is normal and that my immune system is pretty much back to normal" she answered. She took my free hands in both of hers and started to play absently with my fingers.

"Right. Good. Well you should explain that to your sister, let her know she's got nothing to worry about. I was sick weeks ago and you're fine. As for the horrible things you said to each other, it happens. Rosie and I have said some truly horrible things to each other while fighting, seriously we can be vicious when we get going, but at the end of the day, we know it's just the heat of the moment and that neither of us really means it. I'm sure it's the same with you and Jane. It's what sisters do" I said, trying to be supportive but also be the voice of reason at the same time.

"I…I told her I hated her" Sian whispered timidly, sounding as though she was about to cry again.

"Like I said, it was just the heat of the moment, I'm sure you both said things you regret" I replied, rubbing her arm soothingly.

"I've never said that to her before Soph, never. I didn't mean it. I felt awful the second the words came out but it was too late. Jane just flipped out completely, said she hated me too and told me to get out. She went on about how ungrateful I am and started attacking the relationship I have with you" Sian said, her voice barely louder than a whisper as the tears began to fall thick and fast.

"It'll be okay babe, trust me, you and Jane will be back to normal in no time" I assured her.

It took me a long time to calm Sian down. We talked the whole thing through. She even gave me a blow-by-blow of the fight she had with Jane. After exploring every possible angle, I managed to convince her that everything would be fine but that they both should apologise.

Once she'd calmed down, I got her a t-shirt and a pair of joggers from my wardrobe to wear as pyjamas. Neither of us felt like going back up to the living room to get her bag as that would mean having to explain everything to Rosie and Katy.

I crawled into the bed and wrapped my arms around Sian. It wasn't late but she'd exhausted herself crying so I turned off the lamp and cuddled into her. She fell asleep in my arms almost instantly. I kissed her head as I listened to her soft, slow breathing. I knew things would work out between her and Jane, they were too close for one fight to come between them. I was only happy to have been able to be there for Sian when she needed me.

Well there's chapter 11! All feedback is welcome, as always :) xx