Naomi smiled as the sun began to rise, she was relieved, nervous, and confused as she looked at her ring sparkling in the sunlight. She watched pensively as the last police car strolled away, feeling that the world had been lifted off her shoulders.
"What a night huh?" Addison said softly behind her.
"You could say that again" Naomi sighed giving her a hug.
Addison smiled. "You go home and get some rest Nai" she nodded.
"Rest..who needs rest on a day like this" Naomi grinned. "I mean look at how beautiful it is out here" she continued.
Addison raised her eyebrows "Eh...yeah...I'm going to bed" she laughed giving her another hug before heading to her car. Naomi couldn't help but notice the sly smile Addison gave to Pete whom was standing near Violet.
"We'll talk later" Addison said to Naomi with a small grin.
Naomi smirked turning around and walking back inside the practice, immediately seeing Dell whom looked quite shaken, staring blankly off into space at the reception desk.
She couldn't help but give him a warm smiled as she approached him. "You should be home, getting some rest" Naomi said softly.
"I can't sleep..." he said sternly. "Naomi...I..almost lost you" he shook his head.
"Dell..." Naomi started before she noticed his gaze upon her ring.
Naomi then took it off placing it inside her shirt pocket. She noticed a small smile appear on Dell's lips before he stood up and sighed.
"Naomi...pulling off that ring isn't going to make this situation go away...when your ready for a real man...you'll know where to find me" he shook his head walking out of the practice.
Naomi gazed after him for a few seconds, her thoughts boggled, she grabbed her jacket out of the office and went to go find Sam.
"Pete...Pete" Violet said looking up at him, trying her hardest to break him out of his gaze. He then looked down as if he was confused to see her standing there "Huh?" he said taking another sip of coffee.
"Can you please not use all of the creamer!" she said agitated.
"Oh...sorry" he mumbled.
Violet managed to smirk. "So what did Addison do this time?" she asked.
"Addison...ah yes..that annoying red head" he spoke up.
"Oh really...that's the same gaze I have when I look at Bill" she said simply, putting sugar in her coffee.
"Bill...as in Bill Clinton" he then laughed.
"Yeah...I find him very..stimulating in fact" she retorted. "Wait..how'd you know that!" she said quickly.
"I have to say Violet, some screen savers you have" he laughed once more.
She rolled her eyes before muttering "Charlotte King...my god" she shook her head. Pete decided not to ask, as he saw Violet grab one of her stress balls from the counter.
"You know Violet...I could help with..your stress..." he said hesitantly.
"With your healing herbs..I'll pass" she said rather snappishly. Pete then felt a sudden urge to know what was bothering her besides her usually confrontations with Cooper and Allan.
"Women" he muttered. "Always so picky, but they never know what they really want" he said absentmindedly.
Violet laughed "Pete..would you like a session this afternoon I can pencil you in"
Pete smirked "I don't need a shrink" he said pouring himself another cup of coffee. "What exactly do you need then?" Violet said curiously. Pete looked at Violet before sighing, downing the cup of coffee.
"Sam..please I'm fine" she smiled as he massaged her back gently.
"You've had a rough night...just trying to make you relax" he said stopping.
"Sam...remember when...we used to go out" she said hesitantly.
"What do you mean we go out" he smiled.
"I mean...when we used to go to nice dinners, and then the jazz clubs you took me to" she continued.
"How could I forget...what about them" he said looking up at her.
"I...nothing" she started giving him a forced smile.
Sam nodded before kissing her forehead. "I'll be back in an hour, got a client who needs a house call" he smiled grabbing his jacket as he left. Naomi sighed, it would be hours before Mya got home from school and sleep wouldn't come for her, she then smiled as she pulled off her robe and went to her closet, searching for the perfect outfit to wear to the beach.
"Hi..Kevin it's me...can you please meet me...at my house...it's urgent" she sighed leaving him a fifth message, before turning off her phone.
The kiss with Pete had made her longing for him grow stronger for some reason she couldn't explain, and she believed that Kevin was trying to protect the practice from the incident last night, she had to know for certain that his intentions were good.
Addison peered out her window before the doorbell rang gasping as she spotted Pete...with Violet, they seemed to be sharing some kind of joke, or either drunk...which she believed was the latter.
She quickly went down to answer expecting to see Pete's charming face, instead she saw rather colorful dressed Naomi, wearing a beach hat, and sunglasses.
Addison's eyes widened "What's the occasion..for this..ensemble" she smirked peaking over Naomi's shoulder at the same time to spot look for Pete and Violet.
"Up for the beach" Naomi grinned.
Addison shook her head "You are something else Naomi...after the night you've had...look...go home..get some sleep...this isn't healthy" she smirked.
"Looks like your going to miss...this then" she smiled pulling out a bottle of her finest champagne. "I'll be ready in 15 minutes" Addison smirked.
Dell groaned as he dragged his surfboard onto the shore, he couldn't concentrate at all, in fact he'd lost focus so much over the past week that his surfing had became horrible.
He frowned sitting down in his fold out chair, ignoring the constant glances from a group of girls over near the food stand.
He then saw Addison and to his complete surprise Naomi, looking amazing in her beach ensemble, sure it wasn't a dazzling red two piece like Addison wore, but a simple white tank top with shorts, so sophisticated, so...Naomi."
He grinned as she approached forgetting the sternness he'd shown her this morning. "Dell" Naomi said as if she were surprised to see him.
Addison smirked before leaving them grabbing a drink from the stand.
"She knows.." Naomi spoke before Dell could question.
"You told her" Dell said slightly blushing.
"Of course I told her" she replied simply. "You look...wow...amazing" he said giving her his signature grin.
He couldn't help but notice her eyes scanning his body, which happened to be soaking wet. "Dell..." she looked at him pensively "Yes Naomi..." he said softly "Do you think you can give me a surfing lesson" she smiled softly.
Hey guys, thanks for all the great reviews, I finally had time to get a new chapter in, college is about to end soon so hopefully I can pick up the speed on some of these chapters, oh and feel free to put any ideas or thoughts you have in your reviews, Thanks! UTNT, Tresa
