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"Baby... baby wake up." Gina whispered into Naomi's ear, shaking her arms softly.

Naomi mumbled and attempted to sit up, only to let a wave of dizziness push her back down again.

"Oh gosh, okay, just stay down, I'll get you some ice."

Naomi closed her eyes, ignoring the clattering of things in the kitchen and the clank of her mums organic shoes against the tiles, and tried to fall back to sleep. Just as she had settled down a heavy cold pack landed on her jaw.

"What the..."

"Naomi, honey, don't worry. The swelling will go down soon."

Swelling? Naomi stood up, wobbled a bit, then made her way over to the mirror.

"Holy shit, it looks like someone has implanted a golf ball in my face."

Gina sniggered, then pulled herself together.

"You look beautiful hun." Gina put her arm around her daughter's hips and gave her a soft kiss on the cheek. Naomi's shoulder sagged and she sighed, Emily used to do that.

"Look mum, I think I'm going to-"

*knock knock*

"Shit, mum don't answer it."

"Don't be ridiculous darling, what if its important. I'm expecting a parcel from Oxfam anytime now."

Naomi cursed her mums amazing ability to be incredibly dumb when it mattered the most, then rapidly made her way to the back door. Naomi was just slipping on her shoes when she overheard her mums conversation.

"Katie what?"

"She punched her, knocked her out cold. Can I just speak to Naomi please?"

"Of course darling, she'll be near the back door. Never was good at handling bad situations that girl."

"Right" the girl quickly pushed past a dumbfounded Gina, and towards the back door. Naomi was frozen on the spot. That voice, was the last voice she wanted to be hearing right now.

Effy looked down at her soaking converses, not wanting this conversation to be happening as much as the girl in front of her, but it needed to happen.

"Hi"

"Effy… look, I don't really want to ta-"

"Nice face." Effy cut in.

Naomi glared at the brunette. "Do you want another bruise to match the one I gave you earlier?"

Effy immiediately regretted her wise crack, why did she have to fuck everything up?

"I'm sorry."

Naomi stepped forwards towards Effy, the tiny brunette flinched, expecting a slap.

"Whats your problem Ef?" Effys head snapped up. She needed to hear this. She let their bright blue eyes met, and held the stare. She noticed the pain in the blonde's eyes. Effy Stonem isn't supposed to feel pain, but when she looks into them eyes, she finally feels as if someone understands. Do her eyes look like that? Fucking Emily. She was fine until Emily came along, and she was going to be fine now, she was sure of it.

"I don't understand how one person can be such a wrecking ball in every relationship they encounter. Its bullshit Effy. All fucking bullshit.

Naomi had started to raise her voice now, all the anger that had been building up inside her was finally going to come out.

"I KNOW you don't want to be alone, and I know you are capable of love, but I don't understand how you can have so much love swirling around you, and still want to run away. I used to know how you feel, I used to block everyone out too, but it doesn't help."

Naomi had started crying, her anger had drizzled out, and she just really wanted the day to end. Effy was still staring intently at the blonde, confused by the sudden outburst and change in moods.

"I know how Emily makes you feel Ef. She can look you in the eyes, and make you feel like the luckiest person in the world, her raspy voice can make your stomach do flips, and when she talks, you feel like you could sit and listen your whole life. I get it. But please, can you let us be happy? I need her."

"Yes."

Naomi looked at Effy confused. "What?"

"Yes Naomi." Effy repeated as if it was the most obvious statement in the world. "I've decided, you can be happy. Emily wants you, I know it. If shes happy, then I guess, I'll be alright."

Naomi smirked.

"At least you've still got Freddie eh?"

Effy mocked a shocked look, and jokily punched Naomi in the arm.

"Yeah, Freddie, he's such a blinking dream." Effy heartily impersonated her friend Pandora, then looked at Naomi, causing them both to burst into laughter.

After a few minutes of gasping for air in laughter, they had forgotten what they were laughing about in the first place, and just stood there smiling at each other.

"I hope my smile doesn't look as idiotic as yours does right now"

"Don't worry, you always look like an idiot" Effy quickly replied, making Naomi's smile even wider.

"Cheers Eff."

"You had better look after her." Effys smile hastily wiped from her face. "Because if you don't, I will be forced to hurt you."

"I know, I won't hurt her. I'm still scared, but it will be okay. Its more likely that she will hurt me."

Effy looked at Naomi intently, her heart speeding up in her chest.

"How?"

"How many people do you know that can resist the Stonem charm? Except me of course. I've been fitched."

Effy smiled, and glanced back down at her feet. "I don't want her Naomi, your right, I'm a wrecking ball. Emily is the only person I have met who I don't want to knock down." Effy gasped as she felt two soft arms wrap around her neck, and a bush of blonde hair in her face.

"urrmm, Naomi?"

"Shut up Stonem and accept a damn hug." She smiled, then wrapped her arms around Naomi's back, and relaxed into the hug.

She could get used to this, having a friend.