Naomi

She looks so lifeless, so pale and just completely fucking calm at the same time, sitting in a room alone watching her whilst I hear her parents arguing outside with the occasional Katie's voice making an appearance just staring at the tubes she's attached to and the way her chest is rising and falling from the peaceful sleep they've put her into. I'm relatively calm now, I'm happy to sit here for hours just watching her whilst Kelly goes to get us coffee and try and calm the fitches down, can't say earlier everything was this peaceful though.

'For for sake Emily, the reason he's in there is because about 5 minutes ago I fucking broke up with him!' I shout at her but she's still pacing, suddenly she stops.

Love, she said she loves me.

She slowly turns around, but it's almost like she doesn't see me, she focuses hard on my face then scrunches up her nose in confusion, lifting her hands to her head she starts to shake them against her temple

I walk towards her slowly 'Emily are you okay?'

She looks up at me as if she going to respond then out of nowhere her eyes close and she fall's to the ground almost instantly, I wasn't fast enough to catch her.

I run to her side, panic set in fast, cradling her head on my knee 'fuck, Emily please wake up' I say stroking her cheek and I notice how the colour suddenly fades from her face leaving her as white as a ghost

'oh god Emily, Em's please' I plead with her whilst trying to pick her body up, tears start to pour down my face and it's making it near to impossible to carry her down to how much I'm shaking, I'm about to shout Ian when I feel a presence behind me.

'Naomi what the hell are you-'she cuts off when she see's Emily collapsed on the floor and my tear soaked mascara running down my face. 'Jesus, Emily' she shouts and drops her bags whilst kneeling to the floor and trying to help me lift her up

'Kelly she- she just collapsed' I say sobbing, actually crying my eyes out as I see Emily lifeless on the floor, I can't help my thoughts from screaming in my head 'you just told me you love me, you can't die now' death. Suddenly I spring off my feet

'I've got to phone an ambulance'

And now here we are now, 4 hours later in a hospital room, Emily's going to be fine luckily, just a bad case of alcohol poisoning down to some really dodgy vodka, what the fuck was she thinking drinking like that? It's probably all my fault after that fucking tiff we had this morning, all I know is that Katie said she skipped college to go the pub with that fucking wanker Cook, I swear I'll kill the bastard.

'Hey' I hear the soft voice behind me and I turn around to see Kelly walking into the room, two cups of coffee in her hand, smiling at her I gladly accept the cup and turn back to Emily. I promised Kelly I'd stay in the room with Emily whilst she got the coffees but only if she knew that I'd always stay in the fucking room anyway. She takes the other seat on the right side of Emily and we both just stare at her in complete silence

'They said she won't wake up till tomorrow' she says quietly still facing Emily 'and they pumped her stomach so she's going to be really sore' I send a sympathetic smile over to Kelly but her face remains on Emily's sleeping body.

'How are they?' she looks at me and I gesture to outside with a nod, she rolls her eyes and takes a deep breath

'Oh you know just arguing on what could of caused this' she says taking a deep breath and continues 'Jenna seems to think it's down to Emily being a raging homo and having no control over it' she scoffs and I look at her 'she thinks that?' I asked kind of shocked and she just nods her head.

'Yeah apparently if Emily would just hurry up and get over this phase then she wouldn't have to constantly try and prove herself' she laughs bitterly 'I love Jenna I really do, but I think it would just be easier on Emily if her mum got the fuck over the fact that she's gay'

The room goes silent; the only sound is Rob and Jenna having a very loud discussion of some sort and my very loud breathing

'You can't help who you fall for' Kelly says, still looking at Emily and I snap back to the afternoon before she collapsed 'By the way, I came to tell you that I love you' I think my heart grew ten times bigger since I heard her say that to me, staring down at her now a tear escapes my eye, why is she the one that always has to be brave for me?

'yeah' I reply to Kelly and her face falls to mine when she hears the strangled tone that I answer in 'Naomi' she says softly noticing my red eyes, 'she's going to be okay'

I smile weakly at her and she returns it before watching Emily again, it was going to be a long couple of days.

After dragging myself away from Emily, because apparently visiting hours are over and I'm not a family member so the nurse basically told me to fuck off, I go to find Kelly in the narrow hospital halls, Being the clever person I am I automatically walk towards the family waiting room when I hear another argument, no doubt by the Fitch family coming from it.

'She made a silly mistake Jenna, she's only 16' I hear Kelly, sounding almost frustrated talking to Emily's mum.

'Exactly, 16' she emphasises the 16 with a strict tone and I decide that I'm definitely not going in there, but my feet stuck to the ground and I can't move away from this conversation

'She's old enough to stop making these stupid mistakes now' Jenna finishes her sentence.

'Mum-'I hear Katie say, probably trying to get Jenna to calm down but she's cut off by Kelly again

'Look I just don't think she should wake up to this scrutiny' she argues back and I hear Jenna take a tired breath

'Listen Kelly, she's my daughter and I know what she's like'

'Maybe she should stay with me for a while' I hear Kelly say and I stumble back away from the door a bit , Emily living in the same flat as me? I don't know what to think, I mean it's definitely a good thing, I'll get to see her a lot more, but also a bad thing because around Kelly I have to act like she means absolutely nothing to me

'I don't think that's a good-'

'Just for a week' Kelly pleads 'just till you've calmed down and then she'll come home'

'I need to be there to look after her' Jenna states

'I'll do that!' Kelly really wants Emily to come with us; it's really cute how much she loves her.

'No' Jenna says flatly and if I know Kelly no doubt she's going to protest.

'Fine then' I hear Kelly say smugly 'Let her go home tomorrow and blame it all on her being gay' If I was in there right now I'd be giving her a high five.

'Excuse me-'i hear Jenna protest but she's cut off by a strong scouse accent.

'Maybe it's a good idea love' Rob says, and I can almost hear Kelly smiling at him and singing his praises.

'Rob!' Jenna shouts at her furiously but he continues

'Give her some space, she obviously needs a change for a while' he stops talking, and then aims his last sentence at Kelly

'Just for a week though right kid?'

'Just a week' I hear Kelly say with happiness, oh and I also hear Jenna huffing and puffing and a quiet 'Fine'

Because I know it, it's silent and the conversations probably ended, I go to turn away but then the door opens in my face and a confused and happy Kelly smiles at me.

'Erm, visiting hours are over'

'Right' she says slinging her arm over my shoulder and I laugh 'Let's go home, oh and I've got something to run by you'

'Yes she can stay' I say almost instantly, fuck great Naomi now she knows you where listening

She smirks at me from the corner of her face and I blush slightly 'good to know your listening skills are top of the range' she mocks and I nudge her in the ribs.

Walking back to the flat I can't help but remember each scene that took place, from the door, to the pacing and then to the part where Emily hit the floor, Kelly hasn't noticed because she's too busy trying to get the door to open.

Getting inside, we throw are belongings down anywhere on the floor and we both instantly hit the couch exhausted , again I can't help my mind drifting back to Emily and how this morning we were curled up together on this couch.

'I don't get it' Kelly says breaking me out of the memory and I look at her confused

'Don't get what?'

'Why was she here?' she asks still looking towards to wall and I freeze 'when she collapsed, why was she here?' she asks again, probably not really looking for an answer, just wondering out loud but I answer her anyway.

'I think she was looking for you' I lie and she turns her face towards me intrigued, so I continue 'erm yeah she knocked, said she wanted to see you but I told her you wasn't in' still making this up I carry on 'so she said she'd come back later, walked away then just collapsed in front of me' But not before completely spilling her heart to me telling me that she's in love with me. I add in my head.

'I wonder what she wanted me for' she looks at me confused then just lets out a deep breath falling deeper into the couch 'Guess I'll find out tomorrow' she says and I just send a nod over her way.

'So how come Ian was here?' she asks smirking at me, and I just return it 'I broke up with him'

Suddenly her tired body is no longer tired and she shoots straight up on the couch looking at me 'really?' she asks in disbelief and I just nod at her again with a smile.

'How did he take it?' she asks, and I'm actually surprised by my answer to, when I called him over he sounded excited, and then when he came over and I told him that I'd have to end it, I expected him to beg, be upset, even cry a little it was a relief and maybe a little bit shocking aswell when he simply nodded his head and told me he kind of expected it for a while now.

'Surprisingly well' I reply and she raises her eyebrow 'yeah said he expected it'

She starts to laugh and I just read her expression 'well you were always so easy to read Naomi' she continues to laugh and I just giggle

Yeah if only Emily knew that

Kelly was swinging by the hospital at 3, so I decided that I'd go at 12, without her knowing of course so I could tell Emily that she proper fucking scared me and if she ever did that again it's over, obviously the last bit was a complete fucking lie. Before I went to see Emily I decided to take a little detour to sort out a little problem, the fishpond tavern it was.

Entering the shithole I couldn't help but be remembered of mine and Emily's first date, well it wasn't a date to us then, just two friends having a quiet drink but still that's the first time I truly thought of her in that way you know? A small smile turns up on my face but it soon fades when I spot the grubby twat I'm looking for sitting by the bar downing a pint, Cook.

Walking over to her sternly, I tap him on the back and he turns around with that disgusting shit eating smile on his face, he looks me up and down with his eyes and I think I'm about to vomit 'alright Blondie' he says and I flinch at the nickname 'where's your bird?' he says, and before he has time to say anything else my fist is already flying into his nose.

'Where the fuck do you think she is?' I shout at him and he just looks at me confused whilst rubbing at his nose with his hands 'fuck me Blondie, I knew you were fierce bet Em's love's that about you' then he winks at me and I'm about to hit him again 'whoa whoa babe' he says 'I really don't know what you're on about'

'She's in hospital you twat' I shout at him and he looks at me concerned 'what, why is she alright?' he says hurried at me, and I'm loving that he's turned from a cocky bastards to this scared little boy.

Taking a deep breath, I clutch my bag tighter to my shoulder 'yeah she's going to be fine, apparently she had a lot of dodgy vodka' I say to him and I see his face turn guilty 'what the fuck did you's drink?' I say to him and that grin comes back on his face.

'Uncle Keith's special mix' he winks at me, and I throw him a disgusted look 'yeah well it nearly killed her!' I spit at him then drag my eyes around the place, eyeing up how dirty it is 'this place should be fucking shut down' I say to him before turning around and heading for the door.

'Did she find you last night?' he says and I spin back around facing him 'what?'

'last night, she had something important to tell you, worked it out right here' he says slapping his hand on the stool next to him, and I know what he's talking about, I turn back around but before I leave I answer him 'Yeah, she found me'

Walking down the corridor, I stop at the corner when I see Jenna exit Emily's hospital room; she turns left and heads down the opposite corridor so I decide to go see Emily now, without her mother's disturbance.

I quickly pace up to the door, looking through the square piece of glass that allows me to see inside the room and I see Emily arms places firmly over her eyes, she doesn't look happy at all, well neither would I if I had a mother like Jenna Fitch, she's probably just went in there to give her a load of shit, I open the door with a loud squeaking noise but that doesn't make her look up from her arms.

'Mum you can really just piss off, I don't want to talk to you anymore' she murmurs into her arms and I can't help the smirk that rises on my face just from hearing her voice and knowing she isn't in some type of fucking coma.

'Okay, maybe I'll leave then' I say teasing her and her head shoots up from her arms to look straight at me with relief.

'Naomi' she says, but instantly after her arms are wrapped around her stomach and she makes an aching noise.

'You alright Em?' I say rushing to her side, and she just lifts her head and sends me a small smile 'Yeah just hurts a bit' she says, and I rub her arm then take the seat next to her.

'I didn't think you'd come back to see me' she says sadly and I send her a confused look 'why would you think that?'

'Because how much of a twat I've been to you lately' she replies, eyes not looking at me, I lean over grabbing her hand and locking her fingers with mine 'you haven't been a twat Em's' she looks down at our hands and smiles grabbing mine even harder.

'You just scared the fucking shit out of me' I admit and this time it's me holding her hand tighter as I remember the events of last night 'don't you ever do that to me again' I say sternly to her and she just nods, stroking her thumb along my hands 'I won't' she says simply.

'I'm such a twat' she says throwing her eyes over her hands once more

'Yes you are' I say joking to her and she looks at me in disbelief before a small smile breaks out across her face 'Emily it's really not funny, how do you think I felt seeing my girlfriend fall to the floor and not respond out cold?'

For some reason this makes her smile turn into an even bigger grin and now it's my turn to look at her in disbelief 'Emily really' I say to her and she just takes my hand again 'No Naomi it's not funny and I'm so sorry for being so immature' she says seriously 'but you just called me your girlfriend' now she's grinning at me and I start to blush violently not noticing that I actually did call her my girlfriend but fuck me it felt good.

'Yes, yes I did' I answer her back smugly and she just smiles even more, but I can still see how weak she actually is right now 'Good' she says, still looking into my eyes.

I can't help it; I put my fingers under her chin lifting it up her lips meet mine half way, It's slow, full of passion and everything I've been missing about her for the last 24 hours, I pull back when I hear her moan into my mouth, and not for the right reasons.

'You need to rest' I say pulling away from her, and she does a pouty face, I laugh and she quickly sits up pressing another quick kiss to my lips before she lays back down, reaching for my hands again and resting her head on the pillows.

'Don't leave me' she says quietly and I send her a gentle smile 'I'm staying a while' I reassure her and she just smiles back at me, and softly says 'I don't just mean here'

How could I ever leave her again? She everything I've ever fucking wanted, well okay so maybe I never wanted to be with a girl but I don't even see gender anymore, it's so much more than that.

'Like I said, I'm going to be around for a while'

3 very fast going hours later it's time for Emily to get changed and head off home, helping her to the bathroom to change because her stomach must really be hurting her right now, I go back to the room and help Kelly get Emily's shit together.

Emily walks slowly back into the room without her hospital gown, scratching the top of her head with her hands, 'Why aren't my parents here yet?' she asks Kelly confused, and I throw Kelly you haven't told her yet? lookand she just looks at me and shrugs

'Emily you're not going home' Kelly says to her whilst she continues to pack Emily's bag of spare clothes her mum had brought round the day before, 'what do you mean?' Emily asks walking more into the room and throws me a confused look; I just look back to Kelly

'You're staying with us for a while' Kelly says casually to Emily whilst smiling at her but she looks back still confused until her face drops 'have they kicked me out?' she asks, as tears begin to fill her eyes

'No!' me and Kelly say to her in union, and she lifts her hand up wiping at tears before Kelly continues 'we just thought you could use time away from your mum' she smiles at her 'oh alright' she just replies grabbing her bags.

'I promised her I'd look after you' she says and Emily makes a scoffing noise 'I don't need looking after' she replies rolling her eyes and me and Kelly laugh.

'Fine' Kelly replies teasing 'I'm not babysitting you tonight anyway, date with the boyfriend you see' she says winking at Emily and she just makes a fake gagging noise 'but don't think that means I'm letting you run wild' she says pointing a finger at Emily and she rolls her eyes again, walking out the room with Emily following her 'besides Naomi said she'll take care of you tonight' she says casually as she walks out the door and Emily stops by the door frame turning around

'Oh so you'll take care of me will you?' she says biting gently at her bottom lip and oh my fucking god I'm about to collapse myself.

'I don't know if I'll be back tonight, Emily's a sleep on my bed so just keep checking up on her once in a while and it'll be fine, everything okay here then?' Kelly says walking into the living room, messing around with her dress as I try and watch the late night soap repeats

'Yeah, we'll be fine MUM' I reply to her eyes still on the TV and I feel a cushion being thrown at the back of my head, turning around I throw it back at her but I fail with my terrible throw and she just starts to laugh 'I'm off then bitch, don't wait up' she winks at me and I follow Emily's earlier actions and gag at her, she laughs me out the door.

20 minutes later I am now completely fucking bored, flicking through over 800 channels on the TV I have a pointless discussion with myself how about I pay for this fucking thing and there is never anything interesting or educational on at all, fucking money robbers. Deciding that I think I'm going a little mad with talking to myself I think it's probably about time I check on Emily.

Walking to Kelly's room, I stop outside the door for a second before slowly pushing it open to reveal, Emily looking so tiny rolled up in the ball on Kelly's bed, she looks so peaceful, her breathing slowly in and out and the way her hair is dragged over her face, Jesus she's so fucking beautiful.

'Are you going to perve at me all night, or actually join me in bed?' I hear her say and my eyes snap down to her smiling up at me and patting the spot next to her, gladly accepting it I lay down by her turning my head to smile at her, she grabs my arm and pushes me more against her, draping my arm over her stomach as I feel her breathing ease out.

'I wasn't perving' I say smirking at her and she starts to laugh 'oh yeah what was you doing then?' she says with her lips quirked in the biggest smile ever and her eyebrow rose.

'Admiring your beauty' I reply easily and the teasing smile slides off her face and replaces by a more serious one, brushing my fringe from my eyes, she looks like she considering what to say in her head, she starts and stops her sentences a lot before she decides on one 'I meant it you know'

'Meant what Em?' I ask whilst drawing circles on the tiny part of exposed skin below her t-shirt, I did the exact same thing after the first time we slept together.

'what I said right before I collapsed' she replies and I freeze, I don't know what to say to her, Love's hard and difficult and I just don't know if I'm ready to tell her I love her yet. She notices me freeze and continues

'I know I was completely off my face, and didn't know what I was saying most of the time but I meant it' she takes a deep breath turning over to face me

'And I also didn't say it because I expected the same from you okay?' she says smiling down at me and I return it easily 'I just...' she trails off looking at her hands 'I love you' she says and I silence her with a loving kiss, just because I can't say it doesn't mean I can't show her it.

'Now...' she says pulling back from the kiss and I groan she smiles 'tell me, did Ian cry when you broke it off with him?' she asks with a devilish smile and I begin to laugh.

Fuck I really do love her.

I'm going to give the girls a rest and make the next couple of chapters rather happy for them, but obviously nothings ever that simple forever ;)

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