Chapter 14

Naomi POV

I pondered for hours after Emily had left about what exactly my mum and Hannah had been discussing last night at the party. I had tried not to let it get to me the entire night and had succeeded for the most part but I couldn't resist asking Hannah what it had been about when she came to say goodbye to me. She simply said ask you mother. That was it and then gave Emily a hug goodbye and left the party.

Knock, Knock, Knock

Who the hell could that be? I wasn't expecting any visitors. I walked to the door and took a look through the peephole. Oliver. What the hell is he doing here?

"Hey"

"Naomi, hi. I'm sorry to bother you but Hannah said she forgot this yesterday and asked if I would drop it off, with her being at work and all."

"Sure. Come in."

"Thanks"

I motioned to the sofa for him to sit down on and made my way to the kitchen to fix drinks for us. The package he had bought with him wasn't really a package but a thick envelope and I was intrigued by it to say the least.

"Here. I hope you don't mind. All we have in this house is fresh orange juice. We need to go shopping again really."

"It's no problem. When you have a kid you get use to drinking stuff like this. Can't have anything to interesting in your house."

"Yea. James right, your son?"

"That's it."

"How is he, we haven't seen him in a while."

"Yea. His grandma's in town so she's been hogging all his attention. I feel like I haven't seen him in ages either."

"Look Oliver, I hope you don't mind me asking but Hannah hasn't really said a lot about it. James is he..."

"Hannah's son. No, no. Hannah just helps me look after him. Has done since he was born. She's a life saver. I wouldn't have been able to raise him without her."

"How long have you known Hannah?"

"Since we were teenagers. My girlfriend at the time introduced us. I was seventeen."

"You remember it well then."

"My girlfriend loved Hannah like a sister. Always talking about her. She knew everything about you as well."

"Me?"

"Yep. Hannah never stopped talking about you. Everything was Naomi this, Naomi that. It was like nothing else ever existed in her world."

"Oliver. Hannah didn't happen to mention a discussion she had with my mum yesterday did she?"

"She said their meeting went as well as could be expected, that was it. Why? Something wrong?"

"Not really. It's just the discussion seemed kind of heated that's all. To me anyway, no one else seemed to notice."

"I wouldn't worry about it Naomi. If it was important then Hannah will tell you."

"I suppose."

"Well. I best be off. Thanks for the drink and I'll see you soon. We should all go out at some point. I'll talk to Hannah about it. Maybe sometime before my mum buggers off again. Then I won't have to pay for a baby sitter."

"Ok. See ya Oliver."

The second he had closed the door behind him my attention went straight to the envelope he had left on the coffee table. Mine and Emily's anniversary present. I'm sure Emily won't mind if I open it. Will she? No. I picked up the envelope and opened it.

"Jesus."

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Emily POV

Why did I agree to come to come shopping with Katie, WHY? This is how I am going to die. Goodbye world, goodbye family, goodbye friends and goodbye Naomi. I will love you always.

"Emily, get up. You're embarrassing me."

Somehow I had managed to slide down the chairs in the fitting room waiting for Katie to try on yet another outfit whilst I contemplate my death.

"Sorry."

"Come on. I'm done. Let's get some lunch."

We headed to a small cafe down the road from the shop we were in. Katie sporting more bags then can be counted. We had been in over twenty different stores that morning and Katie had a bag for at least every one of them. We ordered lunch and spent most of it in silence until dessert came.

"So did you enjoy your engagement party then?"

"It was great. Thank you."

"It was all Naomi really. You don't need to thank me."

"I mean for coming. And I'm sorry that their weren't any really fit guys there for you meet."

"Are you kidding? There were loads, I picked up one of Kieran's younger nephews. You are so gay if you didn't notice them Em. Kieran might be a mangy old man but his Nephews, well."

"Ha-ha. I think I was sort of distracted by my beautiful girlfriend."

"No doubt hey. How's Naomi doing anyway? I noticed at one point she didn't seem to happy."

"She's fine. Her mum and Hannah were just having a little tiff and it upset her a bit."

My phone rang in my pocket and I smiled upon reading the caller ID.

"Hey, I thought I told you I was out with Katie today. What why? Home. Ok, ok. Yea, I'm setting off now. Ok, I'll be home in a few."

"Was that Naomi by any chance."

"Yea. Said she needed me home right away. Something important to show me."

"Well if it's that good you best give us a call when you find out, unless it's one of your weirdo lezza things. Then I def don't want to know."

I got up and gave Katie a hug, promising her I would phone her the second I knew what Naomi wanted to show me. The bus took ages to get to me, their never on time, its ridicules. I eventually got on the bus and made it home. Naomi jumped up as soon as I walked in and came over to me before placing an envelope in my hands.

"It's from Hannah, she says happy anniversary."

"Holy Shit."