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Complicated life - chapter 14
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"You owe me a drink." Naomi informed Emily a couple of hours later.
The club was full of screaming kids and some screaming parents to now that all of Sam's friends had turned up with there mum or dad's or both. Emily, Naomi, Effy and Karen were sat in a booth watching Cook and Tony try to lead all the children round the dance floor in a 'routine' to the music. Obviously they were failing miserable and it was actually just a lot of noise and chaos. Emily raised her eyebrows at Naomi.
"Is that so? And what would that be for Miss. Campbell?" Emily questioned.
"Cook hasn't interrogated you once tonight" Naomi explained.
"The nights not over yet, plus I think he's a little preoccupied at the moment don't you?" Emily reasoned. Naomi pouted at her. Emily chuckled.
"You look like Sam when you do that" Emily informed the blonde.
Karen and Effy sat silently watching the exchange between the two women with amused smirks on there faces.
Naomi rolled her eyes.
"Stop trying to get out of it Em, you owe me a drink." Naomi demanded.
"If anything you owe me one after my argument with Katie." Emily retorted. Naomi's face became serious then.
"I said I was sorry about that." Naomi mumbled guiltily.
"Nai, I was joking, by the sounds of things there's a lot about Freddie I don't know. Katie can fuck right off." Emily told her, feeling remorseful for upsetting her.
"Naomi Campbell, please do me the great honour of accompanying me to the bar so I can buy you a drink?" Emily asked trying to lighten the mood again.
"Emily, that is the most terrible proposition I've ever had." Naomi said with a smirk.
"Well you won't want the fucking drink then will you." Emily mocked.
"Proposition it better and I might" the blonde challenged her.
"I will when you least expect it" Emily promised.
Naomi gulped hard. She berated herself for digging herself into that hole. She thought she had been doing well all evening, staying a safe distance from Emily, and only talking about safe subjects. Of course Effy helped. Now that the alcohol the blonde had consumed was starting to take effect she became more daring. Moving closer to Emily and teasing her about things. Naomi didn't expect Emily to give as good as she got though.
"Why did you argue with Katie?" Karen asked Emily.
"Because I was here, she thinks that because I'm her sister I'm obliged to defend her boyfriend even if I think he's in the wrong. Which evidently in this case he is, otherwise you wouldn't be sitting here." Emily explained.
"He's a wanker" Karen said simply.
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'WHIZZER' was finally free of screaming children, leaving just Naomi, Effy, Cook, Sam, Tony and Emily at the club. Naomi was sat in the same booth as she had been earlier, Sam had his head resting in his mums lap laying across the seat, fast asleep. Emily sat opposite Naomi on the other side of the booth. Effy, Cook and Tony were at the bar.
"He looks like you." Emily commented watching Sam sleeping in Naomi's lap.
"He looks like Freddie." Naomi answered.
"Maybe a little"
"Maybe a lot, look his hair colours the same, he has Freddie's brown eyes, he's so bloody tall. I've never known a kid to grow out of clothes as fast as he does, give it a couple of months and I guarantee this football kit won't fit him." Naomi told Emily. Emily smiled.
"I still see you in him" Emily assured her. "Does that bother you?" Emily asked after a minutes silence.
"What?" the blonde asked curious.
"That you see Freddie's double when you look at him." Naomi smiled slightly.
"No not at all, reminds me of happier memories of me and Fred's actually. Memories from college and that. Plus Sam inherited my shining personality so the fact he got Fred's looks doesn't really bother me." Naomi answered smirking.
"Always this modest?" Emily joked.
"Only when I feel the need to point out my star qualities, which I have many of." Naomi joked back. Emily chuckled.
Cook walked towards them carrying 2 drinks. Emily tensed visibly. Naomi smiled at her reassuring her it would be fine. Naomi lifted Sam's head from her lap and slide Cook's jumper under instead acting as a pillow. She moved across the booth and sat at a safe distance away from Emily, but close enough so Emily feel safer about Cook presence.
"Alright Naomikins, Red." Cook said as he reached them.
"Cook" Emily replied with a nod of the head guessing he was calling her red.
"Thanks for tonight Cook, Sams really enjoyed himself. You know you, Eff and Tone didn't have to do all this." Naomi thanked him for Sam's party for the first time that night.
"Shut up Naom's, I know we didn't 'ave to. We wanted to. Gotta make Sam's day speacil init?" he replied with a smile.
"Talking of speacil days Cook, Happy anniversary." Naomi told him. Cook frowned.
"Mine and Eff's anniversaries tomorrow babe, you know that." Cook answered her.
"Like fuck is it Cook, I was at the hospital to remember. I was the girl laying on the bed in labour screaming. You kissed Effy, you've been together ever since." Naomi told him. Cook grinned.
"Like I could forget you were there Nai, you broke me hand squeezing it so hard. Luckily A&E was right next door huh? Mine and Effy's anniversary is tomorrow." Cook claimed. Naomi rolled her eyes.
Cook had kissed Effy at the hospital while Naomi was in labour, they had been together ever since. But both claimed that they didn't get together until the day after Sam's birthday so that the little boy's day was his and his alone. Effy and Cook didn't want him to have to share it with them.
"Whatever you say babe." Naomi replied realising arguing with him over it was a lost cause.
Cook handed Naomi and Emily a drink each. Emily looked at it warily. Cook laughed.
"Don't worry babe I haven't poisoned it" Cook teased her. Emily relaxed slightly at Cook's friendliness.
"Look red, sorry about your window and shit. I just really hate that fucking tosser. He pissed me off. And yeah….." Cook trailed off. Apologies wasn't his best skill.
"Don't worry about it. I understand" Emily assured him. "I'm glad it was him you punched the second time though. He deserved it. If I'd have known I'd have helped pin him down. Not sure how Katie would of taken that though but fuck it. He deserved it nonetheless." Cook laughed.
"You keep that up and I think me and you are going to get along fine." Cook told Emily through his laughter. "Back in a sec" he told them making his way back over to Tony and Effy. Naomi smiled.
"See told you he gets on with pretty much everyone." Naomi told her.
"Yeah, and I didn't get 20 questions which means I really do owe you a drink." Emily answered.
Cook reappeared in front of them with his jacket in his hand. He lent forward covering Sam up with it.
"You staying at ours tonight Naom's?" Cook asked.
"If that's ok?" she checked.
"Fuck off, you don't need to ask. Red do you want a lift home?" he asked Emily.
Emily looked extremely reluctant. Naomi looked to Cook trying to see if he had a hidden motive but saw it was a genuine offer. She nodded at Emily letting her know it was ok.
"Wait….. Cook have you been drinking?" The blonde just wanted to make sure.
"Dear God, give me some credit will ya? I ain't had a drop all night." he answered. Naomi believed him. Cook noticed Emily's reluctance.
"Honest babes, I don't bite no matter what Effy may have told ya. She can come with us if your that worried. I was just trying to be a gentleman, it's late and dark. You shouldn't walk home by yourself." He explained his offer. Naomi scoffed.
"James Cook a gentleman? Cook do me a favour if a fairly average looking guy called James Cook shows up and he does in fact turn out to be a gentleman, please call me, I'd love to meet him." Naomi taunted him. Cook looked horrified.
"I am not fairly average looking" Cook insisted. "I am a very good looking bloke, charming an all." Emily and Naomi sniggered.
"Come on Red, let me give you a lift. Naom's babe you go with Effy and Tony, he's driving you back to ours. He ain't had a drink either. I put Sam's car seat in his car." Naomi and Emily both nodded.
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