"Katie. I..." Emily mouthed silently, I was willing something to come out but she didn't speak. We all froze, silent in our positions, nobody knowing who was going to break first. Needles to say I had sobered p instantly. We could all hear Cook singing in the other room.
"You fucking whore!" Katie marched forward towards Emily but bypassed her completely heading, instead, straight for me on the floor. Her ringed fingers grasped out to pull my hair but Emily had seized Katie's wrist and flung it away.
"Don't you fucking dare Katie!" Katie glared in amazement at Emily.
"What were you thinking Emily?! You were fucking a girl, a girl Emily! That's fucking sick. She forced you into this didn't she? Didn't she!?" Katie was face to face with Emily and both Effy and I picked up on the slight plea in her voice. Emily ignored it though pushing Katie away from her.
"Yes I was fucking a girl! And you know what? This wasn't the first time! We're together Katie. If you paid any attention you might have picked up on that sooner! And don't you dare suggest Naomi forced me into anything!" Emily did her old inverted comma's to quote her sister. Tears were forming in Katie's eyes as she searched for something to say. She glowered down at me disgustedly before turning her gaze to Emily pleading for some radical explanation. I think she was expecting us all to jump up and shout out "April Fools!" Emily didn't back down from their stare. I felt awkward watching their exchange; they seemed to be talking to one and other just from that look. Those Fitch eyes told so many stories. Katie looked away repulsed from Emily before wheeling around and smashing her hand against Emily's cheek. She hit with such force Emily spun around before falling to the ground. Katie didn't even pause to look at her sister on the floor before running out crying from the pub. Effy chased after her leaving me and a weeping Emily. I crawled over to her and pulled her into my arms.
"Shh it's OK. It's alright." Emily's quivering body clung to me as she buried her head into my arms. I attempted to lift her from the dirty floor but she stayed put. There we sat for god knows how long. Rhythmically stroking Emily's hair and whispering reassurances into her ear just like I had last night. Gradually her sobs subsided.
"Emily we need to find her." I felt her little body tense before she rose. Her usually bright eyes were dull and red from all her tears and an angry red mark had formed across her cheek from Katie's strike. I couldn't help sighing out at the sight before me.
"Emily." I stroked my hand gently along her cheek but she pulled away in pain. Before I could offer an apology Emily rose to her feet and went to access the damage in the mirror, she turned her face to the side and a few more tears escaped.
"Emily?" I tried to pull her into a hug but I was shrugged away again this time I clung onto Emily's arms.
"What?!" She glared up at me trying to be forceful but breaking down into tears once more when she saw my hurt expression.
"I didn't want her to know. She ruins everything. I just want everything to go away, just me and you alone." Emily mumbled into my shoulder. I felt so guilty, had I not been so impatient we would not have been in this mess. I knew exactly what Emily meant, If only it could be that simple. We loved each other, Katie had to see that, that's all that mattered.
"I'm going to talk to her." Emily clung onto me.
"No, please she'll hurt you." I couldn't help a little laugh escape my lips, Emily looked up at me confused.
"Katie couldn't hurt me if she tried. I can handle her don't worry." I led Emily out into the pub and sat her down next to JJ. Reluctantly I left her to explain everything whilst Cook was passed out on the bar. I lit a cigarette and stepped outside preparing myself for the showdown that was sure to come.
"Yeah, good luck with that." Effy sighed as she pushed past me back into the pub. Katie was sat sobbing on the curb. I couldn't believe how the girls couldn't see how similar they were deep down inside. Both of them so insecure, they fight and neither can stop crying for the other. I inhaled deeply on my fag.
"It's nobody's fault you know." Katie didn't even look up to confirm it was me.
"Fuck off Naomi." I leant against the doorframe.
"Not before I get an apology." This time Katie did whirl around.
"Why the fuck would I ever apologise to you!?"
"Not me." I spat.
"I don't care what you say or do to me, but you've hurt Emily and I won't have that." Katie stood up and squared up to me.
"Don't act the fucking hero. She's not gay." I blew my smoke out into her face causing Katie to take a step back.
"It doesn't matter gay, straight, whatever. It's about someone special... About somebody you love." I smiled as I quoted Emily from back in the alley. Katie was stood there looking at me incredulously.
"You're saying you love her? After a couple quick shags you're claiming to love her?" I raised my eyebrow and looked down at Katie.
"We both no It's been a lot more than a couple Katie." I thought she was going to slap me but instead she began to grin.
"That's gross." I so didn't want to have this conversation with Katie, for Christ sake I'd taken her twin sisters virginity last night!
"Are we cool?" Katie looked at me. Right into my eyes, she seemed to be searching for some hint of ulterior motive but received none. She sighed and wiped away her tears.
"I've had a feeling you two might have been, you know, for a while." I nodded awkwardly not wanting to have an intimate conversation with Katie of all people.
"How come we're not friends anymore?" Fuck, where was all this coming from? Katie was looking up at me hurt in her eyes.
"Katie, me and you were never really friends. Not properly." Katie stepped away from me and switched back into bitch mode.
"Right, yeah, whatever. Is Emily alright?" I nodded but held the door open for Katie to have a look for herself. She marched through without thanking me.
"Typical." I muttered just loud enough to receive a scowl.
"Don't push it lezza." Katie stood in front of Emily and in the most awkward voice ever muttered.
"Sorry for hitting you. I'm cool with you being... You know." Well, it was a start. I had a feeling Katie had known more than she let on about Emily's sexuality. There's no way she'd be this easy going had she not had prior warning. Emily flung herself into Katie's arms and kissed her full on the lips.
"OK Emily. This is too uncool." Katie forced Emily back into her seat and stalked off to get a drink.
"I told you I'd sort her out." I shuffled in beside Em. She grinned still managing to look beautiful even with puffy eyes and a purpling cheek.
"I love you." She leant in.
"I love you too." I breathed against her lips before kissing her. Finally we were happy, Emily and I.
So I've ended this here, I know Katie would never be that accepting but I've got a bit bored of this story! The opening of a new story is on the way from Emily's POV.
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