A/N: It's Date Night! And you are all lovely people.

Chapter 21

"Jesus Christ!" Naomi ducked under an awning to get out of the sodding English rain, which had decided to make an appearance as she turned the corner onto Emily's street. Of course! It's been lovely all fucking week, but it just has to piss down rain tonight! She shook off the droplets of water that had managed to stick to her beige trench coat and checked her reflection in the store's window. She had left her hair wavy with the front pinned back so there was no harm done, thankfully.

Naomi turned to look out onto the street; no one seemed to care that it had started raining, but then again, no one had a date with Emily Fitch that night either...besides her. Naomi glanced at her watch; she was fifteen minutes early. Emily's flat was only a few more buildings over, but as luck would have it, none of those buildings in between had awnings, so she decided to stay put.

Naomi leaned against the storefront and lit a cigarette; her lips turned up into a ghost of a smile as she exhaled and imagined Emily getting ready for their date. She wondered what the redhead would be wearing and if it was going to be anything like that black dress she had on for Fitch Family Dinner. Naomi thought that Emily would look good in anything, really. The image of a shirtless Emily entered her mind suddenly as a full-on smile lit up her face. ...or nothing at all.

The sky opened up fully then and the noise of passing cars was drowned out by the sound of rain hitting the canvas above her head. She shook the thoughts of Emily away quickly before the next one could appear, the one that always followed and made her stomach tense. The one that she saw every time she thought back to that night in Emily's bedroom when their kissing had turned into something much more serious, something Naomi wasn't yet ready to experience.

Naomi took a deep breath and closed her eyes. Don't start. You'll be fine. Emily said yes to this date. She wants to spend time with you. Stop worrying about it. Naomi's pep talks to herself were rarely this reassuring, but tonight was special and she wasn't going to let anything stand in her way, not even the fucking rain.

Naomi knew that it was still a bit early, but she needed to keep moving. She took a final drag off her cigarette and flicked it into the gutter, popped a mint into her mouth, and took off her coat. You should have thought to bring an umbrella. Naomi rolled her eyes and told her internal monologue to pipe down as she held her coat over her head and made a dash for Emily's front door.

Emily carefully put the needle on the record that she had selected for Naomi's arrival. She couldn't really believe that she had even thought about what music should be playing when her date came to pick her up, but then again, Naomi Campbell had never picked her up for a date before either.

As Hanging on the Telephone began playing through Emily's Hi-Fi, she heard a knock on the door. She practically skipped over to it and opened it with a giant smile on her face. "Hi!"

Naomi was smiling back at her, jacket slung over her arm. "Bonsoir."

Emily stepped to the side to let Naomi in; Naomi glanced around the room to make sure that they were the only ones present and then turned to watch Emily as she closed the door behind her. They stood there for what seemed like just a bit too long, staring at each other with silly grins on their faces.

Naomi spoke first. "You look really good." She then tried to say something a bit more polite and first date-like. "I mean, you look very nice." Both statements were true, but as Naomi let her eyes trail up and down Emily's body once more, she let Cook's influence take over for a second and the words fucking mint came to mind. The dress Emily wore was emerald green and it looked like it was made of silk or satin or something like that, Naomi wasn't sure, but it looked like it would feel amazing against her skin.

Emily liked the way Naomi's eyes were roaming all over her and returned the compliment. "You look...really good too." Emily couldn't take her eyes off Naomi's; the azure blue shirt she was wearing made her eyes sparkle and look twice as blue as they do normally. When Emily was finally able to break the trance those eyes held her in, she also took notice of just how many buttons Naomi had left undone. Emily licked her lips and tried her best to tear her eyes away from Naomi's incredible cleavage. She wondered if she would be able to keep from staring at it for the entire night. That's going to be fucking impossible. "I like your necklace."

"Thanks." Naomi touched the string of dark blue beads the hung around her neck and played with them absentmindedly as she looked around the room.

Emily could tell Naomi was a bit nervous and she realized that she was as well. There was this invisible barrier between them that hadn't ever been there before. She figured that putting the stamp of "first date" on what had previously been labeled "hanging out" made everything seem a bit more formal.

As they stood in the middle of her living room not knowing what to say to each other, Emily broke first. "This is ridiculous." She grabbed the front of Naomi's shirt and pulled her into a firm kiss. Naomi's eyes went wide, but she soon surrendered to the feeling of Emily's lips on hers and slowly let them close. Her body relaxed and her hands found the redhead's small waist. Naomi was right; that silky green dress did feel amazing.

Once Emily felt like she had sufficiently kissed the tension away, she leaned back from Naomi as if she was surprised by her own actions. "Sorry." She released her grip on the blonde and looked down at the crumpled material she left behind. "Shit. Sorry." Emily straightened Naomi's collar and smoothed her hands over the front of her shirt, which did nothing to help the wrinkles, but she kept her hands there anyway.

Naomi's chest was heaving and she was sure that Emily could feel her heart pounding beneath her small hands.

Emily smiled up at her and took a step back, taking her hands away as well. "I knew there was a reason I hadn't put my lipstick on yet." Emily gave Naomi a cheeky smirk.

"If that's the reason, you shouldn't bother putting it on at all." Naomi flashed a devious grin that was more of a promise than anything else.

"You can't stop thinking about it, can you?" Emily narrowed her eyes at the distracted blonde across the table from her.

"No, no. It's fine." Naomi shook her head and returned her fork to her plate, opting to take a sip of wine instead of placing that bite of chicken parmigiana in her mouth.

"I'm so sorry." Emily had a worried look on her face as she tried to figure out if she had completely ruined dinner or not. "I forget sometimes, because it doesn't bother me, that talking about that kind of thing...grosses people out."

"No, really. It's fine." Even Naomi didn't believe that it was fine when she heard her voice come out at such a high pitch. She tried to make it sound normal again as she continued. "I mean, it is interesting and I did ask, so I can't really blame you for giving me an honest and..." Naomi gulped. "...descriptive answer." Naomi took another sip of wine and gave Emily a closed-lip smile.

Emily looked down at Naomi's half-eaten meal and felt even worse for telling her all about the human cadaver she had dissected in her Anatomy class earlier that day.

There was an awkward pause between them.

"This wine is really good." Naomi finished off what was left in her glass and reached for the bottle.

Emily got to it first. "Here, let me."

"Thanks."

Emily filled Naomi's glass and topped hers off as well. "This restaurant is really cool. How did you find it?"

"Oh, I just came across it one day." That was not the truth; Naomi spent hours researching every hole-in-the-wall, family owned, casual, but not crappy restaurant in town, which included in-person visits to her top five choices, and had decided on this one due to the red checkered table cloths, which she knew Emily would love, and its proximity to the bar they were going to for after dinner drinks.

"Well, I really like it." Emily smiled and placed her hand on top of Naomi's. "And I know that I ruined your appetite and I promise that I'll make it up to you...in any way you see fit."

"Any way?" Naomi quirked an eyebrow at Emily's playful banter. She felt Emily's thumb brush softly against her skin and she couldn't help but smile back at the gorgeous redhead that she was lucky enough to be with tonight.

Naomi still couldn't wrap her head around why someone like Emily Fitch, with her amazing looks and cool friends and future doctoral degree in medicine, would have any interest in someone like her, but she wasn't going to dwell on it, not right now with Emily's hand touching hers.

"May I?" Emily lifted Naomi's hand and gently turned it over so her palm was facing up. "I haven't had the chance to check your progress for a while." The cuff of Naomi's shirt was unbuttoned by Emily's nimble fingers and the material covering her wrist was folded back.

"It now makes sense why you seemed so at home in those latex gloves."

Emily let out a throaty chuckle that made Naomi's heart swell more than she would have ever thought possible. "Wait 'til you see me with my piercing needles. That's a real stunner."

Naomi bit her bottom lip and looked down to where Emily's eyes were fixed. She watched as her delicate fingertips traced over the lines of black ink on her skin.

Emily let out a small sigh. "It's so lovely." She brought her dark brown eyes up to meet the blue ones that were waiting for her. "It's doing lovely." She flashed Naomi a bright smile that hadn't been there just seconds before. "You're an excellent patient."

It wasn't until the check was paid for and the coats were gathered that Emily realized that between the two of them, it wasn't Naomi who should be commended for her patience.

Did you really think that the entire date was going to fit into one chapter? I would hope that you all know me better than that by now. There is more date night to come and more soundtrack picks from Hi Mom Hi Dad Hi Bitches to come. (She told me I could post them in the next chapter in an effort to get this chapter up faster for your reading enjoyment.) I sure hope you're still enjoying it. If you are, please leave a review. : )