Penultimate chapter...

I can't believe that this is coming to an end, I am going to miss it so much and I have to break the news to you all that I'm not entirely sure whether there is going to be another sequel...I really do think this comes to an actual end after the next chapter! NOOOO!!

But anyhow...enjoy!

Two weeks, four days and sixteen hours had passed without much effort on my part, or Emily's come to think of it...we just existed together, in the peace that actually talking things through had left us in. Emily had pretty much moved back into the apartment with me, all but officially anyway, we were going to have a housewarming piss up at some point but work seemed to take up far too much of our time at the moment.

The corporate party had been utterly shit; Emily and I had gone as a couple, hand in hand against all the hidden stares and careful muttering. I had got completely drunk off my tits, needing Ems to hold me up on six different occasions, each time causing her to laugh addictively at my unique twatness. We had been at the centre of attention, the focal point of everyone's conversation; it was almost like no one had ever seen a lesbian before...let alone fucking two. We hadn't stayed long, managing to disappear after a few short, slightly awkward, hours.

We had spent most of our time, out of work and the shit parties that neither of us actually wanted to fucking go to, cuddled up in the protective cover of the bedroom. Bodies reconnecting, tongues lashing, skin against skin, hands roaming over every inch of each other and allowing our souls to reconnect in the most beautiful of ways. I think I knew where ever single freckle was on her naked frame, how she reacted to every movement my fingertips made against her. It was a perfectly flawless connection that made the entire world seem less important, all that mattered was me, Emily and a cold bottle of Pinto Grigio.

It was the height of summer now, nearing the end of June and the sun was at its most glorious, shining down upon each and every day, making everything seem one hell of a lot more fucking beautiful. Cook was staying with Katie pretty much indefinitely, which was fucking amazing, Bristol really was too far away and no matter how perfectly my life was rolling along the right track...I still missed the fuck out of him. Effy and Mel seemed to be hanging around too, Effy had saved up quite a bit of the millions and millions of fucking pounds she was getting paid to pretty much do nothing, so she quit her job and things were going well for them. Everything was turning out right; both my best friends were now very close just in case of some potential mental breakdown. Katie seemed happy with Cook, they were such a cute couple it was almost sickly, but they had a positive effect on each other, she made him grow up and he would protect her through anything. I was scared that my life was so fucking happy, usually when things seem too good to be true, it's usually because they are and something is about to go terribly wrong, but with the ball breaker that is Mel around, I felt suddenly comforted. Time seemed to pass by with ease, I didn't care, I was with Emily and therefore unbothered by anything the world had to throw at me.

*

Saturday morning had appeared with grace and Emily stirred beside me, naked skin brushing against naked skin, pulling each other back from the edge of sleep.

"Mmm morning..." Emily's words caressed along my neck as she nuzzled closer towards me which, considering the entanglement that was our limbs, I didn't think was actually possible.

"Hey you," I dropped a kiss onto her hair and moved my hand carefully along the length of her spine, smiling as her back arched slightly which pushed her stomach tighter against my side. Everything about waking up with Emily wrapped around me was absolutely brilliant, no words can describe the heat that resides between us.

"Another day in bed then?" She propped herself up into her elbow so she could regale me in all my glory, allowing her chestnut brown eyes to wander over every inch of me that wasn't covered by the sheets we had spent all night fucking in. I turned onto my side so that I could pull Emily's face so much closer to my own and capture her lips briefly. The force of her kiss was enough to shake me fully awake and as I opened my eyes to look into hers, I noticed the sun was seemingly even more eloquent today.

"Nah, let's make it fucking official...house warming?" Emily nodded gently allowing her flamed hair to flow around my vision, keeping every single detail of my focus well and truly fixed on her breathtaking beauty. She really was the most gorgeous person in my world, flawless really, if I couldn't look at anything else for the rest of my life it would be fucking fine with me.

"You want me to call them all? What time shall we say?" I kissed her again, promptly shutting up the exhaust of question that seemed to fall from her brain as soon as the plan for the day had been mentioned. I took her mind completely off of everything by running my fingertips over the inside of her thigh, smiling as she gasped against the sudden movement and my increasingly hungry kiss.

"Come on, don't start...we need to get up and sorted if you want to get...fucked...tonight." She raised one of her eyebrows in a completely sexy manner that I find terribly hard to ignore; she can be such a tease sometimes. One final kiss and she is up, wrapping my fucking dressing robe around her lovely pale skin, blocking my view of the ecstasy that is her body and making me tut incandescently against the now nearly cold space where we had been intertwined. I huffed as silently as possible but was still rewarded by a smirk from a now nearly completely covered Emily, standing near the door to the front room.

I got up slowly, knowing that she is as turned on by my naked exterior as I am by hers, turning my back on her momentarily I smile as I hear that her breathing has quickened slightly as I pull on the silk bottoms that I had found in one of my bedside draws. I turn around to face her, still nothing covering me above the waist and wander over until I am pinning her softly against the hard wooden door. I ran kisses along her neck, she tilts her head back allowing me more room to play, I pause as I notice the mark I had left her from the previous night and how she groans slightly as my hand slides within the warm comfort of the fluffy robe she had stolen.

"Fuck it..." She murmured whilst untying the sash as quickly as possible, making my assault into the robe so much fucking easier, kissing down towards the top of her breasts, struggling for breath as her nails dug into my back. My hips thud against hers, only the thin layer of silk moving between us is stopping the heated friction of her skin against my own. She kissed me hungrily, moaning into my mouth as our tongues embraced, one of her hands had moved up and tangled itself in my hair, the other was pulling at the hem of my trousers, thudding me into her harder and faster.

I flailed wildly, running effortless finger tips down her skin and helping the robe to fall unforced to the floor, her back arched gently pushing her further into me. I held onto her waist as my mouth continued the assault on her skin, rolling my tongue over one nipple then the other, swirling my fingers over her hips, stomach, thigh and then back again. Without asking, she lifted her knee and gently encased my hips and as she started to thrash against me I could feel the warm moisture of her excitement. Smiling to myself I moved one hand downwards and started teasing around her core, making her want it, making her almost beg for me to be inside her.

Her building desire didn't take long to erupt, a few agonisingly teasing filled minutes of hands roaming and haltered kisses, she was pushing me back towards the bed, ripping at the one item of clothing that encased me.

*

The sex was fucking amazing and we had just stayed wrapped up in each other's arms until lunch time, wanting nothing more than to do what Emily had suggested first and spend the day in bed. Unfortunately me and my big mouth had put the idea of actually doing something into her head, after making a few phone calls, everyone was coming round at seven, but before that we were going out with Effy and Mel for some 'retail therapy.' Fucking shopping, instead of spending every second playing with Emily's nakedness, we were going shopping, brilliant.

Clothes had never felt so horrible, we had spent fourteen hours pretty much completely naked, and now here I was in jeans and a vest top waiting to be dragged around a few shops to look at shoes. It's not that I don't like shopping; it's the fact that I don't like shopping when I could be making Emily scream, or wriggling beneath her expert touch. Although I'm pretty sure I would dislike anything if getting her naked was the other option, orgasmic fucking was definitely near the top of my list, only behind a few things like just being with Emily...and a good cup of coffee. I was firmly stuck in a daydream when the door was knocked, I knew opening it would mean confirmation that this really was happening and going back to bed simply wasn't an option. Selfish, sex addicted prick...open the fucking door...

"Hey babes..." Mel hugged me tightly before barging her way in, leaving me to exchange a few hidden glances with Effy, the all-knowing, before offering everyone a pre-shop drink whilst Emily was finishing getting herself ready. No one would join me in my afternoon cheer so I just chugged down an ice cold beer as the bedroom door opened. I had bared witness to Emily entering a room probably something near to ten thousand times and it still had the same jaw dropping effect on me. I'm sure she could enter a room without showering for a week, looking completely fucking gross and my heart would still fill up with the warmth of her presence. Effy and Mel were muttering to themselves on the sofa, utterly oblivious to Emily's arrival.

"You all ready?" Mel jumped slightly and Effy just smiled as she saw the luminous look that I am sure I had on my face.

"Yea, Cook and Katie are meeting us at the retail park..." Effy took out a cigarette and started walking towards the door, giving me hope that spending the afternoon with Cook would make shopping almost bearable.

Emily gathered her keys and walked up to me whilst I finished gulping down the beer that I didn't really want to leave half finished to go flat. Lacing her fingers within my own and instantly taking away every ounce of boredom I could feel starting to wash over me before starting to pull me out of the door. Mel was sniggering like a buffoon at our insurmountable cuteness and I slapped her playfully across the shoulder before following her out into the blossoming sunlight.

It didn't take us long to get into the centre of town, Mel at the helm of the clapped out old banger was fucking funny, she had the most brilliant road rage and had cut up three learners, a lorry and some poor old guy on a bike. Shouting something along the lines of 'get off the road you shrivelled old cunt...' or words to that effect, Emily and I were too busy wetting ourselves at the utter hilarity of the entire situation that it was hard to take it all in. Finding a parking space was the hardest thing, we had gone round and around the multi-story, more than fucking once and Mel was getting more and more annoyed, which just made the rest of us laugh all the more.

"Ok, fucking stop laughing, I'll turn this car around..." She yelled sarcastically as she finally pulled into the space that Emily had spotted about ten minutes ago. We were meeting Katie and Cook by the fountain in the centre of town in half an hour, it was a fucking trek from the car park but it was such a lovely day so a little walk couldn't hurt.

*

I was fucking knackered, the walk had hurt, in fact I was so out of shape and should probably invest in some home gym equipment to get some of my staying power back. Emily of course was the only thing that kept me going, her and her 'don't get fit get Fitch' upbringing left her incredibly strong and with the stamina of a marathon runner. The fountain was in sight and we were only ten minutes late, Katie's now deep purple hair was shining in the sunlight and Cook was dancing around splashing at the odd pigeon and munching on an apple.

"Naomikins!" He shouted and ran towards me, arms flailing wildly, apple well and truly thrown to somewhere before crushing me into his embrace allowing my head to rest against his chest. After he let me go he put one strong arm over my shoulders and one over Emily's before walking us back up towards where Katie was now stood. The sisters exchanged hugs and a swift kiss on the cheek whilst Cook and I just stood there, grinning at the slight awkwardness that still surrounded any pleasantries between them, she treated me better than she treated Emily. Mel and Effy had already disappeared into Miss Selfridge, the rest of us followed after a few moments, me dragging my feet as much as possible, I just wanted to sit out in the sun with Emily and forget the world again...but unfortunately that didn't really seem to be an option.

Clothes shop after fucking clothes shop, the only thing that broke the boredom was an occasional kiss from Emily and Cook trying on bras. I had managed to force myself into buying a new pair of jeans, a shirt that pictured Pac-man and a striped hoodie. I was so indulged in fighting to stay awake that I didn't notice Cook 'pssst-ing' at me from hiding slightly behind the trouser rail.

"What's wrong babe?" He immediately grabbed me and spun me around to face him, clamping his hand tightly over my mouth, forcing me to be quiet which I didn't really understand.

"Shh, I don't want Katie to know what is going on..." He whispered looking genuinely concerned , I nodded furiously and he released me from his grasp allowing me to breathe.

"Ok...sorry..." I urged him to continue, almost scared at his sudden sincerity.

"Katie and I have been dating for a while now, and it just fucking feels right Naomikins, I don't want to fuck it up. It's been three months today, I think she has forgotten but I want to fucking get her something to you know, try and be...bloody cute." I couldn't help but laugh, he had never been like this over anyone before, it was almost disconcerting but it added another depth to Cook that I was so happy that he let me see it.

"Ok, like what...a dress, jewellery, chocolates or flowers..." My mind ran riot and I found that I was imagining the look on Katie's face when Cook did something completely out of the character they all knew and loved.

"Jewellery, but...fuck...you have to help..." I just nodded with an insanely huge grin on my face, I hugged him carefully letting him know in some part just how proud of him I was. My little James Cook was growing up and starting the treacherous but completely worthwhile journey that is love. Before I knew what was happening or even had time to tell Emily some kind of profound lie as to where we were running off too I had been whisked away to the jewellery store up the road slightly. Looking over all sorts of necklaces, bracelets, anklets and eventually moving onto the ring section, I was no help at all. I found myself drowning in the wedding bands, silently choosing the most perfect ones for Emily and me even though we had agreed that marriage definitely wasn't on the cards just yet, if at all.

"What about this?" Cook snapped me out of it and I noticed he was holding one of the most disgusting pendants I had ever seen. My face must have given away how repulsed I was as his eyes fell and he put the bile green gemstone encrusted tacky shit that he had been holding. I glanced over all the white gold necklaces, finally deciding that one of the best things for him to go with was a simple chain, decorated with a single ruby.

"That's the one." Cook looked to where I was pointing and instantly nodded to the clerk, asking him to gift wrap it so that he didn't have to bother later. He was so fucking lazy but adorable at exactly the same time, his innate grin was just perfect and he handed over the money. Wandering off to complete the sale I decided that I should get Emily a little something in preparation for her birthday. My choice was a considerably quicker one and before ten more agonising minutes had passed we were on our way back to find the others.

Ta Da! One more chapter to go, this one was actually really hard to write as it was just kind of a link between the last chapter and the end!

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