A/N: The next chapter is here and I know I said it would be all New York but changed my mind once I started to write it. Originally NY was going to be a long fluff fest chapter, but then some of you said you thought there would be some drama so I'm going with an alternative idea I had.

Basically the first part covers the airport/ flight. The second covers the first part of the trip from when they arrive and while Naomi is working. That's going to be where the drama is and so you'll have to wait and see if the third part is the rest of the holiday or if something makes them leave early.

So onwards with NYC part 1, although about half of part 2 is written and part 3 is there in outline. I was just about to say so hopefully I can update each bit quickly, but we all know what happens when I do that.

As always it would be great to hear what you think as your reveiws are what makes this worthwhile.

Naomi groaned as the bed shook again, "Emily please, five more minutes." She reached out and attempted to pull the redhead into a cuddle.

Emily was having none of it and continued to bounce on the bed, "Come on, come on, get up. We need to get ready."

Naomi finally opened her eyes and couldn't help smiling as she saw how excited Emily was, "Good morning beautiful."

"Good morning gorgeous." Immediately the redhead sprung off the bed and threw the curtains open.

Naomi flinched as light flooded the room, "Talk about a harsh wake up call. What time is it?"

Emily rubbed her hands together, "It's 7.30 which means we have time to have breakfast and shower before we need to go to the airport. We'll have plenty of time to look at the shops and to check out the lounge, did you know you can have a spa treatment and everything there?"

Naomi sat up, admitting defeat. "Emily, if you want anyone to understand you today you need to slow down ok?"

Emily smiled, and bounced excitedly on the bed again. "But it's NEW YORK BABY. How can I slow down? This time tomorrow I'm going to be waking up in the Big Apple and looking forward to a whole day's shopping. I can't believe it."

Naomi sighed as she pulled back the covers and sat on the edge of the bed, "Jesus Em, you're going to look like a tourist, with all your Big Apple's and whooping. I'd better not come home tomorrow and find you with one of those foam Statue of Liberty crown hats or an 'I heart NY' sweatshirt."

Emily gave her a weak smile, "Sorry, I'm behaving like a five year old again. I won't be embarrassing, I promise. I know you have to be sensible with work and everything."

Naomi tutted, "Oh fuck it, I sound like my Gran. What the hell, we are tourists, so what if we act like them. Come here." She pulled Emily up onto the bed and the two of them bounced up and down before collapsing in a fit of giggles.

Emily's stomach rumbled and she smiled shyly, "Breakfast?"

Naomi kissed her, "Ok but don't eat too much as we'll get fed on the plane and you wouldn't want to spoil that would you?"

A look of panic spread across Emily's face, "God no, that's my favourite part of the flight. Maybe we should skip it here?"

Naomi smiled, "Why don't we order room service and work up an appetite in the shower?"

"I knew there was a reason I loved you so much." Emily said with a smile.

They'd managed to get through security without too much fuss. The only moment of panic was when Naomi couldn't find the boarding cards.

"Where the fuck did I put them, I thought they were with the passports." She shouted drawing attention from her fellow passengers.

"Calm down babe and let me look." Emily replied before pulling the boarding cards from the bag straight away. "See, they were here all along."

Naomi frowned, "Why couldn't I find them then?"

Emily smiled at her, "I don't know, you seem a bit flustered, is everything ok?"

Naomi nodded, "I'm fine, I just don't like this bit between getting to the airport and boarding the plane, I'm always afraid it will go without me."

Emily stroked her cheek, "I'm here to make sure that won't happen babe."

They were now in the departure lounge and Emily was flitting from shop to shop while Naomi stood looking bored. The blonde was starting to panic again about missing the plane.

"Em, if you keep running around we're going to run out of time. Can't we go to the lounge and relax for a while. There are going to be more shops than you can shake a stick at when we get there, can't you leave it for now?" she whined at the redhead.

Emily rolled her eyes, "Ok panicky Susan, we'll go to the lounge but we've got ages yet."

They showed their boarding cards and were admitted into the Galleries lounge, immediately Naomi walked over to the fridge and poured herself a large glass of wine, she took a large gulp before sitting down. She picked up a paper and began to read.

Emily sat beside her and glanced at her watch, "Steady on it's a bit early for that isn't it?"

Naomi glanced up, "We've been up for ages, it's practically lunch time."

Emily laid a hand on her arm, "Babe, if you're pissed they won't let you fly."

"Oh for fuck's sake Emily, I'm having a glass of wine. It's not like I've downed a bottle of vodka." Naomi snapped back.

Emily looked hurt, "Naomi what's wrong? You we're fine first thing but you've been a mess since we got to the airport."

The blonde stared at Emily and forced a smile, "There's nothing wrong honestly. Why don't you join me?"

Emily shook her head, "No thanks, it's far too early for me. I'll wait until we're served lunch on the plane."

Naomi stared at her, "Do you have to be so fucking sanctimonious about it? It's like being with a goody two shoes."

Emily snorted, "Right that's enough, what is your problem? God Naomi anyone would think you were afraid of flying the way you're acting."

The redhead stopped as Naomi began to blush and hastily looked away, "Naomi, is that what it is? Are you afraid of flying?"

Naomi gently nodded her head and whispered, "Terrified."

Emily stared at her in confusion, "But you fly all the time with work and you were fine when we went to Spain."

Naomi let out the breath she was holding, "I can't even begin to tell you how much effort that took on my part, I didn't want to spoil our first holiday together either. I can just about control it on short flights, but long haul there's no chance. I get really claustrophobic and sometimes have a panic attack."

"Oh baby, why didn't you tell me? Here's me prattling on about the plane and food and everything and all the time you're frightened." Emily said softly.

Naomi shrugged, "I didn't want you to think I was weak. I'm supposed to be a bad assed bitch remember. It's a stupid phobia."

Emily took her hand, "I think the stupid bit goes with the phobia bit. It's rarely rational, but that doesn't make it any less real. Look at me and spiders, that's silly right? I mean how much harm am I really going to come to?"

Naomi smiled, "I suppose so, unless it's a tarantula."

Emily shivered, "Ugh, don't."

Naomi looked at her watch and finished the last of her wine, "We'd better go to the gate."

Emily squeezed her hand, "Come on then. It'll be ok, I'm here with you."

They made their way to the gate and joined all the other passengers. They spotted the man from last night in the airport, sure enough, as Naomi had predicted, he was talking loudly on his phone.

"Hi Dave, it's Shane. [pause] No mate, Shane from sales? [pause] Yeah, yeah not too bad. Did you see the thing in the paper about the takeover? How did that get out? All our hard work on a multi million pound deal nearly ruined. [pause] No it's fine I had to go anyway, I'm just about to board a plane to the city that never sleeps. [pause] No, New York. [pause] Ok see you. Oh Dave, [pause] hello Dave are you still there mate?"

He hung up and said generally to the other passengers, "That's the trouble with us high flying executives, always on the go."

Naomi rolled her eyes and found them two seats, "Do you mind if we wait until the last minute to board?"

Emily shook her head, "Of course not, whatever makes it easier for you."

They sat in silence, with Naomi's head resting on Emily's shoulder. The announcement that they were boarding first class passengers came over the tannoy. Shortly afterwards the business class passengers were called. Suddenly the man spotted them and the fact that Naomi was pale.

"Oh not so cocky now are you? I wouldn't like to be in your shoes, squashed into economy, especially as you look like you're dreading it." He smirked at them.

Naomi sighed, "Come on Em, we might as well board if it means we're not going to be bothered by that tosspot over there."

They stood up and made their way to the gate.

"Oy, where do you think you're going? It's not your turn to board yet." He called out.

Naomi turned just before they went down the walkway and saw the look of surprise on his face after they'd been let through, she smiled at him before giving him the finger.

Emily nudged her, "Now who's behaving like a five year old?" the redhead asked as they boarded the plane laughing.

Emily's eyes were shining as they sat in their seats. She kept looking around and studying the cubicle. A few times she pressed the touch button and would watch as the privacy screen raised and lowered. She also ran through all of the seat positions, testing each one thoroughly for comfort. She picked up some of the information in front of her and stared at it intently, a serious look on her face.

In spite of her nerves Naomi couldn't help smiling at the redhead, "Everything ok Em?"

Emily nodded silently, unable to speak in case her voice betrayed her. She watched as Naomi leaned down and placed her bag and shoes in the locker beside her chair, then she followed suit. She folded out the table and carefully laid out the contents of the wash bag, greeting each new item like it was a priceless piece of jewellery. One by one she put them away again and placed the table back against the wall ready for takeoff.

She turned to Naomi and smiled shyly, "Is it wrong to find this exciting?"

Naomi shook her head, "No, not at all. I've got used to it I suppose and I'm usually travelling alone so just work or go to sleep."

Emily sighed, "I must look like a right unsophisticated yokel, I mean you don't see any of the other passengers getting excited because there's hand cream in their wash bag do you? It's going to be obvious I've never flown like this before."

Naomi smiled, "So what if it is? I remember being bumped up once on a European flight, the only real difference was that the seats were a bit bigger and they pulled a curtain across to divide you from the economy passengers. Didn't stop me turning round all the time and smiling smugly as I sipped my champagne, what a tit."

The captain's voice came over the tannoy, "Good morning ladies and gentlemen, my name is Captain Moores and I will be in charge of your flight today. We will shortly be taking off for New York, we are expecting a clear run with very little turbulence and our estimated flight time is 7 hours and 45 minutes. I will shortly be introducing the cabin crew, who will take you through a safety demonstration. Please pay attention even if you are a regular flyer as all planes are slightly different. I'll speak to you again once we are in the air but for now please sit back and have a pleasant journey."

As soon as the captain started speaking Naomi had reached over and gripped Emily's hand.

The redhead turned, "Are you ok?"

Naomi had gone white but she nodded, "It's take off and landing I hate the most. Although I do sometimes freak when we're in the air, I keep thinking 'I'm in a tin can which shouldn't even be flying, if anything happens we're all fucked.' Sorry."

Emily leaned over and kissed her before saying gently, "S'ok, I'll keep you safe."

A member of the cabin crew came round to make sure they all had their seatbelts fastened, she noticed the vice like grip the blonde had on the redhead's hand and smiled, "Is everything ok?"

Emily nodded, "Fine thank you, she's just a bit nervous."

"Well my name is Chloe and I'm part of your cabin crew today so if there is anything I can help with please let me know." She smiled and moved on.

The plane started its push back before slowly taxiing towards the runway. Emily stole frequent glances at Naomi who began to gulp. The redhead took a final look at the blonde when they reached the runway, she had her head back and her eyes closed, her breath was coming in short bursts. Emily noticed her other hand was gripping the side of her seat, her knuckles were white.

Emily wasn't sure if it would help but she reached over and started to stroke the blonde's hair while whispering comforting noises in her ear. Eventually the plane roared to life and gathered speed as they moved down the runway. Finally they took off and Naomi let out a deep breath. Her grip on Emily's hand began to loosen until there was a creaking noise.

"What was that?" Naomi asked, unable to hide her panic.

"Shh baby, it's ok, it was the wheels rising back inside the plane. It's perfectly normal." Emily answered.

Naomi exhaled again, "Ok, phew I'm glad that's over. I'm sorry for being so pathetic."

Emily kissed the back of Naomi's hand, "I've already told you, it's fine, you're not being pathetic. I'm not convinced anything I did helped, but I wasn't sure what else to do."

Naomi smiled at her, "Believe it or not the fact that you were so calm helped a lot, that and the fact I spent most of the time thinking about you stroking my hair and whispering sweet nothings into my ear."

Emily smiled back, "I'm glad I was able to assist in some way. Can I ask a favour though?"

Naomi nodded, "Of course."

"Would you mind letting go of my hand for just a minute so I can get the circulation going again?" the redhead replied.

Naomi dropped her hand like a hot coal before picking it up and rubbing it between her own two, "Jesus Em, I'm sorry. I had no idea I was holding it that tight."

Emily smiled, "No problem it's all part of the service."

At that moment Chloe came round and asked if they wanted something to drink.

Naomi looked at Emily, "Glass of champagne?"

Emily checked her watch, "Oh sod it, why not? We might as well start as we mean to go on."

They sat sipping their champagne when Naomi said, "So Ems, are you going to talk me through all the controls, explain what we'll be having for lunch and fill me in on the best entertainment choices?"

Emily looked at her, "I really don't know what you mean."

Naomi laughed, "Of course you don't. Come on you were like a kid on Christmas morning when we first arrived so don't try to pretend you haven't got the whole flight planned out."

Emily smiled, "Well the menu for lunch looks really delicious, lots of choice. Then we can have afternoon tea and another snack before we land. There are some really good films on too and I'd prefer it if we watched the same thing at the same time but I'll understand if you want to watch something different or do some work."

Naomi raised her eyebrow, "You might say that but your pout says otherwise. I might need to do a bit of work though as I need to prepare for tomorrow, I'm sorry. But on the bright side it does mean I'm all yours for the rest of the day when we arrive."

Emily wrinkled her nose, "Ok, I suppose that's a fair compromise."

"By the way, you said on Friday night we'd be arriving at 4, we land about 1.45 I'm surprised you were so far off in your precision timing." Naomi teased.

Emily rolled her eyes, "I meant we'd probably be checked in to the hotel by 4. I'll admit I might still be off because I was factoring longer waiting times for things but I've never flown business class before. I've checked, when it's busy it can take over two hours to get from the airport to the centre of Manhattan, so I don't think my timings will be out by much."

Naomi bit her lip, "Did I tell you how adorable you are and how much I love you?"

Emily smiled, "Frequently, it's part of your charm."

They were interrupted by Chloe who had come to take their lunch food and wine order.

Emily jumped and reached for the menu in a panic, "I'm really sorry but we've been talking so much I haven't actually chosen yet."

Chloe laughed, "It's fine, I can come back in five minutes."

Emily shook her head, "But what if you run out of what I want to order because I'm last in the queue?"

Naomi placed her hand on the redhead's arm, "Baby, this is business remember? They very rarely run out of anything."

Emily looked embarrassed, "Oh, I must sound like a bit of an idiot."

Chloe shook her head, "Don't worry this happens all of the time, even with frequent flyers. We still get people looking shocked when the drinks come in actual glasses and the food is served on china plates with proper cutlery too. I'll be back in a minute."

Naomi looked at Emily who had a slightly disappointed look on her face. "What is it babe?"

Emily paused, "When she says china plates, she doesn't mean real china plates, like you were in a restaurant or something?"

Naomi nodded, "Yes, that's exactly what she means and the same with the cutlery."

Emily sighed, "Oh, I suppose it's better like that. So what do you fancy eating?"

They chose their meal and wine but all the time Naomi studied the redhead who didn't seem as enthusiastic as before. Suddenly Naomi remembered the conversation on Friday.

She rose from her seat and said with a smile, "Wait here ok? I'll take our food and wine order to the galley."

She walked down the plane and ran into Chloe on the way, "Madam you didn't have to do that, I was just about to come back."

The blonde smiled, "It's Naomi please, and it's not a problem. In fact I have a slightly unusual request I'm hoping you can help me with. You'll have noticed the beautiful redhead I'm with, well that's my girlfriend Emily and she's a bit weird about some things. I think some of the sparkle of the flight has disappeared for her and I think I know why. I also think I know how I can get it back with your assistance. It would mean a lot to me because I hate to see her unhappy."

She explained her request to Chloe, when she had finished the cabin crew member smiled, "Of course Naomi we can sort that out, but I still can't believe anyone would ask."

Naomi smiled, "I know, me neither, but as far as I'm concerned what Emily wants Emily gets, I can't help myself."

Chloe smiled back, "I wish my boyfriend was as considerate. Look we've been talking for quite a bit, why don't you take some drinks back with you as a cover so Emily doesn't get suspicious."

Naomi nodded, "Good idea. Can we get some white wine please."

She walked back to her seat and handed the bottle to Emily, "Sorry that took a while; I was waiting for the wine to chill properly."

"That's ok, did you get the order in?" Emily said pouring them both a glass.

Naomi smiled, "Yeah there was no problem with the order. Now how about a toast, to us and a magnificent trip."

They chinked their glasses together as Naomi sat back down.

"Do you think it will be long? I'm starving." Emily asked.

Naomi smiled, "No it shouldn't be too long and it should be delicious. Put it this way it's better than the meal they serve in economy."

Emily frowned slightly, "I always quite liked the economy meals."

Naomi smiled to herself, "I know babe, but you'll change your mind once you've tasted this."

"Suppose so." Emily replied.

Soon their meals were placed in front of them, Emily ate hers and made the right noises but Naomi could see she wasn't getting the same sense of satisfaction as normal. She topped up their wine while their plates were being cleared.

"So Em, what's the verdict? I thought it was very appetizing." Naomi asked with a glint in her eyes.

Emily nodded, "Hmmm, yes it was really lovely. The wine too."

Naomi smiled at her, "How are those hollow legs bearing up?"

Emily smiled, "They're filling up a bit but I've always got room for more."

"Good." Naomi said simply.

Emily was about to ask what she meant when Chloe appeared and placed a tray in front of the redhead, "Hi Emily, we had one of these going spare and a little bird told me you might like it."

Emily stared at the tray, barely able to contain her excitement. Slowly she picked up the plastic cutlery and popped the bag. She took the first perspex carton and ate the ham salad that was in there. "Mmm, that was delicious."

Naomi shook her head and smiled at her, "I don't believe you sometimes you know."

Emily turned to Naomi and pointed to the large container, "What is it?"

The blonde shrugged, "I suppose you'll just have to pull back the foil and find out."

Emily rubbed her hands and was salivating as she tore off the foil, "Ohhh, unless I'm mistaken that's chicken provencal, it's my favourite." She began to eat and savoured every mouthful. She wiped up the last bit of the sauce and mash with the final piece of her bread roll.

Naomi watched, fascinated how so much enjoyment could be derived from a crappy ecomomy meal.

Emily picked up her spoon, "There's cheesecake for pudding, do you want some?"

Naomi laughed staring at the horrible looking dessert , "No thanks babe, I really wouldn't want to deprive you."

Finally the redhead finished her meal and Chloe came back to collect the tray, "I can see you enjoyed that."

Emily nodded, "It was perfect." She turned to Naomi, her eyes sparkling again, "God I love you."

Naomi laughed and rolled her eyes at Chloe, "See I told you she was a bit weird at times."

Emily sat in her seat and rubbed her tummy, she let out a contented sigh.

Naomi smiled, "I'm glad you're happy again baby."

Emily finished her wine and began to fidget, "Do you want to watch a movie or some TV now?"

Naomi shook her head, "I'll need to do that work in a bit but maybe later."

Emily sighed and examined the in flight entertainment controls, her glance kept resting on the phone.

Silently Naomi reached into her bag and retrieved her credit card from her purse. She handed it to Emily, "There you go."

The redhead took the card, "There I go what?"

Naomi raised her eyebrow, "Call her."

Emily blushed, "Call who?"

Naomi sighed, "Katie, you can call her from the plane if you want."

"Won't it be expensive?" Emily asked.

Naomi smiled, "I don't care, just as long as you don't stay on for hours like normal."

Emily kissed her, "Thank you, she's going to be so jealous."

She picked up the phone and followed the instructions before dialling Katie. Her twin picked up immediately.

"Good afternoon, Katie Fitch speaking." She said in her phone voice

"Katie it's me." Emily stated

"Oh I didn't have to put my posh voice on. What are you doing calling, shouldn't you be in the air by now?" she sounded pissed off

"I am, I'm phoning from the plane." Emily excitedly replied.

"Oh fuck off Em, you're such a bitch. Well you've obviously phoned to boast so go on then, what's it like?" Katie said.

Emily filled her in on the plane and the food. When she had finished Katie was silent. "Katie are you still there?"

"Of course I'm still here you jammy cow, I can't believe it. Are there any famous people on board?"

"How would I know, they'll be in first won't they?" Emily replied.

"Don't act like you're the expert all of a sudden." Katie said sulkily.

"Anyway I've got to go as this is costing a fortune, I'll speak to you soon ok?" Emily finished.

"Whatever." Katie said putting the phone down.

Emily replaced the phone in its cradle and handed the card back to Naomi, "Charming, she hung up on me."

Naomi smiled, "What did you expect, she's green with envy. Right I'm going to get on with reading these reports now so I suggest we raise the privacy screens so we're left in peace."

Emily nodded, "Ok, I might watch a bit of TV before having a nap. Did I read they've got quilts?"

"Yes, so you can snuggle down and totally relax." Naomi smiled.

Once Emily was comfortably ensconced under her duvet watching old Friends episodes Naomi pulled the folders out of her bag. She fully opened up the table and laid them out before deciding the order she was going to tackle them. She had just started reading when she was interrupted by a snort of laughter from Emily. She tapped the redhead on the shoulder and put her finger to her lips. Emily grimaced and mouthed sorry. All was peaceful for about five minutes before another burst of laughter came from the redhead.

Naomi sighed and removed Emily's headphones, "Em, everyone can hear you, especially me. Try to keep the noise down please."

Emily shrugged apologetically, "Sorry baby, I'm so toasty warm I forgot where I was."

Naomi placed the headphones back on Emily's head and carried on with her work. When she was interrupted for the third time she leaned back in her chair, an exasperated sigh escaping her lips. There must be something that would keep Emily quiet, suddenly a sly smile spread across her face. She picked up the report in her left hand and reached over under the redhead's duvet with her right arm. Although it was slightly uncomfortable due to the arm rests she managed to place her hand on the inside of Emily's thigh.

The redhead's eyes widened in shock and she was even more surprised when she looked at the blonde only to find her working. Naomi turned to her and smiled. Emily grinned back before settling down to watch the TV. The next time she laughed she felt the blonde squeeze her thigh, she gasped and stopped.

Naomi was reading through her report and it wasn't until she realised she'd reread the same paragraph five times she finally admitted she was distracted. Naomi turned the page and thought, what the hell I might as well have some fun while I'm working.

Naomi moved her arm down slightly so she was now touching Emily's knee. Slowly she started to trace small circles over the redhead's leg, she could see Emily turn to stare at her in surprise out of the corner of her eye, but she made sure her eyes never left her report. She continued to trace patterns on Emily's leg for about 10 minutes and found that the rhythmical motion actually helped her to concentrate. She glanced over at the redhead and smiled as she realised her actions were having the opposite effect on Emily.

She gradually moved her hand further and further up the redhead's thigh and noticed Emily was desperately trying not to squirm under her touch. After a further 10 minutes she was almost at the top of Emily's thigh and she heard her girlfriend's breath hitch as she continued her journey. Emily moved her legs slightly wider apart and Naomi obliged by tracing patterns across her pubic bone and between her thighs.

All the time this was happening Naomi continued to read her report and Emily watched the TV. Naomi risked a sneaky glance at Emily at exactly the same time the redhead turned to look at her. The blonde raised her eyebrow, asking if Emily wanted her to carry on. Emily nodded, her eyes full of desire, begging Naomi to finish what she'd started. In response Naomi put her report down and moved her other hand under the duvet. She pushed the seam of Emily's jeans into her body, making the redhead's eyes widen. Emily gasped and started to move against the blonde's hand but Naomi shook her head.

Slowly she moved her hands upwards and one by one undid the buttons of Emily's jeans. Emily shifted to give her easier access and it took all the redhead's strength not to cry out when Naomi began to trace circles again, only this time she was touching her skin.

"Please." Was the only whispered word that escaped Emily's mouth.

Naomi smiled as she moved her hand into Emily's underwear causing the redhead to moan quietly. She continued to move towards her destination, tracing circles as she did so. Emily raised her hips and moved her own hand over the blonde's pressing her hard against her body. Naomi increased the speed and pressure of her fingers and she felt Emily begin to tremble. She stared into Emily's eyes which were almost black and she saw the redhead bite hard on her lip as she finally gave in to her orgasm. Naomi maintained the pressure of her fingers against Emily and the redhead twitched a few more times before her eyes closed and she flopped back against the seat, breathing heavily.

Naomi leaned over the seat towards Emily and planted a gentle kiss on the redhead's mouth. Finally Emily opened her eyes and smiled.

"Welcome to the mile high club Em." Naomi said with a grin.

Chloe was making her way down the plane picking up any remaining rubbish and preparing the passengers for landing. She paused when she reached Naomi and Emily's seats. The redhead was lying next to the blonde with her head nestled against Naomi's neck and they had their arms wrapped tightly around each other. They were both asleep and it was almost a pity to wake them. She gently knocked on the privacy screen.

Both women woke with a start and looked around before finding their bearings, they smiled at each other and Naomi leaned over to kiss the redhead. Chloe coughed and they looked up in surprise before Emily lowered the screen.

"Sorry to disturb you, but we're starting our descent into JFK so you need to put your seats in the upright position and get your seatbelts back on." Chloe said with a smile.

Emily smiled and stretched, "God I was fast off then, I almost forgot I was on a plane."

She got up from Naomi's chair and returned to her own. Naomi stood up and shook herself before returning to her seat and moving it so it was upright. They both fastened their seatbelts as the captain's voice came over the tannoy.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have now started our descent into JFK airport and you'll see the fasten seatbelts sign is now on. Please return to your seats ready for landing. As you can see if you look out of the window it's a beautifully clear day and it's a fairly comfortable 14 degrees, although it is forecast to be colder as the week goes on. The local time is 1.15pm and we are on schedule to be on the ground by 1.30, slightly ahead of time. I hope you've had an enjoyable flight and we look forward to welcoming you on board again."

They both sat in silence for a bit and adjusted their watches. Emily looked over to the blonde and noticed her breathing was slightly laboured, "Hey baby are you ok?"

Naomi nodded, "I'll be fine, the pilot has probably safely landed one of these things hundreds of times right?"

Emily smiled and took her hand, "Maybe even thousands, nothing bad is going to happen, I won't let it."

Naomi smiled at her gratefully, "Thank you. I know it probably doesn't look like it right now but this is the calmest I've been on a plane for a long time."

Naomi jumped as the wheels were lowered and the wings began to move in preparation for the final descent. Emily squeezed her hand, "Do you want me to talk to you again?"

Naomi nodded and the redhead leaned over and started to gently stroke her hair while whispering in her ear, "Shh baby, it's ok I'm here. There's nothing to be scared of."

Naomi sat back with her eyes closed and allowed Emily's words to wash over her. She jumped again when the plane juddered and after a while she was surprised when the redhead stopped speaking and went to move away. "Em please don't stop, I need you to keep talking to me until we land."

"Baby, we've already landed." Emily said gently.

Naomi opened her eyes as the fasten seatbelts sign pinged as it was switched off and could see the other passengers starting to move around. She let out a huge sigh, "Thank you, I hardly even noticed."

Emily smiled at her, "Anything for you, you know that."

They gathered together their hand luggage and stood up in anticipation of disembarking the plane. Naomi took Emily's hand as they moved towards the exit and smiled warmly at Chloe who was standing by the door. "Thank you for all your help, especially sorting out the meal."

Chloe smiled back, "You're very welcome. I hope you had a good flight?"

Emily looked at Naomi and grinned before turning back to Chloe, "Well, it was certainly one of the most pleasurable journey's I've ever had."

Naomi smiled at her as they left the plane, "Ok Em, are you ready to hit New York?"

Emily nodded, "I certainly am, let's go and see what this city has to offer."