A/N: Here's update number two covering the first part of the week in New York. I have been there and I love it, but my memory is not always that good so I want to apologise in advance for any inaccuracies.

I'll try to update again soon.

This is a short note as I want to finish part three (or perhaps there will be four) of the New York trip.

Some of you asked for drama and said you had a bad feeling about New York. So here it is, I hope it doesn't disappoint, although I would add sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for...

They managed to get through security and immigration quickly and they made their way to the luggage carousel. Within a few minutes the belt began to move and luggage started to appear. They didn't have to wait long until Emily spotted their bags.

"God, everything is more efficient over here isn't it?" Emily said her eyes sparkling.

They gathered their cases and made their way out to the arrivals hall. Naomi scanned the people standing there and located their driver who was holding a sign that said "Ms Naomi Campbell, Short & Milner." They made their way over to him and introduced themselves.

He held out his hand and said with a broad smile, "Hello there ma'am. I'm Artie and I'll be driving you today."

He took their luggage and led them out to the car. Emily giggled when she saw it was a limousine. "Wow, I know it's a bit clichéd but I've always wanted to ride in one of these."

Naomi smiled at her, "It's probably a bit big for the two of us but I suppose there's nothing like arriving in style."

They climbed into the back and stretched out. Artie lowered the screen and asked, "Is this your first time in New York?"

Naomi nodded, "For both of us, we're a little bit excited."

The driver smiled, "I can point out some of the sights for you along the way if you like, or I can just leave you alone if you'd prefer. My wife always tells me I talk too much and I know it gets on people's nerves especially after a long flight."

Naomi smiled, "You talk away, it will be nice to have a local point out things to us, right Em?"

The redhead nodded enthusiastically and got a pen and notebook out. She turned towards Naomi who was looking at her with an amused expression, "What? I want to make sure we make a note of everything so we can factor in new things that we might want to do and remember any recommendations."

Naomi laughed and kissed her, "You are far too cute for your own good, you know that?"

Emily smiled, "Well one of us has got to be organised and it was never going to be you was it?"

The pair of them stared out of the windows as parts of Queens passed by. Artie pointed things out to them and Emily diligently wrote everything down, asking questions.

They had been driving for a while when Artie told them they were now in Brooklyn and that the traffic might start to build up. They were caught in a queue when Emily noticed some large railings that seemed to go on forever. "What's behind those railings Artie?" she asked, her pen poised.

"I was just getting to that ma'am. That's Green-Wood cemetery, lots of famous military figures are buried there as well as people like Samuel Morse and Leonard Bernstein. It's well worth a visit, especially on a nice day because you get a great view of Manhattan from the top of the hill." Artie replied.

"Is the traffic always this bad?" Naomi enquired.

Artie burst out laughing, "Jeez, this is nothing but a bit of weekend build up. You should see it in the week during rush hour. It can sometimes take two hours to get to JFK even though is 12 miles from Manhattan. Speaking of which." He pointed out of the window.

Emily yelled as the she noticed the Manhattan sky line for the first time, she had no idea how long they'd been able to see it but now she couldn't tear her eyes away. She undid her seatbelt and pressed her face to the window. She reached for Naomi's hand, "Oh babe, it's beautiful."

Naomi undid her own belt and moved behind the redhead, circling her arms around Emily's waist. She leant her head on Emily's shoulder and stared out of the window alongside her. "Wow, is that the Statue of Liberty, there in the water?"

Artie smiled "Sure is ma'am. Now which way do you want me to go. The most direct route is across Triboro Bridge but we can go a longer way if you want to see more?"

Emily turned her head, "I just want to get there as quickly as I can."

Naomi nodded, "There you go Artie, fastest route wins."

"No problem. By the way, you see that restaurant over there? Best steaks in New York." The driver said as Emily wrote down the name in her book.

After they'd been driving for about 45 minutes they pulled up outside the Ritz-Carlton. Emily rushed from the car before Artie could open the door and stood staring up at the imposing looking building.

"Oh God, it's even better than I imagined it from the photos." She exclaimed.

Naomi tapped her on the shoulder and pointed, "Look what's over there."

Emily cried out and clapped her hands as her gaze fell on the horse drawn carriage that was stationed outside of the hotel. "I know it's tacky but please can we take a ride on one?"

Naomi sighed, "Ok, we can do the horse drawn carriage thing but I've got to warn you I am going to be embarrassed the whole time."

Artie smiled at them, "I'm sorry but it's the law, the first time you come to New York you have to behave like tourists. When you come back you can be cool."

He helped them into the hotel with their luggage and then wished them a good afternoon, "I'll be back at 8 to take you to the office Ms Campbell."

"Thanks Artie, and thanks for all the tips. I'll see you tomorrow." Naomi replied.

They made their way to the large reception desk and Naomi told the receptionist her name.

"Ah yes here we are Ms Campbell, we have your reservation. You'll be in one of our deluxe Parkview Suites, staying for four nights." The receptionist said.

Naomi nodded, "That's right, we check out on Thursday."

The receptionist smiled at her, "Now if I could take your passports for verification and although the bill is taken care of, would you like to leave a card for any extras?"

Naomi handed over her passport and credit card, she turned to ask Emily for her passport but there was no sign of the redhead. She turned back to the receptionist, "Would you excuse me for a minute, I appear to have lost my girlfriend."

The receptionist smiled, "Of course ma'am."

Naomi sighed and walked away from the reception scanning the area the whole time for Emily. After a couple of minutes she spotted a flash of red from the corner of her eye and hissed, "Emily, can you calm down for five minutes and give me your bloody passport, they need it at reception."

Emily came bounding over to her, "Here you go."

Naomi shook her head and dragged the redhead back to the reception desk, "Sorry about that."

She handed over the passport and the pair of them stood at the desk. Emily was jiggling about, humming to herself. Naomi said out of the corner of her mouth, "Will you stop doing that, you look like you're mad or need the toilet."

Emily poked her arm, "Oh shut up you boring cow, lighten up a bit."

Naomi stared at her open mouthed, "What did you call me?"

Emily smiled and stuck her tongue out at the blonde. Naomi returned the gesture just as the receptionist coughed. "Here are your passports back Ms Campbell. And these are your two room cards. One of the porters will take your bags. I hope you have a nice stay."

Naomi reddened as she took the passports and keys, "Thank you."

They followed the porter to the lifts and saw they were on the 18th Floor. Once they had stepped from t he lift the porter escorted them to their suite and opened the door for them. They walked into the entrance hall and the porter asked if they would like the bags in the bedroom.

Naomi nodded, "Yes please that would be great."

He quickly deposited their bags and came back to the hall, "This is the bathroom, living room and bedroom." He said pointing to the right, centre and left doors on the hallway.

Naomi smiled, "Thank you very much."

She handed him a tip and he left saying he hoped they would enjoy their stay. Once he had gone Emily finally allowed herself to do a little dance. "Come on let's explore the room."

Naomi shrugged, "Ok but try to keep the childish squealing to a minimum."

Emily looked at her before replying, "I wasn't the one who got caught sticking my tongue out in reception."

They went into the bathroom and gasped, it was huge. As well as the bath there was a separate shower cubicle, on the shelf there were more toiletries than they had at home and some fluffy dressing gowns were hanging on the back of the door.

"Wow, this is lovely. Let's look in the lounge." Emily said dragging Naomi out of the room.

Emily couldn't help giving a yell when they walked into the living room and Naomi smiled as she reeled off the contents, "Oh wow, sofa, chairs, a flat screen TV, fuck a Bang & Olufsen stereo."

Naomi walked over to the window and said excitedly, "Em come over here."

The redhead did as she was told and grabbed the blonde's hand when she saw the view. They could see all the way across Central Park and the colours were amazing. Naomi smiled at her, "There's even a telescope."

She left the redhead staring out of the window. Emily was interrupted from the view by an excited squeal coming from the bedroom. She rushed in to the room and looked around. There were larger windows overlooking the park, a massive bed and a desk. There was also another TV mounted on the wall.

"Turn around and look at this," Naomi commanded.

Emily turned to find Naomi in a doorway, she walked over and a big grin broke out on her face, "We've got two bathrooms?"

Naomi nodded, "Guess what? The bath in this one is a hot tub and spa bath too. There are silk robes in here as well."

Emily sighed and lay down on the bed, "Oh that is like heaven, it's so comfy, although I'm not sure about these pillows."

Naomi lay beside her, "Then try out some different ones from the pillow menu."

"Huh?" Emily said confused.

Naomi handed her a booklet, it listed seven different pillow types, "Just order some new ones."

Emily smiled and leant over to kiss her, "Oh baby, this is the nicest place I've ever stayed, it's almost nicer than our flat. Right let's go out and explore."

Naomi paused before saying, "Oh ok, where do you want to go first?"

Emily sat up and eyed her suspiciously, "You don't sound very enthusiastic."

Naomi sat up, "I am honestly. Let's go out."

Suddenly Emily smiled, "Now I get it, you want to unpack first don't you?"

Naomi sighed, "Sorry, does that make me a bad person? I hate being in hotels surrounded by bags, I always like to feel at home. You said yourself it's almost nicer than our flat."

Emily laughed, "You're such a geek sometimes. As long as we're quick we'll unpack first."

Naomi smiled gratefully, "Thank you, I can't help it if I'm anally retentive about some things. I wouldn't have been able to relax if I knew the bags were still waiting for us when we got back."

They got off the bed and started to empty the cases. While they unpacked they chatted about where they wanted to go. After about 15 minutes they were finished and Emily took Naomi's hand, "Come on, we can go now."

Naomi paused again, "Errr..."

Emily sighed and looked at her watch, "What now?"

"I need to brush my teeth, the plane has made my mouth really dry." The blonde replied.

Emily ran her tongue around her own mouth, "Actually you've got a point there."

Finally they left the room and made their way down in the lift. When they got outside Emily reached into her bag and pulled out a map.

Naomi laughed, "Em it's straight down there." She said pointing ahead of them.

"Are you sure?" Emily said.

Naomi nodded, "Trust me, it's about a ten minute walk down either of these roads."

They set off hand in hand and sure enough after about ten minutes they reached the Rockefeller Centre. Naomi smiled, "See I told you."

"Sorry, I did believe you, I just wanted to make sure." The redhead replied.

They walked through the channel gardens and Emily grinned as they got their first sight of the sunken garden, which given the time of year was a fully fledged ice rink. Emily got her camera out and began snapping away. She leaned over the railings and took several pictures of the ice and the Prometheus statue.

She turned as Naomi groaned, "What's the matter with you?"

"Babe, have you seen the queue?" Naomi said.

Emily looked at the long line and sighed, "Can't we go and ask how long it will take?"

Naomi nodded, "Ok but if it's ages, I want to come back another time ok? We're both tired and it's not worth doing if we get bad tempered."

Emily snorted, "You get bad tempered you mean."

Naomi squinted at her, "Don't push it Fitch."

They made their way down to the rink and found one of the people working there, "Excuse me, but could you tell me how long it will take to get on the ice?"

The woman huffed, "I'd say you were looking at, like, 90 minutes easy."

Emily turned expectantly to Naomi, but her face fell when she saw the blonde's expression.

"Oh come on Em, an hour and a half? It's getting much colder and we're knackered." Naomi stated.

Emily looked down, "Ok, we'll come back." She said quietly.

Naomi lifted her chin, "Baby, I'm not trying to spoil your fun, but are you honestly telling me you want to stand here all that time to skate?"

Emily shrugged, "Suppose not."

Naomi raised her eyebrow, "We'll come back, just not today." She turned to the woman again, "When is the best time to avoid the queues?"

The woman said straight away, "Any weekday morning. You still might have to queue but not for long."

Naomi thanked her and turned to Emily, "See, we can do it on Friday morning, I promise."

Emily brightened, "Ok, let's go to the Top of the Rock instead."

She dragged Naomi over to the entrance and the blonde was relieved to find there was almost no queue at all. She went to ask for two tickets but Emily stopped her. "Hang on I picked up a discount voucher in the hotel earlier, here it is."

Naomi took the coupon and came back with the tickets, "Come on then babe, we can go now and catch the sunset."

They rode in the lift, which took hardly any time to reach the top, and smiled as they saw the top of the building approaching through the clear elevator roof. "How cool is that?" Emily asked.

Naomi nodded, "Although I'm glad it's only the roof and not the floor that's see through."

"You can sit on a metal beam like in the photo when it was being constructed if you like?" Emily asked.

Naomi shook her head, "Er, no. I really don't want to see 70 floors down, even if I know there's no chance of falling through."

They got out and went onto the observation deck, the sun was starting to set. Emily gasped, "It's beautiful, look at the way the light is bouncing off the buildings."

Naomi smiled, "Look those ones over there are almost the same colour as your hair. It's like being totally surrounded by you, which is pretty much how I feel most of the time anyway. Like I'm bathed in warm red light and engulfed in my own Emily heaven."

Emily looked at her, "When did you get to be so romantic?"

"Hey I have my moments, don't knock it." The blonde replied.

Emily kissed her and whispered, "I wasn't."

Naomi covered her ear as the redhead let out a high pitched yelp, "Oh wow, look at the view of Central Park."

Naomi rubbed the side of her head, "Thanks Em, I think I've gone deaf."

She followed Emily over to the north facing part of the deck and wrapped her arms around her waist while resting her chin on the redhead's shoulder, "It is pretty amazing isn't it?"

Emily sighed, "I can't believe we're finally here. This is going to be brilliant I can feel it. Ooh is that our hotel?"

Naomi stared over to where the redhead was pointing, "I think so, it's a bit hard to tell."

One of the security guards came over, "Sorry I couldn't help overhearing. The building you're pointing at is the Ritz-Carlton, if that's any help?"

Emily nodded, "Thank you, that's where we're staying. Can we work out which one our room is?"

Naomi sighed, "Er Em, we're overlooking the park, which means we're on the other side."

Emily giggled, "Of course, how silly of me."

They stood looking out over the skyline as the sun disappeared and the whole city began to light up. Naomi turned around and smiled at the look on Emily's face, she reached out and stroked the redhead's cheek, "I'm sorry about the skating but hopefully this is making up for it?"

Emily nodded, "Totally, and you were right about being too tired. It'll be much better when we've had a rest on Friday."

Naomi glanced up and slowly turned Emily around, "look."

Emily stared ahead and saw the Empire State Building, which was now lit up against the Manhattan night sky. "Oh babe, this is like a dream come true and it's only our first night. I love it and I love you for bringing me here."

"You're welcome, there's no one else I'd want to see it with. Let's go and get a closer look." Naomi replied taking Emily's hand and leading her to the other side of the deck.

Emily stared at the view, her eyes wide drinking it all in, "Is that Times Square?" she said pointing down at the bright lights beneath her to the right.

Naomi nodded, "I suppose so. If you like we can walk back to the hotel via there. It's a bit longer but we're going round in a square then."

Emily's eyes lit up again, "Yes please that would be fantastic."

They stayed looking at the view for a few more minutes before getting the lift back down to the ground. They walked along 50th street towards Times Square and were overawed by the noise, crowds and lights when they arrived.

Emily turned to Naomi, "We're really here aren't we?"

Naomi laughed, "Yes babe, this isn't a dream. Do you want to get a drink or something to eat?"

Emily shook her head, "It's ok, we can go back to the hotel and get room service. You must be tired and you've got work in the morning."

Naomi squeezed her hand, "If you're sure? I am pretty knackered."

The redhead smiled, "It's fine, we'll have plenty of time to explore properly later in the week."

They walked north back towards Central Park and the hotel. "So what's on the agenda for tomorrow?" Emily asked.

Naomi shrugged, "Not totally sure really. I've got to meet with some bloke called George Parker first thing and he'll tell me what the rest of the week holds. I expect it will be action packed, you know how they like to get their pound of flesh."

Emily nodded, "Serves you right for being totally awesome."

Naomi smiled at her, "So what about you? What is my beautiful girlfriend going to be doing while I slave away?"

Emily paused, "Hmmm, I've not really thought about it. I might do some shopping, Saks, Bloomingdales maybe."

Naomi raised her eyebrow, "Not really thought about it? Em, I know you've got a Fitch shopping action plan."

Emily grinned at her, "Ok, so I've got a detailed schedule and can tell you exactly where I'll be at any time during the day. What can I say? Both Katie and I are shopping addicts."

They reached the hotel and made their way to back to the room. Once inside they ordered some food from the room service menu. Naomi went over to the mini bar and took out a bottle of wine. She poured them both a glass and moved over to the window where Emily was staring at the night sky. They stood in silence taking in the scene before them. A little while later there was a knock at the door as their food arrived. They sat and ate it at the small table in the living room.

Once they had finished Naomi yawned loudly. "God, I'm so tired I could sleep for a week. I can't believe I've got to be up early tomorrow while you get to laze in bed."

Emily snorted, "I don't think so, I've got a lot to pack in tomorrow, I can't afford to fall behind."

Naomi stared at her, "So basically as fast as I'm earning money, you'll be spending it?"

Emily nodded, "I'm afraid so babe, you knew the deal when you invited me. Come on let's get some sleep we've both got long days ahead of us."

Naomi smiled at her, "I'm definitely ready for bed, but I hoped you might not want to go to sleep straight away."

Emily raised her eyebrow, "I see. Exactly what did you have in mind?"

Naomi took her hand and led her into the bedroom, "It'll be so much easier if I just show you."

The next morning Naomi made her way downstairs and met Artie outside the front of the hotel.

"Hey Ms Campbell, how are ya this morning?"

"Artie, please call me Naomi. I'm good thanks." The blonde replied as she got into the car.

They set off into the New York traffic and Artie explained that although the office was not that far it might take them a while.

"So did you head out last night or stay in the hotel?" Artie enquired.

Naomi smiled, "We went to the Rockefeller centre, we were going to go skating but the queue was massive so we went to the Top of the Rock instead."

Artie nodded, "It's great up there isn't it? I took my wife for our anniversary once. Make sure you go up the Empire State too though. A lot of people do one or the other but I think they both have their charms."

"We will, it wouldn't feel right coming to New York without going up the Empire State. We're going to go during the day, just so we get both perspectives." Naomi replied.

Artie looked in the mirror, "So you've left Emily in the hotel while you go to work, that must be hard?"

Naomi laughed, "Not really, she's having breakfast and running over her shopping plans. One, I hate shopping so I'm grateful I don't have to go and two she's like a woman on a mission so I doubt I'd get much of a look in today. Believe me, work is the safest place for me right now."

They continued the drive chatting easily and Artie pointed out some more sights. They reached the office and Naomi thanked the driver.

"Look Artie, it seems quicker for me to walk or get the subway once I've got my bearings. It's silly driving when there's this much traffic." Naomi said as she exited the car.

Artie shook his head, "Company policy I'm afraid, can't have our employees on the loose around New York."

Naomi smiled, "Ok, well I suppose I'll see you later then."

She walked into the office and signed in at reception, the receptionist told her to take a seat and someone would be down to escort her upstairs in a short while. She looked around the building, it was almost identical to the Bristol office and she smiled. That was the thing about Short & Milner, they wanted a global brand identity. It didn't matter where you were in the world as long as you knew you were in a Short & Milner office. She'd been waiting for a few minutes when someone came down to get her.

"Hi I'm Alice, George's PA, you must be Naomi." She said offering her hand.

Naomi took the hand and shook it, "Nice to meet you."

They walked to the lifts, "So I'll take you to meet George first and then I'll sort out your pass and everything straight away so you don't have to be escorted everywhere. Is the hotel ok?"

Naomi smiled, "It's great thanks, a bit of a step up from the usual ones I stay in when I'm normally on business."

Alice nodded, "I booked it myself, I figured if you were going to be here for a few days there was no point in being cramped. Although, given your schedule over the next few days I'm not sure you'll get to see much of the hotel."

Naomi groaned and hoped Emily would be ok with her being out so much. Fuck it, she thought, Em is going to have plenty of fun shopping and we've got the rest of the holiday to enjoy ourselves.

They walked through the obligatory security doors and Alice led her into a massive office, Christ thought Naomi, this is twice the size of David's, he'd be jealous. There was a large executive chair turned to face the window.

"George, I've got Naomi Campbell here to see you." Alice stated.

Slowly the chair turned round and the person occupying it rose to meet the blonde.

"Hi, nice to meet you I'm George Parker. Welcome to New York." The person said holding out their hand.

Naomi caught her breath as she shook the hand offered to her, "Hi, I'm Naomi, Naomi Campbell." She stammered as her eyes locked with the second most beautiful pair of brown eyes she'd ever seen.

George laughed, "You were expecting a man right?"

Naomi blushed, "Sorry, was it that obvious?"

George tipped her head to one side, "Just a bit, but don't worry I get that reaction a lot. I guess it's the same for you and your name?"

Naomi nodded, "Pretty much, it annoys the hell out of me so I'm sorry I was so clichéd when we met."

"It's fine, like I said I've gotten used to it over the years." George replied. She glanced down at their hands. "You can let go now, if you want to that is."

Naomi's colour deepened as she realised she was still holding the brunette woman's hand in her own, "Shit, sorry. I didn't mean to be rude." She said letting go.

George smiled at her, "I heard you British didn't like physical contact too much, maybe it's an urban myth?"

Naomi coughed and looked down, fucking hell why am I behaving like such an idiot, she must think I'm a right prick. She took a deep breath and raised her head again. "I'm really sorry, I'm not normally like this, you know a stammering idiot. I'm usually far more professional, I suppose I was a bit thrown as I was expecting a man."

George motioned for her to take a seat, "Don't worry, I've read all about you, so I know how good you are at your job. If we're being honest you're not exactly what I was expecting either."

"Really? What were you expecting?" Naomi asked as she sat down.

George sat back in her own chair and paused, "I don't know, from the things you've achieved in your career I guess I was expecting someone older and a bit more plain and bookish."

Naomi laughed, "I suppose we both should have done our homework a bit better. I was so focused on the projects and the clients I forgot to research you properly. I apologise."

"I apologise for being lax too. Although every cloud has a silver lining." George replied with a smile.

Naomi looked confused, "What do you mean?"

George raised her eyebrow, "This way we get to complete our research on each other in person."

Fucking hell thought Naomi, is she flirting with me? Don't be stupid she's probably not even gay. Anyway what does it matter, you're with Emily. The thought of the redhead brought her out of her day dream.

Naomi coughed "Sorry I was miles away there. Right, enough chit chat, let's get down to business, where do you want to start?"

They spent most of the morning running through the proposed schedule for the rest of the week. As promised Alice had quickly sorted out the housekeeping things and by lunchtime Naomi felt she knew where everything was. They had a couple of meetings planned for the afternoon as well as dinner out with clients that evening. Naomi sighed, she hoped Emily wouldn't mind eating alone.

"So how does that sound for the rest of the day?" George asked as they ate a sandwich in the office.

Naomi nodded, "Sounds like a plan to me." Just then her mobile rang and she saw it was Emily calling. "Sorry, could you excuse me for a minute?"

She accepted the call and was about to say hello but the redhead launched into the conversation.

"Hey baby, I hope this isn't a bad time but I just had to call you, I'm having such a fantastic day. I bloody love this city."

Naomi smiled, "Hey sweetheart, I was just having a sandwich for lunch so your timing's perfect. What have you been up to, not that I need to ask."

"Well, I've been in Saks all morning, God Naoms you should see some of the clothes, they're beautiful. I've just dropped my bags off at the hotel and I'm about to eat before going to Bloomingdales this afternoon." The redhead answered.

"Jesus Em, steady on, it's only day one, I don't want my credit card maxed out already." Naomi stated.

Emily snorted, "It's not even close to being maxed out, anyway they raised the limit just before we got here."

Naomi sighed, "Yes babe I know that, but it doesn't mean you have to use it all."

Emily tutted, "Ok I'll slow down a bit and only buy what I absolutely have to have. What time do you think you'll be back for dinner?"

Naomi paused, "Er, about that. I've got to go out with George and some clients tonight so you're going to have to eat alone, I'm sorry."

Emily sighed, "I suppose it's ok. What's he like, this George bloke, a right slave driver by the sounds of it."

Again Naomi paused, "Actually, he is a she, which was a bit of a surprise."

"Really? You had no idea?" Emily said, a note of warning in her voice.

"No babe, not a clue. I should have been more through." Naomi answered.

Emily paused, "So what's she like then, do I need to be worried about you spending lots of time with her?"

Naomi laughed, "Don't be daft, I'll tell you later when I get home. Look I've got to prepare for a meeting so I need to go. I'll see you tonight ok?"

Emily sniffed, "Ok, see you later, assuming it's not too late. I love you."

"I love you too baby." Naomi said as she finished the call.

The blonde turned to George who had been observing the conversation with interest, "Sorry about that, my girlfriend Emily is trying to bankrupt me on 5th Avenue."

George smiled, "At least she's keeping busy while you're at work. She's ok with the fact that you'll be spending so much time with me over the next few days?"

Naomi nodded while eating the last of her sandwich, "She's not the type to get jealous because I work with an attractive woman." She stopped and blushed, suddenly aware of what she'd just said.

"Thank you for the compliment, you're not exactly a chore to look at either." George said with a smirk.

Naomi coughed slightly, shit she thought, I've just told her I find her attractive and she is definitely flirting with me, what the fuck is going on?

Later that night Naomi walked into the hotel suite and gasped as she saw the amount of bags that were littering the lounge area. Emily was nowhere to be seen. She made her way into the bedroom and was greeted by yet more bags.

"Emily Fitch, where the fuck are you and how much money have you spent?" she called out.

"I'm in here." Emily answered from the bathroom.

Naomi walked into the en-suite and found Emily relaxing in the bath, surrounded by foamy bubbles. She sat on the edge, "I see you've had a tough day then?"

Emily smiled, "I'm knackered, I've walked miles today. Anyway you can hardly talk, it's not exactly a struggle going out to dinner is it."

"Piss off, you know that was work." The blonde replied flicking some foam at the redhead.

"So then, tell me all about the mysterious George, what's she like?" Emily asked.

Naomi shrugged, "She seems really nice and she's really good at her job. I think we're going to work well together based on today's evidence."

Emily raised her eyebrow, "Is she pretty?"

Naomi coughed, "I suppose so, I didn't really think about it."

Emily looked at her, "Don't lie, I can see it written all over your face. So she's attractive and good at her job, what else?"

"What do you mean? She's a few years older than me, about my height, brunette with brown eyes. I can't give you all her vital statistics as I wasn't paying that much attention. She's a vice president, which is pretty impressive at her age and she really knows her stuff." Naomi replied.

Emily laughed, "Oh dear, I think someone has developed a little crush on George."

"Fuck off Emily, don't be so ridiculous." Naomi said huffily.

Emily smiled, "If it's ridiculous why are you being so defensive?"

Naomi got up, "I'm not being defensive, I just admire the fact she's achieved a lot in her career. If you want to be childish and call that a crush then go ahead. I'm going to get changed."

Emily reached out and grabbed her hand, "Sorry, I was only teasing. Why don't you get in?"

Naomi smiled at her and began to get undressed "That sounds like a very good idea."

She went to climb in behind Emily but the redhead shook her head, "You go in front, there's plenty of room."

Naomi sat between Emily's legs and lay back against her, "Oh that feels so good after a long day at the office."

Emily began to massage her shoulders, "So how did your meetings go?"

As Naomi outlined what had happened at the meetings and dinner Emily smiled as the blonde became more animated. The account was littered with mentions of George and Emily thought, she's so got a crush on her. Emily continued to give Naomi a massage and slowly she could feel the blonde relax.

"Oh babe, that's so nice, I'm totally chilled out." Naomi said.

Emily smiled as she leaned down and slowly ran her tongue across the blonde's neck, she whispered into Naomi's ear, "I think I've heard enough about George and your job for one day. It's time you turned your attention back to me."

Even though she was sitting in hot water Naomi shivered, "Is that a fact?"

Emily nodded and began to gently nibble Naomi's neck. "I've been left alone all day, with only shopping and my thoughts for company."

Naomi smiled, "Anything interesting crop up in these thoughts?"

Emily paused, "Actually, there was an experiment I wanted to try, it's been bugging me all day."

She leaned over and pressed a button on the side of the bath and Naomi jumped as jets of water sprayed out turning the bath into a spa tub. Emily reached forward and opened the blonde's legs before manoeuvring her towards one of the jets.

Naomi's eyes widened as the water began to pulse between her thighs, "Oh God, what exactly was this experiment?"

Emily smiled and whispered in her ear, "I was wondering if the pressure of the jet sprays would be enough to make you come or if I would still need to help."

She pressed Naomi closer to the water jet and the blonde moaned loudly, "Oh Christ Em, I should leave you alone more often if this is what you come up with."

Naomi sat in the office on Wednesday afternoon and yawned, God she was knackered. Apart from the never ending stream of work that was being thrown at her she also had Emily to keep happy. Not that she was complaining, she thought, smiling to herself, the sex so far had been fantastic. It was just that it happened so late because she'd spent the past two nights taking clients to dinner. She and George were out again tonight, and although the restaurants were nice it got a bit boring after a while.

She smiled as George walked back into the room with a sandwich for her, "Thanks, although I'm not sure I should eat anything given how much I've been stuffing down my face each night. I'm going to end up the size of a house at this rate."

George ran her eyes over Naomi's body, "You've got a fair way to go yet Nai, still looking hot."

Naomi blushed slightly, she and George had been spending so much time together they'd almost got into a routine, it was like they'd known each other for years. As Naomi had suspected they worked very well together and made quite a formidable team. They'd also continued to flirt with each other, nothing too suggestive but playful never the less. Naomi still wasn't 100% sure that George was gay, she thought she might just be one of those people who loves to flirt, but it was harmless fun and made the long hours in the office pass more quickly.

She glanced at her watch and calculated the time difference, Effy should be home by now. She reached over and picked up the phone, it rang four times before the brunette picked up and said hello.

"Hey Eff, it's me." Naomi said

"Hey Naoms, how are things going in the Big Apple?" Effy asked.

"Really well, the work has been intense but a lot of fun and I've been eating at some fabulous restaurants. My boss, George, is amazing. She's a VP and she's only a couple of years older than me." Naomi started.

She continued to fill Effy in on what she'd been doing for the past couple of days and the brunette listened patiently. When Naomi had finished, Effy took a deep breath.

"How's Emily, you do remember her right? She's your girlfriend." Effy asked.

Naomi stopped, "Of course I remember her. She's having a ball, you wouldn't believe how much she's bought."

Effy paused, "And she doesn't mind you spending all of this time with another woman?"

Naomi smiled, "Of course not, she knows it's work."

Just then in the background George called out to her, "Nai, where did you leave the folder for the meeting at 4?"

"Sorry Eff." Naomi started before turning to answer George, "It should be on the table, next to the photos for the launch."

"Got it babe, it was right in front of me." George replied

Naomi laughed, "They don't call me your able assistant for nothing you know."

She turned back to the phone, "I'm back. What were you saying?"

Effy coughed, "I was asking if Emily minded you spending time with this George character and you were telling me no, she was fine with it."

Naomi nodded, "She is fine with it, like I said she understands it's just work."

Effy snorted, "Is that a fact?"

Naomi paused, "Eff, what's up with you?"

"Nothing, you just seem very familiar with George in a short space of time and I'm surprised Em is ok with you being so flirtatious with another woman." Effy replied.

"I'm not flirting with her, it's just a bit of banter. We get on well." Naomi protested.

Effy snorted again, "Does Emily know she has a nickname for you or that she calls you babe?"

Naomi laughed nervously, "Err, I might have glossed over that bit. Look Eff it's just a bit of harmless fun, it doesn't mean anything."

Effy tutted, "Fine, if you say so, but if that's true why haven't you told Emily?"

Naomi sighed, "Look Eff, I've got to go to a meeting. I'll speak to you soon ok?"

"Ok, but just be careful alright." The brunette said before putting the phone down.

Naomi stared at the receiver before putting it back in its cradle. Effy had disturbed her, implying there was something secretive about her having a laugh with George. She did feel guilty about Emily, but that was only because she's been left alone so much, not because she had anything to hide. It also wasn't strictly true that Emily was totally fine about her being at work the whole time, they'd almost had a row about it that morning, but it wasn't because she was working with George, it was because Emily felt ignored. Ah well, Naomi thought, only another day and a half of work and then she could spend all her time with the redhead.

She was brought out of her thoughts by George, "Hey, you looked miles away. Is everything ok?"

Naomi nodded, "My friend Effy has just made me feel a bit guilty about leaving Emily on her own so much."

George shrugged, "That's work for you I'm afraid. Anyway it's not that bad spending time with me is it?"

Naomi laughed, "No it's not bad spending time with you at all, I'm enjoying working with you."

"Glad to hear it, I like to make sure my employees are happy" George responded with a wink.

They had finished their meetings and were in the car making their way to the restaurant to meet their clients for dinner when Naomi's phone rang. She smiled when she saw Emily's name on the caller ID.

"Hey babe, how's your day been?" she asked.

Emily sighed, "Ok I suppose, I had some treatments in the spa and went for a walk in Central Park."

Naomi smiled, "I'm not getting a sense of great excitement from you Em, what's wrong?"

Emily paused, "I had a nice day honestly, I'm just bored and I miss you."

Naomi sighed, "I know baby, I miss you too but I've got to work. You knew that when you agreed to come."

"I know but I didn't expect to feel so lonely. What time do you think you'll be back?" Emily enquired.

"I'm not sure, George and I are on our way to dinner now and I'll try to be home as soon as I can ok?" Naomi replied.

Emily went quiet and then said in a small voice, "Naoms, you don't fancy George do you?"

Naomi laughed, "Where the hell did that come from?"

"I don't know, I've been thinking about it today. You are spending all of your time with her and you seem to be enjoying it." Emily said.

"Emily, I am spending all my time working, the fact that it's with George is because she's my boss over here. I am enjoying it, but it's the work and meeting the clients, not because I'm with an attractive woman." Naomi responded.

Emily huffed, "So you admit you find her attractive?"

Naomi exhaled sharply, "Look Em, yes she's attractive, but I'm with you. I don't fancy George ok? I love you, even if you are annoying the shit out of me right now."

Emily brightened, "Ok, I'm sorry, I love you too. I'm just going a bit stir crazy and my paranoia is going into overdrive. Enjoy your dinner and I'll see you later. By the way, in case you need reminding, I'll be the beautiful, naked redhead waiting in your bed when you get in."

Naomi smiled, "I shall look forward to that. See you soon babe."

She finished the call and found George staring at her, "So you find me attractive but you don't fancy me?"

Naomi blushed, "Sorry, Em is being a bit paranoid. I mean you are obviously attractive, and I probably would fancy you if I wasn't with Emily. Oh God, I'm rambling. Can we change the subject please?"

George laughed, "Sure, but for the avoidance of doubt, I would definitely fancy you, if there was no Emily of course. Shall we run through the files again quickly before we get there?"

Naomi nodded, unable to meet the brunette's eye. Even though she was famously dense when it came to these things she was pretty sure George had just told her she found her attractive. Not that it mattered, but it was always nice to be told, especially by someone as good looking as George. She shook herself, concentrate on the work Naomi.

Dinner was fairly uneventful, the clients were easy to talk to and the business they had to discuss was concluded swiftly. The food and wine were excellent and Naomi was enjoying herself. George paid for the meal and they made sure the clients were taken back to their hotel in one of the company cars.

They stood outside the restaurant and Naomi lit a cigarette, "I think that went well, don't you?"

George nodded, "It went really well, you were excellent tonight, it makes a huge difference having someone so competent by my side."

"Thanks, but it's all about team work." Naomi replied.

George looked at her watch, "Do you need to go or have you got time for another quick drink?"

Naomi looked at her own watch, Emily wasn't expecting her back at the hotel for a while yet, and she wasn't quite ready to let go of the adrenalin buzz she got from the meeting, "A quick drink to round off the evening would be ok. Where do you fancy going?"

George pointed down the street, "My apartment is only a few blocks that way, we could go back there if you like?"

Naomi swallowed, "Er, yeah sure that would be fine."

They set off down the street towards Georges apartment, suddenly the brunette stopped, "Shit!" She grabbed Naomi and pulled her close so the blonde was shielding her.

"What's the matter?" Naomi asked.

George glanced around Naomi before replying in a whisper, "Crazy stalker of an ex-girlfriend on the other side of the street. If she sees me she'll start following me everywhere again."

Naomi glanced around and saw a woman walking off into the distance, "I think she's gone now."

George rose up but still didn't let go of the blonde, Naomi wasn't moving either and they were so close they could feel each other's breath on their faces. George stared into Naomi's eyes and moved towards her. Before she knew what she was doing Naomi moved her head as well and suddenly she felt a pair of soft lips brush hers. They continued the kiss for a few moments until George pulled away.

"How about that drink?" she said smiling at Naomi.

Later Naomi glanced at her watch as she let herself back into the hotel room, it was late and Emily was going to be fuming, if she was still awake. She laughed to herself bitterly, yeah right the fact that I'm late is the biggest problem I've got to face at the moment, she thought.

She went straight into the bathroom and closed the door before switching on the light. She splashed her face with cold water and sighed as she looked in the mirror. It was written all over her face, what she'd done, Emily would know straight away. Her face stared back, almost mocking her. Adulterer it screamed.

She could smell George's perfume all over her, another reminder of her betrayal. She undressed quickly and stepped in the shower. She allowed the water to wash over her and sighed as she tried to wash away all trace of the brunette. If only it was that simple, she thought.

She dried herself off and picked up her clothes before making her way to the bedroom. Her breath caught as she saw Emily asleep in the bed, oh God, what have I done? she thought. Naomi felt a sharp stabbing pain in her chest as she thought about how Emily was going to react when she found out. How could I have been so stupid? I've risked everything for a quick thrill. Deep down she knew that statement was a lie, if she only risked losing Emily then that would mean there was a small possibility the redhead would forgive her. Naomi knew that wasn't going to happen, she might as well face it, it wasn't a risk it was a certainty, she'd lost everything.

She pulled on some shorts and a t-shirt, it didn't feel right being naked next to Emily, allowing their skin to touch. She quietly got into bed trying not to wake the redhead, although she would know there was something wrong Naomi would have to be the one to tell her what happened. She couldn't live with the guilt but if she could put it off until the morning then at least she'd have one last night. A small sob escaped her throat and the tears began to flow down her cheeks.

Suddenly she felt Emily stir and Naomi stiffened, hoping the redhead would think she was asleep.

Instead Emily moved over to her side of the bed and cuddled into her, "Hey baby, you're late. Did you have a nice time?"

Naomi panicked, "Not really."

Emily squeezed her, "I'm sorry to hear that. Give me a couple of minutes to wake up properly and I'll see if I can improve your evening for you."

"Not tonight Em, I'm too tired." Naomi replied.

Emily raised herself on to her side, "Am I hearing things? Did you honestly just refuse sex because you're too tired?"

Naomi nodded, "I'm not in the mood, sorry."

Emily laughed, "Oh God, now I'm really worried. And you're wearing pyjamas, is this the end of the honeymoon period?"

Naomi stiffened before another sob escaped her mouth.

Emily finally realised she'd been crying and sat up, her face full of concern. "Oh baby, what is it?"

Naomi also sat up and stared at Emily, shaking her head. "I can't." She burst into tears.

Emily moved to hug her and was upset when the blonde pushed her away, "Don't, please, I don't deserve it."

Emily stared at her, "Naomi, please tell me what's wrong, you're starting to scare me now."

Naomi held her head in her hands and Emily could only make out a few words said between the sobs coming from the blonde.

Emily gently lifted Naomi's head, "Babe, I got 'sorry, apartment, drink and sorry again' from all of that. You need to try harder."

Naomi stared at her and took a deep breath, "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean for it to happen, you've got to believe me."

The colour drained from Emily's face, "Didn't mean for what to happen?"

Naomi swallowed, "I've been unfaithful to you."

Emily stared at her, "I don't understand, you wouldn't do that to me, you love me too much."

Naomi closed her eyes, "Tonight, I cheated on you, with George."

Emily's eyes bored into her, "That's why you've had a shower and are wearing pyjamas?"

Naomi nodded.

"Get out." Emily said calmly.

Naomi started, "Can't we talk about this?"

"I said get out." Emily said swallowing hard.

Naomi began to beg, "Please Em, I'm sorry, I love you."

"GET OUT OF MY FUCKING SIGHT BEFORE I KILL YOU, NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND?" Emily screamed at the blonde. She got up and ran into the bathroom. Naomi could hear her retching.

Reluctantly Naomi left the room, shutting the door behind her, Emily was still being sick. She walked across the lounge and stared blankly out of the window, the tears flowing down her cheeks. She stared at the skyline that only a few days ago had been the source of such excitement. She collapsed against the window sobbing, her mind filled with images of Emily and the look on her face when she told her what she'd done. Oh God, she thought, why did I have to fuck everything up and lose the one thing that meant more to me than anything else in the world.