I guess I'm joining tons of other fanfictions that have updated the last couple of hours/days with posting this, but I felt it was about time to get it out. I've been incredibly busy, and didn't want to write while being tired or exhausted, as I surely would've taken shortcuts which would've affected the story. And no one wants that, right?

So the anger that Emily left with lead her to do certain things. But it may not be what you think.

I don't own skins.

Chapter 22: Always all for you

Emily PoV

I lifted my head up into the sky and felt the warmth of the sun upon me. I smiled of it all. It was a beautiful day.

The songbirds were chirping as I walked over the bridge. I stopped for a minute and turned to look both ways. First over the ocean to my right, the sun reflecting beautifully in the sea. Then over the strait and houses and settlement on my left. It was a beautiful day, and I was home.

I kept on wandering, down the bridge and past the store which was bustling with people. It made me smile even wider. It was good to see mum's business doing well, despite everything. But I didn't stop, because I was almost at my goal.

The first sightings of the houses down by the sea made my heart almost combust with anticipation. As I approached the yard, I spotted Gina and Kieran sitting on the dock sunbathing.

"Emily love, are you back already?" Gina held up a hand to shield her eyes from the sunlight as she saw me. A big smile soon formed on her face in the shade of her hand.

"Yeah." I grinned. I was about to ask further, not wanting to waste any time getting to her, but Gina beat me to it. She obviously understood why I was standing there tripping.

"She's in her room." she pointed her thumb behind her towards the house, "She's been a right mess when you were gone. It's good you're back." she nodded, before situating herself back to her tanning position, signaling that I should proceed. I couldn't be beaming anymore if I wanted to. She's been a mess without me.

I walked around the boat cottage and into the house. I opened the necessary doors until I was standing on the doorstep to her room. As I opened the last door, the familiar smell that was only Naomi hit me like a wall. I breathed in deeply, closing my eyes in the process. God, how I love that smell.

When I opened my eyes again, I was sadly met with an empty room. But my heart soon floated up from the pit of my stomach when I heard water running in her bathroom along with some music. She was in the shower.

I decided to wait for her in her room, because I didn't want to surprise her and scare her half to death while she was in there … naked. I didn't even try to keep that visual out of my mind. And also I got curious when I heard the type of music she was listening to. I barely made out her voice in it all. She was singing in the shower. Cute, I thought to myself as I situated myself on the bed, absentmindedly petting Tiger who was lazily spread over a large amount of it.

I recognized one of the songs coming on. It was Coldplay. Way to indicate how you're feeling, I thought as I knew that was how she showed her feelings. The song was X & Y, which is a real heartbreak song. I couldn't wait until she was finished and got out here.

Luckily it happened sooner rather than later. She stopped dead in her tracks as soon as her eyes caught a glimpse of me, her blue eyes wide open. The breath got caught in my throat of the sight.

She was standing there with dripping wet hair in only a towel that was secured over her chest. She was hauntingly beautiful, and the fact that I had forgotten how her presence affected me had me surprised. I wondered if I ever would get over the wild fluttering that the tempestuous girl in front of me stirred in my heart.

"You're home." She said, like she couldn't believe her own eyes as she just stood there looking at me like I would disappear into thin air any second.

"Yeah." I breathed out as I rose from the bed.

"But, why? Why are you back?" She slightly scrunched her eyebrows together in an adorable way as I slowly made my way over to stand right in front of her, the delicious smell of a freshly showered Naomi hitting my nostrils.

"Well…" I started, "things happened." I said casually and shrugged. I leaned up to finally feel those lips on mine again, but Naomi was obviously not on the same page as me as she just continued the conversation.

"What things?"

"Just some stuff with my mum." I said as I eyed her lips with lust. It had been too long without being enveloped in her warmth.

"Ems." Naomi gently said, prompting me to go on.

"Fine." I sighed, figuring that just getting it of my chest would speed up things regarding how my libido is above sky limit with Naomi in front of me nearly without clothes. "My mum were a fucking bitch about anything and everything when we were away, about the store and then she started on my love life and basically everything that was wrong with my life, so I kind of snapped one evening and came out to her. That's why I'm home."

"What?" her jaw dropped. "You told her that you're gay?" which I nodded to. I saw a small smile and softening in her eyes right there and then, but it soon disappeared. I needed to touch her so badly right now, that I reached up a hand to toy with the rim of her towel which was secured right over the valley between her breasts. I leaned up to try to kiss her again, but she still weren't quite there.

"Did you tell her about me?" she suddenly asked. I dejectedly lowered myself down again, looking into her wild blue eyes.

"Well, your mum knows, so I think it's only fair…" I said.

"Oh my god, you told her about me! She's going to hate me!" she exclaimed, suddenly looking really scared. "She's going to want to kill me, Emily."

"No, because if she kills you, then I kill her." A small smirk stretched over her lips at my words. I couldn't hold back anymore and tried to seem cute as I asked "Can I get a kiss now?" It seemed to go by deaf ears, because Naomi delved right into another question before I could even finish mine.

"So are the whole family back? How did your mum react?" her face tensed up to a serious look again. I rolled my eyes and slightly shook my head at how oblivious she was being, but answered to still her seemingly spinning head never the less.

"No, everyone is not back. My mum freaked out, that's why I'm back." which was kind of true. The other reason for me being back was that after the blowout with mum over what started out like a lovely dinner, is that I had to speak to Effy which made me turn on the phone and find all the treasures waiting for me. The real reason I was home was that the only person who had ever really accepted me was here. And now within reaching distance. I slid my hands around her neck for good measure, but it seemed it didn't deter her investigating mode.

"How do you feel about it all. Your mum. Will it be okay?"

"I don't know and I really don't care right now." I said, but the look in her eyes made me rephrase myself. "I mean… I can't say that I'm not hurt, but I knew this was going to happen. I'm just giving her some time to cool off."

"And Katie, what about her? Did she back you up? Did she come home with you?"

"I know she's on my side, but you don't understand. Standing up to mum is about the scariest thing you'll ever do, so I don't blame her for that. But no, she's not back, she's enjoying her taste of summer romance with a high class french boy with a mustache."

"So she didn't back you up?" she asked in disbelief.

"She comforted me after, and that was enough. Really Naoms, don't worry about it, we'll worry later."

I tugged at the back of her neck to drag her down to me, but she was still not to be deterred.

"So you just stood up and came home? Like travelled alone from France and out here?"

"Yes Naomi, I slung myself on a fucking train and travelled home here by myself, and I'll tell you everything about my uneventful journey but right now I just want my girlfriend to kiss me." I said strongly, loosening up at the end as the word 'girlfriend' seemingly broke through whatever was holding her back.

"Girlfriend, eh?" she smirked.

"Yes," I breathed "so kiss me, you twat." I smiled, before loosening the towel around her chest so it fell to the floor. With the thump it made as it hit the hardwood, my heart did a double take as I took in her body. My fantasies couldn't even muster up to the real thing.

Finally she obliged, and we both smiled into the kiss before we found our way to the bed, clumsily falling down while giggling, scaring Tiger away. We kissed and laughed together as she worked on getting my clothes off, getting them stuck on my head or feet. When we at last were feeling as much skin contact as possible, the laughter died down as passion took over our love hazed minds. Our tongues and hands sought out what was starting to be familiar curves and places. We were rediscovering the other, even though we hadn't been apart for too long. But the time we had been apart … it had been horrible. Parting on such bad terms before finding out that maybe I was overreacting, and then coming home to the zeal of her. It was a roller coaster going upwards. And I had missed her horribly.

After we'd devoured each other, taking claim of what was ours, because it was ours now as I'd declared her my girlfriend, we ended up cuddling and stroking on any sweaty skin we could reach. It was such a relief being back in her arms again.

When she talked again, my head was laying right over her heart. The beating of it and the steady breaths she was taking calmed me immensely. Along with the fingertips she kept trailing up and down my spine.

"What are the plans for today then?"

I turned my head and gave her a tender kiss right above her boob, before looking up at her, her peaceful expression a strict contrast from when she first spotted me.

"I was thinking that I could show you my house when the monsters are out of the country?" I smiled. She obviously picked up on the monsters part, and drew me closer with her hands, kissing my forehead and eyelids softly. I was grateful for the small gesture.

"I'd like that." she whispered into my hair. "But in a second." she said as she drew me closer, holding on tight as my head found the natural position in the crook of her neck.

"Wow, your house is massive!" Naomi exclaimed after the tour. We were heading for the last stop, mine and Katies bedroom. Naomi had driven us over in her boat, declaring that she needed a cool down after our hot reunion. Well, she didn't say it like that, but I could read right through her. I'd shown her where I grew up, what was to become my new own bedroom and the rest of it. I was weirdly nervous while showing it to her. It was a big part of me, and there was that little fear in the back of my head that she wouldn't like or understand it. But the look in her eyes stilled the voice that was whispering in my ear. Of course she understood. She had always done that.

"It's going to be when it's done anyway." I smiled back.

"It's pretty cool. And nice too. I've never lived in such a big house before, the one I'm living in now is the biggest to date. But this, this just beats everything." She said, her eyes big and involved, as we walked up the stairs.

"I'm glad you like it," I said earnestly, "but it'll get better when I get my own room." I opened the the door to my bedroom.

Naomi stopped in the door opening and looked around with interested eyes, drinking it in, analyzing it. She was quickly done with Katies side, being more interested in what was over at my side. Obviously and fortunately. She sat down at my bed, testing the bounce, while looking at the posters at my wall.

"Rihanna eh? I think I approve." she smirked, while eyeing one of my biggest pictures. I sat down beside her on the bed as she turned around and took in the full impression of the room again.

"Something tells me that Katie is the one with the final say regarding decorations and such?" she turned back to me while surely hinting to the men hanging about and the jewelry and typical Katie stuff.

"You figured that out, huh? Something that also'll get better with an own room. Also I can have sleepovers in peace." I raised a suggestive eyebrow at her. She smirked at me, eyes drooping to look at my lips for a moment, before she sobered and bounced a bit where she was sitting.

"I hope you get a bigger bed, because the size of this is ridiculous. We're staying at mine tonight, so I don't get any sleeping injuries."

"Oh, so we're spending the night together now?" I feigned surprise, leaning in closer.

"I won't make you, but I just had a hunch." she smirked, while closing the distance, giving me a quick, but deep kiss. I had the most goofiest and happy smile plastered on my face when we parted.

"So Ems," she started, grabbing my small laptop from the nightstand, "about that webpage you're making…"

"Seriously, we're gonna do this now?" I groaned, making myself comfortable with sitting further back in my bed.

"Why?" she said after lowering her eyelids a bit in confusion.

"I mean…" I grabbed the laptop from her, holding it closed with my hands, "it's not nearly finished. Or any good for that matter."

Naomi scowled at me for a bit longer, before a smirk broke out on her lips. I sat in silent expectations, waiting to hear what she was thinking about now. She scooted closer to me on the bed, a glint in her eyes slowly forming. Her hand found its way to the inside of my thigh, successfully making my breath hitch.

"I kind of remember you promising to show it to me." she said close to my face, clearly trying to bribe me with her body. And it worked. It worked like hell.

My eyes shifted from hers down to her mouth, before I whispered "okay" and went on with opening my computer. I logged in and opened the program I was making it in, handing it over so she could look over the preview. She eagerly accepted it and situated herself in a comfortable position, eyes lighting up as she caught sight of what was on the screen.

"Wow… Ems. This is… This is fantastic." she muttered seriously as she clicked herself through some pages.

"Shut up, you're only saying that." I blushed.

"No, I mean it." she turned to me. I bit my lip to hide the smile she was prompting.

"But like, I have to fix the codes. And the layout maybe. I was thinking about changing where the slideshow is. Maybe make the whole page a slideshow…" I trailed off, while pointing about at the screen. I felt Naomi's eyes on me, and when I turned back realized she hadn't taken them off me.

"I think it'll be great whatever you do." she said, her eyes tender. "I love the color, it really fits. The build up of it all is really great. And the pictures are magnificent."

"The pictures are actually mine," I said bashfully as I bit my lip. A weird feeling of pride swelled up in my chest. Getting compliments from her was easiest the greatest thing there was.

She smiled broadly as she put the computer away, inching closer to me as she eyed my lips.

"Then you are brilliant." she whispered, and an audible gasp left me. She leaned over me as I lowered myself on my back.

"Let's Christen this bed." I smiled up at her, my hands drifting into her hair to grab it.

"Christen, eh?" she smirked as her lips hovered over mine. She kissed right below my jaw and I sucked in a sharp breath.

"Mmmhmmm" I murmured, "I need something to think about when I'm forced to sleep here without you."

She moaned into the wet kiss. And for a while after that for that matter.

"Why aren't you tanning topless?" I asked, as I turned my head to the side to look at her.

She was laid in a small bikini top and shorts on a blanket on the floor. The bikini top was teasing me endlessly by being really tiny, making me regret ever crawling out of my bed to catch some of the sun. It wasn't that I was tanning topless or anything, wearing almost the same as her, she was just utterly irresistible where she was lying, her nose scrunched up from the strong light, and her hair all wild and unruly. I reached out a finger to toy with the string of her bikini, contemplating how rude it would be to rip it off her.

"Because I don't want to show my bits to the whole world." she scoffed, not moving at all, hands behind her head.

"It wouldn't be the whole world." I pushed, letting a fingernail gently graze her warm skin down her side. It wasn't a lie, but it wasn't entirely true either. We were at my porch which was pointing towards the neighbors and the road.

"Right, I bet Effy would just love looking out her window and seeing me naked."

"She wouldn't mind if it was for my benefit." I said as I trailed a finger over her abdomen, feeling her muscles quiver at the smooth touch. Naomi scoffed again at what I said.

"Didn't you see enough before?"

"I think I'll never have a good enough look at these." I stated playfully, my hand drifting under one of the triangle shaped cloths. She squirmed away as she chuckled. She rolled around to her stomach, finally settling those beautiful eyes at me. A dangerous smirk was playing at her lips.

"You're an horrible girlfriend, exposing me like that."

"Finally admitting we're girlfriends?" I smiled, as I scooted closer to her face.

"Well, you did just throw the title at me." she raised her eyebrows.

"But no complaints though?" I asked, to assure myself. She closed her eyes, looking effortlessly gorgeous and carefree.

"Nah." she said with the quirk of her mouth. I loved how she talked kind of crooked. It was sexy as hell. I giggled as I shifted even closer to her, my hand landing naturally on her back, before drifting southward and southward...

"Oh." she said surprised and opened her eyes. I could only imagine how much mischief my eyes were twinkling with. My hand was under the fabric of both her shorts and knickers, making suggestive movements. "Your libido is out of control, you know that?"

"Only when I'm with you." I giggled. She joined me, and rolled on top of me, kissing me over and over as we laughed in between kisses. And I'd never been more in love than in that moment. I would do anything for her.

Her teasing kisses down my throat carried me away, and before I knew it, my hands had drifted up her back again and untied her bikini top. Her movements stopped suddenly, and she raised her head so she could look into my eyes. I saw a mixture of lust and unamusement there.

"Fitch, you fix that right now." she ordered.

"But you'll get tan lines." I tried, while stroking my hands up and down her back, trying to look cute.

"Yes, and I'll also keep my dignity." she pointed out. I sighed.

"But your boobs are so cute." I pouted.

She bursted out laughing at that, and I was suit to follow.

"You're cute," she kissed my nose as she was finish laughing, "but now tie it, so I don't have to shut you out of my bed tonight."

"Yes, ma'am" I said and hurriedly fixed the straps, not wanting to be apart for her for a second, let alone a whole night. She kissed me deeply when I was done, gently biting my bottom lip, before rolling over to her previous tanning position on her stomach. Her eyes stayed fixated on mine though, a lazy and content smile grazing her lips.

I rolled on to my side, looking between her eyes, yet again not believing that she was my girlfriend. She was mine. It was heaven.

Her right hand reached out to touch mine, and I played with her fingers whilst still looking into her deep and expressive eyes. A calm rolled over us then, our eyes locked and her hand in between mine. Her skin so soft, like the look in her eyes. I guess I already knew she cared for me since she agreed to be with me, but this was the first time I actually felt it down to my bones. Care. This level of closeness. It was so much more than friendship. But I didn't dare hope for it to be love yet. I still had that lingering doubt in the back of my mind.

After a while, the beeping of her phone broke the spell. But it was alright, as I had gazed into her eyes forever. Traced her face with my stare. Saving every trait to memory. She reached behind her for her phone to check the message.

"Mum wants us to run to the store for some ingredients if, and I quote, 'you whimps expect me to feed you tonight.'" she read. I snickered.

"We better get moving then, it's closing time soon."

"So soon? I mean, isn't supermarkets meant to be open until late?" she said with disbelief.

"Do you know where we are? It's completely normal." I winked at her. I got up and slung on my top. I helped her to her feet before she did the same. I gathered some things in a bag, locked up the house and we scurried down to the boat who was moored at the rocks beneath us. I sat in the front of the boat, and took great pleasure in feeling the wind blow in my hair. It was refreshing after being all sweaty and hot from the sun. And Naomi. Naomi drove the boat, occasionally taking sharp turns, only to make me hold on tight so I didn't fall off. We laughed as we drove full speed into some waves a bigger boat made for us, making it splash into the boat.

We arrived at the dock with the big shanty beside the store, and I left my stuff in the boat before we walked to the store hand in hand. But as we reached the door, I got a sudden perception of how it would be if we went into the store. Hand in hand. So I reacted by letting go of her hand altogether, wide eyes and heavy beating heart accompanied. She didn't make any moves to grab my hand back, but turned to me as she retrieved a basket inside with worried eyes.

"Is something wrong?"

"Nothing!" I quickly dismissed, noting that it was actually quite a few regulars in the shop along with Panda behind the counter.

"Really Ems?" she gave me a look, before turning and walking in towards some shelfs.

"What? Yes!" I said, feeling entirely on edge and too stressed out.

"I don't quite believe you, but alright." she shrugged, her back towards me, as she went between some shelfs. I followed suit, almost stepping directly in her footsteps.

"It's just…" I swallowed hard, "I don't want to make you uncomfortable. And I'm afraid I've done exactly that. We parted on so much worse terms than what I wanted when I went to France, and we never quite talked about it, and then I just came back and overwhelmed you." She just kept walking as I followed, rambling on. She turned around a shelf, walking towards the front of the store again. "And I know that I just sprung this whole girlfriend thing on you." I whispered so no one overheard. "And I have to admit that I talked to Effy about it, that I called her, and she explained some things, and then I just wanted to get home to you and fix it, but I didn't think it through. I didn't ask you if you actually wanted to be my girlfriend. Or with me at all! And then I almost just drag you into the store like that and I have no idea if this is okay with you, because it's entirely okay with me but I just don't want you to be pressured into something. Do you understand? I couldn't bear it if I threw you into something that eventually drove you away and then fucked it all up. People out here talk, and it will be rumors and it's scary. They can be downright gruesome sometimes. But I don't want it to ruin something that's just started, you see? So if you don't want to go official it's entirely alright with me, I'll do whatever you want, and I could even-"

She dropped the empty basket to the ground with a loud thud as she reached the big space in the front of the store again. My heart stopped beating as I realized that I had spelled out my insecurities in such a rush and without a filter. I felt that I had fucked up big time.

She sighed heavily, I could see how her back rose and then sunk. This was it. Dumped after just a few hours.

Then she turned around, walked determinedly over to me where I stood rooted to the spot, cupped my cheeks and smashed our lips together. It was those kind of kisses that made you tingle in your fingertips and toes. As the shock of it all evaporated a little, I managed to close my eyes and enjoy it. Because hell, she was a great kisser. My hands stayed idle at my side, though, because this kiss was making me weak in my knees. And if it weren't for the contact between our lips making me want to stay upright, I would've been a puddle on the floor by now. Her lips moved delicately against mine. Lovingly even. It was pure bliss and it was a statement and I was almost knocked of my feet. I had never been kissed like that.

Eventually we parted, a whimper escaping my mouth with the loss of the feel of her lips. She smiled and gave me the smallest peck before stepping back, still holding a firm grip of my face.

"I don't care." she says confidently, looking deeply into my eyes to convey the message, before letting go and then pick up her discarded basket. She then went in between the shelfs again to look for dinner food. I just stood there awestruck with probably the most loved up look on my face. A lazy and small grin appeared as I realized what had just happened. I look over to the register, to see a surprised but grinning Panda, along with some customers that I know looking at me with wide eyes. But what they might think of what just happened didn't deter me. Because this was Naomi's way of saying that it was okay to go official. I turned around to look for her, and saw her studying a product with scrunched up eyebrows, without a doubt reading about what it was containing.

I smiled at how lovely she was. My heart swelled, if even possible, more than ever when I was around her. This was so much more than a fling.

I gave Panda a last smile before making my way over to my girlfriend. My incredible knockout of a girlfriend.

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Please don't fret about if Emily did something else reckless whilst in France. Because coming out rudely to her mum covers it all, but I skipped the scene as I'm sure you all can imagine it.

Reviews are always appreciated, and I squeal of joy for every one! Also, thanks for the follows/favs since last time.

Peace and love - M. xx