A/N: I know, I know it's been ages since I updated and I am really sorry. Work has been mad, I've been travelling a lot and had busy weekends but it all seems like a bit of a lame excuse. I really hope people will still stick with this as I've got back into it again after feeling a bit rusty.

As ever thank you for reading, alerting and especially the reviews. I always appreciate you all taking the time out of your day to do any of the three things.

I know the last chapter was an angst fest and that frustrated some people so hopefully this is better, although there are still some 'just bash their heads together' moments I hope it works out in the end. The next few chapters are going to be non angsty apart from how Naomi and Emily cope with their 'go slow' agreement - so frustrating in a different way!

So at last the two couples finally realise things are better is they just TALK to each other and we get to find out who the mysterious Lottie is (if anyone can remember/still cares!)

Hope it's worth the wait.

Naomi stood nervously outside Emily's front door as she checked her watch. It was a quarter to seven and she'd just received a text from Effy saying she was on her way. The brunette had insisted Naomi went over earlier as she wanted her friend to be in and settled when she finally arrived to pick Katie up. Naomi's hand hovered over the bell again as it had done twice previously.

This is bloody ridiculous, the blonde thought as she finally rang the bell. Naomi jumped as the door opened almost immediately and Jenna ushered her inside.

"Good God Naomi, I wondered how much longer you were going to loiter outside the front door. It was almost painful." Jenna stated with a roll of her eyes.

Naomi shrugged, "Sorry about that, I got a bit lost in thought."

Jenna eyed her sceptically, "Hmmm, there seems to be a lot of that going on around here at the moment. Emily's upstairs helping Katie get ready, I understand she's got some sort of date, although they're both being cagey about it. Do you know who the lucky man is?"

Naomi coughed, "Er, no idea about the lucky man at all. So how was your Christmas Jenna?"

Oh for God's sake, not another one who's avoiding answering questions and rapidly changing the subject, Jenna thought with a sigh.

"Christmas was really lovely. I'm sure Emily told you my parents were here?" she replied.

Naomi nodded, "Yeah she mentioned it when we talked."

Jenna noticed Naomi's face cloud over slightly when she spoke, "So how about you? Did you enjoy the sun?"

The blonde shrugged, "It was good thanks. I tended to stay up late and sleep in, but we always have a good time when we go away at Christmas."

Naomi turned as she heard a voice mutter, "Yeah, I bet you do."

The blonde smiled nervously as Emily made her way into the kitchen. "Hi Em, how are you?"

The smile faded slightly when the redhead shrugged and mumbled something before glaring at her.

Oh God, I knew I was right, she's totally avoiding me, Naomi thought.

Jenna picked up on the slightly uneasy atmosphere, "I was just going to tell Naomi how sorry Gran and Grandad were that they didn't get to meet her."

The blonde looked confused, "Really? I wouldn't have thought they'd even know who I was."

Jenna laughed, "Well, you made quite an impression with Emily's Christmas present and she does talk about you quite a lot."

Emily shot a look at her Mum before starting to blush, "Jesus, could you be any more embarrassing? You make me sound like a right idiot."

Jenna was about to reply when the doorbell went, "I'll get it, I expect this is Katie's young man."

Emily and Naomi stared at each other awkwardly until the redhead broke the silence, "This should be fun, when Mum realises that Katie's 'young man' is in fact a young woman."

Naomi nodded, "Yeah, a young woman who has been inviting her daughter over for quite a few 'sleepovers' recently."

In spite of herself Emily giggled, "Katie's a mess, how's Effy?"

The blonde smiled, "Totally shitting herself. I bet you're glad there's none of this complicated stuff where we're concerned."

The redhead frowned, "Yeah, it's great. We just keep it light and simple. No muss, no fuss."

Naomi saw her opportunity, "Do you mind if I hang about for a while afterwards? There's something I wanted to talk to you about, something to do with us."

Emily gulped, "Sure we can talk, but can we wait until we're on our own?"

The blonde nodded, "Of course, this isn't something I'd want to discuss in front of anyone. I think they're coming, should we try to look casual or something?"

So I was right, I am the problem she needs to sort out. The redhead thought sadly as they hastily sat down and tried to look nonchalant.

Jenna led Effy back towards the kitchen, she had been surprised to see the brunette the other side of the door but thought that Katie had asked as many of her friends to be here to support her as possible. The fact that Katie was going on a date in the first place was a big shock and the fact that a welcoming committee had started to gather was only making the identity of her daughter's date more intriguing. Effy was carrying a flower and seemed incredibly nervous.

"You look lovely Effy, are you going somewhere nice?" Jenna asked in an attempt to make small talk to calm the obvious nerves of the usually unflappable girl next to her.

Effy gulped, "Thanks, we're going to the steakhouse in town."

Jenna paused, "I think Emily said Katie was going there. Oh I see, is this a double date then?"

Effy looked confused, "Er no, it's a normal date."

Jenna looked puzzled as they entered the kitchen, "Ems, didn't you say Katie was going to the steakhouse in town? Effy was just saying that's where she's going too, isn't that a coincidence?"

Emily tried to hide her smile, clearly her Mum hadn't caught up yet, "Hmmm, yeah it's a small world isn't it."

Naomi glanced at her friend who raised her eyebrows questioningly. The blonde leaned over to Emily.

"I'm assuming Katie hasn't told your parents who her date is yet?" she whispered.

Emily shook her head, "Not yet, we decided the 'surprise them and leave quickly' tactic was best. That way they can have some time to digest it properly and it doesn't have as big an impact on Effy and Katie's night."

Naomi looked shocked, "Do you think they'll have a problem with it?"

Emily shook her head again, "Of course not, but it is going to be a bolt from the blue to find out their 'straight' daughter is shagging one of her close female friends."

They heard footsteps on the stairs and fell silent as Katie entered the room. She smiled shyly as Effy walked over and presented her with the flower.

"This is for you, it's an orchid. This variety can be a bit spiky but beautiful if it's nurtured." The brunette said unsurely.

Katie's smile broadened as she accepted the flower, "Thank you, it's lovely. I'll put it in some water and then we should probably go."

Jenna watched the exchange in confusion, "Katie, what's going on?"

Katie's eyes nervously flitted towards Emily, who gave a reassuring nod of her head. Meanwhile Naomi smiled at Effy who had gone pale.

"Mum, can you get Dad please? There's something I want to tell you." Katie stated.

Jenna went to the back door and called into the garden, "ROB, can you come here for a minute. Katie wants to talk to us."

After a few minutes had elapsed a sweaty looking Rob entered the kitchen, he poked his head back outside, "Now boy, don't go easy while I'm away, I can still see you. 10, 11, 12..." He turned to the assembled group with a smile, "Honestly girls your brother is never going to be a champion athlete if he keeps trying to get out of our keep fit sessions."

Emily rolled her eyes, "Dad, the only thing he's going to be a champion in is perving and sticking his nose into people's private business."

Rob tutted, "Come on now Emily, I thought we agreed to forgive and forget. James was punished for spying on you in the shower."

The redhead sighed, "Clearly not enough as I caught him trying to do the same to Katie earlier."

"Ahem, can we focus here please?" Katie said sharply.

"Sorry, carry on" Emily mumbled back.

Rob folded his arms "So where's this mystery date then Katiekins, I want to give him my speech and make sure he's good enough for my little girl."

Katie cleared her throat, "Dad, Mum, I want you to be ok with this because it's the first time I've ever liked someone enough to want a proper relationship. I know you'll like them if you give this a chance because they're really great, they're funny and clever, they're kind and I love being with them."

As she was talking the dark haired twin walked across the room and took the brunette's hand, she squeezed it reassuringly as she heard a gulp next to her "You already know my date, it's Effy, in fact we've been seeing each other for a while now."

Jenna quickly glanced at Emily and then over to Rob before her gaze rested on the two nervous looking girls in front of her.

"You and Effy? You're... together?" Jenna asked.

Katie bit her lip and nodded.

Rob folded his arms and began to shake his head, "No, no, no. This isn't right, it upsets everything. Emily is the gay twin, you're straight, you can't just switch teams now."

Both Emily and Katie's mouths fell open.

Naomi had remained quiet throughout the exchange but couldn't help herself, "Oh come on Rob, don't you think you're being a bit unfair."

Jenna held her hands up, "Sorry Naomi but the agreement was one gay, one straight and a totally perverted one. Emily has already had dibs on the gay, James is a shoe in for the perv so Katie doesn't have a choice, she has to be the straight one I'm afraid."

"Although we could swap the bisexual fourth child for Katie and make kid number four the straight one?" Rob added as the corners of his mouth began to twitch.

Katie exhaled and hit her Dad on the arm, "That was a fucking horrible thing to do. I was really nervous about telling you both and all you can do is take the piss."

Emily shook her head, "Jesus Christ you two, that was just downright mean. You're supposed to be the adults here."

Jenna had the grace to look sheepish, "Sorry Katie, but honestly sweetheart why were you nervous?"

Katie shrugged, "I know you're fine with Em being gay but it was hardly a shock was it?"

"Hey, just because I hadn't shown much interest in boys it didn't automatically mean I liked girls. I could have been a late developer." Emily protested.

Rob laughed, "Love, you have seen your half of your bedroom right? I don't think Audrey Hepburn is up there because you admire her acting ability..."

Emily blushed, "Actually I do think she's a great actress but alright maybe it was really obvious I was gay. But Katie's never showed any interest in women at all, exactly the opposite in fact, so why aren't you more surprised?"

Katie smiled gratefully at her sister, she knew Em would cut to the chase. That was exactly what she wanted to know too, deep down she hadn't expected her parents to freak out but she did expect them to be a bit shocked, at least at first.

Jenna glanced over at Rob who shrugged at her. She turned back to her daughter.

"To be honest, I was over at Gina's a few weeks ago and Effy's Mum popped in. We got chatting and the subject of how much time you were spending with each other cropped up." Jenna began.

Effy narrowed her eyes, "And how exactly did it crop up?"

Jenna coughed, "Well your Mum mentioned the fact that you spent most of your time shut away in your room..."

Effy snorted, "Oh great, she's always interfering, why can't she just mind her own bloody business."

Katie placed her hand on the brunette's arm, "Eff, I'm sure your Mum didn't mean anything by it."

"I told you she was up to something didn't I? Remember all those questions over breakfast about what we were doing? Just because she's got some fucked up relationship with my Dad she thinks she can stick her nose in to my love life..." Effy began to rant.

Katie cupped Effy's face in her hands before leaning in and kissing her. After a few seconds Effy relaxed and kissed her back. Finally they pulled apart.

"Although it's very cute when you get into a frenzy, I don't like seeing you get upset." Katie said gently.

Effy smiled, "I like the way you always know what to do to calm me down."

Their tender moment was interrupted by Rob's voice, "Well girls that's very sweet but Effy you need to come with me, we have some serious business to attend to."

Effy turned sharply and realised he wasn't joking. She glanced over towards Naomi and tried to convey an S.O.S message, but it was in vain.

"There's no need to look at Naomi like that, she's coming too. If you're going to date my little girls then we need to have the talk." Rob said definitively.

Naomi began to protest, "But Em and I aren't together, we're just friends..."

Rob tutted "Please Naomi don't insult me, nobody believes that bollocks, and you know it." He rolled his eyes at Jenna, "Honestly love, do they think we we're born yesterday? Come on you two."

Naomi and Effy both gulped before following Rob from the room.

Katie turned to Emily with a frightened look "You've been in this situation before, what does he say to them?"

Emily looked equally as anxious, "I'm not sure, none of my previous girlfriends have ever elaborated. Put it this way Katie, based on my experience most of the conversation is going to come from you tonight as Effy will be too traumatised."

Jenna laughed, "Come on girls, your Dad's not that bad. Now while he's intimidating Effy and Naomi, why don't you tell me exactly what's going on."

Emily looked at Katie and sighed, "I supposed we need to do something to pass the time."

Jenna went over to the fridge and poured three glasses of wine, she set them down on the worktop before settling on a stool "Right Katie let's begin with you. The first thing I want to know, is how on earth my incredibly straight daughter suddenly decided she wanted to be more like her twin sister."

Katie rolled her eyes before taking a large gulp of wine. I'm going to need a lot more alcohol to get through this, she thought with a sigh as she took a deep breath and began filling her Mum in on how she and Effy got together.

Rob smiled sweetly at the two girls as he held open the door and ushered them into the lounge.

Naomi shot a look of panic at Effy who looked at her girlfriend's Dad nervously before she entered the room. The blonde followed closely behind and they quickly sat down on one of the sofas.

"Come on now ladies there's no need to look quite so frightened." Rob said in a voice that sent chills up and down their spine.

"Look Rob, I know this might be quite a surprise and everything..." Effy began but she was quickly silenced by Rob's glare.

He shook his head, "Oh no girls, this isn't how this works. You don't speak unless I tell you to. I'll do all the talking, ok?"

They both mutely nodded.

"Did either of my beautiful girls ever tell you about our holiday to Cornwall when they were thirteen?" Rob questioned.

Two shakes of the head.

Rob sat on the sofa opposite them, "I suppose I shouldn't be surprised as they probably don't think it was that important. Honestly you should have seen the pair of them when they were younger, absolute cutie pies they were. I know every parent always thinks their own kids are the most beautiful, the most talented and the most special children in the world but in our case it wasn't just Jenna and me that thought so other people commented too. They were the apple of my eye."

He paused to make sure he still had the rapt attention of the blonde and brunette sitting opposite him, satisfied they were still listening he continued.

"So anyway our main summer holiday was two weeks on a caravan park in Cornwall. There were always plenty of other kids around for them to make friends with but they'd both hit puberty and were attracting a lot of male attention, especially Katie, who acted and looked a lot older and seemed to revel in the advances. One night the park was holding a disco and they begged to go, I wanted to say no but Jenna persuaded me it was ok. So off they went but I was still uneasy so I followed them down later and do you know what I found when I got there?"

Effy and Naomi shook their heads again.

Rob paused for effect, "Katie was sat outside the hall with Emily comforting her. She was crying. Naturally I wanted to know what had upset my precious girl and she explained that she really liked this lad and thought he liked her too. But he ended up dancing all night with an older girl and ignoring her. Do you know what I did?"

The pair looked at each other with puzzled expressions before quietly muttering "No."

Rob sat back and folded his arms, he narrowed his eyes, "I went inside the disco and got Katie to point this lad out to me. I walked over to where he was dancing with the older girl and I grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and dragged him outside. I was really angry at this point so I pulled him over to the edge of the cliff the park was on and dangled him upside down over the sea below and I taught him he should treat all women, but especially my daughter, with some respect."

Again the protective father paused, he lowered his voice until it was a barely audible whisper, "From that day forward I decided I would do anything to protect my girls from being hurt in relationships, and I mean anything, as Jenna says I love them like fierce. So if you don't treat them well or hurt them in any way, I will hunt you down like dogs and I will make sure any pain you've caused my girls will be sent back to you a million fold. Do I make myself clear?"

Rob was greeted by two pairs of blue eyes widening in shock before they both nodded.

"I didn't quite catch that." Rob said menacingly.

"Hmm, yeah, very clear." muttered Naomi.

"Cr. cr..crystal clear." Effy stammered

Rob suddenly smiled, "Right then Effy I don't want to make you late for dinner with Katie so we'd better go back into the other room. I'm glad we had this chat girls, it's always good to make your expectations as unambiguous as possible. Oh and by the way, don't mention any of this to Em or Katie eh? Let's keep it to ourselves."

Effy was totally thrown by the sudden change in demeanour, "Yeah, ok Rob, we won't say anything."

As they left the room Naomi leaned over to Effy, "Jesus Christ, talk about over protective. That was scary as fuck."

Effy nodded, "I know, I really hope Katie and I can sort this out because I really don't fancy being hunted down like a dog."

I hope Em forgives me because I don't fancy being hunted down either. Naomi thought with a sigh as she followed her friend back into the kitchen.

Jenna, Katie and Emily looked up as Rob re-entered the room. Katie shot her twin a distressed look as she saw a very pale and clearly shell shocked Effy and Naomi follow him.

"Is everything ok?" Katie asked her girlfriend gently.

Effy nodded, "Fine."

Katie looked at Emily who shrugged back at her.

"So we'd better get going." Katie prompted.

Effy nodded.

Katie looked at her Dad, "Jesus Christ, what did you say to them?"

Rob smiled, "Nothing love, we just had a nice chat didn't we girls?"

Katie tutted as both Effy and Naomi nodded enthusiastically. She grabbed Effy's hand and led her from the room mumbling. After a short time they heard the front door slam.

"Right I'd better get back to James." Rob said as he made his way to the back door.

"Hmmm, I've got some reading to catch up on in the lounge, so we'll leave you two alone to talk." Jenna said pointedly looking at her daughter.

Once they were alone the uncomfortable silence returned. Neither girl wanted to be the one to break it in case the conversation headed in a direction they were dreading. Eventually Emily broke the tension.

"Do you want a drink?" she said. I need alcohol to get through this, she thought.

Naomi nodded, "Please." Maybe wine will lessen the pain.

Emily poured two glasses of wine, "So I guess we need to talk?" Please don't tell me you've met someone else.

Naomi took a sip of her drink, "Yeah I guess so, do you want to go first?" Please don't tell me you've got back with Melissa.

The redhead shook her head, "No it's ok you brought it up." You won't want to go to Manchester with me to see David Guetta after you've ended things.

Naomi sighed, "Look Em, there's something I want to say and I'd appreciate it if I could do it without you interrupting ok?"

Emily nodded and prepared herself.

The blonde took a deep breath, "I'm really sorry for the Christmas present. At the time I thought I was doing something nice but on reflection I can see that it might have looked a bit like I was taking over and stealing your thunder. I had no right to do something like that but can't we talk things through? Please don't get back with Melissa."

Eh? Emily blinked and continued to stare at Naomi with a puzzled look on her face.

"Please Em, just talk to me. I'm sorry if I came on too strong and scared you off. I don't know what else to say." Naomi pleaded.

Emily shook herself, "Why would I get back with Melissa?"

Naomi shrugged, "Well you went all weird after Christmas and I heard her on New Year's Eve."

A sudden realisation dawned on Emily, "Oh my God, you thought I was avoiding you because I was freaking out about your present?"

Naomi bit her lip and nodded.

Emily began to laugh, "Naomi, I love my necklace, it's honestly the nicest thing anyone has ever given me. That's not the reason I didn't want to speak to you."

"So I wasn't imagining it then? You were avoiding me?" Naomi asked nervously.

Emily nodded, "Yeah, but not because I was afraid you were coming on too strong, idiot. I was embarrassed. You'd gone to so much trouble and got me this amazing gift and all I got you was a book. I didn't want to see you until I'd got you something to make up for it."

She handed the blonde the printout.

Naomi stared at the paper and then looked up in surprise, "David Guetta in Manchester?"

Emily nodded, "Katie and Effy are coming too, we thought we could make a weekend of it."

"Oh wow Em, this is amazing. Thank you so much, but honestly you didn't need too." Naomi responded.

Emily turned red, "Like I said I wanted to redress the imbalance in our presents."

"Em I've already told you the book was amazingly thoughtful and it'll be brilliant when I get to Uni. In fact it's already been really useful." Naomi replied.

Emily smiled, "Yeah? How come?"

"Some of the essays in there are fantastic and gave me loads of ammunition to win my arguments with Lottie." The blonde stopped as she saw Emily's face cloud over, "What?"

Emily sighed, "It's ok I know about Lottie, I saw your exchange on Facebook."

It was now Naomi's turn to look puzzled, "Em, I still don't get what's wrong?"

"Was it just a holiday thing?" Emily asked quietly.

Naomi stared at her and then began to laugh, "Em, you think Lottie and I got together on holiday?"

Emily shrugged, "She did call you babe and you said she'd kept you up all night, what was I supposed to think?"

Naomi walked over to the redhead and gently lifted her chin "Emily, I love you. You're the only person I want to be with."

Emily still looked unsure, "So who is she then?"

"Lottie is a friend of my Mum's and is one of the people we usually go away with at Christmas. She's a university lecturer and she offered to help me rehearse for my entrance interviews, if I get any. We were up all night arguing about politics or history." Naomi explained.

Emily crinkled her nose, "So why have you only just become friends on Facebook then?"

Fuck does she realise how cute she looks when she does that, Naomi thought.

"She's an ageing hippy like my Mum so she resisted indulging in 'frivolous' things like social networking for as long as she could. But one day she thought she'd check out what the fuss was about and now she's addicted. My Mum nearly fell out with her because she'd 'sold out' and joined the moronic masses." Naomi said rolling her eyes.

Emily looked thoughtful, "So what's the problem you need to sort out? Is it to do with me?"

Naomi blushed, "Kind of, Lottie and I spent quite a bit of time talking about you too."

Emily smiled shyly, "Really? What sort of things did you say?"

Naomi shrugged, "At first it was mostly Lottie quizzing me, she found it hilarious that I was now into girls, well a girl. But she could see how crazy I was about you so then she was really curious about how we were coping with the whole go slow thing. She's a bit of a slapper and couldn't imagine being with someone and not ripping their clothes off."

"Naomi, we knew it was going to be hard for both of us but I thought we agreed..." Emily started.

The redhead was silenced by Naomi's lips covering her own, at first she tried to resist but it felt so good she couldn't help responding. Eventually Naomi pulled away and stared into Emily's eyes.

"There we go, problem solved." Naomi whispered.

Emily smiled, "That's it?"

Naomi nodded, "Kissing you is all I've been able to think about lately, I thought it might be time we moved on to the next stage in our relationship."

Emily's smile widened and she leaned up to kiss the blonde again. Just as their lips were about to meet they heard a noise coming from outside.

Emily grabbed Naomi's hand, "Come on let's go up to my room. I think it might be better if we continued to move things on in private don't you?"

Katie looked over to the other side of the table, Effy was staring off into the distance again. They'd already had their starters and the brunette had barely said two words since they'd arrived.

"You're quiet, is everything ok?" The twin asked tentatively.

When Effy didn't answer Katie reached over and gently took her hand making the brunette jump.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. Are you ok?" Katie tried again.

Effy nodded, "I'm fine."

Katie sighed loudly, "Look Eff, you don't seem fine. What exactly did my Dad say to you? This time please don't fob me off with any of that 'he was just warning us to take care of you' crap."

Effy frowned, "If I could tell you I would but your Dad told us not to."

Katie snorted, "I don't really give a fuck if he did, you're my girlfriend and if he's upset you I want to know about it."

Effy's eyes widened, "I'm your what?"

Katie looked confused, "My girlfriend. I mean I know we haven't talked about it properly and it might scare you but isn't that what we are? I mean we're not just fuck buddies are we? Oh God I've got it all wrong haven't I? Now you're going to freak out and this is all going to go tits up. Why did I listen to Emily, I mean I never listen to Emily. Why couldn't I just keep my big mouth shut?"

Katie looked up to find Effy staring at her strangely, the brunette opened her mouth to speak but closed it again as the waiter came over with their steaks. Immediately Katie became fascinated by her food and refused to make eye contact.

"Katie, look at me please." Effy said gently.

The dark haired twin looked up into a pair of concerned blue eyes.

"What's with all the freaking out, isn't it supposed to be me that does that?" Effy questioned.

Katie shrugged, "Thought I'd try it for a change."

Effy sighed, "K, stop avoiding the question. What's the matter?"

Katie took a deep breath, "Right here goes nothing. Am I your girlfriend or am I just a fuck buddy?"

Effy paused, "You're definitely not just a fuck buddy..."

"But I'm not your girlfriend either." Katie finished for her.

Effy rolled her eyes, "Can you let me finish? I was going to say I hadn't really thought about it and we've never actually talked about it, but yeah, I suppose you are my girlfriend, if that's what you want to be."

Katie snorted, "Of course it's what I want to be, but is it what you want? You don't do relationships remember."

The brunette raised her eyebrow, "So what exactly have we been doing since the party?"

Katie played with her food, "I don't know, it just seems all we do anymore is have sex. We hardly talk or just hang out."

"I knew you'd changed your mind, I could feel you getting more and more distant. I knew you didn't want to be with me anymore. Oh God, it's not just me is it? I mean I really don't think I could cope if you went out with another woman. I'd get over it eventually if you've decided you don't like girls in that way but not if it was me you didn't like." Effy rambled.

Katie stared at her, "Christ Eff, where did all that come from? I've just told you I want to be your girlfriend as in woman in a relationship with you as opposed to a friend who's a girl."

Effy frowned, "So why are you complaining about the sex then? I thought you'd be flattered I can't keep my hands off you."

People were starting to stare at them so Katie leaned in closer and spoke more quietly, "Look Eff, don't get me wrong, the sex is mind blowing and normally that's all I'm interested in. But I meant what I said at home earlier, you're the first person I've ever wanted to spend any time with. This is the first time it's been about more than just sex."

A confused look crossed Effy's face, "Oh, so you don't regret it or wish I was a bloke then?"

Katie looked horrified, "Jesus Eff, why would you even ask that?"

Effy started to blush, "It's felt a bit like you've been going through the motions when we've had sex lately. I thought you might be changing your mind or think that sex with men was much better. You know because they have a dick and I don't."

"I'm well aware of that Eff, although recently you'd be hard pushed to tell the difference." Katie said slightly bitterly.

"What's that supposed to mean? Oh God, you've been faking it haven't you?" Effy said in a panicked tone.

Katie shot her a look and then looked around to check no one was listening.

"Keep your voice down." She hissed across the table. "I haven't been faking it ok? It's just the sex has felt a little bit impersonal lately."

"What do you mean impersonal?" Effy asked.

Katie motioned for her to come closer, "You know what I mean. Look Eff, I'm pretty open minded when it comes to sex and I really don't mind being tied up or using toys but not all the time. It just gets boring."

Effy sighed, "Oh, I thought it might be more like what you're expecting, I didn't want to disappoint you."

Katie stared at her before her mouth formed an O of surprise, "That's why you've been behaving like this? Because you thought you had to fuck me with a dildo otherwise I wouldn't have a good time?"

Effy nodded.

"Jesus Effy, didn't it occur to you to ask? Did I come the first night we slept together, you know without all the paraphernalia?" Katie asked exasperatedly, not caring that they were once again attracting the attention of some of the other diners.

"Well, yeah, three times if I recall correctly." Effy said quietly.

Katie shook her head, "Effy, I really don't believe this. I don't want to shut my eyes and pretend I'm shagging a bloke. It's you I want to be with. I like the fact that you've got soft skin and your hands are gentle. I like you touching me and I like feeling your fingers inside me."

Finally Effy smiled, "Really?"

Katie nodded, "Do you know what else I like?"

Effy shook her head.

Katie smiled, "I never, ever thought I'd say this but I fucking love going down on you."

Effy winked at her, "Good, because you're rather talented at it."

They both started to laugh until they were interrupted by the waiter offering them the dessert menu. He stood by the side of the table as they glanced at the list. Katie looked up to find him staring at her with a knowing look on his face.

"Yes? Can I help you?" Katie snapped.

The waiter winked at her, "Just wondering if you needed any help deciding what you want. We can go down the list together if you like."

"Oh fuck off you perv. Come on Eff let's pay the bill and go." Katie responded.

Effy threw some money on the table and turned to the waiter as she got up, "That should cover it and no, there's no tip."

They attracted stares as they were leaving but by now Katie didn't care.

When they got to the door the twin turned around, "By the way, yes we are and no, you can't watch."

They left the restaurant giggling. Once they were outside Effy turned to her girlfriend.

"Look Katie, I'm really sorry. Can we agree that next time something is bothering us we'll talk to each other sooner? Frankly I've got enough drama in my life with my parents without inventing angst with you as well." Effy said with a smile.

The twin smiled back, "Sounds like a plan to me. Shall we go back to yours?"

Effy nodded, "Yeah and I promise not to jump on you as soon as we get through the door."

Katie raised her eyebrow, "You've got to be kidding right? All this sex talk has made me horny as hell. You're taking me straight to bed."

Effy smiled, "Is that an order?"

Katie nodded, "Damn right it is."

Effy flagged a taxi, "Well in that case who am I to refuse? One night of shagging coming right up. If you're really lucky I might even give you an advance preview in the cab."

Emily sighed as Naomi planted kisses across her collarbone before gently sucking on her pulse point. They had been in her room for some time and although the kisses had started out fairly chaste, they were rapidly becoming more passionate. The blonde was almost on top of Emily and the redhead couldn't help a moan escaping as Naomi shifted her weight slightly so her thigh pressed between Emily's legs.

Oh fuck, we need to stop this before things get out of hand, Emily thought as Naomi's lips reconnected with hers and the blonde's tongue sought entrance to her mouth. Emily willingly parted her lips and began to gently massage Naomi's tongue with her own.

Maybe I'll stop it in a minute, was her next thought as she ran her hand through Naomi's hair and pulled her deeper into the kiss.

Naomi spotted the opportunity presented to her by Emily's arm being raised and slowly moved her hand under the redhead's shirt. She gently caressed the soft skin, sighing with pleasure as it quivered beneath her fingertips. She inched her hand up the redhead's side, stroking as she went, hoping that this time Emily wouldn't move it when her final destination became apparent.

So far so good, she thought as she came into contact with the soft material of Emily's bra and the redhead moaned into her mouth. Suddenly Naomi felt her hand being slapped away and they stopped kissing.

"Naomi, I've already told you, stop your hands wandering to places they shouldn't. It's like being with an octopus." Emily admonished.

Naomi groaned loudly, "Jesus Em, this is killing me. You moaned for fuck's sake so you must have been enjoying it."

Emily rolled her eyes, "Of course I was enjoying it and I was enjoying you grinding against me too but that's not the point."

Naomi moved off Emily and lay on her side, "So what is the bloody point?"

"You know exactly what I'm talking about. We're going slow, not jumping steps like we have in the past. Fair enough, you were right about us being able to kiss again but we can't do anything else otherwise we might as well just forget the whole thing and have sex." Emily explained patiently.

Naomi grinned, "Having sex, right here, right now, gets my vote."

Emily's face fell, "I thought you were ok with this and understood why it was important to me."

Naomi sighed, "Sorry, I am ok with this and I promised you we'd do things properly this time. It's not my fault you're so bloody irresistible I'm finding it hard to keep my hands to myself."

Emily smiled, "Babe, it's not like it's easy for me either. I can't even begin to tell you how graphic some of my dreams have been."

Naomi's face lit up, "You could try."

Emily waggled her finger, "It's too soon for dirty talk, what type of girl do you think I am?"

The blonde pretended to think.

"Er, the type who might tell me exactly what she wants to do to me or maybe even let me feel her up because we haven't had sex in ages and she's as frustrated as I am." Naomi replied hopefully.

"How would either of those things help? We'd just be more frustrated than ever and we'd almost certainly end up having sex if I told you exactly what I'd like to be doing right now." Emily said in a husky voice.

Naomi threw herself face first into the pillow and screamed, "Seriously Emily, stop teasing me."

The redhead sighed, "Sorry. Look this is about us getting to know each other right? We've talked quite a bit about big things but I realised I don't know the little things about you."

Naomi faced her again, "Like what?"

Emily paused, "Like what's your favourite colour?"

Naomi smiled, "Definitely red, although I am finding it very irritating at the moment."

Emily grew excited, "I know, why don't we agree that every day we can ask one question about each other, it can be anything we want to know. That way we'll find out more detail about our lives and we'll have fun."

"I think you might want to check the definition of fun Em." Naomi said sarcastically.

"Sorry, I thought it was a good idea." Emily said quietly.

The blonde reached out and stroked her cheek, "It is a good idea, I didn't mean to be grouchy. So my question for today is would you like to go on a date with me next Saturday?"

Emily's eyes widened in surprise, "A date?"

Naomi nodded, "I saw the envious looks you were giving Katie."

"But isn't going out for dinner a bit public and obvious? We agreed to keep this to ourselves, you know lessen the pressure." Emily said unsurely.

Naomi tilted her head, "Who said anything about going out? My Mum's at some march for something next Saturday so I'm going to cook you dinner at my place."

"You can cook?" the redhead couldn't hide her surprise.

Naomi pushed her, "Oy, I may not be Michelin standard but I have a few tried and tested dishes up my sleeve."

Emily leaned over and kissed her again, "In which case I'd love to go on a date with you."

The redhead tried to pull away but Naomi pinned her down and began kissing her neck again before moving to her mouth. After they had been kissing for a few minutes Emily felt Naomi's hand brush across her breast again. She reached down and moved it.

"Jesus Em, I've asked you on a date. Surely that means I can touch you a little bit? I'll even keep my hand outside your shirt if you want." Naomi said sulkily.

Emily raised her eyebrow, "Is that why you asked me? So you'd get something in return."

Naomi smiled, "It's not the only reason I asked..."

The redhead tutted and moved the blonde's hand back, "Fine, you can touch my boobs for one minute, but the hands stay outside the shirt and don't wander anywhere else ok?"

Naomi placed her hand on Emily's other breast and began to gently massage them. The blonde squeezed Emily's nipples and could feel them go hard even through the layers of fabric causing the redhead to whimper slightly.

"Oh God Em, I feel like a parched woman who's just found an oasis in the desert. This is fucking heaven." Naomi whispered between kisses.

Emily smiled up at her girlfriend, "If you think this is good you should wait to see how far I'll let you go after our first date, you never know I might even go topless."

Naomi eyes widened and she groaned in frustration, "Fucking hell Em, this is going to be a long week."