A/N: Sorry for the late update. Halloween and Family thing event so my mind was not coming up with coherent sentences for the story. :) So pardon me if this chapter seems quite.. i dunno... messy? LOL!
Disclaimer: I don't own SKINS. Wish I do.. ;)
Chapter 09
Naomi's heart is beating so fast while she starts to get up from her bed and go down to open the door. Emily had rang her earlier which was supposed to say that she is already on her way and she heard the doorbell ring which means Emily is already downstairs waiting for her to open the door.
She consciously looked at herself in the mirror before she opened the door. Emily looked back at her with concern in her eyes and on her hand she is holding some bag with something in it.
"Heeyyy.. How you feeling? I bought some food, thought maybe you haven't eaten yet?", Emily whispered raising up the bag she has in her hands.
"Thanks" Naomi replied keeping in mind to keep her voice low and hoarsed because well she was supposed to be having a cough right? And supposed to be quite sick as well. She step aside to let Emily in.
"So how you feeling? Have you taken medicine?", Emily asked moving closer to Naomi to check on Naomi's complexion. Before Naomi, knew it, Emily raised her hand and touch her forehead and Naomi practically stopped breathing. Emily's hand then moved from her forehead down to her neck. And although its the back of her hand that is touching her neck, Naomi can't help the heat that flowed from Emily's smooth hand to her body making her shudder.
Emily frowned. "Are you cold?" Naomi cant still find her voice because even though Emily's hand has moved from her neck it is now holding her upper arms maybe to check if she felt cold. So Naomi just shake her head but then change her mind and started to nod finally finding her voice and said, "A little.."
"Ok then.. Are you ok if we move up to your room? That way you can rest and be covered to prevent the cold...", Emily asked because well she did not want Naomi to think that she just want to go back to that room. That room has a lot of memories of them together because that is basically the place where they can really be alone back then.
"No, I think I will be fine here.. I can just rest at the sofa..", Naomi protested because frankly being alone with Emily at night is already driving her nuts how much more if only both of them at her room. Too many memories, it will just be too difficult.
Emily looked at her intently. "Naomi.. I won't bite ok?" she smiled. "Come on, dont be such a hard head now.. I came all the way here so whether you like it or not, I need you warm and rested understand?", Emily teased, smiling at Naomi.
Warm and rested? Naomi thought. Fuck, there are a lot of things rushing through her mind right now and she does not need the bed, she already felt warm just being near Emily.
Seeing that Naomi wont budge, Emily put down the food she carried to a nearly table and holding both of Naomi's wrist she gently pulled her towards the stairs and up the landing, turn the knob to the door and pull her again to stand near the bed.
"Come on.. You lay down now.. I'll just be a minute. I'll just prepare the food I brought." and Emily went back outside Naomi's room again.
Seeing that Emily is already out, Naomi quickly scrambled to her bed and dove under her duvet, in hope that being inside her bed covers will immediately cover up the light trembling that she have everytime their skin touch.
Emily came back carefully opening the door and then bringing the food inside. "I think you should eat first.." Emily whispered looking at Naomi's back..
Naomi does not know what to say because frankly right now all her senses are awake despite keeping her eyes shut. Emily is really in her room again and in the middle of the night with only the two of them in the whole fucking house.
Emily stepped in the room more carefully, place the food in the side table besides the Naomi's bedside lamp and then moved around to Naomi's side. She crouch lower to look at Naomi's face more clearly just to check if Naomi is ok. There is no light in the room besides the lamp and the lights coming from the streets that seeps through Naomi's bedroom window casting shadows across Naomi's perfect face.
Emily just planned to check if Naomi is already asleep or whether she just not heard her come back, but seeing that Naomi looks calm and her eyes close, Emily then smiled. Naomi is really pretty if she might say so no wonder she had fallen all over for Naomi before and will again if she is not careful, Emily scold herself frowning. So she started to straighten up but then she saw that a few strands of Naomi's hair has fallen across her face. And Emily cant help but reached out and lightly brush her fingers to tuck Naomi's hair back but then Naomi suddenly opened her eyes by the contact and in Emily's haste to move her hand as fast as she could, stumbled backwards with a loud thud. Both of them startled at the sudden action.
"Ugh... Fuck!", Emily winced rubbing her bum.
Naomi immediately remove the covers and moved to Emily's side reaching her hand for Emily to hold. "Sorry... Are you ok?"
And to remove the awkwardness of the situation Emily started to chuckle and hold Naomi's hand to pull herself up. "Well besides my bum hurting I'm fine. I thought you were asleep..", she said to Naomi still chuckling while her hand is rubbing the part that got bump when she fall and her other hand still holding Naomi's.
"Sorry,,.. I was trying to. Sleep I mean.. I did not hear you come in..", Naomi lied. Because of course she heard her speak a while ago. Naomi is clearly aware that Emily is still holding her hand and the closeness of their bodies is the closest they have been since they have started Uni and she can't help but feel her heart beat all the more that if Emily just focused she might have already heard the fast "thud thud" sound of it.
Naomi felt Emily squeezed her hand softly and say, "Hey.. Are you ok? I lost you for a minute there..". Naomi creased her forehead not understanding what Emily just meant. "I said, I think your already too sleepy to eat.. And looks like I am right by the way you spaced out.. ", Emily repeated with a slight grin.
God, did I space out just thinking of her hand holding mine? Naomi thought and she ducked her face for Emily not to see the blush rising from her cheek. Emily brought this food for her and Emily is right that she has not eaten dinner yet so she answered, "No.. I'm hungry actually. ", she smiled back at Emily and squeezed Emily's hand back as well.
Emily smiled, release Naomi's hand and then walk over to the other side of the bed. Naomi missed her touch already. "Sit on the bed then and come closer here so that you can eat properly." Emily said, motioning to the side table besides her side of the bed. Naomi felt herself swallow as the suggestion creates a new wave of heat to her already messed up mind full of Emily.
Fuck, Naomi thought, this is going to be a long night.
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It's already almost 2 in the morning and Emily has been reading a book from one of Naomi's stack of books that she just grab when she heard her phone vibrate. She look at the name of the caller and see that it's Katie. She let her phone vibrate until it finished not wanting to disturb Naomi and then immediately sent Katie a message saing that she will be home in half an hour and that not to worry about her she is completely fine.
She then looked at Naomi's form which is now facing away from her and thought that it's almost half an hour since she last felt Naomi stir so she must have already fallen asleep. Emily carefully stood up and scanned Naomi's desk for a paper and pen. She scribbled a goodbye message saying that she has to go and dont want to wake her up and started picking up her things.
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Naomi felt the bed move as Emily's weight shifted. Contrary to what Emily think Naomi is still fully awake. She is happy about the outcome of the night, although at first she thought it would be awkward when she moved nearer to Emily to eat and with Emily also on her bed, she was glad when Emily started telling her about the events of the night that she missed. How Cook has dared JJ to make a move on a girl Cook cant even get himself and how they laughed at him because JJ was able to. How they heard Thomas, the one who is trying to win Pandora's heart, suddenly joined the performer at the stage and declared that it was for Pandora when he finished. Emily was laughing while she was telling this and Naomi cant help but join as well. And eventhough Naomi was still fully aware of their closeness at least the tension has somehow been erased because Emily keeps having some ridiculous comments that was just so fucking funny that Naomi can't help but doubled over with laughter. Only to catch herself right after because well, she was supposed to be INDEED not feeling well. So she just always follow it with, "Emily I swear you just made my migraine doubled.." grinning.
It is almost an hour when Emily suggested she rest and so she shifted on her side of the bed, to which Emily said that if its ok for Naomi to face the other side because she might just have to read a bit just to make sure that Naomi is ok before she took off and hence will need the lamp open. Naomi willingly obliged but the care she saw in Emily's eyes again despite the low light in the room made Naomi felt guilt rushing back. There is this thought in her saying that now is the right time to tell Emily how sorry she was for what she did before.
She has been holding that thought for quite some time now, but still dont know how to start. She has been rehearsing her words in her head when she felt Emily starts to get up and probably will leave soon. She know she has to act now because there might not be another perfect time like this. So taking in a huge breathe, she turn around just in time to see Emily about to pull the door open.
"Ems..?", Naomi whispered hoping that she will have the courage to face the anger that Emily must surely still felt about her. If truth be told, Naomi would rather not talk about it anymore because everything seems to be going well already. But she knows that if she ever wants to win Emily back, she will have to start clean.
Emily looked at her. "Sorry did I wake you? I have to go, Katie is looking for me".
Naomi bit her lip and look down at her hands in her lap. Emily looked at her and creased her forehead stepping closer at the same time. "What is it?", she asked softly.
"Ems.. Can you stay? Please? For a bit?" and before Naomi can help it she felt tears starts to well up and she raise her eyes up hoping to prevent it from falling. "I.. Ems.. I am so.. so sorry.." she whispered brokenly.