A/N: I want to say thanks for all those who have followed my story. And special reply to PremiumFantasy , wow! hehe.. Your review is one of the best I got. Thanks thanks thanks. This is actually the first story I ever wrote so it was a plus hearing reviews just like yours. Yeah I am not really good with writing so forgive me about the tenses, though I might be wrapping this story already so maybe on my next one, I will get a beta.

So to all, yup maybe the next chapter or the one after that will be the last chapter of this story, depends. *shrugs* So here goes, somewhat a filler, I guess, until I found out how to end this. :D

I actually postponed posting this chapter so see how I did from the very first somewhat 'smut' I have written. But not much feedback on it, so maybe not. LOL! Sorry... onward now...

Disclaimer: Don't own skins, but misses them already. But hey! It's January meaning Season 4 is just around the corner. Yay!

Chapter 16

"Emily!"

"Good God!" Emily exclaimed startled and stared at Naomi's mom before looking back up at the stairs into Naomi's room, hoping that Naomi was not disturb from her slumber from the startled shout she just did.

"Sorry dear I startled you. But hey! I haven't seen you for weeks, where have you gone?", Gina stated moving closer to Emily with a smile across her face, genuinely happy to see her and Emily felt a bit guilty of not being able to visit.

"Sorry I have been.. uhm.. quite busy with things..". Gina look at Emily with an understanding smile.

"I gather though that you and Naomi are now ok?"

Emily frowned thinking how much Naomi's mom knows.

"Dear, she is a my daughter. I know if something is bothering her. And the past few weeks that you haven't been around, well, I saw the difference." Gina sadly smiled and touch Emily's shoulder before she continued.

"She cares for you and whatever is it that you two have argued, I am sure, she is sorry." And then Gina chuckled.. "And I am pretty sure she will gonna kill me if she find out I talked to you about it", she continued still chuckling.

Emily smiled.

"I won't tell.. Uhm.. I better get going.."

"Don't you want tea?"

"I'd love to its just that.. well.. My mom will be looking for me for sure so I have to rush back." Emily smiled apologetically. She felt guilty of rushing out like this with Gina but in a way it was the truth her mom would really be looking for her now if she found out, although most of the reason is because she just cant deal facing Naomi right now.

"Ok dear.. But be sure to visit ok?" Gina smiled and then hug Emily before walking her out to the door.

As soon as Gina closed the door, Emily sigh, and started to walk home. She cant deny the fact that last night was wonderful, it was even beyond that. That was their first time and even though she had a bit of alcohol in her system, ok, maybe more than a bit, she remembers everything. Naomi loves her, she said so herself right? And she already said sorry and Emily knows that there is no way denying it now, she has fallen again for her so why is it difficult then?

Emily sigh again shaking the thoughts out of her head. Why can't she just forgive and trust her again? It would have been much easier. She continued walking on home, hoping that the walk will clear her mind, thoughts still full of Naomi.

Naomi lightly stirred as sunlight coming from her window hit her face. She felt a little tired and well.. sore, a bit.. in some places.. and then everything came back rushing to her and she felt her face starts to flush as heat rushed in her veins upon remembering the events that happened the night before.
She can't help the smile that grazes her face as thoughts of Emily touching her and making love to her fills her mind. She reach her hand to Emily's side of the bed desperate to feel her, missing her already, only to touch cold sheets. Her smile faltered and for a minute she is afraid of opening her eyes. Afraid that what she thought is the reason for touching cold sheets will become a reality. She moved her hand farther in the bed, still hoping she is wrong when she felt something in her hands.

Slowly, her heart pounding she opened up her eyes. Emily is not there that is for sure and she swallowed the lump that she felt rising and blink her eyes to stop herself from shedding the tears she knows coming. She saw the paper in her hand and slowly lift her head and turned the paper, in it, written in rush scribble is Emily's handwriting.

"Thanks for last night"

That's all, nothing else. Thanks for what last night? For letting her stay at her place? Or for what happened between them? Either way, it does not explain why she left and it made Naomi's heart ache. She then remembered her phone and thought that maybe Emily was in a hurry or something that she just sent her a message to explain, but she was met with nothing and that's when she slump back in her bed defeated.

She replayed everything that happened and tried to think what went wrong. She can't remember anything that would have let her be prepared for Emily walking out of her. Yes, it's true that Emily said something about not being able to promise anything comes morning and she accepted it, all thoughts full of just being with Emily and wanting to show her everything that she felt and that this time she is serious, but then whatever happened after that completely erases those thoughts that when morning comes it will be different. She actually believe that between the kisses they have shared that everything will be ok now, but then now it hit her. She does not want to cry anymore but as she shifted and grab hold of the pillow besides her, hugging it, she smelled Emily's familiar scent still lingering on the covers and that's when she let go of the hurt that has been building up inside her eversince she woke up that morning. Her body shook as she let go of the sobs not caring of who will hear her.

"Naomi? Dear? Can I come in?", Gina's worried voice was heard right behind the door followed by a soft knock.

Naomi knows it has been hours since she has stopped crying, not because she has stopped but because frankly there are no more tears to shed. She felt her eyes all dried up and the pillow she is clutching all wet from her tears but still she hold on to it, blocking out everything, feeling numb. Naomi knows that any minute her mom will come in barging in her room and will see her like that but she doesn't care.

"Honey? Please?". Gina knocked again. Gina knows that she usually just opens the door and knows that its not currently lock but she felt that there is something wrong and that she would give her daughter some space if she wants her to at least open up to her for a bit.

"It's open.."

Despite Naomi's whisper, Gina heard it because her ear was pressed to the door, listening and waiting for a response. She opened the door slowly and carefully let herself in.

"Naomi, honey, dont you like something to eat? It's already late in the afternoon and you haven't had breakfast and lunch yet." Gina's soft voice made Naomi loose her grip on the pillow she is touching and slightly raise her eyes to look at her mother.

"Im not hungry"

Gina look at her daughter for a long time and saw how broken Naomi is. She wanted to move towards her and give her a hug and talk to her but knows that Naomi must not want it specially if she is still on a soft state. So she opt to give her daughter another way to show her care, she gave Naomi a soft smile move forward, reach out and kiss Naomi's forehead lightly and whispered, "Ok dear.. If you do get hungry or needed anything, anything dear, you know where to find me ok? I'll just be downstairs... I love you", kissed Naomi again and then started to get up when she felt Naomi grab her hands. She look back and stared at her daughter's face, dry tears still evident in her face.

"Can you stay?" Naomi whispered hoarsely.

Gina smiled again and move to sit on the bed beside Naomi's. "Of course dear.." She held her daughter's hand and move up and let her back touch the headrest of the bed. She felt Naomi move to her side, rest her head on her lap and hug her across her side. This is the first time that Naomi and her hug like this in a long while. And Gina knows that whatever it is bothering her daugher must have affected her too much to make her show her vulnerable side for once to her mother. Gina has a hint on who might be involve in it, afterall, there is only one person she saw that has made an impact on how her daughter views things, it was the red head she just saw earlier that morning. Gina has an idea on what is going on between the two, she might have been not the type of mother who is always all over her daughter, but she is still a mother, and there are things she knows about her daughter without her daughter having to say it out loud, or even with her daughter desperately trying to not want her to know, and sometimes even if her daughter doesn't realize it yet.

Gina knows even that time when Naomi first met Emily, that there is something about the red head that is different from all those other girls that usually comes to visit her daughter. And over those few months she had grown to be fond of Emily being around and she knows Naomi does too. She also knows that there must have been more than friendship between the two as time went by, but then suddenly Naomi avoided Emily, warned Gina not to see her, and then that was it. She saw the hurt in Emily's eyes everytime she told her that Naomi does not want to talk to her but despite Naomi's icy exterior she knows how Naomi missed her when eventually Emily stopped. And from then on, Gina saw the changed, and she understood, but she kept quiet and hope that Naomi figure things out on her own. But then, a year went by and Emily did not came back, and that is when Naomi's old ways catch up with her and she became even more bitter to everything.

But now Emily is here and the past few months she saw her daughter laugh and smile again. The kind of smile that reaches her eyes and she knows her daughter is finally happy. And for that she is thankful of Emily for bringing up the best in her daughter again. She could not ask for another person to take care of Naomi the way that she knows Emily can. But now seeing Naomi at this state, she wish she can do something to save the good between these two girls.

She continued stroking Naomi's hair and her back in soothing circles when she hear her let out a sad sigh and whispered.

"I love her mom.." Gina stilled her hand and look down to Naomi's face. Naomi shifted and look back at her mother, "I love her so fucking much.." Then Gina saw a small tear fall down from the sides of Naomi's face.

"Oh honey..." Gina felt her heart clench at the sight of her daughter in front of her. She slide down until she is lying on Naomi's side and hug her daughter closer.

"I tried.. I tried so hard to forget... I know it was my fault.. all my fucking fault.. But I have changed mom.. I did.. I've shown her I did.. " A sob escaped Naomi's lips, surprising her, because she taught that after all the tears she shed this morning there will be no more left, but now hugging her mom, she felt them well up again, so she swallowed hard.

"Shhh.." Gina soothe her, wiping tears from her eyes.

"Why can't she love me back again? Why mom? Am I that difficult to love back?"

"Ohh honey... of course not.."

"I am sorry you have to find out this way, about.. you know, about how I felt towards her, of her not just being a friend.."

"I have known all along dear.." Naomi looked at her mother, brows meeting, confused.

"I am your mother and I see how you look at her and how you move when she is around."

"Are you disappointed? I mean.. with me.. falling for a girl?"

"Why would I be? You are my daughter, no matter what, ok? And no matter what, the important thing for me is to see you happy. And she makes you happy. Very happy from the way I see it.." Gina paused and move her head back to look at her daughter, a smile on her lips, stroking Naomi's hair again before she continued. "And Emily is a great girl. She is sweet, caring, funny and smart. You could have not pick a better person than her. Plus the fact that I know she truly cares for me too. She is already like a daughter to me, know that?"

Naomi just nod and duck her head again to rest it in Gina's shoulder because she knows that her mom and Emily get along very well, even more than herself and her own mother. After a few minutes of Gina just hugging her, she felt Naomi starts to drift off to sleep, and she smiled, before she rush out in a whispered note, "And I know she loves you too.. Give her time.."

And Naomi felt herself smile hearing the encouragement in her mom's words before she continued to drifting herself to sleep, eyes tired of all the crying she did. Thinking and hoping that her mom is right.