Title: Love Accidentally - Chapter 16

Author: kreia03

Rating: M

Warnings: Some swear words.

Disclaimer: I own nothing, and I hate that fact. Seriously.

Summary: Naomi's unexplainable mood swings and an unexpected visitor :)

A/N: Next chap ^^ Thanks for the super awesome comments guys. You are all lovely people.

"You gonna do something today?" Naomi asked over breakfast one morning.

Emily lifted her gaze up from her plate, her forehead creasing as she tried to think, gently shaking her head afterwards. "Nothing much, except from cleaning."

"Just that?"

"Oh and I'm gonna pick up my manuscript at Freddie's office." She added, a wide smile shaping in her lips as she remembered.

Naomi's brow instantaneously shot up. "Can't you do that tomorrow?"

"Why put it up for tomorrow? I haven't got anything to do anyway." She replied casually as she played with her fork.

"But it's your birthday today!" The blonde exclaimed, startling Emily.

"What?" The red head's eyes grew wide. She stood up and dashed towards the living room, checking up the date on the calendar standing beside the computer. Her mouth hung ajar upon seeing that Naomi was right. She ran back to the kitchen and slipped in to her seat again. "You're right! It's my birthday today!"

Naomi snorted out loud. "I can't believe you forgot your own birthday."

"It just slipped from my mind. I've been thinking about lots of stuff." Emily replied. "Hang on, how did you know it's my birthday?" She squinted her eyes, eyeing Naomi with a wary stare.

"Only a stupid person would forget about her birthday." Naomi answered, avoiding the question entirely. "Why am I not surprised?" She rolled her eyes.

"I had lots of things in mind yeah? Aside from the fact that all I've been doing was cleaning the house." The red head spat back. "I don't just sit there and watch people clean while pretending to read a fucking book."

"Oi! I wasn't pretending." The blonde countered. "I really was reading!"

"Did I mention any names?" Emily grinned, goading Naomi. "You're so guilty that you're being defensive."

"Whatever." The blonde brushed off, failing to find something to throw back for once. She returned her attention back to her meal, stuffing a forkful of bacon in her mouth.

Emily broke into a gratified smile, feeling a bit proud of herself for successfully shushing Naomi for the first time. Although a rush of guilt came later on as they proceeded to eat in silence, the only sounds filling the air was the clattering of their forks against their plates. As much as she didn't want to admit it, Emily had learned to hate silence for the past few days. She'd rather bicker with Naomi than sit in complete quietness, just like what was happening now. She took a deep breath and swallowed the piece of bacon she was chewing, before deciding to speak. "I guess I'm going to call Katie. We always celebrate birthdays together." She bit her lip, surreptitiously praying that Naomi would respond with something coherent.

"I thought you hate her." The blonde replied, much to Emily's delight, eyes fixed on her own plate.

The red head let herself break into a small smile. "Well, she's still my sister." She shrugged. "Besides, I can't hate her forever."

"Where do you plan to celebrate?" Naomi asked, watching the other girl from under her lids.

"Me and Katie love going to theme parks. We used to bring James with us. Mum and dad used to come along too." Emily answered with a sad smile.

"What? Like Disneyland?"

"We can't afford Disneyland." Emily let out a soft chuckle. "Alton towers or Thorpe Park, but I guess we won't be able to go today."

Naomi pressed her lips in a tight line, lifting her gaze to the red head's sad face. "What are you going to do then?"

"I guess shopping. It's what Katie likes." Emily shrugged. "Probably at Broadmead or Cabot Circus."

"Just you two?"

"Yeah. I don't want her boyfriend to come. I might kill him and I don't want to go to jail."

Naomi paused for a short while. "What about me?" She blurted out, her brow shooting up.

"Huh?" Emily's forehead folded into a crease. "What do you mean?"

"I-I mean." The blonde stammered, averting her gaze from the girl in front of her. "You'll leave me here alone?" She pulled a face, hating how stupid she sounded.

"With so many people around there, how can you go?"

"Did I say I was going?" Naomi cried out all of a sudden, making the red head flinch. "I'm busy all fucking day."

"Why are you suddenly so upset?" Emily scowled.

"Christ! I'm not." The blonde replied, her teeth gritting as she slammed her fork down at the table.

Emily shot a heated glare towards Naomi, her nose scrunching up in loathing as she pursed her lips. What the fuck is her problem? She opened her mouth but closed it again upon hearing the doorbell ring, thankfully breaking their conversation turned argument.

"Just get the fucking door." She heard the blonde mutter. She rolled her eyes and quickly slipped out of her seat, leaving a fuming Naomi, for still an unknown reason, at the dining table.

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Emily dashed to get the door, her jaw scraping the floor at the sight of their unexpected guest.

"Hey Emily."

"JJ!" She squealed, launching herself towards the boy, enveloping him in a tight hug. She pulled away, without completely letting go of him, to get a better view. "When did you come back?"

"I managed to arrive just today. And I immediately went to see you because I remembered it was your birthday." JJ happily answered, the words rolling out from his mouth a bit faster than usual. "Happy birthday Emily." He greeted, drawing out a present hidden behind his back.

"Thank you JJ." The red head answered, beaming at her best friend. "I'll open this later."

"Sure." JJ replied, shrugging his shoulders. "Is Katie there?"

"Katie doesn't live here anymore. She's moved in with Cook."

JJ did not seem to be surprised. "Well I figured that would happen anytime soon." He stated. "Aren't we going to come in?"

Emily leaned forward, inching closer to JJ. "There's a monster inside. You won't want to come in." She murmured.

"Monster?" The boy cried out in confusion. "I'm not sure I get what you mean."

The red head nodded exceedingly. "A very mean monster. She's gonna bite your head off."

"Erm, Emily-"

"She's really, really mean! And she seems like she has a disorder or something." She hissed, breaking JJ off.

"Emily!" The boy cried out.

"What?"

JJ lifted his forefinger and pointed towards the front door. Emily slowly turned, her mouth hanging wide open as she saw Naomi leaning on the threshold, hands crossed above her chest, grinning sardonically at her, but was looking perfectly not amused. She gnawed on her bottom lip, feeling the hotness spread fast on her cheeks. "Oops."

The blonde rolled her eyes before turning on her heels, leaving the front door wide open. Both JJ and Emily burst into laughter at the sudden awkward situation, the read head knowing that she'd pay for it either tonight or tomorrow.

"I take it she's the monster you're talking about?" It was JJ. He watched in amusement as Emily nodded to answer. "Why are you calling her that?"

"Because she's evil. Sometimes I think she's related to Cruella De Ville."

"Let me guess, you two had a fit." He let out a soft chuckle when Emily didn't answer nor meet his eyes. "She's totally your type." He grinned.

Emily's eyes grew wide in horror. "No she's not." She glowered.

"How come she's your girlfriend then?"

The red head fell into a blush, turning bright red once the word girlfriend was mentioned. "I-I. It's complicated JJ." She whispered weakly. "Let's just get inside yeah?"

The boy dutifully nodded, following Emily inside the house.

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JJ shuffled at the couch as he fidgeted with his fingers while waiting for Emily to come out of the kitchen. He shifted again, desperately trying to find a comfortable position to help ease the nervousness surging suddenly in him upon seeing Naomi descend from the stairs. He heaved a long breath of relief when he saw Emily emerge from the kitchen just in time as Naomi's feet stepped on the stair landing. JJ watched the red head stoop down and place the tray on top of the center table, but was shooting a few glances to Naomi who was still standing at the foot of the staircase. He flinched a little when he heard the blonde clear her throat

"I'm going out for a bit." She announced, though it was directed purposely to Emily.

The read head turned around quickly, feeling her heart sink upon hearing the words. "Will you be back by dinner?" She asked, lowering her hopes down as she was pretty sure that the answer would be no.

"Probably." Naomi shrugged. "I'll go ahead."

Emily nodded, biting her lip as her eyes followed Naomi's back until she completely disappeared on the front door. She slumped down the couch right beside JJ and heaved a sigh.

"What do you want to do today Ems?"

Emily tipped her head up. "I don't know."

"Maybe we should give Katie a call."

The red head chewed on her lip and nodded, picking her mobile from her pocket to phone her twin. Four rings, she counted them in her head just to keep her from thinking of Naomi, before Katie finally picked up.

"Hey Em, I was just about to call you."

"Happy birthday Katie." She greeted, probably a little too apathetic that Katie had noticed at once that there was something wrong.

"Happy birthday. You alright Em?"

"Yeah, yeah. I'm good." She replied. "So, are we going shopping then?"

"Shit! I'm sorry Emily. I can't go today."

"What?" The younger twin exclaimed exasperatedly. "But why?"

"I've got a scheduled check-up this afternoon."

"But we always celebrate together!"

"I know, I know." Katie answered. "But the check-up can't be put off for another day."

"Well that's just fucking great."

"I'm sorry Em. I really wanna go but I can't." Katie replied apologetically.

Emily blew two quick huffs out. "S'okay. Just take care then." The younger twin hung up upon bidding Katie goodbye. She puffed her cheeks, blowing out noisily as she placed her phone back to her pocket.

"I know that look." It was JJ. "Katie can't come right?"

"Yeah. She said she needs to go on a check-up."

"We could still celebrate." JJ smiled. "Me and you."

Emily smiled back, though it didn't reach her eyes. "I guess so." She muttered softly. "C'mon. I'll just go get my draft first and then we could grab some ice cream."

JJ took Emily's hand and followed the red head's lead.

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Naomi skidded to a stop, pulling up against a curb on the main road. She tipped her head up and leaned against the head rest, her hands flying in her face, scrunching it altogether. "What the fuck are you doing?" She murmured to herself. She had absolutely nowhere to go, and was clearly lying to Emily when she told her that she'd be busy all day. She considered going to Effy's shop, but found herself ruling out the thought. She shouldn't go there, not on Emily's birthday. It would seem so wrong and it felt wrong in some way, though she had no idea why. She inhaled deeply, her palm tapping her forehead frantically as she tried to think of somewhere else to spend some time to, an idea suddenly popping in her head that caused her lips to curl up into a smile. She started her car and revved the engine, her blue top down already burning the road in a matter of a few seconds.

She parked her car at a spot which was somewhat hidden and reached for a pair of dark shades and a stylish cap on the dashboard. She checked herself in the rear view mirror, grimacing a bit as the shades and the cap had not been of great help to her 'going incognito' plan. Deciding that her disguise will somehow do, she stepped out of the car and looked around first, before scurrying her way to the mall.

"Which is the best pocket pc that you have?" She asked the sales lady on the store she had walked into.

"This would be the one." The lady pointed at a black pocket pc lying in the middle of the display counter.

"Can I try it out?"

The sales lady nodded. "Sure ma'am." She stooped down and took the pocket pc from the counter, handing it to Naomi.

The blonde flipped it over and around, examining it intently, her nose scrunching a little as she tried to work the thing out. "You sure this is the best yeah?" She watched as the sales lady nodded. "I'll take it then. Oh and could you have it gift wrapped?"

The lady smiled. "Of course."

Naomi muttered a small thank you before heading to the cashier to pay for her item, allowing herself to breathe a small sigh of relief as she still had remained unnoticed. After paying, she took the pocket pc and headed to another store with another gift in mind.

Finally finishing her shopping, she glanced at her watch and went to the adjoining mall, searching for a particular red head she knew should be around somewhere by this point in time.