The night was warm and stuffy and by the time Nikki got into bed after a long conversation with Harry on the phone, checking on him and the boys, the windows were wide open with a small sea breeze wafting through into her room.

Nikki lay on the bed on top of the covers unable to sleep; her mind kept wandering to her twins and wondering if they were okay without her. She knew they were perfectly fine with Harry but the mother's worry kept seeping into her, worrying in case something happened to one of them and she wasn't there with them. These thoughts just had her getting tearful and she had to keep stopping herself from reaching over and picking up the phone to call Harry again.

She sighed and turned over in the bed to watch the curtains swaying slightly in the cool breeze coming in the window. Nikki didn't understand Ada; she had said that she was over Nikki but the blonde was just so confused and worried by everything Ada had told her a few hours before. She could change moods so suddenly and most of the time she made no sign that she still loved Nikki. Ada had seen so stable in the past few months.

A knock on the door brought Nikki out of her thoughts and she glanced over at it before calling out for Ada to come in. The door opened slightly and Ada slipped into the room, smiling slightly at Nikki as she closed the door quietly and then walked over to the bed, climbing on and curling up next to her best friend.

"I couldn't sleep"

"Too warm?"

"Hmm" Ada nodded, snuggling into one of the pillows and smiling as Nikki turned over so she was facing her with her back to the window. Neither of them seemed too worried about their earlier conversation and both teenagers wanted to go straight back to what they had been before, therefore neither of them was willing to mention it. "You as well?"

"Hmm"

"How are Harry and the boys?"

"They're fine" Nikki smiled lovingly when she thought of her family "I think it was me that was the most concerned about leaving them, Harry's fine looking after them but.." she shrugged and giggled quietly "The first thing I'm going to do when I get home is go and give my babies a huge hug"

Ada chuckled at her friend, she was such a good mother to Gabriel and Donovan and the blonde German wished that people who judged Nikki when they saw her with the babies wouldn't jump to conclusions straight away. She hated it when they were out with the twins and Nikki got disgusted looks from many people. Ada had noticed that it was her who seemed to get the most annoyed and upset about it, Nikki just let it slide or just ignored them most of the time and it confused Ada no end.

"So are you splitting up with Adrian?"

Ada groaned quietly when she heard his name mentioned and Nikki chuckled.

"I think I should, it's not fair on him" Ada sighed, locking her eyes with Nikki who just smiled kindly at her "What should I say?"

"That you're not happy in the relationship and you want to break up" Nikki suggested, Ada shrugging and absentmindedly reaching over to move some of Nikki's lose hair away from her face before returning her arm to the duvet. "Or just tell him that you're a lesbian" she giggled and Ada laughed quietly, her eyes lighting up as she did so but there was something in them that was far from the happiness that was on her face.

"I suppose that could work" Ada nodded and then sighed "I'm sorry. You're my best friend Nikki and what you have with Harry is...I can't compromise that even for just one night" Ada shook her head, smiling slightly at Nikki as she tried to control her emotions "He forgave you for that kiss we had but sleeping together is just...that's like him sleeping with Georg"

Nikki just raised an eyebrow and pulled a disgusted face, succeeding in making Ada giggle whether she wanted to or not. They both knew then that their relationship was back to normal.

"They are close" Nikki laughed

"Well who knows, they're probably having some kind of threesome while we're out here" Ada giggled, all the tension gone from their conversation as Nikki laughed and nodded.

"Probably" she chuckled, knowing it wasn't true but it was fun to laugh about it. She then frowned "It annoys me that they can't show their love for each other in public. William and Georg"

"I know" Ada sighed and nodded, it annoyed her as well, especially knowing that if she did start dating a woman then it would be just the same for them. "Maybe in a few years it will become more acceptable"

"I hope so" Nikki smiled at her friend, realising that her hand was still on Ada's cheek, stroking it gently with her thumb. "Ada you are beautiful. I hope they all tell you that"

"It means so much more coming from you" Ada whispered and nodded and Nikki smiled at her as her best friend closed her eyes and snuggled down into the bed. Nikki to closed her eyes and turned over, settling down and then opening her eyes again, staring into the darkness. She knew what it was like to be in love, all the emotions and feelings that came with it and she also knew that it wasn't at all easy to fall out of love with someone, not when she thought about it anyway. She knew that Ada would slowly get over her, or she hoped that she would, she couldn't imagine holding Ada back just because she was in love with her.

Yes I know Nikki forgave Ada quickly but I've been there and to continue the friendship you just have to pretend that everything is fine and just not talk about it. But then again Nikki always is a forgiving and nice person and you don't know what I'm writing at the moment :P

xxx