Author: Everything_Once
Pairing: Naomy/Emily
Rating: K
Warnings: Swearing and maybe a bit of "art" later who knows...

Summary: AU Skins never happens. Emily's a professional swimmer and she keeps training really hard with her twin sister as coach. While Naomi is a primary school teacher. The real question is what is gonna happen when those two will accidentally met ? ...

Disclaimer: Skins isn't my property, even if I secretly wish so! At the moment I pretty much own nothing...

Chapter Six

*** Naomi's thoughts***

It's been six days since the "kissing incident" and i haven't seen or even heard of Emily since. I have to admit that i really miss her. I've tried to phone her, text her, email her, and even "hazardly" encounter her at the swimming pool but no sign of her... at all...

"Naomi! Naomi... for fuck sake!"

"Ouch it fucking hurts you bitch! Why did you just slap me?"

"You were daydreaming again!"

"So you just thought that violence was the right answer? No wonder why they put you in a fucking psycho circus back in the days!"

"Oh so bitchy Campbell is back. Not sure yet if I prefer her or in lurvvv Campbell..."

"Fuck off Effy, I'm not in love!"

"Keep pretending so... What are you gonna do then?"

See I like Effy she's my best friend since college but sometimes, and by that i mean all the bloody time, she has this fucking ability to hit the sensitive point you would rather forgot. But she's still an amazing friend. Since i've been ... well i think you can consider me as a bit depressed at the moment she has been coming at my apartment. She doesn't speak much, and most of the time just spend the evening sitting at the other end of my sofa but somehow it helps keeping me sane... or as sane as possible.

"What do you mean?"

"Stop playing dumb with me would you. I've been coming here almost every day since she left you and you just sit there mopping... seriously Naomy you have to either do something or deal with it. So my question is what the plan?"

"She hasn't left me!"

"Oh, so when was the last time you got any kind of contact with her?"

"Six days ago..." And then she's doing it again the famous Stonem look, god I bloody hate her sometimes! Thing is Emily hasn't really left me considering that, and it was my own words "we weren't together"...

"So ..."

"For fuck sake Effy I don't know what to do, I've try everything!"

"Then try again!"

"Easy to say, and since when are you a fucking guru of the relationship, last time I check your love life was still a bloody mess!"

"Fuck you Campbell, try calling me when you wouldn't be such a fucking pain in the ass. And try to be honest with your feelings for once! It's about time you bloody grew up!"

And with that she was gone. I can't really blame her though... Anyway now all I have to do is wait for the swimming lesson tomorrow with Emily and the kids. I hope that I'll be able to make things right this time.

Here we are, in front of the communal swimming pool. I've been at total mess this morning, unable to look at anything else that my watch.

"Come on kids, it's time to change. I'll see you all around the pool in 10 minutes, right?"

"Yes Miss."

"Good"

I almost run to the changing room and I'm ready in less than 5 minutes. Not really difficult considering that I was already wearing my swimming costume under my clothes. Let's say that I'm a bit impatient to see her, plus I kind of hope to be able to have a word with her before the lesson and not in front of the kids.

As soon as I reach the swimming pool I spot her in the water. She's still training, nothing surprising since our lesson only starts in 20 minutes though. Don't blame me... well maybe that it's a bit my fault but she's driving me crazy...

I slowly approach the pool and sit at one end. She keeps swimming even if I know that she has already spotted me. Ok you wanna play it the hard way... I'm ready too. I enter the pool and when she approaches me I take her hand in mine.

"Excuse me miss but I'm trying to swim here..."

"Ems...please..."

"Miss Fitch. I heard your kids calling you Miss Campbell so I think that I deserve the same respect, don't I?"

"Sure. Can we talk please?"

"Listen our lesson only starts in 20 minutes so we will talk about the lesson in 20 minutes! Right now I've to train i have an important competition tomorrow. So if you don't mind this is a personal line. The public one is just there."

"Alright, sorry."

I exit the pool, and I immediately reach the changing rooms again. I lock myself in one of the cubicle and I start crying. I can't really help it... i think that i just got my answer, it's too late. She hasn't even really looked at me in the eyes the whole conversation. I stay there crying for 5 more minutes then i reach the pool again to take a look at the kids.

"Miss?"

"Yes Alex?"

"Can we play a bit in the pool while waiting for Miss Fitch?"

"Sure thing."

They all enter the pool and I sat on one of the bench around it. I can't really do anything else, I'm still a bit in shock after my encounter with Ems. Five minutes later she's approaching me again, and I can't help but smile. She's seriously breathtaking.

"Your training is over?"

"Yeah, it's time for the kids' lesson."

"Can we talk first?"

"Sure, you want me to teach them something particular this week?"

"About us... I mean can we talk about us?"

"Excuse me Miss Campbell but I don't think that it's what I'm payed for, so if you don't mind..."

She's leaving me again, but this time I can't let that happen. So i take her hand again and spin her around.

"Miss Campbell seriously..."

"You never mentioned a competition before?"

For the first time she looks at me in the eyes, and I have to admit that I regret that cause what i see there is breaking my heart. There are so much pain in her eyes... Suddenly I can see her face changed...

"You never asked..."

"I...I'm sorry."

"Actually you never asked me about anything personnal, it was always about you..."

"Ems, please... I made a mistake..."

"No, you don't, I did. I thought that for once things were different... I guess not."

"Miss Fitch?"

Fuck, don't get me wrong I love my job and the kids but right now I swear that I could murder them.

"Yes, kids?"

"What are we gonna do today?"

"Sorry miss Campbell I guess that they need me."

"Sure."

I didn't stay for this lesson, actually the whole time i was in the changing room. All I've been able to do is watch the white wall and thought about what I've lost...

Now I'm waiting for the parents in front of the pool. I'm feeling so down now...

"Miss Campbell... Miss Campbell..."

"Fuck... Sorry. You're Sarah's mum right?"

"Yes. Can I talk with you for a second?"

"Sure."

"Sarah told me the other week that she may have done something wrong."

"How come she really is a nice kid."

"Thanks. She told me that she saw you and Miss Fitch kissing and..."

"Shit... I'm sorry about that it was totally inappropriate and..."

"No. It's ok, it's just that ... well I'm gay too and Sarah knows it obviously so she thought that it was alright to talk about it at first and then she saw you reaction so..."

"Oh, I didn't know that you were gay. Not that it matters actually... shit... sorry... I ..."

"It's fine really I just wanted to say that your secret is safe with me and with Sarah too now I explained her that sometimes adults don't like to talk about their private life so..."

"Thanks, but it doesn't matter anymore, it won't happen again..."

As I said that my eyes starts to cry.

"Are you alright?"

"I don't really know sorry. Can we like talk another time please, today isn't really the perfect day so..."

"Sure. Here is my card you can call me anytime. Talk soon I guess."

"Sure."

As soon as she's away I spot Emily leaving the pool. She looks at me, and I start to walk in her direction and then she shakes her head no. I swear that at this exact moment I've feel my heart explode in million pieces. All i can do now is watching her leaving me there heartbroken...

Here we are another chapter at least. I hope you don't hate me too much for the lack of updates but at the moment things are a bit complicated in my professional and personal life, plus I'm moving out and in by myself and it takes quite a long time actually ... But i've also realised that I missed writing fics too much so i'm gonna do my best to update more often now. Anyway if you can leave me a little review it would be more than awesome and if you don't it's fine too. As long as you enjoy the ride of this chapter i'm happy. Bye