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This is just a short little update. Kinda hate to post this part but it's a necessary evil which will set up all the crazy drama to come.

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Naomi felt revitalized as she stepped out of the shower. The hot spray had helped to ease her mind about Laura and leave her only with pleasant thoughts of the redhead currently in her kitchen. She quickly toweled off and moved about the room looking for something comfortable to wear. She grabbed a pair of jeans and seeing her favorite green jumper, quickly slipped it on. Naomi hurried downstairs eager to see her girl and walked into the kitchen to find Emily pouring tea. After giving her a quick peck on the cheek, she took a seat at the table and began buttering toast that Emily had made. The two ate quietly for several minutes.

Finally Emily set her cup down and looked up at her lover. "Feeling better?"

"Yeah." Naomi glanced up at the clock on the wall behind the redhead. "I guess college is out for today."

Emily smiled. "Yeah, I think it would be pretty much pointless to show up now."

Naomi nodded. She watched the red head sitting across the table. What has she done to me? Naomi wondered. I never just blow off school. She saunters into my life and first I walk out on an exam and now I'm skipping classes on the second day of the new term.

"Hey, you okay?"

"Yeah. I just wish I would have remembered to turn on an alarm."

Emily grinned sheepishly, "Well, I actually, you did. I turned it off this morning and then fell back asleep. You didn't even budge when it went off."

"What? Naomi stared incredulously at Emily. Ems, why did you do that?"

Emily shrugged her shoulders, "I was tired. " After a brief pause she added, "And I didn't want to leave your arms."

Naomi was irked but she couldn't be angry at Emily, not really. She too had enjoyed sleeping in with her lover. She smiled softly at her girlfriend's confession. "Yeah, well, you know that Keiran's going to tell my mum I wasn't there today."

"Will she be upset?"

"I don't know. You know how easygoing she is, but then I've never really skipped out on school before."

"Are you telling me I'm a bad influence on you, Campbell?"

"The worst, Ems. So what are we going to do for the rest of the day then?"

"I dunno." Grinning wickedly she suggested, "We could go back upstairs."

Naomi chuckled. "Aren't you ever satisfied?"

"I was satisfied several times last night, thank you."

Naomi felt her cheeks turn crimson and dropped her head, mumbling. "Oh, go on and drink your tea."

The girls discussed how they should spend the rest of their time together as they finished their meal. Emily suggested the cinema and Naomi mentioned making a trip to their lake, but in the end after Emily had a quick shower the girls spent most of the evening at Naomi's snuggling on the couch and watching movies. Around nine they ate delivery and then followed Emily's earlier suggestion to go back upstairs. It was half past eleven when Naomi finally hinted that Emily go home so that they could actually get rest for college the next day.

"Ems," Naomi called out, nudging her girlfriend who was dozing in her arms.

"Hmm?"

"C'mon" She nudged Emily. We've got to get you home"

"Don't wanna," Emily mumbled, turning in her lover's arms and sliding her hand up to Naomi's neck, gently caressing her girlfriend with her fingertips.

"Ems" Naomi groaned, feeling her pulse quicken.

"I could always stay." Emily tempted and kissed the beautiful blonde.

Naomi swallowed, determined to be the responsible one, "No, you couldn't"

"I don't want to leave." Emily murmured and continued kissing Naomi.

Naomi shifted, pulling away from Emily. "I don't want you to go, but if you stay we won't get any sleep and we can't repeat today."

"Mmm, but today was nice." Emily moved forward wrapping her arms around her lover again and nuzzling her girlfriend's lips.

"Yeah, but we've got college."

Emily pouted at her girlfriend. After a moment she stood up from the bed and gathered her clothes. She sighed, "Alright, alright. I'll see you in the morning?"

Naomi watched her redhead getting dressed. "You want me to walk you home?"

More than anything, Emily wanted to say yes, but she knew that if her parents caught a glimpse of Naomi it would just cause more arguments. "No. I'll be fine."

Naomi followed Emily outside and to the front step "Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I'll be okay."

Naomi frowned at the red head. "Well, text me when you get home, will you?" She bent down, giving her girlfriend a kiss. "I love you."

Emily grinned, "Love you more."

Naomi shook her head at her girlfriend's playfulness. "Cheeky."

Emily chuckled, gave her girl a final hug, and walked away starting the lonely journey home.

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All was quiet at the Fitch house. Emily slowly crept up the stairs towards the twin's shared room. She opened the door carefully, not wanting to wake her sister. Her eyes widened in shock as she found her mother sitting on Katie's bed.

"Well, don't just stand there gaping. Come sit down."

Shit. Emily thought as she moved into the room and settled on the edge of her bed.

"I told Katie she could spend the night with Pandora." Emily's mother added, answering Emily's unasked question.

Fuck, Emily thought.

"Where in the bloody hell have you been?"

"I...uh…met up with some friends after school." Emily took a quick peek up at her mother and winced at the look her mother was giving her. For as long as she could remember anytime either of her parents had that particular look, she usually ended up doing reps on the famous "Fitch Naughty Bar" or being grounded.

Jenna snorted, "Try again."

"S- Sorry?" Emily stuttered.

"You weren't at the university today. One of your female tutors rang me, quite a nice college really to be so involved with their students. She was concerned that you would get behind in your studies, what with missing the second day back from summer." Emily's mother spoke quietly but the anger was evident in her voice.

"Mum I--"

"You were with that girl, weren't you?"

Emily sighed. Here we go, again. Well, no sense in lying now. "Yes. Mum, we oversle--"

"I knew it." Jenna placed her head into her hands. Finally after what seemed like an eternity to Emily, she spoke again. "I have had enough of this charade. I've tried to be patient. I gave you the entire holiday. Plenty of time to get this out of your system."

"What?" Emily spouted , her voice getting louder as she spoke. "There's nothing to get out of my system. This isn't a phase. Can't you realize that?"

Jenna's eyes darted in the direction of the bedroom door before speaking, her voice so low that Emily had to bend forward to hear it. "It's over Emily. This thing you think you have with you and that Naomi girl. It's over."

Emily jumped up from her bed. "What? No, you can't stop me from seeing--."

"Yes I can." Emily's mother responded and gestured towards the white walls of the bedroom. Emily noticed for the first time since entering the twins' space that all of her posters were gone. Glancing over at the bookshelf she saw that her CDs and DVDs were also missing.

"Fucking hell, where is all my stuff?"

"This is my house Emily, I can throw away anything I like and I'm sick of watching you brainwash yourself with all of that rubbish. You are not gay."

Emily's eyes widened. "Mum, please—"

"No. Enough is enough. This ends today. You are grounded."

Emily shook her head in disgust. Like a week or two at home will suddenly turn me straight. "Oh, bloody brilliant, mum."

Emily's mother looked at her. "You will not be allowed to go out until you realize that you are not gay. When you decide to be sensible and date boys like your sister, well then--"

"Sorry?" Emily asked in disbelief. "Like Katie?" Surely she's not saying what I think—

That's right, Emily. You are not allowed to go out with any girl. Now, if a nice boy comes to the house and wants to take you out, well, that's perfectly okay."

Emily stared at her mother "So you'd rather me be a fucking whore—"

"Yes. I'd rather you give it a go with every boy in that college. I'd rather find out that you had gotten pregnant. Anything is better than this. I refuse to have a gay daughter. Now, that's it. We will not speak of this again." Ending the discussion, Emily's mother rose from Katie's bed and walked out of the room quietly closing the door behind her.

Emily didn't know how long she just sat on the edge of the bed staring into space. Her heart felt as lonely and empty as her walls now looked. What am I going to do? What am I going to tell Naomi?

She was startled from her thoughts by the vibration of her phone. Pulling it out of her pocket she read the text displayed on the screen:

Did you make it home, okay?

Love,

Naomi

xoxo

She knew she should answer her girlfriend, but she couldn't stand to contact Naomi now. She knew that even the simplest of texts would start them talking and she wouldn't be able to keep from telling Naomi what had happened. She would have to be told tomorrow, of course, but there was no sense in both of them being miserable tonight. She needed some time to process what just happened.

Swallowing, Emily put the phone down and at last began to cry. She curled up on the bed and continued sobbing into the night until exhaustion took over and at last she drifted off into a dreamless sleep.

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What happened? Why didn't she return my text? Naomi's mind was in overdrive as she darted around the room gathering her things for college.

Maybe she just fell asleep. After all we had a long day, and we didn't get much sleep the night before. Yes, that's it. I'll see her when I get to school and everything will be okay. She nodded, reassuring herself.

But she's never done this before. --What if she got hurt on the way home? Surely someone would have called me. Damn it, I should have gone with her." Naomi sighed.

Stop it; you're getting as bad as JJ. Fucking twat. Naomi chided herself as she grabbed her bag and headed down the stairs.

"Good morning dear, fancy a cup of tea?"

Her brows rose at the sound of her mother's cheerful tone. Maybe Keiran didn't rat me out. Naomi followed her mother's voice into the kitchen.

"Actually going to school today then?"

So much for wishful thinking, Naomi thought sitting beside her mother at the kitchen table. She looked at over at her not sure what to expect. "Uh, yeah, I kinda overslept yesterday."

Gina smiled knowingly. "You and Emily overslept."

"Yes, "Naomi responded shifting her eyes to avoid her mother's gaze. I knew she would hear Emily screaming.

Gina scoffed at her daughter's sudden embarrassment. "Now dear, you know I adore Emily. And I am so happy that you have someone in your life. And at least you can't get pregnant." Gina chuckled and then took her daughter's hand squeezing it gently. "But you can't be completely reckless about this, now can you?"

Her tone became more serious. "I know that right now you're still in that 'this is fucking awesome phase' but you've got to figure how to have a relationship and juggle the rest of the world too." Her voice returned to its previous cheerful tone. "You're still young, yeah? You still have time to visit all the beaches in India."

Naomi smiled at her mother. "I know mom. It won't happen again."

Gina nodded at her daughter. "I know it won't, dear. " With that, Gina gave Naomi's hand another squeeze and rose from the table. "Have a good day then. I'm off to the grocer. That damned Irishman you fixed me up with has already eaten all the potatoes in this house." Gina grinned at her daughter. "See you after school, love."