*I don't own Skins or Skins characters* Also once again watch for the xXx if you want to avoid explicit content. As you might have noticed I am getting a little slower with the updates. I am trying to keep up with it but on top of work I'm feeling kind of.. ehe ...on the writing side.
Chapter Twenty Six: Wind in the Sails
"She's very lucky you got here in time." The doctor said gravely as Captain Campbell counted out the money from the coin purse and handed it over to him. "Kieran tried to talk sense to her but she refused to let him buy the remedy for her, only for the children…"
"That's Gina." Emily said with a sigh.
"And she will be alright now?" Naomi asked.
"I'll need to administer more treatments." The man explained. "She let the illness advance rather far."
The blonde girl began to fish through the coin purse again before the man waved the money away. "You've already paid for all the treatments my dear."
"Can we see her?" The redhead asked, wrapping a warm arm about the captain.
"Keep it short," he said with a nod, "we don't' want to exhaust her."
"Are you ready?" Emily asked.
Naomi swallowed hard and nodded her head; the doctor stepped out of their way and motioned them into the room – closing the door quietly behind them. Gina breathed heavily on the bed but the rise and fall of her chest was shallow and the blue eyed girl buried her face in the other girl's red hair.
"Naomi, love," her mother wheezed from the bed, "don't' worry dear I'm perfectly fine."
Captain Campbell rolled her eyes and approached the bed. "Why didn't you just take the medicine before?" She snapped.
Gina coughed and reached out to pat her daughter's hand. "There was time…the children didn't have any other way to get it."
The blonde girl laughed despite her tears; it was hard to be angry with the sick woman who's heart went out to every lost cause that wandered by. She took her mother's hand and squeezed it firmly, opting to say nothing since her only instinct was to scold the woman, and gave her a lopsided smile.
"Emily." The woman on the bed smiled. "You'll be honest with me…is she taking care of herself?"
The redhead beamed as she sat at the edge of the bed. "Does she ever? But you don't have to worry because you know I will." She ducked her head when Naomi shot her a stern glance. "She's more like you than she would ever admit."
"Then I'll just have to trust you…to keep her happy…" Gina smiled in return, enjoying the slightly flustered look on her daughter's face.
"You'll be around to do that too." She insisted in her husky voice.
"It's paid for, for you…" Naomi explained, putting extra emphasis on the fact that she couldn't give away her treatments.
"You worry too much." The woman sighed.
"You make me worry too much." The captain pointed out, receiving a sharp look from her girlfriend's brown eyes. "But that's why I love you." She added.
A knock at the door indicated their time was up; they took turns giving the woman a kiss on the back of her hand before another soft knock reminded them to leave.
"She'll be fine." Emily comforted as they made their way back to their little room.
"She'll fight us every step of the way, I already heard her asking Kieran about bringing the children up for their lessons tomorrow." Naomi groaned as she sank down on the bed. "I wish she would just…"
"It's taken care of," the redhead interrupted, "I already told him I would take over tomorrow and how ever long we are here."
The blonde girl rolled over and gazed at the girl lying next to her - her mouth slightly agape and shock glistening in her blue eyes. She could suddenly see Emily quite clearly in front of the little room in the back of the pub; her bright smile cheering the children's faces as she recited the lesson to them.
"What?" The redhead asked. "Don't you think I can do it? I taught my brother how to read…if I could control him believe me I can keep them in line for a few hours."
"You're amazing." Captain Campbell breathed. "I completely believe you can do anything."
"You're right…I can." She teased back, placing a small peck on the captain's cheek.
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Naomi caught her chin and pulled her into a warmer kiss - sucking gently at the girl's bottom lip. Emily giggled and brushed a blonde strand of hair out of the other girl's eyes. The captain pulled the girl's leg up over her own hip; trailing her fingers over the bare skin behind the redhead's knee and slowly up under the girl's skirt. The girl's lips fluttered against hers and she watched her lover's brown eyes roll back before locking with her own.
"You're amazing…" Emily sighed, her raspy voice sending a shiver down the captain's spine.
The blonde's free arm stretched around to pull the string that held the top of Emily's dress in place free and the redhead shook her shoulders to let the fabric fall loosely down her torso. Naomi shifted a little so that she leaned over the redhead and could take in a better view of the girl's rippling upper body. She tired to find words but every complement faded away before it was said; the captain gave up, realizing there weren't words for what she thought, and instead leaned in to place kisses on each breast. Emily reached up to cup the blonde's chest through her shirt and Naomi moaned against the warm skin of the redhead's front; the blonde's palm rubbing small circles between the other girl's thighs. The girl's leg tightened around the captain's waist as she titled the blonde's chin up and leaned forward into another open mouthed kiss.
Naomi could feel the girl's legs shaking as Emily moaned into her; and she slid her hand up to the girl's belly button and quickly back down, this time underneath the redhead's petticoat, her fingers slowly inching into place as her girlfriend shuddered and clutched her arms her brown eyes begging for more. The blonde moved her lips to the Emily's earlobe; taking in the smell of the girl's hair as well as the sounds of her husky voice asking for more as she slid her fingers inside of her. Even the sharp pressure of the redhead's finger's digging into her arms sent a pleasant throb through the captain's body as she brushed herself against her girlfriend's side letting out a soft cry of her own. The blonde could feel her focus shifting with her own growing desire and she pulled her body back a little as she brought her attention back to pleasant slick smoothness of the girl beneath her. Emily curled closer to her shifting her hips slightly to fill the gap Naomi had put between them.
The captain shuddered in her lover's ear, "oh fuck Emily…you're perfect…"
The redhead's body quivered as she finished and she pushed her way on top of the blonde.
"Only when I'm with you…" she cooed down at Naomi. "…let me show you how you make me feel…"
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The sunlight peeked in through the window and fell across Naomi's face; Emily's arms were secured tightly around her waist and the captain sighed and tried to block out the sounds from below them. She could hear her step-father trying to corral the children in the back room, his voice pitching sharp and agitated, and thought to herself that he would never be teacher material. Captain Campbell sighed and reluctantly wiggled free from the redhead's grasp; realizing she should get down stairs and help him before he taught the students several choice words.
"Where are you going?" Emily mumbled, half asleep, from the bed.
"Going to save Kieran from the wee beasties." Naomi chuckled as she adjusted the clothes that had been left half on all night.
The redhead shot up in bed. "Oh I'm late! Shit! What time do you think it is?"
The captain shrugged, "No idea…but they've got nothing to do all day so it can't be that bad."
She laughed as Emily struggled to adjust her dress and brush out her hair with her fingers.
"I have to get down there before Gina hears and tries to get out of bed." The girl said; which sent Naomi shuffling for the door to check down the hall, the nurse she had hired was still in place outside the door.
"She's not up yet…the doctor said her treatment would make her sleep heavily." The blonde breathed a sigh of relief.
Emily brushed past her, placing a light kiss on the girl's cheek. "You should go check on her, see if you can get her to eat something." She suggested as she made her way quietly down the short hallway to the stairs.
Naomi opened the widow to her mother's room and pushed back the curtain to allow a little more warm light into the tiny quarters. Gina already looked much better and was able to speak without gasping, though her voice came out a little hoarser than normal when she spoke. The captain took a seat next to the bed and held a glass of water out to her mother; they could hear the student's progress directly below them, though Emily's voice remained muffled by the thick wooden floors.
"She's doing a wonderful job." Gina observed, breaking the silence after taking a sip of the water.
"They love her…of course…" Naomi smiled.
"That too," the woman agreed, "but I was talking about taking care of you."
The blonde girl smiled, letting out a little laugh, as her cheeks flushed pink. "I've always been about to take care of myself." She said.
"Not the way you deserved," her mother pointed out, "but she does. I've never seen you so happy."
The older blonde fidgeted with her hands for a moment and finally slid one of her rings free. She had never been fond of jewelry; only ever wearing the plain wedding band her husband had given her and a simple silver ring with a small ruby set in it on the little finger of her right hand.
"Take this." She insisted, holding it out to her daughter.
"No…no…" Naomi rolled her eyes, assuming her mother was attempting to pay her back for the treatments.
"I only kept it for you to have some day." Gina sighed, finally managing to push it into the girl's hand. "It's the only thing I've kept from before…from my family…"
"Then you should keep it." Her daughter said, trying to hand it back. "I'm not selling it."
Her mother began to laugh, which brought on a short fit of coughing, and took another sip of the water.
"It's for her," Gina corrected, "for you to give to her sometime…when you're ready."
Naomi stared down at the ring for a moment with happy tears welling up in her eyes. "Thank you." She uttered, as the full extent of her mother's approval began to dawn on her.
"Just don't keep her waiting too long, love," her mother answered.
The captain rolled her eyes again but patted Gina's hand and gave her another warm smile. A light knock at the door once again signaled that it was time for her mother's treatment and rest and Naomi placed a soft kiss on her forehead before letting in the nurse into the room. She placed the ring gently into the inner breast pocket of her jacket and headed down the stairs.
The weeks had passed quickly and it was time for the Lament to set sail for the meeting place; Naomi left a large portion of the treasure with Kieran, with strict orders that Gina never know about it, to keep the tavern running and her mother taken care of. What little was left already had a purpose, and the ship was being filled with supplies as Emily stood on the dock as she gazed once again at the figurehead, and the captain was making sure that everything they needed was in place.
"Does it bother you at all?" Naomi asked.
"What?" Emily gasped, not realizing the blonde was right behind her.
"The money…" Captain Campbell sighed, "I mean…it's technically part of your family fortune."
"That was never Fitch money." The redhead said with a shake of her head. "It was meant for you…for us…I can't think of a better way to spend it."
The blonde let out a sigh of relief; the thought had been nagging her since they had left the island and it had only grown since they had begun pouring the money into her own family's needs. Emily's fingers trailed down Naomi's arm as she took the captain's hand.
"Ready?" She asked, giving the blonde's hand a gentle squeeze.
"Yeah." Captain Campbell nodded; her heart beating against the ring in her front pocket.
They made their way up the ramp and stairs to the wheel; the sun had just risen and the crew men were milling about the deck awaiting orders. With a nod from the blonde Emily called out instructions to the men and the ship began to move in the water as they obediently set to their tasks.
"They aren't going to like it." Cook chuckled uneasily from his place on deck next to Freddie. "This wasn't the plan."
The dark haired boy leaned against the railing, still testing his partially healed leg, as he shrugged his shoulders. "It'll be fine, Cook, it'll be better for everyone."
"Stick to the plan…stick to the plan…the plan…" JJ squawked from his perch on Freddie's shoulder.
"'Ol JJ doesn't like it much either." The scraggly blonde nodded, looking nervously around the ship.
"I said it'll be fine." The injured boy groaned. "Besides…" he added in a whisper, "…I dumped all the gunpowder last night."
"Nice one!" Cook crowed, thumping Freddie roughly on the back.
Hope this was a nice Naomily addition. Let me know if you enjoyed it or not.
