Hello everybody! Thank you so much for continuing to read and review this story. Sorry it's been a while since my last update - things got a bit crazy with uni but I'm finally finished... at least for a little while!

As usual, I don't own or have anything to do with Skins but this story is based on real events.

Chapter 14: The Pub

One way I'd never expected to spend my Christmas Eve was listening to JJ's stepson cry his heart out in the middle of a crowded pub. Baby Albert wasn't really a baby anymore, and seemed to have turned into Terrible-Two's Albert.

"Jesus Christ, JJ, it feels like I've got a hangover already what with the headache Albie's giving me!" I huffed as JJ handed Albert to Effy, who stared at Albie in complete shock.

"Err, JJ, I don't-"

"You'll be fine, Effy, let me get us all around, eh! Albie likes you, I'm sure he'll calm down in a minute!" JJ interrupted Effy as she continued to stare at Albie in shock. He'd stopped crying and actually started staring back at her before reaching out and tugging on her hair. Effy yelped but smiled at Albie and pinched his cheeks. I could tell Effy wasn't as comfortable as she normally was with Albie, but her slight smile as she blew raspberries on his neck was an improvement from the moping around I'd seen the past few days. Albie giggled and Emily smiled to herself and began to rub his back gently from where she was sitting between Effy and I.

"Here, Naomi, I need to go to the bathroom," Effy said as she passed Albie over Emily to me. I stood him up on my knees as he pulled on my earrings and giggled to himself.

"Quite the night out, eh Ems?" I said as Albie managed to pull my earring out and started to laugh hysterically at it. Emily smiled and took my earring away from Albie, making him pout. She kissed his pout away and tickled him.

Panda and Thommo were on the dance floor, Pandora scaring off a bunch of other dancers with her crazy dance moves. Thommo was desperately trying to keep up with Pandora, and had already shot me a few worried looks as he noticed Pandora was nowhere close to slowing things down.

Turns out that Emily and I ended up inviting the same people to the pub – funny how we knew all the same people and only ended up meeting in France! Emily knew Panda and Thommo through Effy, Katie knew Cook through Freddie, and Emily knew JJ through Freddie.

"GINA!" Cook bellowed out from his spot next to me as my mum and Kieran walked in the pub. I buried my face in Albie's thick winter jacket as Emily laughed at my antics.

"What on earth is she doing here?" I mumbled as Emily rubbed my back gently as she'd been doing to Albie a few minutes ago. "I've barely even gotten a pint in, I'm not drunk enough to deal with her holiday cheer just yet!"

"Emily, love, how are you? Hello, Naomi darling, yes I see you there hiding behind Albie!" My mum said as she walked over and sat next to Emily and gave her a hug. Kieran stood awkwardly at the end of the table while Cook leaned over myself, Albie and Emily to hug my mum and shake Kieran's hand.

"Gina, will you join us in a pint or four for Christmas? I'd offer you a mint Baileys but I don't know if Keith's got anything that fancy," Cook said with a smile as I downed the rest of my own pint and passed Albie to Emily.

"I don't think I will, Cookie. I've been drinking all day... I'm drunk now, truth be told!" My mum said as Effy walked back to the table and high-fived her. Cook cheered.

"My mum, ladies and gentlemen!" I said proudly as Kieran rolled his eyes and kissed her on the cheek. Mum stood up and bowed, stumbling a little.

"Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week if you want to supply me with more alcohol!" She said with a smile as she shooed Kieran off to the bar. "C'mon Kieran, these young kids don't want us old farts hanging around. See you tomorrow, Naomi, love. And I hope to see you too, Emily! And you too Eff!"

My friends all waved at my mum, as Katie walked back to the table from the dance floor.

"Panda almost took my bloody eye out!" She huffed as she sat down and stole a pint from JJ's tray that he'd just brought back from the bar.

"Yeah, you gotta watch for that one," Eff said as she took a pint from JJ's tray and passed it to me before taking one for herself. "She's got right pointy elbows, and when she really gets into it she seems to lose control of them."

Katie nodded and smiled at Eff. Emily continued bouncing Albie on her lap until JJ sat down next to her and took him off her.

About an hour later, absolutely everybody had showed up. Freddie and Lara had shown up late, Freddie citing last-minute Christmas shopping as his excuse, and Lara saying she'd just finished hiding away all of Albie's pressies. Apparently if she were to leave them under the tree he'd open them as soon as they got home tonight.

But only a few minutes after Lara showed up, Albie fell asleep and they both decided it was best to leave. Thommo and Panda were next to go, saying they had to get the place ready for both their mums who were coming for Christmas dinner tomorrow. Eventually Kieran steered my mum out of the pub as well, sending me a smile and rolling his eyes before leaving.

Effy smiled at us mischievously before winking at Cook. "Looks like it's just us, kids," she said. Cook smiled, Freddie buried his face in his hands, and Emily and Katie looked at us questioningly.

But I knew what was coming.

"TEQUILAAA!"

And thanks to Cook and tequila, before I could fully comprehend what was happening, I found myself on the dance floor with Emily, who was also as smashed as I was. We were breaking out disco moves that I didn't even realize I knew, dancing to ABBA as Katie drunkenly danced with Cook and Effy swayed along by herself as Freddie'd gone home long ago.

"You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only SEVENTEEEEEENN OOOOH OOOHH!" Katie bellowed as Cook was trying to feel her up. Emily was laughing so hard she was bent over and grabbing her stomach...though whether she was laughing at my dancing or Katie's singing I'm not quite sure.

"Keith, change this fucking song man! Emily's gonna die in a minute if she doesn't stop laughing!" I called out as Keith nodded his head.

Oh no, I thought as I heard the steady beat of Closer by Nine Inch Nails. "Bit sinful for Christmas Eve, don't you think, Keith?" I said as Emily pulled me close to her and wrapped her arms around my waist. Cook was already doing the same to Katie.

Emily's hands wandered as the lyrics broke out, getting mere centimetres away from my breasts, working me up, reminding me of our unfinished kiss. She started huskily singing the lyrics in my ear, her breath hot on my neck, her hands everywhere, her breasts pressed up against my back, her teeth nipping and biting at my neck... talk about sensory overload.

"Naoms," Emily husked before fully grabbing my breast and kissing my neck. "Let's go home. I wanna violate you."

I sent Effy our 'I've got to go shag this person' look – to which she smiled knowingly – before grabbing Emily's hand tightly and leading her out of the pub more quickly than I'd ever managed to walk before.

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