Hey everybody! I have a big announcement to make - this is the LAST CHAPTER! I can't believe we got here, really. I started this story going into my first year of university, and it seems only fitting that it's starting to finish up as I'm writing my final exams. You've all been so amazing to me over the past few months, and your reviews have made me smile and helped me get through a lot of tough chapters to write. Your encouragement has meant a lot to me. So I just wanted to say thank you, so so so much!

There will be an epilogue posted sometime soon hopefully! It will be much longer than my usual chapters because it will cover a lot more than the usual updates do.

I'll let you know for sure whether I'm going to be writing a sequel or not when I post the epilogue. Even if I don't write a sequel, I'll still be writing, but it'll just be a new story. I have a few ideas and pairings I'm currently playing around with and hopefully when I post the epilogue I'll be able to post a bit more about the new story if I choose to write that instead of the sequel to Stranded.

This chapter is NSFW. I know that because I have the lyrics to "Make Love in This Club" stuck in my head because that is my smut-writing song.

And as usual I don't own/have anything to do with Skins.

Chapter 31: After the Storm

Naomi

When I woke up, the bed was empty and the whole apartment was dark. Katie and Effy probably went out to dinner or something. I was glad they didn't wake me up. I wanted to be left alone and I didn't want to go out.

I stretched out in bed, smelling Emily all around me from the sheets. I pushed myself into a sitting position and rubbed my eyes. I'd probably completely fucked up my sleeping pattern for the next few days, since I slept the whole day away and it was 11 o'clock at night and I most definitely wasn't going to go to sleep.

I looked over the room and screamed when I saw someone sitting in the chair next to our bed.

"Hey, stop! It's just me!" Emily's husky voice said as she got up from the chair and made her way over to the bed. She climbed on and grabbed my hand, squeezing tightly. Her eyes were red, as though she'd been crying but she was smiling.

I was shocked. There was no other way to describe it. I'd almost come to terms with the fact that she'd left, and now she was here again.

"You... you're here?" I said, my voice hoarse and heavy with sleep. Emily hoisted herself over me, flinging one of her legs on my other side so she was sitting in my lap. Her hands cupped my face as she continued to smile at me.

"I couldn't do it, I couldn't leave," Emily whispered, kissing me gently on the cheek. "I need you, Naomi, and I'm done fighting it and I'm done running away from you. I'm alright with it now. I'm tied to you. I can't leave you again."

She kissed me gently, wrapping her arms around my neck rather tightly. I wrapped my arms around her waist, a little looser than she held me because I still wasn't sure that she was really here.

"You're not going to Paris? What about the job?" I whispered against her lips. She laughed and kissed my neck, right where my pulse point was.

"You're more important than any stupid job. I'll find another one." She kissed me again, her lips soft and gentle against mine as her tongue sought out mine. "I promise, I'm not leaving. I'm never going to leave you ever again."

This time, I was the one to kiss her. My lips pushed against hers, our tongues colliding. My hands wrapped around her tightly, unafraid of losing her or having her walk away from me. I sat up on my knees, knocking her off my lap. I grabbed her shoulders and pushed her down so I was lying on top of her. I knew we had things to talk about and that the next few months weren't going to be easy by any means, but I loved her desperately and I wanted to show her just how much I cared.

My lips left hers and continued down to her neck, sucking on the delicate skin there, where I felt every moan against my lips, leaving marks wherever my lips landed. My hands slipped under her shirt, feeling her warm, smooth stomach before slowly moving upwards, hovering just over her ribs. I put my fingers in between the gaps I found there before sliding them up gently and cupping her breasts. She arched into my hands and moaned as I flicked my thumbs over her hardened nipples.

I painstakingly pulled my hands away from her and took off her shirt and bra. I kissed her hard, our tongues tangling together as my hands found her breasts again. I pulled away from her and licked down her neck, across her collarbone before finally taking a nipple between my lips. I sucked and gently nipped against it with my teeth as Emily writhed beneath me. I was thankful that Effy and Katie weren't around to hear her moans.

My hands roamed downwards to her jeans, where I began to undo the button and zip on her jeans. Emily pushed against me and sat up, pressing her bare breasts against my clothed chest. Her arms tangled around me and reached for the bottom of my shirt before lifting it off me. I was thankful I hadn't put a bra on that day. She pushed me back, just as I'd done to her so I was now lying on my back and she climbed on top of me. She sat right on top of me and ground herself against me, making us both moan. Her lips attached themselves to my nipple, where she sucked and pressed her tongue against me and made me see stars. I tangled my fingers in her hair, anchoring her to my breast as a loud stream of profanities and moans left my mouth.

Emily pulled herself away from me and I whimpered at the loss of her warmth. She lifted herself off of me and took off her jeans and underwear. She reached for the tie on my sweatpants and undid them and then took off my pants and underwear as well. I was thankful I'd kept up with my waxing during our breakup.

She smiled coyly at me before kissing her way down my stomach, and then moving down to my knee. She grabbed at my knee and put it over her shoulder, kissing all the way down my leg. She blew right onto my clit, knowing just how to drive me insane, before spreading me apart and pushing her tongue inside me.

I moaned so loud, I was sure the neighbours were going to file a noise complaint.

But I didn't care.

I threaded my fingers through Emily's hair, egging her on with my constant moans as she licked her way back up to my clit. She sucked and bit at me gently and brought two fingers against me, rubbing me slightly before pushing them into me. She curled them inside me as she continued to suck on my clit. I was panting and moaning her name and pulling her hair so tightly I was sure I was hurting her but I couldn't stop. I felt my legs start to quiver, and then my stomach started to quiver, and then Emily found a spot inside me that she curled her fingers into and I came blissfully undone. I'd never been a screamer, but Emily certainly turned me into one.

She continued to move gently and slowly inside me, though she'd stopped sucking on my clit as soon as I came, knowing that I would be far too sensitive for her to continue. My legs were still shaking and my heart was hammering against my chest as I pulled her by her shoulders up towards me for a sloppy kiss.

"I love you," She whispered as she laid down against my shoulder, her lips kissing my neck lazily.

"I love you, too," I whispered back as I brushed my fingers through her hair, down her bare back. I loved the feeling of Emily's weight on top of me, feeling us breathe in unison.

I felt Emily's breath slow against the skin of my neck, and knew that she'd drifted off to sleep. I wasn't tired yet, though. I stayed up for a while longer and put my hand in the centre of Emily's back, feeling every breath she took as her back rose and fell.

I would do anything for her, and now I knew that she would do the same for me. Within those few moments of silence and comfort with Emily, I knew we were ready to take on the challenges that the next few months would bring.

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