Hey guys! So, I hope I'm on time with this update, if I'm not then you can stab me in my sleep ;)

Thanks for the reviews on the last chapter, and I know a few of you have asked for some Fitch sibling interactions but unfortunately there is none in this chapter, but don't worry as I'll will be putting some in future chapters

I hope you enjoy this chapter!

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I stir about, feeling cold from the lack of body next to me. I should be used to that, I had to go bed to bed by myself and wake up cold and alone by myself for the last couple of months. But after what happened last night, how good it felt to hold Naomi again, I can't help but feel saddened by the fact of not feeling her in my arms.

I open my eyes confirming my thoughts. Naomi's side is bare, the sheets cold.

"Hi"

I sit up and look over at my desk chair, seeing Naomi looking at me with her knees tucked up the her chest, her arms wrapping around her legs. Her eyes continue to watch me, guilt washing past them as they survey the room.

"Hey. Why are you over there?" I ask, scratching my head.

"Distance" she whispers, her eyes falling down to look at her feet.

I spot that Naomi's thrown on a jumper and shorts over her body. I bite my lip and sit up more, keeping my sheet above my chest.

"Distance?"

Naomi nods her head and looks back at me "From you. What we did Emily was bad. I feel so guilty about cheating on Cook. With him in the next room as well!"

I nod and grab a long t-shirt and put it on. I get out of bed and walk over to Naomi and kneel down next to her. I grab one of her hands and kiss the back of it.

"I know. I feel guilty also Naomi, I slept with my best friend's girlfriend, that's breaking the number one rule of the bro code. But I will never admit I regret doing so. I do not regret what we did last night Naomi. And why? Because we finally admitted it all to each other instead of the dance we had been doing since I came back"

"I don't regret it either" she whispers "But I can't stop thinking about how much this is going to hurt him"

"What is?" I ask, furrowing my eyebrows together.

Naomi's eyes widen and she gestures between us "This! Last night!"

"You're going to tell him?"

Naomi looks at me incredulously "Of course I am! I can't keep this from him. I'm going to end it with him Emily" she sees my excited look and cuts me off "Not for us. But for him. He deserves to know. But, I don't think we should be together for a while"

"Why?"

"Because it'll be like we're rubbing it in his face Ems"

I smile at the nickname "How about after you end it with Cook, we start a new?"

Naomi bites her lip in thought "Okay"

"Great, so, want to take a shower with me?" I ask wiggling with me. Naomi just looks at me unimpressed, I hold my hands up "Right starting a new, I get it"

I walk out of my office towards the copy room, my eyes running over the paperwork Effy handed to me. What the fuck is all of this? Stock markets and shit, I haven't had to do this since studying business at Uni.

"Emily!" Cook's voice booms through the office area, stopping me in my tracks.

I look to my left, seeing Cook storm up to me, is face set in hard anger and his fists clenched angry at his sides. His vein in his neck is popping out angrily, almost tearing through the skin. I look past him and see Naomi sticking her head out of her office with a nervous expression on her face. Fuck, she's told him then?

"Cook" I say, trying to keep my voice from trembling. I've only seen Cook like this a handful of times, but not once has it ever been aimed at me. And let me tell you, I thought it was shit scary being on his end of the stick, but the other is so much more terrifying.

He stops just short of me, betrayal flashing through his eyes "Did you sleep with her?" he growls. I look past him again, spotting Naomi moving out of her office now and slowly making her way towards us. All the other workers have stopped to watch the show "You know what? Don't bother answering cause I know you're going to lie anyway." he basically shouts.

"Did she tell you?" I ask, my voice gentle which only seems to make him angrier.

"Yes. But I knew before, you want to know how? I was in the fucking room next to you whilst you fucked her! I could hear everything! How could you betray me like that?" His voice turns broken when he asks me the last question.

"Let's go somewhere else" I say quietly, holding onto his arm and starting to guide us back to my office.

Cook has none of it and rips his arm away from me "No! We are going to speak here and you are going to answer my fucking question!"

"Cook, I didn't mean for it to happen, it just did"

"Oh so you both so happened to trip and along the process your clothes fell off and you accidently slipped your fingers into her as you collided? Bull shit! Things like that don't just happen Emily!" He takes a deep breath "You broke our promise. Do you remember? The promise we made to each other in college. The promise that we won't ever take each other's girls or sleep with them"

I glare at him, my eyes turning to slits "You broke it first! You jumped at the chance of having her when I ran!"

"She needed me then! And I needed her!"

"Well she doesn't need you now does she?" I growl.

Cooks demeanour falls, showing the broken hearted boy behind the giant Trojan walls he has. It makes me feel even worse for what we did. He just wanted someone to fix him, to fix his heart.

"You're right, she doesn't. But it doesn't change the fact that you slept with her Emily!"

"I love her Cook and she loves me"

Cook shakes his head, turning his head to look at Naomi who has paused in her walk at some point just to watch it play out. He looks back at me and glares "I don't care that you do because from now on Emily, we're no longer friends. We're just co-workers nothing more."

"Cook why can't we still be-"

"Because our friendship went out the window when you kissed her back at Effy's apartment the day you arrived" He smirks when he sees my eyes grow large "Yeah, I knew."

"I didn't want to hurt-"

"Oh go fuck yourself Emily. I'm done with this" with that he storms back to his office shutting the door with so much force that it rattles in the frame.

I lock eyes to Naomi who starts to make her way over to me but freezes when she spots someone next to me. I feel a hand on the small of my back and look to see familiar and comforting green eyes smiling sadly at me.

"Hey, you ok?" Luc asks softly.

I frown "Not really"

"Come with me" She says, guiding me back towards my office. I look back at Naomi, seeing her watch us as we walk away, sadness in her eyes. I smile softly at her and receive one back before she turns away to go back to her office.

Luce closes my office door and walks to the drinks cabinet I have in there, pulling out a bottle of whiskey and two glasses. She pours the drinks and hands me one, sitting down in the seat opposite my desk chair.

I slump down in my chair and press the cool glass against my burning head, softly moving my chair side to side.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

I move the glass from my forehead and take a sip, feeling the burn of the whiskey run down my throat "I slept with Naomi last night"

Luce's eyebrows rise to her hair line "What?"

I nod and take another sip "Yeah, I drove her back to our apartment as she had an argument with Cook. Then we got into an argument which led to both of us confessing our love to each other and then sleeping together"

Luce purses her lips together and nods "I'm guessing Cook found out"

"Naomi told me she was going to break up with him today" I spot Luce's surprised expression "No, not for me. She said it's for him, she can't keep trailing him along or something like that. I said it's best we start a new as she doesn't want to go straight into a relationship with me after just breaking up with Cook"

Luce rolls her glass about in her hands "This seems to be about what Naomi wants, but what do you want Emily?" she asks, leaning forward.

I shoot back the last of my whiskey and place the glass back on the table. Luce pours me some more and sets the bottle back on the table. It's weird; Luce seems to know exactly what I need. And that is for someone to listen to me. Listen to what is bothering me and not make any judgements.

"Honestly?" she nods "For Naomi to be happy. And if that means giving us time and her space then so be it, just as long as she is happy"

"Are you happy?"

"I am. I'm the happiest I've been in god knows how long. If Naomi's happy then I'm happy" I pause "So you got the job then?"

Luce smiles, knowing that I don't want to speak about it anymore "Yup, Effy called me last night."

I pick up my glass "I didn't even know I had this in here, how did you?" I ask taking another sip.

Luce chuckles "Oh please, every big shot office will have it."

I laugh "Well, here's to money" I hold my glass out to her, smiling as she clinks out glasses together.

"To love" she says, smirking at me.

I chuckle and sit back in my chair, sipping from my drink.

I knock on the doorframe, smiling as I watch her blonde hair mess about as she whirs round her office. She stops and looks to the doorframe, upon spotting me she smiles sadly. I step into the room and close the door behind me to gain some privacy.

"Hi" I say softly, walking further into the room.

She closes the folder in her hand and looks at me with sad eyes "Hi"

"I just um-I spoke to Luce and she asked me a certain type of question that uh-that really got me thinking" I walk up to her desk, leaning my fingers against it and watching as she sits down into her chair.

"And what question was it that Luce asked?" she asks. My eyebrows rise in surprise as I pick up on the slight hint of jealousy in Naomi's voice.

"She asked if I was happy with everything"

Naomi raises an eyebrow at me "What did you say?"

"I said I was and that I'm happy if you are and it got me thinking. Naomi, are you happy?"

"Why would you ask that?"

I sit down in a chair and rub my forehead "Because I need to know if you are happy with everything. With the decisions we've made"

Naomi smiles softly at me and gets out of her. She walks round her desk and kneels down next to me, switching our positions from earlier "Ems, I'm not happy with having to break Cook, I'm not happy that you've lost your closest friend over me" I frown and she sees it, quickly carrying on "But I am happy that we are slowly getting closer again and that you're willing to take me back. So in answer to your question, yes I am happy Emily. I'm happy with everything" she stands up and sits down on my lap, wrapping her arms round my neck "And" she gives me a small peck on the lips "Like you, I am only happy if you are"

I smile and rub her sides softly "That's good" I got to give her a kiss, but she moves back.

"But, who's Luce?" she asks, raising one of her eyebrows.

"Are you jealous?"

"No, I'm curious"

My smile turns into a smirk "You are. You're jealous of Luce!" Naomi huffs and gets off my lap, walking back to her desk. I quickly get up and follow her.

"Naoms, I was joking. You don't need to worry, Luce is only a friend. I met her at the bar and she helped me out with certain things"

"You promise?" I bite my lip and nod.

"Besides, we're starting a new now aren't we?" I say, Naomi nods her head and watches me with curiosity when I hold my hand out to her "Hi, I'm Emily Fitch"

Naomi chuckles and takes my hand shaking it once "I'm Naomi"

I smile and drop my hand. I turn round and walk back to the door and hold it open "Get back to work Campbell, you're sloppy" She gasps and goes to throw a pencil at me. I laugh and run out, shutting the door behind me, I laugh harder when I hear the pencil hit the door and Naomi growl angrily.

However, my giggles soon die down when my eyes lock onto Cook who's just walked out of the copying machine. He looks at me then to the door behind me before looking away not seeming to acknowledge my presence.

I frown softly. Hopefully I can rebuild the friendship I've lost today.

Okay so this chapter is a little bit shorter than the ones I've posted recently, so I'm sorry fi it wasn't long enough.

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