Sorry I know this has been left for nearly a week again, I am without my laptop at the moment, it's broken and gone to be repaired :-( but thankfully I managed to pull the chapters of this I had written on a memory peg and I've just had the chance to post this chapter. On another note though I have handwritten some more chapters of this and we are heading towards the wedding.

Chapter Thirty Seven

The Following Day

Naomi

We had a lovely night at the pub last night, we always have a laugh when it's the five of us out together, we are all different characters and the stories we tell and the antics we get up to make for so much fun. Last night I found myself looking round our table and thinking how lucky I was to have these people as my friends and even luckier to have one of them as my gorgeous fiancé, a gorgeous fiancé who I continued to have fun with once we got home, Emily is always turned on when alcohol is consumed.

Today I have been worried about Emily though, we are nearly at the end of the working day and I am still worried, she had been so quiet all day. I had all sorts of thoughts running through my head, was she ill, had something happened to upset her/worry her or was Jessica still bothering her. I tried to talk to her at lunchtime but she just kissed me softly and promised me that she was ok and that she was just having a bit of a stressful day but I wasn't convinced, I was still worried about her.

Emily

I know I've been quiet today and I know I was worrying Naomi and I hated myself for it but there wasn't really anything to tell her at the moment. To be honest I was probably worrying about nothing but it was Katie I was worried about she was quiet in the pub last night, not quite enough for the others to notice but enough for me to notice. I could see she was trying to join in and be her normal self but there was something not quite right. I knew I couldn't ask Katie about it with the others around, it had to be something I asked her when it was the two of us plus I wasn't sure I should ask her about it at all, I know Katie likes to deal with things on her own in her own way. I was torn through because I couldn't help but worry about her; I just needed to know that she was ok.

I looked at the time on my computer and realised I had been staring at the screen for the past hour. Naomi had gone home a while ago whilst I finished something off. I told her I wouldn't be long and now I have probably worried her even more.

Naomi

I looked at the clock again I was even more worried about Em now. I know I didn't need to worry about her all the time as I knew she could look after herself but I love her so much I couldn't help but worry. I was relieved when I heard the door close downstairs and Emily shouted up "I'm sorry babe I didn't realise the time."

She came running up the stairs and as soon as she entered the flat I pulled her into a tight hug. I kissed the top of her head as she snuggled into me "I've made some dinner."

She pulled back and kissed my lips softly "Sounds good, I'm starving."

We sat down for dinner and I took my opportunity to talk to Em again. I looked over at her "Em please talk to me, I know you said you're ok but I can tell something is bothering you and I am worried about you however much you tell me not to."

She put her knife and fork down and reached out to take my hand "I'm sorry I know I should have talked to you but I didn't know what to say, there isn't much to say. I am worried about Katie, I first noticed at the pub last night she was quieter than usual and if I know one thing about Katie it is that she is only like that when there is something bothering her and I know she likes to work through her problems on her own so I don't know whether to talk to her or not."

I kissed the back of her hand "Obviously I don't know what Katie was like when you were growing up and I don't know her like you do but I think you should talk to her. I hate seeing you worrying like this and I don't like the thought of Katie worrying about something on her own. What I do know about Katie is that she won't talk to anyone else in your family about it but I know she will talk to you about it if she thinks you want to."

She smiled "You always make me feel better about things. I should have talked to you earlier."

I laughed a little "Yes you should but it's all out in the open now and I'll always be here to make you feel better because you are the love of my life."

She stood up and pulled me up into her arms, she kissed me softly "You are the love of my life too."

We stayed in that moment for a few minutes before Emily pulled away "Come on let's get the washing up over and done with."

I groaned, I hated washing up and Emily knew it, she laughed "It's not that bad and the sooner we start the sooner its finished."

Emily washed and I dried and if I'm honest it never feels so bad with Emily by side. I glanced across at her and smiled at her beauty. I looked away before she noticed; well at least I thought I had until I felt bubbles land on the end of my nose. I squealed before quickly getting her back. She giggled cutely before wrapping an arm around my waist and pulling me in for a kiss. When we broke apart I splashed Emily with a mix of water and bubbles starting a fun water fight. There was lots of laughter and of course kissing but I was really pleased to see her smiling again. We were just finishing off the washing when Emily pulled me into her arms once more "Naoms do you mind if I go see Katie now to put my mind at rest and check she is ok."

I kissed her forehead "No of course not, just be careful."

She smiled "I will and I won't be long I promise."

I smiled "Good as I will miss you but don't rush, give Katie the chance to talk properly."

She kissed me softly "I will."

Emily

I walked home in a bit of a daze; I just wanted to get home. I tried to make myself look normal, make my eyes look less puffy as I climbed the stairs but I hadn't done a very good job as, as soon as I walked in Naomi turned to me, her face dropped and she rushed over to me quickly enveloping me in a hug "What is it babe?"

She guided me over to the sofa and I snuggled against her just wanting to be as close to her as possible. She kissed the top of my head "What's happened Em, is everything ok with Katie?"

I nodded my head against her chest and just blurted everything out "Dad wants to come and visit Katie, he wants to see where she is living and where she is working etc. she has tried to put him off but he isn't taking it anymore, he is becoming more insistent."

She kissed the top of my head "Bloody hell Em, no wonder you are upset and no wonder you have been worried about Katie, she must have been tearing herself up about this."

I nodded against her again "Yeah that's what has been wrong with her, she has been worried that I will hate her, and think that she has done this on purpose. I've told her that I don't think that at all, I know she has been doing her best to put him off."

She wrapped her arm slightly tighter around me "Oh Em, what is she going to do?"

I shifted in her arms slightly and I know I tensed a little "I've told her to let him come; I can stay out of the way for a day. I know he will twig Katie is in contact with me when he sees the shop but I've told Katie she can just tell him that I don't want anything to do with him, he can feel the hurt I felt that day."

She hugged me even tighter still "I will keep you distracted that day, try not to worry too much, I'm not going anywhere Em, I will support you through whatever you know I will."

I moved my head so I could capture her lips "Now that distraction sounds like a plan, and Naoms I know you will and I also know that I love you so much."

She kissed me back softly "I love you so much too."

My phone beeped making us both jump slightly. I held it up before turning back to Naomi "It's from Katie."

She tightened her grip around me again holding me close "Does she know when he is coming?"

I nodded slowly "Yeah, this Saturday."

She kissed the top of my head "We will get through this Em, how about we practice how I could distract you."

I stood up from her hold and grabbed her hand "Now that sounds like a fucking great idea, how about we start with a shower."