A/N: I swear to you all, there is a long chapter coming. I have a ridiculous number of outlined plot points, though, and it's taking me a while to get through it's so, I've pulled another short interlude out of my kind to tide you over.

On with it, then...

Disclaimer: I do not own skins. Bugger. All your typos belong to us.

(Naomi POV)

I don't know what had Emily so... I don't know if upset is the right word to use. I was only half asleep myself, when I heard her talking quietly. And when I say half asleep, I say drifting in and out, really.

She says she doesn't want to lose me, the feeling is very mutual. Emily and I are so...together, we've really become part of each other, and are so inseparable that it's almost scary. Sometimes it scares me, how we function so well together, and how sometimes I can't function when I'm not around her. At least, it feels that way. But the strange part is, it's not stressing me out. It should be, but it isn't. I don't even know why.

She's in my arms, now... Snuggled. And it feels so utterly perfect.

"You're awake... I can tell." She murmurs, softly.

"How?" I asked.

"You're breathing differently."

"Oh." I said. "I didn't realise." She kisses my neck, and her lips are so soft against my skin, as is the feel of her breath. "Are you ok, baby?" I asked.

"Mmm... yeah. I'm just..." She looks up into my eyes. "I can't imagine my life without you. You mean so much to me. Whenever you're not here... I almost feel like I can't breathe."

I softly kiss her forehead. "It's the same for me, Ems." I said. "I meant what I said... I'm always going to be here for you. I love you with everything I have in me. You shouldn't worry."

"No?"

I placed my lips against hers and kissed her slowly. "No." I whispered. "We both need each other like air. Why would I give that up? I think I'd die without you."

"Yeah?"

I nodded. "You mean so much to me too, Emily." I said, taking her hand, entwining our fingers and placing it against my chest. "You have my heart."

"You have mine." Emily replied, kissing me slowly. "I want to be with you forever."

"Forever's a long time, Emily." I said. "But... So do I. I can't ever imagine being with anyone else. Not after being with you. It would never be the same, I couldn't let anyone else in as much as I've let you into my life."

"I know."

"You complete me, Emily. It's only you that can make me whole."

"With just one touch..." She replied.

"Not even that. One look."

A smile crossed her lips. "Oh, I love you, beautiful." She said, kissing me deeply, and pulling me closer.

"And I love you. Please, Emily... I don't want you to worry... About whether you do enough, or whether you aren't enough for me. There's no point in it, ok? If anything, I feel like it's me who isn't enough for you..."

"Oh, we are a bit silly, aren't we?" Emily laughed softly. "We both have the same fear."

I kissed the top of her head. "So long as we talk about it, and don't let our fears turn to doubts about each other... We will be ok. Remember, we are in this together, yeah?"

Emily nodded. "Agreed."

I snuggled closer to her and wrapped my arms around her. "We really should sleep, baby. We do have to work tomorrow..."

"You're right."

"I am, sometimes..."

And so, we both followed each other into sleep.

A/N#2: Short, but I hope sweet. Lyrics partly appropriated from "You Complete Me" by Stabbing Westward.

More eventually.

Until then...

~GN~ xo