I have had this written for a few days now and finally got round to typing it up yesterday but I haven't been well and couldn't look at my laptop screen any longer yesterday without my eyes seriously getting sore, anyway I promised marsupial1974 I would post today so here it is, I am so hungry after finishing work but decided I had better post this before anything else lol so here it is.

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Chapter Six

Emily

Soon after my earlier chat with my dad I was finally moved from Intensive Care into a side room on the main ward. I am still in a lot of pain and still very sleepy. Once I was moved I slept for a while longer and woke to find my dad still sitting by my bedside. I turned my head slightly "you're still here."

"Of course I am love" he smiled "I didn't want you to wake up alone."

"Love you dad" I whispered

He smiled "love you to baby girl." He put the exercise magazine down that he had been reading "can I get you anything?"

"No" I shook my head "I'm fine thanks" I paused unsure about asking my dad to keep secrets but I knew I had to just bite the bullet "Dad you know what I told you earlier about being gay, well, um, I'm not ready to tell mum yet. I need to feel stronger within myself first. I know that means you keeping things from mum…"

He cut me off "you need to do things in your own time love, only tell people when you are ready. As for your mum you just let me worry about her when the time comes."

"Thanks dad" I smiled "Dad can you go and get Katie for me?"

He took hold of my hand "are you sure you're ready?"

I nodded "Yeah things need sorting out and it will be one less thing for me to worry about."

He smiled "Ok then love" I watched as he left the room and I began mentally preparing myself for my 'chat' with Katie.

Within a few minutes there was a light knock on the door before Katie came in looking pretty cautious "Emily" she said quietly

"Just sit down Katie" I said with a slightly harsh tone to my voice. I may have agreed to talk to her but I was definitely not going to make this easy for her.

She quickly sat down "Emily I'm really sorry I need…"

I cut her off I couldn't listen to this at the moment "stop Katie, before you tell me how sorry you are you need to listen to me. This all happened because you couldn't accept me for who I am. I am gay Katie; I like girls and I can't hide who I am anymore, in fact won't hide anymore. Things can't go back to how they were before; you have got to accept me as me if we are going to have any kind of relationship."

"I know" she replied quietly "I know" I gave her time sensing that she needed it "I knew Emily, I knew before all this deep down I just tried to block it out and pretend it wasn't true, I guess I was hoping you would grow out of it." She paused "I have been stupid Emily, really really stupid and I am really sorry it has come to this to make me realise what a bitch I have been. You know it was Naomi who finally made me admit it."

"Since when have you and Naomi talked?" I asked surprised.

"Since she has refused to leave the hospital, she came straight down here after that low life ran you over. I of course ranted at her and made her feel so unwelcome but she refused to listen and wouldn't leave. Eventually when you were in theatre we talked and she made me realise a few things… she made me realise that we both had a part to play in what happened to you and then she made me admit to myself about you being a muff muncher."

I laughed I couldn't help it "Nicely put, it sounds like Naomi has been doing a lot of talking for someone who doesn't want anything to do with me."

Katie looked serious "she is the one who has kept me strong through all of this, she has kept me going Emily and I know she just wants a chance to make it up to you."

"I'll talk to her later, dad talked me in to it and I guess I should hear her out."

She nodded "Ok" she hesitated a little "Emily are we going to be alright?"

"What do you mean?" I asked confused

"I mean us" she replied quickly "I need my sister in my life and I'm still scared you are going to cut me out."

I moved my arm slightly so she could take hold of my hand "you're not going to lose me Katie, you're my twin and I love you, my life would not be the same without you. I need your support though K and I need your acceptance."

She smiled "I'll be right by your side Emily with whatever support you need."

"And will you accept me for who I am?" I asked still a little afraid of what the answer might be.

She nodded "Yeah, I'm not going to pretend I won't make comments, you know me and what I'm like but I can promise you Emily that I won't ignore who you are and I won't pretend that you are someone you're not."

I smiled "That's all I can ask, I don't want you to change who you are so the comments are to be expected. I love you Katie Fitch."

"I love you too Emily Fitch and I will never do anything this stupid again."

I laughed "We shall see."

She scowled as I yawned and I knew there was a comeback on the tip of her tongue but she bit it back "you should get some rest I'll leave you in peace."

I shook my head "No stay if you don't mind."

She smiled "I don't mind at all."

"I will apologise now if my company gets boring" I paused "and when I wake up I will talk to Naomi then I can focus on my recovery."

Naomi

It was about half an hour ago that Katie stepped into the relative's room and let me know that Emily had agreed to talk to me. I tentatively walked down to her room not sure what I was about to walk in to. She was asleep when I walked in which in some ways I was thankful for as it gave me a little more time to think things through. I sat down on the chair next to her bed not wanting Emily to be alone even though she was asleep. I couldn't help but watch her, she looked so peaceful and even with all of the cuts and bruises she looked so pretty. I thought back to the times Emily and I had spent together and remembered how relaxed they had been, well the first time at the party anyway. This in turn made me think back to the kisses we had shared both of which I had enjoyed however hard I tried to deny it. The more I thought about it all as I watched Emily sleep the more my feelings started to creep up to the surface, I think over the last few days they have been slowly creeping up on me but I've pushed them back down. Now though I'm not sure I can hide from them anymore.

I sat for a while longer and eventually Emily began to stir awake. She looked a little surprised to see me sitting there but the surprise soon turned to anger, I guess that was to be expected. I spoke quickly "Katie said you would talk to me."

"Yeah" she replied with a cold tone to her voice "I just want to get this over and done with as everyone keeps telling me I should give you a chance."

"I deserve to be spoken to like that, please will you just hear me out?" I asked quietly

"Go on then" she replied angrily

I took a deep breath knowing I couldn't blow this chance "I need to tell you that I'm sorry Emily, I am really, really sorry. Everything just got so out of control, I couldn't admit certain things to myself and I allowed myself to go along with Effy's plan. She said if I was all over some guy like I was you would have to see I wasn't gay and that you would be wasting your time. I could see how much I was hurting you but I still continued. It all went completely wrong and I never meant for any of this to happen. When I saw you run from the club I went after you and it all happened so quickly, one minute you were running and the next you were lying in the middle of the road."

"I can see that you are sorry and I can also see how much you regret what happened but you hurt me Naomi, you really hurt me." I felt terrible as a tear slipped down her cheek and I really got a glimpse of the hurt I had caused.

"I know" I whispered "I have been stupid and I really am sorry" she paused "I am going to make this up to you Emily."

We were interrupted by a knock on the door and a police officer coming in "I'm sorry to disturb you Miss Fitch I am PC Blake; I just have a few questions for you."

She nodded "Ok"

"I will leave you to it." I said standing up

Emily shook her head and reached out to grab my hand, I saw her facial expression change as pain obviously shot through her body at the sudden movement "stay please"

I sat back down; if Emily wanted me to stay I wasn't going anywhere. Emily was the first to speak "I don't think I can be much help officer all I can remember is running from the club and then a set of bright lights speeding towards me, I didn't have time to move and then I woke up in here."

He nodded "Ok that is consistent with every other account we have been given. I want to assure you Miss Fitch that we know who we are looking for but he has gone to ground. I don't want you to worry though we will find him.

Emily smiled slightly "Thank you officer"

He returned her smile "I will leave you to rest, good look with your recovery and I will be in touch when there is any further news."

He left once again leaving Emily and I alone. She turned her head towards me her voice a lot softer than it was earlier "Naomi as much as I feel cared for knowing you've been here all this time but go home, you need some rest."

I shook my head "I don't want to leave you Emily."

She laughed "Seriously Naomi go home for a while at least, you can always come back later it's not as if I am going anywhere."

"Ok, ok" I threw my hands up in surrender "I will go home for a while but I will be back I need to be sure you are completely ok and I meant what I said earlier I will make this up to you."

She smiled "Ok, you know where to find me when you do come back" I stood to leave feeling a little lighter now I had spoken to Emily. I was just about to leave the room when I heard her husky voice behind me "Naomi"

I turned around "Yeah"

She smiled "Friends?"

A wave of disappointment ran through me at the word she had used but I guess right now I had to take all I could get after all I should be grateful that she even wanted to be friends. Maybe in the future I could win her over, I nodded "Friends"

Emily

Five minutes after Naomi had gone Katie came back in and sat down with me again "How did things go with Naomi?"

I smiled "We talked a few things through and have decided to be friends. I guess I could use a few of those."

"I thought you wanted more than that" she questioned

"Yeah" I smiled slightly "I think I love her and have done for a while now but it's not what she wants and I have to accept that" I paused "I also don't know if I can trust her at the moment, all of this might just be the guilt talking."

Katie smiled slightly "I guess time will tell although I'm not sure she would dare hurt you anymore or she would have the wrath of Katie Fitch to face all over again.

"Yeah" I whispered. To be honest I didn't hold out much hope. I just needed to accept that Naomi and I would only ever be friends.