Ok, the final chapter... if you didn't read Disintegration, I apologise because this chapter has bits taken from that... but it's kinda self explanatory!

Thank you so much for the comments, the reviews and the support, I hope you all liked this and I look forward to writing some new stories! There won't be a sequel to this I'm afraid.

It's a lot fluffy, and I can't for the life of me write fluff, so my apologies if its shit!

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Chapter Twenty

My fingers curl into a fist as I gently knock on her front door. I take a deep breath, quickly brushing myself down. The door opens and Gina's stood smiling at me, "Emily" She says before pulling me in for a hug, "It's been too long"

"Hey" I say awkwardly as she squeezes me, "How ya bin" I pull away and smile widely, I have missed her.

"I've been good, good, and you?"

"The usual" She nods, "Is Naom-"

"Oh, yes, she's just upstairs, come in, come in, I'll shout her" She pulls me in and closes the door, "Honey, Ems here" She shouts,

"I'm coming" Naomi says as I hear her bedroom door shut. I can literally feel my heart in my throat as I gradually start to see her on the stairs. I see her feet first, her rather high heels poke out at the top of the stairs. As she walks down I see more and more of her. She's wearing cropped leggings, she steps down another step and I see a bright blue patterned dress, a beautiful dress. The further she walks down I see a small cardigan which covers her shoulders and as she gets to the bottom of the stairs I finally see her fully. I can't hide the smile on my face as I tell her how beautiful she looks, "Thanks" She blushes slightly, her bright, bright blue eyes now timid as she looks to the floor, "You too"

"Thanks"

"Awww" Gina interrupts this moment, much to our amusement, she coos and as we look at her she's got her hands to her mouth and is kinda bouncing excitedly, "I'm so glad to see you two together again"

"We're not" Naomi says quietly,

"Well, you know what I mean" She waves her hands dismissively at the two of us, and we both giggle, "Go on, get going" She smiles widely at us, and I head to the door. Naomi leans in and kisses Gina on the cheek, a move that surprises me a little, I open the door and wait outside,

"I'll see you soon Gina" I smile, and she grins,

"Come round for a cuppa whenever you want love" She smiles, and I nod, "You girls have fun" We both say bye and start walking to our first destination,

"So where are we going?"

"It's a surprise" I smile, and she frowns, "I know you don't like surprises"

"So tell me then" She giggles,

"Nope" I smile,

"God you're frustrating" She says, in a jokey manner though,

"I know"

"Can you at least give me a clue?"

"Nope" She growls. We walk quietly for about a minute before she laughs, "What?"

"Why did you ask me on a date?"

"Because I wanted to" I nudge her with my shoulder,

"I think we're way past the whole 'date' thing"

"I know... but I wanted to show you something... People tend to forget the good moments and focus on the bad... I just wanted to help you remember"

"I don't need reminding" She says softly, I smile at her. She smiles back, "So can you tell me now where we're going?" I laugh, "Come on, my feet are killing me" She laughs,

"Not far, just up the road actually"

"Thank god for that" We stop outside our destination and I point to a poster hanging on the wall, Naomi frowns and then laughs, "Are you joking?" I shake my head, smiling,

"Nope, I'm not sure about you, but I've seen this film about four times since the first time I saw it with you, and I think about you every single time, I can still picture how smug you were when you saw that I was crying, it always makes me smile"

"We're gonna watch Ghost?" I nod, and she nods her head, understanding what I meant earlier, "Come on then" She grabs my arm and pulls me into the cinema, I pay, buying us some popcorn and a drink and we sit at the back. "How is this even on, it's an old film?" She says, getting comfy,

"It's 'Weepy Night'" I giggle, "As soon as I saw it in the paper earlier I had to bring you"

"Oh," She says, excitedly, "What else is on?"

"I am not staying to watching Beaches, I'm sorry but I refuse, I cried too damn hard the last time I watched that" She giggles,

"Awww, pwease" She puts on a lisp, but I stand my ground,

"No, anywhere we've got somewhere else to go after this"

"Oh, have we?" She gets excited again,

"Yup" The lights start to dim and we both make ourselves comfortable. There aren't that many people in here, but I prefer it that way, I don't like cinema's to be too crowded.

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Patrick Swayze just saved Demi Moore's life, and both Naomi and I are crying our eyes out. I reach into my bag, having prepared myself for this, I grab a packet of tissues, handing one to Naomi and using one for myself. "Ditto" Naomi starts to sob fully now, and I can't help but giggle, my eyes watering even more.

The film finishes shortly after and the lights come on, I continue to wipe my eyes. Naomi sniffs, "Well it's the first time I've cried on a date, I have to hand that to you" She giggles, "But all I have to say to that is..." She stands up and puts on a face, acting all dramatic, "Ditto" I giggle,

"What are you talking about?"

"What you said... about this film reminding you of me... it reminds me of you, also" I glance at my phone,

"Shit, we gotta go" I say, realising the time, and she looks startled, "We're gonna miss the next bit" I grab her hand and pull her with me until we're out of the cinema. I let go, zipping up my coat as it's got a bit chilly now. We start walking to the next destination,

"You've really thought about this date?" She asks, a slight smile in her voice,

"I just want you to forget the bad..." I say, not looking at her, feeling a little self-conscience of myself, but that all disappears as I feel her fingertips on my hand. She entwines our fingers and as I look at her she smiles,

"You do know that I'd have been just as happy at a grubby pub with you... you didn't need to do all this"

"I know I didn't, but I wanted to... and I'm glad you just said that" I smile widely, gripping onto her hand tighter, she frowns, but doesn't question it.

We're quiet as we walk, but it's not an uncomfortable silence. "Just so you know..." I look at her, "I'll never really forget the bad" I'm starting to realise that what I did is no known as 'the bad', "But I don't hold it against you"

"Why?"

"You're not the same person you were anymore"

"That's a good thing" I smile,

"Yeah, it definitely is" I stop, realising that we're at our next stop, and she looks at me funny, then she realises where we are, "I know this one" She smiles.

It's the same DJ as it was last time at our local, and the place looks exactly the same as it did the last time, the only difference is there is no Anna and it's just us. We make it just in time for last orders, we order our drinks, and as the DJ announces its last orders at the bar and therefore the final song we sit our drinks down on the table and take to the dance floor. A slow song comes on, I take Naomi by the hand, her hands lift and rest on my shoulders while my hands move to her hips, our bodies move slowly to the beat.

"The day you made a memory for me" Naomi smiles, and I grin,

"Although it was a little different" She frowns, "If I remember rightly... I said something along the lines of 'when you marry your gorgeous future husband and you have your first dance, you'll think of me and how I taught you to dance'"

"Yeah, something like that" She says sadly,

"Hey, what's wrong?"

"The first time round, this was when you first got with Anna..." I smile, and she looks at me like I've lost the plot, "What?"

"This... here... however long ago it was... was the first time I realised I had feelings for you."

"What... but-"

"I told you, and myself, that we were dancing to make Anna jealous, so I could win that stupid bet... but when we did start dancing it changed, I forgot all about Anna, and as I looked into your beautiful blue eyes, I felt something, something strong."

"I never knew that"

"I know" I smile. The song gets more passionate and Naomi pulls me closer. Her body pressing into mine. God I've missed this... We dance like this for about a minute before she pulls away, she's serious now as she looks deeply into my eyes,

"You'll never know how much I've missed this... missed you..." She says, "Just being able to be like... this" She laughs a little, "It means the world to me"

"Me too" She leans in and kisses me ever so softly on the lips.

"That's the end of tonight I'm afraid guys, I hope you all had a great night" The DJ announces. Making us jump slightly. People start to finish their drinks and move on, Naomi and I sit at a table and start drinking.

"You fart in your sleep by the way" I laugh as we start to talk about nothing in particular, just memories.

"I do not" She says, blushing slightly, which only makes me laugh more.

"Oh, you so do, you actually woke me up once" Her head falls into her hands with embarrassment and I just laugh louder and harder,

"Shut up" She says quietly,

"Hey Ems, are you two about done?"

"Oh, hey Keith" I smile, "I was wondering..."

"Oh aye" He says, grinning,

"Can we have a lock in?" He rolls his eyes,

"What, just you two?" I nod, "But I'm fucked" He says, halfway through yawning,

"Well... I'll lock up... serve our own drinks and pay for them... come on Keith" I whine, and he just shakes his head,

"Mmmm" He thinks, "Go on then" I jump a little in my seat, "Post the keys when your done and keep the noise down"

"Will do, you're a pal"

"Hmm" He smiles before walking off upstairs,

"We could have gone somewhere else" Naomi says,

"I know, but we can talk without interruptions here" She smiles.

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A few drinks later and we're talking more freely. Gone are the pressures and the expectations and in place is simple comfort. I go behind the bar, pouring us another drink, Naomi drinking Jack Daniels and coke and me drinking Vodka and lemonade. "Suits you" She smiles, sitting on the stool, leaning against the bar,

"What does?"

"Being a barmaid" She giggles,

"Why thank you" I take a bow and she giggles,

"Honestly... why did you come back, you had a life up there, friends, family, you didn't need to come back"

"I didn't have you" I say simply and she raises her eyebrow. "I know what I did, I know the time we spent apart, and I convinced myself that I only came back for forgiveness, for closure, but deep down I knew I wanted more"

"And now?"

"Still want more... I understand that you need time" I say as I walk back around the bar, sitting on the stool next to her, "I do... I've waited three years, I'll wait another three if its what you want"

"You don't have to wait three years" She smiles,

"Good" My hand reaches over and takes hers. I lift it up to my lips, kissing it softly, her eyes close as she savours the moment.

"How do you know it will work?" She asks,

"I don't. But after all this time... I feel more for you now than I ever have. That has to mean something" She leans her head to the side, nodding slightly, her eyes close, "You're drunk" I smile,

"Not drunk, just tired" She says, her hand now resting upon her head, holding it up.

"Come on" I stand up, pulling her up, "Lets get you home"

"No, I want to stay"

"You want to sleep" She giggles,

"Yeah, I do, but I don't want this to end"

"It has to sometime" I smile, "Better now while your awake, any other way and I'd be carrying you home" I laugh, "I'm just gonna lock up, turn the lights out and everything, I'll be two secs"

"Ok" She smiles, walking to the door, I am a little longer than two seconds, but not much longer. I open the door, Naomi walks out and I lock it behind her, posting the keys. She shivers and I wrap my arm around her waist as we walk to her house.

Luckily its not too far to walk.

Her head lightly falls onto mine as we're walking. We're silent until we get to her house, I stop and she looks a little disappointed, "Oh... we're here" I smile,

"Fraid so"

"I had a good night" She smiles at me as she walks to the door, I follow. She walks up the porch and stops just before reaching the door, she turns around, her eyes serious, her face straight, she looks deeply at me, "I really do love you" She says, before looking away, "Just... don't hurt me again" I bite my lip, I walk towards her, closing the gap between us, my lips brush against her soft pair, she moans slightly into the chaste kiss, I pull away our foreheads resting against one another's,

"Never, never again" I say softly, and she smiles, kissing me again. My hand lifts up, cupping her face. I deepen the kiss, but it's not urgent, it's a simple, loving kiss. The best type.

"You wanna stay?" She says, and I raise my eyebrow, "Perv, I didn't mean like that" She giggles,

"Ok" I say, she opens the door, turning on the lights. I take my shoes off, as does she. We walk quietly up to her room, a room I haven't been in for three years, and to be completely honest with you, it hasn't changed much. She takes her dress and leggings off. I do the same.

We climb into her welcoming bed, both of us staring up at the ceiling. Her breathing steadies, and I know she's falling asleep. Yet as soon as I think that she turns over, her arm snakes over my stomach and her head rests against mine, "Night Emily" She sighs, and I smile slightly,

"Night Naomi" I lean and kiss her forehead, she leans into the touch. Her arm wrapping tighter around my stomach, almost as if she wants to stop me going anywhere, but she needn't worry. "I love you too" I say, my arm resting on hers as the tiredness finally overcomes me.

We may not be back together as such, but this, right now, this is everything I need, and more. Naomi, asleep in my arms.

For the first time in three years, it finally feels like everything is falling into place, and I have a feeling... it's for good this time.

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I'll be starting my new story in the next couple of days... so keep an eye out for it please =] thanks for reading.