Cook and Effy, Tainted Love (SKINS FANFICTION)

Life Goes On

As the time went by I got surprisingly more nervous. I didn't plan on meeting up with Cook again, but when I spoke to him on the phone it just came naturally. Three years was a long time not to see or speak to someone you were so close to before. Three years is enough time to change someone. I know I have certainly changed, I might not be the Effy Stonem that people once knew from years back. And it was highly possible that Cook was a changed man too. For once I felt like I was at a loss over how I should act around him without fucking things up.

What if there was no part of the "old Effy" left that Cook once liked? What if re-connecting with him was a lost cause?

I tried not to allow myself to dwell on that side of things for much longer as I stepped inside the steaming shower. I immediately felt better as I allowed the warm water to relax my tense muscles. Cook's grinning face never once left my mind. It was weird because I have never thought about him this much three years ago compared to how much I am thinking about him these past forty-eight hours. I couldn't make sense of it, but I just couldn't ignore the overwhelming urge to see him again. Even if it was going to be the last time for another three years. I needed to see him.

"Effy have you fallen down the toilet or something? You've been in there for ages!" My thoughts drifted away by the sound of Naomi's voice and the banging of the door.

I snapped out of my daze and washed away the shampoo I had in my hair for the last few minutes. "Sorry I'm just finishing up now!"

"I need to pee so hurry up please." Naomi responded in an impatient voice followed by another loud bang on the door.

"Jesus Christ calm down! I'm going as fast as I can." I shouted back to her. I hadn't even washed my body yet.

"Well I'm going to burst and I'm not waiting for much longer." Next thing I know Naomi had swung the bathroom door open and rushed over to the toilet and pulled her shorts down. She smiled in relief.

"Fuck sake Naomi. Get out of here." I yelled. We didn't own a shower curtain so I had to cover my body. Naomi just laughed as she watched me struggle to conceal myself with both my hands and a bottle of shower gel.

"Just cos I'm a lesbian doesn't mean you need to shy away. I don't mind Eff, I've seen it all before." She casually tells me as she reached over for a new roll of toilet paper, knocking over a whole stack in the process. She didn't bother to pick them up. This girl really was a nightmare to live with sometimes.

"You don't just walk in on people when they are in the shower, though." I rolled my eyes at her. I turned around and washed away soap from my body, not caring that I was in full view of Naomi now.

I heard the toilet flush followed by silence. For a moment I think that Naomi has left the room until I heard her say, "Mmmm that's a great angle for my screensaver... stay like that Eff."

"Fuck off out of here you pervert." I turned around and threw a bottle of conditioner at her and she dodged without much effort, despite her cries of laughter. "I'm telling Emily about this."

"Relax I don't even have my phone with me." She says showing me her empty hands with a massive grin on her face. "I'm just fucking with you. It's fun."

I couldn't help but laugh as I switched off the shower. It was nice seeing Naomi being so playful like this, it's quite rare nowadays. Since finding out about the cancer it's like a part of her switched off. But every now and then I catch a glimpse of the usual Naomi and I love it. It was only when I grabbed a towel and wrapped it around me that I noticed she was quite dressed up. She wore a pair of denim shorts with black fishnet tights underneath, a silky red camisole top and a brand new black leather jacket which she bought last week. She didn't see me gawking at her as she stood in front of the mirror applying some concealer on the bags under her eyes.