I jumped on the sofa, and snuggled against the cushions whilst grabbing the blanket beside me and pulling it over me.

"So how was it?" I asked with a smirk.

"If you do that to me again I am in fact going to kill you." Kai replied in a dry voice.

I only laughed. I'd spent whole movie squealing in excitement and sighing whenever I saw Heath Ledger.

"You don't buy black lingerie unless you want someone to see it."

Kai turned a raised eyebrow to me as I giggled. And then I saw his expression change and he flinched with a look of distaste.

"Just how many pairs do you own?" He asked.

I gasped and grabbed a pillow before I began to hit him. "I can't believe you just said that!" I yelled between hits. "Just WHAT are you trying to imply!"

I began to hit him harder as I heard his deep, loud laugh rumble through his chest.

"I hate the way you talk to me, and the way you cut your hair. I hate the way you drive my car. I hate it when you stare. I hate your big dumb combat boots, and the way you read my mind. I hate you so much it makes me sick; it even makes me rhyme. I hate it, I hate the way you're always right. I hate it when you lie. I hate it when you make me laugh, even worse when you make me cry. I hate it when you're not around, and the fact that you didn't call. But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all."

"Awe! I love that bit….don't you agree? It's so….so….sad and romantic" I smile, and I know I must have that shine in my eyes as I turn to Kai.

"The only think sad here is you Naima" He replies and I turn to glare at him before smiling and watching the end of the film.

I laughed as I thought of those moments and the many, many others throughout the movie. I have to say I felt like I hadn't laughed so much in my life during a film.

"C'mon it wasn't that bad." I said to him.

"No your right…it was just the worst hour and a half of my life" Kai glared at me.

I laughed. "No. The worst hour and a half of your life was that time you had to scrub at your own sick when you were half drunk half hung-over"

"Oh God" He groans. "I'll never forgive Kyle for making me do that"

A few months ago, our friend Kyle had had a house party and Kai had found himself drinking far too much than wise. I'd found myself, feeling a little bit tipsy, trying to guide my very drunk best friend to the garden before he was sick. However, I didn't get him there on time and he was sick just by the door leading outside. All I could do was guide sick Kai to the most comfortable place before he fell unconscious. In the morning Kyle had shaken Kai awake and demanded he clean up his sick before Kyle's parents got home. I remember him shoving the bucket of water and soap in Kai's groggy face and just harshly spitting "Clear it up Blackthorne" before walking away.

"In fact, I'd generally say that that whole night was one of your worst" I pointed out.

"Hey! From what I remember I had a great night!" Kai protested.

"Yeah," I laughed "From what you can remember! Which may I point out…is not a lot."

Kai grumbled at me before making a show of turning away from me. All I can do is smile.

"So what do you want to do?" I asked.

Almost a minute later I sigh. "Kai…." I moaned and ended up waiting for another minute with no reply.

"Fine" I huffed and pushed myself off the sofa. Almost immediately Kai pulls on my arm so that I land sitting across his lap.

"And where do you think you are going in my house?" He asked with a wicked smile gracing his lips.

"Away from you." I said immaturely.

"I think not" Kai said and tightened his arms around me to prove his point.

I smiled and leaned myself into his body, relaxing.

We sat like this for a few minutes, peacefully. My head was resting against Kais shoulder and it took me a moment to realise our breathing had begun to synchronise.

All of a sudden I couldn't breathe. I had begun to think about what Charlie had said earlier that day and being so close to Kai…like this. I just couldn't take it. But I couldn't let Kai know that something was wrong. Calming myself down, I put a smile on my face and gently eased myself out of his hold.

I stood up and walked a few steps away before turning to Kai.

"So what do you want to do he-man?" I asked him with raised eyebrows.

He looked at me for a second and I couldn't read his expression, before he smiled at me.

"The pool?" He suggested as he stood up. My smile grew.

"Brilliant."

Fifteen minutes later and I found myself in one of Kais extra large t-shirts over one of my bikinis as I looked over the pool. I have to say, one of the best features of Kai's house was the pool house. Colours reflected off the water and made the room shimmer with blue. Glass windows ran along the west wall of the building overlooking the large garden beyond, and a few indoor deck chairs sat at the head of the pool closest to the door. It was always warm in here, and the pool was only slightly smaller than one you'd find at a swimming bath. To sum it up, I loved it.

I walked towards the large stone steps that gradually lead into the deep pool. I sat on the second step, immersing myself up to my hips. Kai walked past me, and gently swam into the water. I watched him as he did a lap up to the end of the pool and back before he sat beside me. Kai always did a lap as soon as he got in the pool and I always sat on the steps and watched. It was like an unspoken tradition.

Droplets dripped off Kais torso as he sat up next to me, and the bottom edges of his black hair were wet.

We didn't speak…we didn't need to. I gently laid my legs out and began to slowly kick my feet into the water. It was moments like tonight when I knew I was really happy and very lucky. It's not everyday that a girl like me gets to sit in a pool house…well, actually it is but I know that isn't normal. If any of my neighbours knew I spent a lot of time in a house like this they would either think I was lying or I was crazy for not dating or having sex with Kai to convince him to let me live him with.

I looked out one of the pool house windows. It was dark outside and the stars twinkled against the sky like diamonds sewn across velvet. I'd always loved that imagery since Kai had pointed it out to be one night when we were out.

I smiled, content and happy. I wanted to remain like this forever. With Kai beside me, and the beauty of nature soothing me.

As we walked our way back to the house, Kai made me laugh with a story about our friend Sicily who had told him that when she was a kid her little brother had thought fish could fly and had thrown them out of the second floor window. When we got back to the house, we went up to Kais room and I grabbed my pyjamas before going into the bathroom. Twenty minutes later, I came out, fresh from a shower and nice and warm in my cotton pyjama trousers and a little strap top.

Kai was laying down on his bed, his feet hanging off the bed to the right of him. He was wearing a pair of grey cotton tracksuit bottoms with no top. Now many girls, at the sight of my best friend's body would be quite embarrassed. Kai didn't play football without any benefits. Kai had a body of pure lean muscle due to extensive training. His six-pack had flattened a bit as he had laid back, but I knew it was there. So I saw, but barely acknowledged because I had seen it all so many times before, and moved to the other side of the bed. As I was pulling down the covers I heard the sound of the Red Hot Chilli Pepper's song Don't Stop ring out.

Kai sat up, flipped his phone open as he picked it up from the side table and said hello.

"Oh hey Katy. What's up?" I heard him say before he laughed.

"No kidding? Poor you….yeah." He laughed again. "Tomorrow night sound good? Ah…great" I could hear the smile in his voice. "Yeah…yeah…sounds cool. Talk to you tomorrow. Bye…yeah…bye." He finally said before hanging up.

He put his phone back on the table, and turned to look at me. By this point, I had gotten into the bed and was sitting up as comfort surrounded me.

"Date." He grinned.

"I guessed." I smiled in return before we lapse into silence.

I fully lowered by body into the soft mattress before laying my head on the pillow and turning my on my side – away from Kai.

"So Naima…"

"I'm tired Kai. Can we just go to bed?" I cut him off with a faked yawn.

"Hey? What's up?" He asked me and I realised it was exactly what he had said to Katy two minutes ago…even if it wasn't in the same tone.

"Nothing." I reply in a whispery voice as if I was already drifting off to sleep, which I tried to keep light, and then forced myself to sleep. I don't know why but I just wasn't in the mood to talk to my best friend just then, and I had no idea why.