The Broken Footballer | Alerrie

Chapter 17- Long Distance fears

I should probably give this warning at some point: there will be sex scenes and smut, probably cringey too because it's my first time writing smut

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If you'd asked the Geordie singer if she'd find it difficult to not see her boyfriend for four days before she got said boyfriend, she'd call you crazy. Four days are nothing. But here she was standing outside of his house unable to stay still waiting for him to open the door and trying not to tear it and walk to him.

When the door opened, Perrie couldn't help but smile and relax, all her agitation evaporated at the moment.

Alex smiled back at her and leaned his head on the door while he was looking her up and down.

"I've missed you." He greeted her.

It had been a few days since they last saw each other but with Jade going through her breakup and the label not letting them breathe Perrie couldn't find the time to meet with Alex.

They've been talking and texting but it wasn't the same and she finally managed to sneak out and meet him that night at his house.

She grinned even wider and she stepped closer and hugged him.

He let go of the door and wrapped his arms around her back and waist holding her as close as he could. Perrie felt him take a deep breath in and she was once again jealous she couldn't smell him, she bet he smelt addictively. He felt the same way too as he was hugging her. So firm but warm and tender.

They went inside and Alex gestured her to sit before sitting down himself.

But Perrie had indeed missed him and he was her boyfriend now so she had a right to not want to sit across from him.

Instead, she chose to sit next to him, half her upper body on top of him and her legs spread on the couch. Alex adjusted to make himself comfortable and he started playing with her hair. Lazily and softly, just running his fingers through the curls that was lying on him.

"So I'm guessing, I'll not offer you a beverage." He chuckled.

"Oh you will, sotonian. Just not now, I want you here now." She mumbled the last part and clung closer to him.

"How have you been, love? How are you, girls, dealing?"

Perrie took her time to answer this question. It was a tricky one.

"We're dealing, I guess. A break up is always difficult, but work has us so busy, sometimes I swear even Jade forgets."

"That's at least good right?"

"I don't know to be honest. Because every time you forget, it's also a time you get reminded that you lost someone you love."

"Is she okay?" he hesitated to ask.

"That's complicated. The easy answer is no. She's not okay, she was in love with that man and it came out of nowhere." Perrie started explaining.

"But she's also Jade, she'll act like she's okay until she is."

"Fake it till you make it? Works only half the times." Alex stated

"Yeah, I know." Perrie sighed and snuggled even closer to him "That's why Leigh and I are always really close to her when she's like that. Because it'll reach a point of breaking and we need to be there to hold her."

"I hope she doesn't. I hope she can get over it with as little heartache possible."

"Thank you, Alex. I hope so too. But it needs to happen. And we'll be there." Alex tightened his arm around her and kissed her temple.