Plus One. ~ Sequel to 'Love Unlocked.'

Chapter 6 Part 5: 'Mad.'

Cassidy:

Perri got in at 4am this morning. He's still asleep in his clothes. I roll over and look at him sleeping peacefully. I grab my phone and check the time. 8:30am. I push back the covers and get out of bed. I take my phone and sit on the sofa. I switch on the TV and turn the news on. I'm not really paying attention.

'And next up is a mother and father that has run away with their youngest daughter to New Zealand.'

My head shoots up to look at the TV. I turn the volume up and stare at the screen.

'The mother is believed to be called Cindy Baxter and the father Harry Baxter. Pictures were leaked last night of when they landed in New Zealand dragging their daughter Alex out of the airport.'

My mouth drops open. I shake my head in disbelief.

"This can't be!" I say.

'It's believed that Alex is in danger as the parents are supposedly 'mad'. Their oldest daughter Cassidy Baxter- girlfriend of Dancer Perri Kiely- is still in the UK.'

"How do they know all this?!" I say staring straight at the screen.

'A search team is out to try and find Alex before it's too late.'

I can't believe this! How would anyone know about it? They looked like a normal family on holiday! No-one knew the information that I knew...

I grab my phone and click on twitter. I direct message Good Morning Britain asking them who gave them the information. I'm so shocked. I don't know what to do with myself. I decide to act like it's a normal day.

I head into Ava's room and change her into a white t-shirt and dungarees with some white converse. I take Ava into the kitchen and feed her some baby food before putting her in the playpen. I shut the safety gate and head into my bedroom. Perri is awake- but he looks tired.

"Have a good night?" I ask going over to the wardrobe.

"Yeah! Thankyou so much! It was amazing!"

"Glad you had a good time." I say half smiling.

"Is everything okay?" Pel asks grabbing his phone off the floor.

"Yeah course! Why wouldn't it be?!" I say flicking through my clothes.

"You seem upset."

"No, I'm fine!" I say going over and kissing him.

I pull on my denim shorts and floral crop top. I put a cream cardigan on as its abit chilly. I pull on some frilly socks and push my feet into my Nike Jordans. Brushing out my hair, I sit down at the dressing table. I apply my usual makeup before spraying some texture spray into my hair.

"Beautiful as ever!" Perri says wrapping his arms around my waist.

"Shush you!" I say pushing him off.

I check on Ava as Perri gets changed. She's playing happily with her farm animals that Ashley brought her.

"Babe?" Perri says standing behind me. "Why didn't you say anything?"

"About what?" I say turning around.

"That your parents are across the news as being 'mad' and running away with Alex?!"

"I don't know!" I say tearing up. "What can I do? My parents are across the nation as being mad! Do you know how that makes me feel? My whole family's a mess." 

I blink back tears.

"Look, you family is not a mess! Just because your parents are doing something stupid doesn't mean that you are! So what if they are 'mad'. You can't do nothing at this point- it's out of our control." Perri says pulling me into a hug.

"No- my family is a complete and utter mess! What are people going to think- ey!? This is what people will think: 'Oh look at that family! Their daughters got a baby at 16 with a 20 year old and they've run away with their other daughter- they shouldn't even have children!" I say throwing my arms around.

"Who cares what people think?!" Perri says. "We are happy! And you have no control on what your parents do."

I lean my head back on the door. I close my eyes as one lonely tear trickles down my cheek. I feel Perri's thumb wipe it away.

"Come here." Pel says pulling me into a hug. "Everything will work out, Okay."

"Okay." I say into his neck. "I'm sorry." I sigh.

"What for?" Perri says pulling away to look at me.

"For blowing up at you." I say.

"Don't be! I think I would be a lot worse if I'd just seen my family in that situation on the news." He says kissing my forehead.

"I love you." I say.

"I love you too." He says before Ava starts crying.

Perri fetches her from her room as we head out to the car. We get in and drive over to the studio.

"Morning you two!" Dani says. "And you." She says tickling Ava.

"Morning Dani!" I say as Perri continues into Studio 1.

I stop and chat to her before a dance school comes in for their workshop. I smile at them as their faces light up.

"Hey, you guys excited for your workshop?" I say swapping Ava from my left hip onto my right.

They nod before they get taken into Studio 1. No-one has mentioned my parents, hopefully it stays that way. I follow the girls into the studio.

"Hey Cassidy!" The boys say as I head up to the chill out area.

"Hey guys!"

I sit down in a beanbag and put Ava in the one next to me. I get my phone out of my bag and go onto twitter. I scroll through my notifications reading some.

:Can't believe what your parents are up to! Are you okay CassidyBaxter?

:Wtf?! Is this true about your family? CassidyBaxter

:No way can CassidyBaxter come from a family like that!

I lock my phone and turn to Ava. I'm not responding to any tweets to do with my family. I'm playing with Ava when my phone starts ringing. I pull Ava onto my lap and answer it.

'Hello, am I speaking to Cassidy Baxter?'

'Yes you are.'

'Hi, I'm Sarah Evans news producers of Good Morning Britain. I'm calling to respond to your inquest from this mornings news broadcast.'

'Oh okay hi.'

'What would you like to know?'

'Well, I was just wondering how you got all that information as some of it was personal.' I say.

'Okay, well I can't really tell you that as we don't know either... It was an anonymous letter stating all the information.' Sarah says.

'Are you joking?'

'I'm sorry Miss Baxter, I'm afraid I'm not.'

'Okay, well if you get any more information on my family, please contact me before you spread it across the country.'

'Okay, will do Miss Baxter.'

'Thankyou.'

'Bye.'

'Bye.' I say as the phone call ends.

Who would give all that information to the news anonymously?

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