The Chim Factor

Chapter 24

Kimberley's POV

I've been sat on my own nearly all day quite bored.

Cheryl has been at the X factor studios all day helping her girls and I haven't had much to do.

It's Friday so she's been helping her girls with the last minute things.

All week people haven't been able to stop talking about "Cheryl's secret man' as they are calling it. Everyone has seemed to come to the conclusion that Cheryl is in a relationship, from what happened on the Xtra Factor, but nobody knows who with. There have been many names suggested but obviously none of them were right.

Today i've cleaned the whole house and then rang my sister.

Which is why I'm sat on the sofa with a glass on wine.

Don't get me wrong, I love my sister but sometimes I just need a drink after talking to her. I rang her for a general catch up because we haven't spoken in a while and it ended up being a 2 hour conversation.

I hadn't told her about me and Cheryl yet, I already had enough to explain over the phone about me and our mum's relationship.

I still haven't spoken to my mum, I don't know how long it's been but we haven't had any communication since I walked away from her at the X Factor auditions.

My sister told me that my mum had asked her if she was still speaking to me but my sister doesn't mind who I'm in a relationship, she says as long as I'm happy she doesn't care.

And I am happy, I'm happy with Cheryl.

If only my mum could realise that.

Me and my mum have never had a good relationship so it doesn't really bother me now. I know Cheryl wants my relationship with my mum to get better but I honestly don't see that happening anytime soon.

Especially since my sister wanted to know why I didn't turn up for a meal that we were having to celebrate my aunties promotion.

A meal that I didn't know about.

A meal that my mum said she would call to tell me about.

And she didn't.

I raise the glass of wine to my lips and take a slip feeling the cold liquid rush down my neck. I then put the TV on to distracting me, not wanting to be alone with my thoughts for too long.

I'd got about half way through a friends episode when I hear the door opening and the sound of Cheryl's heals along the hardwood floor.

I was about to get up but Cheryl was already in the room so I didn't see the point.

She came over to me, leaned down to kiss me on the lips and then slumped on the sofa beside me.

"How was your day?"

"Long, and these shoes were killing me."

I watch as she takes off her heals and I don't envy her at all.

Don't get me wrong, they look nice but there is no way I would be able to walk around for a whole day in them.

Once she has her heals off she curls her legs up beside her and leans into me. In response I rest my arm over her shoulders pulling her into me.

"What about you? How was your day?"

"Pretty boring."

"Is that because I wasn't here?" She has such a cheeky look on her face that I can tell she is in a playful mood so I play along with her.