Nicki&thePips

Chapter 68

The German doctor, with much urging and begging from Nicki, had allowed Princeton to be released from the hospital after Nicki's week in Germany provided that he was able to continue his therapy during the tour. He was still unable to walk with out help and required a wheelchair. He had numerous different exercises that he had to do to build back up his strength. In the end Dr. Green was assigned the task of taking care of the boy and ended up having to read a book on physiotherapy as she was only a pediatrition.

Nicki was backstage of her show in France, getting her makeup done in her pink dressing room. She was focused, reciting her rap verses in her head as she stared at her reflection.

"Mum can I wear some of that lip gloss?" Leigh-Anne was asking ogling at the makeup on the table the makeup artist was working from.

"Leigh-Anne you are too young for makeup." Nicki said looking at the girl in the reflection of the mirror. Leigh-Anne seemed to be the only one of the kids interested in this type of stuff.

Leigh-Anne looked a little guilty. "But I've already started wearing some . . ."

Nicki squinted. "Wait a minute . . . Leigh-Anne you're the one who stole my cherry lip gloss?! I was looking for that all over!" Nicki cried.

Leigh-Anne shrugged. "I thought it looked pretty and sparkly . . . it makes kisses sweeter and it's really red. Jesy's favourite colour is red . . . and it tastes good." She smiled sheepishly.

Nicki shook her head. "So you and Jesy have been eating my cherry lip gloss?" Nicki laughed. "I think Imma have to punish you."

"What are you gonna do?" Leigh-Anne asked. She'd never gotten in trouble with Nicki before.

Nicki grinned as the makeup artist finished on her. "I'm gonna tickle you!" She grabbed Leigh-Anne and started tickling her, making her laugh.

"Oh so I get grounded and Leigh gets tickled." Jesy said folding her arms.

"No Jesy you get grounded when you do bad things . . . Leigh hasn't done anything bad." Nicki said to Jesy who was playing a game on her phone on the pink couch.

"Yeah Mom you picking favourites. You only like Leigh-Anne 'cause she looks like you." Prodigy said backing Jesy up.

"Yeah it's true you like her more and she never in trouble." Roc Royal said

"Guys please relax. This is not a favouritism thing. I just thought that it was cute." Nicki said sighing.

"Meh." Jesy spat.

"You guys are just jealous . . . if you behaved yourselves Mum would tickle you and let you use her lipgloss." Leigh-Anne said moving towards the couch.

"Leigh-Anne you're showing off now!" Roc yelled.

"Oh shut up you're annoying me now." Jesy groaned, quieting the two boys before Prodigy could speak.

"Okay guys I'm off." Nicki said. She blew all of them kisses. "Listen to Sophie and don't break anything."

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Nicki's show was going on while the Pips were bored in the dressing room. None of them were allowed to listen to her music so they couldn't watch. Dr. Green was reading as she sat next to Princeton's wheelchair. He was looking over her shoulder and trying to explain why he thought each of his exercises was necessary.

Leigh-Anne and Jesy were lying on the plush pink carpet in the middle of the room with Perrie, trying to cheer the little blond up by colouring. She had been quiet and in and out of sicknesses for a while now and Sophie said that she wanted to give her some blood tests. Everyone was nervous about that, hoping she wasn't terminally ill or something. Garvin had said that it could be that Perrie was depressed.