Life without Steph-hollyoaks

Chapter 3

Peri's PoV

My eyes opened, and I felt something under where I was lay. A teddy; stephs teddy she' must of left it when I tried to look after her yesterday, I picked it up and stared at it, what if it was her favourite toy? Something she can't sleep without and I had it? I had to give it her back, I know what she's like when she cries, I can't let tom go through with that.

I pulled on something easy, trust me I was coming back and going straight back to bed, it's like what? 8am and I'm up and it's Saturday!?

"Err? And where do you think your going?" My mum quickly shut the door standing in front of it, I hid the teddy behind my back "and what's that your hiding?.."

"It's Stephs, I need to give it back to Tom" I showed her the small dog toy in my hand

"Right I'm not even going to ask why, but be back soon I'm doing breakfast"  she scurried of and started to flip eggs in the pan

I walked along the streets of Chester alone, well down my stairs to the house I live in. That's until I came across the noise of screaming, I put my hands in my pocket of my jumper and kept ahold of the toys dog, I looked up to see Tom stressed pushing the crying baby around

"Tom?" I asked he quickly looked up and pushed the pram over

"Peri, thank god have you seen stephs toy it's-" he stopped when I lifted up the teddy, he went to grab it but I pulled it back before he could get it "Peri?!"

I walked over to Steph and picked her up, Tom just watched. "Is this yours?" I placed the stuffed animal in her arms "mumm- I mean I found it" I watched her tears fade and turn into a smile,

"Right we best be going she's been up all night" Tom tried to take the little girl away from me. But I stopped him. "Peri I told you yesterday you can't be part of her  life. Please peri just leave it at that" Steph tried to wriggle out of my arms and Tom took a hold of her

"No Tom I was the one who has to carry her inside of me for 9 months, I was the one who couldn't sleep at night whilst she kicked away in my stomach until daft o'clock I was the one who had to give birth to her and be put through the pain to bring her into the world, not jade"  I yelled

"Jade what has she got to do with this?" He asked "well you tell me your the one who's been letting Steph call her mum" I was now particularly crying

"Well she's been a better mum to her than you've been and you'll ever be"  Steph began to cry and cry And Tom placed her in her pram and walked away

I wiped my tears but was still red faced and took a deep breath before putting a smile on for my mum as I walked back through the door

"It's about time this breakfast is getting cold!" She smiled

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"So he said he wished jade was her Mum?." Nico asked as we sat on her bed eating chocolate

"Not exactly but he said she's a better mum than I'd ever be" I sighed "Pez, you can't just sit back and watch him do that to you" Nico got up and pulled on her coat

"Nico, remember we were only doing this so I could get back with Tom, he hates me so I may aswell give up"

"But you feel something for Steph that you didn't before right?" Nico continued to put her shoes on

"Yeah, only because yesterday we bonded more"

"Right I have a plan, you in?" I raised an eyebrow in confusion as Nico opened the door and lead me outside

"We're going to do something,  like fake a burglary they all stress you save the day you safe the baby?" Nico started to walk towards the Osbornes "no Nico are you mad?!"

"Or just stay of school on Monday, Tom and jade will be in . School and you ask jack to see her"

"Nico Blake you genius" I laughed "first and last time I'm called that" Nico laughed

"Peri you'll get your daughter back I promise you"  Nico gave me a hug as we finally approached my house "I hope so Nico, I really do"