This Is Love

11

Jade POV:

Perrie texted all of us to let us know she'd asked for time off to support Addi since she wasn't taking the death of her Grandma very well which was fine by us, the girl was nineteen and had spent most of her time since dating Perrie in our world living the celebrity lifestyle when in reality she was just a regular family girl and Perrie was, for the first time in a long time, having to live in Addi's world with her which didn't bother Pez or any of us to be honest.

My phone rings, surprisingly it's Perrie. "Hey baba."

"Hey Jade."

"Stupid question but how are you both?"

"Still in shock." In the background I hear Addi's voice.

"Pez who is it?" I wish I could give her a massive hug right now, we all do, she sounds like she's drained bless her.

"Just Jade beautiful."

"Can Jadey come over?" I hear Addi ask, it's a question I'm not surprised at since even though we're all very close to her I do feel more of a sisterly connection to her than any of the other girls excluding Pez because they're dating.

"Did you hear that Jade?" Perrie asked, she sounded like she hadn't slept in days.

"Yeah I heard and I'm on my way, you sound like you could do with a rest babe."

"Addi tells me she doesn't mind if I want to go see Cait or anything but I don't want to leave her, it wouldn't be right and if I did I'd feel guilty."

"Babe it's okay I know you're hurting too, I'm on my way and I love both of you." When I get to Addi's Dads he opens the door and tells me the girls are upstairs and only Perrie comes down to get food and drink, he looks as though he's coping better despite the circumstances but maybe he just feels like he has to be strong for everyone else, I head upstairs and knock on Addi's bedroom door before opening it walking in and then shutting it behind me.

Perrie gets up and hugs me first but soon lets go and I go over to Addi to comfort her, she wraps her arms around me like a young child and I pull her onto my lap. "It's okay Addi." I try to comfort her. "Pez I packed for a couple days Cait needs you so why don't I have Jesy's driver drive you up to spend a day or two with her, I'll stay with Addi there's no need to feel guilty."

Perrie POV:

Jade tells me I should go see Cait and have a break but I really don't want to leave Addi at all, Cait's ankle will heal but it'll take Addi a while to go back to being the Addi I know and love, I look at Addi cuddled up in Jade's arms crying her eyes out and it makes me want to leave her less and less but then she looks up at me her beautiful face make up free, tear stained and tired. "Go see Cait Pez." She sobs "Jadey will look after me, Cait needs you too."

"But Addi..."

"No buts lovely, you've been so good to me over the last few days but even I can see you're physically, emotionally and mentally drained." She managed to stop crying long enough to make me feel kind of okay about going even though I still felt really guilty.

"Okay but if you need me you call me and I'll come straight back."

"Okay." Addi nods, I was only going for three days but I still felt majorly guilty, it took me ages to leave them.

Addison POV:

I hated the fact that Pez left but I know Cait needs her too and I would have felt so guilty if I told her to stay, once she left Jade just laid on my bed next to me, I cuddled up into her like I would to Mitch if he had been here and we lay in complete silence neither of us knowing what to say but it was a comfortable silence, the sort where no words needed to be exchanged, I haven't slept in ages and I've been living off the energy provided by high sugar energy drinks and chocolate bars, without meaning to I drift off to sleep but I'm not asleep very long.