Perri and Him-the fifth book to series 'Perri and Me' about Perri Kiely

Chapter 2 Part 9

I stay wrapped in Pel's arms for a moment. I take some time to look around the hotel room where he's staying. I'm wondering how we ended up in this place...

"I'm sorry..." Pel says, looking at me now with those deep intent brown eyes. "I knew bringing you here was a mistake...I promise that I'll fix everything..."

I sigh, brushing some hair out my face. I know he cares now, but he has hurt me a lot and it's going to be hard to come back from that.

"I'll help you with Reid Amber..." Pel whispers, taking my hands as if their so delicate. "We'll live together as a family and everything will go back to normal-"

"Don't you understand?" I say now, my voice breaking. "It's never, ever going to go back to normal. I'm going to have to be a good mother now, possibly even better than my mum was...and that's practically impossible. Everything's changed now..."

Pel let's go of my hands now, frustrated.

"Is it true?" I say, not wanting him to get angry with me again. "What you said to Ashley, that I was different?"

"Of course..." Pel says, smiling now. "I knew that day that I had to ask you out, or I wouldn't have lived. I liked you a lot, Amber. And now I really, really love you. And Reid..."

"Alright then..." I say, standing up. "Why don't you check out of this room and come stay with me. If you really want to help..."

Pel stands up now.

"I'll do anything to help..." He says.

"That's more like it..." I say, before kissing him.

It's really hard to believe that this was the person I was so angry at just a few minutes ago. I hope we can stay happy with each other now...for good.

But there's still a part of me that's a bit concerned. He didn't mean to hit me, Pel just doesn't do that...

It's usually me that loses control...

We don't speak much as we walk back to my room. Pel just asks me a question about Riley, and I don't really feel like answering it so I just shrug.

"Is there anyone in there?..." Pel says, as we approach my room door.

"Kim, I think..." I say, knocking on the door.

"Kim...Kim!" I say, knocking. "Can you please open the door?"

It takes about a minute before the soor swings open and Kim is standing there, looking very confused.

"I'm back..." I say, smiling, a little bit out of frustration.

She let's us both in.

"Where did you go?" She asks, immdeiately as the door shut behind us.

"Pel's room..." I say.

She crosses her arms, raising an eyebrow at Perri.

"What?" Pel says.

"I hope you apologised to Amber for nearly hitting her..." Kim says, coldly.

"Who told you that?" Pel says.

"Does it matter who told me? You can't just do that Pel...you sent her all the way from England almost just a week after the baby was born, and now you're angry at her?"

"I just wanted to see Reid..." Pel says.

I look at him helplessly. Why doesn't he just stop trying to plead his case and say sorry?

"Well, I'm not your full-time baby sitter, so don't just leave me with him when you feel like it!" Kim snaps.

"Chill..." I say. "I was literally gone for a few minutes-"