Alerrie: His Son

Forty-Five.

Perrie's POV:

*a few days ago*

I sat in my car, deciding what to do. I'd just driven off without a plan or anywhere to go. Force of habit meant I'd headed towards London but if I was trying to find somewhere to stay then that wasn't my best option.

I used the hands-free phone in the car to call my mum and breathed a sigh of relief when she picked up straight away.

"Hi, are you alright babe?" She asked.
"Yeah. I'm just wondering if you're at home." I asked, making my voice sound as normal as possible.
"Aw no sorry hun, I'm visiting a friend. Why? Is everything okay?"
My heart sunk. What was I going to do now?
"Yep, everything's fine, I'm just on my way back home and thought I might pop in if you were there, but no worries. See you soon." I lied, holding back tears. We said our goodbyes before hanging up.

Jesy and Jade were both on holiday, Caitlin lived in Plymouth which was way too far of a drive, Jonnie was staying with her for a few days and I hadn't seen my dad in months so couldn't just turn up like this.

My only other option was Leigh-Anne as all my other friends lived all over the country and most were just as good friends with Alex as they were with me. Internally praying that she'd pick up, I called Leigh-Anne. It rang for a while before going straight to voicemail. Charlie chose that exact moment to start crying.

I was so overwhelmed at this point and couldn't cope at all. I pulled into a petrol station and took Charlie out of the back. Picking him up, I took him back into the front seat and attempted to calm him down. It was incredibly difficult though and I couldn't help but break down in tears. I was such a shit mum, taking my baby with me when I had nowhere to go and now I couldn't even make him stop crying.

Suddenly, there was a ringing noise and Leigh's name flashed up on the screen. I breathed a sigh of relief and answered the call.

"Hey babe, what's up?" She asked cheerfully.

I broke down and tearfully explained that I'd had a fight with Alex, had left with Charlie and now I had nowhere to go. As soon as I'd finished, she insisted that I came to hers right that minute.

"Will André mind?" I asked hesitantly.

"No, and anyway I'm not letting you drive around all night." She replied.

As soon as I arrived there, I collapsed into tears. However, after a box of tissues and a mug of tea, I could finally speak and retold the events to Leigh. Safe to say, she was shocked.

-

*Now*

Alex had tried to call me so many times that I'd had to block his number to prevent it from waking Charlie up.

He'd texted my friends too, as I'd been notified by many people, to see if they knew where I was, but he hadn't bothered them. He'd sent only one text to each of the girls and some of my other friends - he hadn't bombarded them with questions, demanding where I was. As much as I hated to admit it, he was a really good guy and wasn't trying to bring other people into our issue or spam them with annoying messages.

Well his mind would be put at ease today as I was going home. I felt like I'd been in Leigh's hair for too long and I needed to face Alex at some point.

By the time I'd driven home, it was around 6pm. Both the kids and Alex should be home, which meant that I would be able to see my babies but would also have to talk to the one person I did not want to see right now.

I unlocked the door and walked inside. As I placed my bags and Charlie, in his carrier, on the floor whilst I hung up my coat, I heard hesitant footsteps getting louder. Alex peeked his head into the room and his eyes widened when he saw me. He rushed over and hugged me. I didn't push away but also didn't hug back.