Where do I belong?

I'll try

Alex's POV:

Like most mornings I woke up at 6 am and start to get ready for my morning workout for my rehab. I make my way out of bed and notice that Izzy is cuddled next to Perrie. They look so cute! I wish me and Izzy could be like that too. 

I get in the shower, get dressed, have a quick breakfast and wait for my car to take me off to the gym. I have a gym in my house but it's not always used. For my rehabilitation process for my knee, I have to have hard sessions in the gym 3 days a week and that means no football too. 

Just before my car arrives, I quickly write a note to Perrie to let her know I'm gone and pop it onto my pillow so she can see it when she awakes. Perrie is usually asleep until about 7 which is when I usually leave but I think she had a tough first night with Izzy so I decided to let her sleep.

I finish the note, leave it on my pillow and leave the house. 

Perrie's POV:

I rolled over to where Alex should be and find just empty space. I slowly open my eyes and see that he is nowhere to be seen. I sit up in bed and find a note on his pillow.

It reads:

Perrie,

You are reading this now and I would have gone to the gym. I left you to sleep as I thought you may have had a hard night with Izzy. I hope you got enough sleep and I'll let you sleep next time if Izzy wakes up during the night. 

I think you may have been crying as I see you have tear stained cheeks. I will ask you about that later babe. I won't be back until late tonight as I have to be in Liverpool for team stuff this afternoon. But I will hopefully be back by 11 pm tonight.

If you need me, babe, just ring me.

Love you loads

Alex xx

Okay, so that gives me and Izzy the whole day until Alex comes back. It's currently only 8:30. I was hoping to get to know Izzy a bit more today but I also didn't want to push her too much.

I slip out of bed and make my way downstairs to start making breakfast. I think I'll make my famous pancakes. I start getting out all of the ingredients for the pancakes when I hear a loud bang coming from upstairs. I drop what I'm doing and rush upstairs to find Izzy on the floor of my bedroom. She has fallen off the bed and woken herself up.

I rush to my side of the bed and pick up Izzy who is now crying. I think she is shocked as the fall woke her up.

'Izzy are you okay? I think you must have rolled out of bed. I'm sorry I should have been here.'

'No... it's okay..' She stutters

I hug her for a few more minutes until she has fully calmed down.  Her breathing has slowed down and she has fallen asleep in my arms. I pick her up and think she would be much safer if she is downstairs in the lounge. I place her down on the sofa and cover her with a blanket before making my way back into the kitchen to start making the pancakes.

After about an hour of making pancakes and cleaning the kitchen, I hear footsteps behind me. 

'Morning, Izzy' I said while washing the dishes.

'Morning' She replies.

'There's pancakes on the table if you want one. There are fruit and juice in the fridge too'

'Umm, I'm not hungry but thanks' Izzy says and leaves the room.

I frown at her response and follow her up the stairs to her bedroom. I walk into her room to find her sitting on her bed with her back to the door. I walk up behind her and sit on the bed.

'What are you thinking about?'

She jumps slightly and turns to me, 'I don't think I should be here. Do I belong here?'

I frown. 'Hey, where has this come from?'

'Since being at the orphanage, I never thought I belonged anywhere' she says quietly.

'Well, you belong here now. This is your home, forever I promise'

'Really? You think that?'

'Of course, you are part of the family now, Miss Isabella Oxlade- Chamberlain' I joke. 

She laughs, I love that name'.

'Well it's yours now and I and Alex are your family' I see her stiffen as I say Alex's name. 'I promise you, Izzy, Alex would never hurt you. He is like a puppy so lost and fun'. 

'Okay, I trust you, Mum.. oh.. I mean Perrie' She says embarrassed and hides her face.

'Hey don't be embarrassed hun, you can call me whatever you want, okay?'

'Okay... Mum' She says with a huge grin on her face.

'Okay, I don't want to ruin the mood but Izzy why won't you eat?' I ask her 'I noticed last night you only ate 2 slices of pizza'.

Izzy looks down..'I just don't get hungry... at the orphanage, I always had to give my food to the younger children as there was never enough so I only really ate once a day'. 

'Hey, it's okay Izzy but you do need to start eating more. We will help you and within a few weeks you will be eating at least 3 meals a day, okay?' I said reassuring her. 

'Okay, I'll try Mum'.