Little Mixed Directions

Chapter Thirteen: The One

{Jade's POV}

I finish sticking in the final bit of the scrapbook Leigh- Anne, Perrie and I have made for Jesy for her wedding in nine days when I hear the front door open and close. I have a visitor. I quickly throw a blanket over the book incase it's Jesy and turn around to see Perrie.

"Hey!" I smile as she walks over and stands in front of me. Something is wrong. Normally she would've replied, looked hyperactive and hug me suddenly so. She looks upset and that's not good. "Perrie?" I ask worried.

She bursts into tears and falls into my arms crying. I hold her tightly and let her cry. She sobs for ages until I guide her to the couch and sit down next to her.

"What's wrong baba?" I ask her, removing a piece of hair from her face. Perrie never cries like this unless there's something bad.

"Harry and I kissed." She admits right up. Okay, wasn't expecting that... I mean, they're really good friends but that's a little, you know....

"Does Zayn know?" I ask a little confused why she's bawling her eyes out over this. Perrie nods her head and I pull her into another hug.

"I've completely stuffed up," Perrie mutters. "I love him so much Jade, but now I don't know what he thinks."

I know that feeling. When you love someone so much, it hurts. My situation just has to be I'm still deeply in love with my ex, the one and only, Harry Styles.

{Zayn's POV}

"The sun has set not long ago," I read the first page of 'The Going to Bed Book' to Ellie. Either Perrie or I read this to her every night before she goes to sleep. "And everybody goes below." I continue.

"To take a bath in one big tub. With soap all over- scrub, scrub, scrub." I read to my gorgeous baby girl. "They hand their towels on the wall and find pyjamas, big and small.

"With some on top and some beneath, they brush and brush and brush their teeth. And when the moon is on the rise, they all go up to exercise."

"And down once more but not so fast, they're on their way to bed at last. The day is done. They say goodnight, and somebody turns off the light."

"The moon is high. The sea is deep. They rock and rock and rock to sleep," I whisper to Ellie and her little eye lids flutter, trying to stay open as I cradle her in my right arm.

I stand up and head over to the cot, kissing her forehead before placing her into the cot. "Sweet dreams baba. I love you." I whisper to the baby, check to make sure the night light is on the right setting, grab the empty bottle, turn on the baby monitor and then head out of the room.

I slowly walk downstairs and make sure the baby monitor on the coffee table is on. Once all that is done I sit down on the couch, hugging a pillow to my chest that holds my aching heart.

I never believed Perrie would kiss him or Harry kiss her. Two people I trusted the most, along with the other girls and guys, but it really hurts.

I'm not so much mad at them, just upset that they actually did kiss and admitted to it. Mind you, I have to be pretty proud that they admitted to their wrong and didn't decline the fact they did it.

I head up the staircase and throw the pillow onto the ground of the bedroom floor. I jump into bed once I've turned off the light and turned on the baby monitor. I have a thing where they have to be on.

I look at the empty side of the bed. I was kind of hoping Perrie would come home, just so I know she's still around, which by God she is. I still love her so much and hate the fact she wants me to entirely blame her. If anything, from what I heard Harry lead the kiss and now Perrie is taking the blame because she only wants to protect Harry, protect Jade, protect the others, protect me and she's forgotten about herself.