Time Ahead

chapter forty-five

Perrie's POV:

I wash my face in the bathroom and begin to apply my makeup. Once I'm done I stop and look at myself in the mirror. Today was a big day, I was going to tell Izzy about the baby. I was terrified. She doesn't know anything other than how her life has been the past three years. I've recruited Jesy to help since she absolutely adores her. I kept putting it off but our last concert was in two days, which is when i've decided to tell the fans. I'm also getting quite big so it will be hard to hide any longer than that. Right now, Izzy is off playing with Jaz so I have about an hour or two to collect myself.

Once I was finished doing my makeup and hair, I chose a nice sundress to wear. I came out of the bedroom and started to walk with Alex to the car. We were going shopping for Izzy to help tell her.

Our first stop was at the sports shop where we bought her some new bathing suits and swim gear. We then went to the toy store and picked up a couple of Disney dolls. We also went to the t-shirt shop next door to pick up a shirt we had ordered custom that said "Big sister" on it. Our last and final stop was at a bakery where we got some chocolate cupcakes, which were her favorite.

We arrived back at the hotel and Jesy had come a few minutes later. "Are you ready?" she asked. I nod. "I think so. I hope she's excited and not upset," I say nervously. "She will be don't worry," Jesy says, placing a reassuring hand on my shoulder. She pulls me in for a comforting hug and Alex walked in with the wrapped gifts. "All ready," he said smiling. "Thanks babe," I say, walking over and giving him a hug and a kiss. I texted Jade and walked over to her suite down the hall to pick up Izzy.

"Mamy, why do I have to go. Jaz and I were playing Disney," she complains as we walk down the hallway. "Mamy has something special for you," I say smiling. "Which Disney princesses were you?" I ask. "I was Ariel and Jaz was Jasmine," she says excitedly. I nod and smile "Figures," I think to myself. We opened the door to our room and she immediately saw the cupcakes the counter. "Cupcakes!" she squeals and runs over to them. "You can have one while you open your presents," I said, handing her the cupcake. She didn't even notice Jesy there. She sits down on the couch and Jesy walks over to her. "Did you forget about me?" she asks, pretending to be hurt. "Auntie Jesy!" she says and gives her a hug. Jesy sat down next to Izzy and I sat on the other side of her. Alex sat in the chair in front of us so he could record.

She started with the first present which was wrapped in a light blue wrapping paper. "Mamy," she says. "Yeah?" I answer. "It's not my birthday," she says confused. "It's a different special day," I convince her. She continued opening the gift. When she saw it was bathing suits she smiled brightly. She then opened the swim gear and the dolls which she was equally excited about. The last box was there and she reached for it. She ripped off the pink wrapping paper and held up the t-shirt in front of her. "Mamy, I can't read," she says sadly. I take the shirt from her and read it. "It says, big sister on it," I say. She looks confused for a minute. "Do you know what that means?" I ask. She shakes her head. "That means, Mamy is having a baby. You're going to have a little brother," I say with my voice shaking. She processes the information before speaking again. "You're going to have a baby?" she asks. "Yes," I say. "It's in here," I say pointing to my stomach. She places her hand where my hand is and looks up at me. "Are you excited?" Jesy asked. "Yeah!" she says, giving me a hug. Relieved, I return the hug and give her a kiss on the forehead. "Just so you know, there won't be any extra attention on the baby. It might seem like it because you're not used to having any other siblings but you two are loved the same," I say messing with her hair. "Can I go back and play with Jaz now?" she responded. "Yes," I laugh. "You can go back now," I say smiling.

We walk down the hallway hand-in-hand and knock on Jade's door. When she opens it, Izzy runs in over to the kids. "How'd it go?" Jade asks in the doorway. Leigh, who was also there, came over to join us. "Really well," I said. "I think she's excited," I say. "Yay!" Leigh squealed and pulled us all into a group hug. "I love you girls," I said.