More Than Words (a Pesy story)

Oh, I need you more than words can say

     Perrie and I settle into out regular spot on the couch, right in the corner. Jade and Leigh settle in close on Perrie's other side, all snuggled up as well.

I mean, I'm assuming Jade's hand isn't planted on Leigh's bum like Perrie's is on mine, but it's not like it would be a huge shock. The four of us have always been a little too close by normal-people standards.

"So, we still haven't gotten down to when all this started between the two of you," Jade says conspiratorially.

"Jade," Perrie whines.

"Bet you thought I'd forgot, eh Pez?"

"I mean, I had hoped, but seeing as you never forget anything," Perrie trails off with a grumble.

"You're right, I don't," Jade says haughtily.

"What are you on about?" I ask Jade, though I'm sure she'll tell me momentarily.

"Well, our Pezza had quite the... crush on you during our early X-Factor days," Jade says with a wide grin.

Leigh and I both turn to look at Perrie like she's got two heads.

She hides her face behind her hands.

"Aw, Perrie," Leigh says sweetly, finding a grin of her own.

"Shut up," Perrie mumbles behind her hands.

"Babe," I try, gently pulling her hands away from her face. I peck a quick kiss to her nose. "What's the matter?"

"It's embarrassing," Perrie groans, leaning her head on me.

I can't help but smile down at her, and soon, her face mirrors my own.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about," I assure her, pushing some loose hair off her face.

She huffs.

"Pez..." Jade starts.

"Oh, go on then," Perrie allows.

"Alright then," Jade says with a grin. "Well, we got to talking about boys one night when Perrie and I roomed together, and Perrie admitted that she had a crush on one of the other contestants."

"Ah, I see where this is going," Leigh Anne says with a grin, as if she's figured out some ancient secret.

"Well, you'd have to be bloody blind not to, wouldn't ya?" Jade asks with a roll of the eyes.

"Hey!" Leigh yells with a pout.

I glare at Jade until she apologizes.

"Fine, fine, I'm sorry," she says, snuggling up to Leigh. Leigh, always quick to forgive, reciprocates happily. "It's just that Perrie's had her hand on Jesy's arse basically since we got to the couch. It's very obvious where this story is going-"

"Perhaps you should just get on with it, then?" I suggest with a pointed look, not wanting any sort of squabble to taint our perfect little afternoon.

"Okay, okay. Well, me and Perrie were talkin', and she let slip that she liked one of the other contestants. I started badgering her about it, of course, and then I was juuuuust about to get her to admit who it was when-"

"No you wasn't." Perrie interrupts.

"Yes I was!" Jade counters.

"No, you wasn't!"

"Was!"

"Wasn't"

"Was!"

"Wasn-"