Little One (Leighade G!P)

4- Telling Her

Jade

The entire time we were shooting Salute, my mind was heavy. I kept stealing glances at Leigh the entire time.

It's been a week since I found out and my nerves are getting bad.

I kept missing steps, which I never do, and often bumped into the others. Pez and Jesy would shoot me a worried look, well Pez would. Jesy wore a look that said, 'Tell her already!'

It's not that easy.

I mean, the one thought that is throbbing in my mind is how can I hide this? I'm sure to start showing during tour.

Wait, are we even ready for a kid?

Maybe I'm thinking about it too much.

After I've messed up too many times to count, our director told us to go take a thirty minute break. Jesy then approaches me just as Perrie and Leigh went in the opposite direction.

"Hey, how're you holdin'?" Concern in her eyes. I sigh deeply, the sudden urge to burst into tears heavy behind my eyes. She instinctively wraps an arm around me and starts to lead me back inside where our dressing rooms are.

"C'mon, Poopey," she says soothing, causing my eyes to well up.

Once we were inside of her dressing room, she closes the door and I let the dam of distress flow freely. I bury my face in my hands, not caring if I've ruined my makeup.

Jesy takes my hands from my face and embraces me warmly. My face fits in the crook of her neck and my shoulders trembles in her arms. She rubs my back gently, "Shh, I'm here. I'm right here, baby girl."

I hold onto her tight, sobbing bitterly into her neck. I probably got black smudge and tears all over her.

A few long minutes go by and I finally calm down enough for her to pull back from me a bit. She gives me a soft smile before grabbing a few tissues from the little table by the door.

She proceeds to clean my face with it then gave me another to blow my nose. She then wipes off the mess on her skin before taking the soiled tissues and throwing them away.

Jesy takes my hand and leads me to the couch and I sat on her lap and cuddled against her.

"What's got you all worked up?" I don't say anything, just sniffle while looking into space. "Is it about... the pregnancy?" She lowers her voice so that only I could hear. I nod against her, playing with the rings on her hand.

"When are you gonna tell her?" I shrug wordlessly. "Jade, you have to let her know soon. This isn't something that you can wait out."

"I know," I say hoarsely, putting hair behind my ear. "Well, regardless of the outcome, Mama Jesy is here for you, Poopey," she kisses my forehead with a light smack.

I look up into her, now, brown eyes and give her a weak smile. "Can you be there when I tell her?" She smiles back and nods, "Perrie, too. We'll be there to support the both of you."

My smile grows a bit, "Thanks, Jes."

"Anything for my girls."

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We finished the video and now we're just waiting for the editing team before we can officially release it.

It was currently a little pass one in the morning and Leigh was cuddled against me, snoring lightly with her arm around my torso.

Usually, I'd sleep in just my underwear, but this time, I opted for an oversized shirt and a pair of shorts. Leigh, however, is nearly nude, excluding her all black boxer shorts.