Twelve Reasons.

Chapter Thirty.

Perri's POV;

I sit there as all the guys are gathered around the table that they had set up in the studio, I was so excited to be able to sit here and be able to flirt or kiss Emmie and not have to hide anything anymore, just to be able to tell the world she was my girlfriend, my beautiful, smart girlfriend.

"Oh look, here's Perri" Sam chimes, a lot more happier than usual, but the smug look was still slapped across his face. Emmie looks up from the table her smile faltering when she sees me. I walk over slowly, watching as everyone's eyes are on me as I walk closer to the table. "Perri" Mitch warns, what had I done now?. "It's so glad you could join us here for your beautiful girlfriends birthday" Sam chuckles, his eyes not leaving mine. I look from him to Emmie who hadn't looked up from the table. "Of course I know, Emmie told me after you left this morning" He states, his voice showing no emotion, his face hardening with each word he spoke, his jaw clenched almost as if to stop him from saying something he didn't want to say. I nod my head, as Emmie looks up from the table, her eyes red, had she been crying?

"So, since I've known Emmie a few years I just want to start with a speech and then give her a present" Sam smiles, standing up from the table, taking a drink in his hand, everyone watching him intently, almost like they was expecting an outburst at any given moment, I know I was waiting for it too.

"So Emmie, it's your birthday and I just want to say that you really are my best friend, I know we don't see eye to eye on everything" He chuckles, but none on the guys chuckle with him, there was tension in the air, it could be cut with a piece of paper. "I didn't know what to get you though, so I did some thinking after this morning and I decided that I needed to prove how much you meant to me" He starts, his gaze fixated on Emmie, their eyes never leaving each other. I was still standing up, gripping the table with my hands, my knuckles turning white. Jordan taps my arm, mouthing 'you okay?' I nod my head, not taking my eyes off the look Emmie and Sam were giving each other. "So, I want to show you this video" Sam says, his eyes pulling away from Emmie to look at me, a smirk on his face.

Sam pulls out his phone as Emmie looks from me to the phone to Sam. "Sam, c'mon this isn't funny" Warren states, trying to grab the phone which is firmly in Sam's grip. Emmie gulps, but leans forward to press play. Jordan, Mitch and Sam all look at me, their eyes wide, it dawns on me at this moment that I know what video he is playing to her.

The music from the night of the party is splaying in the background, I stare at the phone, not looking at Emmie, I didn't want to see her face right now, I didn't want to see the reaction I knew she was going to have. I wanted to forget this night, make out like it never happened, or start it over, do everything differently.

The phone shows Emmie dressed in her skirt and her top leaning against the sofa that Mitch was sat on, me in front of her. "Are you sure you want to this?" My voice became clear over the music, my face watching Emmie intently, smirking. I sigh as I listen to Emmie's reply. "i'm not doing this" She states, pushing past me and walking off the video, the video following her as she walks until she's no longer in focus, then the video swings back to me. "Perri Kiely rejected by the innocent girl" Libby chuckles, the video zooming on me. "Less of the innocent" Sam mutters, his not in the video but you could clearly hear his voice with being sat next to Libby. I watch as a shrug in the video, a small smirk on my face, chuckling slightly. "I can make her fall for me" I state, a real smirk plastered across my face. "She's my best friend bro this isn't happening" Sam chuckles from across the room. "You don't think I can do it, do you?" I question, my gaze shifting over to Sam who was staring at me, smirking at me, he knew exactly what he was doing right now. "Do what Pel?" Libbys voice calls across the video. I clap my hands in the video, turning to face Sam and Libby who was sat on the sofa. "Here's a dare, make her fall in love with me and then when she's there wanting me, i'll turn it off, act like I never needed or wanted her, no one rejects me" I chuckle. As the video shuts off.