Twelve Reasons.

Chapter Twenty Eight.

Perri's POV;

Tuesday consisted of me and Emmie painting her new living room, she hated the orange colour that it had been previously and I have to say despite not being artistic I think I did a pretty good job of covering the orange, even if we did get more paint on the flooring sheets.
"Pel, please stop attacking me with the brush, you do not want to know what it feels like to get paint out of your Afro" She chuckles, running around the back of the sofa that had just been delivered. "Oh c'mon babe, it's not that bad" I reply, flicking the paint brush in her direction. "Pelllll stop" She shrieks, running behind me as I turn around on a blob of paint that was probably my fault and full straight on my backside. "Shit" I mutter, trying to get up. "Not so funny now is it" She chuckles, dropping her paint tray on my stomach before running off into the house.

Wednesday consisted of me and Emmie finding our inner child and watching Disney films all day. I couldn't believe how beautiful she was, I think I spent more time watching her than High School Musical, but I think the best part of the day was her performances to each song, using her hairbrush as a microphone and dancing around the living room, almost as if nothing could ever break her, nothing could ever touch her. I'd be lying if I said I hadn't posted it all over my Instagram feed, earning likes and comments from the boys, even Sam commented on how cute the day was. I didn't know how someone could be so perfect, how someone could make me feel all the things I felt, all the things I didn't want to forget how to feel. In this moment in time I wished everything could stand still, I wished everything could stay this way.

Thursday consisted of a day at the studio, which meant that whilst we all danced around Emmie sat and watched us, recoding small videos, taking photos and uploading them to a Diversity account she had created, capturing parts of our journey to share with the world. Emmie may of seemed like one of our first fans, but realistically she was part of the Diversity Family, she held us all together when we needed it, she was the sister to all of us, the mother warning when we needed it, the agony aunt when something was going right, hair, make up and wardrobe when it was going wrong. Music instructor when the routine wasn't working, and part of me felt like that we wouldn't be where we was without her input, her visions. The more time I spent with her the more the 'I love you' rang around in my head, the more I wanted this to be forever.

So this brings us to the present day.

It was a rainy day at the end of October, Emmie's birthday just around the corner, a month had flew by with interviews, training, rehearsals, they say that time flies when you're having fun, time flies when you least expect it, but I knew that I cherished every new memory with Emmie, I lived for each morning when I woke up next to her, when her eyelids would flutter and her sparkling eyes would look back at me. The small smile on her face, the cute morning voice she gave me when she see's me.

Emmie had turned a bad boy into someone who could love, someone who would love forever. I would love her forever. I never believed in love, I never wanted to settle down but here I was with a great career plan, a beautiful girlfriend, a loving family and being surrounded by the best people day in and day out. If someone had of asked me a few months ago where I seen my life heading this wasn't the pathway it was going down. But she changed my life, she made me a better person, she showed me there was more to life than what I was doing, and I couldn't thank her enough.

"Em did you get that shot?" Mitch shouts as Adam lands a treble back flip perfectly. "I did indeed" She chuckles, playing the video back showing Adam. "Girls got skills" Adam chuckles, taking a sip of water. "What time are we all heading out on Saturday?" Jordan asks, sitting down next to Emmie and wrapping his arms around her shoulder. Usually I would get jealous instantly, but I had realised that Emmie was mine, she wasn't anyone elses and she didn't want anyone else either. This is what I mean by changing me, she had honestly made me a better person without even realising. "I think were getting there for 7ish" She smiles, smiling over at me. I walk over and place my lips to her cheek. "You're amazing you know" I whisper, watching her smile even more. "You tell me everyday, it's hard to forget" She chuckles.

"Where's Sam at? it's not like him to miss training" Warren asks, coming over to sit with us all. "I haven't seen him today" Emmie replies, loading her text messages on her phone. "I'll text him" She smiles, typing frantically on her screen. I roll my eyes slightly, but sit down next to her, wrapping my arm around her waist and pulling her closer. "He said his just picking something up and then he will be here" She smiles, leaning into me. "What do you want to do tonight?" I ask, smiling down at her. "I have an idea" She smirks at me, making my heart beat faster. "Should I be worried?" I ask, smiling down at her. "Just make sure you're hydrated" She chuckles.

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I was lay with Emmie in bed, watching some love film on the tv but we wasn't playing attention to it, my eyes were focused on her and they didn't plan on leaving her at any point. "When I say watching a film, I mean watching the film not me" She chuckles, pausing the film. "I cant help it, you captivate me" I whisper. "Okay, here's a question" She starts, sitting up fully in the bed, making the t-shirt of mine she was wearing ride up her legs. "If you could only pick three reasons that prove you love me what would it be?" She asks, tilting her head to the side. "Your smile, your eyes and your personality" I reply, almost instantly like I didn't have to think about it. She leans over and places a kiss to my lips, and I melt into it, just loving the feeling of it. "How about you?" I chuckle, she rolls her eyes. "There's a lot more than three and I feel like your ego cant take it" She laughs, making me hold my chest in fake hurt. "Your smile, your eyes, the smirk you do when you know you're right, the way your hair makes you look older when its in a bun, it makes you look more Pel than Perri" She chuckles. "Okay so-" "Wait, i'm not finished yet" She chuckles, putting her finger to my lips. "I love the commitment you have to Diversity, how you support it like you never left, I love the way you are with Ashley and Jordan's kids, you're going to be a great dad someday. I love the presence you bring to a room, whether you're loud or quiet, I love how you're a massive Harry Potter dork, I love the feeling you give me, I love the electric when your lips touch mine, I love how you changed me, made me happier" She breaths. "Is that it?" I chuckle. "Nope, last one, I love you because you changed even when people didn't think you could" She whispers, her lips inches away from mine. I smile at her, connecting our lips together for the millionth time that night.

She laughs into the kiss, and crawls over sitting on my lap. "Well, Emily Jackson, I love you" I whisper, smiling down at her. "Perri Kiely, I love you too" She whispers, placing her lips back on mine.

It wasn't long before clothes were discarded around the room, duvets and blankets were on the floor and the room got hotter. Noises and sounds filling the room, this time it was different, it was our first time and I prayed it would never be the last, this was pure love, this was adoration and everything I felt for Emmie in actions. I never wanted this to end, I never wanted to be without her, but in reality, the bad boy never wins, something always comes back to haunt you.