The different kinds of love

Chapter 6

Leela looked towards the living room to see her daughter watching her in annoyance "Sorry, I'm coming" she picked up her drink and made her way to the couch as they both settled down together and started watching the film.

About an hour and a half later the film was nearly finished as Leela noticed Peri had fallen asleep at the opposite end of the couch to her, mumbling incoherently.

She turned her eyes back to the screen to see the film was ending and the credits began to roll, just then Peri woke with a slight jump.

"I fell asleep?" she asked.

"Yeah" Leela smiled at her daughter who started to look ghostly pale again "I feel sick" she said before getting up and running into the kitchen, throwing up into the sink.

Leela stood up and made her way over to her daughter, she placed a comforting hand on her back but Peri shook it off and went upstairs without a word.

Leela decided to follow Peri upstairs to see if she was alright and as she made her way upstairs she could hear what sounded like things being thrown about.

Reaching Peri's door she went to open it but a weight was stopping it from opening "Peri?" she called "Pez"

"I'm fine" she called after a moment.

"Can I come in?" Leela asked through the door.

She could hear movement through the door before a reply came "No"

"Why not?" Leela asked gently.

"I just want to be alone, please Mum" she begged "I'm fine, I just want to go to sleep"

It was quarter to three in the afternoon and Leela felt a bit uneasy; was her daughter sick? Why wouldn't she let her see her?

"Okay" Leela reluctantly called back, she walked away and as she was halfway to the landing she heard the sobs that belonged to her daughter.

Walking back to the closed door she sat on the floor beside it hoping to get her to open the door "Peri, please let me in?" she asked calmly hoping it would be enough.

"I can't Mum" she said as loud sobs now came from her.

"Peri please, you're scaring me, just let me in" unbeknown to Leela Peri was sat against the door with her knees up to her chest as she hugged herself, tears stained her face as she didn't know what to do.

"Pez..." her Mum began but suddenly stopped as the door clicked open and Peri stood there.

"Oh, what's wrong baby?" she asked caringly as she saw the tear tracks on her daughter face.

Leela took in Peri's appearance; the way she was standing, the look on her face, she thought of all the possibilities; this couldn't be just because she was ill she thought to herself.

"Peri, can I come in?" she asked softly and Peri let her in, leading them both to the bed as they sat on it.

"Peri honey..." she began, trying to be as calm as possible "Are you pregnant?"

It seemed like forever before suddenly Peri burst into tears "I'm sorry" she sobbed "I'm so sorry, please don't hate me"

Leela didn't speak as she sat on her daughter's bed; her pregnant daughter.

"I tried to tell you, but I was sc..."

Suddenly Leela cut her daughter off "You stupid, stupid girl" she yelled, getting up and leaving without another word.

As she got to the top of the stairs she heard her daughter yell back "Hypocrite" her voice was so full of venom that Leela instantly felt the guilt wash over her.

Walking blindly downstairs she made her way to the couch and went to sit down before a knock at the door sounded.

Opening the door she saw him standing in front of her "Leela, let..." he stopped mid-sentence as she flung herself into his arms "I love you too" she mumbled into his shirt as silent tears fell down her cheeks.

He stroked her soft blonde hair as her walked them into the house, gently kicking the door shut with his foot and leading them to the couch where he positioned himself so she could lean into him.

"I tried not to love you, but I do" she looked up to meet his eyes "I fell in love with you all over again and I feel so guilty" she told him "You're not mine, you're never going to be mine" she added softly.

"I've always been yours" Cameron whispered close to her ear making her smile to herself, resting her head back on his chest "And I love you too by the way, I love you so much" he caressed her hair from where she lay in his arms "I know when we started this it was only ever meant as a bit of fun but it turned serious so fast and before I knew it I was falling for you and I couldn't stop it" he explained.

A comfortable silence filled the room before Leela spoke "Peri's pregnant" she whispered.

"She takes after her Mum then?" Cameron joked causing Leela to sit up and glare at him.

"Don't even joke about that" she said.

"Sorry" he mumbled, pulling her back down.

"So is Sienna still house hunting for you?" she asked him.

"No, she's back at the flat, she's in a huff" he said.

"Why? What did you do?" Leela giggled.

"I told her I was going out with Lockie, you know to get out of house hunting..."

"Let me guess, she found out you were lying?"

"Pretty much, she just so happened to bump into Lockie in town" he said "And he cleverly dropped me in it" he added sarcastically.

Leela laughed against his chest "You're awful"

"You know we really should move" she added after a minute "If Peri catches us like this she will know something's going on, and I think Ziggy's coming over after work which is in like half an hour" she said as her and Cameron stayed together unmoved.

"Hmm" he hummed "Just five more minutes"

Leela allowed herself to sink further into his touch as she inhaled his sent "I wish we could stay like this forever" she told him before extracting herself from his arms "But we can't" she told him, getting up and holding her hand out for him to take which he did as she pulled him up.

"Can't I at least have a kiss?" he asked.

She quickly peaked him on the lips before pulling away "Now, you should go" she said before pushing him towards the door.

Before he left he pulled her in for a proper kiss, allowing himself to deepen it he could feel her as she got lost in his lips as a small moan escaped her lips.

Slowly pulling back he whispered how much he loved her before leaving the house, throwing her a playful wink.

Letting out a content sigh she smiled at the door that Cameron had just disappeared from before she heard soft footsteps approching behind her.