Vegas, Baby (Jerrie Fanfiction)

Interlude: Moving On

For a second she was panicking because she knew it wasn't true but what if Perrie could read minds? It was like one of those freaky things you knew weren't true but you couldn't help wondering becausewhat if and what if Perrie just knew?

But then the blonde turned around into the bathroom and Jade could hear her spit in the sink before washing out her mouth and coming to the bed. "I wanted to talk to you before Taylor's concert, remember?" She muttered as she pulled on her short sweats, her back facing Jade. "Do you think we can talk now?"

Jade's heart was beating in her throat and feeling herself unable to say anything she only nodded despite knowing that the blonde couldn't see her.

"Could it be you were mad at me that day? Or was there any other reason why you were avoiding me?"

Jade shrugged and sighed, flopping into the pillow on the bed. "I was... I don't know how to explain it. It was all so weird. Our marriage, y'know." A lump in her throat stopped her from going on and she gulped it down but it didn't seem to help much. She was scared she was going to cry again if she kept on talking and that's not something she wanted right now. It had been a nice evening and she didn't want to ruin it for Perrie.

The blonde had finally turned to her again and before she said anything she lie down next to Jade and wrapped her arm around her waist, putting her head on Jade's shoulder. "Hey, it's fine, you know," Perrie muttered against her chest and started drawing patterns again, this time on Jade's clothed stomach. "We're in this together, remember? We both have the same problems to face in this situation. And I know it's weird – the lines of friendship and romance are so weirdly shifted that sometimes I'm really confused as well. So how about that – we'll just go with whatever feels right. If you're not comfortable with something I'm doing you tell me and if you do something I'll tell you, alright?"

The brunette felt herself nodding. Her eyes were focused on the ceiling so she wouldn't cry but her arms were almost automatically wrapped around Perrie's torso. "Even- even if it's stuff that usually couples do?" She could slap herself for asking that question but what if Perrie was actually okay with kissing, maybe? Maybe Jade could sneak a kiss from her every now and then, possibly, probably?

"Sure," Perrie murmured nonchalantly. "If it feels right."

When Jade finally felt like she was able to speak properly again, she noticed how Perrie's breath had evened out and the arm around her waist was just loosely draped there.

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When Jade woke up the next morning there was a heavy weight on top of her and her face was covered in hair that didn't feel like her own. She blinked vividly and pushed the blonde hair out of her eyes, examining the body that lie on top of her. The second she had gained conscious she had known it was Perrie but still her stomach fluttered excitedly.

The blonde's breathing was quiet but Jade could feel it on her collarbones, the warmth of it causing the hair on her entire body to rise – it wasn't an unpleasant feeling at all, though. Quite the opposite if Jade was being honest with herself. She knew she wouldn't mind waking up like this every day.

After a few minutes of watching her, Perrie finally stirred and muttered a, "good morning." She didn't budge for a few more moments and then attempted to roll off, probably to let Jade breath, but the brunette quickly wrapped her arms around her and held her in place,

"Stay. I like this."

Perrie giggled and then snuggled closer, pressing her nose into the crook of Jade's neck. She wondered what would happen if the blonde kissed her there, maybe sucked a little and bit on her skin. She felt a shiver run down her spine at the thought and hoped Perrie wouldn't notice.

"How'd you sleep?" the blonde muttered into her shoulder. "I don't think I've slept this comfortable in like... forever."

Jade felt her cheeks blush and was glad that she couldn't see her face. "Yeah, same." It was the truth – sleeping and cuddling with Perrie always made her sleep a little better and she hoped they could stay like this for some more time.

A knock on the door almost the second she had dared to think this thought caused them both to lift their heads. Nobody came in which meant that it was neither Leigh-Anne or Jesy, except if they had suddenly stopped coming into their room. "Who's that?" Perrie whispered into Jade's neck. It took her by surprise that she was so close once again and she couldn't suppress the giggle that escape her mouth.

"You're tickling me," she whispered back, kind of hoping that whoever was standing outside the room would just leave them be again.

"Yeah?" Perrie breathed back and looked up at Jade challengingly. Their faces were in extremely close proximity so that Jade could count the specks in the blonde eyes that were looking into her own. She noticed them flicker down to her lips for a second and wondered if she was going to kiss her.

After all, they had agreed to just go with whatever felt right, didn't they? And a kiss would definitely feel right in this very moment, so very right...

Jade felt herself lean forward when another knock on the door caused her to snap her head to the side where the door was stood. She could feel Perrie's breath on her skin still and knew that the blonde hadn't moved her attention away from her face. It caused her stomach to tingle in excitement ever so lightly and her cheeks to turn a sheepish red.

"We should maybe check who's at the door," Jade murmured and with a disappointed sigh Perrie rolled off of her so that the older female could get up. She slowly walked towards the door, her feet filling the silent room with tiny sounds.

Jade grabbed the door handle and let the door click open. Her head peeked out through the gap between the door and the door frame and with raised eyebrows she looked outside. "Hello?"

It was indeed Leigh-Anne standing in the door and confused Jade frowned. "Since when do you knock and not immediately come in?"

She shrugged and walked into the room after Jade had opened the door. "Jesy sent me to tell you two to get up already and get ready," she laughed at the sight of the sleepy Perrie on the bed. "It's our anniversary today and we've got a lot of stuff on our plate."

"I wanna sleep, though," Perrie murmured into the pillow.

Jade giggled and walked over to the bed. She gripped the sheets with both her hands without Perrie noticing and within a second she had pulled them off the bed. "Get up, Pezza," she sang and Leigh chuckled a few metres away from them.

"Well, I see she's in good hands," she laughed and walked out of the room, leaving the married couple alone again. The door clicked behind her when it fell shut and Jade sat down on the bed next to Perrie.

"Come on, baby, get up now," Jade told her and reached out. Her hand danced over Perrie's back and she felt goose bumps rise under her finger tips. She couldn't repress the smile that brightened her face when she noticed. "We need to get showered, do our hair and stuff. I don't think Aaron and Adam will do it when it's only a livestream and an interview."

Perrie turned her head around and studied Jade's face for a few seconds before she yawned and reached her hand out to grab Jade's. She entwined her fingers and in that moment Jade wondered if she was only dreaming. "Can't we cuddle just for a few more minutes?"

Jade hummed and didn't care if it was a dream. She lay down in the bed again and felt Perrie snuggle up to her almost instantly. "Why do we have to get up again?" The blonde breathed against her neck.

"It's our anniversary," Jade yawned and felt tiredness lull her in once more but she wouldn't give in because she knew they had stuff to deal with today. "Four years of Little Mix."

"Right," Perrie smiled. "Can you believe we didn't know each other yesterday four years ago?"

Jade giggled and shook her head. "I can't imagine my life without you."

"Neither can I."