27th October 1949 (pt. 2)

Chapter 8

27th October 1949

"Okay, Edwards, I want to know everything" Jesy told me with inquisitiveness in her voice.

"She will be here for a few days, she needed to recover and her house is not safe" I explained.

Jesy looked at me with concern, " Okay what if Chris comes back or your dad visits?" she asked in a whisper.

"Chris called and said he won't be back until Christmas and my dad... we haven't spoken or seen each other since my wedding" I told her confidently and wanting to end the conversation as soon as possible.

"Ok but what if he does come? Perrie, is too dangerous" Jesy looked at me knowingly and I could see the sadness in her gaze.

"Jade needs help"

"Pez, you know what will happen if he finds her here..."

"Stop it, I don't want to talk about this, we promised we wouldn't talk about it anymore" I said irritated. I hated this discussion, I hated thinking about it and most of all I hated my father.

"Okay, just tell me if it happened again" she said with ill-concealed fear, I hesitated, then shook my head but I knew very well she could read my lie, "Perrie... the truth, please"

I bit my lip and sighed closing my eyes, then nodded, "Yes, but it's not that bad"

"Really? Perrie! Why the hell didn't you tell me?" Jesy raised her voice and I begged her not to be heard.

"Look, I'm fine. Everything's fine. He won't come here and find Jade and he won't know anything. This conversation is over" I declared with intention, hoping she would take the hint and drop the subject.

"Alright. But promise me you'll be careful and call me if you need help"

"I promise" I smiled even though there was sadness in it, then I looked at her and saw her sympathetic look, "And, Jesy, thank you" I said as I reached out to hug her.

"I love you, Pez" she said kissing my hair, "Now let's make something to eat"

With her help about half an hour later dinner was ready, we went back into the living room and were surprised at the scene in front of us, Leigh was having a conversation with Norma who seemed, for the first time, not to hate the whole world and I thought I had gone crazy when I heard her laughing.

When we saw each other Norma went back to her serious face, but I saw her features relaxed, then I looked at Jade and our eyes fixed on each other, I saw her smiling sweetly at me and I wished I could see that beautiful smile forever.

Jesy and I placed the food on the table and we all took our seats, unlike the previous evening the dinner was spent amidst smiles and laughter, I noticed Norma watching me the whole time, especially in my brief interactions with her daughter and I felt panic in my bones when I thought she might have understood or suspected something.

If the woman who already could barely stand me had discovered the true extent of my feelings for her daughter, she would have done anything to tear us apart.

The dinner went on between chats and jokes, mostly thanks to Leigh, but I shut myself away and tried not to be noticed.

Jade looked at me with concern and the are-you-ok-stare but I ignored her attempts at approach and pretended to pay attention to what was going on around me.

When we finished Jade took Jasmine to her room to change her and put her to sleep but soon after she came back and looked deeply at me, I approached her and asked her if everything was okay, without thinking I placed my hand on her arm but I pulled it away as soon as I saw Norma looking at us.

Jade looked hurt and I couldn't even look at her in the eyes.

"I was going to ask you if you wanted to read a story to Jas but it's fine if you don't want to" she said shyly, I smiled as I picked up one of my favourite books that my mum used to read to me when I was a kid, especially on nights when we couldn't sleep because of the fear of the bombings.

We headed up the stairs together and as we did so our hands brushed against each other, sending shivers down my spine, once in the room that was now Jade, Jasmine and Norma's, I approached the bed and saw the little girl who had her mother's eyes smiling shyly at me, "So Jas, are you ready for a story full of adventures?" I asked her playing mystery.

Her eyes lit up and she nodded excitedly, "Well then this one is called Gulliver's Travels and is about a man's journey to countries and places unknown to humans..."

I started reading the book and saw Jas and Jade being completely absorbed in reading, I smiled seeing the girls so excited and to make the reading more fun I started imitating the strange voices of the characters making Jasmine laugh loudly and earning surprised and amused looks from Jade.

Half an hour later, both of them were sound asleep, I marked the page and closed the book, placing it on the bedside table, kissed each of their foreheads and tucked them in, when I turned around I saw Norma leaning against the doorframe with an indecipherable look on her face.

I felt the blood leave my face wondering how much she had seen, but she turned and went back downstairs without saying anything, I followed her in silence and saw Jesy and Leigh-Anne checking on me, I let them know that everything was fine and shortly afterwards they said goodbye to us to go home.

I thanked them for coming and before getting into her car Jesy approached me for a hug, "Fight for her, Perrie" she whispered before leaving.

I came back into the house to find Norma with her arms folded and an accusing look on her face, I swallowed visibly agitated praying that the woman in front of me hadn't understood and didn't suspect anything.

I proceeded to remove the plates from the table and take them to the kitchen, trying to avoid Norma's gaze but failing miserably when I saw her stand directly in my way and block my passage forcing me to look at her.

"What do you want from my daughter?" she asked me with cold eyes.

I sighed and for the umpteenth time swallowed the lump in my throat, "Nothing, ma'am, I assure you" I said confidently but lowered my gaze failing to maintain eye contact with her.

"Oh" I heard and looked at her, her gaze surprised, "You are in love with her".

The blood froze in my veins and my breath didn't reach my lungs at those words, I shook my head frantically and a nervous giggle escaped my lips without my permission, "N-no. It's not that" I denied.

"No, no. That wasn't a question" she looked at me intensely, "You are in love with my daughter, aren't you?"

My eyes filled with tears and I had to blink several times trying not to drop them, I could have denied it again and again but Norma had understood and I knew it would be useless to pretend it wasn't so, I closed my eyes and sighed, when I opened them again I saw her looking at me without expression, "Does that make me a monster?" I asked.

"Monsters are different" she declared without hinting at anything else.

"Anyway, there's nothing I can give her" I admitted because it was true.

She looked at me and for the first time I saw a flash of sweetness, the same look my mother used to give me when I needed comfort, "You can give her the most important thing... Love" she said and I wondered if I had just gone insane or if she had really said that.

I smiled bitterly thinking that hers was probably a joke, "I don't even know how she feels about me"

"Oh, how clueless you are, Miss Edwards, even a blind man would see the way she looks at you" for the first time I saw her smile genuinely at me.

"W-what do you mean?" I stammered in search of an answer but she ignored my question and kept talking.

"You know, I loved my husband dearly. Things were not easy for us either, James came to Egypt with the British army and when we fell in love they wanted to break us up and even our families did everything they could to hinder us" she confessed looking deeply into my eyes, the same look as Jade who I was convinced could read every secret in my soul.

"How did it end?" I asked her sincerely interested.

"Our love was stronger and we fought even though at the time, or even now, it was unthinkable that we could have a future together, does that sound familiar?" she said with a giggle at the end, "It's worth the fight, Perrie" she said intensely squeezing my hand.

"I'm sorry for your loss, ma'am" I whispered seeing the sadness in her gaze.

"Don't be sorry. James and I were happy and we had Jade. His death was a tragedy but I wouldn't change a thing about what happened, the memory of the times we spent with him is stronger than the sadness of his death" I let her words sink in and tried to clear my mind, "Where is your family, Perrie?" she asked completely changing the subject.

"They live not far from here"

"So you live here alone?" she looked around in astonishment.

"No, ma'am, I... am married" I confessed bitterly.

"Oh. That makes sense. And call me Norma" she smiled, "Do you love him?"

I laughed but stopped as soon as I saw her look with a raised eyebrow in dissent, "They forced me to marry him" I explained.

"I see" she nodded, "Is he good to you?"

"Quite" I replied without emotion not wanting to think about Christopher.

"Is he violent?"

"No. No. It's just that we have very different thoughts about my future" I explained not wanting her to think badly of Chris, despite his opposite ideas to mine he had never been violent with me, except for that one time, which led to the beginning of this whole thing.

"You want more and he keeps you locked up in the house being the perfect little wife" Norma declared breaking the thread of my thoughts and I nodded.

She squeezed my hand and looked at me "Fight for what you want, Perrie. I misjudged you thinking you wanted to hurt my daughter or use her for some purpose, but I was wrong. You will have my support as long as you treat her with respect and dignity" she said looking me in the eye before passing me and walking up the stairs, leaving me motionless and stunned on the edge of the door that divided the living room from the kitchen.

I wondered if the conversation I had just had had really happened or if my brain had started to play with me.

I sighed audibly and put the dishes down in the sink before I went upstairs to my room and into the bathroom, turned on the water in the bathtub and waited for it to fill up and sank into the warmth, rested my head on the edge and closed my eyes trying to figure out what was going on in my head and how to deal with the next few days.

About half an hour later I got out of the tub and did my evening routine and returned to my room, when I turned on the light, I was surprised to find Jade waiting for me, her eyes changed becoming darker as she saw I was only in my towel and I felt the warmth reach my cheeks as I lowered my gaze in embarrassment.

I felt my breathing quicken as I saw Jade advancing towards me, I stepped back until I felt the wall hit my back and saw her smiling at me knowing I was stuck.

I swallowed under her indecipherable gaze, all I knew was that no one had ever looked at me the way she did.

"What happened tonight?" she growled in my ear and I felt chills run down my spine.

"I-I don't know what you're talking about" I lied.

"Were you avoiding me?" she asked rubbing her mouth over my neck and I felt goosebumps where her lips touched my skin.

"N-no"

"That's a lie, Perrie"

"I... I didn't want them to get suspicious" I confessed, shaking with excitement as I felt Jade's hands roam over my body.

"So... You were avoiding me" she declared, "What do you want from me?" she whispered.

I felt her mouth bite my earlobe and her hands keep touching me over the towel and I couldn't breathe or answer.

"What do you want?" she growled grabbing my hips, a whimper escaped my lips uncontrollably and I felt the wetness grow between my legs.

"I want you"

TW SMUT

I saw Jade looking at me and a smirk slowly made its way onto her face. She loosened the towel and let it fall leaving me completely exposed, I tried to cover myself but she wouldn't let me and I felt her hand reach for my sensitive centre and graze it.

"So wet" she whispered against my lips, I tried to grasp hers but she pulled away preventing me, holding her hand a breath away from my core.

"Shhh" was the last thing she said before she entered with two fingers without warning. I closed my eyes and whimpered silently as Jade pumped her fingers inside me and rubbed my sensitive bud with her thumb, her mouth stuck to my neck biting and sucking.

I was a moaning mess at her mercy and I wouldn't have wanted her to stop for anything in the world, when she hit my spot and a wave of pleasure pierced me, I moaned and Jade brought her free hand over my mouth while continuing to move her fingers inside me.

Sobs and strangled moans were blocked by her hand as she kept pleasuring me, I closed my eyes and arched my back as I felt a strong rush rip through my body and bring me to the edge of pleasure, Jade slowed down but kept a firm slow pace allowing me to extend the climax and when I relaxed she removed her hand supporting me so I wouldn't fall over.

She looked at me as she slowly brought her hand to my mouth and grazed my lips, I opened them and tasted myself on her fingers, "Clean them" she ordered and I thought I might pass out in that moment. I did as ordered and when I finished she pounced on my lips sucking and biting them, I felt her tongue enter and collide with mine in a slow, sensual movement.

I saw Jade pull away but I grabbed her hips and pushed her to the edge of the bed, sitting her down and sitting with my legs on either side of her hips, I attached her neck as I unfastened the belt of her housecoat to leave her alone in her pyjamas, unbuttoned her blouse and slipped it off finding me facing her full breasts. I attacked her nipples and sucked and bit them, seeing her body twitch and her skin shiver under my touch.

"Fuck!" she whispered screaming, "Please, more" she begged and I felt my thighs grow wet at the plea.

I pushed Jade further up on the bed and crawled over her body, kissed her sternum and belly leaving wet marks with my tongue and reached to her waist, grabbed the fabric of her trousers and pulled them down her legs.

I saw her wetness soak her panties and kissed her sensitive core through the fabric, Jade lifted her hips to find friction but I shifted, leaving her unsatisfied.

"Please"

I kissed, licked and bit her thighs getting closer and closer to where she needed it and then moving back and heard her uneven breathing and whimpering in sheer frustration.

I grabbed her panties and slid them off leaving her completely naked and ready beneath me, I saw her slick skin and my mouth watered.

I ran my tongue all along her slit collecting her sweet juices and moaning at the taste, I felt her body stiffen and then her hips move to create friction with my movements.

I ate her for what seemed like hours as if it was my last meal and felt her struggle not to make a sound.

I bit her sensitive bud, "Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" I heard her whisper.

I started tapping it with my tongue and then sucking it and I felt her hand grab me and grip onto my hair bringing my face even closer to her sex.

I went on licking and sucking her as I slid two fingers inside her, I saw her back arch and her hips rise, I looked up to find her with a pillow in her mouth and her free hand clutched at the sheet.

I pumped my fingers quickly inside her and saw her hips move in rhythm as I didn't stop working with my mouth. I felt her walls tighten around my fingers and I removed them.

"NO!" she almost screamed, she looked at me indignantly before feeling three fingers enter her and throwing her head back, I pumped quickly and carried on licking her when, seconds later, I felt her walls tighten around my fingers again in a death grip.

"Don't stop! Please don't stop!" she whispered in desperation.

I didn't and moments later I saw her body stiffen and move slowly as spasms and shivers ran through her body. I slowed down but didn't stop pumping in and out of her and saw her hips follow my movement. Her body with perfect curves, her golden skin slightly glistening from sweat was the hottest thing I had seen and like the first time, I knew I would remember it forever.

I licked up all her juices, cleansing her sex and thighs and savouring every nuance of her sweet taste and crawled over her body to find her face hidden under the pillow, her chest rising and falling fast as her body still hadn't stopped shaking.

SMUT End

I pulled back the pillow and found her with her eyes closed and the sign of tears, immediately feeling panic, "What's wrong, Jade? Did I hurt you?" I asked her nervously.

She brought a finger to my lips and I stopped talking, she looked at me intently and captured my lips with hers and bit my lower lip.

"I'm fine" she said, smiling at me.

I stroked her face wiping away her tears, "Then why are you crying?"

"Because I wish things were different" she said with emotion in her voice.

I moved to her side and wrapped my arms around her stomach as my face nestled into the crook of her neck, inhaling her unknown scent. I imagined she tasted of cinnamon and caramel and absorbed her warmth.

"Me too" I replied to her statement.

"But this is just a pretence, isn't it?" she said bitterly, I wanted to reply that the real pretence was my marriage and that there was nothing more real than my feelings for her but I didn't.

"So, can we pretend a little longer?" I asked her with shining eyes.

I felt her arms tighten around me and a sigh leave her mouth.

"This isn't pretend for me" I told her, "This" I pointed to our naked bodies entwined, "This is real"

I saw a smile shape on her face and her soft eyes look at me with something I couldn't define, the same emotion I saw our first and only night so far.

"It's real to me too" she confessed and I felt my heart and breath stop, "Let me show you"

Jade moved and lay on my body, her legs between mine and started to move letting our centres rub against each other, our wetness mingled, and our moans died on our lips between stolen kisses as pleasure poured in and out of us.

Our bodies entwined and mingled until we didn't know where one ended and the other began. My breasts rubbed against hers and her hands intertwined with mine as we continued to move in rhythm following and listening to our bodies meshing with each other in perfect movements.

"Jade!" I cried out feeling the utmost pleasure approaching, she kissed me as she continued to move, I felt tears in my eyes from the emotion and tasted hers.

"Perrie!" I heard her moan, "I'm so close" she said almost in a plea.

"God! Jade!" I felt our bodies stiffen and stop at the same moment, we moved for a few more seconds slowing our movement without pulling apart an inch and without taking our lips off each other.

Jade collapsed onto my body and I held her tightly, cuddling her, a few minutes later I felt her move to get up but I forbade it.

"Stay" I begged her, "Stay with me tonight"

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