Chapter 36

A/N: Glory Days Tour has started! Jerrie's duet on Nobody Like You is just pure heaven.  But other than that I don't think I see enough of them yet. Come on Jerrie!

I thought Nothing Else Matters would be on the setlist cause Jade clearly loves the song but I guess it's not her call...poor Jade:(

Perrie's POV

We are now heading back to Jade's house after the funeral, as Norma invited us to stay for dinner. We were sitting at the back, while our moms were sitting in the middle. Jade was fast asleep in my arms, her hands placed on my chest clutching on my shirt. Her mouth ajar and her lashes fluttered slightly every now and then, looking absolutely adorable in her sleep. I smiled at the sight and sighed in relief as she finally could relax and managed to get some sleep.

"Thank you for everything Perrie" Norma turned her head to face me

"It's okay Norma. Really."

"I haven't seen her breaking down since her granddad died, and it took her a really long time to accept it and recovered from the lost. I could see she is doing better this time with your help" Norma smiled

"Jade has helped me a lot too.  I am just returning the favour" I grinned at the sleeping beauty in my arms.

"Yeah Norma. Jade has been so nice and sweet to Perrie. It's no problem at all." My mom added. I nodded and felt Jade started to stir in my arms.

"Go back to sleep babe" I cooed and slowly rubbing her back. She hummed and wrapped her arms around my torso, resting her head on my shoulder, soon I felt her relaxed in my arms once again.

"Can you see that Deb? Perrie is just as sweet to Jade." Norma exclaimed and I blushed at her comment.

"Pet why are you blushing?" My mom asked

"W-What? N-No I am not."

"Hmm..." She crooked her eyebrows clearly not accepting my answer

"I-It's a bit hot" It's not totally a lie as I could feel myself heating up under her burning stare

"Oh it must be Jade. She is clinging to you. You could lay her down if it's too h-." Norma said

"NO! I..I mean it's okay Norma I don't wanna wake her up" I tightened my grip on Jade, not wanting to let go of her. I don't think anyone wants to when you are holding your whole world in your arms

"Oh really pet?" Why my mom is smirking?

"If you say so dear" And now Norma is smirking too? Did I say something wrong?

They turned around so their back was now facing me, but I could see they were whispering and snickering, but I couldn't hear a word. Confusion clouded my head but I was too tired to think about it as I didn't get enough sleep last night. I yawned and shifted my body to find a more comfortable position, but only with slight movement not wanting to wake up Jade. I glanced at our moms and their back was still facing me, I gave Jade a quick peck at her forehead and closed my eyes in content.

"Perrie wake up" I heard someone calling me and shaking me gently. I opened my eyes and the startling look on my mom's face was absolutely priceless.

"I can't believe you wake up the first time I call you! Are you really my daughter?!" My mom gasped.  

The truth is, I don't love my sleep as much as before since sharing bed with Jade. Most of the time when I was up early for whatever reason, I love to stay conscious and watch her sleep. I knew it sounds creepy but I just love to scrutinize her perfect features.  I don't think Jade knew as I would close my eyes and pretended to be asleep when I saw her started to stir, and wait for her sweet kisses and gentle touch to wake me up.

"I could go back to sleep if you want me to prove that" I teased and closed my eyes.

"No you are not! Get up now! I believe you okay!" She scoffed. I laughed and opened my eyes again.

"Now wake Jade up. We are at their house" I looked down at Jade and she looked so peacefully in her sleep, I didn't want to do that.

"Mom let her sleep. She must be really tired she didn't sleep much last night. I could carry her to her room"

"Are you sure sweetie? You don't have to-" Norma asked hesitantly

"It's okay Norma. Really." I assured her

"But-"

"Norma just let her do it. She is so stubborn you won't be able to convince her, not even her own mother could" My mom sighed and shook her head. I rolled my eyes playfully and stuck my tongue out.

"Just like Jade" Norma chuckled and gave me a thankful smile.

They got out of the car and my mom walked back to open the door for me. I gently moved Jade's arms around my neck and wrapped her leg around my waist, I felt her stirred a little bit in my arms and tightened her grip on my torso. She hummed and soon fell back to sleep. She must be exhausted my poor baby. I held her small torso protectively in my arms and slowly got out of the car

"Aw Norma look at them!"

"Aw Debbie look how cute they are!"

"Shh...you are gonna wake her up" They covered their mouths and gave me an apologized look. I am pleased they think we are cute together but I feel kinda embarrassed at the same time hearing those comments from our moms. Norma opened the door and let us in.

"Perrie go put Jade down and get some sleep. We will wake you up when dinner is ready" Norma smiled

"Thanks Norma. See you later mom" She hummed and I went upstairs to Jade's bedroom.

I walked into her room and carefully untangled her limbs on my torso. I laid her down on the mattress and put the blanket over her body. I sat at the edge of her bed and smiled at how adorable my princess looked under the Princess Jasmine blanket. A real life princess and a disney princess. I always find they look so alike, so I found it shocking when Jade told me she auditioned for Princess Jasmine but didn't get the part. But at the same time I was glad she didn't because otherwise I would have never met her on X Factor. And the worst part is I would never have the chance to meet such a perfect girl and called her mine. Gosh I don't wanna live in a life without Jade in it.

I heard a knock on the door so I turned my head and saw Norma standing at the door.

"Hey Perrie. I just remember I forgot to show you the guest room" She chuckled.

"It's okay Norma I could just share the bed with Jade" I answered bluntly because it's not that we haven't shared a bed before, in fact we sleep next to each other everyday now. But then my eyes widened as I realized Norma didn't know we are together, it might sound weird for me to share a bed with her daughter.

"O-Only if you don't mind o-of course. I-In case she needs someone when she wake up" I quickly added

"Aw that's so nice of you Perrie. Of course I don't mind I am just afraid the bed is too small for the both of you" She smiled and my tension relieved

"It's alright Norma"

"If you say so sweetie. I am gonna leave you two then." She then closed the door and left. I frown when I caught a smirk on her face, the same one when she was in the car...what had I done again?

I decided not to think about it so I turned and looked down at my princess. I brushed away some loose hair that was covering her beautiful face, frowned when I saw her eyes still puffy and red. My heart clenched when I remembered her ordeal. I leaned in and kissed her eyelids, lingering my lips for seconds in each one, hoping it would make them better. I felt her lashes fluttered lightly so I pulled away and soon she revealed her honey brown orbs.

"Sorry princess I don't mean to wake you" I whispered and stroked her hair softly

"It's okay baby. What time is it?" She yawned and rubbed her eyes adorably. I kissed her forehead and grabbed my phone at the bedside table to look at the time.

"6:00pm. Our moms had just started preparing dinner so you can go back to sleep love.  They would wake us up when it's ready"  I cooed

"Baby sleep with me" She pouted and surrounded her arms around my neck pulling me down. I smiled and pressed my lips on her

"Of course I would. But let me go get us some comfy clothes to change first yeah?" She nodded and loose her grip on me. I helped her sit up and placed the pillow at the headboard to let her leaned on it

"You can get some T-shirts and sweatpants in the first drawer" She pointed at the wardrobe across the room. I hummed and went to get some clothes. 

I chuckled slightly when I saw what's in the drawer. Nearly all the T-shirts are Disney's and they are classified in different characters and colours. There are some shorts and sweatpants alongside, all folded and placed nicely. It's so Jade. Then one caught my eyes as it somehow looked strangely familiar to me. It's a purple T-shirt with Princess Jasmine printed on it, unlike all the other clothes, it's very small which I guessed it's in kid size. Why I feel like I have seen it before?

"What's wrong babe?" Jade asked curiosity. I pulled myself out of my thought and realized I must have been staring at the T-shirt for too long.

"I don't think you can still wear it babe" I picked it up and shown it to Jade. She looked at it and laughed

"Of course not it's too small. I think the last time I worn it was...maybe twelve or thirteen? I have a thing for this T-shirt so I never allow my mam to throw it away, I still keep it even though I could no longer fit into it."

"Why's that?" I asked curiously, wanna to know more about it, even though I have no idea why I was so intrigued

"Um..."

"I don't quite remember honestly...the lack of sleep definitely doesn't help my memory" She giggled after thought for a good minutes. I laughed and put the clothes back to the drawer, not before taking one last glance at it, sighed when nothing came into mind. Maybe I just saw it at a Disney store.

I gazed at all the other clothes in the drawer and grinned when I saw a matching Mickey and Minnie T-shirts, I couldn't help but picked them up. I mean, who doesn't want to be Mickey and Minnie in real life? They are the perfect couple.

I grabbed two more sweatpants and closed the drawer, then turned around and threw the Minnie T-shirt and a pairs of sweatpants to Jade, she gasped at my sudden action but still able to catch them reflexly. I chuckled and took my clothes off, putting on the Mickey T-shirt and the sweatpants. I looked up but Jade had already put on the clothes, I whined as I couldn't sneakily take in her beautiful body like I wanted to. She must have heard it as she giggled and threw her clothes at me, making me pout.

"Come to bed now you perv" She laughed.

She squealed when I ran and jumped on the bed, my upper body landing on her lap. I held her hip and nudged my face into her stomach, making her scream but soon let out a few cute giggles that I love so much. I won't trade it for the world.

She placed her hand on my head and pat me like a puppy, so soft and tender. I hummed in joy and looked up, her chocolate brown eyes staring back at me. We held each other's gaze and none of us said anything, just getting lost in each other's eyes. Then I decided to break the silence when I noticed her still slightly puffy and red eyes.

"You alright baby?" She smiled and nodded, stroking my hair gently

"So much better. I feel...relieved now. I know my aunt is in a better place now and it's time for me to stop grieving and move on, like she would want me to. I would always miss her but like you said..." She paused and pecked the top of my head.

"She would always live in my heart...like she had never left" She looked down and gave me a genuine smile. I removed my hands from her hip, only to place them on the mattress to push myself up so I was sitting on her lap. I wrapped my arms around her torso and smiled at her, I felt her leaning in slowly but stopped when only inches separating our face.

"And I know everything's gonna be okay as long as I have you baby"

She murmured and closed the gap by placing a hand at the back of my neck, pulling me into her until our lips connected. We didn't move for seconds, savoring the feeling of our lips simply brushing and lingering each other. Then I pressed my lips firmer on her, which she smiled and kissed back. Our lips moved perfectly against each other like they have a mind of their own. I have missed this. The last kiss we shared was in this morning, which was long time ago if you asked me, but it was inevitable since we were barely alone the whole day.

The kiss was sweet and slow. We didn't want to waste any of our breath to rush it, we took our time relishing every second of it to feel each other's lips for as long as we could, like we was making up the missing kisses for the whole day. I hope our lips could just molded into one and never parted, but air is always the bitch to end our precious moments. Our lips separated after what seems like one of the longest kisses we have shared, our foreheads touching and we both trying to regain our breathing.

"Finally. I have been waiting for all day" I breathed out

"I know" She chuckled

"Now let's go to sleep yeah? It has been a long day for you babe" I pecked her lips and she nodded.

I got off her and laid down beside her. We were facing each other and she leaned in to press her lips on mine again, her fingers caressing my cheek tenderly. I smiled into the kiss and placed my hand on her small back pulling her closer to me. She pulled away shortly and snuggled up to me, resting her head on my chest like she always does. I sighed contently and rubbing small circles on her back. When I felt her body relaxed against me, I closed my eyes and let sleep took over me. 

A/N: There is rumor saying Jade might be casted to be Princess Jasmine, what do you guys think? 

I really love to see Jade plays Princess Jasmine in the movie cause she always want to do that and I could finally see her act, but on the other hand they are on tour I don't think she has the time. Unlike Normani competing in Dancing With the Stars, it takes much longer time for filming and promo which mean she probably couldn't show up at lots of the shows, and I would be devastated if she is absent at my show. But no matters what, I know Jade and the girls would make the best decision and I support them no matter what.

And how the hell could Normani not win DWTS and ended up at third place? I mean she is clearly my winner .- .-