Nothing comes between us

12.

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Monday

"Jade you took your time! I was ready to send Andre over"

"Sorry girls, we have been talking for hours"

"Don't worry baba, did he tell you what's going on? Do you want me and Leigh to come over?"

"No girls, there's no need and, yes he told me"

"And?"

"I need to focus on this for a little bit, I need a week off..."

"But what did he say? Does he do drugs?

"It's a long story, girls. I need a week off to focus on this. I won't manage to come to work and do stuff. Can you inform Sam please?

"What's going on Jade?"

"Girls, I'll explain everything when we get at the bottom of it. Bye" and Jade hung up.

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Perrie sighed, going back to the living room and stretching out on the couch. She was at her London house and her mom and cousin were there to spend some time together.

"What's going on?" Her cousin asked, noticing her strange behavior and mood. When they arrived there Perrie was extremely anxious and couldn't stay still; she explained that she was waiting for a phone call, which apparently didn't seem to have gone great.

"Nothing, It's a matter with the girls" she replied, conflicted between explaining more or respecting Jade's privacy. She opted for the second since she knew how private Jade was when it came to her personal life.

Her mother on the other hand didn't even ask, she knew it was better not to interfere when it came to her daughter's relationship with the girls. So, the best thing to do was try to distract her. "What do you think about chocolate ice cream and movies?" She offered. Ellie agreed excited, "It's the best for a girls night", and Perrie couldn't help but smile in agreement, still thinking about her fellow Geordie.

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Tuesday

"This is amazing, did you write it?" Perrie asked, reading a song written on a notepad. It was deep and profound but soft and sweet at the same time. She totally loved it.

"No, Jade did. And it's true, it's amazing" Leigh replied. The two of them were in the studio trying to come up with more lyrics and adjusting those already created. But it wasn't as easy as they were used to. Maybe it was because they missed their friend, maybe because they had their minds somewhere else, or maybe because Jade was the most talented one when it came to writing. What they were sure of was that they were stronger as a trio, also when it came to writing.

The plan was to spend some weeks working on their own before starting to have sessions with the different producers.

To be honest the two, at that moment, weren't actively working; Perrie was doodling on her notepad while Leigh was online shopping. They kept "working" for a few hours before it was finally lunch time.

They both ordered a salad and sat on the sofa, eating and chatting. "What do you think Jade is doing right now?" Perrie nervously asked while stabbing her salad with the fork. She couldn't help but keep thinking about her friend. She was worried and wanted to be there for her.

She didn't know it yet, but that support that she wanted so hard to give immediately and that Jade couldn't straight away receive, was pretty soon going to be needed; and not only by her fellow geordie.