11. Perry

Chapter 11

Perry

"Angel, your phone is popping off," Beau mumbles into my neck.

I have to be dreaming because there is no way this is real life. I'm curled up in Beau's bed, with his body plastered against my back. I can still feel the ache of his dick in my ass. Not enough that it's sore, but enough to make want another round on his dick.

"Mmm, I don't care. I need you inside me again."

Beau climbs on top of me. "I'll give you all the orgasms you want, but first I want to know what we are?"

I gulp. "You want to define the relationship?"

He nods.

"Okay, then we're boyfriends." Go hard or go home, I guess.

The look of ure bliss is beautiful. Maybe even more than his O face. And tht was a work of art.

"We need to find you hat before we have sex again, boyfriend."

Beau lets out a loud laugh and I think I hear my phone chirp again. Ugh, I'll find it in a moment. I'm too happy in this moment.

"Did you just roll your eyes at me?" I chuckle.

His eyes sparkle with mischief. "Mentally I didn't."

"But physically?"

"Look, what my body does is none of my business," he says, nipping at my jaw.

"I don't think that would stand up in a court of law." I moan as he tweaks my nipple.

"Well, in the court of this relationship, it does."

My eyes meet his, and I revel in this moment.

Beau is my boyfriend.

Nothing can bring me down today.

My phone chirps again and Beau leans over to grab it from the box that is acting as his nightstand and hands it to me.

Horror crashes through me when I look at the text message on my screen.

Gio

Your mom is here.

Beau and I crash into the cheer house, his hand a vice grip around mine. I love it. I need it.

"Mom? What are you doing here?" I looked nervously at my friends. How long had she been here with them? Alone. Fuck, she better not have upset anyone.

Hudson, Nate, Bradley, and Gio all shared matching murderous expressions. Lexi, Luke, and Wyatt, looked sad, and a little confused.

"Your sister is getting married. Isn't that wonderful news?" My mom's smile lit up the fucking room. I hated it. I missed it. "Of course she will need help with the wedding."

I can feel Beau bristle behind me

"Leave," I snap at her.

"Excuse me?" She sneers at me. "I am your mother. Dahlia is your sister. You owe us."

"I owe you nothing," I spit out. "God, I know this will do nothing except to add fuel to your Perry is the villain bit, but I don't care anymore. I have a family and they will always be by my side, no matter what poison you spew. I used to wonder what horrible thing I did to make you hate me and love Dahlia, but I know now that it wasn't me that did anything awful. It's just how your brain is wired. You are the broken one, not me. My love for you was never conditional, but you can't say the same. So leave. I never want to see or hear from you and Dahlia ever again."

Beau's hand squeezes mine, and I turn to him. He looks down at me with so much love, I nearly melt.

This may be too fucking fast, but I know love and this man is love with me. Godd fucking thing I'm right there too.

"You know what, Perriwinkle?" Mom spits out. I forgot about her for. second. She is not going to take any of my words to heart, but it felt really fucking great to get it off of my chest.

"I hope that one day you have a child who is just like you. You deserve it." She continues.

"You mean a child who is loves unconditionally? Who is fiercely loyal and protective of those they care about? That kind of child?" Beau says before the pain from her verbal hit can land. He scoffs. "It's amazing how amazing Perry turned out despite you. If he ever decides to have kids, I just know that they will be so loved, they will flourish."

"How dare-"

I cut her off before she can insult Beau.

"Yeah, we're done here." I stare at my mom one last time before channeling my inner petty queen. "Have the life you deserve."

And I slam the door in her face.

There is a beat of silence before Beau pulls me in for a hug. Quickly followed by Luke, Gio, and before I know it I am the yummy center of a massive group hug.

"You were so brave, angel," Beau murmurs.

"Fuck yes you were," Nate adds.

"I love how sassy you are," Luke snorts.

Lexi grabs my hand. "We will come up with a plan together to do something epic and petty to her. Don't you worry."

I let out a laugh that borders on the hysterical side. "I don't want to do anything. I just want to forget she exists. Having your family hate you is like a fist to the gut."

"You know that saying? Blood is thicker than water ?" Beau says, hands cupping my jaw.

"Yeah, you think I should give my mom another chance?" Confusion laces my voice. Where is he going with this?

He chuckles, "No, Angel. That isn't the full quote. It's actually; the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb ." He smiles down at me, thumb gently caressing my cheek. "It means the family you choose is more important than the one you are tied to biologically. And from what I can see, who you've chosen is leagues above your mom."

I look at my cheer queers. My brothers, all smiling back at me. Beau is right. They are my real family. We aren't perfect. No one is. We bicker and shout, but we also love each other unconditionally and never make each other feel less than. That is what family is truly meant to be.