Summer ended as suddenly as it started; fall creeping quickly over the city. They finished reading each other their letters before the Fourth of July. Jade finished recording her album, teasing Perrie about the two additional songs she added at the last minute. Wanting to keep them a secret for a little while longer.
September came with an early fall and Jade took Perrie to Italy for her thirty-first birthday. Perrie showed her all the places she visited when she was there, then Jade took her to vineyards and castles that Perrie had dreamed of seeing.
It was more of a birthday week than a birthday. Perrie had insisted on having dessert every night of the trip, usually chocolate. Then a few hours later, a different kind of dessert.
It was the last night of their trip, Perrie’s actual bir
