Two Pieces (Demi Lovato and Jesse Williams)

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Demi's POV

"Where are you going?" I hear Bella ask as she walks into my closet as I try to find an outfit. It's been a couple weeks since the hospital scare and she's pretty much back to normal now. I did talk to the school and they promised to keep the boy away from her while she's there and she hasn't told me about any problems that has happened.

"On a date." I hesitantly reply as I turn to face her fully. She nods looking down and I sigh heavily.

"Is it the doctor?" She asks and I furrow my brows.

"How do you know?" I ask her.

"Just a feeling. So is it?" She asks and I bite my lip and nod.

"Yes." I answer and she nods looking to the side. "Are you okay with that?" I ask her and she shrugs.

"I don't really have a choice." She says and I sigh hanging up the dress I was holding.

"Yes you do sweetie. You are my daughter and you will always come first." I tell her.

"I want you to be happy, but you tend to pick the wrong people." She says and I chuckle.

"Fair enough. But, I promise, the second he does something wrong or something to hurt me or you, it's done." I say and she nods. "So, can you help me pick out an outfit?" I ask and she chuckles before walking past me to go through my clothes.

"This is cute." She says holding up a white dress and I nod.

"Yeah, it is. Not too fancy and not too casual. See this is why I need you." I say kissing her forehead and she rolls her eyes. Just then the doorbell rings and I know Sirah is here.

"That's Sirah. Can you go get the door?" I ask her and she nods before leaving the room as I quickly change. I've already done my hair and makeup. I just needed to get dressed.

"Mom!" Isabella shouts from downstairs just as I put my heels on.

"What?" I shout back as I walk out of the room while also putting my earring on as I walk down the stairs. When I look up, I see Jesse standing there nervously. "Oh. You're early." I say getting to the bottom of the stairs as Bella turns and walks away.

"Yeah, a little bit." He says and I smile big as he pulls a bouquet of red roses from behind his back.

"Aww, thank you!" I say as he hands them to me. "Go ahead and come in. I'm waiting for my friend to get here to watch Bella." I say moving out of the way so he can walk in.

"I don't need a baby sitter mom." Bella complains.

"Maybe not, but the last time I left you alone you ended up in the hospital." I say and she groans making me chuckle. "This is Jesse by the way." I say and she turns to face us.

"I know. We've met at the hospital and just at the door." She says and I bite my lip. A few minutes later, Sirah arrives so we go ahead and leave.

"Sorry about Bella." I say once he starts driving.

"It's alright. No need to apologize." He says giving me a small smile.

"She's never been a big fan of any of the people I've dated before. She keeps her guard up enough for the both of us and it's hard to get it down." I tell him and he nods.

"Like I said, it's alright. I understand." He says giving me a another smile as he turns to look at me at a red light. "You look beautiful by the way." He says and I blush a deep shade of red.

"Thank you. So do you." I say. "I mean not beautiful, you look handsome." I say stuttering as I blush a deeper shade of red. Fuck, I've never been this nervous around somebody before.