Two Pieces (Demi Lovato and Jesse Williams)

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Demi's POV

It's been a few days since Wilmer showed up at my house and I've been a nervous wreck ever since. I made it seem like I was fine to Jesse, but in reality I was petrified he would come back and actually do something to me or Bella. Sure, he's never hit me but I never thought he would be the person he was either. It terrifies me how he thinks he's above me and can do anything to me. Today is my first day back to work though and I'm feeling great. Sure, I still get sore, but it's no where near what it was. Bella has been getting rides to school from either Sophia, Olivia, and even sometimes Jack. She says they aren't dating, but the amount of time that they're on the phone talking tells me otherwise. Sirah picked me up this morning, even if I'm still annoyed with her for telling everyone that Jesse cheated on me. I needed a ride to work though and she was the only one available. Gail only had me doing light stuff though because she didn't want to over work me. At around ten am, I heard the bell go off so I looked up and saw Jesse walking in. I let a small smile creep up on my face but once I hear Sirah's annoyance it immediately drops.

"What the hell is he doing here?" She asks annoyed and I sigh as Jesse sits at his normal seat when he comes here.

"I don't know." I mumble my reply before walking down the counter until I'm in front of him.

"Hey, I just wanted to see how your first day back was going?" He asks and I look down and smile slightly. God, he's making it really hard to stay mad at.

"It's going good. Gail only has me doing small stuff like taking orders and stuff. So can I get you anything?" I ask and he smiles.

"I'll just have a coffee with over easy eggs and bacon." He says and I nod as I walk away. I tell Gail his order and then I walk back to the counter and pour him some coffee.

"Why are you being friendly with him?" Sirah asks in a low voice and I sigh as I glance over to him as he scrolls through his phone.

"I'm over the hating him phase. He clearly cares about me considering everything he did when I was in the hospital and him coming here today to see how I was doing. The least I could do is be nice." I say and she rolls her eyes. I walk away from her though and grab some sugars and creamer as I walk up to him.

"Thank you." He says once I set it in front of him and I nod.

"So, what do you work today?" I ask him since I do work at the hospital tonight.

"I get off at one am." He answers and I nod biting my lip.

"Do you think you can bring me home? I don't want anyone to come out that late." I ask and he nods.

"Yeah, of course. You sure you're okay for the long days and nights?" He asks and I nod.

"I'll be fine. I don't do much at the hospital anyways." I say shrugging and he sighs.

"No, but you did have brain surgery and looking at a computer screen can be a lot and develop headaches." He says and I smile due to how much he cares.

"If I get a headache then I'll take a break. I promise I'll be fine though." I say and he eventually nods. "By the way, my mom slipped and told me that you were the one to catch the brain bleed. If it weren't for you, this whole thing would have had a different story, so thank you. Because of you my daughter has her mother back." I then say and he looks up at me with wide eyes. "I know, you didn't want me to know. But I deserved to know who had a part in saving my life so thank you." I continue and he smiles.

"I believe someone else would have caught it." He says shrugging and I raise my brows.

"Sure, but it would have been bigger by then and harder to repair. Am I right?" I ask and he nods.