Somebody to You

Ch. 59

Demi

I was able to go home a few days after I was transferred to the hospital in L.A. Damon was released the same day, thankfully, but he was upset because we didn't get to see Joe before we left. Damon wasn't allowed to visit because of his age, so I assured him that he'd see Joe as soon as he got settled in at home. Chloe & Nick, both, also said that Joe wasn't in the best mood, so I didn't want Damon to see him that way. I hoped Joe would just need a few days to stop feeling sorry for himself.

It had come out that Nick was dating his nephew's mom & it caused some controversy, but after the accident, that was quickly forgotten & we were adored by the world. The world is a funny place, indeed. One minute, I'm being called a slut or a whore & the next minute I was being called America's sweetheart. Whatever. It is what it is. To be fair, I did come back from the dead, so to speak, so I will let America slide with their fickle selves.

Nick & I were being sought after for interviews in ridiculous amounts. Our management team was being bombarded by phone calls, asking if we would do an interview. Joe was being requested as well, once word got out that he was severely injured. I had no idea what I was going to do after this tour was over & now with the accident, I was being asked by the management team about doing my own album. I didn't want to, actually, so I just kept blowing them off. I had other things on my mind, anyway. Like my upcoming doctor appointment. My birthday was this Thursday & I wasn't even looking forward to it because of my appointment with my OBGYN.

Nick got Damon & I settled into the house after we left the hospital & he stayed for the day. I could get around pretty well, but I was still sore & wasn't supposed to lift things. Jules was going to stay to help me with Damon as well as Nick's mom would come help out when she could. That first night I was home, Nick was sitting with me on the couch after we had got Damon into bed. Jules was in the kitchen cleaning up, while she talked to her best friend on the phone. Nick sighed & looked at me.

"I should get going. I haven't been home in months & I have to check on things & I have some laundry to do." He said as he stood up.

"Laundry? Wasn't your stuff destroyed in the accident?" I asked.

"A lot of it was, but some stuff was salvaged. I had all of the stuff boxed up & mailed to my place so I need to go through it all. I will bring over anything that was yours or Damon's. Damn, I have so much shit to do." He shook his head, then leaned to kiss me. "I'll call you later. I love you."

"I love you, too." I said, then watched him leave. I watched tv for a while until Jules came in, then her & I talked for over an hour. It felt like she & I hadn't had a good talk in a while since we hadn't seen each other. I told her about my fears for my appointment & she did her best to reassure me that it would all work out for the best.

My birthday was a few days after I got out of the hospital & I was feeling better, so Nick wanted to take me out to celebrate. Jules was still at the house helping out, so she offered to babysit Damon. Nick said Jules & Damon could both go with us. Damon had been whining about seeing Joe, so we were taking him to see his dad that weekend. Joe was still adjusting to his new life in a wheelchair & I still didn't want Damon to see Joe so depressed. I told Joe that & he told me he'd work on his attitude before the weekend. Nick had something that he thought might help Joe but I was staying out of it.

Nick took us to one of my favorite restaurants for my birthday dinner & we had a nice time. Damon loved it when the staff came out to our table with a cake & sang a birthday song to me. You would have thought it was his birthday by the way he acted. He jumped up & down, his face lit up & his hands clapped, loud & proud. I was glad to have a reason to laugh, that was for sure.