Nightingale

chapter 8

Oh Lord help me...

Demi's POV:

I start to rub Grace's back while Maddie keeps on talking.

"Since you're older than me, it's cool that I'm your aunt. Especially since you are only a little older than me according to Demi. To be honest you look like 10, but that's okay."

"I'm Grace," I hear Grace say softly, surprising me. I didn't expect her to talk at all. I smile slightly at her. She's leaning into my chest, my face in her hair. I kiss the top of her head, and she stands up to let my family hug me.

"No sweetie, I want to hug my new granddaughter. You get over here," my mom calls out. Grace walks over to her and hugs her and then goes to Eddie. She hugs him, then Dallas, then lastly, Maddie. Then, when she walks over to Camila, my family runs to me and hugs me. I hug them each, and Grace comes back to me and sits in my lap. She picks her laptop up off the floor where it landed when she fell off my lap. She places it on the table before leaning into me. I put my arms around her and then I hear a camera shutter.

"They're so cute!" my mom yells.

I smile and hide my face in Grace's hair. I hear Grace's breathing start to slow down and see her eyes start to close. I laugh and whisper, "Go to sleep, baby girl," in her ear.

"So, Demi?"

"Mmmhmm?"

"When exactly did you decide to adopt a kid?"

"When she saved my life at a meet and greet. She doesn't like to hear about it. It makes her sad. It all ties into when her parents died. It's all super sad."

"What happened to her parents?"

"They were murdered. The funeral was the other day. She hasn't really told me anything, though. Which sucks. But I'll let her tell me on her own time."

"Oh, okay. Did she not have any family?"

"She did. But they let her stay with me. They said it would be safer for her away from Mississippi."

"Poor girl."

"Yeah, it's all really sad."

"Yeah..."

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Grace's POV

I wake up in my bunk and hear laughing coming from the kitchen area.

I walk into the kitchen and go over to Dem. As I sit in her lap, she kisses my forehead, not once breaking her attention from Maddie, who's telling a story about the airport.

"-and then this dude just like, jumps out at me! and i'm all like 'ahhh' and he's like 'sorry kiddo, I missed you,' and it was DAD! like what the heck, dad?"

Everyone laughs at Maddie's story, and Demi whispers in my ear.

"How was your nap, baby girl? You were sleepy, weren't you?"

I nod, answering her, "It was good. I'm not as tired anymore."

"Good. We may go out for ice cream later. Do you want to come?"

I hesitate before answering her.
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Demi's POV:
"Good. We may go out for ice cream later. Do you want to come?"

I look into Grace's eyes only to see fear flash through them, but she quickly masks it with a smile.

"Yeah, I love ice cream," she says, trying to cover up the fact that she had a fearful look on her face only a few seconds before.

"Okay, well go get your little ass dressed."

"Demi, I don't have clothes to wear," she says, embarrassed.

"Fuck, I forgot! We'll get you some clothes later today! For now, just wear one of my flannels and your black skinny jeans from yesterday."

"Okay, thanks, Demi," she says before walking back to the bedroom.
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A/N
YOOOO FIRST CHAPTER IN 6 FUCKING MONTHS. OMG. WOW. ITS POORLY WRITTEN BUT I HAVE TO GET BACK IN THE GROOVE. I LOVE YOU GUYS. BYE💗