All I Wanna Be (Spin off to Somebody To You- Nemi)

Chapter 8

Nick

I was really close to giving up on my marriage. I was ready to just say fuck it & file for divorce. Demi was pulling farther & farther away from me & no matter what I said or did, she wasn't going to open up to me. The day after she went out with me & my friends, I had a long talk with Jamie about it. She told me not to give up, explaining to me that women are complex & Demi was dealing with something I couldn't understand.

"You can't carry a baby, Nick. You don't get what a precious gift that is & the way it bonds a mother to her child. Demi already had one child & maybe she's afraid if she adopts she will love that child less than her own. Or maybe she's not ready to give up that dream of carrying her own baby. Just don't give up on her. This is just a rough patch you guys need to work through." Jamie said as she & I were sitting in a room, waiting for someone to call us, to set, to film our scene.

What Jamie said made perfect sense. She had some valid points & made me understand Demi's perspective a little more. I wasn't going to give up on her, I knew that. At least not yet. I got done on set pretty early, so I headed home & started dinner. Joe was keeping Damon another night & Demi was due home in a few minutes.

Demi came into the kitchen while I was stirring the sauce I had just put on the stove. She had been crying, I could tell. Immediately, I put the spoon down & went to her. "Babe, what's wrong?" I asked, putting my arms around her.

"Nothing." She choked out.

"You were crying. That's not nothing."

"I don't want to talk about it. I'm taking the next few days off. I called Mark & told him to have the other nurse work for me."

"Did something happen with Apollo?"

Demi shoved away from me. "I just need some time off. The concert & the party are this weekend, so I'll have to see him."

"What happened, Demi?" I asked, my voice getting more angry. If he hurt her I would kill him.

"He's just not being honest with himself & I need a break from him." Demi wasn't looking in my eyes, so I was afraid of what she was keeping from me. "I don't want to talk about it anymore."

I didn't ask any more questions or bring it up again. I let it go, figuring she would talk to me about it at some point. Probably not, but I could wish. The rest of that evening, Demi was pretty quiet, which was the norm for her these days. Even though she had been quiet, she at least would act like her usual self once in a while.

The concert was Saturday & I was rehearsing for it on Friday. Joe was going with me for everything because Mark hired him to be the official photographer for the entire four days of events. Mark also asked me to fill in for a celebrity that canceled on him at the last minute, so I was going to be playing in the game, which I was kind of excited about. It was a big deal, even if I wasn't that great at baseball. I was glad Joe was going to be with me. I needed family around me as much as possible these days. Demi stood with Damon on the side of the stage during the concert & Damon thought he was King of the world, especially since he got to stay up way past his bedtime. Demi left with him shortly after I finished my show, then Joe & I helped the crew & hung out a little. I finally told him about the problems I was having with Demi & he told me I needed to talk to her. I needed to not stop trying to get her to talk to me about everything that was going on with us. He told me straight up that if I didn't, I was going to lose her.

Demi was asleep when I got home & then I had to get up early to be at the field. I kissed her & Damon goodbye, then headed out. The game was so much fun & I actually did better than I thought I would. I wasn't MVP or anything, but I hit a few balls. Damon cheered from the seats beside the dugout as he sat with Demi, Chloe & my parents. I got interviewed before & after the game, which was pretty cool & I got to share my feelings on being a part of the game as well as how well I did, once it was over. I was also able to give my show some promo as well as the new album I'd have coming out in a few months.