Beside You | Jemi

Seventy

Joe laid Evie down in her bed once she was stripped down into her underwear. She whimpers clinging onto Joe's shirt not wanting him to leave. He smiled kissing her lips gently before climbing into the bed next to her. He knew she would want him to lay with her until she went to sleep. Evie was the one of the three children who got ill quicker, they thought it was because of what happened when she was just a month old but they weren't sure.

"It's okay baby girl, I'll stay with you for as long as you want."

"I don't want you ever to go." Joe chuckled stroking her hair gently as she snuggled up to her father. Demi always loved their relationship. She thought it was cute.

"I can't stay forever but I'll stay with you until your asleep." Joe stated holding her tighter.. Evie smiled settling down taking her time but soon fell back to sleep. Joe made sure she was comfortable before kissing her head and leaving the room shutting the door behind him.

Demi entered the kitchen a couple of hours later seeing that Joe was washing up from breakfast. Evie was still asleep in her bed and would have something to eat when she had woken up, Elsie and Elliot were playing in the front room on the wii taking turns and sharing the game. Demi looked up at Joe as he looked back down at her.

"I'm going to meet this guy for lunch and tell him everything." Demi breathed Joe nodding his head as he kissed her forehead gently.

"He has a right to know, are you going to book a hospital appointment?"

"Yeah I'll go a little earlier and I'd like you both there for it until we know who the father actually is. I think you can take a paternity test at ten weeks which is accurate." Demi answered.

"They are expensive though Demi, we might want to just wait until the baby is born. I have a high salary but if the baby is mine we need to think about financial problems when the baby arrives. If it's not mine then this guy will have to help." Demi sighed.

"We'll talk about it as soon as we know this guy is on board," Joe nodded his head gently. "Are you sure your okay with all this?"

"I don't really have much of a choice do I?" Demi sighed.

"I'm sorry Joe." She mumbled.

"I know you are, there isn't anything you can do to change it now." Demi nodded her head leaning up kissing his cheek gently. She knew he would be supportive. She just hoped she could prove to him that he could trust her again.

Demi parked in a parking spot before entering the diner that she had been told to meet the man that could potentially be the father of her baby. She wouldn't lie, she was nervous about what was going to happen, she wanted to be open about what was happening and for him to realise that he could also not be the father of her baby.

"Demi?" She heard a voice turning around seeing a familiar face, she did recognise him. She wasn't drunk that night and knew what she was doing. That just made it a whole lot worse. They shook hands before he led her over to the booth where he had already ordered them both a glass of water with a lemon in it to give it a citrus flavour.

"I'm sorry I don't remember your name." Demi stated.

"Wilmer Valderrama," He answered but Demi didn't recognise the name. There wasn't much time for talking when they first met. "What's this all about?"

"Well um when we met at the bar and I told you I didn't have a boyfriend and I did. I found out yesterday I was pregnant so it could either be yours or my ex boyfriend's baby." Demi revealed biting her lip gently. She didn't know the guy. She didn't know how he would react.

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