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

Chapter 24

Nick

I was exhausted, everyday, since I became a father, but it was worth it. Every waking moment, that I wasn't filming Kingdom or rehearsing, I wanted to spend with Reese. I couldn't get enough of her, so I didn't mind being tired all the time. The exhaustion, however, was getting to Demi, so I was trying to let her rest whenever I could. She was snapping at me & Damon, not to mention picking fights with me for no reason. Most of the time, she seemed to be in her own little world. I tried not to make it worse, so I wouldn't argue back or get mad when she lost her temper with me. I figured it was only a matter of time before she was feeling better because she was more rested. Maybe even by the time I got back from my first tour, she'd be back to being herself.

The day of Demi's doctor appointment, I had tour rehearsals in the morning & then that night I had to be on the Kingdom set, so in between my jobs, I came home to pack a little, since I was leaving in a week. I also wanted to see my baby girl, so she was the first thing I grabbed when I got to the house. My mom laughed, sticking out her lip like her feelings were hurt, I didn't greet her first. As I held Reese against me, I leaned to kiss my mom & flashed her a smile. "How was she for ya?" I asked, looking down at Reese's tiny face.

"Perfect. You shouldn't be allowed to have such a good baby on the first try." Mom chuckled.

"She's my little angel." I kissed Reese's head. "Aren't you? You're daddy's little angel. You'll always be my little angel." I murmured against her head & saw my mom smiling at me.

Mom reached to touch Reese's head. "I love seeing you with her. There was a time when I didn't think I'd ever see this." She sighed, watching Reese, with a smile on her face.

"There was a time, if you had told me I'd be holding my baby girl in my arms, like this, I would have told you that you were crazy."

"Aren't you glad you grew up & let yourself fall in love?" Mom smirked at me & I rolled my eyes in response. I almost told her that I was glad she finally could stop harping on me about settling down, but I decided not to. The truth is, I was glad she kept harping on me about that part of my life. It kept the thought in my mind so I was open to it happening & I sure was grateful it happened.

I played with Reese for a few minutes, while Mom fixed her a bottle. I fed her, then laid her down in her bassinet in the family room. Since Mom had to run some errands, I took the baby monitor & headed up to my bedroom to do some packing. I was busy putting some clothes into the bag I'd take on tour, when I saw movement out of the corner of my eye. I looked & saw Demi standing just inside the room. "Hey, babe. How long have you been standing there?" I asked as I walked toward her. I kissed her cheek as she stared, blankly ahead.

"A few minutes." She answered, in a soft voice.

I nodded, going back to the bed, to finish putting my clothes in my suitcase. "How'd the doctor go? Everything good?"

"Yea. He asked me about going on birth control."

I turned my head to look at Demi, who was looking off, biting her lip. "I guess that makes sense. I mean you got pregnant before, so you could get pregnant again."

Demi looked at me, sharply. "So, you think I should get on birth control?"

I sucked my bottom lip in, thinking about both sides of her question. "Um.. well... I guess... " I closed my mouth for a moment, then sighed, closing the top of my suitcase. "You know what? No. I think you shouldn't go on birth control." I looked at Demi's face & she looked surprised, but also a little scared. "It took us years to get pregnant with Reese, so let's just take our chances." I smiled at her, then turned to zip my bag. I picked it up & put it against a nearby wall.