Demi
I nervously sat in the recording studio, twisting my hands as I stared at the door. Last night news of Labrinth and I's collab leaked and the media was instantly all over it. There were tons of paparazzi outside the building and I had to sneak in the back door. Today was the first day we're recording and I didn't know what to expect. Suddenly, the door opened, and my head snapped up. I had googled pictures of him, but nothing prepared me for this. He was dressed in a nice outfit; a button up shirt with khaki's, and was amazingly attractive.
"Hello, you must be Demi." He said in a gorgeous English accent.
"Uh... Yes. I am. Labrinth?"
He chuckled, a quiet laugh, "Call me Tim, Labrinth is merely a stage name... and it's a bit of a mouthful."
I smiled and nodded, "Tim. I'm really excited to be working with you."
He shook his head, "On the contrary, I've been watching you and your voice for a long time. It's definitely what I'm looking for. Have you seen any changes you wish to make on the song?"
I instantly shook my head, "The song is an absolute masterpiece."
He smiled and I blushed, "That's good. I didn't have any last minute changes either. Now I know there's a few parts with harmonies so we can do those first..."
~*~
I walked into the house that night and instantly smiled once I smelled garlic and the heard the sound of clanking pans. I walked deeper into the house and felt my heart burst when I heard Nicko talking to Mia in a high-pitched, baby voice.
"Your momma's gonna be home soon. And she's gonna love you alllll up. Then she's gonna love me up and we're both gonna smile a lot more..." I stood in the kitchen and watched them silently, Nicko's back to me as he cooked, "But your momma hasn't called me all day, which I'm a little sad about. But I can't tell her that because I don't want her to think I'm jealous even though I am. But it's only because I love her. I love your momma more than anything in the whole wide world. Did you know that? And I love you too. I love you more than the sun and the moon and the whole entire sky."
"So what does that leave me? The dirt?"
Nicko whipped around and smiled, coming over to take my waist, "I love you more than all the galaxies and the universes combined."
I cupped his cheeks and kissed him gently, letting my lips linger on his until we both needed air and I pulled away, stroking his cheek, "I love you too."
He chuckled and pushed a piece of hair away from my face behind my ear, kissing my forehead, "How long were you standing there?"
I shrugged, "So now you're venting about your jealously to our daughter?"
Nicko smirked and nodded, "Yep, she always agrees with me. Right Mia?"
Mia let go of her toes at the recognition of her name and zeroed in on me, squealing and reaching out for my attention, "Mama!"
"See?" He said, letting go of me as I walked over to pick her up, "Every time."
I shook my head and kissed Mia's hair, "Daddy doesn't know that he has nothing to be jealous about. He's the only guy I see. And you know what?" She just looked up at me with a blank expression, "I think daddy is the best looking guy I've ever seen in the whole wide world."
Nicko chuckled and rolled his eyes, "Now who's using our daughter against the other."
I set her down in her chair and did the straps, then walked up to Nicko and wrapped my arms around his waist, "I don't want you to be concerned with me working with Tim, he's not a threat to you."
Nicko rolled his eyes slightly, "So it's Tim now? You've gotten past the stage name?"
"Can you please not do that? I'm telling you that you have nothing to worry about Nicko."
"I know that. I just don't like sharing you baby."
I cocked an eyebrow, "Believe me, if I stay here in your arms for the rest of my life, I would."
Nicko chuckled and tightened his hold on me, "Good luck leaving now that you're here."
Mia's whine broke our moment and I pushed away from his chest with a sultry smile as I got up and walked over to her wriggling legs. She was crawling a lot and pushing herself onto her feet so I knew she'd be walking soon. I got her up and walked into the living room, taking out my phone to record.
"Okay Mia, today is the day. You're gonna walk for Mommy."
Nicko leaned against the doorframe, "You've been trying this for weeks. She'll do it at her own pace babe."
I put her onto the carpet, and she was able to hold her weight, but still held my hands, "Come on Mia, prove daddy wrong." Tentatively, she lifted her leg, then put it in front of her, and took a step. My eyes lit up and I nodded, "There you go baby girl! That's it!"
"Holy crap." Nicko said, as Mia began to walk towards me, not noticing when I let go of her hands and kept sliding back.
"She's doing it!" I squealed, and caught her as she finally got to me, scooping her high into the air and grinning at her, "You walked!"
Nicko frowned and took her out of my arms, "Will you stop making her grow up? She's gotta stay my little girl forever."
I smiled and rubbed his back, "Don't worry, you've still got a couple years until she's dating and kissing boys."
Nicko made a face, "I've got about twenty-nine years for that."
~*~
That night, once we'd put Mia to bed, I laid down next to Nicko and put my hand on his chest, kissing his shoulder, "I love you."
He put down his phone and smiled, kissing my forehead, "I love you too Demi."
I leaned in and pressed our mouths together, letting my lips have a little fun as his hands spread over my back. Eventually we both needed air, so I pulled away and smiled as I bit my lip, "I was thinking that you could maybe come to the studio with me tomorrow? My mom can watch Mia, I just want to give you some peace of mind about the whole Labrinth situation."
Nicko sighed, "Don't say his name when I'm kissin' you." He opened one eye and smirked, "I'm kidding. I'll come if you want me to, but I'm not really that jealous. I just got a little tense when you didn't call me the entire time."
"Well tomorrow I won't have to call, because you're coming with me."
Nicko smiled and kissed me lightly, "I look forward to it."
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