Stay Strong (Demi Lovato fanfic)

Chapter 43

I sat in my car and looked up at the house I never thought I would set foot in, but here I was in the drive way were my usual parking was.

Demi had made her way out the house and over to me with a light smile. I rolled down the window and was immediately faced with Demi's sent. She smelled really good. Just like how I remembered.

"The kids are coming in a bit. Their bus she be on it's way." I nodded and turned off the car. "You can come inside if you want." I shrugged and slowly came out.

Demi guided me into the house which everything looked different than I remembered, but the feeling was there. It still felt like home.

"Want anything to drink or to eat?" She asked making her way to the kitchen. I followed behind and sat on the stool on the island and nodded lightly.

"Water would be great." She nodded and went to get a cup. "How's your music coming along?" I asked trying my best to make small talk.

"Its going great. I wrote a lot, so I'm already in the studio working on it" I nodded with a light smile. "What about you? How are you doing? What have you been up to?"

"Well, I just moved into my new house." She smiled nervously sitting in front of me. "And well, since I left the boys all my parents money, It didn't leave me much, so I looking for a job" She looked at me softly.

"What kind of job are you looking for?" She sipped on her water tapping her fingers lightly at the bottom of the cup.

"My brother works for Disney." She nodded. "So, I might ask him to help me out"

"How is he anyway?" I looked at her softly before shrugging.

"He's good. His kids are older. He is getting older, and he just remarried."

"That's really great for him! Did you go to the wedding?"

"Even if I wanted to, I couldn't. He didn't tell anybody about it." I shrugged. "It was just him and his wife"

The sound of a bus stopped in front of the house and I instantly felt nervous.

I looked at Demi and watched as she made her way to the door. Two boys ran in and hugged her before going to the kitchen and attacking the refrigerator.

The boys grew from last time I had seen them. They looked a bit older and taller. Nicky had the side swept undercut, while Alex just had really long hair. He looked like a surfer.

"What happened to their hair?" I whispered over to Demi as I walked over to her.

"There going through a phase" She shrugged. "They picked it out" I nodded and stared as they raided the refrigerator. "Boys. Turn around" the boys stopped their shouting and shoving and did as told.

"What are you doing here" Alex glared. I felt a knot in my stomach and nodded deserving that.

"Hey. That's rude. She is after all your mom" Demi sighed pouting a stern finger towards Alex. Alex scoffed and raised a brow.

"She left us!" Alex yelled. "I'm going to my room" before Demi could stop him, he was already up the stairs. Nicky looked at me and shook his head before walking upstairs.

"This was a really bad idea." I mumbled. Demi turned around and looked at me sadly.

"I'm sorry. Its just a thing they're going through" I shook my head.

"Dem, I'm gonna go. Could you tell them I'm sorry?" She nodded. I nodded as well and walked out the house and walked towards my car.

I totally deserve the way they treated me. I mean I left for a year and a couple months and I didn't once go see them. I'm a bad mother.

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Alex's POV-

"Mom" Nicky said walking into our room with a sad look.

"She's not our mom Nick. She left us. You needed her and she left you, but you have me and that's all that matters"

Nicky has been having trouble with his talking, and the only person he really talked to was mom, but she left us and I did my best to help Mommy with him. For almost being seven, mom says I'm a big boy. So we don't need mom.

"Mom" he whined. I sighed and walked towards him and sat down on the bed.

"No Nicky. She's bad." I told him as He began to do his tantrums. "If she loved us, then she wouldn't have left" I said wrapping my arms around my little brother.

For an hour i think, I stood with Nicky as he just laid on my arms, and not even bothering to get up. He fell asleep though, so I took the chance to grab a pillow and leave him on the floor to rest.

Going downstairs, I looked around to see if mom was around. She wasnt though so, I went to the kitchen and found my other mom making us snacks.

Mom was the best thing that has ever happened to us now that she has her life in order. She would go out every night and sometimes come home with a guy. I never liked him though, so I'm glad she isn't with that douche no more.

"Are you mad?" I mumbled loud enough for her to hear me.

She looked at me and smiled lightly before nodding her head. She picked me up and sat me by the vouter as she made us sandwiches.

"I'm upset, Alexander. She's your mom and you shouldn't have acted that way towards her" I nodded. I mentally sighed at the use of my full name. She has been using it for awhile now that I'm getting in trouble at school.

"But she left. She never came back for us" I sighed removing my hair out my face. "Nicky needed mom, and she left"

"Alex, you're smart. You're very smart for your age, so listen to what I say OK." I nodded. "Mom left to get help. She was going through a bad time. She went to this place that can help people that are going through the same thing. I went through the same and now I'm better. She didn't want to hurt you or Nicky. She just needed to help herself" I sighed and looked at my mom.

"Can I get down?" I mumbled. She nodded lightly with a sad look and set me down. I put my hands in my pocket and began to walk away when my mom began to talk.

"Don't forget your grounded, so no TV." I nodded again and walked back upstairs. That's what I get for not listening to my teacher.

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A/n: the picture is of Alex's hair. What do you guys think will happen on the next chapter?