Family Forever (Book 5 in Nemi Forever series)

Chapter 14

Nick

I'm pretty sure I've never been so mad in my entire life when I saw the nude photos of Demi online. The moment I saw Ethan's hand on her thigh as he nuzzled against her neck in the photos, I swear I saw red & wanted to kill him. I hated that guy & I tried to never hate anyone. I may have hated him more than I hated Daria. 

Demi did not take this latest scandal well at all. I was glad we were in Texas, because I thought she would have a breakdown if we stayed in L.A. The hate she was getting from every direction was ridiculous. I couldn't believe the things people said about her because of some photos that were taken five years earlier. Her Lovatics defended her to the death & I think that helped Demi a lot, but her Lovatics couldn't stop the comedians making fun of her on their shows or they couldn't stop the spreading of the photoshopped images. Our lawyers got Radar Online to remove them & hand over the original files,, but they were all over the internet, some of the photos uncensored. I thought Demi looked gorgeous but she was mortified. She felt violated just as she did when she was a kid. She felt even worse than when our sex tape was released, because that was a beautiful moment caught between a husband & a wife & she had a sheet or my body covering her. These photos were her in all her glory. They reminded her, too, of the body she didn't have anymore since she gave birth. I loved her body, no matter what, but she wasn't happy with this reminder being shoved in her face.  

We had about six weeks together in Texas before I had to head to New York, so I was cherishing every second. I wasn't working on anything & neither was Demi. We were focusing on being a family & enjoying the time together. I was focused on trying to cheer Demi up & make her forget all the negative crap surrounding her.  

Over the six weeks, I tried to get Demi to leave the house, but usually she would only get as far as the yard. I managed to get her to go to a park one beautiful afternoon, but when we got there, a few people recognized us & sent out a tweet or something. In a matter of minutes, there were three photographers with long zoom lenses taking our picture. We left & Demi hunted online that evening behind my back to see what photos were posted & what was said. There was an unflattering picture of her bending over to pick Jered up & her butt looked a lot wider than it was in real life. She cried for an hour & I swore if she did that again, I'd cut off our phones & internet connection.  

I noticed, too, that Demi was gaining weight over the six weeks in Texas. She stopped working out toward the end of her pregnancy & hadn't picked it up on a regular basis since then. She would do some basic stuff like swimming or dancing, but she didn't go to the gym anymore. When I tried to get her to go with me one morning in March, she about had a meltdown, screaming that I thought she was fat. She didn't talk to me the rest of the day. 

That night, I climbed into bed next to her as she read a book. I leaned on my arm, facing her. I watched her face as I ran my hand up her leg. She pushed my hand away & shot me a dirty look. 

"You look like a naughty librarian with your glasses on." I said in a sexy voice. 

Demi pursed her lips at me, then snatched her glasses off her face. "A fat librarian." She spat at me. 

I rolled my eyes, instinctively. "You're not fat." I insisted. 

Demi placed her glasses on her book, then put them both on her nightstand. Her face turned to look at me as she laid on her side to face me. "You know I'm fat. Don't insult me by saying that I'm not, Nicholas. I know I've gained weight. I know I'm fat. I'll never have that body that was in those photos again." 

I smirked at her. "You could have that body any time you wanted." 

"My ass is always going to be huge." Demi sighed.