It had been a couple of weeks since Demi had admitted to Wilmer about Gracie and her relationship with Joe. Wilmer had reached out to him whenever he was feeling better but at the moment that was never. He had agreed to come out though to the unknown reason why. Wilmer had just told him that he wanted to meet up and they thought it was a good chance for him to get out for a bit but Nick was coming along too. They didn't want him to come out without supervision of someone who knows how to deal with the seizures. Demi was currently getting herself ready, it was a Saturday morning and they were going out for coffee at a local shop. They'd find a table in the corner where they could be alone, she was going out with three famous men.
"What was Joe like when he was a teenager?" Wilmer questioned and Demi giggled slightly.
"Goofy, funny but caring and sweet." Demi answered and Wilmer laughed.
"He hasn't really changed that much then." Wilmer stated.
"I just can't believe you've never told me about him before. If you're as close friends as you say so." Demi admitted running a hair brush through her long dark hair. She was kind of nervous today too but she hoped that things would just go back to how they used to be, friendship wise. They were the best of friends, she was dating her best friend. She just didn't know where they went wrong with losing touch with one another.
"He knows I have a girlfriend, he just doesn't know who she is. I said she was a normal person," Wilmer chuckled and Demi rolled her eyes at him. "I told him you were a teacher but somehow never mentioned your name. He's got a busy life too, it's not often we get to hang out often."
"I can guess he's busy, the band is pretty big and it's all he ever wanted to do with his brothers from the moment they got the opportunity." Demi stated.
"You friends with Nick and Kevin too?"
"Yeah, I guess. I spent a lot of time over at their place with being such good friends and in a relationship with Joe." Demi replied.
"As long as you don't leave me, I'm cool with this." Wilmer stated and Demi laughed kissing his cheek.
"So you're not gonna get jealous?" Demi teased.
"I'm not that type as long as I don't have anything to be jealous about. If I see flirting or anything like that then I will step in." Wilmer warned and Demi laughed.
"You're my boyfriend now, not him. You don't have anything to worry about." Demi assured him kissing him gently and he smiled against her lips as he slowly kissed him back.
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Joe took in a deep breath as he entered the diner in which they had decided to meet up in. Nick entered too the door closing slowly behind them. Nick led Joe over to a table in the corner where they both sat down politely declining the waitress of anything just now as she came over, telling her that they were waiting for someone else. Nick rubbed Joe's back gently as he leaned forward on the table leaning his head on his arms.
"It will do you some good getting out," Nick stated. "But if you don't feel up to it at any point then we can go home."
"I know." Joe mumbled, he was sat at the edge of the booth so it was able to lie down if he started fitting, they always had to plan the 'if' when it came to taking Joe out now.
"You're gonna be fine." Nick assured him.
"I keep trying to tell myself that but my mind wonders..." Joe trailed off Nick moving his hand as Joe sat up again. "I think we need to take a break from the band, you want to do some solo stuff anyway and Kevin's got the baby. We can always come back to the band when we think the timing is right."
"Yeah, we've been discussing it between us too and with mom and dad. We all feel the same way. We'll think of a way to tell everyone soon before you go and get yourself better," Nick promised but looked up from his brother when the bell rung above the door and Wilmer entered but he couldn't help but smile when he saw who followed him in. "Dude, look who it is." Joe looked over and Nick saw his eyes light up slightly when he saw Demi heading over. But she soon ran over to him giving him a tight hug which he didn't hesitate to hug back in. They both felt their emotions rise as they saw one another for the first time in five years.
"God I missed you," Demi breathed and they pulled away Demi looking up at him. She could see he didn't look quite right, his skin was pale and he looked mentally and physically exhausted. "How are you feeling? Wilmer told me that you weren't very well."
"I-I've got to go in for treatment." Joe stammered slightly.
"What kind of treatment? Is not being very well code for being addicted to drinking or drugs now?" Demi joked.
"Demi..." Nick and Wilmer spoke nearly at the same time.
"It's cancer Demi, I have a brain tumor." Joe revealed in a hushed tone.
