Forever Strong (Book 7 in Nemi Forever Series)

Chapter 4

Demi

I tried to put aside my fear that something bad was going to happen during the rest of the night. I was upset with Nick & I really didn't even why, exactly. Maybe because he was an easy target. Who knows? Maybe because he didn't take my concerns serious enough. I had this bad feeling about this trip from the beginning, but once I talked to Blanda the night before we left, the feeling became overwhelming. After all, Blanda had been right before.

*flashback*

Joe & Blanda came over with the kids, the night before we were leaving, to help pack up the camping stuff & then put it into the cars. Blanda looked upset, so I confronted her in the kitchen when we were packing up the food.

"Why do you have that look on your face, B?" I asked.

She faked a smile & shook her head. "Just tired." She said. I knew better.

"Spill it." I said, my hands on my hips, letting her know I wasn't giving up.

She sighed, then looked around. "Joe told me not to say anything. But I have to." She was whispering. Blanda moved closer to me so she didn't have to talk louder. "I had a dream the other night, that was weird, but when I looked up possible meanings in my dream book, it meant danger for the people in my dream. I woke up with a bad feeling whenever I thought about the trip. The dream was your whole family, so I'm worried that something might happen to one of you on this trip." Her wrinkled forehead had me concerned now, but I didn't want to freak out. I was trying not to freak out.

*end flashback*

I told Nick that night what Blanda said & he laughed it off, but now I couldn't stop thinking about it. Reid had jumped in the water. Of course, he was fine & it was on purpose because he is a little shit, but in any case, it was still something. The fact that Nick blew it off, bothered me. He knew that my biggest fear is losing him or the kids, so when this happened with Blanda, it kinda made me freak out. I know I was kind of mean to him, but I can't help it sometimes. I still wasn't sure if I was going to leave in the morning. I didn't want to take the kids home, because I knew they didn't want to go, but I was scared something could happen.

I sat by the fire, with everyone else, watching the kids. They were having so much fun, roasting marshmallows. Earlier they had chased fireflies while the guys got the fire going. I felt bad as I watched Nick with Mercy. She burnt her marshmallow & was crying, so of course, Nick ate the burnt one because they are his favorite, then he helped her put a new one on her stick. Watching Nick with our kids always made me happy. Now, I felt guilty for being so rude to him earlier. I was still ignoring him, which just made him ignore me. Nick knew better after so many years of being together, that I needed to just be mad sometimes. If he pushed, then I lashed out or retreated, neither of which he wanted to deal with.

I must have been smiling at Nick & Mercy, because Lola chuckled beside me. "Can't help but to smile when you see your husband with your kids, huh?"

I looked at her, still smiling. "Nope, not even when you're pissed at them."

Lola shook her head. "Don't be pissed at Nick. He's such an amazing dad, he wouldn't have let anything happen to Reid."

"Oh, I know. I just don't like when he doesn't take things I worry about seriously. Like he just brushes it off because of my bipolar." I shrugged my shoulders & sighed. I laughed when I saw Nick grab Mercy & hug her as he growled, pretending to eat her neck. She squealed & laughed & it was the most amazing sound ever.