Forever Strong (Book 7 in Nemi Forever Series)

Chapter 9

Nick

As the holidays approached, Demi & I talked about how we were going to tell the kids & our families that we were pregnant again. The twins were old enough to understand, but Reid would have no idea what we were talking about. We still had time, since Demi wouldn't be showing until after the holidays were over. We decided we'd tell everyone at Christmas this year.

Demi had her first ultrasound at the beginning of November, just because she had twins before. They wanted to see if there was only one baby in there. We were both relieved when Dr. Anderson told us that he only saw one heartbeat. "Is Mercy better with sharing you now?" He chuckled, looking at me.

I laughed & nodded. "I think so. Having a little brother has helped."

"Dr. Anderson?" Demi's tone of voice surprised me. He looked at Demi, waiting for her to ask what she wanted to ask. I was curious myself. "After I have this baby, can I get my tubes tied? Like can we schedule it at the same time?"

I was shocked hearing her talk about something her & I hadn't discussed. I stared at her as she waited for the doctor to answer. I saw him nod his head out of the corner of my eye. "Sure, we can do that, unless Nick wants to get fixed before then. His doctor can arrange that, too." I looked at him, trying not to show that I was in shock or that I was very uncomfortable. I shrugged my shoulders & Demi laughed. Nothing else was said about it.

I was quiet as we drove home & Demi didn't really notice since she was yammering away about things we needed to get done before the baby came. I was only half listening. As I pulled in the driveway, Demi finally seemed to really look at me. "You upset about something?" She asked.

I took the keys out of the ignition & held them in my hand as I stared at them, trying to figure out what I wanted to say. "I was a little surprised that you asked about permanent birth control, when we hadn't discussed it." I looked at her confused face.

"I thought we said we would be done after four." Demi's eyebrows were knitted together as she looked around, confused.

"We didn't decide. We just kinda talked about it matter of factly."

"Well, I don't want more than four." Demi shrugged her shoulders & got out of the car to head into the house. I sighed, then followed her inside. She was in the kitchen getting something to drink, acting as if nothing were wrong. She smiled at me when I came in & I managed a small smile. She sighed, her shoulders falling & her head tilting. "You're still upset."

I grabbed a water from the fridge & leaned on the counter. "I'm upset because you just brought this up with the doctor before even discussing it with me. I felt like an idiot because I didn't even see it coming. And I don't want to get a vasectomy just FYI." I raised my eyebrows as I watched her, bringing my bottle of water to my lips.

"I wouldn't ask you to get one. I know men are able to have kids for a lot longer than women so you may want more kids with your second wife." She was smiling, innocently.

I about choked on my water. "You're funny." I shook my head.

Her smile got bigger. "I wasn't joking. What if I died?"

"Don't say that, Demi." I sighed.

"It could happen, Nick. You don't know. So what if I died?" She asked, almost looking amused.

I stood up straight & smirked, "I'd be sad." I grabbed an apple off the counter & took a bite. She was watching me, as she leaned on the counter, arms crossed. "What do you want me to say to that?" I laughed as her lips formed a little smile.