This is book 11 in the Forever Series, so if you haven't read the previous ten books, you may want to do so!
Today, Tomorrow & Forever will follow Nick & Demi as they head into their 40's. Their kids are getting older, & they are, too. As they hit...
I can't explain what a relief it was to see Mercy with her siblings, but also to know she was on her way to being well again. I fought so many tears during that day our whole family visited her at Cast Centers. I eventually shed tears, since I couldn't hold them in for long, but I tried to control them when I could. Having Nick beside me, with his arm around my shoulder, in a comforting way helped a great deal. He knew me so well, so he knew how emotional I was & the fact that we were good again made the day more tolerable, than if we had still been fighting. Feeling Nick beside me, touching me or holding my hand as we watched our six blessings interact, made me feel like I could do anything. It was a feeling, I was familiar with being Nick's wife, but it never got old.
Mercy came home a week later & our lives returned to normal. Well, normal chaos would be more accurate, but we were used to it, with having six children. I welcomed it, after the last six months, honestly. I was ready to get back to the life that I felt like I had put on hold for whatever reason. My sudden sense of peace had me wanting to do so much, creatively. I wanted to write new music for the album I had postponed, not to mention I had an urge to write another book or do a movie. I couldn't even decide, so I was keeping an open mind & if I could do them all, then even better. I had this urge & I wasn't going to stifle it.
As the days & weeks moved along, Nick & I remained just as close, confiding in each other our feelings, now that we could breathe. We also talked at great lengths about the things we wanted to do, in our lives & our careers. It was nice to have that open line of communication, with my husband, once again & I knew I needed to remember to always keep that line open. I just wished I could count on my husband to keep that line open as well.
Mercy continued seeing a counselor, twice a week, at first, then eventually it was cut down to once a week. She was doing really well, almost like she was a new person. She stopped hanging around the older boys & got close to Karleigh again, which I was thrilled about. Jerry, however, didn't seem too happy, because now Karleigh wanted to hang out with Mercy when she came over, instead of him.
While Mercy rekindled her friendship with Karleigh, Jerry started spending more time with some guys from his baseball team, as well as Joel. It was cute watching Jerry & Joel together, because it was like seeing Joe & Nick when I first met them. What was even more amusing was when PJ would come over & it was like the Jonas Brothers were back together & we were back in 2007.
Gianna also stopped hanging around the older boys, once Wilmer got wind of it. She even started to become friends with Karleigh, so the three of them all hung out quite often. It was nice to see them getting along & Gianna wasn't as bad as she wanted people to believe months earlier. She was even okay with Wilmer's new girlfriend, Rebecca. I really liked Rebecca, so I was glad Gianna liked her as well. The girls needed a mother, full time. I tried to be there for them, but I wasn't able to be there as much as they needed. Rebecca could be around & I was grateful.
My boys, Reid & Avery, thankfully, were so close, but so different. While Reid was outgoing & charismatic, Avery was quiet & reserved. They either got along amazingly, or they were fighting. Well, Reid would yell at Avery, who just took it, like a champ. Reid fought with his brother, as brothers do, but if anyone dared mess with Avery, Reid was the first one to stand up to defend him.
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