Alpas (A Demi Lovato Fan fiction)

Chapter 61-Love

Demi's POV

I was so proud of Aurie for sharing her truth. Talking about something so personal, is never easy, not even when it's with family.

Noah and Aurie went upstairs, wanting to spend some alone time together and Mom and dad soon got to work on finding a suitable treatment centre for Aurie.

Dallas and Maddie decided to go outside since they hadn't spent much time together.

That left Wilmer and I, alone.

Wilmer walked over to me, sitting next to me on the couch.

"Are you okay D?" he asked.

I nodded slowly, knowing very well that I was lying.

"Come here" he said softly, pulling me in for a hug.

I wrapped my hands around him instantly, thankful that he was here.

"Aurie's strong, there's absolutely no doubt about that in my mind. She's just lost her way, and it's our job to show her the right path" he said, pulling away.

"I know Will, but I can't seem to shake off the guilt that's growing inside of me. I knew she was struggling, yet so much happened. I should've paid more attention, I should've been there for her" I said weakly.

"Demi, this wasn't your fault. Do you understand?" he asked.

I kept quiet.

"Look at me, please" he requested.

I looked at him, into his eyes, that never failed to comfort me.

He held my hands tight in his and looked into my eyes.

"This.Wasn't.Your.Fault" he said slowly.

"And I will repeat that over and over again until you believe it" he said.

He wasn't lying. There had been days where I was a mess and Wilmer would tell me how beautiful and worthy I was over and over again, until he got me to believe it.

I nodded slowly, trying to get rid of the uncomfortable guilt.

"Okay, Will. You win, as always" I said.

He chuckled and held me close, silence filled the room.

Wilmer got up abruptly after a few minutes, picking up his bags from the corner of the room.

"You're leaving?" I asked vulnerably.

"Dems...I haven't been at work since a week. I need to go, I'm sorry." he said, sadness laced in his voice.

"No, I know. I'm sorry. You should go." I said getting up.

I hugged him tight, and we held on for what felt like hours.

"Thank you for everything" I whispered.

He kissed my forhead softly, letting his lips linger there for more than just a second.

I smiled at the familiar feeling and pulled away. A bittersweet feeling forming in the pit of my stomach.

Wilmer walked towards the door then suddenly stopped to look back at me.

"Do-do you ever think we could get back together?" he asked.

"Will...you know I still love you, I always will. I do hope that in the future, it's you and me but if it's not I'll still be happy for you and whoever you end up with. Wilmer, a love like ours is hard to forget; a love like ours remains forever." I said.

Wilmer nodded in agreement, his eyes glassy with tears. He turned around and walked out the door mumbling a small 'goodbye' before shutting the door.

I sighed and went up the room, my heart longing for him to come back.

A small knock on the door broke the silence of the room.

"Come in" I said.

"Hey baby" my mom said.

"Hey momma" I said, smiling at the strong woman in front of me.

"Wilmer left huh?" she asked.

"Yeah, he did." I said sadly.

"Oh honey.." she whispered, hugging me close.

I let her hold me but soon we pulled away as I spoke up.

"Did you find a treatment center?" I asked, curiously.

"Timberline feels like the best for Aurie. They know her and we know them." she said.

"Sounds like it's Timberline Knolls then" I concluded.

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Aurie's POV

"Aurie...what do you wanna watch?" Noah asked as we lazed around in my room.

"I don't know, anything's fine with me" I said, peering into my phone.

"Can you look at me?" Noah asked.

"Fuck, I'm sorry babe." I said, looking at him.

He looked at me with sad eyes and I knew he wanted to say something.

"You'll be okay, won't you?" he asked nervously.

I went closer to him, kissing his cheek slightly.

"Noah, I'm gonna be okay. Don't worry, alright?" I said to calm his nervousness.

"I'm sorry, I-I just can't lose you Aurie, and if you ever feel the urge to cut or do anything horrible to yourself, you call me okay? You call me." he instructed.

"I will Noah, I will" I said, holding his hand.

He sighed and hugged me, as I hugged him back.

We spent the time talking for a while. Noah was bent on taking me for a date tonight, not that I was complaining though. I just had nothing to wear, as always.

Eventually, we decided on a horror movie to watch.

I was glad we both were suckers for a good creepy ass movie.
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