Forever Strong (Book 7 in Nemi Forever Series)

Chapter 32

Demi

I could hear the beeping & it drove me crazy. Then I heard a familiar voice. My mom. She was telling me she loved me & that my daughters were gorgeous. My daughters? Oh my God, were my babies here? I didn't remember giving birth to them. Fuck. I missed their birth. I hoped Nick was at least there & remembered it. Then he could tell me about it. I wanted to open my eyes but I didn't feel strong enough.

I heard another voice later. It was a tiny voice & the sweetest sound ever. My Reid. He was telling me to wake up & sing to him. My baby. I loved singing to him. I felt something on my stomach & then heard my love singing to me. 'Stay.' My favorite song Nick has ever written. I even liked it before I knew he had actually written it about me. The song penetrated me, bringing back memories of Nick singing it to me when we first started dating. As I listened to the song & I felt Reid against me, warming my side with his body heat, I felt incredibly strong. I had this sensation of comfort come over me. I had this feeling that I needed to open my eyes & be with my family. I tried to open my eyes again, like I had done a lot lately, but this time, they opened.

I stared at the plain white ceiling, feeling confused. I didn't know where I was at first. Then I remembered I was in the hospital. I moved my hand to hold onto the shoulder that was lying next to me. I heard someone suck in their breath. I blinked a few times, then looked down at the warm body in bed with me. Reid. Or was it Jerry? Wait. What year was this?

I patted my son's face. At least I knew he was my son. My head felt so foggy, that it was pissing me off. I wrinkled my forehead, watching my son's face as he looked at me, fearfully. I opened my mouth to talk & realized how dry my mouth was. "Reid?" I asked, whispering. His little smile lit up his whole face.

"You remembered me, Mommy. Good job. I'm so proud of you." He said.

I smiled, but my lips hurt. I heard a noise on the other side of me & turned my head. Nick. There he was, looking down at me, tears in his eyes. He was holding my hand & I was so grateful for the warmth I felt from it. I was freezing. "Nick." I whispered.

Nick's eyes closed when he smiled, then he opened them & brought his lips to kiss my forehead. "I missed those eyes." He murmured, looking into my eyes.

"Why am I in a different room?" I asked. I looked down & I gasped. "Why am I not pregnant?" I looked at Nick. "Nick?"

"It's okay, sweetie. You had to have an emergency c-section & you've been out ever since. You lost a lot of blood. But you're fine, otherwise. The twins are perfect. They look just like you. They were born on June 24th, Love."

I felt tears in my eyes. "I missed them being born. Were you there?"

Nick shook his head. "No, it all happened so fast, my love. I will tell ya all about it later. Let me go get the doctor." He kissed my hand, then came around the bed to pick up Reid.

"Bye, Mommy! I see you later!" Reid shouted as Nick carried him out.

I laid there, waiting, trying to put together all the memories I had in my head. The last thing I remember was being in my hospital bed, saying goodbye to Nick before he went home for the night. My head hurt, trying to remember more, so I stopped. I tried not to think about anything.

Doctors & nurses filled my room minutes later & I was a little frightened. I looked among the faces to find Nick & he wasn't there. Where did he go? Why hadn't he come back? A doctor was asking me questions & I was answering. He was flashing a light in my eye, then someone was taking my blood pressure. I just wanted to be left alone. It was like I was being examined by eight different people.