Somebody to You

Ch. 39

Demi

My life was pretty amazing these days. My son was healthy & had an amazing relationship with his dad, who was becoming one of my closest friends. I adored Chloe, his wife & she was so good to Damon & that meant the world to me. Nick & I were fantastic now that he remembered who I was & he made sure he made up for the pain he caused me while he didn't remember us. I knew it wasn't his fault, but it still meant a lot that he was so aware of how bad that hurt me.

Nick was so excited about his album that he was working on & I was just as excited for him. And once word got out that former MMA fighter & champion, Mr. Nick Tricky Jonas was embarking on a music career, the entertainment world was buzzing about it. He started getting requests for interviews & photo shoots. A part of me did worry that this new Nick Jonas would revert back to his womanizing ways & forget about me, but I tried not to think about it too much. I was confident that he loved me, but I had this feeling that he was going to be huge as a musician & that meant a lot of fans. Female fans. He already had quite a female following as a fighter, because well, he's hot & most girls love a bad ass.

One afternoon, I had the day off, so I went with Nick to his doctor appointment. It was a routine checkup that he had to do for his Diabetes & he was in perfect health, which made me happy. On our way out of the office building, I bumped into a boy & after I apologized he gasped, looking at Nick.

"Oh my God. You're Nick Jonas." The boy said, his eyes wide. I saw his father stop & turn around & his eyes got huge, too, when he saw Nick.

"Yea. And you are?" Nick said to the boy, smiling.

"My name's Ryan." He answered.

Nick stuck out his hand. "Nice to meet you, Ryan."

This was the first time I had witnessed Nick as a celebrity. Joe had told me it happened sometimes, but I hadn't seen it yet. Ryan's face was so full of excitement & awe that I couldn't help but to smile. "I can't believe I am meeting you. At my doctor." Ryan gushed.

"Dr. Thompson is your doctor?" Nick asked. Ryan nodded, still smiling. "Are you Diabetic?"

Ryan's eyes got wider. "Yea. Are you?"

"Yea, since I was six. How about you?"

Ryan glanced at his father, then back at Nick. "I was diagnosed three months ago. I'm 12."

"Wow. I am sorry you had to deal with this at such a young age, but let me tell ya. This disease shouldn't define you. It's just a small part of who you are & it will make you stronger because if you can fight Diabetes, you can fight anything. Don't let it keep you from doing anything you dream of doing, ya hear me?" Nick had his hand on Ryan's shoulder & Ryan looked up at him like Nick was a God of some sort. "It never stopped me. And it never will." Nick added, confidently.

"I can't believe you're diabetic & you fight. Well, you used to fight. I was so upset when I heard you couldn't fight anymore after your injury. I've seen all your fights. I was hoping I'd get to see you fight in person, one day, but that's not going to happen." Ryan looked so heartbroken, I felt bad for him.

"When will you be 13?" Nick asked, looking at Ryan's father.

"Next month." Ryan answered, looking confused.

"Awesome. You heard of Navy Street gym?"

Ryan's father spoke up. "Yea, I know where that is. I work down the street from it."

"Well when he is 13 he can come there & start working out & even watch the fights we have in the ring with helmets & gloves. I will fight someone just for you, so you can watch." Nick held out a fist for Ryan to bump & I fell in love with this man a little more.