You Never Really Can Fix A Heart (Sequel to LML&L)

Chapter 15

Gabi's POV

I wake up the next morning and go downstairs, expecting to see Dad on the couch. I do, but this time Mom is with him and they're watching TV together. I hope that's a good thing.

"Good morning, Gabi," Mom greets, surprising me. I've felt a little invisible to her recently.

"We have something to tell you," Dad says.

My mind immediately wanders to them breaking up, but they seem too happy for that to be the case.

"I'm pregnant," Mom says.

"Wow," I react. "Congrats guys, but I don't want to be late for work."

As I'm driving to work, I feel really guilty for not talking more with my parents. I'm just truly afraid that once this baby is born, they'll forget me. Mom will actually get to raise this baby, so surely she'll love it more, and Dad will actually get to see the baby as a baby, which means that he'll love it more too. I'll become even more invisible to them than I already am.

I'm already 18. How much longer will I get my parents to keep loving me?

Joe's POV

Of course I am nervous about the new baby; I've never raised a newborn before, and I never got a true taste of Demi as a mother either. Correction: I'm terrified. But in no way can I tell Demi. This is my only ticket to win her back and marry the love of my life. She's my forever; I know that.

I am definitely worried about Gabi though. I don't know what she was feeling when we told her about Demi being pregnant, but I don't think it was happiness. I hope that nothing is seriously wrong with her. I also hope that she doesn't think we're trying to replace her, because we're not.

Demi is 34 years old and I'm older, and in some ways, it feels like the both of us are a bit too old to be having baby now. But with each other, we hopefully can handle anything, including a new baby.

I spend the next few days with Demi, and Gabi when she's home, which isn't very often. Demi's been getting sick a lot and I'm worried for her. I don't want this to be a bad experience for her because I'm still trying to find ways to get her to forgive me. It will all be worth it in the end, though. Or, so I hope.