Wilmer Valderrma's Daughter

Ch. 7

Demi's pov

After a ton of pressuring from Wilmer, I finally had enough and decided to just get me probable 10 minute scene done today. But poor Ariana is still miserable and only slightly better from 2 days ago.

"Alright sweet girl, let me help buckle you up." I say.

She holds her hands up once I get her arms through the straps of the car seat. I buckle them together and hear the click and she puts her arms down. I double check the seatbelt that is holding her car seat and nod. I keep it buckled in at all times but someone accidents happen and it may get unbuckled, so I just always check.

I wrap her blanket around her and give her a few kisses on her cheek and she giggles, "Mommy."

"Give me a hug." I say.

She sits up taller in her car seat and wraps her arms around me with a big smile and I give her a gentle hug, "I love you Ariana." I say.

"I love you too mommy." She says.

"Alright, let's meet your daddy on set and get this over with Alright?" I ask and she nods.

I close her car door and get into my seat. The drive puts Ariana to sleep again and so that leads to a really quiet drive. But once I get onto set I open the door and the cold air hits her, she wakes right up.

"Mommy will hold you as long as she can ok. But you'll get to see mommy work today. This is what your daddy does all the time, but I only do it sometimes." I say unbuckling her.

I put her on my hip with her blanket covering her up. Her right thumb goes to her mouth which is what I notice happens in her sleep 90% of the time and when she gets nervous.

I give her quick kisses on her temple and she puts her left army on my shoulder and her head on her arm, "What else you do mommy?" She asks.

"I sing and model." I say.

I open the door and walk on set and see everyone having lunch on set. I sit next to Wilmer and put Ariana on my right knee and she turns around and puts her head in my shoulder not liking all the new people around her.

I feel her threat to see if the tonsils are any less swollen than they have been, and the answer is a thankful yes. So her body is finally starting to heal with the help of the antibiotics.

"Has she had lunch?" Wilmer asks.

Do you really think I'd forget to feed her lunch? I am the one who has taken care of her and made sure she has everything she needs.

"She wanted McDonalds 2 hours ago, so I took her to McDonald's and let her eat and play some. Then I took her home and had her take a nap." I say.

"Because someone was getting a bit grumpy huh." I say poking Ariana's ribs.

She giggles and squirms away, "Yes you were." I say.

"No mommy." She says.

I wrap my arms around her as she looks up at me with a smile, "Noooo? You seem a lot more happier now than earlier for someone who wasn't grumpy." I say.

"I'm always happy with you." She says.

"You want to know a secret?" I ask and she nods.

"I'm happy with you too and I was supposed to do some stuff next week, but canceled it because I wanted to be with you instead. But you can't tell anyone because I said I was feeling really sick." I smile.

"I promise I keep quiet." She says and I nod.

"So this is Ariana? Wilmers been talking about her all week. She's adorable." Emily says.

"Yes that's Ariana." Wilmer smiles.

"She's pretty close with Demi too isn't she?" Maria asks with a smile.

"Only close with Demi. When she got home she stood in front of Demi and let her hold her. She's been close with Demi since day one. Still working on trusting me though." Wilmer says.

"Aw was She a fan?" Sean asks.

"No, just trusted me. She doesn't know who I am or other than the fact I'm her new mom. I just told her I sang today, she didn't know before today." I explain.

We make small talk before I'm called to set for my scenes and the second I get up the tears start from Ariana, "You'll be able to see me sweet girl. I'm not leaving you. I promise I won't leave you, ever. But your daddy and I have to work right now. It'll be really quick ok. Look at Maria and Emily sweetheart. They'll be next to you and Maria even has some candy for you." I say.

Her lip quivers as she holds her arms on my stomach. Her little sign to be held. I feel my heart fill with pain as I bend down to her level. I wipe her tears and cup her face with my hands, "You're my sweet girl, my brave girl. I know you want me to hold you and I want to so bad baby. But I can't right now. This is how I and your daddy take care of you, this is work for us. I know it doesn't look like it and it's all really scary looking and really confusing, but this is work. Your daddy is an actor just like all the people in the movies you watch. I act sometimes too baby. I know you don't want to be here and I'm so sorry I had to bring you. I'm so sorry that I can't just hold you and make you feel safe right now. I want to, but I promise the second I'm done, we'll go home. Can you trust me on that?" I ask.

Her eyes water, but she nods. I give her a long hug and put her hair behind her ear, "I'll snuggle with you when we get home. Is that a deal?" I ask and she nods.

I place a kiss on her forehead and take her hand and walk to the couch that Maria and Emily are sitting on, "You'll be able to see exactly what I'm doing here. And Emily and Maria are really nice." I say.

She very reluctantly gets into the couch and I wrap her blanket over her shoulders. She looks up at me with scared eyes and my heart just breaks. I hate this so much.

I pull my phone from my pocket and I hand it to her, "Your favorite game is on it. If you need help, Maria and Emily can help you. I'm sure they'd love to play with you." I say softly.

She takes my phone and I give her another kiss before I walk away. I meet Wilmer on our scene and listen to the instructions of the directors and writers.

•••

Just as I hear cut for the last scene Ariana is just screaming at the top of her lungs. I turn my head to her and see Wilmer sitting next to her.

"I hope that's good, because that's the best your gonna get." I say before rushing to the couch Wilmer and Maria are on.

I pick Ariana up who's hyperventilating so fast that I can feel her little heart racing, "I'm done sweet girl. I'm done. I'm right here now and I promise I'm not gonna let you be that far away from me. You're ok." I say holding her tight.

As I listen to how fast she's breathing I know I have to calm her down as fast I can. Her little heart is racing faster than it should be right now.

Maria hands me her blanket and I wrap it around Ariana and move her to my waist. I have one hand supporting her bottom and then one hand on her back. She hides her face in my chest and I just rub her back and give her a kisses here and there as I whisper how much I love her. But it's not until I get a decent distance from Wilmer when I start walking when she finally calms down.

"Let's get you home. I promised snuggles and I think you need a lot of snuggles." I say.

"Sleep with me tonight mommy." She whimpers.

"I will sleep with you sweet girl." I say.

Because there's no way I can't when I know you're scared. And I won't yell at your daddy now and let you see how mad I am, but when I have the chance to, I will. I told him it was a bad idea to bring you on set I told him that you would be scared and stressed. He knows not to sit next to you if I'm not around because you're scared of him. Don't worry, it'll be taken care of angel.