From A No Name To A Lovato

Ch 7

We finally found Demi, Tyler, and Dianna. "Hey Demi." Dallas said. Demi turned around and saw us. "It looks like they need help." Demi said looking at Maddie and I. "Maddie, you and Raven go take the clothes to my car. We will go back to Demi's after shopping." Dianna said. "Okay." Maddie said. "I'll go with them." Demi said. "Demi, stay with Tyler, I can go." Dallas said. "No Dallas. I want to talk to them so I'm going." Demi said. "Okay." Dallas said. Demi was handed Dianna's car keys, and we walked out with Max. "I'm glad you two can stand each other." Demi said. Both Maddie and I looked at Demi shocked. "Don't act shocked. I know Maddie was acting differently." Demi said. "How?" I asked. I think I spoke for Maddie and myself when asking this. "The way Maddie was acting. I used to act; I know how people can change when acting." Demi said. "Sorry." Maddie said. "Now what was the real reason for the bigger shirts? Don't lie to me either." Demi said. "Maddie wanted them, but Dianna was with Tyler." I said. "That's nice of you, Raven. Maddie, you could've asked me I would have bought them for you." Demi said. "I was scared. I thought you would say no because I wasn't one of your kids." Maddie said. "I wouldn't have said no; you're my little sister and I care about you too." Demi said.

We finally made it to Dianna's car, and started to put the bags into her car. "When I do get my new phone?" I asked. "We will get it on the way back to the baby store." Demi said. "You just want to text Brett." Maddie said. "Who is Brett?" Demi asked. "He's a guy I met at Zumiez. We talked, and he gave me his number." I said blushing a bit. "Do you like him?" Demi asked. I blushed harder and looked away. "You do!" Demi said excitedly. "I need to meet him to make sure he doesn't hurt you." Demi added. "Really?" I asked. "Yes, as your mother, I want what is best for you and I want to keep you safe." Demi said. Wow. I guess this is what it's like to have a mother and a family. "I appreciate you." I said. "I don't want to say love yet. I think that it should come out on its own not forced out. I will say it eventually; I'm just afraid you will take me back to the center if I say it." I said. Demi smiled at me and hugged me. "Never be afraid of saying that; I understand your fear. It's like you calling me mom, whenever it feels comfortable just say it. I promise that when you say I love you, I will not take you back." Demi said. "I love you." She added kissing the top of my head. "How is this boy?" Demi asked. "18." I said. "You're 16, correct?" She asked. "Yes." I said. "If he doesn't force you into anything or get you pregnant, I'm fine with this." She said. "Okay." I said. "Man, he's older. You go girl." Maddie said. "Does he work?" Demi asked. "Yes. At Zumiez." I said. "Okay. Well when he gets off he can come hang with us." Demi said. "Okay." I said. "Now, let's go get you your new phone." Demi said.

When we go to the Apple Store I picked out a Space Gray iPhone 6s Plus. "You can pick out anything else you want." Demi said. I picked out purple pair of Beats by Dr. Dre. "That all?" Demi asked. "I'm not a huge fan of Apple." I said. "Why not?" Demi asked. "To many people like Apple." I said. "It's fine not to like Apple. We can go get you a computer and tablet somewhere else." Demi said. "Okay." I said. "Pick out some more cases if you want." She said. I picked out a few cases and some other ear buds. "Is this all?" Demi asked. "Yes." I said. "I plan on looking online for some more." I said. "That's fine. I find a bunch of cool stuff online." Demi said. "Same. No matter what you're looking for you can find it online." Maddie said. "Okay." I said. Demi went and talked to one of the people and got me my phone and other things.

After ten minutes Demi came back with a smile and handed me my phone. "Text the boy. If he wants to he can hang out with us when he gets off work." Demi said. "Okay." I said. 'Hey. Is this Brett?' I waited for a couple of minutes before he replied. 'Yes. Is this Raven?' 'Yes, this is her. My mom wants to know if you want to hang when you get off work.' I smiled down at my phone. 'I would love that. I'll talk to my boss and see if I can get off for the rest of the day.' "He said he's going to talk to his boss and get the rest of the day off." I said. "Okay. We will go get him if he can get the rest of the day off." Demi said. "Okay." I said. 'My boss said I can get the day off.' "He's boss is giving him the day off." I said. "Let's go get him." Demi said. 'We will be coming to Zumiez to get you.' 'Okay.'