Addiction: A Jemi Story

Chapter 12: Believing

Demi's POV

There's no words for the guilt I feel, I wish I would of known Nick was Joe's brother. No wonder I recognized him when I met him, he looked a lot like Joe. I wish I could go back in time and somehow tell him that I was dating his brother, it's just hard for me to do this stuff since I'm not used to boys actually liking me. And the fact of me actually falling in love with one, it's all a little too much for me. All my life i've been this loser outcast, and now everything has changed because the Jonas family moved here. I wonder how long it will actually last.

" Hey, sorry about all the drama tonight. " Joe says as we walk out into the garage, the dinner went well except the whole Nick part. Otherwise, Joe's parents took interest in me and asked a lot of questions. That's another thing I feel guilty about, I lied a couple of times when they asked questions. I had to though, a lot of them were about my family, and I really don't want anyone to know the truth about that. Specially Joe.

" It's all my fault. " I say not wanting to meet his eyes, how did he feel about all this? Does he think that I cheated on him, and with his brother?

" No it's not. " He says surprising me by moving in front of me so I have to look at him, he's beautiful even under the horrible lighting. The scent of his breath is sweet, his mouth is literally two inches from mine. It overwhelms me, I finally nod remembering he had said something.

" You don't believe me do you? " He asks putting his hands on either side of me, I leaned against the car because he keeps getting closer and closer. I stand there silent not wanting to answer his question, I don't believe him. It was all my fault, I have every right to be guilty.

" You should believe me. " he says looking serious, how could I though? I nod my head even though I shouldn't, it was my fault Nick is upset.

" Will you stop torturing me now? " I whisper bringing up my hands to his neck, then pulling him towards me so I can kiss him. He kisses back making me want to stay here in this position forever, soon enough his hands are on my hips. His hands are placed on me as if he thinks i'm a fragile piece of glass, I like it. I then pull away just in case one of his family members happens to walk in again.

" I better get going. I wouldn't want Frankie to see us again. " I say smiling, he smiles back and opens up the passenger door for me. Then he goes around into the driver's seat after i'm in. During the ride home, he holds my hand. I love the feeling so much, I hope he never leaves.

Joe's POV

I walk into my house throwing my keys on the table, I can't stop smiling. Demi is amazing, we talked all the way driving to her house, she seems more comfortable to talk with me when we're alone. Secretly, I kind of like that though. It means she trusts me, well I think. I'm a little worried about her because of the whole NIck thing, she didn't mean to hurt him. It's weird though knowing they've hung out together though, I hope nothing ever went far between them. I'm also worried about her since when I dropped her off, she seemed uneasy as she saw her house. I think she's ashamed of where she lives, I think she didn't want me to see where she lived. I see that she may not have a lot of money, but I really don't care about that kind of stuff. I really don't, all I care about is if she's happy. I walk into the living room where everyone is but Frankie, he must have gone to bed already, not like he probably had a choice though.

" Hey guys. " I say sitting down next to Kevin and Dani on the bigger couch, my mom and Nick on the smaller couch, and then my dad in the lazy boy chair. Everyone smiles and says hey except Nick, I wonder how long it will take for him to be cool with me again.

" How was the drive, are the roads cleared? " My mom asks working on her scarf she's been knitting, I hope it wasn't for me.

" It was good, it's not snowing that hard so the roads are pretty cleared. " I say looking over at Nick who is just staring out the window even though its not close to him, he must be really upset. On the drive home, I realized that I even gave him advice on how to ask Demi out. I feel stupid, I wish I knew he was talking about her.

" That's good. " She says smiling, I bet she's just trying to lighten up the mood.

" Well I think I'm going to bed, goodnight. " Dani says getting up and smiling, she then walks to the stairs and goes down. Kevin and Dani got married right before we moved so they were living in our basement before, they didn't have anywhere else to go so they just moved with us. Her family was sad, but they didn't have any room in their house, so they are just going to live in our basement here until they decide where to live and settle down.

" I probably should go too, night everyone. " Says Kevin a minute later, he did look exhausted. I'm glad they moved with us, I would have missed them a lot. I pull out my phone and look at my wallpaper, its of Demi and I at the bowling ally. She's so beautiful in it that it hurts, i miss her already. It's probably weird that I'm so into her already, it's only been a couple of days since we first met. I don't know though, she's just amazing. She's so easy to fall in love with, all she could do is just stand there and I would still love her. I hope we last long.

" I'm going to bed too. " I say getting up and walking up the stairs to my room, I think I shouldn't even try to talk to Nick yet. I should probably give him some time, I don't know if he's mad at me or Demi though, I hope not at Demi. He has no reason to be angry with her, no one does. I walk into my room and lay down thinking instantly of her, she eventually ends up in my dreams making my night worth while.

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I pull up to Demi's house, last night I offered her a ride to school so I could be with her a little more before the bell rang. Luckily she agreed, I get out and walk up to her door. It's slightly snowing, I don't know if I like it or hate it yet. I knock on the door, it instantly opens about three seconds later. She stands and walks out looking adorable, she smiles and leans up to kiss me on my cheek. I then grab her hand and we walk back to my car, when we're in she says " Hey. "

" Hey. " I say grinning, she's wearing glasses that I never knew she had, they're adorable on her. She smiles and grabs my hand, it's a little weird since she's never confident. I always have to make the first move, I love that she's becoming more and more comfortable around me.

" How are you this morning? " I ask starting to drive, one hand on the wheel while the other in hers. I could never be more grateful.

" I'm good, you? " She asks smiling, I'm glad she's in a good mood even after last night.

" I'm awesome. " I say squeezing her hand, I know for a fact that I could stay in this car forever with her.

" That's good. " She says playing with my fingers, it feels so dang good. The rest of the ride we mainly talk about music, it's stress relieving. When we get to the school, it's early for us so we go to our lockers and grab books. We then go sit on the stairs in the back of the school so that we don't have to be by the loud crowd when they get here. We hold hands and talk more which is very far from boring.

" How's Nick? " She asks looking suddenly depressed, she must still feel guilty. I wish she wasn't though, she has no right to be guilty.

" He's ok. " I say actually not knowing, I haven't actually talked to him since Sunday. Yeah, it's a little sad.

" Tell him i'm sorry. " She says looking down at the ground, sorry for what?

" Sorry for what? It wasn't your fault. " I say pulling her chin up to look at me, she fake smiles and takes my hand that's holding her chin up. She then starts to play with my hands drawing circles on my palm. The bell rings about fifteen minutes later so we start heading to class, luckily we have first period together. Where we first met, I remember being so nervous to talk to her that day. When we get there, we take our seats waiting for the rest of the class. After class starts, the teacher starts to torture us with a long lecture. Twenty minutes later that girl Ashley walks in, her and the teacher exchange smiles before she sits down in her seat. I look over at Demi who tenses up as Ashley sits, Ashley then says something to Demi but I couldn't hear. What did she say? Demi looks over at me and gives me the most fake smile ever, then sighs. My curiosity grows even more on what Ashley said, what could she have said that made Demi look so sad afterwards?