Surviving The Aftermath [Book Three]

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Demi

Demi Lovato's ex-fiancé charged with attempted rape.

Max Ehrich, 32, dated Lovato, 31, for nearly two years before they broke up. They share two daughters together, Ayla and Kyra.

On Friday Evening, the Young and the Restless star was arrested after an attempted rape on the pop star herself. A source close to Lovato says, 'she doesn't want to talk publicly about it at present, but she wants her fans to know that she's okay.'

"Baby?" I jumped, glancing to Kobe who lowered himself down onto the couch beside me and gently stroked a strand of hair behind my ear. "You okay, Gorgeous?" I nodded, handing him my phone. "Baby, I'm sorry" I shrugged with a sigh as he pressed a kiss to my cheek.

"Everyone was bound to find out eventually, right?" Kobe wrapped his arm around me. I sighed again and cuddled myself into him.

"Maybe we should head back upstairs and get some more sleep before the girls wake up?" he pressed a kiss to the top of my head and ran his fingers gently through my hair.

"What time even is it?"

"It's only 5:30, Babe" I just sighed and brought my legs up onto the couch, beginning to trace patterns on Kobe's bare chest.

"Why are you even awake?"

"I needed to pee" I lightly giggled causing his lips to twitch into a smile. "I then realised that my beautiful fiancé was missing" I rolled my eyes but my cheeks lightly burnt. "So, I came downstairs" his fingers continued through my hair. "What time did you come downstairs anyway?" I shrugged.

"I don't even know" I pulled myself away from his chest but turned to face him on the couch. I took his hand in mine and began to play with his fingers. "I hate him so fucking much" Kobe leant and pressed a kiss to my forehead. "I don't even know whether I want him to ever see the girls again. If he can attempt to attack me, I don't even..."

"I don't think he would do that, Baby, and I'm not defending him because the guy is an asshole, but I don't think he would harm the girls."

"We don't know that though, Kobe" he sighed and gently wiped at my cheeks. "I didn't think he would ever attack me but he did. I don't want him around the girls, period."

"Come on, let's try and get some more sleep" I allowed Kobe to pull me up from the couch. We headed back upstairs and dropped down onto our bed where I fell to sleep almost immediately.

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"Who wants ice cream?"

"Me" Ayla's hand shot into the air.

"You both going to help mommy grab Batman and Ella?" they nodded and began to chase after the dogs who ran off too, obviously thinking that they were playing some sort of game. I couldn't help but to loudly laugh as I shared a look with Kobe.

"I wouldn't change anything" he gave me a smile and wrapped his arm around me, bringing me into him so that we could share a brief kiss. "Come on, we better go and help them" he lightly chuckled and followed me as I headed onto the patch of grass to help Ayla and Kyra in getting Batman and Ella onto their leashes.

"What would you like, Peanut?" I lifted Ayla onto my hip so that she could stare down into the glass container of ice cream.

"Mommy, it green" she pointed at the carton of mint chocolate chip.

"That's mint chocolate chip, Baby. You want some vanilla and mint chocolate chip just in case you don't like it?" I pressed a kiss to her cheek as she nodded. "What are you having, Kyra?" I turned to Kyra who was sat on Kobe's hip.

"Vanina."

"You go and take a seat outside; I'll grab the ice creams" I lowered Ayla to the floor and took Kyra from Kobe. "What would you like, Babe?"

"Surprise me" he pressed a peck to my lips. "Come on then, Girls" I guided Ayla and Kyra outside, Batman and Ella following behind on their leashes. I attached them to the leg of the table and helped Ayla and Kyra onto the chairs. I took a seat beside Ayla who was swinging her legs.

"Mommy?"

"Yes Peanut?"

"When I see daddy?" her eyes searched mine as I tried to think of an answer. I don't know when she's next going to see her daddy. I don't know whether I want her to continue to see her daddy.

"Hopefully soon, Baby. Do you miss him?" she nodded. I stroked a strand of hair behind her ear and pressed a kiss to her temple. Why did he have to do this? Why did he have to make our life so much more complicated? I pulled my phone from my pocket as it vibrated, it was a text from Rhonda.

Rhonda: Hi Demi. I'm sorry to hear what Max did to you. I would totally understand if you stopped Max from seeing the girls but I'm hoping I could stay in their life.

"So, I have vanilla for my baby girl" I glanced up from my phone and lightly smiled up at Kobe as he lowered the tub of vanilla onto the table in front of Kyra who giggled. "I have vanilla and mint chocolate chip for my peanut" my smile widened as Ayla giggled as she leant slightly into my side. "And I have chocolate chip cookie dough for my number one girl" my cheeks burnt as Kobe handed me my tub of ice cream and pressed a peck to my lips.

"You're so cheesy."

"You love it" he smirked as he took a seat beside Kyra who had already covered her face in ice cream. I placed my tub onto the table, my eyes locking on Kobe as I shovelled a spoonful of ice cream into my mouth.

"Daddy, what that?" Kyra was leaning over Kobe, staring down into his ice cream.

"It's pistachio, Baby. You want to try some?" she nodded. I leant forward against the table with my chin resting on my hand as I watched as Kobe held a spoonful of his ice cream out towards Kyra. She wrapped her mouth around the spoon and slowly swallowed, her face scrunching up in dislike causing us both to chuckle.

"Do you not like that, Angel?" she shook her head and shivered. I turned to Kobe who's eyes suddenly locked with mine.

"You okay?"

"We'll talk later" his eyebrows furrowed in confusion but he wasn't able to question me further as the sound of Kyra's distressed cry filled the air.

"M-Mommy" I glanced to Kyra who was scratching at her neck, tears were pouring down her cheeks and she was struggling to breathe. Her cheeks were red and puffy, and there was a rash slowly starting to form all over her neck and chest. She was wheezing. My baby is struggling to breathe right now.

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