Demi

I woke up with Nicko's arm draped around my waist, his face against my neck. I smiled sleepily and scratched my nails through his scalp.

"Wake up, Nicko."

"No." He grumbled. "Sleep."

"Mia's probably up."

He sighed and scooted down, lifting my t-shirt up to reveal my flat stomach and kissing the skin there. "I can't wait until you have a bump."

"Me either." I smiled softly and ran my fingers through his hair. "I can't wait until we find out if it's a girl or a boy. I can't wait until our baby is born and we get to run around chasing two of them."

Nicko hummed and kissed my stomach again. "I can't wait until you're screaming at me for leaving the closet doors open and making me rub your feet. I can't wait until you're horny and hungry, but you can't decide which one you're more of." I laughed as he continued, gently rubbing my belly. "I can't wait until we tell the world. I can't wait for you to pop this baby out so I can marry you already."

"Soon, my love." I murmured. "Definitely soon."

Nicko brought his lips to mine again and as I deepened the kiss, a whine came from the baby monitor, making me sigh and pull away.

"There it is."

"I'll get her."

"Okay." I smiled softly at him as he rose up and walked out of the bedroom, wearing only his black boxer briefs. He was truly carved like a greek god. His back was muscled and cut, every line in his skin showing him off like a trophy. I sighed and leaned my head back against the sheets, staring up at the ceiling. If I was already having these hormonal thoughts about Nicko this early in the pregnancy, it would only get worse from here.

"She went right back to sleep." Nicko said, carrying a sleeping Mia on his chest into the room. "She just wanted her daddy."

My heart melted and tears welled up in my eyes as he carefully laid on his back. "She's so cute."

"Demi, stop crying at everything."

"I can't fucking help it." I groaned, and rested my head on his shoulder, smiling down at Mia's sleeping face. "She's so cute."

"I know she is." Nicko kissed my temple. "We make some pretty fucking cute kids."

"Wait. Be honest." I said, sitting up and looking at him.

"Uh oh." Nicko smirked. "What is it?"

"Do you want a boy or a girl?"

"Demi, I don't care." He rolled his eyes and looked back down at Mia.

"But if you had a choice."

Nicko sighed. "I mean it really makes no difference baby. Another daughter would be amazing, because I'd have two little girls I could spoil for the rest of my life. A son would be just as amazing, because I could teach him how to throw a baseball, and put him in martial arts. I would genuinely be fine with either one."

I sighed and settled back on his shoulder. "Maybe it's a boy, then we could have one of each."

"Do you want more after this one?"

I was surprised by Nicko's question. "Do you?"

"Maybe." He shook his head and smiled down at Mia. "I just... I don't want this to end. I want to be ten years down the line and still in love and playing with our kids."

"In ten years, we'll still be in love, and playing with our kids."

"Promise?"

My swallowed hard at the intensity in his gaze. "I promise, Nik."

"Good." He leaned over to kiss me before looking back down at Mia, softly stroking her hair. "It's crazy how much love a heart can hold. I mean I just look at her, and I never want to let her our of my sight."

"God I can't wait until she's dating." I laughed. "You're gonna have a heart attack."

Nicko scowled at me. "She can't talk to any boys except for me. She's not allowed to go to school. We can homeschool her."

"Nik." I said, raising an eyebrow.

"Fine. But she can't date until she's thirty."

"Good luck with that." I laughed, then paused. "I do want to talk to you about something, though."

"And what's that?"

"I want to get back into the spotlight."

"What?" He looked up. "Why?"

"I miss it. I miss making music and having fun and being in the studio and onstage."

"Are you sure?"

I nodded. "I can handle it, and I want to start up with my album. I have so much I want to get off my chest. I need to start writing again or I'll explode."

"What do you want to write about?"

"You." I smiled, then sighed. "And Wilmer. Just heartbreak, and love. I want to write about the love I have for you and the love I once had for Wilmer, because I did love him once, but it's over. And I haven't really had the time to force myself to deal with what he did to me. I mean therapy helps but I need my own form of therapy. I need to write through things."

"You haven't dealt with your feelings towards Wilmer?"

"I've dealt with them in a few ways. I'm over them, and they're never going to resurface, but it was still traumatizing. I still have nightmares sometimes, of Wilmer... I just need to get it out."

Then his lips were against mine. "Why didn't you tell me you were having nightmares Demi?"

"I don't know." I mumbled, looking down once he pulled away. "It's not a big deal."

"Demi." Nicko sat up and put Mia on her back between us. "It is a big deal. You're supposed to tell me these kinds of things."

"It's really not though. It's not like I wake up screaming. I have nightmares a lot, ever since I had Mia. I have nightmares about her dying, or you dying. I just have anxieties and my dreams are the forms that they take."

"Still... I want to know about these things. Please, next time you have a nightmare, wake me up."

I smiled softly and pressed my lips against his. "Okay."

"Good." Nicko flashed me a smile then scooped Mia back up, who had opened her eyes and started giggling. "Let's get this little monster dressed, then we'll all go out to breakfast. Okay?"

I laughed as he tossed her into the air a few times before walking out of the room, then laid back against the pillows and sighed, smiling at the ceiling.

I loved my life.

~*~

"Everyone please welcome... Demi Lovato!"

I smiled widely as Ellen introduced me and walked out, waving to the audience who all cheered. I hugged Ellen, then sat down in the white arm chair, crossing my legs and smiling at the cameras.

"How are you?" Ellen asked, once everyone had quieted down.

"I'm good!" I smiled, and shrugged. "Everything's going really well?"

"Including in the love department?"

"Yes." I laughed. "Nicko and I are doing wonderfully. We're so excited."

"So is it going to be a long engagement?" Ellen gave me a look. "I better get an invitation."

I smiled again and nodded. "It's going to be at least a year-long thing. We want to really just enjoy our time in the present with Mia, and then when we're ready and everything is planned, we'll do it. But there's no date actually set as of right now. I'll let you know when to check your mailbox."

"So how is parenting? You guys looked adorable in Paris last month." Pictures showed up on the screens of our family vacation and the audience 'aww'd'

"Parenting is great. We love it." More pictures of Mia showed up making me smile widely. "It's something that I never knew I wanted so badly. I mean I think everyone knows Mia wasn't exactly planned, but I wouldn't have it any other way."

"Do you want more kids?" Ellen leaned in and smirked. I had told her when we were going over questions and knew this was the prompt to spill the news.

"Actually, I'm kind of eating for two right now."

The audience gasped and screamed excitedly, the huge grin on my face as impossible to get rid of, and I put my hand on my stomach with a nervous giggle.

"How far along are you?"

"A couple months." I said, then sighed. "We weren't exactly trying to get pregnant. I had a miscarriage, and it was really rough. I wasn't really sure if I wanted more kids, because I didn't want to have the chance at going through that again. But here I am, and hopefully nothing goes wrong."

"That's amazing Demi, I'm so happy for you." Ellen said, smiling genuinely. "Does this postpone some new music?"

"Not exactly... I'm going to start writing again and I definitely want to make a few trips into the studio before I get too big and too uncomfortable to move." They audience laughed and I continued. "But after this baby's out, you can definitely expect some new music."

"What are you writing about? Me? I think it's time we come out about our relationship Demi."

I laughed along with the audience and smiled at Ellen. "It's just... You know a lot of shit has gone on since the last time I put out music. A lot has happened in my love life I mean I switched from one person who I thought was my future to another who I know I'll be with forever. It kind of makes me dizzy sometimes. My relationship with Wilmer was good for a long time. When it was bad all I wanted to do was write it out. My relationship with Nicko is so much more than I ever thought it could be. I mean, having a child together is such an intense experience. Just the love that grows between people is astronomical."

The audience cooed and clapped as Ellen grinned. "So everything is good?"

"Everything is absolutely amazing."

"That's great. I'm so happy for you Demi. Thank you for coming. Demi Lovato everybody!"

The audience clapped and I waved, walking back offstage where Kelsey was waiting, holding Mia

"Hi baby girl!" I cooed, hugging her tightly to my chest. Mia giggled and shrieked happily, snuggling into my neck.

"Demi." I looked up at Kelsey who had a worried expression. "Nicko called and asked you to come straight home. He won't tell me what happened but he sounded pissed."

I sighed and looked down at Mia, stroking her smiling cheek. "Shit."

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