CHAPTER 21

    Mac's POV 

           Since the hospital scare, Demi makes me takes these really gross pills. They taste like throw up. No matter how much I cry and say I don't want to, Demi makes me take them. I have to drink alot of milk too. Demi says it has something to do with calcium. I don't really know what that means, but if it's important to her, I'll do it. 

       Demi and I are laying in bed. She's so pretty, one day I want to look just like her. I touched her arm. "Demi, wake up." Nothing. I shoved her arm. "Demi, you gotta get up." Still nothing. I sat there, thinking of what I could do to wake her up. Suddenly, an idea came to me. I straddled her and put my hands on her cheeks, squishing them to make a fish face. Demi's eyes flew open and she blew into my face, flipping me over and started tickling me, I screamed. "Nooooo! Demi stop stop pleaasee." I squealed and squirmed in her arms. Demi was laughing so hard she started crying and fell onto the bed next to me. We laid down for a couple for minutes, catching our breath before Demi spoke.

        "Hey Mac?" "Yeah?" She  nuzzled up to me, and I laid my head on her shoulder. "I was invited to go on the Ellen show tomorrow, it's basically a t.v show where you go and answer questions. The producers wanted to know if I wanted to clear up some rumors surrounding your adoption. A lot of people are asking questions, assuming things... I just want to set the record straight. I'm asking for your permission to tell the world about you." Demi explained. I had been thinking about this for a long time, So far, Demi's fans were actually really nice. Whenever we went out and they saw us the girls would take pictures of me and them with Demi. 

         I nodded my head slowly. "Wouldn't it be easier if I just came on the show with you?" I said carefully. Demi looked at me, "Well, yeah it would be, but I don't want you to be pressured into anything you don't want to do. I do not want you doing this for me. You need to be totally comfortable with the entire thing." "Demi I want to go on the show. I want to help." I said. Demi smiled. "Would I be a terrible mom if I asked you for one more thing?" I rolled my eyes. "You're the best mom ever. No matter what you ask for." She smiled and said, "I have to go into the studio to record some songs for my new album. I also wanted you to meet some people from work, they're all really excited but I told them I had to ask you first." I smiled, it made me feel grown up whenever Demi asked me something like this. It made me feel special, like I mattered. "I would like that a lot." "Well then, let's go get some food in that tummy of yours!" Demi scooped me up and we walked downstairs." 

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            I sat in the recording studio, while Demi was behind the glass. There was a guy named Phil sitting next to me, and he was really nice. He gave me a set of headphones and said that I could hear everything Demi did behind the glass along with the music. Soon, Demi gave a thumbs up and the music started. When Demi opened her mouth. My jaw dropped along with it. 

     "The day I, first met you, you told me, you'd never fall in love.

But now that, I get you I know fear, is what it really was. 

Now here we are, so close, yet so far. Haven't I not passed the test?

When will you realize, baby i'm not like the rest. 

Don't wanna break your heart wanna give your heart a break 

I know you're scared it's wrong like you might make a mistake 

There's just one life to live and theres not time to wait, to wait.

So let me give your heart a break, give your heart a break.

Let me give your heart a break, your heart a break.

Oh yeah yeah.  

      The music drifted off and Demi stopped singing, then she looked at me and started laughing. I realized my mouth was still wide open. She walked out of the booth into the room to start the playback and see what she needs to fix, even though it was perfect. "What did you think?" Demi said as she took the headphones off of me. "It was amazing! I didn't know you could sing like that!" Demi started laughing, "Yeah I mean it's kind of my thing." She said sarcastically, then she said, "Well we should be wrapping it up soon, then we can go get lunch. I have a lunch meeting with Ellen, she wants to meet you before the show that way it's more comfortable with you. Is that good?" Demi talked so fast I could barely understand her. I just nodded, Demi saw my confused expression. "Sorry babygirl, that was really fast. We're just going to wrap here and then go to lunch with Ellen, the talk show host. She wants to meet you and walk you through the interview so that we can get you more comfortable... Better?" I smiled and I nodded. Demi checked her watch. "Shit we need to get out of here so were not late." Phil raised an eyebrow at Demi's choice of words. She rolled her eyes. "Believe me, it's fine. I walked in on Maddie teaching her words that were a lot worse." I giggled at the memory of that night. Demi scooped me up, we said goodbye to Phil, and walked out of the room to Demi's car. 

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    Demi's POV   

    Me and Mac walked into the tiny cafe that Ellen had given us directions to. We saw the blonde haired woman dramatically waving at us from across the enclosed room. Mac started to giggle and squirmed so I could put her down. But she grabbed my hand and walked towards her. "Hey little squirt." Ellen said, kneeling down and sticking out her hand, Mac giggled and shook it. "Hey Dems! Long time no see!" I loved Ellen, she's always so happy and perky. "Hey! Ellen! How's Porshia?" I said smiling. "Oh she's greeaat! She'll be at the show tomorrow, hasn't shut up about it." Ellen winked and I giggled, "Mac, this is Ellen. Ellen, this is my daughter, Mackenzie." I introduced them, Mac rolled her eyes at my use of her full name. "Call me Mac." She said. Ellen laughed, "Mac it is then!" Then, she motioned for a waitress, and a girl came over with the nametag 'Brianna' "Hey guys! What can I get y'all?" She said smiling, "I'll take a louisiana lightning sub and an iced tea." Ellen said. "And we'll second that." I motioned for me and Mac. "Sure, no problem!" She said, and walked away.

       When we got our food, Ellen looked up and said,  " So, Mac. How's it been living with Demi?" Ellen said, I looked at her with my eyebrows raised. "It's great! I love being with Demi." Mac replied, "Come onnn there must being something that happened, give me the dirt.!" Ellen begged, "Wellll she's not very good at waking up on time.." Mac said and peeked at me. I rolled my eyes. "Okay Okay! I'll admit to it! I don't wake up easily!" I said putting my hands up. Ellen laughed. "Well, I know the worlds a bit confused on your situation Mac, I was wondering if you could explain it to me? Or if Demi could?" She said. Mac looked up at me nervously. I nodded and replied, "Mac came from a broken home, she's going through court sessions, and a bunch of things with her biological father. When I was looking for a little girl to adopt I immediately saw that me and Mac had a connection. I could feel it. I think thats the reason why I knew I had to have Mac. No matter what baggage or past she carried with her. At first, she wouldn't speak to anyone. When I found her, she hadn't spoken a word in two years. Then, one night I lost it. I had been overwhelmed with work and family and just life in general and I was crying in the bathroom. Then Mac came in, I didn't want to darken her life anymore than her father already had so I kept telling her to go away. But She didn't. Instead, she told me that she loves me. Needless to say, there were a TON of tears." Ellen nodded, "It seems like your a very special girl. I can see that Demi loves you very much." She said. Mac nodded. "So Demi, how have your fans and your family reacted to this big news?" "Well, my family absolutely ADORES Mac, you actually have to pry Mac away from Maddie and Dallas... As for my fans, this is the first time I've actually come out and told anyone. Mac and I have been trying to keep a low profile, but whenever we do see fans, they're all really nice and supportive." Ellen nodded, "Are there any claws that have come out from the momma bear?" I laughed, "Well I'm still adjusting, but yeah there actually have been a few, I never realized it, but as a mom you really just want to perserve a child's innocence. I walked in on Maddie teaching Mac how to say bitch, and I freaked out. Of course, I'm not the most innocent with that. I have a mouth like a sailor and I'm sure Mac can attest to that, and then another time with the paparazzi, the first time we went out they seemed to know everything about her past. They were screaming vulgar things and all I wanted to do was go ape on them and start screaming. But that's what they want. So I refrained." Ellen laughed, "Well it seems like your an amazing mother Demi, I'm so proud of you." "Thank you so much El, I really appreciate it." I thanked her, "Oh and one more thing," Ellen said. I looked up and her. "It was lovely to meet you Mac, I'm looking foward to our show tomorrow. The interview wil basically go exactly like that. I won't try and put you on the spot with anything... Oh and Demi?" I raised an eyebrow, "I'm paying and there's nothing you can do about it!" And she walked off with the check, I rolled my eyes laughing. Then turned to Mac. "So what did you think?" Mac smiled. "I like her a lot! She seems really nice, and funny." I nodded. "Yeah she is, I love going on her show!" With that, we took the back entrance out into the parking lot, got in the car, and made our way back home.

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     Okay, so i'm like so so so so so so so sorry that i haven't updated in so long, first i got really sick, then I wrote an entire chapter, longer than this one and then just as I was about to save it, MY COMPUTER FREAKING CRASHED. I was so pissed, then I wrote another chapter and I had it halfway done, but my computer fell off the bed, which shifted the ram in my software and it broke. So i got it fixed and then I wrote this. I'm really sorry but I promise to update again soon! 

Comment what you want them to talk about more in the Ellen interview!

  -Rachel