CHAPTER 8- A Mother's Love. 

Demi's POV 

A Mother's love for her child is something another human will never understand. The bond between a mother and her child is something so incredibly strong, that it is unconditional. It is a crazy and intense love, that's full of changing of diapers and brushing of hair, playing with stuffed animals and eventualy makeup. Boys and Girls the love doesn't change, only morphs into something beautiful. It is said that when a woman's child is i danger that activates something so primal in her she can do inhuman things. 'Momma Bear' Becomes a reality. So, don't mess with her cubs. 

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         I woke up to fingers trailing softly down the skin of my bare back. I was curled against Nick was my head on his chest and our legs overlapping each other. Sneakily, I peeked up at Nick only to find he was already staring at me with warm brown eyes that were full of emotion and a smile on his face. "Hi." I said, in a small voice. He leaned down and kissed my forehead lightly, "Hi." We both grew silent then- me listening to the steady beating of Nick's heart, and him once again tracing patterns on my skin drawing goosebumps to the surface. Then, my phone buzzed, ruining the perfect moment. 

From; Marissa! 
Hey, outside with Mac... get dressed and let us in? Make sure you put away the condoms... they do say keep away from children on the box. 

           I quickly sat up and Nick groaned, "Sorry babe but Marissa's here with Mac." Suddenly, a small smile appeared on his face, "What?" Nick just shrugged, "You called me babe, that's the first time you've done that since the accident." Smirking, I leaned forward and pressed my lips to his, brushing my tongue along his bottom lip. "Let's go babe." 

           We got dressed and walked downstairs. The second I pulled open the door a smirk appeared on Marissa's face. "Did ya'll have a nice night?" She asked, handing me Mac. "Yeah we did." Mac poked at my neck, making me wince, "Mama why do you have a boo boo?" Marissa's grin widened as I slapped a hand over my neck, glaring at Nick as I fumbled for an answer "Yeah Demi... Why do you have a bruise on your neck?" My glare turned onto my bestfriend, "I fell." Mac nodded and leaned over to Marissa, "She does that alot." I rolled my eyes and handed Mac to Nick, "Marissa can I talk to you for a sec?" She nodded innocently and as soon as I shut the door Marissa grinned. "So how was it? Better than you, remember?" She laughed at her own joke and I shook my head, "What movie did you guys watch?" Her expression turned serious, "Relax Dems, it was Monsters Inc okay?" I sighed in relief, "Thank you Mar." Marissa shrugged, "I love that kid too you know." I smiled and pulled her into a hug, "I know you do." 

            After Marissa left, I walked back inside when Mac and Nick were sitting on the couch. "So, how was your sleepover babygirl?" I asked, plopping down beside Mac and pulling her onto my lap. "It was good." I frowned at her vague answer and glanced at Nick who shrugged and got up, motioning about giving us alone time. I lifted Mac so she was facing me, "What's up babe?" Mac's eyes darted around and she shrugged, "Nothing." I lifted her chin with my fingers, "C'mon Mac, spill." Again, my daughter stayed silent. "Alright go wash up, i'm gonna help Dada." A look of pure fear washed over Mac's features and one of her tiny hands fisted my shirt, "Can you come with me?" I furrowed my brow, "Why?" Mac shrugged, "I missed you?" Although it was heart warming to hear, I could see right through the lie but decided to leave it alone until she wanted to talk. "Okay, I'll go with you." I went to put her down, but one look at her face told me that was not happening. So, I picked her up and walked to the bathroom. As Mac washed her hands she kept glancing around as if something was going to jump out at her. "Are you sure you're okay baby?" She looked up at me in the mirror and slowly nodded, "I'm fine mama." I sighed, picked her up, and walked back into the kitchen where Nick was. "Hey ladies, want some lunch?" Mac and I both nodded, "Alright! Mac, can you take this to the table?" Nick asked, holding out a bowl of pasta salad. Mac shook her head and clutched at my shirt. I grabbed the bowl and shot Nick a sympathetic look as I walked out of the room to the dining room table. "What's wrong with you today?" I asked. Mac just shrugged again, "Nothing." Biting my lip too keep from getting frustrated, I walked back into the kitchen and perched back on a chair despite her protests and turned to hug Nick. "I love you." I murmured, placing a kiss quickly on his lips. The moment was ruined by a high-pitched whine from Mac. I turned around before Nick could reach for her with a disapproving expression. "Mackenzie Lovato. You listen to me, you either tell me what's wrong or you stop whining about it. You have to be a big girl okay?" Mac sniffled, then nodded and I lifted her to the floor, "Okay go sit down." Without a word she ran off. Sighing, I buried my face into Nick's chest and felt his strong arms wrap around me. "She's fine, just having an off day I guess." I leaned my chin on his chest and looked up at him. "I hope you're right." 

           The entire day Mac has been acting weird and distant. I began to wonder if I'd been too hard on her at lunch but Nick assured me otherwise. When I tucked her in was an, "I love you mama, goodnight." In a dead tone, so I went to bed with Nick. 

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         I woke up in complete darkness. With a groan, I rolled over to check my phone. 3:02 AM. Stupid fucking body, why can't I just have one good nights sleep? I suddenly became aware of the dryness of my throat and silently got out of bed as to not wake up Nick. As I walked down the hallway I noticed Mac's door cracked open with light streaming out. Frowning, I peeked in and saw her sitting on the bed with her head in her hands and a baseball bat from downstairs next to her. I stepped in the room and leaned against the doorway. "And you expect me to believe that there's nothing bothering you." Mac's head snapped up and she grabbed the bat before letting it slowly fall to the bed. "You scared me mama." I half-smiled and walked further into the room, sitting next to her onto the bed and wrapping my arms around her. "So are you gonna tell me what all of this is about?" Mac sighed, leaning into me. "There's a bad thing in a closet." I cocked an eyebrow, "What do you..." Suddenly, it clicked. they'd watched Monsters Inc, and she thought there were monsters in her closet. "Babygirl there are no monsters is in there..." Mac was already shaking her head, "Not monsters, Dolls." My confusion grew, "What movie did you watch with you aunts? And don't lie to me." Mac buried her head into my chest and mumbled something, "What was that?" she sniffled, and looked up at me through her big brown eyes, "Chuckie." 

          I could feel the anger and protectiveness rising in my chest. "Aunt Marissa and Aunt Maddie let you watch Chuckie?" Mac nodded, "It's not their fault, I wanted to watch a big girl movie." I shook my head, becoming more and more infuriated by the second. "Please don't be mad at me momma." I shook my head and leaned it against hers, "I'm not mad at you babygirl. I'm very upset with your aunts, but not mad at you." Mac smiled and snuggled into me as a yawn escaped her lips. "Did you sleep at all last night?" She shook her head, "Alright baby, I'll sleep with you tonight okay?" Mac shook her head again, "I can't sleep momma what if Chuckie comes?" I pinched the bridge of my nose and internally cursed Marissa and Maddie, "I won't let anything happen to you baby, I'll never let anything happen to you okay?" After a second of deliberation Mac nodded, "Okay." (A/N: NOT. 'tfios' moment. It's just a question and an answer.) I smiled and settled back into the pillows. "I love you momma." My hands stroked patterns in her hair, "I love you too baby." Mac looked up at me, "Always?" I couldn't help the smiled that broke out onto my face as I leaned down to kiss her forehead. "Always." 

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