CHAPTER 13- Awake

Demi's POV  

Shouldn't you know by now, that everything is not what it seems?    

        My eyes fluttered open, the blackness clearing from my vision. The pain in my head was my only thought as I reached up to touch my forehead. The room was dark, nighttime? My hand suddenly snagged on something, I looked down to see my IV in my arm. It all suddenly came back to me, Nick, Mac. Mac. Oh my God. A sob ripped through my chest and I buried my head into my hands. "Demi?" I looked up, "Nick?! What the fuck are you doing here?!" He frowned, "I came as soon as the hospital called... Mac-" "Mac! Is she okay?" As Nick's face grew more and more confused so did my frustration. "She's fine Demi. I'm more worried about you-" "How could you not be worried about her?! She's on fucking life support!" He stood up and walked over to me. "Don't come neat me you fucking cheater." He didn't stop, but took my hand, ignoring it when I pulled away. "Demi, when did all of this happen?" I rolled my eyes, "Last week!" Nick's expression was sympathetic. "Demi you've been in a coma for the past month. It's December 17th." I froze, "What?" Nick nodded, "You were in a car accident, Mac and I took my car home and you went to get McDonald's." I blinked, "But... Mac..." Nick took my face in his hands suddenly, leaning our foreheads together. "Mac is fine. She's with Marissa and the rest of your family in the food court." I nodded, my eyes flickering between his lips and his eyes. Needing no other signal, our mouths met. I pulled his body closer as one hand brought my waist to his, arching my back off of the bed. "MOMMY!" I pulled away from Nick and saw Mac standing in the doorway. She'd grown, her hair was longer, and her huge grin showed a couple more missing teeth. "Hey babygirl." Eddie lifted her onto the bed and she scrambled onto my lap. "Careful honey." Nick warned, but I waved him off and threw my arms around her. "You were asleep for a really long time mommy." She whispered in my ear. "I know baby, but I'm awake now. I'm here now." I said softly, stroking her hair as she clung to me. We stayed like this for a few minutes until I was reminded of the other people in the room. "Hey mom." My mom smiled, tears already in her eyes as she hugged me with Mac sandwiched between us because she refused to let go of me. Once hugs had been given to everyone, a doctor walked in holding a clipboard. "Hello Miss Lovato, How're you feeling?" I shrugged, "A little confused, but good otherwise... Shouldn't I have a headache or something?" She looked at her clipboard and wrote something down. "Well, you were out for a while which allowed your body to heal the trauma, so relatively speaking you're completely healthy. You might be a little sore, and if you move too quickly you might feel a bit light-headed or dizzy but that's about it. So I have your discharge papers here, you're free to leave." She paused at the door before walking out, "It's good to see you awake Demi." I smiled, "Thank you so much." After she left, my family said their goodbyes, and I was left with Nick and Mac. "So... What did I miss?" Nick grinned and nodded towards Mac, "She wants a puppy." 

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        "Home sweet home." Nick murmured as we stepped inside the familiar house. I smiled and set Mac on her feet to go play. Once she'd ran off I turned back to Nick who was staring at me with an emotion that I couldn't place fierce in his eyes. "What?" I murmured, self-consciously tucking a lock of my hair behind my ear. He pulled me into a tight hug, "This feels amazing. Having you here, in my arms... I swear I prayed to God every night begging that I'd never ask for anything from him again if you would pulled through this." He whispered in my ear. I pulled away slightly and looked deep into his eyes, "I love you too." I could see the wetness in his eyes for a second before his arms wrapped around my waist and our lips were moving in sync. I grabbed at his muscled shoulders and he pressed my back against the wall. Our tongues fought, and I let out a soft moan, I'd missed this so much. 

"You guys are gross." 

         We both turned and burst out laughing at the sight of Mac standing in the hallway with her nose wrinkled. I ran over and swung her into my arms, peppering kisses all over her face as peals of laughter erupted from her tiny body. "Momma stop! Ew!" I laughed and pulled her close. Nick wound his arms around both of us and I sighed in content, internally rejoicing at the fact that my happy little family was once again, perfect. 

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        I walked into the bedroom where Nick lay after putting Mac to bed and hesitated. Nick's bare back was facing me. Self-consciously, I ran a hand over my sweatshirt covered stomach and toyed with th strings of my yoga pants. It felt strange taking off my pants and climbing into bed with him, even though I'd done it dozens of times before. I looked down at my stomach again, being in the hospital with an IV flushing me with nutrients had definitely added a few pounds. "Demi?" I looked up and saw Nick sitting up in the bed with a worried expression on his face. "Are you okay?" I smiled timidly and nodded. "You know you're gonna melt in that right? I mean I know it's December but we still live in Los Angeles." I nodded, but still looked down at my stomach that I know was pudgier than before. "Demi." Nick got out of bed and walked into the closet, coming out with a pair of boxers and one of his t-shirts. I blushed as I took them, even thought they were my usual bedtime attire. "Thanks." After I changed, I sat on the bed, my back straight. Nick sighed, "Demi what's wrong?" I shrugged, "Noth-" "Don't lie. I know you too well for that shit." I sat back against the pillows. "I just... I don't know." Nick intertwined our fingers and kissed my knuckles, "I'll go sleep on the couch if it makes you feel better." Tentatively, I nodded and he kissed my forehead, took a pillow, and walked out. I pulled the blankets over me and laid there for a couple of minutes. This made it worse than before, I liked having his warm body close to me, but it was still foreign to be half naked and curled into his side. After another couple of minutes, I tip-toed into the living room where Nick was laying on the couch, trying to fall asleep. "Hi." He turned around and smiled, "Hey." I rocked back on my heels. "Can you come back to bed?" Nick cocked an eyebrow, but dind't question my indecisiveness as he followed me back into the bedroom. We got under the covers and laid there silently, about a foot of space between us. Nick's hand took mine and locked our fingers. Slowly, I drifted off to sleep. 

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        When I woke up my head was on Nick's chest, his arms wrapped loosely around me, and one of my legs thrown over him. I shifted again, but he pulled me back, and I realized his eyes were open. "Hi." He smiled, "Hey." Nick looked down at me and slowly leaned forwards, kissing my softly, with growing passion. After a few seconds, he pulled away with a small smile. "It's gonna take a us awhile to get back to where we were isn't it?" I shook my head, "It's nothing. I'm just trying to process everything right now. You and Mac are the only thing I'm really sure of right now." Nick nodded, but still looked unconvinced. I pulled his head down and crashed my lips onto his, determined to overcome the stupid shit holding me back. Nick smiled against my lips as I moved the straddle him. 

"That's my Demi." 

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HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHA AND ALL OF YOU THOUGHT I WAS SUCH A FUCKING BITCH FOR 'KILLING' OR 'MURDERING' MAC. SUCK IT. 

ANYWAY IF YOU STILL DIDN'T COMPLETELY GET IT HERE'S THE PLOT TWIST. 

Basically from the moment demi 'woke up' with amnesia in the beginning of forgotten is all a dream she had while she was in a coma, including the Nick drama and the Mac drama. It is now December 17th 2011 Demi has been in a coma for about 1 month. 

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