Hey, guys. This is my first multi-chap story – The Life After.

It continues The Day She Will Never Forget and I really hope that you'll like it. It's a Stemi story, just so you know. :D

Disclaimer: I do not own Sonny With A Chance or any characters of it. I only own the plot and the story.

~Epilogue~

Demi was waiting for this moment for forever. She was finally going to do it. She was gonna get out of this treatment center. She was gonna live a normal life again. She was gonna be back.

Demi missed so much her friends, family, work… She couldn't stand anymore being in a totally strange environment, where she was working out her problems. Demi was the one, who wanted to check in, but she was really sure that she was fine and she could go home. She was sure a month ago, but her family and doctors wanted her to stay for a bit longer. Demi couldn't say no to her family.

But now, Demi was out. She could live her normal life again. She would go out with friends, hang out with the family, work on her so waited third album. And meeting again her castmates from Sonny With A Chance. Demi really missed them. Especially Sterling. He was the one, who called every single day to check on her and just talk to her. He was the one, who was sending flowers, visit and support her. Sterling was a person that you could count on. Over the past few months, Demi started to realize that she kinda liked him. She was surprised that she was over Joe – the one, who shattered her heart into million pieces.

Demi didn't want to be with Joe. She wanted to be with Sterling.

When she was still in treatment a lot of her friends and family visited her. But she was extremely happy when he came to see if she was alright. Joe? No.

It was Sterling. She wasn't expecting him at all. One day, when she was resting, the nurse came and said that she got a visitor. "Who would that be?" Demi thought. She said that they can come in.

"Alright. But don't overwhelm yourself." The nurse was over-protective. She had a weird facial expression that moment. Demi shrugged it off.

"Okay. I will be careful, I promise."

Then the nurse left. Demi paced back and forth around her room and waited inpatient. She kept asking herself who that would be. All of her family visited today, so she was… well, curious. Then the door opened. Demi looked up and saw the one that she would never expect. Sterling.

"Sterling?" Demi was surprised. Her eyes widened.

"Hey Dem-Dem," Sterling looked at her with a small smile on his lips. He was holding flowers, obviously for Demi. He was waiting for her reaction, when all of the sudden, Demi jumped and hugged him. At first he was surprised, but he hugged her back. The feeling was so good, feeling each other's scents again. It was mutual for both of them.

"I missed you so much." Sterling hugged Demi tighter and spun her softly around.

"I missed you, too, Ster. I was surprised when you didn't come the day when Tiffany, Allisyn, Brandon and Doug visited." Demi hid that she was also sad about it. She couldn't say it. Not now.

"I'm sorry. I was at Disney's Friends for Change meeting. We had to do another commercial, so they wanted me there. I really, really wanted to come, but I couldn't. I'm so sorry."

"It's okay, I understand. Stop apologizing, because I'm gonna cry." Demi pulled out from the hug and smiled. She looked at Sterling, who was smiling too.

"Oh, I almost forgot. I got you these." He handed her the flowers – roses, daisies, sunflowers, covered in a beautiful decorative paper with other things.

"They're amazing. Thanks." Demi went to the nightstand and put the flowers in the vase. "So, what's happening lately? I wasn't around…" She motioned him to sit on the bed and he did.

"Well, we started shooting sketches for the third season of the show. I had to be in some So Random! sketches, too. It's kinda weird Chad being in So Random!" He chuckled and Demi laughed. He missed her laugh so much. But he couldn't say it. He knew that Demi didn't like him back. Besides, she was in treatment still, so she wasn't ready for another relationship.

"It must be fun… I miss being around the set. Playing with you guys. I can't wait to come out."

"You will. Don't worry. All that matters now is you getting better. Besides, your fans are waiting patient for you. I read blogs, sites – they never stopped supporting you. And not only they." Sterling made himself more comfortable on the bed.

"You're right. Thanks Sterling. That was really helpful"

They talked for another 2 hours, when the nurse came and said that Sterling had to leave. They hugged goodbye and he left. Then Demi felt that she already missed him.

I know I'm a sucker when it comes to Stemi. Oh well, I hope you'll like it and review, so I could see what you think about it. Chapter 1 will come soon, if you like it. ;)) Bye, suckahs!

Love,

Berna