Chapter 11
Demi awoke the next morning very disoriented to her surroundings. It took her a minute to remember the events of the evening before. As she rolled over, she saw Nick was still sleeping. Not wanting to wake him in order to give her more time to process what had happened, she slipped quietly out of bed and gathered her clothing. She quickly headed into the bathroom.
Demi put her clothes back on and turned to look at herself in the mirror supporting herself with her hands on either side of the sink. She splashed water on her face in an attempt to wake up and shake the cobwebs out.
Ok, Demi. Let's think this through. So, I slept with Nick. The sex was good even though I couldn't really let go, but that will come (cum) with time, right? Demi laughed to herself at the "punny" she had made in her mind. I mean, it was the same way with Wilmer. It took me a while to be able to do that with him and even so it wasn't consistent, but that's not what sex/making love is all about, right? Nick was much more attentive last night than Wilmer ever was, so that has to count for something. I mean, who cares if I can't have an orgasm right away? I'm pretty sure that Nick had fun.
Bottom line - Nick is a great guy. We have known each other for years. He gets me, really gets me. He has seen me in my highest of highs and my lowest of lows and still wants to be with me. Also, I'm fairly certain that he loves me and possibly is in love with me. I would be crazy to walk away and not see where this goes. Now, the question is do I love him. Hmmmmm . . .
Demi pondered this thought over and over in her mind.
I know I love him as a friend and obviously now more than a friend as of last night. Am I in love with him? No, I don't think so, but I don't have to be right now. That can evolve as we get to know each other in a more intimate way. Don't over think this, Demi. Just go with it. What do you have to lose? You know Nick will always have your best interests at heart. He's a good soul. You know that for sure. You have seen that first hand for years.
Demi was so lost in her head that she jumped when she felt arms snake around her waist and a single kiss placed on her shoulder.
"Good morning, beautiful." said Nick smiling.
"Oh, hey. You scared me!" said Demi leaning back into Nick's strong arms.
Demi turned to face him, "Listen, I didn't realize how late it is already. I hate to do this, but I have to run otherwise I'm going to be late for a meeting."
"Can I make you some breakfast first?"
"No, I will probably just grab something on the way."
"Ok. Wish I could convince you to stay but I totally understand. Let me walk you out." Nick put his arm around Demi's waist escorting her to her car.
"Oh, crap!"
"What's wrong, Demi?" said Nick with a look of concern.
"I totally left my purse, guitar, notebook, and phone in your studio. Here, I'll go get them."
"Nonsense. Wait here and I will grab them."
As Demi waited for Nick to get back, she was completely unaware of the camera shutter going off multiple times in the background.
"Here you go, beautiful." said Nick as he handed Demi her purse.
Demi dug inside, found her keys, and unlocked her car. Nick opened her door and loaded the rest of her things in for her.
"So, call you later?" said Nick.
"Sure. That sounds great."
Nick leaned in for a kiss as he tucked a loose strand of hair behind Demi's ear. "Talk to you soon."
"Ok, Nick."
Nick shut Demi's car door and watched her drive off smiling to himself. He was finally with the girl he had wanted for years.
Demi drove to her condo so she could shower and get ready for her meeting. As she opened her door, she dropped her stuff on the sofa and went over to the kitchen to start some coffee brewing to try to get some much need caffeine injected into her body. As she waited for her first cup of the day, she grabbed her phone and started scrolling through missed texts and calls. It was then that she noticed that she had missed a call from Santana.
"Shit."
Demi felt horrible. She had told Santana she would be around and for her to call. "Crap, crap, crap." Some friend, I am. Well, it's too late to call her back right now because I'm barely going to make my meeting as it is. I'll just text her letting her know that I will call her tonight.
Demi sent a quick text to Santana and headed back to her bedroom to get ready.
Later that evening . . .
As soon as Santana walked in the door, Jordy ran up with tears in his eyes. Santana immediately dropped to her knees so she was at his level. "What's wrong, baby?" taking him into her arms for a hug, stroking his hair. "What's wrong? Are you hurt?"
"N-no. It's just that . . . that . . ."
"That what?"
"Mom, D-D-Demi has a new b-b-boyfriend."
"What? What are you talking about, Jordy?" Santana felt her heart sink.
"I heard it today at school. Nick Jonas is her boyfriend. Wh-Wh-Why didn't she pick me?" Jordy said through his sobs.
"Shhhh." Santana faced Jordy, put a hand on each of his arms, and stared intently into his eyes. "Listen, buddy, just because someone told you this doesn't make it true. And you know, you are too young to date her anyway." Santana flashed forward to Jordy being old enough to date. It was a terrifying thought. She shook the image her head and came back into reality. Calm down, he's only 6, Santana. You have time to prepare for that. Let's handle today's issues.
"So, maybe it's not t-t-true."
"Yeah, buddy. It may not be, but even if it is, it's ok. She's an adult and if Nick makes her happy, then that's a good thing, right?" Santana felt her stomach turned as she said that.
"I-I-I guess so."
Santana wiped away the tear streaks from Jordy's face and pulled him in for another hug. "Of course it is. It's all going to work out how it's supposed to. You just need to let everything play out. Everything happens for a reason. You'll see. Now, let's go find your sisters."
Santana walked with Jordy to the kitchen and was greeted by Sophia and Gabby. "Hi girls" said Santana hugging and kissing each of them. "Hey, Morgan."
"Hey, Mrs. L."
"How was school, girls?"
"It was good." said Sophia.
"Ok, I can't wait to hear all about it; however, it's getting kind of late, so we'll talk about everything you did tomorrow."
"Ok, Mommy." Sophia and Gabby both said.
"Morgan, what else do the kids need to do before bedtime?"
"Just brush teeth and reading."
"Ok, great. Kids, go brush your teeth then I will be in to read you one story before it's time to hit the hay."
Santana dropped her work in her office and headed back to the kitchen to grab an apple to munch on while the kids finished brushing her teeth. It had been a long day at work, but Santana could already tell it was going to be a pickup dodgeball night, especially if it turned out to be true that Demi was with Nick. If that was the case, she was going to need to get some aggression out before she talked to Demi.
After Santana finished reading to the kids, she got them tucked in and kissed them goodnight. She went into her office and turned on her computer. Once it booted up, she googled "Demi and Nick." The first of many links that showed up showed a picture of the two of them kissing less than 24hrs ago. She clicked on the short article and quickly skimmed it. It said that neither side had confirmed the dating rumors but the kiss looked pretty indicative as to what was going on.
Santana rubbed her temples. Jesus, that was fast. Why do even I care? It's not like she was ever going to be with me. She is straight for god's sake. There is absolutely nothing I can do to change that. I have to figure out a way to be ok with being friends. I'm just not sure how to not feel what I feel.
Santana shook her head, stood up, and went to get changed. A short while later, she bid Morgan "adieu" and drove to Sky Zone determined to get her head straight by inflicting her dodgeball prowess on others.
A/N: Ugh, so ready for Demi and Santana to be together already. I really dislike having to write the Nick storyline, but I gotta do it! Both Demi and Santana have some work to do before they can be a legit couple.
Again, thanks for the feedback, the follows, and favorites. I truly appreciate all the support and encouragement. It means so much to me especially since this is my first attempt at "story" writing. In addition, I wanted to give a big shout out to a very gift writer, clover27. I'm currently reading her Santana Oneshots ( s/10462422/1/Santana-Oneshots). If you haven't done so already, you have got to check them out. They are A-MAZING!