Demi P.O.V

Well last night was good, but strange. I mean me and Nick doing this friend with benefits thing, I don't even know if it's going to work out, but like he said he takes away the pain for me and I take it away for him. I really wanted to push him last night to tell me what he means by that? Maybe because of Emily and Louis, family, it could be anything; I just hope he tells me soon.

You're probably thinking I'm a hypocrite, right? Because I didn't tell him about my mum? Well no one knows apart from Dallas, dad and me, well Lacey as well. I know that I will tell Nick eventually but it's too soon at the moment to burden him with something like that.

The front door opened and shut, it must have been Nick. 8:34, Jheez he's up early.

"Nick, I'm in the kitchen!" I shouted.

I heard footsteps, Nick walked closer towards me.

"You're up earlier than I thought you would be." I turned; this wasn't Nick, a sudden bolt of anger and pain swept through me. "What are you doing here?"

"Dems just let me explain."

"Explain what, how you cheated on me for two months how you called me an easy fuck, what else is there to explain?" He cringed at my words.

"Dems, I'm sorry for everything, I just need to talk to you, please."

"Why should I even let you near me after what you said to me?"

"Because it's me."

"Well the real you, showed your ass yesterday." I shouted.

"Dems, please just give me two minutes, then I'll leave, I'll be out of your life forever." My heart clenched at the idea of not seeing Danny ever again.

"Two minutes."

"Thank you."

"Well what do you have to say?"

"Where do you want me to start?"

"Yesterday."

"Okay, I'm sorry about that, I really am, I was drunk and upset that you'd broken up with me. I came here to try and ask you to take me back but when I saw you and him in that position it just...it killed me."

"Nothing was going on, we're just friends."

"I know, but you have to understand it from my point of view."

"Oh so you're allowed to go on a mad one when you see my friend lying on top of me but I'm not allowed to when I find out you've been cheating on me?" I spat.

"Okay, I kinda deserved that."

"Kinda?"

"Okay, I deserved that."

"Why did you cheat on me?"

"Demi, it's not that simple-"

"Why Danny, just tell me, I need to know." My voice broke.

"I had to do it, I couldn't tell you."

"Danny what couldn't you tell me?"

"I started dating Charlie because I needed you to hate me."

"That's absurd, why would you want me to hate you?"

"Because if you hated me it wouldn't hurt as much as if you loved me."

"Danny what are you talking about? What wouldn't hurt me if I hated you?"

"Me leaving."

"What?" My heart was literally smashed to pieces with a big old baseball bat the size of Texas.

"I'm going to college, I'm leaving tomorrow." I could see he was fighting off tears.

"You're leaving?"

"Yeah." He choked up, his fists were clenched, he hated it when I cried.

"Why didn't you tell me before?"

"Because I knew how you'd react, and I promised you I'd never leave you, and I broke that promise."

"What so by you cheating on me and making me hate you, you'd really think that it would make my heart hurt less?" I screamed, the tears streaming down my face.

"Demi, please stop crying, you're killing me."

"Yeah, well it's two ways Danny, you're killing me."

"This is what I didn't want, saying goodbye like this."

"Why?"

"Because it kills me knowing that the person I love is crying because of me." His body sunk, he backed up against the chair.

"You love me?"

"Of course I do, you knew that all along." He smiled sadly." And that's why I have to leave."

"You're leaving because you love me?"

"Yes, but because you don't love me back."

"Danny, how could you say that? I love you so much."

"I know you love me, but you're not in love with me. You love me because I stopped the pain he caused, that's it. You just love the idea of me."

"That's not true-"

"Dems, it is, deep down in that heart of yours, you know it." A tear slipped down my face. He stepped towards me, cupping my face in his hands, wiping the tears away with the pads of his thumbs.

"I'm going to miss you, so much."

"I know you are Dems, and I'm going to miss you so much until it kills me."

"Do you really have to go?"

"Yeah, it's the right thing to do for me, and for you."

"Does Lacey know about us?"

"That's your decision on whether you tell her or not." I nodded my head. "I better go; I still need to finish packing."

"Already?"

"Yeah, I'll call you when I get there?"

"And where is there?"

"New York."

"New York, that's like seven hours away?"

"I know, but they offered me a scholarship Dems, I couldn't turn that down, you know that."

"When will you be back?"

"I'll be back for a week at Christmas?"

"That's so far away." I groaned.

"It's not, time will fly."

"It better."

"If you ever need me Dems, you've got my number." He tucked a strand of hair behind my ear; I couldn't help but lean into his touch.

"I can't believe you're leaving."

"Me neither Dems." He pulled away from me. "You'll always have a piece of my heart, and I'll always love you." He positioned his hand over his heart before turning and leaving.

"Danny wait!" He stopped just before my door. "What about a goodbye kiss?" The pained look on his face showed me that he really wanted to kiss me but he really didn't as well because then he'd miss me even more. Clearly the thought over ruled the others, he lent in and pecked my lips. I'm sorry but that wasn't what I was hoping for. I grabbed his face and forced my tongue into his mouth; he groaned and lifted me up by my hips. I wrapped my legs around his waist and carried on exploring his mouth. He walked us over to the couch, where he lay me down first then he brought his body down onto mine. His hands grabbed at my shirt and pulled it over my head and let it drop to the floor.

"Demi?" Shit Nick. The hurt in his voice killed me. Danny climbed off of me and picked my shirt up from the floor, handing it back to me so I could put it back on.

"Nick, let me explain-"

"What part of our rules did you not understand? You're meant to take away the pain not cause even more." He slammed the door, shaking the whole house.

"What does he mean? Are you two together?"

"Danny, I really need to go, I'll call you later." I don't know what came over me but at this moment Nick seemed more important to me than Danny.

I ran out of the door after Nick, chasing him until he went into his own house and slammed the door in my face. There was no way that would stop me. I opened the door and his mom was sitting on the couch reading a book.

"Hi Mrs Jonas, do you mind if I go speak to Nick?"

"Demi, dear stop calling me Mrs Jonas, its Denise, and yeah go on up."

"Okay, thank you." I nodded and headed up the stairs.

"Demi?" I turned and there was Kevin with a bowl of chips.

"Oh hi Kevin, what room's Nicks?"

"Last one on the left."

"Thanks." I began to walk off.

"Demi why are you here?"

"I'm just coming to see Nick, why?"

"Nick just seemed pretty angry, know why?"

"No, did he say why?"

"He didn't say anything; I think you should leave him for a couple of hours?"

"Kevin, this is really important."

"I warned you." He turned and went into his room. What the hell did he mean, I warned you?

Okay so last door on the left here I am, I grabbed the door handle and opened the door, walking in I could tell it was Nick's room. Apart from the guitar in the corner, I thought Kevin was the musician. I closed the door and spotted Nick at the edge of his bed with his head in his hands.

"Go away."

"No, we need to sort this out." He jumped at the sound of my voice; obviously he was expecting someone else.

"Demi, please just leave." He moved his head back down in between his knees.

"Nick, I can't I need to explain what that was-"

"Well to me it looked like you were going to sleep with your ex?" He growled, ruffling his curls up.

"It wasn't like that, we were just saying goodbye."

"Normal people hug when they say goodbye, they don't sleep together."

"We didn't sleep together!"

"Yeah, but if I hadn't of walked in you would have."

"Stop it, he's going to college and I was saying goodbye in the best way that I could with him, all our emotions got mixed and it all got too heated-"

"Look Demi if I wanted the run down on how you were planning on sleeping with him I would have asked."

"I don't understand why you're acting like this; we're not even in a relationship."

"Exactly Demi, you've just proved my point." His body sunk into the mattress, his whole demeanour changing from angry to hurt and disappointment.

"What are you saying?"

"We're friends with benefits, that's it, the only rule I asked of you was to not get involved with someone else, and you've already broken it within nine hours."

"It doesn't count."

"So would it count if I went and made out with Emily?"

"Yes."

"So what's the difference, what makes you so superior that when you do it, it's okay, because it's not?"

"It was a goodbye kiss, you don't understand Nick."

"Don't tell me I don't understand, because I do." The muscle in his cheek tensing, I could see he was getting worked up again.

"Look Nick, I'm sorry okay, I didn't mean for it to happen, I thought I loved him but I don't and it was just my way of saying sorry." His face softened and he stopped pulling on his hair.

"You still shouldn't have kissed him." His voice broke; he was definitely taking this hard.

"I know I shouldn't have, and it won't happen again. You know I kinda liked where this whole friend with benefits was going." I walked towards the bed and crouched down in front of him.

"I know we're not in a relationship, and I might be over exaggerating this all, but I can't not, not after Emily...I just thought that...because you knew how much she'd hurt me... that you wouldn't hurt me, and it shouldn't hurt, not after a day of being whatever me and you are."

"Nick, you're allowed to be like that, Emily hurt you real bad, it takes time to get that trust back, especially in this type of relationship. It'd be weird if you weren't a bit over exaggerate." I chuckled, trying to ease the tension that surrounded the room.

"My brothers were right."

"What were they right about?" I reached up and rubbed at the creases in his flawless face.

"I feel things too easy; I let all the emotions hit me harder than they should."

"Nick, but that's what makes you, you." He hinted at a smile. "Can we just forget about all of this?"

"Yeah, I'd like that, but Demi please don't kiss anyone else again?"

"I won't, rule number one remember?" He laughed slightly.

"Come here." He picked me up from the ground and put me onto his lap, I straightened my legs out so I was straddling him. "I'm sorry if I shouted at you."

"Hey, no I completely deserved it."

"I can make it up to you, if you want?" He smirked.

"Uh uh, I'm going to make it up to you, for last night and now." I pushed him back so he was more central of the bed and climbed back onto his lap. "But you have to be quiet because your brothers are in the next room and your mum is downstairs." I pulled the waistband on his joggers and boxers down past his ankles and deposited them somewhere on the bed. Before he could even mutter back a response I bent my head down and took him all in my mouth. His dick was so big but I knew how to handle it. I moved forward, putting even more of him in my mouth and sucked with all my strength.

"Ohh...shit...Demi." I took him out of my mouth and licked all the way up his shaft and back down before putting him back into my mouth and sucking again. His hands tangled themselves in my hair, pulling and tugging on it the harder I sucked. I closed my mouth slightly over his dick, grazing my teeth over him. He thrusted into my mouth, I could tell he was nearing his release. I was no longer moving, he was completely in control, thrusting in and out of my mouth.

"Demi, fuck." He shot out his load in my mouth, I swallowed happily. I don't get why girls make such a big deal about not swallowing your man's cum. Not that Nick's my man, but I want to pleasure him to the most possible. His breathing evened out, and he smiled lazily up at me.

"I so wish my parents and brothers weren't here." His hands gripped my ass as he pushed me towards him, so I was now lying on top of him, my arms either side of his face, supporting my weight.

"Mmm, can't they just leave unexpectedly?"

"I really...really want them too." He connected our lips in a slow, passionate kiss. A knock on the door took us out of our haze.

"Nick, there's a man downstairs wanting to talk to you."

"Yeah, okay, I'll be down in two."

"Do you know who it is?"

"No, I really don't." He rolled out from underneath me and pulled his boxers and shorts on. He was about to leave the room when I stopped him.

"What no shirt?" I chuckled, scanning his body up and down.

"I never wear a shirt, I'll be back in five?" I nodded; he winked and closed the door.

I wonder who it could be.

Nick P.O.V

I jogged down the stairs after being with Demi. I'm glad we decided to do this friend with benefits thing; it was such a good idea. Although I was pissed off with whoever this person was because they had interrupted Demi and I, we weren't going to have sex because there was no way she could be that quiet for my mum and brothers not too hear. Yep, she was a screamer, but I liked that. One of the few people who I didn't want to see was sitting on my couch, talking to my mom.

"Mom, can you give us a minute?"

"Yeah, sure honey." She stood up and left the room. "Why are you here?"

"I wanted to explain what you saw in there."

"Demi's already explained it all; I don't need to hear it again."

"It wasn't anything, I mean it was just a kiss-"

"I know, please stop."

"Okay, well I better go, I need to pack, but Nick can you promise me one thing?"

"What?"

"Look after her, she's hurting and she needs someone like you, she's outgrown me."

"What, why is she hurting?"

"It's not my place to say."

"Is it serious?"

"Yeah, you really should speak to her, I'm sure she'll tell you everything."

"I'm sorry for hitting you last night-"

"Don't apologize, I deserved it and anyway it was a good hit." He chuckled lightly.

"I'll look after her, I won't hurt her, I promise."

"I know you won't Nick, I'll see you around."

"You too, hey good luck in college." I smiled, he was an okay guy, I suppose.

Once he was gone I ran back up to my room, she was nowhere in sight. That's when I heard the water running. I slipped out of my boxers and joggers and went into the bathroom. I could just see the outline of her body through the misty, condensed shower door. She was humming a familiar song, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. I opened the door and joined her in the shower, she was very naked.

"Nick, you scared me." She turned and hit my half dry, half wet chest.

"Hmm." I pulled her wet, naked body to mine and connected our lips.

"Who was it?"

"Danny." She pulled back, confusion and worry in her eyes.

"Why...what did he say?"

"He wanted to explain what happened in your house; he apologized for how he acted last night."

"Is that it?" Why did she look so scared?

"He also said that I need to take care of you because you're hurting real bad, what's going on Demi?"

"I can't tell you Nick, not yet."

"Should I be worried?"

"No, things are just going on in my life at the moment and I need you to keep me away from them."

"If that's all I can do at the moment I'll do it, but I need you to tell me soon, because I can't carry this on without knowing why and what caused you all this pain."

"I'll tell you soon Nick, I promise."