Complete Harmony (Sequel to The Missing Lyric- Nemi)

Chapter 3

Demi

I said, "Maybe," but the moment that word came out of my mouth, I wanted to grab it & shove it back down my throat. I pressed my lips together as Nick's hurt expression made me feel guilty. I sighed, quietly, trying to keep myself calm. I had a lot of practice, lately, keeping my feelings from coming out, in order to spare Lyric from seeing me upset. I didn't want her to know Nick & I were fighting.

"Really?" Nick finally choked out.

My shoulders slumped as I let out another sigh, this one a little louder. "Nick. This is huge. There's no compromising with this. I don't know what other option we have."

Nick came at me, quickly, keeping his eyes fixated on me, as he took my hands. "Demi, please just give me three months. We'll stick a pin in this & talk about it again in three months, then I can get my head straight. I love you. I don't want to lose you. I don't want to lose our family."

"Okay, Nick, then tell me this. If in three months you still aren't sure you want a baby, are you going to just force yourself to be okay with it & have a baby with me anyway?" I asked, him, watching his face, closely.

Nick's eyes looked down for a moment as he inhaled, sharply. "I think I would have to. I mean I can't be the only guy who didn't care if he had a kid or didn't feel like he really wanted a kid, but had one anyway. I mean I didn't want Lyric, but I love her, so..." Nick nodded, his lips together, then managed to curve them into a slight smile. "Yea, I would be okay to discuss it & figure out when would be a good time. Can that be enough for now?"

I took a deep breath, not really wanting to talk about this anymore. "Yea. But I don't want to wait three months. You have until Mother's day to get your shit together. That gives you a little less than two months."

"You want to discuss it on Mother's day?"

"Yes. It's fitting, since I want to know when you'll make me a mother again." I gave him a smile, but he didn't return it. In fact, he looked like he was going to be sick. "Okay... no more talk about it until we talk to Lyric about it."

"Tomorrow we can talk to her." Nick said with little enthusiasm.

I nodded my head. "Then Sunday, she's going to my parents. Remember we have that charity dinner for the Ryan Seacrest foundation. You're singing, aren't you?"

"Shit. Yea. I forgot about that. Anyway, i think we should take Lyric somewhere special to talk to her. Make it a family day tomorrow."

"I like that idea but where should we go?" I asked, looking down at my hands that Nick was still holding. I wanted to burst into tears, but I took a few shallow breaths to keep that from happening. I was still emotional about this whole situation, even though Nick agreed to talk about it in a month or so. I knew he might not feel like he wanted a baby, but he said he'd have one anyway. My heart ached because I wasn't sure if I wanted to have a baby with him if he really didn't want one.

"We could borrow a boat from one of our friends. Pack a picnic lunch & spend the day on the ocean."

"Water will be too cold for swimming." I said, turning & walking to sit down on the couch.

"We can fish." Nick chuckled.

I rolled my eyes, knowing both of us hated fishing. "I guess we can just sunbathe & take the guitars out with us. I love playing on a boat."

"Yea." Nick, suddenly, sounded excited as he sat down next to me & grabbed the remote. "I'll text Greg & ask him if we can borrow his boat. Want to watch a movie?"

"I'm actually kind of tired. Think I'll go up to bed." I said, stifling a yawn as I stood up. As I went to walk away, Nick grabbed my hand, so I looked down at him.