Bring Me Home for Christmas {5}

The next morning, I slowly open up my eyes and realize that I'm. Not. In. My. Room. I panic and sit up quickly, everything from last night coming back to me.
"Oh no, my parents are going to kill me," I say aloud to myself, looking for my phone. I jump up and go outside to grab my phone from the couch. There are about a million texts and missed calls from my parents and Selena. I am dead. Literally. Oh god. I sit at the couch, thinking of what I was going to say to them.
Then, Joe walks in and sees me. "Hey, is everything okay?" He sits next to me, resting his hand on my knee.
I don't say anything to him, just dial Miley's number. When she picks up, I explode.
"Oh my gosh, Miley! Have my parents called you? Has Selena called you?" I ask her.
I could tell she had just gotten out of bed a while ago. "What? No. My phone was off all night. Why, whats wrong?" she asks me.
"Oh thank god. I need for you to cover for me."
After I hang up with Miley, I call my parents. They were mad at me but glad that I was okay. I told them that I was over at Miley's house and we had a movie night and I fell asleep. Miley would cover for me if they try to call her, too. But now, I had a lot of explaining to do with my two best friends.
"Is everything fine now?" Joe calls from the kitchen, where he was making coffee. He comes to me and hands me a mug.
I take it from him and he sits closely next to me. "Yeah. I'm free to stay here for a few more hours but my parents want me home later."
"Oh.. okay. Do they know about me?" he asks me. I look at him. "Its okay if no one knows about me.. or us.. I mean, its not really everyday that you meet a teenager like myself with a daughter."
I put my mug down on the table in front of us. I raise my legs up on the couch and they fall on Joe's lap. "Its not that.. I've just been spending so much time with you and Hailey that I dont now who to tell first and where to start." I smile at him and lean up to fix his messy hair. "I'm not ashamed to be with you," I say.
He kisses my cheek once. "I like you a lot, Dem."
"I like you a lot, too, Joe."

Minutes later, Hailey wakes up from her sleep and after Joe gives her some milk, she's back to sleep again. I was sitting in bed, watching him lower her into her crib. He sits back down on the bed and turns to me.
"I don't feel like going out today," he sighs, climbing under the covers.
"Thats fine.. we could stay here and just talk," I suggest.
He doesnt say anything for a while and just lays there, lost in thought. He was staring up at the ceiling before he finally turns over on his side to face me.
"Hi," I say.
"I had a dream last night," he says, looking at me.
"I know.. do you want to talk about it?"
He stops to think for a while and then nods. "I think there are some things that I'm ready to tell you, Dem."
I nod, happy that he could trust me. "I'm listening."
It took him a while before he started to talk. He told me a lot of things and I was just surprised at what he's already been through at a young age.
"I guess I'll just start with Hailey's mom.. its a very long, confusing story so I might leave some stuff out." I nod, giving him my full attention. "Her name was Camilla.. wow, I haven't said her name in a real long time." He laughs a bit to himself, running his hand through his hair. "We met in middle school and I could tell she really liked me. She was one of those quiet overachievers. Ever met anyone like that?" I nod. "They focus on their grades and study alll the time. Camilla was such a smart-ass. I was jealous of her. At the time, we'd only been just really good friends. Then high school came and she got into cheerleading and that was the start of her grades dropping. We started to date in the middle of freshman year. She made me really happy." He grabs my hand and starts to play with my fingers. "Um, during junior year, she got pregnant. It was a real shock because we swore to God that we were being careful. But not careful enough. My parents didnt really approve of Camilla, I dont know why. But I loved her with everything in me and I wasnt going to just leave her. My parents would constantly beg me to find someone better but I couldnt." He looks down, on the verge of tears. "It was last Christmas that.. my parents and little brother died in a car crash." He swallows the lump in his throat and squeezes my hand. Now I understood why Christmas wasnt a good time for him. "It was on Christmas eve.. me and my other two brothers were just wrapping gifts for them at home and my parents took my little brother with them to pick up dinner. The road was really slippery because of the ice and snow.. they died, just like that," he says, snapping his fingers.
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[LOVATiCLOVER]

oh my god...I am on the verge of tears...no no that is so terribly sad :/

[BricelaBMJ]

yes. PLZ more of joe's story!

[ohmyjonas135889]

Poor joe! Loved it more please!

[vjj15productions]

awe I feel so bad for Joe and i definitely want to read more about Joe's past. I can't wait for more.

[ILuvNiley4evaNalways]

Awwe I feel so bad for Joe nd I love this story

[ZanessaGaily]

Poor Joe!! D':

[kittycatangel99]

Aww poor Joe, I'm glad he was able to trust Demi and tell her his story.

[jemijickniley101]

:"( 

[Annshamek]

Omg poor joe. Love demi. Want more of story.

[katherinearlena21]

awww :(