Nine
Next Day - Texas
Denise stood in the kitchen whipping up another scrumptious meal for her family. She was cooking Selena's favorite breakfast hoping that it would bring a smile to her face. When Denise and Paul picked her up the night before, they knew it did not go well in New York. She didn't hear from Nick and that worried her a bit.
"Hey mom." Joe said. He went over to her and gave a kiss on her cheek. "Hey Joe." She said flipping the pancake. "Smells good." He said picking up a piece of bacon then biting it. "Wait for breakfast would you?" She rolled her eyes. He chuckled as he finished off the strip. "Where's Nick?" He asked. She shook her head not even wanting to discuss the situation. "Your brother is a piece of work Joe. I don't know what he's doing with his life right now." She said. "Want me to talk to him?" He asked. "How? He hasn't been here in weeks and he doesn't pick up his phone." She sighed.
"Calm down mom.." He said touching her arm, noticing that tears were forming in her eyes. She shook her head wiping her eyes. "I just don't get it. He has a nice woman and he has nice kids, why is he not here? Why is he in New York with that... Tramp?!" She raged on. Joe sighed not knowing what to say. "It'll be alright mom, I'm sure he'll come to his senses." He assured her. She hoped he did, just not before it was too late.
"I just feel so bad for Selena, poor thing..." Denise sighed. "The girls will cheer her up." Joe said. "I don't think the girls will Joe... she broke off the engagement." Denise informed him. He gasped as his eyes opened wide. "What?" He said. "When I went to pick her up last night I saw no ring on her finger." She said. "Shit." Joe said as he let out a deep sigh. "Shit is right." Said Denise.
They heard the pitter-patter of feet coming down the staircase. Sooner Selena stepped into the room frantically. "Mom have you seen Jr.'s pacifier?" She ask as she rummaged through the dishwasher. Denise looked at Joe and back to Selena and replied. "No, did you check the crib?" "Yes I checked and it wasn't there." She said as she started to open every cabinets and drawers, moving items around and tossing them aside as she continued to look. "Sweetie calm down I'm sure its somewhere around here. Besides he has plenty of other pacifiers use one of those" Denise said.
"It's nowhere around, I checked every where in the house and I don't know what it is about that pacifier but he only takes that one and I can't find it and he can't go to sleep without it and he'll cry and if he cries Nicole will wake up and start crying too and they'll be awake all night and they won't have enough sleep and I won't have enough sleep and I just..." Without finishing her sentence she started to burst out in tears. Joe immediately embraced her into his arms to soothe her. "It's going to be okay Selena." He whispered.
Just then, the baby boy started crying from afar. "I'll try to make him fall asleep." Denise said. She turned off the stove and went upstairs to the babies.
"I thought he loved me, Joe." She said. He pulled away from her and gazed down at her. "Selena I know my brother more than anyone in this family and even everyone can see that he loves you." He said. "It doesn't feel like it Joe. He made a promise..." She sighed and shook her head. "Selena, he's going to realize that he's missing out, give him time." He said. She looked at him in disbelief. "I know you're family and all but if you really think that I should sit here and wait for him to realize something that's so simple then you're no better. We have babies together, there's no waiting. It's either he wants to be here, right now, or not." She said lastly. And that, right there, dawned on Joe.
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The two laid in bed under the blue cotton sheets. He looked over at her and watched as she slept. He kept replaying the event that had happened the night before and that brought a smile unto his face. Her eyes fluttered open and as soon as her eyes were in focus, she saw Frankie's smug face.
"Hey." He whispered. She immediately blushed of embarrassment when she realized what they had done.
"Last night... it was so... so amazing." Frankie said as he could not contain his excitement. Sam blushed even more as she hid her face under the covers.
"It was." She admitted. "I mean it was nothing like jerking off-"
"Okay Frankie, you agreed to never mention that." She interrupted.
"Sorry." He apologized.
"It's fine." She replied. She sat up and slipped on her clothes.
"I should go before your mom comes." She said.
"No stay, she wouldn't mind you know that." He said as he put his shirt on.
"No I know, I just.. forget it. My parents are probably yelling at each other right now." She said.
"I'm really sorry about that." He said.
"Don't be. I'm going to go shower." She said.
"I'll join you." Frankie insisted.
"Don't push it." She said as she left. He chuckled and went on his phone.
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Later that day.
"I'm home!" Joe yelled as he entered the house. "In here babe!" Demi called. Joe set his keys down on the table and went into the living where his beautiful wife and daughter were. "Daddy!" Katie yelled as he ran towards him. "Hey pumpkin." He said as he picked her up. He attacked her with kisses and tickles. She couldn't stop giggling. "Okay, stop before she has an asthma attack." Demi said as she walked over to them. Joe chuckled then kissed her lips.
"Hey baby." He said in a sad tone. "Hey, what happened?" She asked. "The whole Nick and Selena situation." He sighed. Demi looked at him as he continued to talk. "It's stressing everyone out especially my mom." Joe said. "Nick's an idiot." Said Demi. He nodded in agreement and grabbed a handful of grapes from the bowl on the counter nearby. "She broke off the engagement." Joe informed as he popped a grape in his mouth. "What?!" She said in shock. "Yup." He said. Demi sighed. She now was the one fretting over this situation.
"She must be going crazy right now or sad or something." She said. "And Nick, even though he's being stupid he at least should be sad." She added. "I tried calling him earlier but no answer." Joe said. "There's nothing more you can do if he's not here baby." She assured him. "I know it's just that he helped me when I was wrong in our relationship... I feel like I owe him." He explained. "What are you going to do?" She asked.
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One Week Later - New York
"Are you even listening to me?" Asked Olivia. "Huh?" Nick asked as he looked up from his daze. The two sat in the living of his New York apartment discussing the name of their unborn baby. Ever since that night he's not been himself. He would fiddle with the engagement ring and think about Selena and the babies. He would never reply to his mother's text messages, his brothers', or even his sister-in-laws. He just shut everyone completely out.
"Sorry I was just thinking..." He said then combed his hands through his curls. "How do you feel about Robert if it's a boy and Nicole if it's a girl." She asked. Nicole, his baby girl. He turned his attention to across the room at Olivia and glared. "That's my daughter's name." He said through his grated teeth. "Sorry I didn't know.." She said. He sighed, stood up, and grabbed his jacket. "Where are you going?" She asked frantically. "I just need a break from you." He said and went on to collect his things. "What are you saying?" Olivia asked. "I'm going home."
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