Take Me In-A Jemi One-Shot. Part Four

Yay! Happy Birthday to me!..I'm not bragging or anything!(: Hahah, thanks for the birthday wishes I got yesterday! Love you guys!♥ Part Four. Demi's POV It took Joe about a minute to answer me. He wasn't even really looking at me. Instead, his eyes were focusing on his empty plate, swirling the sauce around with his fork. But me, I didn't look away from him. I know that we haven't known each other for so long, but Joe is a really nice person and I don't want him living wherever outside; it's pretty dangerous if you ask me. He still didn't answer me. "Joe?" I said, trying to get his attention. His head shot up and looked at me. "Yeah?" I furrowed my eyebrows. He's acting as if I didn't just ask him that question. "Did you hear what I just asked you?" "Yeah," he said as he nodded. I nodded along with him. "Okay. So what do you say?" "Um, I'm going to have to pass." I raised my eyebrows. Did he just say no?! I just offered him a roof over his head and he says no? "No?" I asked. He shrugged. "Yes, I said no." "Why are you saying no? I don't get where this is going." "Look, Demi, I understand where you are coming from, trust me. You feel sorry for me. Everybody does. You're not the only person that does. Once while I was in the park one day, I was holding a plastic cup with water in it in my hands. And this guy walks buy and puts a dollar in it. Do you know how low you feel when it gets to that point? That people give you freebies, and that people only see you as someone who ...