I smiled as his hands came to rest of my waist, "Hello to you too" I smiled up at him in the mirror, "Hello to you to gorgeous, how was your day?" I turned around in his arms, "Mitchie and I just hung around here, worked on some new tracks, missed you a little bit" motioning with my forefinger and thumb how much I missed him and giggled at his expression.

"Well I missed you a whole lot, I couldn't wait to get out of the recording studio to see you" sometimes he was just too cute and sweet. I leaned up and kissed him, but as I pulled away I saw him start to pout. Ruffling his curly hair I turned away again to grab a hair tie and proceeded to pull my unruly hair up into a messy bun. "Hurry up and change mister, we're going out to celebrate your hard work and the start of your break, even if it is only for a couple of days." Which was quite a depressing thought, Nate had been on tour for three months with Connect 3, and I was only able to see him half a dozen times, and they only got a four day break before they had to start writing new material and recording it, so this week long break was the first time I'd be able to spend some quality time with him in the past month.

"I know I've been really busy lately, and I haven't spent much time with you Caity, but it's my job, it's what I love; besides you're going to be getting just as busy as me very soon." I looked at him just slightly confused at this last part. "It's a secret, shhhh" he motioned with his finger in front of his mouth. "Nateeeeee, tell me, please? I swear if you don't tell me" "You'll what?" he was grinning like a little kid in front of an all you can eat candy store. "If you don't tell me, no more kisses." I smirked in triumph, "As much as that pains me to hear, sorry but I'm not budging. You'll find out soon enough. Now I'm going to change, if you don't mind waiting a few extra minutes." I glared at him as he walked over to his closet, pulling out a change of clothes.

I had my arms crossed in front of me the whole way from the hotel to the restaurant, only talking to Mitchie who also knew the boys had something up their sleeves. As Shane told the waiter the name for the reservation, Nate put his arm around me and pulled me to his side "Caity, smile, please? I promise you'll find out in less than fifteen minutes, just wait till we're seated and we've ordered okay?" he kissed the side of my head and I just sighed.

A quick glance over the menu only proved just how expensive this quaint little restaurant was, Nate knew I hated him spending large amounts of his hard earned money on me. I gave him a quick glare over the top of my menu, and as I glanced back over the mains listed on the menu, I heard him give a deep chuckle, Shane soon joined in as Mitchie and I rolled our eyes at our boyfriends behaviour, although mine hadn't been much better.

Not long after Mitchie and I had decided on what we were ordering, with the two boys grinning cheekily and still looking at the menu, Jason walked over and joined us, "Sorry, sorry. I know I'm late but I was" "Building a birdhouse?" Shane cut in, laughing, "Shane shut up about that will you? It's called sarcasm, look it up in the dictionary sometime. As I was saying, Paul called and was talking about us going back into the studio early, cutting our break down to just four days so we can get a jump start working with the new producer and singer, whoever they may be." He winked at Shane and Nate, obviously knowing more than he was willing to share with Mitchie and me.

I looked down at my hands that were currently clasped together, resting over my menu on the table. Now their break was only four days? Great even less time I get to spend with Nate. I quickly glanced back up at my friends plastering on a fake smile, oh how good at those I'd become over the years. Mitchie looked about as upset as I felt, "What? Are you kidding me? Shane, I've barely seen you these past four months, and as soon as you finish recording your new album, you'll film a couple of video clips and go on tour again. This isn't fair on you boys or me and Caity." Distress and annoyance clear in her voice. Shane glanced quickly at Nate who gave a single nod of his head and started smiling.

"Mitchie calm down, you haven't heard the best bit. The new singer and producer are you and Caity." I looked at Nate shocked as Mitchie started squealing. "And you never told us this before now, why? How did you even get the record company to agree to this? ARGH, oh my gosh, you guys suck, I hate you. As if you keep this from us" I jumped up along with Mitchie giving the boys all hugs and then hugging her and trying not to scream, "Rah, this is going to be so awesome." Mitchie and I promptly burst out laughing as the boys pretended to hang their heads in shame.

Wow, can you say shocked? It's like… wow. Like all my birthdays and Christmas's had come at once. I mean, hello, I get to spend the next couple of months working with my best friend, my boyfriend and his band recording and producing their album. This is insane. I was so excited, that all through dinner I couldn't keep the smile off my face. Nate noticed my change in mood and he too found it difficult to fight off the smile forcing its way on to his face.

After dinner we all went for a walk down towards the beach, having decided to skip desert. Jason left us, after deciding to head back to the hotel so he could call his best friend Sandra, who was also my cousin and best friend, to tell her the news. I'm a bit of a match maker, so sue me, but I swear he needs to ask that girl out before some other guy beats him to it. They're perfect for each other, and yes I do know for a fact that he loves her, and that she feels the same about him. What can I say? I'm a good listener, people have always come to me with their problems, and I can also be very persuasive when needed. Cue maniacal laughter and evil grin here.

Walking along the beach with my best friends, one of whom was also my boyfriend of almost a year was so peaceful, and the perfect way to end the evening. There was no one else near us on the beach, and you could see thousands of house lightings lining the shoreline. It was like a perfect mirrored image of the night sky filled with shining stars. The waves were softly crashing on the shore, the ripples of the water catching and reflecting the light from the moon.

Mitchie and Shane had stopped and sat down; Shane was holding Mitchie in his arms, protecting her from the cool ocean air. Carrying my shoes in one hand, and grasping Nate's hand with my other, we continued to stroll another couple of hundred metres down the sand to a deserted lifeguard station where Nate promptly sat down, pulling me into his lap as a giggle escaped my lips. After positioning my self comfortably in between his legs, I lent my back against his chest as he wrapt his arms around me.

We didn't have to speak, just sitting here together, feeling the rise and fall of each others chests and our constant heart beats beating in time together. The night air was getting cooler, as the salty sea breeze picking up its pace, sending a sudden ice chill up my spine and covering my exposed skin in goose bumps. Nate pushed himself forward a bit and removed his arms from me, making me shiver, "Nate I'm cold!" I whined as I heard him sigh, "Patience woman, hold on two seconds"

I began rubbing my hands up and down my arms trying to keep warm, "I don't want to be a patient woman, I want to be warm" I complained, as Nate finally sat back and placed his jacket over me as he wrapped his arms around me once again. "Better?" I simply nodded my head and leaned back into his chest, finding my comfy position again. "I could stay like this with you forever." He kissed the top of my head before whispering "I love you Caity" into my hair, making me smile, "I love you too." Nate started humming a tune that I'd never heard before, and then softly began to sing.

Perfection is defined when your heart beats next to mine

And time stands still for us
My hand in your hair, and yours on my chest

Moments with you are my life's best.

We crossed paths for a reason
The planets aligned in that particular season
Its clear to me that well eventually be
Inseparable

I love your existence
and I cant get enough

Your song is sung in your beautiful voice
My senses rush cause they have no other choice
I breathe you in, and I see through your eyes.
You are an angel in a beautiful disguise.

We crossed paths for a reason
The planets aligned in that particular season
Its clear to me that well eventually be
Inseparable

I love your existence
and I cant get enough

So pucker up and embrace the greatness, you get me high and erase my sadness.
I love your existence, and I cant get enough

Once Nate finished singing I had tears in my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. I shifted slighting in his arms and looked up at him, "that was beautiful Nate." He smiled down at me, some of his curly hair falling into his face, "no where near as beautiful as the girl I wrote it about." And then he kissed me.

And it was true, I could have stayed like this with Nate forever, if I died right now, I'd die happy, with a smile on my face in the arms of the love of my life.

A/N; don't own anything but original characters/plots. chapter titles are named after songs.

Goot - I Love Your Existance.