Chapter 1
Nick's POV
"Joe I am so nervous." I say pacing the living room.
"Nick calm down, we are only going to look today." Joe says as he puts on his shoes. "Are you ready?" Joe asks standing up. I look down at myself and check to see if I have everything.
"Yes and No." I say.
"Come on lets get this over with I have a date tonight with Sam." Joe says.
"Oh so you finally asked her out?"
"Yeah, now lets go." Joe says holding the front door open. I take a deep breath then head out to my car. We get to the jewelry shop and sit there for a minute. After I calm down I get out of the car, the paparazzi swarm us. They start asking us all sorts of questions but we don't answer them we just get inside as fast as possible. I look around trying to decide where to start when I see the most beautiful ring I have ever seen in my life. Me and Joe walk over to the desk.
"Can I help you with anything?" The sales lady asks us.
"Yes, can I look at that ring right there?" I asks pointing to the ring. She takes it out and hands it to me. I examine every inch of it before putting it back down. I cant stop staring at it.
"Who's the lucky lady?" The sales lady asks.
"Huh, oh yeah sorry. Her name is Mia we have been together for two and a half years, she's my best friend." I say smiling.
"So What do you think?" The sales lady asks me.
"I don't know. What do you think Joe does it look like Mia?" Joe picks it up and looks it over.
"Yes, I think this is has Mia written all over it." Joe says handing me the ring. I put it on my pinkie to see what it looks like on a finger. It goes on almost all the way but when I try to take it off it wont budge. I twist it and pull it but nothing happens.
"Joe help!" I say starting to panic. Joe grabs the ring and gives it a hard twist then a pull and it comes off. My finger is all red and it hurts. Joe hands it to the sales lady.
"Are you interested in purchasing this ring?" She asks me.
"Can I look at a couple more that are similar to this one?" She goes and gets a couple for me to look at. I like the other rings but I keep going back to the first ring.
"Nick its after four I am supposed to pick Sam up in an hour." Joe says. I shake my head but I am to focused to really care what he says. After a couple more minutes I stand up.
"I would like to purchase this ring." I say to the sales lady.
"Ok lets go over here and get you started." After about fifteen minutes we are walking out the door. The ring is in a box in my hand in my pocket. I cant stop smiling.
When we get home Joe hurries to get ready then he leaves. I sit go to my room I am just about to open the box to look at the ring when I hear my phone start ringing.
"Hello."
"Hi, Handsome." Mia says. Just hearing her voice makes me smile.
"Hi, Beautiful."
"What are you doing?" She says, I can hear the smile in her voice.
"Just sitting on my bed, what are you doing?"
"Cleaning up the stuff from helping my sister get ready for her date with Joe."
"Sounds fun."
"Oh you know it, cleaning is just my favorite." She says laying on the sarcasm.
"Do you want to grab a bite to eat?" I asks after my stomach growls.
"Sorry babe I cant, don't you remember I have to go into work to get some things finalized. I was just going to grab something on the way to the studio."
"Well how about I drive pick you up and take you to your studio. I can call and order from your favorite Chinese restaurant."
"Are you sure? I don't want you to sit around my studio and get bored out of your mind while I finish up some designs and put some samples together for my client."
"Don't worry I have never gotten bored with you or your work in two and a half years I think I can handle it for another night."
"Thank you so much babe I don't know how I got so lucky."
"Your not the one who got lucky, I am you are my everything. I have to go there is someone on my other line I love you and I will pick you up in about fifteen minutes."
"Ok love you too bye." She hangs up and I answer my other line.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Nick"
"Oh hi mom did you need something?" I say as I put the ring away then hide it.
"I was just calling to see why you didn't tell me you were going ring shopping. I found out from Joe when I asked what he had been doing all day."
"I was going to tell you but you cant keep a secret from Mia. You two are always talking, she always know stuff that I tell you. I was going to surprise you after I asked her." I say walking out the door.
"Oh well then nerve mind you aren't in trouble anymore."
"Mom I have to go I am on my way to get Mia."
"Oh are you going to ask her tonight?"
"No we are going to her studio so she can finish some work."
"When are you going to ask her?"
"I really have to go know mom I just pulled up to her house."
"Ok bye."
"Bye mom." I say then hang up. Mia is waiting for me by the door when I go into her house.
"Hi beautiful." I say walking up to her then kissing her.
"Hi, handsome." We kiss some more then head out the door. When we get to her studio the delivery guy is waiting on the door step. Mia goes in while I pay for it. When I come in Mia is already in work mode she is finishing up a sketch. Her blonde hair is coming out of the bun she put it in and is falling in her face. I walk over to see what she is sketching, it's a dress.
"Is this your big ticket idem in your new teen line?"
"Yeah it's a mini ball gown. It has taken forever to get just right but I think I've got it. It has a drop waist, intricate lace detailing around bust that plays with proportions and flatters all body types. Tiered bustle layering around skirt creates a chic voluminous look and just for a little extra something it has a little black bow right here." She says pointing to all the things she is talking about.
"All that in one dress?" I ask confused.
"Yeah, oh sorry babe did I lose you?"
"Yeah after drop waist." She starts laughing then picks up her sketch and puts it in a manila envelope. We go over and eat at one of her cutting tables. We talk a little bit then after Mia is full she drags two racks of clothes over to go through. I go over and pick up a dress up that is black, pink and zebra print. "Who is this for?" I ask.
"Huh, oh that's for Audrey she is one of my sweet sixteen clients. It goes with these shoes." She says walking over and grabbing a pair of high heels.
I clean up dinner while she finishes up. We get out of her studio by nine then I take her home.
"I don't want to get out." She says pouting. I bend over to her and give her one of my heart stopping kisses that she cant get enough of. She kisses me back until we have to separate to breath. "I love you so much." Mia says after she catches her breath. I press my forehead to hers.
"Not as much as I love you." I say then kiss her again. After a couple more minutes we break apart then she gets out. I watch her walk to the door and go in then I back out of the driveway and head home. When I get home Joe is sitting on the couch.
"How did the date go?" I ask Joe.
"It was the best date of my life." Joe says smiling. He tells me everything that happened on their date.
"See I told you, you should have gone out with her a long time ago. How long have you two been flirting with each other like two years." I say with a laugh.
"I should have enlisted Mia's help sooner."
"What did Mia do?"
"She asked her for me."
"Are you serious?"
"Yeah, she texted my last week that if I didn't do something soon Sam wouldn't be on the market. So I said fine then you ask her for me and the next thing I know me and Sam are on a date." I roll my eyes at him.
"I figured out when to ask Mia."
"When?"
"In two days, it's the date we when we first met on the set of one of our music videos.