Chapter 2: Plans change but not how I feel about you
"The world would be a lonely place without the one who puts a smile on your face so hold me until the sun burns out, I wont be lonely when I'm down coz I've got you to make me feel stronger when the days are rough and an hour feels so much longer"
-I've got you 'McFly'-
"Well, I just wanted to drop by an old friend's house and ask how she is...I know I should've called or emailed but I just wanted to surprise you that's all I hope you aren't upset or anything..." he said but that wasn't originally what he had planned to say. Before he came here the plan was.
Miley, I can't stop thinking about you and I know it didn't work out before but I've changed and I want you back, I still love you and it's breaking my heart not to be with you so can you just forget everything and take me back?
But plans fall through and this was obviously one of those plans. "Jake we are friends...I'm not mad at you for dropping by I'm actually quite glad you came to visit..." Miley chuckled "well...then you don't mind coming to dinner with me tonight...I've got a reservation" Jake smiled and so did Miley "alright sure, I'm not really all that tired anyway…so should I go as Hannah or as--" "—Miley is perfect" he replied with a smug grin making Miley blush, it was weird that after all this time he still managed to make her blush. Weird indeed. "Okay, I better go get changed…do you mind waiting?" she asked "Not at all" he agreed and followed Miley inside the house.
An hour later Miley emerged from her bedroom dressed in a blue dress and silver high end heels that came from Paris "Miley what took you so--" Jake stopped talking once he saw Miley, clearly stupefied by how much she still made him breathless. She matured very well; she had become curvy and straight out gorgeous, even her hair seemed to grow a new shade of lighter brown. "What is up with people today? They keep on asking me what took me so long like I'm always late" Miley shook her head, "Wow" Jake heard himself whisper. "You ready to go?" he asked getting up from his seat "yeah, I'm good…I'm going out Jackson!" Miley headed outside alone before Jake could move to escort her. "Right…okay let's go…" Jake whispered and followed behind her. "So where are we eating anyway?" Miley asked once they got into the white Limousine "It's a surprise" Jake replied "sounds like fun…" "Oh, It is don't worry" Jake replied.
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The place Jake brought her to was beautiful, it was chic, private and looked very expensive. The maitre d' brought them to a VIP booth at the corner which had a top to bottom glass window that over looked the Malibu view, Miley was down right impressed. "Why do I have a feeling you planned this dinner before you came here?" Miley raised her eyebrow; she was seated across Jake which made her comfortable enough to ask.
"Because I did…I called in a reservation in before I got on the plane" Jake replied sincerely making Miley's subconscious do an "aww" sound. "You didn't have to Jake…we could've eaten at McDonald's and It'd still be fun" she shrugged. Jake liked that about Miley, she was plain and simple even if she was technically a teen pop sensation. That was what he had learned to be the past few years. to be like Miley, to be good enough to be her boyfriend again but now that he had; Jake chickened out on telling Miley how he felt and just stuck with his plan B of them being just friends.
"So how've you been?" Miley decided to ask, wanting to break the tension between them. "I uh…I've been good, Zombie High's been going good…we've got 5 more episodes till the season ender and then I've got a movie coming out soon and as for my non acting life I've asked to be placed back in school, we'll be seeing each other a lot next school year" Jake replied but he quickly remembered to ask "how about you? How are things with Hannah and You?"
Miley did a double take surely Jake had grown out of his narcissistic nature because old Jake would most likely want to talk about himself. "oh uhm…well...Hannah's releasing her new album tomorrow so I've got all these interviews, live performances, CD signings but I'm really keyed up on finally getting to sign new Cds...As for Miley well, it's summer so you know I do the usual...be Hannah" Miley replied as she took a sip of her Iced Tea. Jake just nodded he was actually looking forward to hear more about how her life was but it was hard to know that she did so much with him out of the picture.
"You okay?" Miley's voice filled Jake's ears like music and he instantly snapped out of his deep thought. "Yeah just spaced out awhile there…" he chuckled, thankful when the waiter served them his preordered lobster and lamb risotto which he remembered was what Miley had ordered on their very first date a few months back."Ooh lamb!" Miley instantly perked up when she saw the dish served in front of her, she loved risotto and the lobster definitely brings out a few good memories so it was perfect.
"I remembered you like lamb…" he shrugged putting some of the food into Miley's plate. "Aww...you remembered! I do love this stuff but daddy feels bad for the fluffy white things that he wouldn't allow me to eat them in front of him" Miley shrugged making Jake sigh in relief. "Good to know" he looked down at his own plate putting in some lobster meat while Miley watched him intently, a smile spread on her face. She wanted to tell him how cute he looked watching his food like a five year old boy eating at a kid's party but thought it was too intrusive so decided to shut her mouth.
Meanwhile Jake was secretly using his peripheral vision to watch Miley smiling. He loved it when her lips curled to a smile and even more when she laughed; it had always had this captivating effect on him which made him drift into this magnetic trance. This dinner was supposed to be their back together date if only he had enough nerve to tell her how he felt a while ago but tough luck Buck. You missed your chance.
The dinner was a success the two were telling stories about themselves and their careers. Jake had realized how much Miley had changed over the years and not just physically, she had grown wiser over the time they were apart – not that she wasn't wise before- but this time it was like she was more mature and she talked about her passions with such intensity that didn't bore him but rather drew him in. Miley on the other hand Miley discovered that the new Jake had indeed lost his stuck-up personality and shifted to a much more compassionate Jake.
Their Dinner lasted on and on till around 9 in the evening. Jake didn't want it to ever end, this was actually the most normal date he had with anyone and there was none of the whole romantic tension he worried about. Miley had told him about the relationship Lilly and Oliver now had, the time where she had to loan Lilly her voice during a 9th grade karaoke night and some other comical stories that happened while I was gone. It was only dinner with an old friend – an old friend which he loved that is and he felt great.
