Sunny Side Down

Chapter 2: Apart From That

PART ONE

"I just lost it, I'm sorry." Liam apologized once more, now on his knees.

"I can't accept your apology." Miley said plainly, folding her arms. Billy-Ray's eyes widened.

"Oh, yes she can!" Billy-Ray urged, extending a 'peace hand shake' to Liam. But, Miley snatched it away.

"Get out, we're over." Miley snarled at Liam. He shrugged, trying to keep his cool. Liam's lips were pursed once more, and his jaw was clenched shut. He pushed his black ray bans over his eyes, and tossed his jacket over his shoulder. He did not seem to care on the outside. Or on the inside. Liam left without another word being said.

"Nice going, Miles! Nice! Smooth move, so they say!" Her father exclaimed sarcastically.

"Hey! I've got a great idea; why don't you date him, dad? If he's so perfect! Why don't you date him then? Huh?" Miley shouted, spinning on her heels to face him. Her dad was taken aback, never seeing this behavior from his own family member before. Especially his little Miley. The most successful Cyrus of them all! "I'm almost a woman now! I can date who I want! And I want Nick, whether you like it or not!" Miley bellowed, making Billy-Ray shrivle down into what used to be the skin of a respectful man. His old eyes stared down at his daughter, seeing the hate and the tears. He did not like those two things. Not on her he didn't. "My happiness counts too… You hear? Do you hear my loud and clear, Billy-Ray?" Miley asked, calling her dad by his first name for the first time. Billy-Ray looked down at his dark brown leather shoes, and back into his daughter's sad, sad eyes. He nodded unexpectedly. "You do?" Miley asked, in surprise.

"I was so selfish, Mile. Rightfully, I must admit that I am embarrassed, and indeed, very, very ashamed." Her father admitted, placing a hand of his heart. Miley could not stand looking at him in that way that she had been for the past several months. She almost threw herself at him, leaping into his open arms that never failed to act like guardian wings around her fragile body. "I love you, Mile. And, I'm ready to become the father that you need me to be." He softly stroked her long, wavy brown hair and kissed the top of her head. That little kiss, healed a missing part of Miley's heart. The heart that had been crumbling since Nick left her life.

PART TWO

"So tell me what we're fighting for…" Nick sang the bridge his song 'Can't Have You' softly, and dramatically from his window sill. "Because we know that the truth means so much more. You would, if you could, don't lie…" Nick paused for a moment, and ceased to strum his guitar. "I'd give everything that I've got left, to show you I mean what I have said. I know I've been such a fool…" Then, a voice filled his tender ear drums, and sparked his heart.

"But, I can't live without you…" Nick turned sideways, meeting the blue eyes of the young love of his life.

"How did you…?" Nick's mind pulled a blank as he rest his guitar down on the floor. Miley sat down by him on the window sill, and shrugged.

"Frankie let me in." Miley admitted, making Nick smile a little bit at the corner's of his mouth. There was silence for another moment, as they both nodded awkwardly. "I broke up with Liam. It was for the best." Miley confessed to him suddenly. He looked at her, and put a hand on her shoulder.

"I'm sorry to hear that." He mumbled politely, fixing his curly brown locks with his other hand. He rubbed his thumb sympathetically on her shoulder, making Miley wonder he acted in this way.

"Why are you saying sorry?" Miley asked, slouching against the window sill.

"Why didn't you stop Liam when he lunged at me? You know you had the power to." Nick snapped back, folding his arms at her moodily. Miley bit the inside of her cheek.

"I didn't want to give anything I know away." Miley muttered, pulling up her jacket sleeves when the cold air in Nick's bedroom finally chilled her skin.

"What is it that you know exactly?" Nick asked curiously, eyeing the wooden floor boards beneath his feet.

"That…" Miley began, unsure how to end her sentence with the actual truth. But, she knew she had to anyways. "That you are the only person in the world who could break my heart. So, I froze. And I'm sorry." Miley apologized, with a heavy sigh, to avoid crying. Again, there was silence between them. "Could you ever love me again? Hell, could you ever forgive me?" Miley asked, attempting to reach out to him.

"No." Nick said sharply. Miley's heart sunk, and her tear ducts were at the ready. "I can't fall in love with you again, if I'm still in love with you anyways. It doesn't make sense." Nick let a sneaky smile escape his lips.

"Nick!" Miley half laughed, slapping his arm. "You almost caused celebrity suicide!" Miley choked, continuing to reach for him. Nick smiled down at her, and locked lips with hers. Both of their eyes shut softly, listening to the birds chirping outside the window. Nick pulled away, and leaned down, resting his head in her shoulder. They pressed their heads into the crooks of each other's necks, full of passion and love. Neither of the teens dared to open their eyes, afraid of waking up to realize that this was all a dream. And, it wasn't. "I love you. So much."

"I've never stopped loving you, and I don't think I will." Nick mumbled, taking her hand in his. "I can just about promise you that much." Nick chortled a little, kissing her neck quickly.

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