The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

I've never been a fan of epics, but Miley was dying to watching this movie in theaters. Her and Lilly dragged Joe and I to the theater to watch a film about a man aging backwards.

Before we went to the movies, we were at Miley's house. Lilly was staring at herself in the mirror. "Will you still love me when I'm ugly?" She asks Joe.

Joe is taken aback by the question. "Of course. I've never loved you for your looks. You are very beautiful, Lilly. But the inside is all I see." Joe told her. He smiled.

Lilly turned red. Miley exited her room and faced her. "Benjamin Button isn't just a story about a man's life. It's about love, the strongest love there is. You fall in love and you keep loving that person, even when their beauty fades away. Love is not about appearances. There is no such thing as love at first sight. How can you love me when I've never said a thing to you?" Miley pauses. "There is an attraction, of course. But if the relationship is based only on looks, then that relationship will not last at all." She approaches me, touching my cheek.

"Nothing gold can stay." She quotes Robert Frost, her eyes meeting mine. "I'll always love you, Nick. I'll always see the beauty through your eyes. You will always be beautiful to me." Her words give me chills.

"Miley…love can last forever if you open yourself up to the realization that beauty fades away. Your heart only grows stronger, beating harder and harder. Our love will go nowhere. Our love is gold and this gold will stay." I press my lips against her cheek.

Joe stands up from where he is sitting. "I know so many people who love JONAS, because we are gorgeous. Then they say…oh he's cute…oh he's funny. Those aren't reasons. Why can't it be because we are deep and we have something good to talk about?" He asks.

We were a little wiser that day. We thought a little harder that day. We go outside and Joe gets in the driver's seat. Lilly sits in the passenger seat and I sit in the back with Miley. There were more things I wanted to add, more things I wanted to say. I wanted to reassure Miley that'd she'd always be beautiful to me, even though that didn't matter.

When I looked at Miley, I thought of the size of her heart. I thought about how caring she was. She took care of me when I was sick. She held me when I was cold. She listened to me when something was wrong. She shared everything with me and I was ready to share everything with her.

We bought four tickets to see the Curious Case of Benjamin Button. This film had inspired our conversation. As usual, we sit in the back of the theater, preparing to watch the film. Miley rests against me.

"You know, Nick…I love you very much." Miley whispers to me.

I kiss her lips briefly, and she sighs. "I love you very much as well." I murmur.

The theater darkens and the tale about a man with a curious case begins.