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Summary: Nate would give anything to have Alex back in his arms, where she belongs. But after all that's going on in her life does Alex even want to be there? NALEX/NILEY/SMITCHIE
As she walked through the tall wooded door of her house, Alex leaned against the side of the wall and took in a long sigh. She still couldn't believe she saw him again. Him. Nathaniel Grey. The love of her life. The one. He looked older, more mature, he cut his hair shorter but it still looked amazing. He was different, yet exactly the same. Except, he had a girlfriend. One that was trying to weasel her way into her friend's lives like she was never there. How could they even let her be a part of their world? The one that Alex was a part of. Or used to be at least.
"Alex?" Theresa called out with a worried tone. She heard the front door open, and immediately thought it was Alex. She turned from the kitchen to the entrance hallway and saw Alex there. "Alex, honey." Theresa whispered slightly as she noticed tears streaming down Alex's cheeks.
"I-I'm fine. I just-just had a long day." Alex tried to speak, but now that she tried, the tears flowed more easily. Before she knew it, she was bawling into her mother's arms. Theresa whispered sweet nothings into her daughter's ears, and caressed her. "He-he-he has a-." Alex tried. "A girlfriend." She continued to cry. And for the first time, she realized 'She couldn't have him anymore; she needed to move on'
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After two weeks of debating whether or not to go see Alex, Nate found the courage to drive to her house and just 'catch up.'
When he got there, he noticed a red mustang in the driveway. He shook his head and walked to the door, and rang the door. A few seconds went by, and Nate got impatient. He rang it once more, and again no answer.
Just when he was about to leave, the door opened. "Nate? What are you doing here?" Alex tucked her hair behind her ear and closed the door behind her. She tugged at the sleeves of her long sleeve shirt and wrapped her arms around herself. It was winter, and cold but they still haven't seen any sign of snow.
"I was telling myself to come here two weeks ago but I couldn't do it." Nate paused then stared at Alex's face. Her mouth was slightly gaped open, and her eyes were focused on his. He smiled at her then a laugh escaped his mouth. "Now, I just need to be with you. No matter where I was, or what I was doing, you're face always popped into my head. That's the way it always was, and probably always will be."
"Nate-."
"You're the one for me. That's they way it's supposed to be, Alex." Nate leaned in to kiss Alex, but she stopped him. He backed away slowly and stared at her. She kept her focus on the ground.
The door opened, only to reveal Nate's worse nightmare. "Hey, everything okay out here?" Oliver looked at Alex, then back at Nate. "What are you doing here man?"
"Me? Oliver, what's going on?" Nate tried to ignore what was going through his mind at that moment which was; why was Oliver here at Alex's house?"
"I'm hanging out with my girlfriend." Oliver then wrapped his arm over Alex's shoulder. Alex kept her eyes on the ground, trying to avoid Nate's stare.
Nate stared at Alex in disbelief, as his heart broke into a million pieces. "Alex?" He whispered with sadness covering his voice. He shook his head, and backed away from them. He kept his stare on Alex, as she looked up to meet his sad eyes. It was like looking into a mirror. Her eyes were coated in the same sadness as his.
"Nate!" She freed herself from Oliver's arm, and ran to Nate as he got into his car. He tried to ignore her as he put on his seatbelt. She tapped on his window loudly, making it obvious she wasn't going anywhere. After he realized that, he rolled his windows down, and sighed. He looked at her waiting for her to speak. "you-you have a girlfriend. I thought you moved on."
"Yeah, you thought. These past two years were really hard on me, okay? You were gone. I didn't know if you were coming back or not. I tried calling you, everyday for a year. You never answered. Then-then Miley came and tried to make me forget about you. I at least had to try. It was really the worst felling in the world, Alex. Besides, you're with Oliver now. Why do you care? You obviously moved on!" He didn't mean to yell, he was just angry. There was a silence as Alex sighed. Nate stared at the smoke that came out of Alex's mouth due to the cold then stared at his own.
"Nate, you have Miley. You don't need me." Alex whispered then stared at her feet, then back up at Nate. "But, I need you. As a friend."
Nate looked at her hands-as she fidgeted-with an angry glare on his face. "Why? You have Oliver."
"Nate, please." She whispered once more, as the tears started to roll down her cheeks. "I need you. You have no idea, how much." She started wiping away her tears, when Nate stepped out of his car and wrapped his arms around her, and pulled her into a tight embrace.
He sighed then whispered in her ear. "I'm here for you, Alex okay? No matter how strong my feelings for you are; I'm here. As a friend." He looked at her as she tried to wipe the tears away. His thumb found it's way wiping her tears away. He was going to be there for her, no matter what.
"Nate, you're an amazing friend, you always have been." Alex looked at him and gave him a wide smile. She sniffed, trying to stop the tears then backed away from him. "I should get back."
"To Oliver." Nate finished for her, than opened his car door. She simply gave him a small nod as he got in his car. "I'll see you later." He watched her step back as he started his car and drove off. His cell phone started to ring, playing a ring tone he was already getting tired of.
It was Miley.
He rolled his eyes as he pressed ignore. He couldn't break up with her, he needed to learn to love her. She was his only hope to forget about Alex. Because, without her he would never be able to get over Alex.
Alex watched as he was driving out of her sight, his hands running through his hair as he looked down and then looked back up again. As soon as he was gone Alex sighed and made her way back into the house.
"Is everything okay?" Oliver walked up to her, at the door. He was truly worried, that maybe Nate came asking to take him back and that Alex would accept. He looked at her through worried eyes.
She faked a smile trying to hide her depression, as he smiled back at her then lead her to the living room. "Everything's fine, you don't have to worry about anything." She nodded, trying to convince herself as well.
