Song: Sunday Morning by Maroon Five

Episode Relevancy: This takes place some time after Macy and Nick start dating. They are in a relationship and happy. The boys are in New York promoting their next tour and playing a few shows. Nick and Macy have been apart for about a week.

Sunday Morning

The shrill sound of an alarm clock rang through the hotel room. Nick groaned and buried his head in his pillow, praying for the noise to end. It didn't. Instead it was joined by a new noise. A much more annoying noise.

"Nick, Nick get up dude." Joe shoved Nick's shoulder effectively ruining any chance the younger boy had of falling asleep again. Looking up Nick noticed that Joe was in his jogging gear.

"What?" He grunted, still not feeling bright and fuzzy.

"I'm going for a quick jog, you wanna come?" He asked. Joe already knew the answer was no. Nick wasn't a morning person and there was simply no changing that.

"No." He grunted again. Joe shrugged, looking entirely unbothered.

"Suit yourself man. Later." He said before exiting the room and falling out of sight. Nick sighed and looked at the clock next to his bed. It was five past seven in the morning. And if was his one day off in New York. Couldn't people just let him sleep in?

"Nick?" Another voice called out. "Oh hey, want some breakfast?" Kevin asked as he entered the room. Nick groaned in frustration before sitting up.

"Yeah, sure whatever." He relented, realizing that his family wouldn't be letting him enjoy a few more hours of rest. Not today at least.

"Come on, we ordered room service and it's here." Kevin said motioning for him to go into the next room.

"Can you just bring me something?" Nick asked, still very tired.

"What do I look like to you? A waiter? Get your own food." Kevin scoffed, turning and walking away. Nick sighed and moved to get out of bed. Running a hand through his hair he thought about how much he wanted to go home and sleep in his own bed. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes and grabbed his phone from the table beside his bed. No missed calls, no messages. Macy must still be sleeping he mused.

Looking out the window, Nick found that it was raining steadily. Where the hell was Joe planning on jogging in this weather? Shaking his head, Nick opened his phone and typed a quick message to Macy, wishing her good luck at her game today. Macy, his girlfriend of three months was an all star athlete. He liked to think that she was to sports, what he was to music. Unfortunately, because she was just as busy as he was, they hadn't been able to see each other in a little over a week. He'd wanted her to come to New York for a few days but her schedule wouldn't allow it. So instead they had opted to talk on the phone and email constantly.

"Nick, the food's getting cold." He heard Kevin yell to him. He sighed and got out of bed, slipping on a pair of worn slippers. As he made his way into the main room of their hotel suit, he wondered what he was going to fill his day with.

"I'm coming, I'm coming…" He muttered as he entered the room. He squinted his eyes as the brightness of the sun invaded his view. He was vaguely aware of the scent of bacon and syrup as a gentle voice shook him from his daze.

"Surprise." Macy's brown eyes met his own and he felt his lips curve into a surprised smile. Standing before him, only feet away, was the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen. And she wasn't just any girl, she was his girl.

"You're here." He uttered in shock. She giggled whimsically and tucked a piece of her soft brown hair behind an ear.

"I'm here." She confirmed. With out wasting another second Nick scooped her into an embrace, wrapping his arms around her as if he'd never let go. Macy nestled her head into his chest and fisted the fabric of his shirt, taking in his warmth.

"I told you they'd forget other people were in the room." Frankie's voice broke the couple out of their embrace. With one arm still securely around Macy's waste, Nick looked up to find his parents, Kevin, Frankie, and Big Rob all watching the pair.

"Did you all know about this?" Nick questioned, tilting his head to motion towards the girl in his arms.

"Well Macy called Kevin and said she'd like to surprised you with a visit. Your father and I know that you've been missing her so we thought it was a great idea." His mother explained.

"When did this happen?" He asked, still confused.

"Late last night." Kevin answered.

"What about your soccer game?" Nick asked, looking down at Macy.

"Cancelled due to a bad weather forecast." She told him smiling. Nick grinned and pulled her into another hug, resting his chin on her head.

"This is awesome." He murmured.

"Yeah… awesome." Frankie rolled his eyes, obviously not understanding what the big deal was. He was still a little young for the trials of love to make sense. "Now, can we eat?" He exclaimed.

"Yes Frankie, we can eat." Mr. Lucas laughed. Everyone in the room settled down at the big table and began to pile their plates with food. Nick found himself unable to stop staring at Macy through out breakfast.

"I'm so happy you're here." He whispered, so that only she could hear him. She covered his hand with her own and squeezed it gently.

"Me too. It's just for the day though, I leave later tonight. I know it's not much but I just thought…" She trailed off.

"It's enough. You being here, me being able to see you and hold you… it's enough." He smiled. The moment was interrupted by the quiet sound of gagging.

"I'm trying to eat here." Frankie announced, tossing the couple a dirty look. Everyone at the table chuckled and shook their heads.

"Okay, okay." Nick relented. He wasn't big on PDA as it was. The quiet moments were what mattered most to him.

"Hey, be happy it's not Joe and Stella we're watching reunite. We'd all be upchucking by now." Kevin added. Frankie grimaced at the thought.

"Where is Joe anyway?" Macy asked curiously.

"Oh yeah, was he in on this too? Is that what the whole jogging thing was about?" Nick asked, still not sure why his brother would go jogging in the rain.

"Jogging thing?" Macy questioned.

"Joe said he was going jogging this morning, but it's raining so…" Before Nick could finish his thought, the door to the hotel room flew open to reveal a completely drenched Joe.

"If anyone ever tells you, that you can't get wet if you're going fast enough…" Joe trailed off looking out of breath. "They're lying."

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Nick and Macy spent the entire day together. It was raining, so they were cooped up in the hotel, but being together was all that was important. It didn't matter what they were doing or where they were, they were together.

But, just as steadily as the rain fell, the time flew. Minutes turned into hours and hours eventually ate away into night. Their time together had once again run out.

"Macy, you should start to get your things together dear." Mrs. Lucas popped her head in to find Nick and Macy cuddled on the couch and watching TV. Macy's head lifted from Nick's shoulder and she smiled politely.

"Of course. Thank you Mrs. Lucas." She replied, sitting up and running her fingers through her hair. Nick remained seated, his eyes never leaving the TV.

"We'll have a car take you to the air port whenever your ready." She added before slipping out of the room and leaving the two teens alone. Macy scooted forwards on the couch and rifled through her purse to make sure everything was there.

"Have you seen my phone charger?" She asked Nick. He shook his head dully, still keeping his eyes trained on the TV.

"Well can you help me find it?" She asked, slightly annoyed by his mild response.

"After this show." He muttered. She stared at him in awe.

"Nick… we're watching Flavor of Love." She uttered. He shrugged silently. "What is wrong with you?" She snapped, standing up and placing herself in front of the TV.

"Can you please move?" He asked.

"Can you please stop being a jerk and help me get my things together?" She snapped back.

"No." He finally looked her in the eye.

"Why not?" She demanded.

"Because!" He exclaimed, standing up and running a hand through his messy hair.

"Because?" She responded raising her eyebrows.

"Just…" He trailed off, unable to find the words.

"What Nick? What is it?" She urged impatiently.

"I don't want you to leave, okay?" He finally blurted out. Macy stared at him silently… unsure of how to respond. Nick looked down and nervously averted his eyes. "The sooner you get your stuff together, the sooner you leave." He spoke barley above a whisper. Macy stepped forward and took his hand in her own.

"Nick…" She murmured, causing him to look up and meet her eyes. "I don't want to leave either. Being here with you makes me happy. But for now… this is the way things have to be." She explained.

"I know." He nodded. "I really meant it when I told you that you being here, even for a short time, was enough. It's just, saying goodbye is really hard." He admitted.

"So let's skip goodbye. I'll leave and you'll stay, and then in less than a week we can say hello again." She told him, stepping forward and wrapping her arms around his waste. She felt his arms come around her and she let his warmth soak into her skin.

"I hid your charger under the couch cushion." He interrupted the moment suddenly. Macy pulled back to look at him and found that he was serious. Her eyebrows furrowed for a moment before she burst out into laughter. Nick joined her and the two felt the sadness of the moment lift.

"That's kind of sweet." She giggled. "But it also sounds like something Joe would do." She added, causing Nick to grimace.

"It does, doesn't it." He groaned as Macy nodded.

"Hurry home Nick." She smiled sweetly. "We can't have you turning into Joe while your away." She continued, squeezing his hand.

"No worries baby, I'll always be the boy you know and love." He grinned before leaning in for a kiss. And she knew in her heart that his words were true. He would always be Nick Lucas… her Nick Lucas.

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