Nick-
She was here. She was in between my arms crying like a baby as she did numerous times in the past; when everything was just fine. And it felt… good.
We were now seated comfortably on my couch, her head on my chest and her hands around my torso and I was rubbing her back. As if she was mine again…
"I just hate him." She babbled as I kissed her forehead.
"I do too. And trust me, he's going to pay."
She didn't reply and snuggled closer to me. Her cries have died down as time passed. She always told me that she felt safe near me. Even though it hasn't been exactly like this for a while, but, it certainly is now.
She leant back a little and looked me in the eyes, "I'm sorry, Nick."
I stared back at her tearful eyes with a ghost of a sad smile and shook my head. "I should be the one apologizing, Mi."
"No, I mean for everything…"
God! Even those whispered conversations while we are holding each other were strongly missed.
"Nick?" she said when I was too busy wondering how I suddenly got lucky to reply.
"Yes?"
"Did you want the baby?"
Honestly, I was surprised by her question. Firstly, for her timing; what even brought that up now? And secondly, for her even asking!
"What?"
"The baby, Nick…" she cocked her head to the side a little as she always did on getting impatient.
"Miley-"
"Please, just answer me, Nick."
Well, maybe back then I was just mad at her because she had taken such a decision without discussing it with me and went on with the abortion. But, as time passed, I couldn't help but imagine how it would have been if there was a child calling me and Miley his/her parents.
"Yes, Miley." I inhaled a deep breathe.
She broke the eye contact looking down.
"But, that's in the past. Just like everything else… right?"
She brought her eyes back to mine and did not reply. She didn't even look focused. She was thinking. Oh no. What is it now…?
"Miley?"
"Yeah…?"
"What's wrong?"
"Can I stay here for the night?"
"Yes. Of course, you know you can…"
"Thank you. I promise it's just for tonight until I just figure out what to do."
"Miles! You know you can stay as long as you want." I frowned at her as she smiled.
"Thank you, Nick." She said and dropped a kiss on my cheek before standing up, "I better go get my bag."
"Alright. I'll bring you something to drink." Well, she wants to be treated like a guest, so be it.
I still can't believe the turn of events that took place tonight. Miley came to me. It feels good to know that she still comes to me first when she needs a shoulder to cry on. I would have never expected this when I got home with- Oh, God! Olivia!
When I ran to my room when Miley came to put on a shirt, I told her not to leave the damn room. But, Miley can easily get to the room.
I rushed without the drink I was getting Miley to find her and prevent the occurrence of a disaster. Thankfully, I found her in the guest room unpacking.
"You came here." I breathed as she smiled at me, "I was actually going to tell you to stay here. My room is really messy." I reasoned.
She chuckled nervously, "I wouldn't have gone to your room, Nick!" she mumbled.
"Why?"
"I guess it would have been awkward." She shrugged.
"Right…" I wasn't sure if the dominating feeling was disappointment or relief.
Before it could get any more awkward, the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it." She said and passed past me to my front door –that used to be our front door- and I followed behind her like a lost puppy. Miley had a thing for opening doors.
"Joe?" she asked surprised as she opened the door revealing a dumbly drunk Joseph. "What are you doing here? When did you come back?"
Oh man!
"Miley?" He spoke and laughed as she let him in.
"Are you drunk?"
"Oh hell, yeah!" he said and went straight to the guestroom which was currently occupied by Miley's stuff. "Nick? Do you have guests?" He came back holding one of her panties.
She snatched it out of his hands and looked at me, "What is going on?"
I was dumbfounded.
This night can't get any crazier.
"Ow!" A feminine voice came yelping from nowhere but my room before its door opened and a half naked Olivia came running out holding her finger towards the bathroom.
I panicky looked at Miley to see her staring behind Olivia with wide eyes, before she looked at the ground then up to me.
And right there, I had one of those rare moments when I can't read her expression.
Yup. This night just got the craziest it can be…
Demi-
He's coming home today. He called me late last night and said he's coming back today.
Joe is coming back and Taylor is around.
I pushed this thought to the back of my mind – or at least tried to. Right now, I'm making him a good meal. He needs to come back and find everything perfect, doesn't he? He needs to feel taken care of.
I suddenly felt like I'm not giving Joe time. I've been concentrated on the kids and the house that I didn't find any time for him. And it occurred to me that he might get bored, and this has nothing to do with Taylor coming…
So, here I'm finishing up his BIG dinner to rush upstairs and get ready. I even asked Nick to take care of Sophie and Ryan since neither Miley nor Selena answered my calls.
And I wouldn't call Taylor for that now.
I put last touches on the food and left it on the table and then rushed out of the kitchen and up the stairs to my bedroom. I went through the dresses I've picked earlier again to choose between them.
The short black strapless one or the tall purple sleeveless one? Oh what the heck! Of course the red strapless short flowy one.
I quickly put on the dress checking the time. Joe must be here anytime soon. I then made sure my waves are still in place and that my hair looks nice. In the middle of applying my mascara, my cell phone rang. I jumped towards it only to figure out it's just Nick.
"Yes, Nick?" I answered annoyed.
"Your son can't stop crying!" He whined.
"God, Nick! Why did I give you his rabbit then? Just give it to him."
"Really? That's it?"
"Yes, Nick!" I rolled my eyes.
"Hey, I'm dong you a favor here." He said jokingly.
"Ha, I wouldn't have called you unless Miley and Selena didn't pick up."
"So, they're better than me when it comes to babysitting?"
"Obviously." I said applying a matching lipstick.
"You better take it back or I'll ruin your night and bring your kids back. And then you can ask Miley or Selena to fix it."
I laughed out loud, God, can Nick loosen the nerves! "Chillax, Nicky."
"Don't call me Nicky."
"Oh, right forgot; it's a Miley-zone."
"Nick, you idiot. The trick is about the rabbit! Told you."
"Is this-"
"Gotta go, Dems. Have a nice night."
And the line went dead. Was it my imagination or was Miley on the other side of the line?
What would Miley be doing there? It's probably my imagination. It didn't sound that much like Miley anyway. Besides, Miley has Liam to deal with after he came yesterday furiously knocking on her door.
He practically kicked me, Selena and Taylor out. Miley told us she'll deal with him. So, she probably is now.
I shrugged it off and forgot all about it as I hummed to myself finishing my make up.
"I'm home!" My heart skipped a beat as I smiled to myself and stood up looking at myself fully in the mirror. I look sexy. Satisfied, I left the room.
"Demi?" he called as I stood in the middle of the stairs waiting for him to turn around. "Soph?"
And then he turned around locking eyes with me.
"Welcome back." I descended down the last few steps and walked up to him. "Hey." I smiled big at his dumbfounded expression.
"Uh, you look… different."
I felt guilty. So, now when I'm dressed up, I look different?
"Different?"
"Good… different." He kind of corrected as my hands tangled themselves around his neck and I kissed his jaw.
"Only good?"
"Kind of Great." He said wrapping his arms around my lower back. Ah, that forming smirk of his.
"Only great?" I teased.
"Hell! Sexy different." He said and I laughed and kissed him passionately.
He responded almost immediately with almost the same amount of passion. Almost.
"Dem- the- kids!"
"Not here." I mumbled still kissing him.
"What?" He pulled away confused.
I smiled, "I asked Nick to babysit them for the night."
"Oh? Why?"
"Come on, I miss my husband." I whined.
He smiled a little surprised.
"Are you hungry?"
"Not as turned on as you got me."
I laughed happily, "Come on, Joey. Let's feed you first. We've got the whole night."
I said and led him to the already set table with the lit candles.
"Wow, you made some efforts here."
"Of course I did, babe."
During dinner, we were just a happy couple having a good time and chatting away, which was missed for the last period of time. Wow, I have been neglecting my own husband!
"So, what have you been doing while I was gone?"
"Nothing much. Going out with Miley and Selena." I shrugged, "Oh, yesterday, when we were at Miley's, Liam came home and he was furious. He kicked us all out."
"What? That son of a bitch! What happened?"
"She told us she'll deal with him. I called her later last night she picked up after some time and told me she's fine and that she has to go, and then hung up quickly, and since then, she haven't answered her phone."
He looked distance for a while, "I'm sure she is fine. Miley is tough."
"Yeah, but, I don't feel comfortable. She's either back with him or they are still fighting."
"She'd not go back to him." He narrowed his eyes.
"You said the same about Nick and her not breaking up; yet, they have been separated for years." I mumbled, he also said he doesn't feel anything for Taylor!
He laughed, "Trust me, it's only a matter of time until they are back."
"Probably." I shrugged, "Hey, tell me about your trip." I dropped my fork and looked at him excitedly.
"Isn't it about time we go upstairs?"
"Aren't you going to finish eating?"
"Oh, I'm done."
"In this case…" I stood up as he did the same and got by my side throwing me on his shoulder as I squealed, "Joseph!" I laughed.
"Shut up, pretty face, you made me wait enough already." He said as he ran up the stairs holding me on his shoulder still.
And in this moment, I knew I'd never let anything come in between me and my husband. Not even Taylor being back…
Miley-
I yawned as I poured myself coffee in Nick's kitchen. It's so familiar here, when we were engaged, this was my house. And me being me, I'm focusing on calling it the same once again soon.
And just as I was sitting down to enjoy my morning coffee, his doorbell rang. I groaned. Who'd come this early?
I got up and opened the door to reveal my best friend who looked up only for her eyes to widen in surprise.
"Miley? What are you doing here? In your pajamas?"
"Hey, Dems. Come in." I said casually and opened the door wider for her to enter. She entered while still looking skeptically at me.
"Are you back together?" she went straight forward to her conclusions.
"No." I shook my head, "Liam pretty much kicked me out. I found myself coming here." I started explaining.
"And…?" she asked eagerly.
"We were getting cozy. I asked him to stay here and he said it was okay." I paused taking in a deep breath as I got to the point where I'll have to lie to save Joseph's ass.
"That's great."
"Wait, there's more." I smiled, "While I was unpacking, a half naked woman came running out of his room."
She gasped, "Oh my God!"
"It was Olivia. They were hooking up before I came to ruin the night for them." I said bitterly; even though I let it go, but it doesn't mean I'm okay with the idea of him being with another girl. "She was lighting up some candles 'to get him in the mood' when she stupidly burnt her finger and came out running to the bathroom."
Demi stared at me for a moment before bursting out laughing.
"She actually did this?" She giggled.
"Oh, yeah!"
"Oh my God! What did you do?"
"Nothing."
"What?!"
"I'm not with him, Demi. I can not get mad when brings girls over to his own house." I shook my head.
"But you don't like it."
"I fucking hate it."
She nodded understandingly, "So, you let them just hook up?"
"Hell no!" I laughed, "I played the role of a nun."
"What?" She laughed confused.
"I started yelling and freaking out and I basically kicked the bitch out." I laughed, "But, not before telling her to visit me at the church so we can work on her sinful actions."
"Oh my God!" She clutched her stomach laughing. "And what did Nick do?"
"He was busy trying not to laugh out loud. But after she was gone he kept trying to 'explain'. But, I told him there's nothing to explain."
"You're turning the cold side."
"Oh, yes, I'm. Last night after your kids went to sleep, he was getting hot with me, but I stopped him."
She gasped, "He kissed you?"
"Dems, I didn't make it easy for him not to." I smirked.
"Gosh, Miley! You know what you're doing!"
"Of course I do."
"So, it was you I heard on the phone then."
"Aha." I chuckled.
"So, what's your plan?"
"What plan?" I smiled.
She rolled her eyes, "The plan, Miley." She shrugged as I laughed and then turned serious looking at her.
"Honestly, I'm not following a plan. I'm just being spontaneous." I looked down.
"But, you need to make sure that the past is forgotten, you need to talk about it and forgive each other first."
I looked up at her nervously, should I confess this? It's eating me alive!
"Demi…" I sighed, "I wanna tell you something…"
"What is it?"
I looked uneasily at her and checked to make sure Nick is still sleeping before I turned back to her, "Remember the abortion thing?"
"Yes…?" she frowned.
"Well…" I gulped.
As I paused, her eyes widened, "You had the baby?"
"What? No!" I yelled, " How is it even possible? I was here the entire time."
"What is it, Miley?" she said getting impatient.
I stared at her for a while not knowing what to say, "I… it's… uh… It's just… you know… making me guilty." I chickened out.
"That's it?" She said not buying it.
"Yes, Demi. It's not easy to kill your own child."
"Why did you d it the?"
More lies, "I was angry and confused."
"Talk to him, Miley. Nick loves you still."
"I know." I said and took a deep breath, "So, how was last night with dearest Joseph?" I smirked.
I was feeling bad for her. Joe has gone out of line by telling her he was out of town while he was staying at Nick's and partying every day. He said he needed 'escapism' for a while. Well, Demi is my best friend and all, but I know Joe loves her and she loves him. It may be just an obstacle in the road for them.
And Demi made a move by herself last night by trying to have some alone time with him. And I talked Joe to go home and bring her some gift with him.
So, in that case, when they're trying to make it work, I think what she doesn't know, won't hurt her.
"Ah, it was amazing." She gushed and blushed.
"Aw, little Demsy had a perfect night." I said in a baby voice.
"Shut up!" she giggled.
"Miley?" A sleepy Nick entered the kitchen. "Oh, Demi. Hi." He suddenly sounded awake.
"Hello, Nick." She smiled, "I didn't know you have guests." She smirked and I smiled rolling my eyes.
He scratched the back of his neck, "She's not really a guest. She's staying."
"I see." She giggled, "By the way, why isn't Sophie awake yet?"
I exchanged a look with Nick before letting out a muffled laugh,
"Okay, what did you do to my kids?" Demi stood up and crossed her arms.
"Nothing, they're sleeping safe and sound."
She raised an eyebrow.
"Well, as a baby, Ryan naturally woke up in the middle of the night." I started, "But, Sophie, kind of slept late."
"How late?"
"Around an hour or two after midnight."
"Oh my God! You let her stay up late?"
"Chillax, Dems! Jeez." Nick said knowing he'll annoy her even more as I giggled.
"Ugh! I should have known you're irresponsible you two!"
"You didn't even know I was here." I shot back as she rolled her eyes fishing her handbag for her ringing cell phone.
"Hold on, you idiots." She said as we laughed and she picked up, "Hey, Sel- hey, what's wrong?" she asked worriedly catching our attentions, "Calm down, calm down. What? Okay, okay, Calm down, I'll be there in ten."
"What's going on?"
"Justin and Selena broke up."
A/N: Hello my lovely readers :) Another chapter :) Miley has got a secret. Joe still don't know about Taylor being home, and Nick doesn't know what he wants anymore… and well, Jelena broke up! What do you think about this? Please tell me your opinion :)