"Here," Nick smiled as he handed her the single rose. She looked at its beautiful figure and inhaled the scent. In the moment, she was captured with the beautiful experience. Nick was dressed in a nice tux and they were alone on the ship's deck. It was their last night on the ship and Miley could feel that he was going to propose any second now.

"What are you thinking about?" she prodded on as she tilted her head. She was dying for him to get down on one knee. She felt his arm encircle around her tiny waist and tug her in a bit closer.

"Nothing. You look beautiful," he whispered into her ear. He led them to the sides as they clung onto the bars that blocked them from the ocean. The waves were beating restlessly- just like the thoughts that were swimming through Miley's head.

"It's really beautiful tonight," she murmured. Her glossy eyes skimmed across the ocean's surface. They could see a faraway lighthouse that spun its light in the distance. The waves crashed back into the ocean, emitting the tranquil sounds of the ocean. It was a restless but peaceful night.

"Did you have fun on the trip?" he asked as he trailed his hand to the small of her back. He ran his fingers through her long brunette hair as she gently nodded. She turned to look at him, leaning her back on the railing.

"Did you?" Her blue eyes were filled with curiosity. He spun back into a series of flashbacks as he lightly chuckled.

"It's been a bit…unconventional. I mean almost dying, almost losing your dad when he was drunk," he chuckled. He leaned into her and smiled. She giggled and bit her lip as they recounted the full week.

"I can't believe you got drunk with my dad,"Miley retorted. She brushed a couple of her hair strands behind her ear. She crossed her arms and gently shook her head, scolding Nick in a playful manner.

"Please, like he's the victim? Your family is nuts. Like you," he nuzzled in his nose to hers. He smiled and dipped down, pulling her into a soft kiss. She swiped her tongue across his pink lips and begged for entry. He granted. They stood in a moment of time until she decided to pull away.

"We're a normal family," she responded, laughing a little bit. She looked at him straight in the eye and tried to keep a still face, but failed as she giggled. "Okay, maybe they're a little bit too much to handle," she agreed. He rolled his eyes and gave her another kiss- this time quick and to the point.

"Speaking of family, I kind of need to ask you something," he started nervously. She bit her lip- completely even more anxious then she was before. The moment she had been waiting for was finally coming. He breathed in deeply and leaned into her. "I've been thinking," he started. His eyes wandered to the empty ocean as he figured out how to exactly word what he was going to say.

"You can ask me anything," she added on impatiently. He smiled and kissed her nose. He looked back on the ground and bit his lip. He was about to say something until something broke his concentration- the sound of Oliver's voice.

"Hey man," Oliver shouted out from the back of the deck. He had his hand linked with Lily's as they made their way towards the couple. Lily was wearing and evening dress as Oliver, too, was dressed up in a tux.

"Hey Lily," Miley gave her friend the death glare. However, Lily didn't pick up on Miley's signal. The blonde just gave the brunette a hearty hug and clung back onto Oliver.

"Hey, guys," Nick smiled. He and Oliver shook hands as a formality and dug their hands into their pocket.

"It's weird that this is going to be our last night," Oliver added in to spice up the lack of conversation. Nick nodded. "It feels like we've been on this boat forever."

"It's only been a week," Miley shot him a look. She hoped that Lily and Oliver would get the hint and go elsewhere as she waited for Nick to pop the question. She was getting impatient and a little bit fidgety. Nick gave her a small look as he tilted his head. She was squirming in his grip.

"You alright?" Nick asked, sensing something was wrong. He centered his attention on Miley, who gave her audience a bright smile.

"Nothing," she replied back. "Just don't you think Oliver and Lily have other things to do," she hinted. Oliver gulped and took Lily's arm as they stood on the other side of Nick and Miley.

"Your girlfriend's right," Oliver. He smiled at Nick and they exchanged a look. Oliver and Lily made their way over to the restaurant that was on the other side of the deck. A couple of people passed by Nick and Miley as they made their way back to their cabins in the dead of the night. Nick was leaning against the railing and looking at the ocean again. Miley joined him in his peaceful stare as she intently looked at him. He didn't seem to notice that she was looking at him until a couple of seconds later.

"What? Do I have something on my face?" Nick chuckled, swiping his hand on his cheeks. He checked himself in the reflection of the railing. She shook her head in frustration. What?" He chuckled.

"You needed to ask me something," she reminded him of their previous conversation. He scrunched his eyebrows until he remember.

"Oh, yeah," he waved it off. "I was wondering. I asked your dad already," he added in as a buffer. "You know how I have to go on tour this summer," he rambled on. She was getting confused now. What did this have to do with proposing? "I asked your dad to join me on tour. And I was wondering what you thought, manager?" he grinned, thinking she would be overjoyed with his business skills.

"What?" she asked in clarification. Nick nodded slowly as though he was missing a part of the whole conversation. "That's what you were going to ask me?" He scrunched his eyebrows up in worry.

"Why?" he asked in concern. Miley rolled her eyes and grabbed her clutch off the table. She gripped the railing.

"Never mind. I just thought something else," she said trying to get her mind together. She looked at him.

"Okay…" he said, a little bit confused. "So how did you know earlier?" he ventured out.

"What are you talking about?" Miley snapped, obviously not in the mood to get confused any longer.

"That Oliver and Lily had other stuff to do," Nick chuckled. "Oliver said he didn't tell you because you might spill," he added in. Miley's eyebrows flew up in question.

"What are you talking about?" she asked again, but this time a little bit more slowly than before. She stepped forward and Nick scrunched his eyebrows together.

"You know.." he trailed back in reply. Miley's head started working in overdrive. Just then, both of them heard a round of applause that emitted from the restaurant closest to them. Miley whipped her head towards it. She saw people giving a standing ovation to her two best friends. Oliver was hugging Lily as she wiped away tears of happiness. Miley glimpsed over her best friend's face and went to look straight at her fingers. There on Lily's ring finger sat the same ring Miley had seen earlier that week.

The ring she had seen in Nick's bag. The ring that she thought she would be wearing by now.

A/N That's the big twist. THe ring is actually Oliver's. And Nick was just talking about going on tour with Mr. Stewart. If you read dollhouse, Nick's a musician and that Billy Ray tried following his musical dreams to LA. Two more chapters left!