CHAPTER SEVEN
First Dates and Races.
"Oh you guys are soo funny," Lilly rolled her eyes, and shoved a forkful of pancake into her mouth.
It was the next morning, and Joe and I were still laughing over the fact that we had gotten those three so good.
"It's not our fault; you were the ones who started it in the first place. We were just getting even," I stated, motioning with my index finger from myself to Joe.
Once again Lilly rolled her eyes, along with Nick and Oliver.
"So kids, what do you plan on doing today?" My dad asked, as he continued to wash the dirty dishes from the night before.
The only downfall of camping was the fact that you couldn't just shove them into the dishwasher, but you actually had to clean them yourself. I remember having to clean them on our school camping trip – the one where Lilly, Oliver, and I scared the pants off of Amber and Ashley.
"Actually, Lilly and I were going to go back down to that lake we were at yesterday," Nick stated, a small smile on his face as he looked over at me.
"Oh yah, we should get going – like now," She blushed slightly, and my smile grew even more. I nudged Joe with my elbow and he just pulled a funny face.
"Hey Miley, can I talk to you?" Oliver asked, now standing in front of me. Wow, when that boy wants to be fast, he can sure move. Quickly I looked over at Joe before nodding my head and following him over behind the tents.
"Hey," I said, sitting down on the ground and motioning for Oliver to do the same. I didn't care if my pants were going to get dirty; I mean we were camping after all!
He sat down, but didn't say anything for a few moments. I was starting to feel incredibly uncomfortable which was strange since it was Oliver! But I was feeling like he had something to say, but was too afraid to do so.
Playing with the hem of my shirt, I waited for him to say something, anything at all to make the situation a little more comfortable.
"So you and Joe are really hitting it off," He finally said, as he looked up at me.
"Yah, but we have always been friends," Oliver just nodded and shrugged his shoulders.
"So this is kind of weird… but can you tell me," He paused, as if trying to think how to word his next sentence. "Can you tell me where we stand?"
Where we stand? What the heck did that mean; I seriously have no idea what he is talking about.
"What?" I asked, raising my eyebrows at him.
"You kissed me, and now you're flirting with Joe, I have no idea what to think right now," Oh, so that was what he meant. Yes I knew that I have been kind of ignoring Oliver, and I did kiss Joe, but I wasn't going to tell him that.
If I told him that I kissed him and Joe in the same day, he would think I was some kind off… he would think less of me that was for sure.
"Well, I don't… I actually don't know," I shrugged my shoulders and pulled my knees up under my chin.
Oliver grew silent and I watched as he bit his lip and looked over at the campfire.
"So? What are you thinking?" I asked, breaking the silence.
He didn't answer right away, but instead reached for my hand and took it inside of his own.
"Debating whether or not to ask you out on a date?" I watched as a small blush formed on his cheeks, as he looked down at our hands.
"How can we go on a date?" I asked him.
"Come on, I'm Smokin Oken! I can think of a date any time, anywhere," He joked, and dropped my hand from his own. Finally, it seemed like he was becoming his old self again.
"Well then, I guess you should get thinking," I stated, giving him a large smile and a hug as I stood up and wiped the back of my pants off.
As I made my way back to the fire, I couldn't help but look back and just as I did I caught Oliver doing his little happy dance. Laughing to myself, I went over and sat down next to Joe again.
"Hey, where's Nick and Lilly?" I asked, looking around for my two friends.
"They went to the lake," He stated, shoving a piece of toast into his mouth.
"Ew, chew then talk please," I looked away and Joe poked me in the side with his finger.At the Lake.
Nick looked down at the crystal clear water, and turned around to see where Lilly was. They had raced here, and it seemed as if Nick had won by a long shot since she was nowhere to be seen.
"Psh, I'm still the best," He stated, a cocky smile on his face.
"You wish curly," Nick turned around at the voice coming from behind him only to find Lilly running toward him, and it didn't look like she was stopping.
Placing her arms out in front of her she tried to push Nick into the water, but he grabbed out for her wrist and pulled her in right after him.
Coming up for air she let out a loud scream.
"Nick!" She shouted, pushing her blonde hair out of her eyes.
"What?" He asked, smiling over at her, his own brown hair now plastered all over his face and neck.
"What the heck was that for? You weren't supposed to pull me in I'm fully clothed!" He just raised his eyebrows at her and went underwater once again.
Once he resurfaced Nick answered. "So am I!"
"Well it's not the same!" Lilly jumped out of the water and placed her hands on his shoulders, pushing him down under.
Nick pushed her hands off his own shoulders and pulled her down with him.
"Oohh, now you're going down!" She shouted, letting out a few giggles as she pulled her soaked tank top off her wet body, only to have to cling to her all over again.
"I'm terrified," He joked. Lilly just crossed her arms across her chest and raised her eyebrows at him – as if to challenge him.
Lilly dove underneath the water, and swam up next to Nick before popping up fight in front of his face. "Boo," She smiled and reached up and picked up a few strands of Nick's long, soaked hair. "Jeeze, maybe it's time for a haircut?" She joked, as he caught her gaze and smiled.
Neither of them looked away for what seemed like forever, until Lilly realized that she was still holding onto his hair. Grinning like an idiot, she looked down at her feet until she felt a hand wrap around her waist, pulling her closer. Somehow the smile on her face only widened as he leant down halfway, waiting for her to close the distance.
At that very moment, Lilly was probably one of the happiest girls on this planet, as cliched as that sounds. All weekend her and Nick had been getting along great, and it really seemed as if they clicked. Usually she got nervous around boys she liked, and babbled on like a fool – but with Nick it was different. She was never nervous, and she didn't ramble on anymore than she usually did.
Standing up on her toes Lilly closed the distance between the two and pressed her lips against Nick's. For a first kiss, it was amazing to her – it wasn't awkward or anything and she loved every minute of it.
Slipping her arms around his neck, she finally pulled away and rested her forehead against his, with a very large grin plastered on her face; Nick looked down into her blue eyes, and pushed a strand of her long wet bangs out of her eyes.
"Race you back?" Lilly asked, raising her eyebrows at him. Nick just laughed and started to make his way out of the lake with Lilly behind him.
It finally happened, she and Nick had their first kiss, and she wouldn't have wanted it any other way. She was happy because now Miley wasn't the only one going to have fun on this trip. She was excited for the fact that she and Nick were going to be spending a lot more time together.
And she felt loved like she never had before.
A/N: So finally I got up chapter seven! Sorry for there not really being any Miley/Joe, but I got in a bit of Moliver. In the next chapter they will go on their date, but don't worry - there will be an unexpected turn so there is still a ton of hope for Joe/Miley. Ok, so I decided that it was about time to add some Lilly/Nick so I hope you all liked that! Thank you so so much for all of the reviews, favorites, and alerts you all gave me! I really do appreciate it, and it makes me so happy to see that I have new reviews. So please keep them coming, I love reading what you have to say! And if any of you have any ideas at all please don't hesitate to let me know, I will always take them into consideration because I am always looking for new plots and ideas to add to the story, to be honest right now I am kind of stuck haha. All right, so please review and I will try my hardest to get the next chapter up soon.
