As Idina reached the theatre, she slowly made her to way to Miley. She thought she'd find a teary Miley with no spark in her eyes, but she was wrong. Miley was there, sitting, trying to focus into the movie, but obviously failing. However, Miley had a different gleam in her eyes. Maybe because she was with Nick. Yeah, she definitely wanted to believe that, because deep down inside she didn't want to ground Madeline. She didn't want her daughter to be the reason why they broke up and why they didn't get married.
"Oh, there you are Miley!" Idina exclaimed, coming up to her.
"Here I am" Miley said with a fake smile.
"You okay?" Idina asked her a little concerned.
"Yeah, I mean…I guess it's better that I discovered his intentions. I mean, I would never forgive myself if I got married to him and then he dumped me once he got what he wanted" Miley snapped.
"So, I'm sorry if Madeline spoiled your relationship…I mean, I'm so-" Idina apologised anyways. She felt bad for Miley.
"No, no, no, no. Madeline didn't ruin anything. In fact, I'm thankful that the girls and Nick opened my eyes" Miley told her. Idina searched for any possible sign of lying in her face. She failed.
"Oh, that's great! You can talk to me if you feel the need" Idina offered sympathetically.
"Thanks, Idina" Miley said in a soft friendly voice as she hugged her.
After the movie…
"Miles..." Nick glanced at Miley. She nodded her head in approval, understanding that now that the movie was over they had to talk.
"Nick, before you say anything else... Can we go somewhere more private?" Miley suggested. Nick nodded as they exited the Premiere Theatre and hopped in Nick's car. It was a pretty bright red sports car. She liked it more than the one he had before.
Half an hour later they arrived at that enchanting place. That beautiful beach where Nick had asked Miley out for the very first time and where they shared their first kiss-That place definitely brought back some good memories.
He glances down at Miley, walking slowly beside him as she looks out at the water. He looks at her hand. Her free hand. Should he hold it? He should hold it; he decides. It's winter and it's cold. It would be the gentlemanly thing to do.
Nick grabs her hand before he can think about it anymore as she tenses a little bit before intertwining her fingers with his and he breathes a quiet sigh of relief.
He clears his throat.
"You wanna sit down for a minute" He offers.
She stops walking. "Sure"
Nick lays out his blazer on the sand for her, so that her dress won't get dirty and Miley smiles at him gratefully as she lets go of his hand to sit. He joins her, sitting extra close to her so they can share his blazer. Yup, that was the reason. Nick was wearing white pants, after all.
"So, we haven't seen each other in a while... I guess" Nick starts. She smiles softly at him.
"Everything has been so crazy these past years" Miley explains. "We started dating, then we broke up, then I had to a fake a smile for the press every single day, then we-" She trails off and blushes. "We reconnected and we even kissed on the Jet Ski" She continues, as she notices a smile spreading across Nick's face. "Then I dated Liam and I was even about to marry him, but whatever, that jerk used me. We broke up for the best!" Miley says honestly.
"I know…But I'm so proud of you, Mi. You've come so far in such a short time" Nick confesses. I tried to reason with her, but I should've just realised she's too stubborn to do so.
"Thanks for sucking up! But I don't agree with you on that one. I've been an emotional wreck for the past 7 years. I mean, sometimes I didn't feel like Liam was even the one for me" Miley said softly, disappointment filling her deep blue eyes.
"Yeah, I know he's a jerk! But you're not being fair to yourself. Mi, you're like…like" Nick struggles for the right words. "You're like…my everything. You complete me. You make me better. You make everything better" He continues. Miley blushes. "You've been on my head all this time. I didn't even come close to getting over you. You…You have no idea what you mean to me" Nick tells her truthfully.
And all of a sudden the air shifts and Nick is looking into her wide ocean eyes, and in them, he sees everything he's ever wanted. He leans his head closer as he sees her eyes closing, and then he finds himself kissing the air because she has turned away.
He looks at the side of her head in disbelief, unable to comprehend what just happened. It was perfect; it was going to be amazing. And then he hears a quite sniff and he's immediately in protective-Nick mode, al thoughts of frustration and kissing her flying out of his head as he focuses on Miley.
"Miles?" Nick asks softly. "What's wrong? What happened?"
Miley shakes her head. "N-nothing" She stammers. "I just got…I um…I got sand in my eyes" She mutters softly. "Yeah! Sand. In my eyes" She tried again, more confidently this time. But it was no use; who was she kidding?
"Miley" Nick says, a little more forcefully. "You're a terrible liar" She slumps a little in defeat and turns to face him. She's not crying, but he can tell she's upset.
Nick looks at her expectantly as he takes her hand in his. "I'm scared" She finally whispers.
"Of what?" The boy whispers back.
"Us. You and me. This. We already failed once and I don't know if my heart can stand-" She starts, but Nick cuts her off.
"Will you trust me?" Nick asked. Miley nodded.
Now or never…He takes a deep breath. "Kiss me" Nick says. Miley bites her lip.
She searches his eyes.
And apparently she likes what she sees because the next thing he knows, he has Miley on his lap, her hands caressing the curls in his hair and she's kissing him.
Nick freezes for a millisecond, but then he wraps his hands around her and tilts his head for a better access.
Her tongue swirls lazily around his as Miley kisses him like she's never done anything else and Nick slides a hand into her hair, tightening his grip on her waist.
When she finally pulls back, Nick leans forward and presses his lips to her cheek, her jaw, and he watches as her eyelids flutter shut and feels her fingers clench around his shoulder when he softly kisses her forehead.
Her eyes open slowly and she blushes immediately when she sees him looking at her and realises her position on his lap.
"I love you, Mi" He whispers, looking into Miley's eyes.
"I love you too, Nick" She whispers back. She tries to shift away but Nick holds her firmly in place.
He leans forward and softly nudges her cheek with his nose. "Will you do me the honour of being my girlfriend…again?" Nick asks hopefully.
Miley turns her head so her lips are brushing his. "I would love to" She admits, grinning from ear to ear.
"You just made me the happiest man in the whole world" Nick confesses.
"What a coincidence!" Miley mumbles back, smiling against his lips. "You did too"
Nick captured her lips in a soft, yet passionate kiss.
So maybe this time was the charm.
He'll take it.
