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Chapter 9

Nick had barely climbed into the car when his brothers attacked him with questions. He laughed before telling them about his 'reconciliation' with Miley. He was thankful for the darkness that had settled on the city since he couldn't stop grinning. His mind kept replaying the events of the evening making him feel like he was dreaming. It was too good to be true he told himself. His heart was racing; he already missed her and needed to hold her just to make sure this was really happening. He wanted her, no he needed her! His brothers noticed desperation and greed in his eyes and got a glimpse of just how much Nick loved Miley. They smiled to themselves as they thought of their little brother going back to his old happy self. When the car pulled up in the driveway, Denise opened the door and ran out to hug each one of them.

"How did it go?"

"Really well!" Nick said grinning. He mentally kicked himself for sounding so cheerful. How could a girl have a hold like this on him? She could make him the most miserable human being on heart and fix everything in the next seconds. It was scary but not as scary as losing her and living without her by his side. His thoughts were interrupted by Joe's comment:

"Yeah you know... instead of winning an award Nick won a girl!" Denise's smile brightened.

"And who is she?" Nick blushed and grinned but remained silent while Denise grew impatient.

"Niley's back on, mom!" Joe shouted like a little girl acting overexcited. Everybody laughed and Denise smiled warmly at Nick before hugging him again.

"I'm so happy for you! I know how much you've missed her!" She said knowingly. Denise had always loved Miley; the two had once shared a tight bond.

"Thanks mom... I'm really happy... speaking of... Can I go over to her place? We kind of need to talk and you know... catch up?"

"Yeah of course... you don't have recording until 3pm tomorrow."

"Thanks mom!"

As Miley approached her house she sent Nick a text. He lived just a few blocks down the street but knew that he would want to use his car so that paparazzi wouldn't have the chance to ask him questions about his whereabouts.

"Will be reaching in about 5min. Can you come 3?" She quickly got an answer and smiled as she read:

"On my way... can't wait :)." It had been over an hour since Nick had left her backstage and she was already missing him. She longed to be with him and couldn't pay attention to the jokes her father was making. Tish knew something was up with her daughter the second she had seen her and had been thrilled to hear about them getting back together.

"Drive safe. Just come directly to my wing. I'll leave the door open." Miley answered before making her way inside her house and setting down her purse. She picked up a few clothes that she had left lying around and started up her laptop. While waiting for him she searched if the pictures of the event had been posted online yet. She sat down on the little couch in the entrance of her wing and set down the laptop on the glass coffee table. She found a webpage full of pictures and scrolled down while taking off her earrings and other jewellery. She clicked on a few pictures of the brothers and smiled to herself. Her eyes were focused on Nick and she couldn't help but notice a missing spark. She felt bad for a few seconds but soon remembered that the spark had returned to his eyes when she been honest with him and told him that she loved him.

"Aren't we handsome?" She heard Nick whisper in her ear. She jerked her head in his direction and jumped up to hug him. She hadn't heard him walk in. He chuckled and held her close to him, enjoying the warmth of her body against his.

"I missed you!" She said smiling and gave him a quick kiss.

"I missed you too." He pulled her back into the kiss and gently stroked her cheek. She pulled away after a few seconds and put her head against his chest.

"So... care to explain why you were staring at our pictures?" He asked playfully. She giggled.

"Hey! You can't blame me for looking up handsome guys..." She laughed.

"Since when do you think I'm handsome?" He asked innocently.

"Hmmm..." She pretended to think.

"HEY!" Nick faked offense and started tickling her, bringing her closer to him.

"Nick!!!" She laughed while squirming out of his grasp.

"Tell me you love me!" He whispered against her ear as he stopped tickling her and brought her hips against his. She could feel his hot breath on her ear and neck and shivered. She leaned back and looked into his eyes.

"I love you!" She finally managed to whisper. His grin brightened up her whole world if it was possible to make it any brighter. He leaned down to kiss her, taking his time and teasing her. Her breath hitched as his lips moved closer to hers and stopped. He was moving painfully slow she thought to herself. Getting impatient she crashed her lips against his in a passionate kiss. He licked her lip for entrance which she gladly granted. She felt her legs get weak, her stomach tickle from the butterflies and her head was spinning... she had never felt so dizzy from a simple kiss. But again... how could kissing Nick Gray, the love of her life, be just simple? It was always amazing whether it was a small peck or a passionate make out session and no matter where they were. Nick started feeling the dizziness too as oxygen became a need he couldn't put off any longer. They pulled away at the same moment, breathing heavily. No words were needed then... the love that could be seen in both of their eyes was enough and said more than a sentence could possibly mean. Even though they knew each other so well Miley couldn't help but feel shy around him. She couldn't hold his intense gaze any longer, scared that she would burst with love. She pulled him to the couch and they sat down in silence. Nick brushed the hairs falling in Miley's face so that he could stare into her eyes like he loved to do. He finally broke the silence:

"You look amazing... that dress looks beautiful on you... and... you just simply look gorgeous" he said with a cheeky smile. Miley leaned against him and closed her eyes, processing what he had just said. "I love you..." She heard him murmur in her ear.

"I love you too..." She whispered as her eyes fluttered open and a smile appeared on her lips. "You're so cute..." She added before cuddling into him. He chuckled and pulled her onto his lap cradling her.

"I feel like such a baby, right now..." She laughed. She leaned her forehead against his shoulder, loving the feel on his strong arms around her body.

"That's because you are... well... you're my baby..." He said while kissing her nose.

"Cheesy much, Mr G?"

"Very." He grinned. She couldn't help but believe his words however cheesy they sounded and she simply loved hearing them coming from his mouth. No matter how many guys had told her so before, none of them had been able to make her feel the way Nick had when he said she was beautiful or when he said he loved her. "I missed you... and I'm so happy we're together again... but I need to apologise." He interrupted her thoughts. She frowned as she saw the serious look on his face.

"What for?"

"For what almost happened between us... I'm sorry I didn't have more self control. I don't know how I could have been so irresponsible... I'm really sorry... I shouldn't have let things go that far." She sat up straight on his lap and looked into his eyes. His heart melted as he saw the love and the softness emanating from those gigantic blue orbs.

"Hey... you have nothing to be sorry about... I'm just as responsible as you are. You're the one who pulled away... talk about self control! I didn't have any..." She said softly.

"None of that would have happened if I hadn't kissed you in the first place..." Miley giggled and Nick looked at her, confused.

"It's not like I pulled away, right?" She giggled again as she remembered what happened. "And you gave me time to back out and I never did... So please stop blaming yourself! I'm responsible for my own actions!" He chuckled. How could he forget that she was so stubborn and would never let him take the blame? She opened her mouth again to ask:

"Nick, what do you think will make things work this time?"

"We're more mature... I'm not as scared as I used to be. I stopped fighting what I was feeling... I learned to accept it and make the better of it!" He had definitely become a lot more mature. "And most of all... I know what it's like to be without you and I'm not ready to go through that again." He added truthfully. She smiled and vowed not hold back and do everything she could to make it work this time around.

"I'm sure we would rather argue than be without each other!" She said laughing.

"I actually agree with that!" He said grinning.

"I'm so thankful we got a second chance at this..." She whispered and he nodded before kissing her forehead and tightening his grasp around her waist. "It scared me when I realised just how much I loved you..."

"And how much would that be?" He asked playfully. Miley giggled and put her thumb and index close together indicating a small amount.

"This much." She giggled again as he faked hurt. "Baby you should know how much I love you..." She added before kissing him gently. He deepened the kiss and held the back of her neck, pulling her even closer. She was amazed by the passion he put into the kiss and responded just as passionately. When the need for oxygen became intolerable, Miley pulled away and put her forehead against his.

"Whoa..." He grinned.

"Yeah... WHOA!" She giggled as she leaned back against him and let him cradle her.

"Hey you never told me what you thought of our last album?"

"Are you talking about the songs that you supposedly wrote about me?" She had heard all the rumours about 'sorry' and 'can't have you' but had tried to ignore them because she hadn't wanted to get her hopes up.

"Yeah... you knew they were about you right?"

"I listened to them a few times until it became too painful. I tried not to pay attention to the rumours... didn't really want to get my hopes up and think of what had happened..." She felt his arms tighten around as he whispered:

"I'm sorry..."

"Don't be..." She paused before adding "I loved the song 'sorry'... it was amazing. And I really liked 'can't have you' because of that one sentence: 'I'd rather be alone if I can't have you'." He chuckled.

"That sentence is so true..." Miley's smile brightened and she said:

"I love you so much... I thought being with someone else would help forget you. But it didn't. And I realised the other day that I'd rather be alone if I can't have you..." She giggled as he said playfully:

"Hey! Stop stealing my lines!" They laughed and he added: "I know what you mean though... I would have never gone out with Selena if it hadn't been in an attempt to get over you..." Miley looked up at him and raised an eyebrow while smirking.

"Did it work?" He laughed as he kissed her temple.

"Not really..." He chuckled as he added "you were too good to forget... a piece of you kept nagging me..." Miley giggled as he leaned in for another kiss. She brought her finger to his lips and said playfully:

"Hold that thought... I'm going to change!" She giggled as he pouted. She grabbed some sweat pants and t-shirt before running into the bathroom to change. She liked the dress she had picked out for the ceremony but it was starting to feel uncomfortable. She untied her hair and ran a brush through it before changing.

"Finally!" Nick whined as she walked out of the bathroom. He was now lying on her bed and looking through his texts.

"Getting a little impatient, are we?" She went to her closet to hang her dress and walked over to him.

"Very!" He grinned.

"I've always known you to be the patient kind..." He chuckled and said:

"I'm not when it comes to you." She giggled as she lied down next to him. He pulled her into his arms and they remained silent for a few minutes as he twirled her hair around his finger.

"What really happened with Justin?" He demanded.

"I didn't love him... it took me some time to realise it but when I did... I just couldn't stay with him."

"Did you tell him that?"

"Not really... I told him my feelings had changed... I didn't really have the guts to admit I still loved you...!" Nick chuckled. Their eyes locked and Miley ended up looking away as she felt her cheeks burning. He lifted her chin up and kissed her gently at first, before deepening it. Miley opened her mouth and let him in when he licked her bottom lip. Their lips undertook a fierce battle as Nick pulled her on top of him. Her whole body was tingling as he ran his hands up and down her curves. She felt like she was melting under his touch. When she finally pulled away, they were both panting. His lips tickled her ear as he whispered:

"I love you." She smiled and felt him pulling her closer. She felt his lips making their way to her neck and giving her soft kisses. She dug her nails into his back as he kissed her soft spot continuously. Her body was tingling under his soft and gentle touch. She pulled away after a few seconds and locked eyes with him. He gently stroked her cheek and asked:

"Are you ok?"

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