April 2010
"I can't wait to meet your… wait, what is she to you?" Nick chuckled at a very excited Miley, holding onto his hand and jumping up and down.
"She is my new born cousin. It's weird to think that I'm eighteen years older than her. I mean, isn't there like… a bottom line for a woman to get pregnant?" Miley laughed and put her head on his shoulder as they were walking along the street towards Nick's aunt's house.
"Well… I wouldn't really say so. Haven't you heard of that woman that got pregnant with like… 66 or so? That should be forbidden. You never know what's going to happen to her and then she dies and leaves a child alone at home. That must suck so much. And even if she turns hundred, that child is going to be embarrassed for life. Imagine you being 18 and your mom is 84. That's got to be the most embarrassing thing ever." Nick smiled.
"How would you know about that woman?" Miley rolled her eyes in an obvious manner and looked up at him.
"I read the newspaper too, you know? Something you should do too, mister." Nick chuckled and pulled her closer to him.
"I do… I just don't read gossip… I read sports and actual news." Miley rolled her eyes again.
"Those are actual news. The world needs to know that. How bad it is to do that, I mean." Nick nodded and looked down at her.
"Of course it is…" Miley boxed his side gently and laughed.
"Stop making fun of me. I can go back to hating you in no time. You might think just because I'm a girl I become attached… well, I don't." Nick looked down at her sort of alarmed and sighed.
"Sorry… well, I guess you're kind of right, but come on, it's not as important as political questions, right?" Miley giggled and nodded.
"I know, yeah… I was just kidding though. Gosh, you're jumpy." Nick glared at her playfully and then kissed her temple gently.
"Well, I don't want to lose you so…" Miley smiled up at him.
"I don't want to lose you either… and you're not going to, by the way. You told me you love me so you got to live with me as long as you want me here." Nick hugged her tight before stopping and looking her in the eyes.
"Well, that's going to be a long time then." Miley leaned up and kissed him gently. He kissed her back and then pulled back to kiss her nose too.
"I love you." Nick grinned and kissed her forehead before he replied.
"I love you too…" Miley smiled and grabbed his hand, intertwining their fingers.
"So, when am I meeting your cousin that's creepily way much younger than you?" Nick chuckled and pointed towards a house that was about two houses away.
"In about two minutes. You excited?" Miley nodded.
"Yeah, I've actually never seen a baby before… and she's your cousin, she has to like me." Nick raised an eyebrow.
"Well, she's about two weeks; I don't think her opinion on you counts as much as my aunt's does…" Miley suddenly squeezed his hand extra tight.
"Oh my gosh, you're right. What if she doesn't like me?" Nick chuckled.
"She'll love you… she's just like mine and your mom so… you shouldn't worry." Miley giggled a little.
"Do you mean, she knows about us having sex?" Nick choked on himself. Miley was still reminding him that their mothers know about them doing stuff that mothers actually didn't want to know about. Miley giggled at Nick's expression.
"Could you stop that? I hate to think about it and you keep on reminding me." Miley shrugged as they walked up to the front door. Nick ran the doorbell and squeezed Miley's hand and then looked up as the door opened.
"Ah, Nicholas!" He hugged his aunt and then moved aside to show Miley to his aunt.
"Aunt Betty, this is my girlfriend Miley." Miley smiled at her shyly and stuck out her hand for Betty to shake it. Betty shook it and smiled at the girl.
"Nice taste, Nicholas." Nick and Miley both blushed and walked in after Betty had stepped aside. She led them into the living room where a crib was placed next to the couch. Miley squealed quietly and squeezed Nick's hand again. Nick smiled at her as Betty grabbed her baby out of the crib. Miley's face softened noticeably and she couldn't help but coo over the baby.
"Aw, Nicky, look how cute…" Betty turned to them and smiled brightly. She handed the baby over to Miley who immediately got tears in her eyes for whatever reason. She couldn't help it; it was her first time holding a baby and that baby was just adorable. Nick grinned at the sight of her holding his cousin. He could definitely imagine that being his child in a few years.
Miley put a finger on the baby's face and stroked it gently. The baby gurgled a bit and then laughed an adorable baby laugh. Miley giggled too as the baby put a hand on her cheek. Nick smiled brighter at this. It was one of those moments where he saw his whole future in front of him. He walked over to her and cooed down at his cousin. The really young girl giggled while his girlfriend beamed up at him.
"She is so adorable." Nick nodded and kissed her quickly before he pulled back and looked at his aunt. The older woman had left to get a camera and sneaked a picture of the couple with the baby in between them. She pulled a little face at Nick as he rolled his eyes playfully.
"You might want to give me the camera…" But Betty shook her head and hid it behind her back.
"I'm afraid I can't do that… You'll thank me in about five years. Then you'll have kids on your own and I'll show you the very first picture of you holding a baby together." Miley blushed and looked down at the little girl again.
"What's her name?" Betty chuckled at Miley's try to change the subject and smiled.
"Angelica." Miley smiled brightly and cuddled the baby a little.
"Hello Angie… I can call you Angie, right? Oh, you're such a cutie…" Betty chuckled and Nick shook his head a little as he plopped down on the couch. Miley slowly sat down and Nick put an arm around her shoulder. She was still playing with the little baby as Betty sat on the armchair next to the couch. She nudged Nick's knee and motioned towards Miley with her eyes.
Nick chuckled and scratched his neck awkwardly. A lot of people had been telling him that Miley was the one. He'd always roll his eyes though deep inside he knew it. He would only roll his eyes because he already did know. So he rolled his eyes again and sighed. People were actually annoying him with this. When Betty nudged him again he groaned.
"I know! Okay? I do know!" Miley jumped and held the baby a little closer to her. Nick turned to her with big and sort of sorry eyes. Betty chuckled; this conversation was going to be funny.
"What do you know?" Nick looked around awkwardly before he turned to Miley again. He sighed.
"Uhm… something that Betty just remembered me about?" Betty chuckled quietly and shook her head. Nick always has been bad with words when he was nervous. Miley giggled.
"Okay? Do I want to know or…?" Nick sighed and shrugged. He caught sight of the baby and remembered his little cousin was there so he quickly reached over and stroked the baby's cheek.
"I know… that Angie is incredibly cute." He didn't necessarily sound sure of what he was saying but Miley just giggled and nuzzled her gently.
"She is, isn't she? Ah, I can't wait to have a baby on my own…" Nick looked at her with big eyes. Betty giggled a little and nudged Nick again. He groaned quietly and let his head drop on the back of his couch. He wasn't frustrated with people telling him that she was the one or when they'd say they were going to get babies together or stuff like that. But it frustrated him that they either didn't seem to know that he knew or they just wanted to make fun of him.
Miley looked at Nick confused but shrugged it off. She played with the baby in her hands some more until about half an hour later, Nick told her he felt like they should leave. Miley sighed and handed little Angie to Betty who smiled at her daughter before she hugged Nick and Miley. As they exited the door, the new mother called the couple back one more time. Well, she called Miley, actually.
"Yeah?" Miley turned around and pulled a piece of hair that had fallen into her face out of it and smiled. Betty smiled back and winked at Nick before she turned to Miley once again.
"Welcome to the family." Miley blushed and turned back to Nick who grabbed her hand and gently tucked her along. She waved Betty before the mother and her baby disappeared back into her house. Nick cursed silently. Miley turned to him and looked at him funny and somewhat confused.
"What's wrong?" Nick sighed and turned to Miley. He stopped walking and shrugged.
"Betty… she was just bugging me, that's all." Miley shook her head confused.
"But she barely talked to us? She only asked us if we wanted something to drink or eat and talk a bit about Angie. Oh, by the way, your cousin has got to be the cutest baby of all time." Nick sighed.
"You don't always need words to annoy someone and… Angie was the only baby you've ever seen, so you can't really judge that contest." Miley pocked her tongue out at him playfully.
"Ha ha", she deadpanned, "you think you're so funny, aren't you? Anyway… What do you mean she didn't need words? Oh and what was that 'I know' thing you blurted out earlier?" Nick shrugged and ran a hand through his hair.
"I don't know… she just kept on nudging me and glancing towards you. She was basically telling me with her eyes that you were the one." Miley looked at him confused.
"The one… what?" Nick chuckled and patted her shoulder.
"Exactly." Miley shook her head quickly as Nick started walking again.
"No, don't walk away, what do you mean 'the one'?" Nick stopped walking and turned to her, sighing.
"Well, you're 'it'. The one… just…" Nick sighed and stopped talking, stumbling over his words. Miley looked at him confused for about a minute until she realized what he was saying. She gasped quietly and put a hand over her mouth.
"Oh! That's what you're talking about! Well… do they all think that?" Nick nodded and shrugged.
"Yup; trust me, when you're not around - which barely ever happens - or when you don't pay attention - which happens more often - they always wink at me or whisper to me how perfect you are for me. It gets annoying after some time." Miley frowned a little and looked down. She bit her lip and tried not to be hurt by the way he just said that but she couldn't help but be.
"Uhm… so you don't think so?" Nick looked at her confused for a second before he shook his head frantically.
"What? No! I mean, yes… I mean… of course I think so but… god, you would be annoyed too when your mom would always nudge you and wink at you and make fun of you…" Miley shook her head sort of pouting.
"Actually, my mom does that and I always talk to her about it… openly and not annoyed. She makes fun of me - I laugh with her because I agree." Nick sighed and put his hands on Miley's shoulder as her lower lip started to quiver.
"Hey Mi… I love you, okay? Of course I think like they do… I just… I'm a guy - I don't talk about my relationships with my best friends like you do. I brag with you - yeah, but it's different with guys than with girls. We talk about… sports and… manly stuff. Well, if you asked Joe he'd tell you that I only talk about you but…" Miley smiled a little and wiped her eyes. She didn't cry but there were a few tears in there.
Nick rubbed her shoulders before he hugged her. He didn't know she was so sensitive about this. Miley sighed a little and hugged him back. It may seem like she was overreacting and maybe she was - but she really loved this guy. Thinking about him not wanting her like she wanted him - that would be forever - was torture.
"I'm sorry that earlier came out wrong. They've just been bugging me with something and… you'll find out what when the time's right." Miley pulled back and nodded. Nick leaned down and kissed her softly, making her smile again.
"Okay… I love you, Nicky." Nick grabbed her hand and intertwined their fingers before they started walking again.
"I love you too, Mi, I love you too…" And just like that, the couple walked towards Nick's car to drive back to the campus. It was a Sunday that day so they could easily go to his aunt who didn't live too far away from the college anyway. They got into Nick's car and held hands in there as well. It didn't seem like they would let go of each other soon - at least not till college. And even after that, they wouldn't let go of each other. They were in it for the long haul. And one of them knew that already while the other was still as clueless as ever.
I totally left you hanging there, didn't I? XD Well, you're gonna find out soon but when that time comes, this story will be over :( Oh well, this was written during conversations with Hannah and Loly so if there are any mistakes or mess-ups... I was distracted writing it :P I hope you liked it and... you know, reviews don't really hurt ;) I actually enjoy them soooo... oh well :P Thank you soo much for reading again, you all rock :D
