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Chapter 10- Miley vs. Jennifer

Miley sat in the cafeteria alone while cliques and gossip were going on all around her.

Where is he? She thought. It's so not normal for him to be late like this.

Miley was waiting for Nick. Every other night, they had dinner together in the cafeteria, just them, and he was late. 30 minutes late.

She began to get up and leave, she was so tired of waiting for him. As soon as she got up, Nick ran into the cafeteria.

"Miley! I'm so sorry! I was working on the project with Jennifer and we ran late. She told me I was fine on time when I asked her because I told her I needed to meet you, but I guess not."

"Well obviously she told you that. Nick, you can't trust her. She's evil or something. She will do whatever she can to steal you from me. You need to tell Mrs. Smith to switch partners."

"Miley, don't be like that. I know her and she's not like that once you get to know her. I told you, I'm not choosing sides. Don't tell me to go switch partners. That's a little selfish if you ask me. Nothing always has to be your way."

She glared at him for a moment, then grabbed her purse and stormed out. Nick just rolled his eyes, he was used to these PMS moments. This time, though, he might have taken it a little far. He was going to leave because he didn't want to sit alone, but then Jennifer came in and sat with him. They talked for an hour until the cafeteria was closing, yet neither noticed Miley standing outside, staring in with tears in her eyes.

Miley and Lilly stood at the mailboxes the next morning. Lilly and Miley both had identical envelopes, and Lilly read her's out loud as soon as she opened it. "You are cordially invited to the marriage of Jillian Truscott and Jake Reynolds on the 12th of March".

"Yay! The invitations are finally in for my sister's wedding! I'm going to be a bridesmaid in it, and the dresses are gorgeous," Lilly said, excited.

"She doesn't even really know me," Miley said.

"I told her about you. She thinks you sound cool and wants to meet you and stuff, plus she wanted to have a guest for me."

"What about Joe?"

"He'll be my date, I guess. What about Nick? Are you going to invite him?"

"I don't know after what I saw last night," she replied, then told Lilly what happened.

"Aw, I'm sorry. I'm sure he's just being friendly since they have to work together though and she's new and everything."

"Maybe. I hope. We'll just have to see. I hope he doesn't turn out to be another Jack."

"He's not. He loves you so much. Joe tells me that he always talks about you."

"Really?"

"Yeah."

Miley smiled a little, but knew he was going to have to do much more to show her that he really cares.

"Miley!" Nick called after her.

She kept walking without turning her head. He ran after her, calling her name over and over and finally caught up with her.

"Miles! What is wrong? Tell me! Did I do something?"

"Um, do you not remember last night? What you said to me and who you were hanging out with after I left? For an HOUR?"

He tightened his fists and smacked himself in the head. Stupid, he thought. Now she's going to think I'm like Jack, and break up with me. I don't even like Jennifer!

Apoligize, Miley thought to herself at the same time. Tell me it was all a mistake and you love me.

"Miley, can we talk later? I need to go meet with Jennifer," he said, slowly. "This report is really important to me because it is more than half my entire grade and I need to get my grade up or else I might not be able to go to the school next year. Maybe not even next semester. But I need to talk to you. Can I pick you up at your room at 8?"

Miley was a little hesitant, but knew the only way they would completely make up would be to talk through it. "Okay. Don't be late though."

Nick nodded, then rushed off to the library to meet Jennifer. He got there and saw her sitting at a table in the back with her black-rimmed reading glasses. He smiled at her and sat down. She scooted her chair closer to Nick's.

"Hey, gorgeous. What took you so long?" She said, batting her eyelashes at him.

"Um," Nick said, uncomfortable with the situation, "I was talking to Miley."

Jennifer rolled her makeup-covered eyes. "Why are you wasting your time with that bitch? She doesn't even like you for you."

"Excuse me? That's my girlfriend you're talking about. She really is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me. You, you were just a summer fling, but with Miley it's the real thing. I actually might even be in love with her," Nick said, his voice rising with each word. Little did he know that there were students listening, and one of them was a cute, southern girl named Miley.

Jennifer sat there, shocked. She knew she had just been turned down by one of the cutest guys in the school, and in front of the entire school too, including Miley.

Miley walked over to where they were sitting.

"Is that true, Nicky?" she said.

"Yeah. Miley, I never meant to hurt you. Jenn is only a good friend of mine, nothing more. And that I can promise."

Jennifer started to get up, and with a red face, she said to Miley, "Are you happy? You finally won," and with that, she stormed out of the library, a few kids clapping for the way Nick stood up for Miley.

Nick cupped his hands around Miley's face and gently but passionately kissed her. "I know I said I didn't want our first kiss to be in front of the school, but I really just couldn't resist," he whispered. And with that, the couple walked out of the library, hand in hand.

Joe and Lilly were sitting across from each other in a booth in a pizza place minutes away from the school.

"So, where do you think you are going to be going to college next year?" Lilly asked him, with a sad look in her eyes.

"I've applied to lots, I want to get into NJU, San Fransisco State, or NYU."

"That's so far from California. Except San Fran, but that's still hours away!"

"I'll miss you so much, my Lilly cupcake."

She giggled, but didn't even want to imagine how her life would be without seeing Joe every waking moment of the day.

"Lilly, don't be sad. I can always visit!"

"Long distance relationships never work."

"We have a different, more unique relationship than others, and we can go through anything if we have each other."

"When have you gotten so deep, Joey?" Lilly said, grinning. He gave her a thousand-watt smile that made her melt from head to toe.

"If I could only get a record contract. I could stay here, or move to L.A., but its still close, and I could do the thing I love and be with the person I love."

Lilly smiled, then got an idea. When Joe wasn't looking, she texted Miley.

"Gt an idea for JB. Meet me in room in 15."

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