A/N: So I got internet at my house, YAAY! But these 2 weeks have been EXTREAMLY busy. I had 5 PROJECTS DUE! and since I didn't have internet so I had to them ALL in a week, then we have 150 question reviews for our Mid-terms also due this week, and of course, I have to study for the mid-terms that are next week.

But at last, CHRISTMAS BREAK!!! SOOOO HAPPY!

Chapter 9: Not Yours to Keep Waiting (A/N: I made a mistake on the last chapter, it's supposed to be chapter 8!)

He saw him, sitting on a chair at the breakfast bar, eating a yogurt. The guy so many online blogs and magazines talked about. The guy Nick was dying to meet. Because Nick wanted to know the truth. The truth about who he was and what he meant to Miley.

"Liam." Miley said, surprised and if Nick wasn't mistaking, afraid too. She's let go off of Nick as soon as she saw him and Nick didn't like that, at all.

Liam nodded with out saying a word.

"Wha- what are you doing here?" Miley asked.

"What? I can't visit you anymore?... You're mom said you wouldn't be long, and she offered me to wait here." Liam explained. Miley made a mental note to have a SMALL talk with her dear mother. There was something about the tone in his voice, though. Something like superiority,... no, more like demanding, or... anger. Something along those lines that Nick couldn't quite put his finger on. All he knew is that he didn't like this guy, one bit already.

"N-NO! I didn't mean it like that, it's just, you usually tell me when you're comming." She said gaining posture as she spoke. Which was very unusual, because Nick knew Miley since she was thirteen and she'd never seen her act that way around a guy, ever. Another reason to not like this dude.

"Oh, well, sorry, I didn't know you had visit." He said sounding friendly towards Nick but eyeing him as if he were a disgusting piece of nothing that he wanted out of the house, the house that wasn't even his.

"Yeah, it was a surprise." Miley said smiling at Nick. "Of course, you probably know him-"

"Nick Jonas, the famous Nick Jonas." Liam cut her off, extending his hand towards Nick and he shook it. "She talks allot about you, you know?"

"Really?" Nick asked looking over at Miley who was blushing lightly. "Well whatever she said, I hope it's nothing bad."

"It's not, well... most of the time." Liam said, half joking.

Miley rolled her eyes. "Don't listen to him." She pushed Liam away. Making him smile. But after a second, it dropped.

"Nick, don't mean to sound rude or anything, but um, would you mind giving us a moment? It'll be quick." Liam asked. Miley's face dropped and she suddenly became pale. Nick looked at Miley for reassurance, in a way he hoped she would say something like 'he can stay, it's no problem' but as Miley slightly nodded at him, he knew he had to leave the kitchen.

"Yeah, sure, no problem." He said. "I'll be in the living room if- yeah." He Walked out into the living room, feeling like a lost, unwanted puppy. He heard the kitchen doors close behind him. The was a strong urge in the pitch of his stomach to eves drop on their conversation but he kept walking, fighting against it. He sat down on a couch and tried to think things over, but nothing made sense. Just a couple of minutes ago he could have sworn Miley was still in love with him, now, he wasn't so sure about it.

The wanting in his stomach to listen to the conversation that was going on in the kitchen was groing stronger by the second, until at one point, he couldn't stop it. He got up and walked nearer to the door, pretending to look at a couple of pictures in a nearby shelf. He couldn't make out the full conversation, but he COULD hear about half of it.

Miley: "I don't know what else you wanna hear from me."

Liam: "I've asked you!... How do you feel? about... me? about him?"

Miley: "And how many times have I answered that question?"

Liam: "You wanted time, when you told me you thought you could truly love me, you asked for time... And I gave it to you. 2 months!" (Nick's heart fell to his stomach, she TOLD him she could truly LOVE him?)

Miley: "And I thank you for it! But if you don't want to wait any more then that's fine! I don't want a guy who keep s pressuring me into being his girlfriend."

Liam: "I'm not pressuring you, I just... when I saw you... with him I thought maybe you'd forgoten all the stuff you told me."

Miley: "I didn't forget, I'm just... confused, okay?... You keep asking me how I feel about you and Nick and I keep telling you to give me more time, it's because I don't know how I feel about y'all. I like you, I REALLY do. But I don't wanna say I love you 'cus I don't know if I do." (Not only did Nick feel his heart in his stomach but he also felt it stop. Maybe she really had moved on. It broke him to face the fact that this could possibly be true. He couldn't stand it anymore, he didn't want to keep listening. He had to get out, get some fresh air, think stuff throughly, so he did the only thing that came to his mind and headed over to Miley's room)

*Liam nodds his head* "Just let me know, when you're sure... And maybe... If I still feel the same way, we can work something out." He said, and began walking out the door.

"Liam! Wait!" Miley screamed half running after him, with a couple of tears already running down her cheeks. What was going on with her? just a couple weeks ago she was so sure that she was truly falling for Liam and now there was a part of her that held her back from any kind of relationship. Thing is that she really cared about Liam, a LOT and she knew she needed to get over Nick because he wasn't going to ALWAYS be there for/with her.

She walked back inside the house and wiped off her tears. She took a deep breath and walked in the living room, she didn't want Nick to see her crying again. Not when everything was going so great. But the first thing she saw when she went to the living room was that Nick was missing.

He's probably out in the porch. Miley thought, she knew how much Nick liked the out doors. But he wasn't there either. "Nick!" Miley called out. Maybe he was in her room. She opened the door to her room to find Nick putting his shirt on. He had changed into the clothes he was originally wearing. "Oh, here you are, sorry we kept you waiting, there was a sma-"

"I have to go." Nick said putting the shorts she'd let him borrow in the dirty clothes.

"What? So quick? But it's barely 6." She said, her eyes pleading him not to leave.

"I'm sorry." Was all he could manage to say, as he began walking out of the room. But she wasn't going to let him, she pulled his arm and hugged him tightly around the neck.

"Don't leave me." She whispered in his ear. Holding her bare skin was enough to stay here with her holding her(A/N: She's still wearing her swim suit)Her whispering like that against his ear was just like icing on a cake. She was irresistible, but Nick wasn't going to go through that again. He needed to control himself and how she made him feel.

He pulled her off of him gently. "As much as I'd love to stay here and listen to your love problems and the new jerk that doesn't treat you right, I'm a little tired of always being your shoulder to cry on and having to listen how these guys take you for granted" There he'd said it.

"What are you talking about?" Her voice was shaking.

"I-... I heard what you told Liam. What I don't understand is that just a couple of minutes ago, at the beach, you were acting like, like he didn't even exist. I guess... I just got my hopes up."

Miley looked a bit puzzled, she wasn't sure what he was trying to say, and Nick noticed.

"What I'm tring to say is that, I'm always there for you when a guy mistreats you, and you know you can always count on me to make things better, but it's almost as if... As if that were the only reason why you want me in your life. To be a guy you can come to when your hurt, but leave once you've healed. I'm not saying it IS that way, but at least that's what it feels like." He was trying to be as gentle as possible but also trying to make her understand that he didn't think her attitude towards him and Liam was right.

Miley couldn't find anything to say. She'd never realized she was doing that to him.

"If you like Liam, that's fine, but it's not cool for you to tell him you like him and be acting like you were with me... You know how I feel about you, and this entire day you haven't done anything but give me hopes and leading me to the conclusion that you feel the same way." He looked at he gently, he didn't want to hurt her. He just waited her to know that HE was. It hurt him to know he wasn't the only guy in her life anymore.

"I don't know how I feel." Miley said after a small pause of silence. It was a lie. She knew darn well how she felt, at least about Nick. It was Liam that was the problem. And to be completly honest with yourself, she was afraid to give Nick another chance. Liam, he seemed really sweet and... she felt like she could really love him, maybe even the same way she loved Nick. But she knew that would take more time.

"That's what I mean... I've waited... A year for you to answer that question. Now I have it, and respect it. It was bound to happen. I guess I expected you to feel the same way I do... But you don't. So now it's me that needs time... to get over you." Nick said, meaning it as his final word before he began walking out.

"I was afraid." She said making Nick stop in his track. "I was scared of giving you another chance. I was afraid you'd hurt me again." Her words made Nick want to hold and kiss her forever until he could prove to her that he's never loved anyone the way he loves her. He slowly walked towards her and cupped her face gently.

"Listen to me." He said looking deeply into her eyes. "I would NEVER hurt you again." The honesty in his voice almost scared her.

"Those words sound familiar." She said softly grabbing his hands from her head and putting them down. "You're not the best at keeping promises." It hurt Nick, so much, listening to her say this, because he knew she had a horrible reason to say this.

"I young and stupid, okay? REALLY stupid. But now I know. I know what it feels like to lose you. And God knows I don't want to go through that again." He was almost pleading her now, to give him a second chance.

"We're still young, Nick and we're thousands of miles away from each other. We're not gonna be able to deal with that. I know we're not." She was right. They were both extreamly busy teenagers, when would they ever make time for each other.

After a long moment of silence Nick spoke. "I guess... you're right, we're just better off as friends." A small smile crept upon Miley's face making Nick smile slightly.

"Best friends." Miley corrected him. To Nick this felt like a really corny scene from a chick flick. Half was tearing apart. At the thought of never being able to kiss her soft lips, to hold her hand, and hold HER for as long as he wanted. But the other half of him was happy to know he probably wouldn't ever loose her again and maybe somewhere out there, he would find a girl whom he could love just as he loved Miley, if not more.

A/N: What'd you guys think? Please review I'm hoping I'll have much more time next week to update since it'll be the break. Tell me what you guys thought and what you would like to see in future chapter

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