Disclaimer: I do not own the song "Secret Smile" by Rascal Flatts.

Chapter 10

He'd never tell you but he can play guitar
I think he can see through everything
but my heart

Moze was at Ned's house for the night. She was going to be sleeping over like she usually did every Friday. It had become their own tradition of sorts. She was sitting cross legged on one of the twin beds in the Bigby's spare room and Ned was sprawled out next to her, video game controller in hand.

"Ha I beat you, that's three in a row!" Ned shouted triumphantly.

Moze let out an exasperated sigh. Truth be told her heart wasn't in it anyway.

"Yea you're amazing." She said her voice dead pan.

"Why thank you," He said getting up off the bed to take a bow.

She smiled, trying not to laugh at how ridiculous he was being.

"So what do you want to do now? We could play another round on the old Xbox, but I have a feeling you don't want to get your butt whooped again."

"Hey now! We both know that I have beaten you plenty of times, you just try to forget about it." She told him mockingly.

"Can't a guy have a few minutes of glory?" He asked her pouting.

She couldn't help but notice the way his blue eyes shined as he sat there pretending to sulk.

"Yea, yea, I get it. A guy needs his glory." She said studying him for a moment.

Her eyes began to wonder when a brilliant idea struck.

When Ned wasn't looking she grabbed a pillow from the bed and threw it at him with all of her strength.

Ned turned his head just at the moment the pillow went flying into the air. SMACK! It hit him square in the face.

He glared at her. If looks could kill she would be a goner in no time.

"What?" She asked faking innocence, as if the pillow just happened to slip from her hands.

"Don't give me that look!" Ned cried out in frustration.

Moze just smiled cheekily.

He was not going to let her win that quickly. Before she could see what he was about to do, he grabbed the pillow he had been using to prop himself up and tossed it back at her, hitting her in the stomach.

"Ooff" She cried.

"Ha! You deserved that one!"

Moze picked up the pillow and tossed it back at him just as forcefully.

"O I did, did I?" She asked locking eyes with him.

"Well uh..." Ned stammered at a loss of words, her big brown eyes taunting.

"Didn't think so." She said satisfied.

"I'll get you next time." He explained determined.

"We'll see."

Ned walked over to the bed again. Moze was sure he was going to plop back down, but instead he extended his arm for her to grab.

"I want to show you something," He said his voice growing serious.

Moze nodded, wondering what he possibly had that he wanted to show her.

Her heart skipped a beat at the possibility that it might be something special he wanted to give her.

She followed him as he led her into his room and closed the door.

"So what's this all about?" She asked excitement bubbling up inside of her.

"You'll see." He said rummaging through his closet in search for what ever he wanted to show her.

She sat down on his bed and watched him from the back as he continued to search.

"Ah-hah!" He exclaimed pulling out his large guitar case and music stand.

Moze looked at him curiously but didn't say a word. He pulled out his desk chair and set up the music stand in front of it. He set a little black book that she recognized as his song book up onto the stand and took a seat.

What could he possibly want to show me on his guitar? She wondered. Sometimes she actually forgot that he even played. It was very rare that he ever pulled it out when she was around. He never really talked about it much, with her or his other friends. Since middle school he had actually gotten to be a pretty good musician once he buckled down and started practicing, but she didn't know he still played besides on rare occasions. Maybe today was one of those days.

He started strumming and instantly Moze felt herself being swept up into the music.

After a few cords in the beginning he started to sing.

Whoa! Hey, hey-

Oh what a ride
What a perfect sky to frame
Your hazel eyes
I'd scream on the inside
But right now it feels like I've
Been tranquilized
Oh, what a fool am I
To be tongue-tied
Sitting next to her
The princess and the passenger

His voice was amazing. Every note he sang was on perfect pitch and he seemed very relaxed, like he had been singing and playing the guitar all his life. Every word and every phrase flowed together beautiful. He had to of written the song himself because she had never heard anything like it before.

You touch the rain and suddenly
There's waterfalls
Now every day is something more
Worth fighting for

Suddenly it dawned on her. Had he written this song for her? Is that why he was playing it for her? As she sat there mesmerized by the beautiful lyrics she couldn't help but wonder. The way he was looking at her almost seemed to give it away.

Baby, you make the sun shine down
You make the sun shine down
You can paint the darkest clouds
And turn them into rainbows
You take your secret smile
The one that turns me on
Hey girl, you've been what I've waited for

Feet back on the pavement to the
Basement
On the bright side of the road
Fumbling my lines to a lazy cat
On the step outside her door
She opens up
And I'm in the Polaroid
Standing next to her
The princess and the passenger

His voice seemed to turn her insides to a pile of goop. He sounded so incredibly sexy when ever he hit the low notes. As she watched him sitting there strumming along, she couldn't help but notice how incredible he looked at the moment. She wished she could snap a picture and save it forever.


Touching the rain and suddenly
There's waterfalls
Now every day is something more
Worth living for

As he strummed some more she could see that he was smiling and was looking directly at her. The lyrics really seemed to hit home and it all became clear to her. He wrote this for me! He wrote this for ME!

On a day like this when the world
Is elevated
On a day like this when I know just
Why I waited
On a day like this when the world
Is elevated
On a day like this when I know just
Why I waited

He strummed a few last cords and the song came to an end. Moze just stared at him her mouth open.

"So what did you think?" He asked her nervously.

"What did I think? I thought it was amazing I've never heard anything like it!" She exclaimed.

"Really I didn't think it was that good,"

"Oh it was, trust me!" She said her voice bursting with enthusiasm. "Where did you get the inspiration?" She asked him. Giving him a chance to explain that he had wrote it just for her.

"Well…" He said, smiling sheepishly.

This is it! She thought.

"Actually I wrote this song for Suzie back when we were still together."

Moze's jaw dropped for the second time that evening.

Suzie! Of course he wrote this for Suzie! How could you be so stupid Moze? She scolded herself.

Ned just stared at her, confused.

Moze didn't know rather to cry or scream. How could she have been so stupid? How?

"Are you okay?" He asked her. "You look a little sick, is everything alright?"

"Yea of course!" She said putting on a fake smile, when really all she felt like doing was sobbing.

Ned shook his head. "I don't think so. You look like you're going to cry. Is something wrong? Did I do something to offend you?"

"Hardly," She muttered. Just me and my over active imagination and the thought that you might actually like me as more than you're best friend. She added silently.

Ned knew he shouldn't press the matter so he let it go. "If you say so, but if you wanna talk about it just let me know."

She nodded still fighting back tears. "I think I just need some rest. It's late anyway."

"I suppose you're right." He said unrolling his sleeping bag. "You can sleep in my bed tonight. It looks like you need a good sleep."

Moze nodded, as he gently kissed her on the cheek.

Even such a small gesture sent shivers down her spine.

"Good night Moze,"

"Night," She said crawling into his bed and pulling the covers up as far as they would go. This was the closest she would be to him for awhile.

He'd never tell you but he can play guitar
I think he can see through everything
but my heart

A:N Hehe! I'm sure you are all awaiting what comes next. Big changes are coming so get ready! I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter because i won't be able to write my next one for quite a while. We have finals coming up and in the beginning of June I am leaving for Nashville to go to the CMA music festival!! Any who i hope you all enjoyed the chapter and PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW! MUCH LOVE!!