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Chapter 13

It was 8 PM and Miley and Noah were sitting on the Jonas couch watching Frankie and Joe play wii. The girls' parents were out for the night and the Jonas had agreed to let Noah and Miley spend the night at the Jonas house. The Jonas parents never minded as long as the boys' and Miley's tight schedules allowed it.

Miley had officially announced her breakup with Justin which had, as expected, caused quite a bit of turmoil among Justin's, Nick's and her fans. Niley fans were ecstatic, monitoring Nick and Miley's every move to have a hint on their current relationship. Were they really friends like they pretended to be or did it go beyond that? Miley was moved by all the encouraging comments made on 'Niley', she had no idea so many people loved the image of her and Nick together and it secretly made her smile. Of course there were haters, but she wasn't going to let them bring her down. She didn't believe Nick was too good for her like some people let on, nor did she feel like he didn't deserve her. Sure he had made some mistakes but so had she. To her, they were equally responsible for letting things go out of hand the first time around. She blamed it on the fact that fourteen was too young an age to deal with such intense feelings on top of being worldwide famous.

"Why is it that you are more interested in my brothers playing wii than spending time with your boyfriend?" Nick whispered. He was behind her, leaning over the couch so his mouth would be near her ear. She turned around and playfully glared at the triumphant looking Nick. She got up discretely and followed him to his room.

"So..." Miley started but she was interrupted by Nick's lips colliding with her own. He gently pulled her into his room without breaking the kiss and closed the door with his foot. Miley clung to him as she kissed him back with all the passion she had in her. It had been over 24 hours since they had gotten the opportunity to kiss without the fear of being interrupted. The force of the kiss made them feel how greedy they were for the other's touch, something relatively new in their rekindled love.

For the past few weeks Miley had been in another state of mind and it was obvious to anybody who knew her that she was on a little cloud of happiness she wasn't ready to step down from. When Nick pulled away to catch his breath, he sat on his bed and sat her on his lap.

"So this is why you wanted me to come up here, huh? Just to kiss me?" She asked playfully.

"Hey! Don't you think any better of me?" He faked hurt as she pretended to think. She pecked his lip, smiling before whispering:

"I think so high of you, you have no idea..."

"Of course you do!" He laughed and pulled her closer if it was possible. A yawn escaped her mouth and he made her lean her head on his shoulder while cradling her.

"Hey do you have something comfy for me to change into?" Nick dug threw his drawers and pulled out the smallest sweats he had and one of his white V-neck shirts. He handed them to her and she went to change. He pulled his shirt off and dug through his drawers for another one of his white V-neck t-shirts.

"Hmmm... are you trying to torture me?" He heard Miley ask as she wrapped his arms around his bare waist. He chuckled.

"Just put a damn t-shirt on!" She mumbled before crawling into his large bed.

"What? I'm letting you look and you're turning away?" He teased, earning a glare from Miley.

"I wonder what you would say if I walked around without a t-shirt...!" She mumbled while snuggling deeper under the covers. Nick's eyes widened but his facial expression quickly turned into a smirk.

"I would love that!" Miley groaned.

"Why do I love you again?" She joked.

"Because I'm the sweetest, cutest, funniest guy around?" He played along.

"Hmmm you might wanna be careful when you put that t-shirt on... Wouldn't wanna get your big head stuck!"

"You would love that wouldn't you? So that you can stare at this all you want?" He asked, pointing to his chest and abs.

"Get your butt over here before I come and hunt you down myself!" She threatened, her voice becoming more and more quiet as sleep took over her. Nick smiled warmly at the sleepy girl and lied down beside her, wrapping his arms her waist.

"Go to sleep." He whispered while kissing her forehead and stroking her hair in a soothing manner.

She groaned but let herself relax in his arms and before she knew it, her breathing had evened out into a slow rhythm indicating Nick that she had dozed off. He smiled down at the figure lying in his arms and held on tightly. He couldn't shake off the feeling of pure contentment and he didn't feel the need to. He felt complete. She completed him. He knew supper time was approaching and decided to let Miley sleep. The past few weeks had been a little hard on her... her busy schedule did not always give her the time to relax and sleep as much as she needed to and the constant pressure she was under definitely did not help. He gently laid her head on his bed before going downstairs.

"Where's your other half?" Joe asked, smirking. Nick rolled his eyes but couldn't hide a smile. Yes, indeed, she was his other half.

"She's sleeping..."

"Then who's going to tuck me to bed?" Nick heard a small voice ask from the other side of the room. He looked up to see Noah and walked over to her to give her a hug.

"Hey it's ok... we can all tuck you in... how's that?" He smiled kindly to the mini version of Miley. She was quite a sensitive little girl under her wild cover. She smiled up at him and nodded gratefully. Denise smiled at the interaction that had occurred before her eyes and put a platter of pasta on the table.

"I'll keep a plate for Miley in the fridge... she can just heat it in the microwave if she wakes up and is feeling hungry."

"Thanks mom!" Nick smiled before pulling his mom into a hug.

"It's not problem honey... I'm just glad to see you happy again!" She laughed while pinching his cheek. He groaned playfully and smiled widely at his mom.

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It was 10:30pm when Miley woke up to the sound of humming. She slowly opened her eyes and spotted Nick sitting beside her, humming a song she assumed was a new one on their latest record.

"Hey..." He said softly, smiling. She smiled back and pulled him down with her. He chuckled as she snuggled into his chest.

"Do you want to get some dinner? We saved you some..." She giggled.

"How did you save food from Joe's clutches?"

"I would do a lot of things for you, baby... I would do anything actually..." He bragged, earning a hearty laugh from her. She pecked his lips and smiled at him because she knew he meant it. She followed him down the stairs and watched as he took a plate of pasta out of the fridge and placed it in the microwave.

"What about Noah? I completely forgot..." Nick cut her off by gently squeezing her arm.

"Joe and I put her to bed... It was fine, don't worry!" He said while rubbing her shoulders. She relaxed under his touch and leaned against him.

"Thanks... What would I do without you?"

"Hmmm overwork yourself, stress out..."

"Good thing I have then, huh?"

"I love you..." Nick stated simply while looking into her eyes. She smiled before pulling him into a kiss.

"I love you too..." She murmured against his lips. When she finally pulled away she frowned.

"You look tired, baby..." She couldn't say another word because his lips crashed onto hers. "Why don't you go to sleep? I'll join you as soon as I'm done..."

"No chance." He said while smirking. She knew better than to argue with him when he had his mind set on something. She just smiled and opened her mouth for him to feed her. He fed her spoonful after spoonful and laughed with her when he dropped half of the content of the fork onto his lap. After cleaning his mess he helped her finish the remains in her plate as she sat back, patting her tummy in satisfaction.

"Your mom is the best cook ever..." Nick smiled at his girlfriend.

"She really loves you, you know... She was so thrilled to know we were back together..." Miley was grinning by now.

"She's really sweet... She makes me feel like her own daughter..."

"Well you are the daughter she never had..." He wrapped his arms around her as she washed her plate and dried it. She involuntarily shivered under his touch and leaned back against him. His hands were travelling across her curves and her stomach as he kissed her smooth shoulders. Since Nick's t-shirt was large for her, one of her shoulders was completely exposed. He kissed every inch that he found to be free from the white, cotton fabric. Lust was taking over their bodies and neither of them seemed to gather enough strength to fight it. Miley turned around in his arms and pressed her lips against his hungrily. He immediately pushed his tongue into her mouth in response and devoured her with kisses. When Nick felt himself becoming impatient he picked her up and climbed the stairs 2 at a time till he reached his room. Miley was kissing his neck and he struggled to hold back a moan. He quietly closed the door and laid her down on his bed. She pulled him down with her and attacked his lips with so much passion he felt himself lose the little control he had left. His hands found their way under the hem of her t-shirt, rubbing her tummy and brushing against her sides. Miley's hands tugged on his t-shirt and he let her pull it off. Quickly resuming his actions, he made his way down to her jaw line and to her neck, leaving trails of wet kisses. Miley arched her back in pleasure and came in contact with an unfamiliar, hard organ. She jumped at the feeling and pulled away from Nick, panting. Nick looked down at her, a concerned expression on his face, afraid that he had taken it too far... He was now on top of her, straddling her.

"It's ok... I promise I won't take it too far this time..." He whispered in her ear.

"It's not that Nick..." She said, not meeting his gaze.

"What is it baby?" He asked gently while pecking her lips.

"It's just... I don't know if I can stop myself... So I rather stop now... I'm sorry..." She bit her lip afraid to see disappointment in his eyes.

"Can't resist me, huh?" He asked playfully while smirking. That was definitely not the reaction she expected! She was relieved that he made a joke out of it and couldn't hide the smile that formed on her face. She hit him playfully while glaring at him. "Aw come on... just admit it! I know you can't resist me!" He teased, making her laugh in the process.

"Maybe... maybe not!"

"Not funny Miles!" He warned in a playful tone.

"I can't resist you... you got that part right!" She laughed. "But most of all... we got back together not so long ago and I don't want to destroy what we have by acting on something like this..." She said seriously. Nick nodded, struggling to keep his serious as her hands explored his bare chest and abs.

"I promise it's going to work this time around..." He smiled down at her and kissed her lips one last time before flipping them over so she could rest her head on his chest and so he could wrap his arms around her. In the recent times spent together he had never stopped reassuring her, telling her that things would work out this time and she loved hearing it, every single time. That was another thing she loved about Nick... She didn't need to express it, Nick always knew when she needed reassurance and gave it to her without holding back. He could sit there all day telling her that he loved her and that nobody would ever mean as much as she meant to him. She smiled at her boyfriend, oh how she loved saying that, and gave him a quick kiss before snuggling deeper into his chest and mumbling a quiet "Good night baby... I love you!"

"Good night baby girl." He responded with a kiss on her forehead. "I love you more..." She smiled before shutting her eyes and falling into a deep slumber.

..........

Nick watched his girlfriend sleeping peacefully in his arms. He was not a morning person... but waking up to her was truly amazing. He smiled as she held onto him every time he shifted in the bed. He kissed her forehead softly without waking her up. His thoughts wandered to the previous night's events. They both had purity rings and having sex was off limits in their rekindled relationship. It was too soon to even talk about, he thought. Things were going great and he didn't want to ruin it by talking about it with her. His thoughts were foggy and it suddenly hit him... he didn't recall seeing Miley's purity ring on her finger. He tensed up as he thought of her and Justin. Maybe... just maybe they had taken that step? No... Miley would have waited... she was always reasonable, she wouldn't have done that unless... His heart sunk as he thought that maybe she once thought of Justin as the one for her. His thoughts were conflicting and he couldn't decide what to believe.

"What's got your frowning early morning?" He heard a sleepy Miley whisper as she stroked his cheek. He smiled down at her, happy to see her awake.

"Don't worry about it. How'd you sleep?" He asked while placing soft kisses on her makeup free face.

"Like a baby..." She smiled at him before snuggling deeper into his chest. He smiled down at her while holding her tightly against him, instantly forgetting all his worries.

"It's past 9... Wanna go to Starbucks?"

"Nick... let's not fuel the rumours any more than we already do!" She laughed. She was referring to the many photos and articles following one of their lunch dates and the many rumours that had erupted ever since.

Miley worrying about rumours and Nick wanting to go out in public, together? This was definitely new to them... He was the one who had always wanted to stay in, cuddling and watching a movie while she wanted to go out. Similarly, he had always been the one to remind them of rumours, not wanting to jeopardise their relationship while she wanted to go public. Things seemed to be... upside down? This time, she was the reasonable one while he was a lot more outgoing, acting on impulses.

"Right... I guess we'll have to stick to my mom's pancakes in that case!"

"They are the best... come on, I'm suddenly starving!" He laughed and gave her a peck before handing her her jeans and shirt and pushing her towards the bathroom.

..........

"What's wrong baby? You've been so quiet since we got up..." Miley asked softly as she sat down next to Nick on the couch. She had helped Denise around the kitchen and hadn't gotten the opportunity to ask Nick what was bothering him. He smiled weakly and tried to reassure her.

"Don't worry... It's nothing important..." Miley gave him a you-know-better-than-to-lie-to-me look.

"I know when something's bothering you... and I also know when it's because of me..." He knew he was defeated but how could he possibly admit he was jealous? He had always thought of her as his first and only... Thinking of her and Justin made him sick. "It's about last night, isn't it?"

"Yes and no..."

"Whatever it is... just say it..." She urged him. He took her hand in his and looked down at it, running the pad of his thumb on the finger she usually wore her purity ring on. It suddenly hit her. She laughed quietly as she pulled out of her shirt, her silver chain on which lay her medical tag and... her purity ring! Nick exhaled a breath in relief and grinned.

"Oh thank god..." He smiled apologetically. Miley frowned.

"You actually thought I would break my promise?" She asked, bitterness leaking in her voice.

"No, Miles... I..." He was at lost for words. He saw her face turn pink as she tried to ignore the anger boiling inside of her.

"Really Nick? Is that how little you think me? I'm only 16 for god's sakes!"

"I didn't think you would... but when I didn't see it... I just couldn't help but wonder and it hurt me. I thought that maybe you... you know... with Justin..." Miley eyes were flashing with anger.

"You're just like everyone else... who thinks I'm going to jump in the bed of the first guy I fall in love with... well news flash! I'm not a slut like everybody believes I am!" She screamed in frustration. How could he do this to her? He, out of everybody in the world was supposed to believe in her. He was supposed to stand by her and always believe her instead of the tabloids. "I should have known you were still your judgemental self..." She added bitterly. Yes sex was a sensitive subject, and she resented the way people doubted her true commitment to her promise. The photo scandal, the rumours concerning her purity were things she faced with great difficulty but with the support of all her loved ones she had been able to overcome the obstacles. Even though Nick knew she had every right to be upset, her words cut deep into his heart.

"Do you really think I'm trying to judge you? Do you really think that that's what I think about you? I'm your boyfriend, damn it! Would I even be standing here if I believed any of the tabloids?" She stood there, remaining silent while the words sunk in. She wanted to just run into his arms and apologise for overreacting but she was stubborn, she was angry.

"I don't know anymore... we're fighting about the exact same things we fought about when we were together the first time: what other people think and say about us..." She said sadly. As long as the people you love stand by you everything will be alright. That's what she really believed in but right now Nick was doubting her. "I'll just... talk to you later..." She said before leaving the house.

"Miles come on!" Nick ran after her.

"Noah! We're going home..." Miley called out to the little girl playing in the backyard.

"Can I play with Frankie today?" Noah asked cutely.

"Not now Noah..." Miley warned with an authoritative voice. Nick touched her arm to calm her down but she shook his arm off her and took a few steps away from him.

"But..." Noah was about to beg

"We're going... NOW!" Miley said firmly before leading the way to her car.

"Everything ok?" Denise asked as she pulled up in the driveway.

"Yeah fine. Thanks for having us over!" Miley smiled and gave the older woman a hug while she eyed her son suspiciously.

"Guys come on don't fight..."

"I... I need to go..." Miley said quietly before getting into her car with Noah.

So here comes the first Niley argument... ouch!

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