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Chapter 14
"Come on, Miley, pick up the damn phone!" Nick sighed in exasperation as he heard Miley's voicemail.
"Everything ok?" Denise asked from the doorway.
"Miley won't answer my calls or answer my texts! What am I suppose to do?" He asked, hurt evident in his voice.
"Honey, whatever happened, I'm sure it will be ok... Just relax, give her some time..." Denise told her third youngest. She sat down next to him on his bed and tried to comfort him.
"Mom our fights never last this long... I really messed up!" Nick rubbed the back of his neck in frustration. It was 10 am and it had been over 24 hours since their little argument.
"Honey, she's at work... stop getting all worked up. I'm sure it won't be long before she comes running in looking for you!" Denise laughed softly and her son who finally let a small smile appeared on his lips. His mom always knew what to say or what to do. He wondered how he got this lucky... so blessed with the wonderful loving family he had. Let's not forget his girlfriend, the superstar.
"Thanks mom."
"Don't mention it. Now come on... you guys need to get to the studio..."
The rest of the day went by rather quickly. The boys had a lot of work to do before completing their record. Nick kept his mind focused on his music, trying to forget about the first real fight that had taken place since him and Miley were an item again. It really wasn't a fight... it was more of a misunderstanding and Nick longed to see Miley just to show her that he had never meant to judge or hurt her. He thought so highly of her... if only she knew.
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Miley was busy on the Hannah Montana set and didn't bother to check her phone. She didn't want to answer Nick's calls just in case he was just trying to get a hold of her to remind her that she was overreacting. Although she knew she was, she wasn't ready to admit it, she was way too stubborn for that. She let Mitch and Emily distract her with their hilarious stories and even managed to laugh at them. That was just who she was... she could be in the worst of moods but still laugh at her best friends who tried to cheer her up. She silently thanked them for being so good to her even though she really didn't feel like she deserved any of it. She felt so stupid for overreacting the way she had... she felt so bad for making Nick look like the bad guy when really, she was the one at fault here. Letting her emotions take over her body and mind she sunk down on the couch of her Hannah dressing room. Silent tears rolled down her cheeks as she finally gave in and read Nick's messages.
From Nick:
Miley please answer me!
From Nick:
Miley come on, this is ridiculous! You know I didn't mean to judge you or hurt you.
From Nick:
Can you please answer me and at least tell me if you're ok?
From Nick:
Maybe you think you're the only one hurting... well guess what! You're not... Why do you always think I'm out to judge you when I'm on your side? What did I do wrong?
Miley winced as she read his last message. It sounded desperate or worse... hurt. He sounded hurt by her silence and by the last words she had uttered before walking out the door.
Deciding that she had done enough damage, she quickly slipped out of the Hannah set. They were done for the day so it didn't really matter if she left at that point. Her body taking over her mind, she found herself driving in the direction of the boy's studio. She was a nervous wreck. How would he react when he saw her? She soon pulled up in front of the studio and found Joe and Kevin walking to their car.
"Miles!" Joe yelled as he ran over to her and wrapped her in a bone crushing hug.
"Hey Joe!" She smiled weakly as he looked at her, a concern expression written all over his face.
"Aw come on, Mile! Cheer up!"
"Hey Miles!" Kevin greeted her as he finally reached them. Pulling her into a hug he whispered:
"You look almost as bad as Nick..." He was referring to their sad looks.
"I have an idea!" Joe said enthusiastically.
"Uh oh..." Kevin muttered under his breath making Miley giggled.
"Come back home with us... You need to talk to Nick and sort out this stupid fight!"
"Why isn't he with you guys?" She asked, suddenly remembering why she had driven over in the first place.
"He was inspired so decided to go home to put his music on paper." Kevin answered, shrugging his shoulders.
"Let's go!" Joe urged the two.
"Are you sure he isn't going to blow up at me?" Miley asked in a small voice.
"Scout's honour!" Joe put his hand over his heart like a military. Miley laughed at the sight and gave in.
Nick was strumming his guitar and scribbling something in his notebook when three faces appeared through the front door. He was shocked to recognise one of them as Miley's. He smiled genuinely when he saw her.
"Hey! What are you doing here?" He asked while hugging her. She wiped away the few tears that had fallen during the car ride, her emotions had gotten the better of her.
"I wanted, or more like NEEDED to see you." She spoke softly while staring at the floor.
"Have you been crying?" He took a step back to examine her features.
"It's nothing... I'm just exhausted and I can't stand this..." He looked at her, a confused expression on his face. "Us fighting... I hate it. I'm sorry..." She whispered as he pulled her into another hug.
"No I'm sorry... I should have been more considerate of your feelings..." Nick said softly. She shook her head determinedly.
"I completely overreacted..."
"No. I'm supposed to trust you... I'm sorry I ever doubted you... I'm stupid for thinking that you and Justin would, you know..." She gulped at she thought of breaking her promise with Justin. She had never considered it, not even for a second, and the fact that Nick had considered it to be a possibility had hurt her.
"Baby, look at me..." He whispered as he lifted her face up with his hands. "I love you. And I know how committed you are to the promise you made god and your family..."
"I love you... And I'm sorry." Miley's small smile lit up Nick's world. He smiled at her as he kissed her forehead.
"Stop apologising... Now come with me, I believe we have some catching up to do!" He smirked at her, earning a giggle and a soft smack on his arm. Smiling, he led her up to his room for a few hours of pure bliss and happiness with his love. (A/N LOL. And by that I only meant spending time together NOTHING involving breaking promises :P)
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The following weeks went by rather quickly, and soon Miley was on her way to Georgia for the filming of her new movie. In a way she was thankful to get away from LA, hoping that she would get some time to herself in between shootings. Nick had gone to New York for a few concerts and some interviews; his absence had made Miley's leaving LA a lot easier since there hadn't been any space for tearful goodbyes.
When Nick told her he was moving to Texas she had felt one of those all too familiar feelings: her world crashing down on her. Never take anything for granted... She was starting to get a glimpse of what that sentence really meant. In the first few weeks of her new relationship, she hadn't stopped to think of how lucky she had been. Nick lived just down the street and even though they were both very busy they had found time for each other practically every day and had worked together on "Before the Storm".
The first day on set of the Last Song made her pretty uncomfortable to say the least. Kissing a guy who is not your boyfriend in front of dozens of cameras wasn't her idea of fun. Sure he was hot, and most girls would kill to be in her place, but to Miley there was only one handsome guy and that one had completely captured her heart. Kissing came with acting and she knew it was just one scene out of many others and she would soon be enjoying herself. Surprisingly enough Nick did not make any comment whatsoever on the many photos and videos that had been posted on the net. The truth was he hated those pictures. The thought of her kissing another guy was hard enough to deal with, seeing the pictures and videos was more than he could take. He fought with himself to contain his jealousy, he knew this movie was a great opportunity for her, helping her break away from her Disney image. It was late in New York when he heard the all too familiar ring tone of 'My Girl' coming from his phone.
"Hey!" He said softly.
"Hey you ok? You haven't been answering my calls... I thought you had the afternoon off?" Miley asked, worried.
"Oh I'm sorry... I was just... I must have left my phone in my room." He said lamely.
"Nick what's going on? You never forget your phone..." She answered, not buying his excuse. The truth was, he wasn't sure he could talk to her without getting upset about the pictures and the fact that she had to suck face with another guy. He knew his jealousy didn't have any reason to exist but he couldn't help himself and he didn't want to upset Miley by expressing his true feelings. Avoiding her calls until he had finally calmed down was the best solution he had come up with.
"It's nothing Mi... How is Georgia?"
"It's alright I guess... The scenery is beautiful... but other than that I hate being away from you." Nick smiled at the last sentence. How could he possibly think of being upset with her for kissing another guy when it was purely for work purpose?
"I hate being away from you too... How was the shooting?"
"Ugh don't ask..." She said, frustrated.
"What? You don't like kissing your hot co-star?" He teased.
"Nick!" Miley gasped at his question. That was definitely not the reaction she expected and she was left a little confused.
"I'm just teasing Mile..." Nick chuckled and Miley groaned in response.
"I thought you would hate seeing those pictures..."
"You can say that again..." He muttered loudly enough for her to hear and she laughed.
"It's just a movie Nick... You know perfectly well it doesn't mean anything..." Nick sighed.
"I know... but then I have to listen to how much your co-star enjoyed kissing you and how good of a kisser you are! No one should be allowed to say that but me!" He whined.
"Well I don't care what they say... I just want to know what you think..." Miley asked playfully and Nick laughed.
"Hmmm I may need a reminder to answer that question..." he countered.
"Nick!" She gasped in fake hurt.
"Aw come on baby, you know I think the world of you..." He answered in a baby voice earning a giggle from Miley.
"That didn't answer my question!" Miley tried to remain serious but failed miserably as she let another giggle escape from her mouth. Nick smiled to himself as he answered truthfully:
"You're the best kisser..."
"Well I have to admit I had the best teacher..." She answered cutely.
"And that would be...?" Nick asked, making sure she was referring to him.
"Oh this guy I met at a charity event... the first thing I told him was that I hated his shirt...!" Nick laughed at her devious ways.
"Well I have to say you have been a very good student, Miss Stewart. I would definitely give you an A." Nick spoke in a thick British accent.
"Aw thank you baby!" Miley giggled.
"But unlike Lucas I don't go around telling everybody how good of a kisser you are!!" Nick joked. He was referring to the way Lucas had told the press that Miley was a great kisser after filming the Hannah Montana Movie.
"I wonder how I will react the day you have to kiss one of your co-stars..." Miley wondered.
"Is somebody getting a little jealous at the thought of me kissing somebody else?" Nick teased.
"Shut up!" Miley answered playfully.
"No need to cuss, sweetheart!" Nick laughed. He heard a sigh from the other end of the phone and grew concern at her sudden change of mood.
"I miss you..." She told him sadly.
"I miss you too, baby..."
"It's so hard to be away... And just thinking of you moving to Texas is just..." Her voice trailed off as she thought of the appropriate adjective that would voice her feelings. Not finding any, she remained silent hoping Nick would catch on.
"Miles this is going to work out, alright? We will see each other as much as we can and talk as often as possible..."
"But it's not the same, Nick... I won't be able to just drive over to your house every time I need to see you..."
"It's going to be ok, Miley. Stop worrying... let's just concentrate on the present, ok?"
"Alright..." She gave in, knowing her complaints would only make him feel bad and that was the last thing she wanted. "Nick...?"
"Yeah?
"It probably doesn't sound like it since I'm complaining about how busy we are and how far away we are from each other... but I'm really proud of you." Nick chuckled softly, his mouth stretching into a grin.
"I know you are Miles... Just like the way I'm proud of you."
"Well I just wanted to say that you amaze me more and more every day... Most of the songs I've heard from the latest album are really amazing... Thinking a 16 year old wrote most of them is even more amazing... But again, you're not like most 16 year olds..." Miley rambled causing Nick to laugh. Without knowing, the words she had spoken to him would help him through a lot of times in the future, in moments of self doubt and confusion.
"Miles! Breathe!!!"
"Right..." She laughed along before adding: "I'm serious though... I really meant what I said. You got the whole acting thing working very well for you and I have to say I was impressed with the progress you've made... And the songs you've written are really deep... Well most of them are anyways..."
"Thank you, sweetie. That means a lot..."
"I love you..." She smiled into the phone, thinking of the smile Nick gave her every time she said those three magical words.
"I love you too... Good night."
"Good night."
So I'm going to be skipping some months and all because I feel like nothing is happening... I have a few ideas but we'll have to wait several years for those ideas to take place... So yeah, I'm just trying to find ideas to fill in until then! Did that even make sense? Oh well...! It's late here... Good night people!
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