I don't know how to put into words how sorry I am for not updating like I needed to be. But in my defense, I have had absolutely zero inspiration for any sort of writing as of lately. It also doesn't helo that I am incredibly frustrated with the Jonas Brothers at the moment, and have been for a few weeks. Don't get me wrong, I still love them, I can never not love them, I am just terribly frustrated with them. With that, it makes it all the more difficult to write stories that have them in mind, but I'm gonna try, just because you guys deserve it for sticking with this story even though I go through slumps where I have a tough time writing, and I figure I need to pay you guys back somehow, so I hope this chapter doesn't suck, I'll do my best to make sure it doesn't, but please tell me whether you like it or not, because your support means everything to me and without it I might not have ever written anymore of this. I love you guys, and thank you so much.

It had been three weeks. Three miserable weeks. For Nate anyways. Shane and Mitchie had been all over each other, literally, they were inseparable, and the press was getting a kick out of it, because with them actually being together, it made for an easier job when they had to let the paparazzi in. But Nate was just disgusted by it. Often times he would walk into the living room and catch them making out, or even just sitting together on the couch, which still hurt because most times Mitchie was practically sitting in his lap. Nate thought that as time went on it would get easier and he would get used to them. But it didn't. And unfortunately for him, it only got worse. His heart ached in the worst of ways whenever he saw Shane and Mitchie share a kiss of any sorts.

And the worst part was that they didn't look like they were going to be breaking up soon. Nate was surprised to see how much Shane was changing, and going back to his old ways. It was impossible not to notice. He wasn't screaming at people, or cursing at people, he still had the same temper, but it hardly ever came out anymore. He made his own breakfast, and sometimes even made Mitchie breakfast. He was even being nicer to Nate and Jason. Even though he still gave Nate hard looks every now and then because Nate couldn't deny the fact that he still wanted Brooke, and Shane could definitely tell. But even their producers and managers were seeing a significant change in Shane.

And it was obviously all because of Mitchie. Of course, Shane would get grumpy anytime he wasn't around her. They were working on a new album, so they were spending a lot of time at the studio, and of course Mitchie had to do her own promotional things as well considering her album was just about to come out. So thankfully for Nate, they didn't get to spend all of their time together. Nate just couldn't wait until they toured, because then Shane wouldn't get to have Mitchie.

But then again, Nate wouldn't get to have Mitchie either, so no one woud be happy. Except Jason. Jason was always happy. Especially now that Shane was slowly going back to his old ways. His good ways. Nate would have been absolutely ecstatic if it hadn't been for the fact that Shane was with the girl that Nate was quickly falling for. The only good thing to come out of it was the fact that Nate had dozens of new songs for the album. Granted, they weren't the happiest of songs, but still.

He had been spending most of the time in the Connect 3 music room, blocking himself from everybody, because Mitchie had been staying over for most of the time, and only went back to her apartment when she absolutely had to, which wasn't often, she obviously much prefered to stay with Shane.

Nate hadn't even expected for this whole thing to last this long. He had to at least give Shane credit for that. It's the longest he's seen a girl since...well, ever really. All the other girls had been random flings, faces that he'll never remember. Mitchie obviously wasn't going to be one of those girls.

He had been working on tons of songs for the past 3 weeks to try and block his mind of everything that was going on. He always seemed to lose himself whenever he wroite his music, and that's just the way he liked it, and that was exactly what he needed to try and take his mind off of Mitchie. He was extremely frustrated, and that definitely showed in the songs that he was writing. He wasn't sure the label would let him record any or not, since it was obviously not the pop stuff that they had been forced to play, but there was no harm in trying. And besides, writing out his frustration made him feel better. Until of course he walked out of the room, then everything would always come flooding back to him. But at least he had a few moments.

At the moment, he was stuck in the middle of writing a song, and that wasn't good because he never really got stuck, there was always something he needed to write down, but it just wasn't coming to him right then. With a frustrated sigh, he threw his pencil down and shoved his guitar off to the side before standing up off the couch and stalking out of the room. Naturally, the first thing he saw was Shane and Mitchie on the couch, making out, as usual. He wasn't going to be able to put up with that today.

"Do you think you guys can suck face somewhere else?" He snapped, his frustration getting the better of him.

Immediately Shane and Mitchie looked over at him, Shane with a glare, naturally, and Mitchie was giving him those sad eyes she always gave him practically whenever she saw him, and just for a moment, it always made Nate feel a little guilty, but then he would just think of the fact that she was sitting in Shane's lap at the moment and his anger would come rushing back to him.

He hadn't talked to Mitchie at all. It was too hard. She had made several attempts, but Nate would hardly ever respond, he would just ignore her or walk away, in rare moments he gave a nod of acknowledgment or something, but that was on a good day. He knew it was hurting Mitchie, but he didn't care. He was hurting worse.

Before Shane and Mitchie could respond to him, he was already swiftly making his way pass them and out of the house, needing to clear his head for awhile.

Mitchie watched sadly as Nate stalked out the front door after snapping at her and Shane. He had gotten more and more distant as the weeks went on, and no matter what he tried, she couldn't get through to him. He completely closed himself off and wouldn't say a single word to her. It was understandable at first, because things had gotten a little out of hand, but now she just thought he was being ridiculous. Had he liked her that much? She had hoped that maybe he would have gotten over it by now, and things would be better. But he just seemed to be keeping himself as far away from her as possible, and she didn't think that was fair.

Shane automatically seemed to pick up on her mood, and he soothingly tucked a piece of hair behind her ear, making her turn to look at him instead of the front door where her gaze had been lingering.

"Come on, baby, don't worry, he'll get over it." He tried to reassure but Mitchie looked at him skeptically.

"You said that 3 weeks ago, Shane. He only seems to be getting more and more distant. I thought he would be over it by now."

"Well, it's Nate. He likes to brood about things for a long time, but he'll come around. He'll have to."

Mitchie sighed, trying to believe that, but she just wasn't sure anymore. How could he be that upset as to not even talk to her?

"It's like he's not even trying though, Shane. I mean, every time I try to talk to him he doesn't even look at me, like I'm not even there. I didn't think he had liked me that much for him to be hurt like this."

"Well, babe, you can't help it. You're kinda irresistible." Shane smirked, and Mitchie playfully glared at him.

"I'm serious, Shane."

"So am I." He shrugged. "But just give him time. And besides, he usually gets pretty distant when we're about to record an album. You know him, always the perfectionist, he has to make every last detail perfect and sometimes that includes closing himself off so he can do that." Shane tried to reassure her, but he honestly didn't know. He was getting frustrated with Nate though, that was for sure. He always saw the looks that Nate would give Mitchie, and really got on Shane's nerves. But he understood that Nate was hurt. He would have most definitely felt the same way if Mitchie had chosen Nate and not him. But he was glad it didn't work out that way, even if Nate was being completely ridiculous.

"Speaking of your new album," Mitchie stated, trying to change the subject. "Are you gonna try and talk to the label about recording your own songs, instead of the other stuff they make you sing." Mitchie had been trying to convince him to do that for the past few weeks, and Shane was pretty sure that she wouldn't stop trying until he did it, but he was still incredibly hesitant about it.

"I dunno, Mitch, what if they're right and the fans hate it?"

"So? Shane, what's the point of having millions of fans listen to your music when you're not playing the music you love? Isn't that the whole point? To tell the fans how you feel through music, and getting them to feel the same way? Your fans will stick by you no matter what, Shane, and the others are just after your looks and they wouldn't care if you played polka as long as kept wearing tight pants."

That got a grin out of Shane, and a laugh as he shook his head. "Are you saying you like me in tight pants?"

Mitchie playfully rolled her eyes. "How could someone not like you in tight pants? You have a pretty nice butt." He laughed again.

"You have a point there." He teased with a grin.

Mitchie just smiled at him, because she couldn't believe the progress they had been making. Shane had totally flipped, he was someone that Mitchie wanted to spend all of her time with, wanted to be in contact with him constantly, and wanted to be close to him at all points of the day. She didn't know what that meant, but she didn't care, she just loved that she was seeing the side of Shane that she had always dreamed of seeing.

Before she knew it, she couldn't resist placing her lips back on his, where he easily responded back to her, and just like that, all thoughts involving Nate slipped from her mind, and she focused on the man that she had most definitely fallen for.

Nate came back a few hours later with a somewhat clear brain, and immediately made his way back into the music room where he attempted to finish his song. Shane and Mitchie had been cuddled on the couch watching tv, and Jason was attempting to try and work his new phone, but had been failing miserably.

They had all planned to simply have takeout brought to them, because none of them were really in the mood to go out to eat or to cook anything. It had been a rather lazy day, and they were all happy to enjoy it. Well, Shane, Mitchie, and Jason were enjoying it. Nate was still using his time to brood.

"Hey, I invited my friend Caitlyn for dinner, is that okay?" Mitchie asked Shane when their food had arrived and they began taking it out of the bag.

In response, Shane shrugged. "Fine with me, it doesn't really matter."

"Good, because I just wanna show you off to my best friend." She grinned and Shane let out a small laugh and quickly pecked her lips before getting back to the food.

Nate had just walked out of the music room when he had smelled the food, and as soon as he got to the living room he heard the doorbell ring, and with a sigh, he made his way to it and opened it before stopping in his tracks.

"Hey, I'm Caitlyn. I'm Mitchie's friend." Nate didn't respond for a moment, but he got his head back in order and nodded his head.

"Right." He muttered, motioning her to come inside, which she did and she took that time to look around their rather large home.

"Wow..." She said with a shrug. "Nice place."

Nate raised an eyebrow. "You don't seem impressed."

"I don't see the need for big giant houses, they just take up space and most of the rooms go to waste because usually a lot of people don't live in one. But if ya got money, might as well use it on something." She shrugged before finding her way to the kitchen where she greeted Mitchie, who then introduced her to Shane and Jason.

Nate just stared at the girl for a moment, not exactly sure why he was. She seemed...intriguing. He didn't know why, she just did, and he couldn't take his mind off of it. But with a sigh, he shook his head and joined the others at the dining room table and began to eat, his eyes wandering over to Caitlyn every now and then. And for once, his mind wasn't lingering on Shane or Mitchie as they stared at each other and held hands and God knows what else while at the table.

Later that night, Shane and Mitchie lay in his bed, simply talking and cuddling just because they could, and the next day the only thing that needed to be done was that the boys would have to go for a couple of interviews in the afternoon and that would be it.

They sat in silence for several minutes, Mitchie's fingers entertaining themselves by tracing random shapes along Shane's shirtless chest that she always took the time to admire. They had been like that for awhile, simply enjoying each others presence and just taking the time to be with each other.

"I think I'll pitch a couple of my songs to the label when I go up there next." Shane said suddenly, almost startling Mitchie because she had been so used to the silence. But when his words registered in her head, she grinned and angled her head so she was looking up at him.

"Really?" He nodded. "What made you change your mind?"

"Well, I never really had my mind made up. It's something I had always thought about, for the past three years I had been thinking about trying to talk them into playing our real music, but I always chickened out. But you were right earlier. I want the fans to hear the music I want them to hear, I want them to get inspired, and I want it to mean something to them. I don't just wanna be known for my looks, that won't get me anywhere. I want my music to mean something. And what's the point of doing what I love most when I can't even play the type of music I love. It had been wrong these past few years. Everything had been wrong, and I'm ready for a change."

Mitchie smiled up at him, immensely proud of him. "With that attitude, Shane, you can change the world." With that, she leaned up and placed a tender kiss on his lips before laying her head back down on his chest.

There was silence for a little while longer until Shane was the one to break it again. "Did you notice the way Nate kept staring at Caitlyn all through dinner?"

Mitchie glanced up at him again. "No, I was kinda distracted by your hand that was happy to run up and down my thigh all night." She teased, and he grinned, briefly distracted from the topic that he had brought up.

"Seriously though, Mitch. You should have seen the looks he kept giving her, I can't really explain it."

"You think Nate likes Caitlyn?"

"I don't know, it's always kinda hard to tell with him. Especially with how he has been lately. But maybe he does. But that would be good, right? That would mean he would be getting over yeah."

"Well, yeah, but it wouldn't be good." Shane looked down at her confused.

"Why wouldn't it be good? If he's over you, maybe you could go back to being friends again."

"Yeah, that part would be good, but it would be bad because Caitlyn has a boyfriend. Well, sorta. She's on and off with him all the time, and I never really know, one day they'd be broken up and she'd hate his guts, and the next I would find them making out on the couch. I don't think it'd be good for Nate, and he'd probably just end up getting hurt again."

Shane sighed. "Yeah, that wouldn't be good." He finally agreed, understanding now.

Mitchie just hoped that things would smooth out with Nate soon enough, it wasn't the same spending so much time in their house and not even being able to talk to him because it hurt him too much. She just wanted to be his best friend again and not have to worry about the complications of him liking her. She always felt guilty for hurting him in the first place, but what else could she do? Someone would have gotten hurt anyways. If she had picked Nate, Shane would have been hurt, and she would have been too, because she cared so much about Shane, and she knew she had made the right choice when she had decided to be with him. Nate just needed to get over it.

And who knows, maybe things would work out with him and Caitlyn.

So sorry that it's kinda lame, but at the moment I have absolutely no idea where I'm going with this story, so if you guys have any ideas PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let me know and I will take every single one of them into consideration and would be forever grateful.

I know there was a lot of Nate in this chapter, but that's just how it needs to be at the moment. And I know there's not a lot of Jason yet, but once I get through this whole Nate/Mitchie drama, I will most definitely fit him into the story more. And also, I need a love interest for Jason, so if you have any names, please tell me, because I'm kinda not sure at this point. :P

Like I said, sorry if it's lame, but remember, I haven't had much inspiration lately, but I really tried my hardest, and I hope you all like it. And please remember to review, because without you I probably would never be able to get through this story, even though I love writing it.

I love you guys, and thanks for sticking with this story.