After deciding to have the little talk after dinner, Nick and Miley sat on the loveseat opposite where Nick's mother would be seating in what they were sure would only be a couple of minutes, considering Denise only wanted to pick up the kitchen a bit.
The rest of the house that lived there had decided to residing in their bedroom while Joe and Zac returned to their apartment.
As the couple rested side by side on the love seat with Nick's arm around his girlfriend's shoulder as she snuggled her head into the crook of his neck, he began to wonder why his father was never participating in their conversations. He noticed that whenever Miley was involved, he'd never say anything, never speak up, nothing. From what he knew, his father had no issue with anything but now he was beginning to be concerned and wanted to know what was up and if there was a problem.
Being in a distant thought setting, Nick nearly jumped in his seat when he felt a vibration in his left shoulder, and looking down, he saw Miley's mouth moving as he heard her trying to speak.
"What's the matter, Nick?" He heard her mumble before she rose her head to come face to face with his. Her forehead creased, her eyebrows furrowed, making her look adorable in Nick's eyes as they locked gazes.
But the curly-headed teen shook his head, reluctantly breaking their eye lock as his gaze focused of the figure retreating from the kitchen door.
"Nothing, just thinking." He let his arm fall to her waist as he squeezed her side, trying to reassure her that everything was okay, and in all honesty, it was, maybe he was just worrying too much. Nick leaned and gave his girlfriend a quick kiss and smiled a bit, just as his mom sat down on the couch across for them.
"First, I just want to let you guys know that this whole conversation is just so we have everything sorted out. I don't want this baby to come and you guys not be prepared," Denise spoke up, concentrating on the children before her.
Nick nodded, ridding his head of previous thoughts for a moment to pay attention to his mother. "We get it mom, it's just a bit stressing," he told her, knowing that she was genuinely concerned with their well-being.
Nodding, Denise took a moment to think about what to say first. When she finally made up her mind, she came right out and asked, "So, have you guys talked about living arrangement?" Being the women that she was, Denise felt that the two children had to step and live under one roof if they were gonna raise their child, she felt that it would be best for the baby to be able to have their parents together in the same house.
"Um..." Miley shifted in her seat, wanting to say something. "I've been thinking, and I don't exactly want to move out of my house, I was kinda wanting Nick to move in to my house..." she trailed off and looked at Nick, realizing she hadn't put much thought into that suggestion. Suddenly feeling a bit selfish, the brunette dropped her head.
Nick's eyebrows shot up in surprise, he hadn't put much thought into that and hearing Miley say it, he didn't know what to respond. It didn't sound half bad. When he saw he get quiet, he frowned.
"What's wrong?" he asked, lifting her chin so that they were eye level.
Miley shrugged. "I don't know..."
Denise cut into the conversation. "I think that's a good idea, Miley," she expressed her agreement with a wholehearted smile.
"Really?" the young couple asked in unison.
Denise nodded. "Yeah, I don't have a problem with it. Nicholas," she looked at her son, "how do you feel about it?"
"It's not a bad idea." He shrugged. "But what'll dad think? And Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus, have you asked you parents, Miles?" he wondered, looking at her.
"No, I really haven't thought about it much. Are you sure you want to though? I feel bad, like I'm making you have to move in with me." She frowned.
A reassuring smile broke out on Nick's face. "Babe, it's fine. Moving in with each other will be a big step, but having a baby in the first place is already a big step, I think I'll be able to handle it." And the both of them hoped it was true. So much in so little time, it was a handful.
All the while they were talking, Denise sat on the couch with a content smile on her face. To her, it was a comforting scene seeing her son and his girlfriend who was carrying her first grandchild. Through the mistakes that they'd obviously made, knowing that she raised her son to be such an amazing man put so much joy in her heart.
"So, this is what the two of you want?"
With a quick glance at each other, the couple decided and nodded, looking straight at Denise. Denise grinned, glad that they were sure about it.
"Good, I'll talk to your father and I'll speak to your parents, if you'd like, Miley," Denise said.
Miley smiled thankfully, "I'd really appreciate it." And Miley really did appreciate it. When Nick heard his mom say that she was going to speak to his father, it brought him back to what he was wondering about before. He wanted to address his thoughts to his mom, but he could tell she was happy and he didn't wanna ruin that, especially if he was just reading too much into things.
"Um, well, we'll just go to my room then, mom, we'll see you later," Nick told his mother.
She nodded, "That's fine. I'll just go speak to your dad now."
Without another word Nick stood up, gently taking his girlfriend's hand, helping her up as he led them up the stairs and into his room in a haste.
"Whoa, Nick, what's the rush?" Miley asked, removing her hand out of Nick's and walked slowly over to his bed in the middle of the room, taking a seat on it as she stared at her absentminded boyfriend.
With a shake of the head, almost as if to rid his head of thoughts, he replied, "Nothing, I just wanted to be alone with you," he grinned sheepishly, obviously lying through his tight grin.
Miley eyed him, knowing he was lying. "I know you're not telling the truth but I'll ignore it cause I wanna talk about something else..." As she spoke, Nick stared intently at her with a smile on his face. He noticed something, something he hadn't seen in the past couple of says. "...Why are you staring at me Nick?"
Nick walked over and sat next to the pregnant brunette and lied back, gently pulling her back with him. "I miss you being like this."
Miley almost frowned, feeling a bit offended by what he just said. "Like what, what do you mean?" She bit her lip, turning her head to face Nick who was lying on his side.
"You just...seemed a little disoriented the past couple of days, not as happy and confident as you were before we got together and, I don't know...just different, you-"
Miley pressed her lips to his, cutting him off. "Thank you," she spoke as she softly kissed him.
Nick pulled back reluctantly with confusion written across his face. "For what?"
"For noticing." She smiled. "My sister, y'know Brandi, who left, came back a couple of days ago and it's just been weird, being that she's been gone for so long. And being pregnant has taken a bit of a toll on me. I just feel tired and not like myself a lot but I wanna change that, I don't wanna be down, I wanna be happy," she concluded, feeling in a better mood already.
Nick's eyes showed the love undeniably felt for Miley. "And you should be happy."
As Nick continued to keep his focus on her, Miley eyed his facial expression, for some reason feeling that something was bothering her boyfriend that he didn't wanna talk about.
So she spoke up, wanting to know what it was. "What was bothering you downstairs, Nick?" she questioned.
The smile on his face slowly started to drop as he shook his head, obviously signaling that nothing had been.
"Something was," she spoke softly and used her hand to shake him a bit, wanting him to talk to her. She stared up at him with her big blue eyes, looking extremely innocent and concerned.
"It's just," he sighed, "I feel like my dad is avoiding us." He avoided eye contact and looked down, instead focusing on Miley's growing stomach. He hadn't realized how big it had gotten until now, making a smile involuntarily grow on his face.
Miley's forehead creased. "How?"
Nick didn't answer, but instead kept staring. He didn't mean to completely ignore Miley but knowing that his child was in her stomach was taking over his thought process and all he could focus on was her belly. From his point of view, considering that Miley was lying on her back, her baby bump little larger than it was, but not by too much.
Miley noticed this and couldn't help but grin. She hesitated for a just a moment before deciding to grab his right hand (the one that wasn't propping up his head) and rested it on her stomach, smiling as they both felt what was really the first time their unborn son kicked. It was a joyful moment for the both of them.
"He kicked," he said in amazement.
"Yeah.." Miley grinned, still feeling their son kick a storm up in her stomach from where her hand was placed on top of Nick's. This moment made them really happy, made them realize just what was ahead of them and how much this whole thing was worth it. If a kick was this heartwarming then neither of them could wait till this child was actually in their arms.
Without removing his hand, Nick leaned up and placed a passionate kiss upon Miley's unsuspecting lips. "I love you and our son so much, Miley," he said.
"I love you both too." She turned on her side and got comfortable before kissing Nick again. She loved feeling his lips upon hers, noticing how they hadn't done much kissing together but she really enjoyed it when they did and suddenly wanted more of it.
Getting more into the kiss, Nick pressed his lips harder against the brunette's, intensifying the loving lip-lock. He wasn't sure how overboard he was going or if he was at all but he adjusted his position on the bed so that he was lying over Miley, without putting his weight on her. The last he his wanted was to hurt her in any way.
Miley pulled away when she couldn't breath anymore, her chest heaving up and down. She wasn't all that used to that but she was thoroughly enjoying herself. She could tell Nick was a bit anxious, not knowing how she was feeling but at the moment she was on a happy high and didn't wanna get down from it. And the feel of Nick and her's lips together just made everything even better.
Nick was surprised when he was tugged back down, returning to their intense kiss. He wasn't sure where either of them were intending to take this but he wasn't complaining. They loved each other enough not to doubt the other. They just let the moment take itself where it wanted.
I kinda wanted this to happen, but I don't know, lemme know what yall thought cause that matters more to me :) So yeah..not much to say now...I want you guys to tell me baby boy names cause I want some ideas. I have two full names but I think I could use some more...so yeah.
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