If No One Will Listen Chapter 25, a camp rock fanfic

Nick wraps his arms around Demi again, kissing her back a little bit harder. Demi brings her arms around Nick's neck, pressing her body against his and pinning him against the elevator wall. Nick parts his lips slightly but then pulls back when the elevator dings, indicating that they're on his floor.

Nick's breathing hard as he looks at Demi. "What...was that for?" he wonders.

Demi shrugs, looking hurt. "I have to have an excuse to want to make out with my boyfriend?"

"No, no," Nick's quick to assure her, "you don't. It's just...I never expected you to do that, that's all." He looks at her for a second longer before grabbing the elevator doors so they won't close. "Um, come on. My brother's waiting."

Demi nods and then stiffens up once they realize they're on Nick's floor and not the roof. "What are we doing here? I thought we were going to the roof." She glances at him. "Nick..."

"Chill, sweetie. The elevator won't take us up to the roof, so we have to get off here, since my room is on the top floor, and walk the rest of the way up. Okay?" He takes a step into the hallway and then holds his hand out for her. "Okay?" he asks again.

Demi bites her lip, looking from Nick's face to his hand to his face again. She hesitates for a second before nodding and reaching out, putting her hand in his. Nick smiles and pulls her to him, kissing her forehead.

"Thank you for trusting me," he whispers to her. Demi smiles against his chest. "Come on," he says, lacing their fingers together. "I bet you're starving."

He smiles at her for a second before leading her down the hallway and to a door that leads up to the roof. They go up the steps and Nick knocks on the door. Joe, dressed to the nines in a tuxedo, answers and smiles at the young couple.

"Ah, Mr. Johnson," he says with a slight bow. "Your table is ready. Right this way, please."

Demi leans into Nick and giggles softly as they follow Joe. "Your brother's funny," he says.

Nick chuckles. "Yeah," he agrees. "Yeah, he is."

Joe stops at a lone table sitting in the middle of the roof. He holds out a chair for Demi and motions for her to sit down. She smiles at him and does. Nick looks at his chair and then at Joe, raising an eyebrow.

"Don't look at me, dude. I'm not pulling out a chair for you. That was only for the lady." He smiles as Demi giggles again and Nick rolls his eyes, taking a seat himself. "Here are your menus," Joe continues, handing one to each of them.

Nick opens it and frowns up at Joe. "There's only one thing on here," he says.

"Ah, yes, that is the specialty of the day," Joe replies.

"What if I don't want the specialty of the day?"

"I'm sorry, sir, but that's all we have at the moment."

"What kind of restaurant is this?" Nick asks him.

"Dude, it's not actually a restaurant, you know that, right?" Joe wonders, and Demi giggles once more. Nick rolls his eyes and doesn't answer so Joe takes the menus back. "Two specialties of the day coming right up." He smiles at them and walks away.

"I like your brother," Demi says, looking at Nick, surprising herself.

Nick raises an eyebrow at her, surprised himself. "You like my brother?" he asks her.

Demi nods. "He's funny," she replies, "and he's so sweet to you. I think...I actually trust him, too."

Nick's eyes widen a little. "You do?" he asks, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. "Really?"

"It surprises me, too, but I actually do. He loves you, and you love me, and he's so protective over you, and it's adorable, and...I don't know. I just trust him."

Nick smiles at her. "I'm glad you do," he says. He reaches across the table for her hand and squeezes it. "Hey, so...I wrote you a song."

Demi tilts her head to the side and looks at him. "You wrote a song? For me?" Nick nods so Demi smiles too, squeezing his hand back. "I didn't know you wrote songs. Can I hear it?"

Nick bites his lip slightly. "I don't know..."

"Please?" she begs him. "That'd be the best Valentine's Day present ever. Please?"

Nick bites his lip again but then nods. "Okay. But only for you." He takes a deep breath before starting to sing.

"Take my hand tonight
We can run so far
We could change the world
Do anything we want
We could stop for hours
Just staring at the stars
They shine down to show us..."

Demi smiles at Nick, playing with his hand. He smiles back at her for a second.

"You know when the sun forgets to shine
I'll be there to hold you through the night
We'll be running so fast we could fly tonight
Even when we're miles and miles apart
You're still holding all of my heart
I promise it will never be dark
I know we're inseparable..."

A single tear falls from Demi's eyes. Nick closes his eyes as he continues the song.

"We could run forever
If you wanted to
I would not get tired
Because I'd be with you
I'd keep singing this song
Until the very end
And we'd have done all these things..."

Demi squeezes Nick's hand again. He opens his eyes and looks back at her, smiling again.

"I will give it all
Never let you fall
But you know we're inseparable
I would give it up
Just to show you I'm in love
Cause you know
We're inseparable..."

As soon as Nick finishes the chorus one final time, Demi gets up and goes over to him, hugging him tight.

"That was so amazing!" she says, sinking down onto his lap, an arm around his shoulders. "You really wrote that?"

Nick nods, an arm around her waist. "I did," he replies. "For you."

"It was beautiful. Thank you so much." She leans in and kisses him lightly.

Nick smiles and kisses her back a little bit harder. He pulls away from her when he hears Joe clear his throat.

"Oh...hey, bro," he says as Demi leans her head against his. "Dinner ready already?"

Joe nods. "Yep," he replies. "I mean..." He clears his throat again. "Dinner is served, sir and madam." He puts a plate in front of Nick and then one in front of Demi's chair. "Would you care for some wine?" He holds up a bottle and gestures to the glasses on the table.

"Wine?" Nick wonders, raising an eyebrow. "Really?"

"Don't worry, Mom doesn't know. And I'll watch you to make sure you don't go overboard."

"Oh, okay...good." He looks at Demi. "What do you say, sweetie? Do you want wine?"

Demi bites her lip but then nods. "Maybe just a little," she replies.

Nick nods and smiles up at Joe. "Just a little," he says. "Thank you."

Joe smiles back at him as he pours both of them a quarter glass of wine. "If you need anything, just text me. I'm going to be down in the room so I'm not in the way." He smiles at Nick again and then winks before turning around and walking to the door, opening it and leaving.

"Alone again," Nick says, looking at Demi. "Now where were we?"

Demi giggles and shakes her head. "Our food's gonna get cold," she tells him. "And I'm hungry."

"Okay, okay, but I'm expecting more kissing later." He smiles at her and raises his eyebrows, causing Demi to giggle again.

"Okay," she agrees, getting off of Nick's lap and walking to her own chair, sitting down. She picks up her fork and eats some of the food. Her eyes light up. "Oh, my God. When you said your brother was an incredible cook, you weren't kidding. This is amazing!"

"I know," Nick replies, eating some of his own food. "When my mom was at work and I was sick or something, he'd always make me food. I hated being sick but I loved it when he cooked for me."

Demi smiles at him, eating more of her food. "You guys were really close, huh?"

Nick nods. "Yeah, we were," he says. "The closest. He's only a year old than me so we did everything together. Then my mom and dad got a divorce and he went to live with my dad and I blamed him for their divorce. I thought it was his fault and I hated him because of it." He shakes his head. "But we're closer now than we were before and that's all that matters."

Demi smiles again. "You guys are cute together," she tells him. "And he's so protective of you. I love it."

Nick smiles back at her. "Thank you," he murmurs. "I love it too."

The rest of the night is amazing for both Nick and Demi. They talked and kissed and danced under the starlight until midnight. Now they're in Nick's car, heading back to rehab, Nick's hand resting on Demi's knee. It surprises Nick that she hasn't pushed it off yet.

"I had an amazing time," Demi says, laying her hand over Nick's. She yawns loudly and Nick laughs softly. "Thank you for an amazing night."

Nick glances at her and smiles. "You're welcome. I had an amazing night, too."

They get to the rehab center a little while later and Nick parks the car, turning to look at her.

"Well?" she says. "Are you gonna walk a lady to her door?"

Nick's eyes widen. "Oh!" he says. "Yeah! Of course!"

He gets out of the car and Demi laughs softly as he walks around to her side, opening the door for her, helping her out.

"Why, thank you," she murmurs as she brings an arm around his waist and leans into him.

Nick's smile can't be bigger as he slips an arm around her shoulders. They walk into the rehab center in comfortable silence.

"So...I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" Nick wonders as they come to a stop outside of Demi's room.

Demi looks up at Nick and bites her lip. "Who said the night's over?"

Nick frowns a little. "It's after midnight. You're tired. I'm tired. The night's over."

Demi shakes her head, still biting her lip. "What if you and I did something to make us...not so tired?"

Nick's eyes widen a little. "Demi, are you saying what I think you're saying?"

She nods, opening the door. Then she brings her arms around Nick's neck, pressing her body close to his.

"Make love to me, Nick," she whispers, kissing his lips softly.

"Demi..." Nick starts.

Demi cuts him off with another kiss. "Make love to me," she says.

This time, it's Nick who bites his lip. He swallows a little but then nods. "Okay," he says a second before walking into the room with Demi and shutting the door behind them.