Chapter Thirty Five

"Oh my god," Demi rolled off the bed the next morning straight up onto her feet as she looked down at Joe with her palm against her forehead. "What am I doing?"

Joe squinted his eyes open at the noise and looked up at her. "Demi, come back to bed. Don't freak out on me. You know I'm not a morning person."

"We slept together last night. Twice."

"We hardly slept. That's what I'm trying to do now. Help me out here." Joe sat up on his elbows, looking up at Demi with an arched eyebrow. "Get to the point."

Demi walked closer to the bed on the opposite side of where Joe was laying and snatched up her shirt from the floor. "I have to go."

Joe hurriedly stood up from the bed and walked around it to her side. "I don't want you to go though."

She pulled her shirt on and looked around for her shorts not glancing at Joe.

"Demi, come on." Joe said as she grabbed her shorts from underneath the bed and slipped them on. "Tell me the problem so I can fix it."

"You can't fix it, Joe." She looked up at him with her somber gaze. "I'm sorry." She said as she rushed out of the door picking up her shoes and phone on the way out.

Demi knocked on Selena's door about an hour later and was greeted by Miley and Selena as it opened.

"About time." Miley said grabbing her by the elbow and pulling her along to the kitchen. "What, you didn't pay your phone bill or something?"

"What?" Demi looked over at her confused as she slid onto one of the stools in the kitchen right beside Miley.

"I called you at least five times and you didn't answer."

"I don't know. I think Joe cut my phone off." She shrugged and looked over at Miley. "Is something up?"

"I'm fine now." Miley nodded over at Selena. "You've been replaced."

Demi glared over at Miley and then tilted the corners of her lips up into a small smile. "Like you could replace me."

"Demi," Selena stepped forward on the other side of Demi and looked down at her. "How'd it go with Joe last night? Did it end badly?"

"You could say that." Demi stood up and walked over to the refrigerator. "What do you have to eat?"

"What did Joe do this time? Did he take Blanda home with him?" Miley's expression twisted up in disgust as Selena walked around the counter to open up a cabinet. "I knew I shouldn't have trusted him."

"Joe didn't take Blanda home. I basically ruined his chances with her and I don't even know what I want."

"I've got those potato chips you like." Selena held up the bag she pulled from the cabinet and put them in the middle of the island for all of them to share.

"Oh thanks but I meant what I want from Joe." Demi sighed and sat back in her seat next to Miley, popping a potato chip into her mouth. "If only she could solve my problems like she solved yours, Miles."

"You don't have problems, Demi." Selena said as she joined them at the counter reaching her hand into the bag. "I saw the way Joe looked at you last night. This is a no brainer. He'll never look at a girl the same way again and a guy like that needs to be snatched up immediately."

"I did that though." Demi said, shrugging her shoulders. "And he snatched up Ashley Greene."

"That's because he didn't want to lose you as a friend but now he's willing to risk it to love you the way he wants to love you and you're wasting your time with us instead of being there telling him that you feel the same way."

Demi looked over at Miley to see if she agreed with what Selena was saying and she sent Demi a one sided shrug, muttering "makes sense" as she took a sip from her soda.

"Oh." Demi said then pulled her phone from her pocket as it rang. "It's Joe. I better get this." She slid off the stool and made her way to the living room, clicking accept on her phone and holding it up to her ear. "Hey Joe."

"Demi, please come back." He immediately said into the phone. "I wish I knew what was wrong so I can fix it. If it's about Blanda, I'm swear I just want you. I miss you already and you've only been gone like twenty minutes."

That last comment made a smile spread across Demi's face.

"Just tell me what's wrong and I'll fix it."

Demi sighed and sat down on the couch as she spoke into the phone. "It was the women, Joe but I realize now that it doesn't matter. I'll be right over, okay? I miss you too."

She could hear Joe's smile through the phone as he said, "Hurry please."

Selena watched from her front door as Miley got into her car and left after Demi did and she waved at her as David's car pulled in right where hers had been. Selena smiled and rushed outside to his car as he got out. "Hi baby." She flung her arms around his neck.

"I like that I was missed." He pressed a kiss to her lips and looked down at her. "Busy day?"

"Not so much. Solving some best friend problems." She grinned wide loving David's arms around her waist. "I feel wise, like everyone should listen to me now."

"I've always known you were wise."

"I love you so much." She looked up at him as she unwrapped her arms from around his neck and guided him into the house. "Come on. Let's go be an old married couple who plays monopoly on our days off."

"Hey you." Nick said to Miley as she met him on the front porch of the house he wanted to buy for them. "I'm so glad you decided to come."

"Me too." She slid one arm around his waist and pressed a kiss to his cheek. "I'm ready. Show me the house."

He guided her in with a smile, pushing the door open and leading her into the living room first. "It comes already furnished but if you want new things, we can move this stuff out, just throw it all away or give it to charity." He pulled her over to the stairs, passing the living room. "That's the most uninteresting part of the house. Wait until you see the bedrooms."

Miley chuckled and followed him up the stairs, holding onto his hand as they turned into the first room which was a bedroom. Miley actually really loved the interior as soon as she saw it so much that her mouth dropped open a bit. The carpeting, the walls, the bed, the tiny fireplace in the wall, the window with the flowing curtain in the breeze, the balcony outside the window, the view. Every single thing about the house was perfect and he was perfect. Nick came up behind her as she stepped out on the balcony, wrapping his arms around her waist. "Nick, I love it."

"Do you really?"

"I really do. I want to live here with you so much." That statement made Nick twirl her around so fast Miley got dizzy as he planted kisses all over her face.

"There's no buts, right?" Nick suddenly stopped looking down at her.

"No but..."

Nick sighed and stepped back.

Miley smiled up at him and stepped closer to him wrapping her arms around his waist. "Don't worry. I will still move in here with you. It's just, I realized something."

"What's that, Mi?"

"I have been trying so hard not to trust you because of something that happened in the past but that's not really us anymore."

"Yeah, all of our hair is gone." Nick joked, emitting a smile from Miley as she poked him in the sides.

"I'm giving you my trust, Nick. Not just halfway either, all of it. I want you to know that."

Nick just nodded, letting her finish what she had to say.

"I've been the only one holding us back in this relationship recently and I'm sorry about that."

"You don't need to apologize, Miley, because it takes two people to ruin a relationship. I should have never gave you a reason not to trust me."

"As I said, though, that's all in the past."

"Well, let's just start over, okay." He leaned down and pressed his lips to hers. "With nothing between us."

"I love you, ok."

"I love you too, ok." Nick nuzzled his nose with hers. "Like more than anything." He grinned and pulled her inside, grasping her hands. "Let's go test out the new shower." He said as Miley giggled.

THE END.

I think maybe there will be an epilogue so stay tuned. I don't ever have much to say here except thank you and I love you to anyone who read my story and to everyone who commented. My mom passed away in April and I've just been having a difficult time writing as much as I used to. But I will work on that epilogue. Comment please.