A second home

The next morning, Miley slept in pretty late, even though Hans tried his best, he wasn't able to massage the jetlag and the stress of the last weeks completely out of her body. But she had to get up at one point, since they were supposed to have lunch with Hans parents at 12:30 am, and his mother was already so excited to meet Miley that they didn't want to be late. After they both had showered, they walked over to the house, which was only 5 minutes away from the penthouse. It was the first time that Miley could take a look at the neighborhood, and she was a bit surprised that she really liked what she saw.

When they arrived at the house, they entered through the garage (Hans had a key) and went upstairs to the kitchen where his parents were. Miley was a bit nervous, but after she was greeted by them, she immediately felt at ease. Like Hans told her before, his father didn't care at all about any scandals, he was more scared about the possibility that Hans would start dating a girl from a rich and noble family, which wasn't really the kind of people that he felt comfortable to be around. His mother didn't actually know a lot about Miley. She knew she was a pop star, but she was more into German music, and she also knew about some scandals (she didn't research any details though, since googling wasn't a strength of hers). But most of all, she was just happy that finally one of her two sons introduced a girlfriend to them. So there were the usual hugs, questions and chatter, and when a few minutes later, Alba, Hans Italian aunt, surprisingly showed up, together with her dog Kimmy, the chaos was complete. Just like Daisy, Kimmy just ignored Hans and ran straight over to Miley. This seemed to become some kind of habit…

The atmosphere during the lunch was very relaxed, only Hans mother was a bit quiet at first, because her English skills weren't perfect, but they were good enough to lead a normal conversation, you just sometimes had to repeat a sentence before she fully understood it. So when Miley went to the bathroom, there seemed to be only one thing bothering her about the young woman:

"I have to say, Miley really is a sweet girl, despite all these scandals, but are all of her tattoos real ones?"

"Haha, I somehow expected this question. But yes, they are."

"Oh…I hope you won't start doing the same now…"

"Don't worry, the two I have are more than enough for me"

His mother was horrified:

"TWO? Since when do you have two?"

"Oh, did I forget to tell you about that?" Hans was smiling, but he didn't go further into that.

After they said their goodbyes, also to aunt Alba and Kimmy, they went back to the penthouse to decide what they would do with the rest of the day. They agreed on going to the cinema, even if Miley was very skeptical if this would be even possible without creating a major chaos.

On the way to the movies, she wanted to know if Hans already got any feedback from his parents:

"What was your impression, did your parents like me at least a little bit?"

"More than a little, don't worry. My mother loves you, despite all your tattoos…and my aunt, she just wants to take care of everybody."

"Haha, yes, I noticed…she's really amazing"

When they arrived at the cinema, Miley was expecting any moment to see a crowd of people storming at her, but other than a few people saying hi to Hans (Luxembourg was so small, no matter where you went in the evening, you always met some people you knew), nothing happened. They ate a salad at Dean & David, watched the movie and even had an ice cream afterwards without getting bothered.

The next morning while having breakfast, Hans finally asked the question he was a bit afraid of:

"So, how do you like Luxembourg till now?"

"Honestly, I love it. There's so much nature, everything is small and quiet, it's the perfect place to relax. It's just…I hope you won't be mad…but I couldn't imagine living here."

"Well, of course we will spend most of our common future in LA, you have your career over there and I have my business, but as long as you can imagine to visit Luxembourg for a week or two every now and then, that would make me very happy."

Miley smiled at him:

"Our common future? That almost sounds like you're planning to stay with me for a bit longer?"

"A bit longer? Haha, there's no way you will get rid of me in the next 60 years"

"That sounds too good to be true…growing old together, having kids…a few weeks ago, I didn't think that would ever be possible for me. But, to answer your question, if you really think you can cope with my craziness for that long, of course it wouldn't be a problem to regularly come here for a few weeks…I mean, it's still your homeland, and your family lives here."

That was exactly the answer he was hoping for, and he was more and more able to imagine their future life together.

Just as they were talking about how to spend the day, Hans received a text message from Luc:

"Hey, since we're in the middle of a school holiday, some people of the team are meeting at the castle, don't you think it's about time you show your girl this amazing old building?"

"Hm, sounds like a plan. We can be there at 3 pm, so keep us a seat"

Miley had no idea how it should be possible to spend time in a castle that was more than 800 years old, but she couldn't wait to see Sabrina again. So after they had lunch in Hans favorite restaurant, they rested for a bit and then headed straight for Larochette Castle.

The castle was more a ruin, the only parts that were still intact were the main tower and the outer walls, all the other buildings were mostly destroyed. It was owned by the city (or rather village) of Larochette, and the steward was a member of the basketball club, which implied that the small snack place in the court of the castle was a popular meeting point for the players and fans of the club. The castle was built in the 12th century…which meant that it was guarding this village longer than America had been officially discovered by Christopher Columbus.

As soon as they reached the inside of the court, two things happened at the same time: Hans, who was used to this sight, immediately spotted his friends. Luc and Sabrina, Luc's brother with his girlfriend, Christopher, Sam, Steven, Dj and, of course, the two American players X'avier and Ladarius, at least half of the team was there. And then there was Miley's reaction, who just now realized how powerful and impressive this castle must have been at its peak. Anyway, she was very impressed.

She didn't have too much time to be in awe though, since Sabrina had seen her and was immediately greeting Miley with a big hug. Hans introduced his girlfriend to the team, and most of all the youngest member of the team, Steven, didn't know what to say. Since the 18 year old boy was a huge hip hop fan, he didn't know that much about Miley's music, but he surely loved the album where she was cooperating with some of the biggest stars of the hip hop scene.

After a few minutes, everybody had calmed down, and while Hans was talking a bit to pretty much everyone, Miley was taken aside by the girls. Sabrina had to know everything about Washington, and as soon as she heard that a new album was about to be produced, she had to know every detail about it. Hans heard them mention his name a couple of times, but as soon as he looked over, they just looked at him and stopped talking.

"Great, I suppose everybody will know about the surprise except for me…"

"Don't be so grumpy…you'll figure it out…one day…"

Hans was still a bit offended, but of course he couldn't stay mad at Miley for long.

Before they left, they agreed on going out with Luc and Christophe on Saturday evening. At home, they decided to have a lazy evening, ordered some Chinese food, watched a movie and went to bed…where it took some time though before they were actually sleeping.

On Friday, they were visiting the capital of Luxembourg (named Luxembourg-City, pretty creative) and spent some more time with Hans parents. In the evening, Miley wanted, to Hans surprise, go to the cinema again, because she was enjoying it so much to be able to just be able to do "normal" things without causing a public riot.

On Saturday evening, they met some of their friends for dinner and would visit a night club later on. Dinner was very entertaining, with lots of food, fun and also alcohol. A couple more friends would join them later that night, and it looked like the perfect start to the weekend.

When they came into the nightclub, it finally happened and someone recognized Miley. Which wasn't really much of a surprise, as a nightclub owner or manager, you were supposed to recognize most celebrities, at least the global superstars. When they found out who was visiting their establishment, they politely asked to take some pictures and then invited them into the VIP area. As the typical Luxembourgish person was rather reserved, they were not bothered, except for a couple of selfie requests which Miley was happy to grant. It didn't take long for Luc to say:

"It's somehow funny, in Miley's country, you're almost more famous, or at least more popular than her, and here in Luxembourg, it seems to be just the other way around…that's so…unpatriotic…"

"Luc?"

"Yes?"

"Are you drunk?"

"Oh hell yes"

Everybody was having a great time, and also Miley was, for the first time since she and Hans were together, drinking a bit more than she should have. But without her former girl gang, she didn't turn into this so-called Miley bitch, but she became happy, active and, much to Hans pleasure, very cuddly. She spent most of the time in the company of her new girls, but she regularly came over to the boys to get some affection from her boyfriend. Around 3am, Hans thought it was time to make use of the open air VIP area on the roof and he just pulled Miley away from her friends and dragged her with him. He guided them into a quiet corner, and his girlfriend seemed to get a bit worried:

"Is something wrong? Look, I know I drank quiet a lot, but we were having so much fun downstairs, I just didn't pay attention to how many glasses I already had…"

Hans had to smile as he answered:

"What? God, no, everything's perfect. Honestly, if you always become this affectionate from drinking alcohol, we should go out way more often. I just wanted to have you all for myself for a couple of minutes…I need some Miley time"

"Phew, and I thought I would have done something wrong" Miley said as she was hugging Hans.

"Even if you had, I couldn't stay mad at you anyway…at least not for long"

"That's good to know…" she answered with an evil grin.

15 minutes later, they went back inside to the rest of the troop, and the party went on till 5:30am before everybody made their way home. Hans was already on the way to dinner smart enough to order a cab, what turned out to be a very wise decision, as neither of them wasn't able anymore to drive a car.

Sunday was rest day, since both of them were a little banged up, and from Monday to Wednesday, they would go with Hans parents to Munich in Germany. During his time at a bank, his father spent 6 years working in the Bavarian city, and he kind of fell in love with it, so they went back there regularly. All in all, they were having a couple of relaxing days, even though they had to pay a bit more attention to where they were going, since Miley got recognized more than in Luxembourg. But compared to the US, it was still bearable, and Hans was able to show her some of the main attractions like the summer palace of the German Emperors, the Maximilian church, the Town Hall with the famous "Glockenspiel", the English Garden and a lot more. One of the highlights was having dinner in the restaurant on top of the Olympic Tower, from where you could see for miles in every direction. Since this day, there's a picture of Miley and Hans hanging on their wall of fame.

They also went to the famous shopping street, the Maximilianstrasse, to buy a dress for Miley that she could wear at the wedding, and when she tried it on, Hans thought that she looked, like always, just stunning.

Back in Luxembourg, they just wanted to relax until the wedding, but that didn't really work out. First, Miley got a phone call from her management, asking if she could perform at a concert in Manchester Sunday evening. There was a charity event being planned in honor of the victims of a bomb attack during the concert of Ariana Grande. Miley got contacted on such short notice because a couple of artists canceled their confirmation because they thought it was too risky. The young artist didn't hesitate for a second and said she would be there.

„Do you think you could join me? I know it wasn't planned, but I would be very happy if you were there"

"And finally get to see you live on stage? How could I say no to that?"

The second call was for Hans. Serge's best man, Maurice, asked if he and Miley had time to join them in the evening. They had been working on a flash mob that was planned as a surprise for the wedding, and tonight was the final rehearsal. He thought, since it was a pretty easy dance, that Miley would only need to see it 2-3 times to memorize everything, and Hans could try to shake his hips a little bit. He actually found this pretty offensive, as he thought of himself as a very capable dancer…at least when he was drunk. When he asked Miley if she was up for this, she immediately agreed, and their relaxing evening was a thing of the past.

At least, this gave Miley the opportunity to see the northern part of the country, and she was surprised about how such a small country could look so differently. You could find a lot of farms and agriculture in this part of Luxembourg, and a lot of the villages looked like coming fresh out of the 80's.

When they arrived in Hosingen, it wasn't hard to find the gym of the local school. Most people were already there, and most of them were also excited to meet Miley, just the bride of honor and the bridesmaids gave them a pretty cold welcome, which irritated Hans a little bit. But since this was the first time that he met these people, he didn't care, just like his girlfriend. Miley was just happy to get to know a few of the guests before the wedding, and with the family and friends from the groom, she hit it off right from the start.

The next two hours, everything came together like you would have expected. The whole performance lasted for about 10 minutes, and Hans and Miley stayed on the side to take a look at the first walkthrough, so they could see the different parts with their individual songs and dance moves. When the music started for the second time, they joined the others to participate actively in the choreo, and for Miley, the whole thing seemed to be ridiculously easy, since she already knew the routine perfectly after seeing it only once. One of Hans's strengths that he developed during his basketball career was an amazing footwork, but a flash mob was something completely different, and so he messed it up more than once…either he was too late, or he just couldn't remember what moves belonged to which songs. His girlfriend seemed to find this rather funny, at least she had some problems to not laugh out aloud, but after the fifth and last walkthrough, even he had memorized every part of the dance, and everything was ready for the big day.

As they were standing outside for a bit with Maurice, Claude, Yves and their respective girlfriends (next to Serge and Luc, these were his closest friends in Luxembourg, and again, Miley was surprised that Hans still counted all his friends from his youth to his inner circle, and they all had normal jobs and lives), chatting about the upcoming marriage, the bride of honor and her friends were leaving and said goodbye to everyone…well, almost everyone, they strictly ignored Miley and Hans.

"I somehow think that they don't like me…" Miley said surprised.

Maurice was the one who answered:

"Don't worry about them. I don't know if you got the same impression during the flash mob, but I'm pretty sure that Julie organized this more for herself than for Serge and Jessica. She always has to be the one that stands in the spotlight, and all of a sudden, Miley Cyrus shows up, looks at the whole choreo once and does it so much better than herself. She's just afraid that you'll be getting all the attention."

"Haha, she definitely won't have to worry about that, we're just gonna be dancing quietly in the back row. Although this 6ft6 tall dancing bear might also stand out in the last row."

"Pfff…you're just jealous of my moves. But if you want to, I can teach you some for your next music video"

"Uh, I don't think the world is ready for that…"

On their way home, they made a short stop to have dinner with their friends, and after Hans discovered their cocktail menu, it took a little longer than they had planned.

Back in the car, Hans had to ask Miley:

"Say, was I really that bad? I don't really feel like embarrassing myself on Saturday"

"What? Haha, no, honestly, I was pretty surprised, you're dancing way better than I expected. You definitely have no more excuse to refuse to go to the dance floor with me the next time we go out. Some of your moves might be a bit…adventurous, but all in all, I have to admit that you have some talent to move your body"

"So the many years of practicing my footwork and coordination paid off at last. And just for the record, it really wasn't easy to focus on the different moves"

"And why was that?"

"Come on…tight white-grey leggings, a t-shirt that barely covered half of your upper body…do you have any idea how much I had to pull myself together? The dancer next to you had the same problems by the way."

"So you're saying you liked my outfit?"

"Liked it? If you wear that at home, I'm gonna be all over you…"

Miley answered with a seductive smile:

"Oh, I'm sure I can handle that…"