Chapter 2 of

How Long Will it Take?

Miley's P.O.V.

There was a long silence until Jake said, "You look great." I replied, "Thanks.".

Then another long awkward silence.

"Ok please, start a conversation. I have a short attention span." I joked. He laughed.

"All right. Do you like Jesse McCartney?" he asked.

"Who doesn't?" I answered.

"Well I have tickets to his too with backstage passes." He said, once again he was hitting my weak spot.

"Stop doing this! You're killing me! Why must you do this with my favorite things?" I asked in a raised tone.

"Sorry. I just figured you might want to go." He said.

"Exactly. That's just it, I do want to go. Why do you do this to me?!" I asked loudly.

"Because I want to get to know you better." He said.

"Yeah right." I said. He's got to be insane to think he can use that line on me. Who would fall for that?

"I know what you're thinking. That it's a stupid line. But it's not. I've wanted to get to know you better since the first time you told me to sit down and shut up." He said. I laughed thinking about that.

"Good times. But still I'm not that stupid." I said.

"I know you're not. That's another thing I like about you. You know that photosynthesis isn't about photography." He laughed.

"How did you know that Lily said that." I asked.

"Don't you remember I told you I grilled her about you and if you said anything about me." He said.

"Ok now you are sounding like a stalker." I said.

"Well I'm sorry I just really like you. There I said it. I like you. Is it that hard to understand? I don't get why you won't just give me a chance!" he said getting slightly frustrated.

"Because you get attention and you milk it. You're just that kind of person and I don't want that kind of person as my boyfriend." I said rather harshly.

"Do I have to spell it out for you? I'm not that guy! It's just people don't care about Jake Ryan the normal guy they look for Jake Ryan the celebrity! I have to act that way! Look Miley I'm not trying to yell at you. It's just frustrating." He said trying to calm himself.

"All right fine! You have one week to prove to me that you can be a normal guy. That means you have to wait in lines, you can't show off, you have to act as if Zombie High never happened. If you can show me that then maybe I'll consider actually going out with you! Ok?" I said.

"Fine." He said.