Yay! Okay so I got inspired and reminded again last night that I needed to update, so I did! OOOOOOO yay! I really hope you like this one! :)

Lilly sat at the island in the middle of the kitchen, stirring her tea and staring into space. She had an unintentional smile plastered across her face. She was thinking about last night. Nick was even more amazing in person than in letters and on the phone. Well, she should have expected that but still... He was nice, sweet, funny, and Lilly could actually talk to him. That's what they did the whole evening. They talked and talked and talked, about anything and everything, and it made Lilly feel all warm inside, even though she would never admit it.

She had been a bit worried about him throughout parts of the night, though. That first few minutes he seemed really jumpy and nervous, then he relaxed, and a few more times he got nervous again. To Lilly it looked like he was going to say something really important, but never did.

But the real reason Lilly Truscott was smiling was because Nick had kissed her. Well, not a real kiss. But after he'd walked her up to her house, and they said goodbye with another hug, he'd pecked her on the cheek and winked at her, then walked away. Lilly had stood at her doorway staring for about ten minutes after he'd left.

"Nick-ay! Sooooooo, how was your date!?" Joe practically burst with enthusiasm.

Nick had been staring at his soggy pancakes now for multiple minutes, but Joe had just come back in the bus from a morning jog. It was a rule the brothers had that none of them could ask about a date until the next morning. They didn't really have a certain reason, but it helped whoever it was that had gone on the date process everything that had happened. Or in most cases it did. So they had agreed.

Nick's eyebrows furrowed. "I didn't tell her." He kept his gaze on the pancakes. "I'm a freaking coward, Joe. I didn't tell her."

Joe's happy expression faded to one of confusion. "Why not?" He asked, but his voice was soft.

"I told you, Joe. Because I'm a gutless coward."

Joe shook his head. "No, bro, you're not. It just takes time. You have plenty of time. You'll do what you need to sometime."

Nick scoffed. "Sometime…"

"So. Did you kiss her?"

"On the cheek." Nick offered.

Joe nodded. "Okay. That's good."

"Yeah. And Joe?"

"What?"

"Did you say I had plenty of time?"

"Yes…"

"We only have until Monday morning! Then we go play some more concerts around the country! We will only be in Malibu for two more days!"

Joe shrugged. "Well…. Yeah, but we can come back here whenever. I mean, when we have a break."

Nick sighed and went back to staring a hole in his pancakes that were now beyond being saved while Joe made his way to his bunk. How was he going to live with himself?

Suddenly his head flashed up.

"Joe!"

Joe turned around. "What?"

"I did tell her!"

Joe made a helplessly confused face.

"I wrote a letter and sent it yesterday before I left! She'll probably get it soon! I'm pretty sure it was the same post office she puts her mail in, and it was right next to her house! Yes! She's smart! She'll figure it out!!" Nick was now practically dancing with joy and his smile was wide across his face. But suddenly, as soon as it had come, it vanished.

"Crap. What is she going to do when she gets it!?"

Joe put his hands up. "Nick, I don't think I can help you any more. I'm sorry but my brain can't keep up with your sudden mood swings." He flashed Nick a half smile. "Good luck, though."

"Lilly! Mail!"

Lilly's head snapped up from the TV. Mail! Yay! Mail was Lilly's new favorite thing of the day. Well, it was if she got a letter from Nick, and she was pretty sure that would be who it was from. Her mom walked through the room and dropped it in Lilly's lap. It was from Nick- of course. Lilly smiled and ripped it open. Her eyes widened as she scanned the letter.

Apparently Nick did have something to tell her last night. He was going to tell her but never did. Nick. Lilly's nick. Nick Unknown-Last-Name now had a last name.

Jonas.

Of the Jonas Brothers. His face flashed in her mind. Why was she so stupid? He definitely had the resemblance. Of course. That was the voice she was hearing, too. All the same. The voice she had loved since she'd first heard it- both times.

Nick Jonas. The name throbbed in her brain. And Nick had said he'd be scared of her reaction. Well, Lilly was, too. She didn't know what to think. Should she be mad? Should she be sad? Should she be jumping for joy? She pondered the question for a moment.

No.

It shouldn't really affect her, she thought. He was still the same guy. He was still Nick, whether he had the last name Jonas or not. He was the same guy Lilly had written to, talked on the phone with. The same guy who kissed her cheek last night after the best evening Lilly had ever had.

Nick.

Now what?

She picked up her phone.

"Dude. What's with the animal crackers?"

Nick was situated on his bunk, staring at the small TV screen, shoving animal crackers into his mouth. He barely gave Joe a sideways glance.

Frankie, who had just come inside from who-knew-where, suddenly appeared next to Joe and tugged on his shirt. He looked at Joe with concerned eyes. "Is Nick okay?" He asked.

Joe shot a sympathetic look at Nick and told Frankie, "I really don't know."

"Oh. Well, we should throw him a party to make him be happy again."

"Frank, I don't know if that's the best idea right now. Nick's kind of having a mental breakdown. Go find Mom and ask her what's for dinner."

Frankie nodded and headed off obediently.

Nick was still staring at the TV, shoving the animal crackers into his mouth.

"Man, Nick. You even have Frankie worried. Love is making you do crazy things." And then he walked off, shaking his head.

Nick pushed the bag of crackers aside and sighed. His phone began to vibrate violently next to him. It was Lilly. Lilly. Had she read his letter? Was she going to yell at him? Was she going to tell him she hated his guts and never to call or write again? Was she going to scream, "I LOVE YOU NICK JONAS!!" and wish out loud that he felt the same way? Well, there was only one way to find out.

He picked the phone up and flipped it open.

OOOO!! Cliffy! Again! I promise this one won't skip away like the one last chapter did. This one will pick up right where it left off. I'm sorry it took me so long to update! I'm a busy bee and my brain is full of complicated math and social studies information, so I needed to make room for story information.

Wow. That's a lame excuse. The real reason is I keep forgetting. I am busy, but I have time. I forget! Shame on me.

OMG! Demi Lovato's album came out on Tuesday! I don't have it yet but I will soon! Woopee! I just love her.

Okay, so I really really hope you liked this chapter and that you are liking this story! Pretty please review and I'll love you forever and give you a mental hug!! :D