Whoa! I'm so proud of myself! An update the day after an update! Yeah! Okay, so you'll find that this chapter is extremely short, too, but it works. Enjoy! :)
Last night had been a pretty good night, Nick thought. Except for that awkward part when he said they were friends… Because the rest of the night they acted like just a bit more than that. They'd walked and talked hand in hand on the beach for some time, and when it was time for Lilly to go home, Nick had walked her there and kissed her again. But this time, on the forehead. He was afraid that might scare Lilly away at first, but she actually seemed okay with it. She'd smiled at him and then they'd gone their separate ways.
But tonight, they were meeting again- the last time before Nick would see her for at least two and a half weeks. He was trying to decide what to do. He wanted to tell her that he liked her, maybe even possibly loved her. But would she think that was too much in too little time? Would she be mad at him, especially because he was leaving tomorrow? He really hoped not, because he was pretty sure he'd bring it up sometime tonight.
So Nick sat in the sand, waiting for Lilly. Looking at the stars, and thinking.
"Nick!" Lilly ran down the pathway to the beach. "Sorry I'm late! I fell asleep!"
"You fell asleep?" He raised his eyebrows at her.
"Yeah…" She breathed as she plopped down next to Nick on the sand. "Lack of sleep last night…"
Nick chuckled. Lilly shrugged.
"It's a beautiful night." Nick said.
"Mmmhmmm." Lilly agreed and lay down so she could look up at the stars.
Nick went down, too, his head right next to hers.
They stayed like that for hours. Looking at the stars, and talking about life. Nick told her about the ups and downs of being famous, and Lilly told Nick about growing up in the same house in Malibu for her whole life. Even though they were from two different worlds, they felt the same things, and could share their opinions with each other and not have to worry about being picked on or the paparazzi finding out and starting a scandalous rumor. They helped each other be themselves, and found comfort in each other. That was a new thing for both of them.
"Hey, Nick? What time is it?" Lilly asked after a pause in their long conversation.
"Um…" He checked his watch. "Whoa! It's midnight."
Lilly sat up and made a face. "Midnight's my curfew."
Nick stood up. "Well, then, I better get you home, Cinderella."
Lilly laughed and Nick put out his arm for Lilly. He pulled her up and their faces were inches apart.
Without either of them thinking, their lips met and for a long, heart-stopping moment, they kissed each other like neither of them had kissed anyone before. The kiss was full of caring, protectiveness, and love- even if they hadn't admitted it yet.
When they had to pull away neither of them could speak. They stared at each other wide-eyed, and Nick took hold of Lilly's hand. He broke into a mile-wide smile.
"Lilly, I think we should be more than just friends."
Lilly smiled back at him. "Me, too."
Woooooooo! Okay, well that was insanely SHORT but yeah... I really hope you liked it and please review and tell me what you think!! I think I'm only doing one more chapter!! tear My first multiple chaptered story...
Thanks for reading!! :D