In the middle of the night, Miley woke up and looked across the room. She saw Demi and Joe asleep on the floor with Joe's arms around Demi. She knew that neither of them realised, but it still made her smile. She glanced over at the window seat and saw Nick with his head leaning against the glass. He was half asleep and watching her. He saw her looking and smiled.
"Good morning," he said. He glanced at his watch. "Night-ish morning. It's four." He smiled again. "Just like you to wake up at four in the morning."
Miley grinned. "Like you can talk. You were awake before I was. Have you even slept at all tonight, Nick?" she asked.
Nick shook his head with a tired smile. "Can't. I'm too busy thinking about all the stuff with Selena. Demi was awake, but she fell asleep about an hour ago." He paused for a moment. "Mi? I never meant to upset you by asking Selena out. You know that, don't you? I just didn't want to be alone anymore."
"You haven't been alone in a long time. For a start, all the girls know you're Joe's brother. They're all over you because of that. They all think you're gorgeous. At least the girls in my gym class do. 'Oh Em Geeeeee, those brothers are like so totally hotttt'," Miley mocked. She paused for a moment, then smiled at Nick. "And anyway, you'll never be alone, whether you're dating someone or not. You'll always have the three of us. No matter where we are or what we're doing in life. You will always have us," Miley replied.
Nick shrugged. "Yeah, of course I have you guys. It's just that everyone else is hooking up with new people this summer and I feel like I'm falling behind. I mean, Joe and Demi are obviously going to start dating soon. And then I heard that you hooked up with that guy Liam at Emily's beach party for the end of the school year."
"Where did you hear that I hooked up with Liam?" she asked, confused.
"He was bragging about it to his sister at her locker on the last day of school. Hers is right beside mine and he always comes to drive her home from school. So he was telling her about it when he came to meet her. Not to offend you, Miles, but I thought you had higher standards than a guy like Liam. He has an IQ of like 5," Nick continued.
Miley giggled. "First of all, I did not hook up with Liam. He tried, but I turned him down. I guess he's just telling people we hooked up. You're right, I do have higher standards. He isn't my type. And I'm pretty sure his IQ isn't 5," she replied.
"Mi, you haven't heard him in the gym locker rooms. He always talks about how the teachers are yelling at him about not finishing his homework and not showing up to class. He actually bragged about failing every subject. He's about to get kicked off the football team."
Miley smiled. "Why do you care so much about Liam anyway? Nothing happened between me and him, I told you. Just drop it already," she said.
Nick shrugged. He didn't speak about the subject again. After a few moments, they heard a groan and looked at the floor to see Demi burying her face into Joe's neck and putting her arms around him. Miley smiled and looked up at Nick. Nick grinned at her and stood up. He walked over to Miley's bed and held out his hand.
"Where are you going?" she asked. She took his hand and let him pull her up.
"You and me are going for a walk on the beach. I went for one around this time in the morning last summer and it was really nice. Quiet," he said. He pulled her out the door and down the stairs.
They walked out the back door and across Miley's backyard. They reached the steps which led down to the beach and walked down onto the sand. Miley jumped on Nick's back and looked out at the waves.
"It's beautiful out here," she said softly.
Nick held her legs to keep her from falling off his back. "It really is, isn't it?" He started walking down the beach, towards the waves. When they reached the water, Nick walked along the water's edge, just looking straight ahead.
"Nick?" Miley asked.
"Mm?"
"Are you ever going to take Selena here?"
Nick stopped and turned his head to look at Miley. He thought for a moment. He didn't want to take Selena to the beach at half four in the morning. The only girl he wanted to be there with was Miley. Nobody else. Just Miley.
"No," he replied. "I don't think I will." He paused. "Not that it matters now anyway. After last night, I doubt she'll want to talk to me again. She was pretty pissed when she left."
When Miley didn't reply, he started walking again. He glanced at her over his shoulder. She was holding on with her arms around his neck and her legs wrapped around his torso. She was just staring out at the water, thinking.
"Miley," he whispered. She turned her head and looked at him. "I think we should talk."
Miley jumped down from his back and stepped in front of him to get a clear view of his face. "Is something wrong?" she asked. She frowned slightly and her face was full of worry and concern. It was clear that she was worried about him.
He continued walking. She jogged slightly to catch up and grabbed his arm. "Nick, tell me," she said.
"I'll tell you. Just keep walking," he said. Miley walked along beside him, looking up at him.
Nick sighed and looked at the water. "I think we should talk ... about Selena. I know you don't like her. I know Demi doesn't like her. I know Joe doesn't like her personality. But I like her. Or at least I did. I just want you to tell me ... What do you think I should do?" he asked.
Miley bit her lip and looked at her feet. "Nick, what do you want me to say? Do you want me to tell you that you should tell her how much you love her and all that crap? Because that's not what I think. What I think is that you should end it with her soon before she makes everyone really unhappy. Look, Nick, you're my best friend. None of us want to see you get hurt. And she will hurt you, just like we've already told you. And if I'm being completely honest, the only way to avoid being hurt is to about seeing her," she replied.
Nick nodded. "I see where you're coming from." After he said that, he stayed quiet.
Miley rolled her eyes. "Come on, Nick. Say something. What are you doing to do?" she asked.
Nick shook his head and shrugged. He stuck his hands in his pockets and kicked at the sand. "I really don't know, to be honest. Selena's gorgeous and she's nice when you get to know her. It's just that she can't handle the fact that you guys are my friends," he replied.
"Well, she's going to have to handle it, because she's stuck with us. We're a package deal," Miley said, smiling.
Nick smiled back at her. Suddenly, he grabbed her by the waist and threw her over his shoulder. Miley screamed as he ran into the water. Nick laughed. He waded in deeper. He stood on the sand, still laughing. The sand was pulled by the waves and they both fell into the water.
When they surfaced, they looked at each other and burst out laughing. They were soaking with water. Miley shoved Nick's head under the water and headed back to the shore.
Nick surfaced again, laughing, and followed her out. They both flopped down onto the sand and looked around them. A couple of people had come out for their morning jogs, but otherwise, the beach was quiet and peaceful.
"Mi?" Nick said softly.
Miley turned and looked over at him.
"I ..." Nick trailed off and stared at the water as it crashed onto the shore. "I ... I don't know how to tell you half the things that are running through my head right now. I know I should probably let you know what I'm thinking, but it's just so hard to say." He glanced at her, then lay down and looked at the sky. "Miley, I -" He was cut off by someone yelling their names.
"NICK! MILEY!"
Miley turned and saw Demi and Joe running across the sand. Demi sat beside Miley and smiled.
"Hey, guys. We woke up and saw you were gone, so we guessed you'd be down here. Uh, why are you both wet?" She saw the look on Nick's face and frowned slightly. "Did I interrupt something?"
Nick sighed and shook his head, looking down the beach in the other direction. "Not at all, Dem. Not at all." He stood up and brushed sand off his wet clothes. "We should get back inside." He offered a hand each to Miley and Demi and pulled them both up.
The four of them all started walking back up to the private entrance from Miley's house to the beach.
"So," Joe said. "What were you two doing down here ... alone?" He glanced at Nick and winked before turning his head back to the front.
"We woke up early and so we went for a walk. Then we got in the water. That's all," Nick said, glaring at Joe. "Then we were talking and you guys came down. You didn't miss much."
"Miley did though, didn't she?" Joe whispered to Nick.
Nick nudged him away and looked at him. "Stop talking like an idiot, Joe," he said. They both sped up to keep up with Demi and Miley, who were whispering and hissing at each other. They seemed to be having quite a heated conversation.
"Everything alright?" Joe asked.
Miley glared at Demi before smiling at Joe. "Yup. All fine here. Right, Demi?" She looked at Demi. They were talking to each other with their eyes, just like they always did. Nick and Joe never understood what they always said to each other when they did that.
"Yup, that's right," Demi said, still looking at Miley. She then looked at the boys and smiled. "Let's go out to that diner down the street and get some breakfast." She glanced from Nick to Miley and giggled. "I think you two need to change first, though."
"Can't. I've got no clothes," Nick said.
"I'm sure Jackson has something," Miley said, smiling.
"You sure?" he asked.
Miley nodded and grabbed Nick by the arm, pulling him up the steps to her backyard. They walked across the grass, across the patio and over the deck to get to the French doors. They went inside and up the stairs.
When the four of them entered Jackson's room, which was beside Miley's, they headed straight for the closet.
"Didn't Jackson stay here last night?" Joe asked, sitting on the bed.
"Nope. He and Sara went back to their apartment. Probably to have sex." Miley scrunched up her face in disgust and went through Jackson's drawers. He pulled out a pair of jeans and a t-shirt and threw them at Nick. "Try those on," she said.
"Why do you hate Sara so much anyway? She seems alright to me," Demi said.
"Because, Demetria, she's a lying bitch. She's acting like she's done nothing wrong before, but if Jackson knew what I knew, he'd -" Miley covered her mouth with her hands as her eyes widened. "I said nothing."
"What do you know, Miley?" Joe asked suspiciously.
"Nothing," she chimed cheerfully. She jumped up and smiled. "I better go get ready. Bye, guys!" She rushed out of the room. They heard her closet door open in the room next to them. Joe and Demi looked at each other with raised eyebrows.
"She so knows something," Joe said.
"No shit, Joe. Not like she admitted it or anything," Demi said sarcastically.
Nick walked out in Jackson's clothes and looked around. "Uh, where did Miley go?" he asked.
"To get ready and to hide so we wouldn't ask her what she knows about Sara," Demi said casually. She stood up and smiled.
Nick looked at her oddly. "Um, okay then ..." He trailed off. He went out onto the landing and knocked on Miley's door to get his shoes. "Miles?" When he got no answer, he walked in and looked around. He closed her bedroom door behind him quietly. He got on his hands and knees and started looking under the bed. He heard a door open and looked up.
Miley was walking out of the closet in just a black lace bra and a pair of matching panties. She screamed and tried to cover herself.
"NICK, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?"
He had his eyes covered with a hand. What she didn't know was that he could still see her through a crack between his index and middle finger.
"I came to find my shoes. I'm so sorry," he said quickly. Liar, he thought to himself.\
Miley quickly grabbed her dressing gown off a hook on the back of her closet door and pulled it on quickly. "Uh, it's fine."
Nick uncovered his eyes and smiled sheepishly at her. "I really am sorry. I thought you were in the shower or dressed or something. I didn't think that ..." He trailed off awkwardly and stood up. He saw his shoes over by the window. He walked over, slipped past Miley, and grabbed them. "Anyway, I'm really sorry. I'll see you out in the car," he said. He walked out of the room quickly, closing the door behind him.
Joe and Demi tumbled onto the floor. Demi had been kneeling on Joe's back with her ear to the keyhole. They looked up, both of them grinning at Nick sheepishly.
"Hellooo," Joe said awkwardly.
Demi hit Joe on the chest and stood up. "So ..." She grinned at Nick again. "You saw my girlie in her underwear ... Did you like it?" She winked at Nick.
Nick glared at them both and began walking down the stairs to the front door. They both ran after him to catch up.
"Are her boobs big? Does she have a hot body?" Joe asked.
Demi glared at him and turned her attention back to Nick.
"It was just like seeing her in a bikini. Can we stop talking about Miley in her underwear, please? It's starting to make me feel uncomfortable," he replied. He opened the front door and headed out towards his car, pulling the keys out from Jackson's jeans.
He got in the driver's seat. Demi hopped into the back seat while Joe got into the passenger's seat. They both looked at him again once they got into the car.
"Okay. Miley's not here now. So you can tell us. How do you really feel about Miley? And if you tell me she's like a sister and you're best friends and all that crap again, I swear to God I will beat you so hard that you're bones will be all that's left of you," Demi threatened.
Nick shrugged, drumming his fingers on the steering wheel. "We're friends. Whatever else happens between us is fine with me. I don't really care as long as she and I remain friends," he said. He smiled at Demi. "Happy?"
"No, actually, I'm not. Tell what's going on between you two!" she replied.
Nick sighed and closed his eyes. "This morning, before you guys came, I was going to tell her I like her. I really was. I was going to tell her how amazing and beautiful she is, and how I never want to lose her. I was going to tell her that I think that maybe ..." He sighed and shook his head. "Forget it."
"No, keep going," Joe encouraged. He smiled at his younger brother. "We're listening."
"I was going to tell her that maybe ... I think I might be falling in love with her," he said quietly. He looked up at them, biting his lip. "But I left it too late. You guys came before I could tell her. It doesn't matter anyway. She obviously doesn't like me back."
Demi and Joe grinned at each other and then looked back at Nick. "You have no idea how wrong you are, little brother," Joe said.
Nick looked at them, confused. He opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by the other back door opening and Miley getting in beside Demi.
Joe and Nick turned to look at her. Joe grinned. "Hey, Miles," he said.
Miley smiled slightly, fixing her lip gloss. "You guys ready to go?" she asked, glancing at her phone.
Everyone nodded. Nick started driving down the street towards the diner that kids from their school often went to for food or just to hang out.
After about five minutes, Nick pulled up in the diner parking lot and got out. The four of them got out of the car. Nick opened Miley's door for her. She smiled slightly at him and thanked him.
When they got inside and were sitting in a booth with their menus in front of them, Demi nudged Joe and sighed. "Damn, I need to pee. Don't you Joe?" she asked.
Joe looked up. "Huh?"
"Don't you need to pee?" she said through gritted teeth, glaring at him.
He looked at her confused, then he understood what she meant. "Oh! Yeah, I need to pee as well. Be right back, guys," he said. He and Demi rushed over towards the toilets, only to hide behind a wall and watch Miley and Nick. They quietly high fived each other and grinned before turning their attention back to Nick and Miley in the booth.
"So, what were you saying down at the beach?" Miley said after an awkward few moments of silence.
"Um, it doesn't matter," Nick said, looking down as his cheeks went pink.
Miley reached over the table and squeezed his hand. She smiled. "You can tell me, you know. We're best friends, right?"
Nick sighed and closed his eyes. "Yeah, of course we are, Miles. I just ... I don't think I should tell you anymore. It's not necessary. I'm just ... I'm happy right now. The way things are. No need to spoil it by telling you something that doesn't even matter," he replied.
Miley frowned slightly, but she quickly gathered herself and smiled. "Okay. But if you change your mind, just let me know. We'll talk whenever you need to. Never forget that, okay?" she said. She pulled her hand back and began to pick at her red nail polish.
Nick sighed and looked up at her. "I'm sorry about earlier in your bedroom, Miley," he said.
Miley looked up and smiled warmly at him. "No, no, it's fine. I shouldn't have assumed that no one would be in there. I should have checked or put something on. It's not your fault," she replied. She smiled again.
"I should have let you know I was in there," he said.
Miley gave Nick a look that told him to stop talking. He closed his mouth and smiled.
"You never could shut up or admit that it wasn't your fault," she said, smiling.
Nick grinned. "Well, you know me. I don't like to blame other people when there's no need," he replied. He glanced at his phone, then back at Miley. "Miles ... Demi and Joe said you know something about Sara. What is it?"
Miley looked out the window awkwardly. "It's nothing. I shouldn't have said anything. It doesn't even matter that much," she said. She looked back at him and bit her lip. "Fine, okay. But if I tell you, you can't tell a soul," she said.
Nick nodded. "I won't, don't worry," he said.
Miley sighed and leaned on the table, closer to him. He leaned in closer to listen.
"A few months ago, I was in Starbucks. I was on my way to meet Demi at the mall to go shopping for dresses for that party Jake was throwing. I decided to go in and get some coffee. So, I ordered and was waiting. I looked around the coffee shop and saw this couple in the back. The girl looked familiar. They were holding hands and laughing. Then he kissed her. When he turned around, I saw Mike. Then the girl turned around and it turned out it was Sara."
Nick stared at Miley in shock. "Sara's cheating on Jackson?" he asked.
Miley nodded. "With Mike," she repeated.
"Who's Mike?"
"Jackson's best friend since kindergarten." Miley sighed. "So then I tried to confront her about it when she came over to see Jackson. She told me that Jackson would never believe me over her. A few weeks later, they moved in together. A while after that, they got engaged," she said.
"I'm sorry, Mi. We shouldn't have thought that you were just jealous. We should have known that you needed a reason to dislike Sara so much," Nick said.
Miley smiled. "It's okay. But you can't tell anyone. Not Joe, not Demi, and especially not Jackson. He'll kill Sara and me if he finds out she's cheating on him and I've known for months. He'll never speak to me again."
Nick nodded. "I promise."
Miley smiled softly. "Thanks." She looked out the window and sighed. "I need to tell you something. Something that could possibly change things forever," she said.
"Um, okay. Go ahead," Nick said nervously. He watched as she turned to look at him.
"I think ... I think I like -"
"HELLO!"
Joe and Demi hopped back into the booth, grinning.
"S'up, dudes?" Demi exclaimed, putting an arm around Miley.
"Uh, I was just about to tell Nick something," Miley said. They were doing it again – talking with their eyes.
"Damn, it's creepy when you two do that," Joe commented. He leaned back in the booth and smiled. "So, what were you telling Nick, Milerz?" he asked.
Miley glared at Joe. "Nothing. It doesn't matter now," she said.
Nick frowned slightly before quickly sitting up and smiling. "We'll talk later," he said to Miley. "That was some bathroom break," he then said, glaring at Demi and Joe.
"Well I had to do a really long pee. And then Joe had to do a HUGE -"
"I don't want to know, Demi. I really don't," Miley said.
Demi grinned. "You sure? I mean, seriously, it was -"
"DEMI."
Demi mimed zipping her lips and folded her arms across her chest. "Enough about us. What were you two getting up to while we were gone?" she winked at Nick and then smirked at Miley. "Smoochin'? Fu -"
"Demi, don't even say it," Miley said.
"Anyway, we already told you two. Miley was telling me something. But we'll talk about it later. Right, Miles?" Nick smiled at Miley. Miley smiled back. Nick turned to Demi. "So, uh, what about you two?"
"Uh, what about us?" Demi asked. Suddenly she found her hands very interesting.
Miley smirked. "Oh, come on. We saw you two last night. You were all over each other. What's going on between you?" Miley paused, then grinned excitedly. "OH MY GOSH, ARE YOU TWO DATING NOW?"
"NO!" Demi and Joe exclaimed at the same time. They glanced at each other, blushed, then looked down.
Nick and Miley smirked at each other.
"Okay, okay, fine. Then what's going on?" Nick asked.
"We are just two friends enjoying each other's company. Nothing wrong with that, is there?" Joe said innocently. He glanced at Demi. "We just got caught up in the moment last night. Right, Dems?" He looked at Demi, waiting for a reply.
Demi's eyes filled with tears. "Yeah. We were just caught in the moment." Demi got up from the booth and stormed off to the bathrooms, wiping away her tears.
Nick hit Joe over the head. "Smooth, jackass. You broke her heart," he said.
Joe scoffed. "Coming from you, little brother. It's not like you haven't broken the hearts of about ten girls," he retorted.
Nick opened his mouth to argue back, but Miley interrupted him.
"I am going to go and try to get Demi out of there. You two bicker and argue as long as you want. But, Joe? You have a lot of kissing up to do. You really hurt her by what you said," she said gently. She smiled softly and stood up. "Talk to her later. I'll go talk to her now and see if she's okay." Miley turned on her heel and walked towards the bathroom to Demi.
Nick looked at Joe and sighed. "We've not been lucky with girls this summer, huh?"
"Nope. Not at all. I mean, first you get the hottest girl in school but drop her for Miles. And you two can't just tell each other that you're in love with the other. And then there's Demi ..." Joe sighed. "What am I supposed to do? I really like her."
"Then stop screwing up and go get her," Nick said.
Joe sighed and leaned back. He really didn't know what to do.
"Dem?" Miley leaned against the row of sinks on the opposite wall from the bathroom cubicles. "Dem, please come out? Joe didn't mean to upset you. You know that." Miley sighed and knocked on the only closed cubicle door.
"Go away!" Demi called.
Miley rolled her eyes. "Don't act like a kid, Dem. Joe likes you. Stop acting like you don't and just come out and talk to me."
The door of the cubicle swung open and revealed Demi, tears streaming down her cheeks. "Why are you being such a bitch right now?" she exclaimed at Miley.
Miley sighed and hugged Demi. "I'm sorry. This morning just hasn't been all that great." Miley pulled back and smiled at Demi. "So, you want to go back out there and order or what?"
Demi nodded. "Let's go order. I think I should talk to Joe anyway," she said. She hugged Miley again. "Thanks," she whispered in her ear. She pulled back, grabbed Miley's arm, and dragged her out into the diner.
When the boys heard the bathroom door close, they turned at the same time. Joe smiled at Demi and stood up. Nick glanced at Miley, then back at Joe and Demi. Miley slipped past the couple and sat back down in the booth.
"You talk to Dem?" Nick asked casually as he looked at the menu.
"Not really. But she's fine now," Miley replied, nodding at Joe and Demi.
Nick looked up and saw Joe and Demi smiling at each other and laughing. Joe had a hand on Demi's lower back and Demi was resting a hand on Joe's shoulder. Nick turned back to Miley and smiled.
"I think that's them dating, huh?" he asked.
Miley smiled and nodded. "That's them." She bit her lip and sighed. "So, uh, what about you and Selena? I mean, Dem said you three had quite a ... heated conversation last night."
Nick chuckled. "More like Demi and Selena did. I can't believe ..." Nick trailed off and shook his head. "No, Dem would kill me if I told anyone."
"What?" Miley asked, confused.
"Dem told me something that she made me swear I'd never tell you and Joe. So I'm going to keep that little secret from you," he replied. He grinned at her and put down his menu. "Decided what you're getting?"
Miley ignored his question and glared at him. "Dude, seriously? I told you about Sara and her cheating ass. Tell me about Demi. I'll just end up asking her. So you may as well tell me now." She smiled innocently. "What's it going to be, Nicky?"
"Fine, fine, fine." He sighed. "Demi and Selena used to be best friends. Not around us or anything. But when we were like five, Demi's mom was really good friends with Selena's mom. They were always hanging around at each other's houses and stuff. So then Demi and Selena were dragged along with their mothers and forced to get along and play together and stuff. They ended up being really close. Selena was the first person to know about Demi's crush on Joe. They were just as close as you are with Dem. But then when we were like ten or eleven, they had this big fight about Joe. Dem found out that Selena had been Joe's first kiss, so Demi completely stopped talking to Selena. And now they hate each other," Nick explained.
"Why didn't Dem tell me?" Miley asked quietly. She glanced up at Demi, who was now sitting at a table in the corner with Joe. Joe was holding Demi's hand and they looked like they were having a serious conversation – something Joe didn't have very often.
"Selena made her promise not to tell anyone. Selena didn't want people to know they were friends. She said that her friends wouldn't like it. That's one of the reasons the fight was so bad. Selena had been hiding their friendship for so long that Demi was just sick of all her crap. I guess kissing Joe was just the last straw for Demi," Nick replied.
"So, if Selena didn't want people to know, how do you know?" she asked.
Nick shrugged. "That afternoon at the beach with Demi and Joe, when you had left and Selena had arrived, I was sitting there, listen to Selena go on and on about how she had run out of pink nail polish or some crap like that. So then Demi was being a real bitch to Selena. When she and Joe left, I asked Selena what was up with her and Demi. So she told me the whole story. I asked Demi about it last night when you and Joe were asleep and she said it was true. But she made me promise not to tell anyone either," he answered.
"Oh ..." Miley looked down. She had a strange feeling inside. She had thought that she and Demi told each other everything, and that there was no secrets between them. She sighed and looked at Nick. "Thanks. I won't tell her I know."
Nick smiled. "You know, I'm pretty sure she'd have told you if she thought it was necessary information. I guess she just realised that you didn't need to know, so why bother you with the whole story?" he said.
Miley shrugged and looked at the menu. She didn't comment further on the matter. After a few moments, Joe and Demi returned. When a waitress saw that the four of them were finally all gathered together in the booth, she came over.
"Hello there, my name is Bethany. What can I get you guys today?" Her voice was dull and she sounded like she didn't want to be there.
"Service with a smile," Demi muttered sarcastically to Miley before smiling up at the waitress. "I'll just have the French toast, please," she said.
Bethany wrote it down and looked at Miley. "And you?"
"I'll have the pancakes, please," Miley said.
Nick ordered eggs and bacon and Joe ordered eggs, bacon, pancakes and some fruit. When the waitress walked away, Nick, Demi and Miley all stared at him.
"How do you eat so much?" Miley asked, shocked. "Aren't you worried about getting fat?"
"Nope," Joe replied. "That's what working out is for. That's what Nick and I do every morning and night. Right, little bro?" Joe grinned at his brother across the table.
Nick nodded. "Yeah, that's us. We work out every morning and every night." Nick smirked and pointed at his chest. "How do you think I got this?"
Demi rolled her eyes. "You two are so full of yourselves."
Joe smirked and leaned in closer to her face. "But you love it." He was answered with a giggle and a nod from Demi. They then began to laugh together. Joe reached for Demi's hand on the table and held it tightly in his own.
Nick pretended to be sick. "Seriously, guys, I'm happy that you two are now admitting that you're pretty much in love with each other, but can you please not be all loved up at the table? It's making me feel sick," he said.
Joe smiled. He reached over and pinched Nick's cheeks. "Aw, Nicky-poo's just jealous that he has no one to love," he cooed mockingly.
Nick swatted Joe's hand away and kicked him under the table. "Shut up, Joe," he muttered. He then looked up and saw the waitress coming towards them with some food. "Oh, here's the food," he announced.
Joe sat up excitedly and rubbed his hands together in anticipation.
Bethany sat the food down in front of them and turned to walk away. Joe coughed. She turned and glared at him, as if telling him that he better not be asking her for anything.
"Would it be possible to get a glass of orange juice? Preferably the orange juice with bits," he said politely.
"We don't do orange juice. We only do coffee," she replied dully.
"Oh, then it's okay, I'll just get a drink on the way home," he replied. He sent a slight smile in her direction, but her expression stayed the same – bored and unhappy.
"What, coffee too good for you, rich boy?" she asked, her voice still the same tone that it had been all morning.
Joe gulped. This woman scared him, big time.
"Uh, we're sorry, ma'am. Joe didn't mean to offend or upset you. He was just wondering if he could get a drink. It's alright though. Right, Joe?" Nick said quickly. He glanced at his brother, who was looking down at the table to avoid the woman's glare.
"Yup," Joe replied, still not looking up.
Bethany glared at the four of them again before turning on her heel and storming into the kitchen.
"Somebody's not a morning person," Miley muttered.
The other three laughed. After a few moments, they all tucked into their food.
The next thing they heard was the chorus of 'Billionaire' blare from someone's phone. Everyone in the diner turned to look at them. Nick quickly took his phone from his pocket and sighed. He pressed 'ignore' and put his phone on the table.
Joe reached over and grabbed Nick's phone. He looked at the recent calls list and sighed. He looked at Nick. "Selena's calling you?"
Nick shrugged and continued to eat his food.
Demi took Nick's phone and rang Selena back. Nick dropped his knife and fork and reached for the phone, but Demi held it out of Nick's reach. She put it on speaker and smiled at Miley. Miley grinned back at her and listened.
Selena answered on the first ring. "NICK? Oh my gosh, I've been trying to call you since last night but -"
"No, this isn't Nick, sweetheart. It's Demi. Now why the hell are you calling Nick after that conversation we had last night?" Demi snapped into the phone.
Selena laughed on the other end. "What, you're in love with Nick too now, are you?" she asked.
Demi nearly growled with anger. "Listen to me, bitch. Back the hell off. Nick doesn't want you any more. You want him? Well, guess what. Miley, Joe and me come with the package, whether you like it or not. Now why don't you go fuck a tree?" she snapped.
Selena laughed. "That all you got, Demi? I thought that you'd have picked up some better insults in the last few years. I mean, that last argument we had ... I believe you told me to go fuck a tree then, as well," she replied.
"Don't even talk about last time, Selena," Demi said through gritted teeth. "Now, I told you to back off. Nick will call you when he wants to talk to you. Got me?" Demi then pressed 'end call' and handed Nick's phone back to him.
Joe smirked. "Damn, my girl's a bit of a badass, huh?"
At the same time, Nick, Miley and Demi all turned to Joe and hit him.
Author's Note: Hey, dudes. I did all my editing and stuff this time (: At least for the first bit, I did. Sorry if there's any mistakes in the last bit. I wanted to get it out ASAP for you all (: So, I'm sorry it took so long to get out. If you follow my Twitter, you'll know that I went through some pretty bad family stuff with my parents this week. I'm not really in the mood to talk about it right now, because it'll depress me, but read my Twitter if you want to know more about it. My Twitter is jumpthenfallx. I changed the name early this morning when I couldn't sleep. I might change my FanFiction name to the same thing. Idk yet, though. Thank you all for the birthday wishes (: They made me smile. It meant a lot to me, so thank you. The reviews were great as well (: So here's some questions for you to answer in your reviews this time (:
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