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Here's a new one. It got a bit away from me..not sure how that happened. Oh well. That's half the fun of this isn't it. Anyway thanks to all of you who keep reviewing. YOU ARE WONDERFUL! Enjoy!

Jake liked a challenge. If Miley wanted something good. He would give her something good.

As he got ready for their date he was more excited than he had been in years. He felt like he was in high school again checking and rechecking himself in the mirror. He had put on dark slacks, a white t-shirt and form fitting navy blue zip up sweater with collar. It was casual but he knew it still fit him well. He had caught many girls admiring him in this outfit. He just hoped she would admire it as well.

Miley tried to tell herself that she wasn't getting ready for a real date. She was just going to dinner with Jake. Her friend Jake. She was trying to conveniently forget how long she had spent making sure her curls hung loose around her face just as he liked it, and that she had dabbed his favorite perfume just behind the ears. If she were being honest with herself she knew she was excited about tonight.

She smiled to herself. She knew that when she had told Jake that tonight better be good that he would do something special. She wondered if he would order the best bottle of wine with dinner…or get a violinist to come play at their table. She loved how spontaneous he could be and she couldn't wait to see if he still had it in him to be the romantic. Not that she was going to do anything. She was still with Mark…but she wasn't going to pretend that she wasn't thinking about what he had told her. He would be there for her if she wanted him….she just needed to decide if she should take it.

There was a knock on the door and she knew her heart was beating faster just knowing he was here.

She opened the door to find a very attractive Jake Ryan looking her over.

"God you're beautiful." He said honestly giving her a slight kiss on the cheek.

Miley blushed. "I bet you say that to all your costars." Miley said smiling at him slyly.

Jake smiled back. "Yep. Said it to Mark twice today." As he followed Miley down the stairs.

When they reached the street Miley looked around. "So…where are we off too Mr. Ryan?"

Jake walked up to a shiny silver vespa on the street and picked up the second helmet that was sitting on the seat. "Your chariot my lady."

Miley smiled. "You're taking me out on that?" She said looking slightly excited. She had never had a scooter ride and she had always thought they looked fun.

Jake was smiling at her as well. "Well…I figured you haven't really had anytime to see the city since you got here so I thought maybe we could take care of that little problem." He said handing her the helmet.

Miley was getting even more excited about seeing Paris. She hadn't found time to even buy a guide book yet and was dying to let the tourist inside her escape for a few hours. "Can I drive?" She said before hopping on the bike.

Jake looked back at her questioningly. "Have you ever driven a motorbike before?"

Miley looked at him sweetly and bit her bottom lip. "Well…yes…I mean…on Jackson's video games." She finished looking at him as if getting caught passing notes in school.

Jake laughed and pointed behind him. "Hop on."

Miley sighed and complied.

They took off and headed towards the center of the Paris. Miley was enjoying the ride immensely. The sun had set about a half hour before and the lights of the city were giving it a warm glow. The wind felt cold upon her face but she felt warm with her arms wrapped around Jake's body.

She had almost forgotten how much she had wanted to come and live in this city the past few days worrying about Jake and Mark but it had all flooded back to her. She loved the café lined streets and beautiful buildings. She got even more excited thinking of how much history each of the streets they drove on must have and she couldn't wait to add her story to the thousands that had already been written here.

They had driven a long way when Jake slowed and parked the scooter near the beautiful cathedral that she had only seen in books. He then got off the scooter and offered Miley his hand. Miley took it keeping her eyes up at the beautiful Notre Dame Cathedral.

"Jake…I never realized it was so BIG." She said putting her helmet on the scooter.

Jake smiled noticing the look of wonder in her eyes. Even though he had seen the Cathedral at least a dozen times before he had never enjoyed the look of it more then when standing next to Miley holding her hand.

"You want to look around for a minute? We have a little time." Jake said looking at his watch.

Miley smiled and started dragging Jake towards the building as fast as she could.

"Can you believe how beautiful it is?" She asked still unable to believe she was finally standing in front of a building she had only seen in history books.

Jake looked up at the cathedral and pointed at the beautiful round stained glass windows. "The rose window is my favorite. I just love how colorful and detailed it is."

Miley knew she didn't have to answer. She was just enjoying walking around the beautiful building holding Jake's hand. She admired everything about it. The smooth stone, the intricate sculpture on the outside, the way the lights made the structure seem even more dramatic.

Jake leaned his head towards her ear. "I know you haven't gotten to see any of Paris yet and I wanted to give you your first look of Paris the way it was meant to be seen…at night." He said as he lead her off towards the river seine that lined the edge of the Cathedral.

As they rounded the corner she saw the beautiful white boat.

She turned to him with a look of excited surprise. "What's this?"

Jake looked at her as if it was completely obvious. "The restaurant."

Jake led her to the side of the boat where he pulled a pair of tickets out of his breast pocket. A waiter dressed in a tuxedo then led them to a table for two near a large window. The table was dressed with a dark red table cloth and a bowl of flowers and floating candles. Miley couldn't stop smiling. Jake had definitely not lost his touch.

Jake was smiling broadly at her from across the table. "So…will this suffice?"

Miley smirked pretending to examine her menu. "I guess it'll do."

The food and scenery on the boat were excellent. Miley found herself torn between admiring the reflections of the city buildings on the water and the look in Jake's eyes as he told her about what he had been up to since they had seen each other. Soon it was like they had never been parted from each other.

They talked for what seemed like hours without stopping. Jake was excited to hear about everyone they had grown up with. So she told him how Lilly and Oliver had been married last year on the beach near her house. How Jackson had actually grown up and had starting to take over her dad's job as her manager. And how it was actually him that had gotten her her first audition in a movie knowing that she would be good at it even before she did. She told him why she had decided to let Hannah Montana drift away as she developed a more serious musical career for Miley.

"And that's about it." She said slightly exausted about telling Jake everything that had happened to her since they had parted in high school.

Jake gave her a skeptical look. "Well…that can't be everything. I mean…you haven't even mentioned Mark yet." He said sizing up her reaction with his eyes.

Miley jolted out of her reverie. She couldn't believe it but she had actually forgotten to talk about him. Actually she had forgotten about him all together. "Oh yeah…Mark." "He's great. I'm sure you'll love him once you get to know him." She said feeling slightly depressed about the change in subject.

"How…how about you? Has there been anyone special in your life recently?" Miley asked softly making sure to keep her eyes on his face to judge his reaction.

Jake met them evenly. "No one special."

Miley couldn't help but notice the warm feeling this put around her heart. Maybe what he had said was true. Maybe he hadn't stopped loving her.

Jake looked out the window and seemed to get excited. He offered her his hand. "Come on…we can't miss this."

Jake led her outside to the deck positioning Miley at the railing of the boat and standing behind her blocking the wind.

"Are we looking for something in particular?" Miley asked rubbing her arms to keep herself from getting too cold.

"Shh…I want this to be a surprise." Jake said putting his hands over her eyes from behind her.

After a few moments Miley started to get a little impatient "Come on Jake..it's cold…just tell me…I'm going to see it eventually." Miley said jumping up and down and still rubbing her arms but all the while not being able to contain the smiles that were infecting her face.

Jake leaned in towards her ears. "Patience Miles! Aren't you the one who used to sing about how 'sometimes good things take time?'"

Miley was still smiling with Jake's hands over her eyes. "Yes…but if you remember the rest of the song talks about how 'great things happen in the blink of an eye….'" She said with her voice trailing off as Jake removed his hands from her eyes revealing the Eiffel Towel completely lit up and glimmering in golden light.

Jake leaned in again and whispered "Surprise" into her ear.

Miley had put her hands over her mouth in awe. She hadn't been expecting it. It was so beautiful. Here she was looking at something so iconic. To her the tower was a symbol of adventure and romance just as Paris was. She knew she would always remember this as her first real glimpse of the Eiffel Tower and that she would always remember it as being absolutely perfect.

Jake couldn't help himself. He wrapped his arms around her holding her from behind. "Is it what you imagined?" He asked.

Miley had seen the Eiffel Tower when they had first arrived from the airport but it had been from very far away on a very cloudy rainy day after a VERY long day of travel. She hadn't quite thought much of it at the time. But here along the river with the reflection of the tower and the golden lights rippling in the water it was more magnificent than she could have ever imagined.

"It's beautiful." Was all she was able to get out.

She leaned back into him and they watched silently as the boat drifted along bringing better and better views. They stayed standing like that silently until the tower faded away. She knew there were other people on the boat but she didn't notice anyone else but him. He was amazing. He hadn't changed. Sure some things about him were different, the way he cut his hair, the tone of his voice but he could still give her Goosebumps with the softest of touches, and even more importantly he could still show her how much he cared about her with every gesture that he made. She knew she should feel guilty about the closeness that they were sharing, about the hand holding and standing there with their arms wrapped around each other. But she couldn't. She couldn't' bring herself to feel guilty about something that made her feel so incredibly….loved.

She had been surprised with the intimacy of the evening. After ten years she hadn't imagined how easy it would be to spend time with Jake. But it seemed as if everything they did together was natural. She could feel it in the way that they talked with each other, the way they both were finding ways to be close to the other, and the way that their eyes always seemed to lock together in a way that was different than with any other person. She couldn't deny any of it. Jake could do things to her just by smiling that she didn't feel with anyone else.

The boat was coming up to the dock again. Jake was helping her across the platform onto the ground. They joked about little things as they made their way back to the scooter.

Sooner than Miley wanted they were back at her apartment. Jake helped her off again. "Can I walk you up?" He asked…always the gentleman.

Miley smiled still holding onto his hand. "No…that's ok. It's late. I need to get back to getting some normal amounts of sleep."

Jake smiled softly to himself and sighed. "Alright…I guess…I guess I'll see you tomorrow then." He said sadly picking up his helmet and heading back towards the scooter.

Miley couldn't let him leave just yet. She needed him to know what tonight had meant to her. She put her hand on his arm. "Wait!" She said moving closer to him. "Jake….tonight was….it was…." She could feel his gaze upon her. She looked up and found his green eyes and her courage " It was absolutely amazing." She said softly glancing down at the pavement. She could feel her cheeks blushing.

Jake knew that she meant this seriously. She wasn't using her usual humor to make light of it…she really had enjoyed herself. He brought his hand up to her face and softly caressed her cheek with his thumb. "Well…I'm glad that you enjoyed it because it was pretty amazing for me too." He said with sincerity.

Miley looked into his eyes and could see him looking at her with love and longing. She could almost feel how much he wanted to kiss her. She also knew that he wouldn't. He respected her far too much to go that far. She smiled to herself as she mentally added this to the list of things she liked about Jake.

She stepped closer to him wrapping her arms around him in a hug.

Jake responded immediately. He loved how she fit perfectly in his arms.

Miley lifted her head to Jake's to give him a soft kiss on the cheek to thank him for the evening when she hesitated. She dropped her body down a little as if releasing him from the hug and tightened her arms around his neck bringing her head closer to his. She brushed her lips to his in a single excruciatingly soft kiss.

She was now breathing heavily. She slowly opened her eyes to find his eyes still closed as if still savoring the feeling of her lips on his.

She had meant it to be a short chaste kiss but even the slight contact had made her head dizzy. God how would it feel if she had given him warning and let him kiss her back? She could feel her face flush bright red. 'Um...Goodnight Jake." She said as she turned and nearly ran inside her apartment building and up the stairs. She unlocked the door and made her way to the door by the balcony overlooking the street.

Below she could still see Jake standing completely still smiling to himself running his hands through his hair as he looked at the door that Miley had exited through. She could still tell that he was blushing. After a few deep breaths he seemed to regain his faculties enough to get on his scooter. He looked back at the door that she had left through smiled again and drove away.

Miley let out a breath she didn't know she had been holding. She wasn't sure what had possessed her to kiss him but she couldn't help but delight in the fact that a single kiss from her could make one of People magazine's most eligible bachelors blush.

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