"What Joe?" I heard Demi snap as I climbed into the town car.

"I'm just asking. Why would you want to flirt with a guy like that?" he asked barely above a whisper. The car was crowded with Emily in the front and Mitchell, the accountant, stuffed in the corner. I couldn't believe Joe and Demi were having a fight tonight of all nights. Tonight was a company night out. We were celebrating Nick's upcoming wedding and his last couple of days as a single man. Emily "accidentally" scheduled the venue when Selena was out of town. So far, everyone in this car, except Mitchell of course, knew about that little incident with Nick. Joe thought it was hilarious that Nick scored his first time with his secretary. Yes, Joe, I find it completely hilarious too. Not.

"Joe, dammit. I can talk to who I want," Demi barked, crossing her arms on her chest. I knew she secretly enjoyed the attention Joe was showering her with. Joe rolled his eyes and nudged me as I settled comfortably in my seat.

"Can you believe this girl?" he asked. I giggled earning a glare from Demi. The car started to move and Joe and Demi went back to bickering. I sighed as I looked at the passing city lights. The city looked so beautiful at night. Especially as the dots of light were flying by as the car was speeding through the streets. The driver skillfully maneuvered us to the hotel and I was the first one to crawl out of the car. My long tan legs made there way out first as I ducked under the car and into the fresh air. Demi pushed Joe out as he clumsily fell out. "Owwww," he whined.

"Wow, Mi, you look amazing," Demi said as she finally got out of the car. I was wearing a dark blue, curve hugging dress that complemented my eyes. "Nick is going to want to do you all over again," she whispered into my ear. I shoved her playfully and shrugged off the comment. Joe and Demi have been making jokes about my whole situation in hopes of cheering me up. Joe's arm found its way around Demi's waste as she made her way into the hotel. He steadied her as she almost tripped at the doorway and led her in. I wish I had a guy like that. Mitchell and Emily seemed to be hanging behind as I also made my way inside.

Nick was at the door greeting his guests. It didn't take long for my turn to be graced by his presence.

"Hey," he mumbled. I could feel his eyes wandering slowly from my legs to my eyes. I wasn't even thinking when I leaned in for a hug. I just wanted to feel his warmth tonight. He hugged me back and looked slightly flustered as I walked to a table. Demi joined me a few seconds later as she emptied out the contents of her clutch onto the table.

"What are you doing?" She didn't even take time to respond to me as she groaned. She smacked her head on the table a couple of times as she was trying to deal with whatever she was trying to deal with.

"I forgot my keys. I've officially locked myself out of my apartment," she was practically throwing her hands in the air. "Oh, my, god I'm such a ditz. Who locks themselves out?" she yelled. She was making such a fuss that Joe started to come over to our table. I would offer her my apartment, but I still haven't told her that my parents were kind of loaded.

"What's the matter, sweetie," Joe said. Concern was laced through every word he said. Demi rolled her eyes at the pet name and refused to answer him.

"She locked herself out," I answered for her. Joe laughed as he started to massage her shoulders. She leaned her head back in appreciation.

"Don't worry. You can stay at my place tonight," he offered. Demi adamantly shook her head. Joe tried again, "I'll stay at Nick's. The apartment will be empty."

"I can't take favors from you, Joe," Demi confessed. Joe laughed and kissed her temple.

"Come on. This has gone on long enough." He took her hand and led her to the dance floor. Looks like some people are making up tonight. Finally. I sat silently as I played with the forks on the table.

"Hey, would you like to dance?" I heard a voice ask. I slowly raised my head to see who it was. My eyes met a blond, tall man who was currently rubbing the back of his neck nervously. "I'm Liam by the way. I work as Joe's right hand man," he introduced himself.

"Yeah, sure," I tried to sound at least a little bit excited. He led me to the floor and we started to sway to the music.

"You look beautiful, by the way," Liam tried to flirt. I giggled. Come on, this is the only compliment I've received from a guy in months. I can be flattered by it, right?

"Thank you," I replied. I leaned my head on his shoulders and I felt him stiffen up a bit. "Relax," I reassured him and he chuckled back. I heard someone clear their throat beside me and I tilted my head up to get a view of the person. It was Nick.

"Miley, I have some business to talk to you about," Nick said while looking at Liam. Liam nodded and grinned at me.

"It was good while it lasted," he kissed my cheek. I blushed at the contact. Liam walked away, leaving Nick and me alone.

"Whats up?" I asked. We haven't exactly had a conversation alone since...

"Come on," Nick grabbed my wrist as he led me through the tables stealthily. He looked over his shoulder to see if anyone was watching and slipped through the back of the hotel. I looked back one last time to see Demi and Joe leaning in for a kiss. Nick jammed his hands into his pocket once we hit the ally behind the hotel. He grabbed his keys and turned the corner. He led me to his car as I silently got into the passenger seat.

"What are we doing?" I asked as I buckled my seatbelt. I didn't know what was on his mind and I honestly liked the feeling. I've never seen Nick actually take control of a situation and do something spontaneous. He shrugged as he shifted the gear into drive.

"You'll see," Nick responded. It was not until fifteen minutes later that we wound up at a Guitar Center. Nick parked the car and got out. He waited as I slipped out and started to follow him. What was on his mind? We shuffled into the store and walked straight up to the counter to wait for help. Nick silently tapped his fingers as he watched the Guitar Center Employee stumble to the counter with a smile gracing his face.

"What can I do for you guys today?" the man asked. Nick slipped out his wallet and took out his Visa.

"Two acoustic guitars. Any type. It really doesn't matter at this moment."

"Nick, you can't just buy two guitars on a whim," I hissed, but he wasn't paying any attention to me. The employee chuckled and nodded as he went to pick out the guitars. "What are you thinking?" I threw my hands in the air, hoping I would get through to him. He was about to waste six hundred dollars on some spontaneous adventure.

"I'm thinking that I really shouldn't be listening to you talk. Its really annoying actually," Nick grinned. Even though I knew he was joking, I couldn't help but get irritated.

"Nick," I whined, but he brought a finger to my lips to silence me.

"Please, Miley, just go with me on this," he begged. The employee finally came back with two cases and hand each of them to Nick and me. He rang up Nick's card and handed it back. I can't believe Nick just did this. We rushed out of the store and Nick drove randomly through the street. I could tell he had no idea where we were going because he kept looking at the streets in confusion. "Perfect," he murmured as we drove past a long bend of sidewalk. He parked his car across the street and took the guitars out of the trunk. "I've always wanted to do this," Nick settled his case down and I realized just exactly what we were going to do. He opened up his case and started to tune his new guitar. He looked up at me and said, "Oh, come on Mi, you know you would love to do this." It was the first time he called me Mi and I silently hoped it wouldn't be the last.

"Nick-," I couldn't figure out what to say. It would be pretty cool to do a street show. "What would we play?"

"Anything."

"Okay," I started to open my case to follow Nick's actions. My guitar was beautiful. I ran my fingers along the beauty and smiled with appreciation at Nick. "Its gorgeous."

"Yeah," Nick said softly. He looked back at his guitar and started to stand up. "How about, No Other Way by Jack Johnson?" I nodded. I knew the song. Nick started off with the chords and I joined in with the individual notes. "When your mind is a mess. So is mine. I cant sleep," he sang. I listened to him as he spilled his heart out in music. "And know that if I knew all of the answers I would. Not hold them from you'd know all the things that I'd know. We told each other, there is no other way," he ended the chorus and I decided to pick up with him.

"Well too much silence can be misleading. You're drifting I can hear it in the way that you're breathing," we sang together. Our voices matched perfectly and people seemed to notice as they tossed dollar bills into our cases. We were communicating to each other- all the feelings that we kept bottled up. Nick kept looking at me as he sang. The parts that perfectly correlated to our situation would have extra eye contact. We ended the song. It was my turn to tell him how I felt now.

"Never say never by The Fray," I offered and Nick's hands automatically found their way to his guitar. He started off the song again and I followed. This time I started off the singing. "Somethings we don't talk about. Rather do without." I started to bob my head as I got into the music. Nick smiled when he noticed I was enjoying myself.

"Don't let me go. Don't let me go. Don't let me go." By now Nick had joined in with me and I could feel his feelings. We breathed out the last couple of words as a crowd of people started to join us.

Nick completely took over as he sang, "I will be your guardian when all is crumbling." A single tear escaped as he sang. Is this really how he felt about me?

"Okay, um, last song," Nick said around an hour later. We went back and forth with songs throughout the night and people actually enjoyed our performances. Little did they know that we were really confessing our feelings for each other in the most subtle way possible. I raised my eyebrows as he thought about what song to sing next. A small flash of a smile broke out on his face as he seemed to be getting an idea. "Your Body is a Wonderland," Nick finally said. I blushed automatically. Oh, god. I nodded and I started off the chords. He added in his own flare as I finished up the intro. He started to bang the beat on his guitar and got really into the music. I guess he really felt the song. Oh, god.

"We got the afternoon. You got this room for two. One thing I've left to do. Discover me. Discovering you," I started to become weak in the knees as he sang. I didn't have the guts to join him in this song. "One mile to every inch of your skin like porcelain. One pair of candy lips and your bubblegum tongue," Nick looked at me as he sang. The crowd started their "oooh"s and "awww"s. I started to blush, but I kept playing along, ignoring all these signs. "If you want love then make it. Swim in a deep sea of blankets. Take all your big plans and break 'em. This is bound to be awhile," Nick grinned. Maybe I'm imagining this. "Your body is a wonderland. Your body is a wonderland. I'll use my hands." I shivered as he sang the chorus. We finished up the song and there was a round of applause from the crowd. We both took our bows and started to pack up. We climbed into his car after putting everything it the trunk.

"You can keep the guitar," Nick offered.

"Thanks," I didn't put up a fight. I honestly wanted to remember this night. We got to the hotel and Nick watched as I got into the town car that was going to take me home. After I got in, I saw his car speed away and as I was watching him go on his own way, I realized something. I made the biggest mistake of my life. I let him go. I should have told him how I felt clearly and a long time ago. I couldn't fix this. It was too late. He was getting married in two days.

A/N Wow, my updates are getting longer each time. Sorry this took longer to write out. The idea didn't come so easily. It really took awhile to form itself. Um, so there's around three or four more chapters of the original story left. It depends like I have everything planned out already so that all done. So, I hope you guys liked all the musical communication stuff. I've always wanted to do a street show. It kind of sounds like fun =P