"Yeah? I miss you too, babe," she heard him say. He was leaning against the wall with a phone in his ear. He had a soft smile on his face. "Really?" he asked incredulously as loud laughter erupted from his stomach. "Come on, Mi. She's your little sister. Plus, she's a little devil like you. Totally should have expected it. Plus, I remember the time you literally pulled the same thing with me. I was pissed at you for days! And you were just like," Nick took in a big sigh as his voice changed pitch," 'Nicholas stop being so uptight'." He listened for her response on the other end of the phone and started laughing. This was the first time Selena had ever heard Nick talk so much. He was so quiet when she had first come to visit Demi on the Camp Rock set.
She felt someone creep up behind her and she turned a little bit to see Demi with raised eyebrows.
"Who is he talking to?" she asked with a whisper as both of them saw Nick continuously laughing through the conversation.
"Miley," Selena said with a little disappointment on her face. All of a sudden the laughter abruptly stopped.
"Miley, I miss you too. I already said that," he said a little wearily. His eyebrows creased and Selena could sense some sort of tension. "I'll be back soon. You know I miss the tour." There was a pause for a couple seconds as he sighed deeply. "Miley," he stated rather harshly. "What do you want me to do? Follow you all the time," he said sarcastically. Selena could hear the girl on the other side of the phone argue back. "I have a life you know," he cut her off. "How is that my fault?" his voice was rising now. This was the first time she had ever heard Nick's voice that loud. "You know what," he snapped finally," I'll talk to you later." He quickly snapped his phone shut and ran his fingers through his curly hair.
"Looks like he's upset," Demi mumbled sympathetically. Something in Selena couldn't see him like this. She wanted to go comfort him and tell him everything was going to be all right. She saw his pained expression and something in her made her move forward, leaving Demi in the corner.
"Hey," she murmured softly. Nick abruptly looked up.
"Oh, uh, hey," he returned awkwardly. There was a moment of silence before he started speaking again. "You heard that?"
"Yup," she didn't lie. She looked at him. "Its just a fight," she offered. He nodded.
"The tenth fight this week," he sarcastically chuckled. He looked at her and sighed. "I just remember a time that it was so much more fun to talk to her," he confided.
"All relationships are hard," Selena retorted with wisdom. "You can't just give up when the water's getting rough."
"I guess so," he said back unsurely.
"Look at it this way. When you see her, what happens?" Selena thought back to the time when Miley had visited the set- the smile that was plastered on Nick's face. He didn't even need to answer. He had a smile already on his face, as he was lost in his own thoughts. And that's when Selena knew she was in trouble. Her evidence? She knew she would do anything in the world to see that smile again.
"Thanks," he whispered. And that was the start of a beautiful friendship.