4 Months Later- Nick (18) Miley (17)
It's been four hours since I've waken up. I didn't want to get up from bed because I knew that today is when reality set's in. The day that I have been dreading since that day we talked about UCLA. And everyday after that I have been worried sick about what he was going to choose.
I heard a knock on the door, and I sat up in my bed.
"Yeah" I called and I heard a click of the door and saw my dad come through the door
"Hey darling'" He said coming in to sit next to me
"Hey daddy" I smiled
"So are you nervous about tonight?"
"Yeah because it's pretty much in writing that Nick is going to UCLA. And I'm okay with that because it's good for him to get away" I nodded, pulling the blanket up to my chest.
"Whatever he chooses you two will be fine" My dad assured me
"You don't think he'd consider breaking up with because of another girl he meets?"
"I think that Nick is crazy about you and I really think that you don't have to worry about that"
"I know I shouldn't worry and I should be happy that he got accepted to UCLA"
"You should" My dad agreed with me.
"I am" I sighed "It's a really awesome opportunity for him to live on campus for freshman year"
"And you can apply for next year and go to school there with them"
I smiled and nodded
"Yeah I might do that"
"That way you guys can get the taste of being separated a little. When I was twenty, your mom and I had been going out for a long time and she had gotten a job offer in Tennessee so she ended up going. We stayed just as strong as when we were before she left. Their were hours of phone calls a day, letters and every once in a while a visit"
"Yeah and now there are video chat, txt messaging, and all those things" I said starting to feel better.
"There you go" He said pulling me to him
"And plus it's not like we are going to be a thousand miles away like you and mom were" I started to see the bright side
"So I never did get the chance to ask you about when you went to talk to Denise
"Yeah I talked to her" I said nodding
When Nick had gone to the store for his mom, I knew that I needed to go over and talk to her. I really did think that she applied Nick to UCLA to keep us apart.
"She told me that she had no idea that Nick never planned to go to UCLA. When I mentioned her maybe thinking we were spending too much time together she said that it wasn't the reason at all. And that she was sorry for me thinking that, and that she didn't know of our plans. Denise said that she was trying to do something nice for him, since Nick's done so well in school"
"We told you darling that she wouldn't have done that to you guys" My dad comforted me
"I'm glad because I really don't want her to think of us like that. You know those couples that can't stand to be minutes apart. And some parents don't like their kids' boyfriends or girlfriend. And you get along with Nick so well, and I do the same with Denise and Paul. I really didn't want her thinking I was mad at her, when I wasn't"
"Which reminds me, they are coming over to dinner right?"
"Yeah Nick's announcing his decision" I mumbled but than put on a smile, reminding myself that everything is going to be okay
"Well I better go to the store" He said getting off my bed and leaned down to kiss my forehead "Everything's going to be just fine bud"
I laughed and waved as he went out the door. I got up and took a shower, than put on a pair of sweat pants and a concert t-shirt that I got when Nick and I went to see Matchbox 20.
I went out of my room and went downstairs to grab the vacuum cleaner. Because I knew that my dad wouldn't get any cleaning if he was cooking all day long. So I went down and vacuumed the whole downstairs. I put it away when I was finished and went to put all the rugs back where they belong. And than I went and dusted everything, I didn't want to do much to the kitchen since he still had to cook in there. Cleaning it before he cooked would be a waste of time.
I sat down on the couch and turned on the TV. About ten minutes later m dad came through the door with four bags in his hands.
"Is that all that's in your car?" I asked turning the TV off
"Yeah I just needed a few things" He said setting them on the counter. And than he got some pots from under the stove
"What are you making?" I asked figuring I could help him
"Denise, Paul and I were talking one day and they were saying how they never had enough time to make lasagna. So I got the recipe from them yesterday and I am making it" My dad said putting some water in a pot to boil the noodles.
"Her lasagna is so good, it's originally her grandmother's recipe" I said as my stomach growled just thinking about it
"Never had it made by them" My dad shook his head
"Oh my gosh are you serious?" I asked sitting on a stool as he was opening a box of noodles.
"Nope never had it"
"Denise made it for us one night last year… I can still taste it" I shook my head and licked my lip
"Wow looks like have to live up to the amazing Denise"
I nodded but than got up
"But no worries you've got me to help you" I said taking out every thing from the bags to help him
And hour later the lasagna was in the oven and I brought my hair out of my ponytail.
"What time are they coming over?"
"Maybe forty-five minutes or an hour" My sad said looking at his watch "They said that they would be here around five thirty or six"
"Oh okay…well I am going to take a shower and get ready"
"Sounds good, I am going to do the same" He smiled and set the timer to the lasagna
I made my way up to my bedroom and picked out a nice summer dress that was white, with some cowboy boots. I went to my bathroom and started my shower. Soon after I was finished I was dressed and all I needed was a few more things done. I ran a brush through my hair and put on a light cover of makeup. When I was finished I went out of my bathroom and into my room. I grabbed some socks so I could put my boots on. I went out the door and went downstairs.
"Do you need anything done?" I asked going in the fridge to see if he had things to make a salad for all of us. I grabbed a big bowl and mixed everything that went into a salad. And when I was finished I set it back into the fridge. I went back upstairs to my room to make sure that Nick's presents were still there. Today was Nicky's eighteenth birthday, and yet we haven't seen each other at all today. But he should be here any minutes. I was super excited about giving him his gifts.
I checked my hair to make sure that it wasn't frizzing. It was fine, so I walked back downstairs. And as soon as I did I heard a click of the back door and saw Paul and Denise with Danielle come in.
I waved to them and smiled, but looked around for Nick.
"He's walking over now sweetie" Denise smiled
"Thanks" I said hugging them real quick before going out and saw Nick close the gate door. He looked up and smiled at me. I walked over to him and wrapped him in a hug "Hey handsome, happy birthday"
"Thanks gorgeous" He said tightening the grip before letting go of me and grabbing my hand, and we walked into the house.
"This smells just as good as when Denise makes it" Paul sniffed and sat down on a stool.
"Yeah I've heard good raves about your famous lasagna" My said cutting some Italian bread
"I've been looking forward to this meal since I have woken up this morning" Nick said putting an arm around my waist as we stood at the end of the counter
"Me too" Paul nodded
My dad smiled at them and than looked at me "I need you to se the table"
"I can do it" Denise offered handing off Danielle to Paul but Danielle just wanted to get down and walk. I laughed as her eyes got all big when she saw my fluffy pillow lying on the floor. Danielle is adorable; she was starting to look just like Denise. She had curly hair that was like Denise's, which is where Nick got his too.
"You're the guest" I said letting go of Nick and went to the cabinets
"Do you need help with anything?" She asked
"Nope everything is almost done" My dad shook his head as I was finishing off the table and set a booster seat on the chair between Paul and her.
When I was finished setting the table, I went over to the oven to se the lasagna on the table. The over I took off and it looked so good. My dad set the salad and bread onto the table.
"Go ahead and take your seats, why don't you tell Miley what you want to drink while I grab some napkins."
I turned and smiled at them and started pointing starting with Paul "Regular Coke, Iced tea, milk and diet coke"
Nick gave me a thumb up and sat down on the other side from his parents.
"Thank you" Denise said as I placed a sippy cup and iced tea in front of her. And I went over to my chair. My dad and Paul sat down and I grabbed Nick's hand and Paul as Nick grabbed my dad hand and so on.
"I'll say grace" Denise said closing her eyes "Thank you for what we are about to receive. And for those who we are about to share this meal with. We give thanks to Miley and Robbie Ray who helped to make this meal possible tonight. And for giving me such a wonderful group of people to share this with."
"Amen" We chorused as I let go of their hands and grabbed the salad bowl and scooped some on my plate
"So how does it feel to be a legal adult?" My dad asked Nick while putting some lasagna on his plate
"I don't feel different" Nick laughed a little "But I know what stuff I can do now"
"Yep you can vote, get your full drivers license. You're an adult no" My dad carried on.
"They just grow up so fast" Paul commented
"I know" My dad said pointing at me "Soon this one's going to be eighteen"
"One month" I said nodding while putting lasagna on my plate
"Robbie this is so good" Denise said "Honestly it's delicious"
"Just like yours dear" Paul said taking another bite.
"I'm glad because I was kind of worried I wouldn't make it as good as yours"
"Nope tastes just as good" Paul said
"My mom gave me the recipe when I married Paul. It was my mom's, moms" Denise continued to tell my dad the story, so I sort of dozed off into eating my dinner.
"Hey Miley" Nick nudged me "Want to go get ice cream after dinner?"
"Yeah we can go check out that new ice cream place" I nodded
"That's where I was planning on taking you"
"Lilly said they have good ice cream" I agreed
"So Nick..." Denise dragged out and gave him a look. I looked over at Nick and saw he was giving his mom a similar look as she was giving him, and than he shook his head.
"Not now" Nick mumbled and ate a piece of bread. I watched Denise shake her head and feed Danielle some noodles. I had a feeling for what that was about. But I was going to make him be the one to mention what his choice was.
There wasn't much to talk about because only one topic was on our minds. That topic would be school and nobody wanted to touch that yet.
"So has Danni been saying any other words?" I asked remembering how they were trying to teach Danielle bigger words.
"Paul seemed to teach her a wonderful word" Denise sarcastically said, shooting a look at her husband. Nick laughed and looked up
"You didn't like her using that word mom?"
"Which was what?" I asked
"I want her to repeat it again but it started with a b and ended with itch"
"I was fixing something and the wrench fell on my head so I got hotheaded for a moment. I didn't know Denise or Danielle was there until Danielle repeated it"
"Classic" Nick laughed "She repeated it the whole day"
"Which is why we are careful about what we say" Denise said looking at Paul who just nodded
"Man I am full" I said sitting back in the chair.
"Me too, thank you for dinner" Nick said taking a drink of his diet coke "It was a great birthday dinner given that we haven't had it in a while"
"No problem" My dad smiled "I'm glad you guys enjoyed it"
"Yep delicious" I nodded
My dad looked between us than looked at Denise who smiled
"You two are excused to go"
"Are you sure I mean we cans stay behind and clean up dinner" Nick offered
"Nope we got it, it's your birthday go have fun" Denise smiled shooing us with her hands.
I smiled and got up from my chair and went to put my plate in the sink but Nick took it from me before I could move. I thanked him and went up to my room to grab what I needed. I grabbed my purse and put his presents in it for his birthday. I also grabbed a light jacket in case I needed it and went downstairs.
Nick was standing by the table with his car keys in hand, talking to the others.
"Ready?" I asked looking around
"Yep" Nick came over to me and grabbed my hand. Denise smiled at us and looked away. Oh no, it was one of those sympathetic smiles. She must know what he choose and I have a feeling, I'm not going to like it.
XOXOXOXO
"Lilly was so right?" I said swallowing my first bite of Moose Tracks.
"I know" Nick said sitting down on the chair that was set up outside. Nick had vanilla, he was sort of the plain guy when it came to ice cream
"So do you want your presents now or later?" I asked excited for him to get them, and before he could answer me, I set my cup down and went in my purse and grabbed his wrapped gifts and put them on the table "Usually I'm nervous about giving gifts but I am excited this time. I really hope you like them"
Nick smiled and leaned over to give me a quick kiss.
"I am sure that I will love anything you get me" He said and than went to grab one. Nick unwrapped it and it was a picture frame that I had made by myself with my favorite picture of us. It was a picture frame that I had decorated by myself with my favorite picture of us. It was when we were bored and I took out the camera without him knowing. I truly think it's the best picture that I've ever seen of us. And we've had a lot of pictures taken.
"When did you take that?" He asked smiling at it
"I don't remember how long ago but I took it when you weren't looking. It soon became my favorite" I said looking over at it
"I like that one too" He nodded
I pointed my finger at the other gifts "Now open them"
Nick placed down his picture and grabbed for another thing. He opened it and looked at me.
"No way where did you find this?" He asked taking the cologne out of the box
"I was going through some website one day and I saw it and I freaked out. I remember you saying that they didn't sell this anymore. And I knew that I had to get this because you'd be just as surprised as I was. Plus you smell good in it." I smiled and pointed to the next one
"Seriously Miley you've gotten me enough" Nick laughed
"Just open" I rolled my eyes, but I couldn't help but smile
Nick put down the box and went for the next gift. He opened it and he pulled out the two chains.
"One's for you and ones for me" I said "Read them"
Nick took the two dog tags into his hands and started to read his out loud
"Miley Ray Stewart, 5-22-09. Best Friends for life, I love you forever"
"See now where ever you are you can just look down and see that I'm still there and I can do the same"
"Thank you" Nick smiled leaning over to kiss me "It's a great idea"
I gave him a kiss and leaned back. I grabbed my ice cream cup and started to eat it before it melted.
"Aren't you going to take yours?" He asked holding it out for to take. I put down my spoon and took it from him and put it around my neck. I am really happy for what the women did to them. She had done exactly what I had told her to do. Nick's was outlined in blue diamonds, and mine in pink. I had also asked for her to put a heart under "Best friends for life, I love you forever" which looked great. She had done and amazing job with them.
"Thanks again" Nick smiled
"Are you sure you like them?" I asked, I was afraid that it wasn't enough at first but Lilly and Taylor assured me that it was.
"I love it" He nodded, than gave me my favorite smile
"I'm glad" I nodded "I tried to find the perfect gift, and than I thought of that. And it seemed like the best choice"
"It was a good choice" He said taking the last bite of his ice cream
My mind wondered onto my own thoughts. When was he going to tell me what he chose?
"Are you ready to head out of here?" Nick asked me after I was finished my ice cream
I nodded and got up from my seat and threw my cup away, as did Nick. We walked to his car and opened the door for me, and I got buckled in. Nick drove off and instead of going right he went left.
"Do you want to go for a ride?" Nick asked turning right onto another road
Why would he want to go down here there's nothing down here but construction sights. And the thing that confused me the most was when he stopped on the road.
"What are you doing?" I asked confused, but Nick smiled and got out of the car and over to my side to let me out. Nick grabbed my hand as we just stopped walking.
"So I wasn't sure on how to tell you this so I decided that showing you would be best"
"Show me what?" I asked looking around "Nick we're in the middle of nowhere"
"Look up" Nick said pointing "You see that one right there?"
"Yeah" I said nodding
"That apartment right there is mine" Nick smiled as I looked at the apartment and than at him.
"Huh?" I asked completely shocked to what just came out of his mouth.
"I bought that apartment, well I put the first five payments down for rent and the last one" Nick said dangling the key in front on me "I had to do it fast since the first semester in Pepperdine starts really soon"
I stared in shock because there wasn't much to do but that.
"I had a long talk with my parents, and I don't want to go to UCLA. I want to stay here in Malibu so I came to the decision that to have some dependence that I am going to get my own apartment. It's like going to UCLA"
"Nick…" I said looking at the building "Are you sure this is what you want?"
"Trust me Miley, I thought my options until I cam to the decision that this was my best choice" Nick grabbed my hands "I don't want to go to L.A, there's nothing there that could be better than being here with you and my family"
"You're staying?" I asked one last time to make sure that I understood this
"I'm staying here" He nodded smiling
"Thank the lord" I mumbled and jumped into his arms, throwing my legs around his waist. "I wouldn't know what to do with myself if you left"
"And now I'm only a few minutes away and I'm never going anywhere you're not going"
It's kind of like that saying from my favorite movie…
"If you're a bird than I'm a bird"
And like Peter Pan and Wendy, we were going to fly together. No matter where we were going to be inseparable.
End of chapter, thanks for reading. This chapter was so hard to write. I don't know why thought but it was. But anyway, I will be away this weekend. But I will be writing on paper. Thank you so much for reading though.
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