13. The Wedding Part 1
Miley was running around in her apartment, looking for her right shoe. Nick would be here any minute and she just couldn't find it. Demi and Selena left her apartment ten minutes earlier so she was on her own, looking for that stupid shoe.
Even if it sounded cocky, she thought she looked beautiful. Her dress was white and flowed down her body to her knees. There it would flow around every time she'd twirl. Her hair was in its natural curls and it shone perfectly. And Demi and Selena did her make-up so that was beautiful too. The only thing missing was her right shoe. The left was where it was supposed to be, but the right one was somehow missing.
She looked everywhere she could think of, even in the toilet – like really in it – but of course, the shoe was nowhere to be found. She quickly looked at her watch. Nick would be here in a minute – at least that's what he said – and she had no shoe!
Frustrated she hit a closed door. Obviously she hurt her toes, so she started jumping up and down, holding her toes. And that's exactly the picture Nick walked in on: Miley in one shoe, holding her shoeless toes and jumping up and down in a beautiful dress.
Nick had her house-key – she got it for him for emergencies or whenever Nick wanted to come by. Of course, Miley had Nick's key as well, so they didn't have to knock on the door. They could just walk in. But right that moment, Miley regretted giving Nick her key.
He chuckled and walked up to her. She looked at him with red cheeks and red eyes. Her toes hurt that badly that she was so close to crying. Nick put his hands on her shoulders which calmed her down immediately.
"What's going on?" Miley sighed and hung her head low.
"I can't find my freaking shoe!" Nick looked down at her feet. One was covered in a white high heel while the other one was still bare. He then looked around the room. He started laughing.
Miley furrowed her forehead and looked at Nick confused.
"What're you laughing at?" Nick chuckled and pointed towards the door he just walked through. Right next to it was the missing shoe. Miley blushed and stalked towards the door. She grabbed the shoe and pulled it on angrily.
"And I was looking for you the whole morning!" She mumbled to herself while glaring at the shoe. Nick walked back up to her and kissed her cheek gently.
"You look beautiful." Miley blushed. She looked Nick up and down and then she smirked.
"Look in a mirror, handsome. You are wearing a tux, something I haven't seen you wear before." Nick looked down at himself. Yeah, it was true. He didn't wear tuxedos to work, he thought they were overrated. But you have to wear a tux to a wedding. He put his arm around Miley's shoulders as they walked through her door, locking it of course.
"Well, how much time do we have left?" Nick looked at his watch. Almost an hour. He just wanted to be there earlier because it was his best friend that would get married.
"Well, we still have an hour." Miley smiled and turned to him. She leaned up and kissed him deeply. He snaked his arms around her tiny waist and she hers around his neck. Gently, he leaned her against the wall as his tongue glided over her lower lip.
She opened her lips gladly as she felt Nick beg for entrance. And so they made out for ten minutes. Miley was the first to pull away. She was out of breath. Nick smirked at her as he put his forehead on hers.
"Glad you were so forward. I wasn't sure if I should just kiss you. You know, I didn't want to ruin your make-up." Miley rolled her eyes and gave him another peck before they pulled apart completely.
"Come on. First of all, since when did I really care how my make-up looked? And then, MY make-up? You should look into a mirror, buddy." Nick looked at her confused as Miley laughed and pulled him in front of a window. He could see his reflection. Almost immediately he blushed. He had lipstick smeared all over his face.
"Can you help me wipe it off?" Miley nodded and pulled out a tissue. She wiped it off quickly and then kissed Nick's cheek before grabbing his hand.
"All done. And now, let's go, we don't want to be late, right?" Nick nodded. Together they walked to his car. The ride to the church where the wedding was held at was somewhat quiet. Yeah, Miley did talk a lot, but she talked less than usual.
Nick was a little worried. Miley always talked a lot, even in her sleep. She'd say his name ever so often while smiling softly. He never told her that. And he never told her that she once even said she loved him in her sleep. But now in the car, she was unusually less talkative.
Miley was just nervous. She's never been to a wedding before. And it was the first time she'd meet Nick's friends. And according to Nick, even his parents were going to be there, so that would be a first too.
She sighed and looked out the window. Nick looked at her briefly and then he put his hand on Miley's knee and rubbed it gently. Just a comforting gesture, that's what they'd always do when the other one was nervous. Miley turned her head and smiled at Nick. He smiled back. Everything was perfect again. All his worried vanished when he saw her smile.
They arrived at the church twenty minutes later. Nick, being the gentleman he is, opened Miley's car door and grabbed her hand to help her out. Of course he didn't let go. Miley smiled brightly as she saw how beautifully decorated the place was.
"Yo, Nick!" Nick turned around. John walked up to him and did a little handshake with him. Miley looked at their hands confused. How could guys do that? She shrugged and put her head on Nick's shoulder. John smiled at her.
"Who's the lovely lady?" Miley blushed a little. Nick put his arm around her waist and chuckled.
"That's my girlfriend Miley." John nodded approvingly.
"Well, I'm John, the groom. You're going to meet Melinda later. Oh yeah, Melinda is my bride." Miley smiled and shook John's hand.
"Where'd you meet?" Miley laughed. Nick chuckled too and John looked at them confused.
"What's so funny?" Miley shook her head.
"Nothing. Just… the first time I saw him he spilled coffee over me. And my white dress." John laughed.
"That's classy, Nicholas. Why did you go out with him?" Miley shrugged.
"He's my model agent. I'm a model." John smirked.
"And I thought you weren't into models." Nick blushed a little as Miley giggled.
"Well, I'm not into dumb ones. But Miley majored in English." Miley looked at him confused.
"So you're only with me 'cause I majored in English?" Nick shook his head.
"No, I'm with you because I like you a lot. And you're so down to earth and the way you crinkle your forehead when…" John chuckled.
"Okay, okay, I think she get is, you like her a lot. Well, hope you enjoy the wedding. And I hope Melinda won't get cold feet. I heard some women do." Nick nodded, but then he shook his head.
"I'm pretty sure Melinda won't leave you hanging." John thanked Nick and hugged him, then he hugged Miley and then he left those two alone. Miley turned to Nick.
"He seems nice." Nick smiled at Miley as the two walked into the church.
"Wow, this was the most beautiful wedding I've ever been on!" Nick raised his eyebrows.
"Apart from the fact that it was the first wedding I've ever been on." He chuckled.
"Well, I have to say the same thing. It was beautiful." Miley smiled and put her arms around Nick's waist. He pulled her closer and kissed her forehead.
"So now we're going to the party?" Nick nodded and they walked over to the big room that was rented for the newlyweds. Melinda came running up to Nick. She hugged him tightly.
"Oh my gosh, I haven't seen you in so long!" Nick hugged her back. Miley stood next to them awkwardly; she didn't know Melinda yet so she couldn't hug her. But Melinda seemed to think differently. She practically jumped onto Miley and threw her arms around her. After a second she pulled back embarrassed.
"Sorry, I'm a hugger and super excited! I mean… I just got married!" Miley giggled and shrugged.
"It's okay, I'm a hugger too. You're Melinda, right?" Melinda nodded and stuck her hand out.
"You're Miley. John told me that Nick was here with his new girlfriend." Miley smiled and shook her hand. Nick smiled at their interaction.
"Well, I'm glad you're getting along so well. Miles, I have to go find Larry. I'll be right back." Miley nodded and continued talking to Melinda who had a lot to say about her wedding.
Nick walked through the crowded room, looking for Larry. He had to tell him that he completed his dare. And that he wanted to tell Miley he loved her, right after they'd get home. He had it all planned out.
He found Larry a little while later, talking to Pamela. Of course, Nick thought as he approached them. Pamela smiled at Nick and hugged him quickly. Larry gave him a manly hug.
"What's up, man?" Nick nodded at Larry.
"Nothing, I just have to talk to you." Larry turned to Melinda who nodded and walked off. Larry smirked as he turned back to Nick.
"Got to love her, she understands me when I want something." Nick shook his head.
"Well, what do you want to talk about?" Nick sighed.
"Uhm, the dare." Larry nodded and smirked again.
"So, did you lose it or…?" Nick shook his head.
"No, no, she's here. Talking to Melinda, somewhere. I'm not sure where, but I know she's here. Anyways, I wanted to know what would have happened if she wouldn't have come here. You know, if you lose a dare you have to do something, right?" Larry nodded.
"Yeah, I don't know. Maybe I would have got you to ask Linda out on a date. That would have been awesome! That's your next dare!" Nick shook his head vigorously.
"No way! You got me to ask Miley out, no way am I asking Linda out!" Larry chuckled.
"Chill dude, you completed the dare. Miley came with you to the wedding. Done." Nick nodded.
"Thank god, I would have never been able to ask Linda out on a date." Larry suddenly froze. His gaze was right behind Nick. What he saw was definitely not good. Nick didn't notice at first, so he went on about how much of a train wreck it was to ask Miley out while knowing that if he lost the dare he would have to do something worse. That's when Larry shook his head.
"Stop talking." Nick looked at him confused.
"Why?" Larry slowly pointed behind Nick. Nick crunched up his forehead and turned around, only to be met with a pair of watery blue eyes. Miley heard every word he said about the dare. She heard it all. She slowly walked towards Nick, trying hard not to cry.
Nick already felt hurt and regret. He should have never talked to Larry about the dare here. He didn't feel hurt because Miley would even think about him stooping that low, because he obviously did. He was hurt because Miley was. And of course he regretted making that dare. But without, they maybe never even would have gotten together…
Miley finally reached Nick. She just stood in front of him, not saying anything at first. Nick wanted to say something, but she held her hand up to silence him, then one tear fell and she talked.
"You used me for a dare?"
Ooh, cliffhanger! Happy Valentine's Day! Even though I don't really like it. Well, call me bitter, but I just… don't like it.
Anyway, thought I should update this story again. It was kind of a long time between the last chapter and now but… anyway the next part will be updated after I have 55 reviews, so I better get some, because if I can't update the second part, then you will never get to read the end of the story. And it's a nice end… or not?
Well, I really hope you enjoyed this chapter and like I said…REVIEW… ;)