Chapter Six
Taylor S's POV
November 10th
It was three days before Taylor went to visit Miley again. She was still at the
same hotel and Taylor wondered when she might go home and she asked her.
"Um, not for awhile probably. I think when I'm eighteen, I might get my own
house and that's when I'll go home. To… my own house." Miley had this sort of
dazed look on her face like she was fantasizing what'd it be like to be on her
own.
Taylor sighed. "It's not all it's cracked up to be." She tilted her gaze to
Miley. "Let me tell you, first you'll start to miss your mom and then your dad,
but especially your brother or sister, whoever you're closest to. Only because-"
"I know what you're saying." She paused. "I miss them now. And I miss..."
"What?"
"Selena, Nick, Kevin, Danielle and I have made a solemn oath not to bring up...
Demi anymore. We're not going to say her name at all until she's able to call
again."
Taylor swiped her fingers over her mouth with a smile. "My lips are sealed."
"So.." Miley said, changing the subject. "How are you and Jake?"
Taylor shrugged. "That's...good, I guess."
Miley was silent as she stared at Taylor. Instead of being intimidated by the
silent stare, Taylor stared right back. The girl looked like she had gone
through everything that a person could go through in one lifetime in one week.
Her blue eyes appeared deeply thoughtful as if there were tons on her mind and
she was just searching for an excuse to get away from her reverie.
"Hmm…" She hummed, the sound reverberating at the back of her throat. "Nick?"
"What?"
"Earlier you said you had an agreement with Nick. That's new." Taylor waited to
hear what she would say about it with a raised eyebrow.
"We had a dinner-"
"Stop there." Taylor held up a hand and shook her head in disbelief. Then she
scrunched her face up. "What?"
Miley laughed at Taylor's expression. "We all had dinner together. Nick and I
are going to be just friends."
Taylor dropped her hand but still had her face scrunched up. "Miley, what has
been going on the last week with you?"
"My parents are getting a divorce. My best friend went to rehab. My boyfriend of
over a year broke up with me. Believe me. I need all the friends I can get."
Taylor hugged her suddenly with a tight embrace which made Miley hug her back.
She didn't know how this girl was dealing with so much in such a small amount of time. Maybe
friends were the answer. Maybe they made you strong when you least expected to
be. "I've got to get me some friends."
"You can borrow mines." Miley grinned. "You already have Selena and when all
else fails you can come to me."
Taylor looked down. What was going with her life? CD. New boyfriend. Scheduled
tour. She kept fantasizing about her old boyfriend holding her tight like he
used to. Wait. Where did that last thing come from? Backspace. Backspace.
Backspace. She had a great freaking life.
Miley just gave her a comforting smile as if she knew what she was thinking.
"You don't always have to have bad news to have a friend." She grabbed her hand.
"Are you excited about the tour?"
Alright, Taylor thought, safe subject. They talked a little bit about the tour
while a Kelly Clarkson song played in the background that strangely made Taylor
think of her relationship with Joe. Since you've been gone, she mused, I get
what I want since you've been gone. "Miley, do ever think that Nick and you will
get over a lot of stuff to grow up, get married, and have a few kids?"
The question had pained her. You could see it across her face. "Well, I have
high hopes for me and Ian Somerhalder," she joked. "But yes, sometimes I think about Nick but
I also think the same thing about Liam and Cody and Justin. It's always what
could've been." Then she smiled. "My kids would always be hot, though, like
munchkin models."
That made Taylor laugh but sobered when Miley asked the next question.
"Do you ever think about Taylor in that way?"
"I think a lot of things. My first thought is usually if I'm supposed to end up
with Taylor then what am I doing with Jake? Then I think stop thinking of Taylor
at all. Then I ruin all that thinking about his smile rivaled everyones. My day
is just a ongoing test in forgetting about him. My first real love." Taylor
forced a grin on her face. "It's really hard to forget first loves, right?"
"You think? Especially if you see them at least once a day." She looked down at
her cell as it started to ring with the 'La La La' ringtone by Auburn and Iyaz.
"And they call you... constantly."
"And thats the ringtone you picked?" Taylor laughed along with Miley as she
picked up the phone, reluctantly.
"Yes, Nick? No, Nick. We can't get together everyday plus I'm with someone right
now." Miley laughed. "You're jealous. No, don't start acting like Joe." Miley
laughed loudly this time startling Taylor. "Stop that. Fine, but you come over
here. Yes, I'm at the hotel." She rolled her eyes. "No, I'm not in my hotel room
with a guy. Bye, Nick, before I change my mind." Miley clicked her phone off.
"I guess I better get out of here."
"No, you don't have to go." Miley said half-heartedly.
Taylor nodded. "Actually, I've got to call Selena then get ready for my David
Letterman interview." Taylor didn't know what she would talk about when she
called Selena but ever since Demi had suddenly checked into a rehab clinic she
had found the need to stay in touch with her friends. All of them. Except one.
Thank you so much for reading my story and please review. 3 -Carrie
