Chapter Nineteen

Miley's POV 7

Miley answered the knock on her hotel room door expecting it to be Taylor or Selena or both of them but was surprised to hell when Nick walked in.

"Hey."

"Nick?" She stammered out. "What...are you doing here?"

"I dont think you get the meaning of "I love you" Miley." He said as she glanced outside her door to see if anyone else was out there and when she was satisfied there wasn't, she shut the door and went to stand in front of him with her arms crossed.

"Of course I do. What are you talking about?"

"Well, all this time you've been keeping me in suspense, I've had to stay away from you and I've missed you so much." He didn't to be staring at her face but he wasnt looking at her body either. He was gazing straight through her.

"Its been two weeks, Mi."

"I know." She smiled. "I missed you, too."

"I really can't wait any longer. I know I'm supposed to be the gentleman and give you space but... I don't have any space to give. Every second without you is agony and...I just had to come here and at least see you..." he placed his palm on her cheek.

"Thank you for coming. I was...about to call you anyway."

Nicks expression turned hopeful. "Oh really? Is it about us?"

"Well, yes and no. I kind of need to talk to you about Demi first."

"Oh." He said and gently pulled her by her hand to the couch and sat down beside her with their knees touching. "Shoot."

"You sort of...can't go with me to visit her."

Nick shook his head slowly. "What?"

Miley blew out a deep breath. "It's just a whole...situation that I'm going through with Selena. I sort of...forgot to invite and I can't just take you and not her...so I have to take her...if she ever talks to me again."

"I understand." He said immediately.

"You do?"

"Did you think I wouldn't?"

"No. This is just typical...you. You always understand me and you do whatever makes me happy. Why?"

"Because Miley...you and I are going to be friends a long time even if we aren't boyfriend and girlfriend. I'll still care about you and care what happens to you because you're important to me. Very important. I know that I've hurt you in the past when I wasn't there for you sometimes but I've grown up and I've realized that you need people in your life that care about you and you shouldn't just push them away. And oh my god...are you crying?" Nick lifted his thumbs to her cheeks to wipe the slipping tears from under her eyes. "Don't do that. What's wrong?"

"I don't know what I'm going to do about you. Youre too perfect for words."

Nick smirked. "I know something you can do with me." He tapped his lips subtly with a smile.

Miley laughed and kissed Nick on the cheek.

"Thats better. I love to see your smile."

She then blushed and leaned her head on his shoulder. "I really missed you."

"Has Selena been being a bad friend?"

"Not that Selena is a bad friend but she HAS been blowing me off to spend time with David. I've barely seen either of you in the past two weeks. Days like this that I wish Demi was here and SHE wasn't. I basically had no one."

"But Miley...if you had called me, there wouldn't have been any hesitation in me rushing right over."

"But I didn't. I'm...ready to give you an answer Nick."

Since her head was on his shoulder, he couldn't see her face so he turned and she lifted her gaze to him. "I'm listening."

"I will give you another shot Nick...because I shouldn't have even hesitated. You're...I love you. I love you so much." Miley tilted her head to the side and laid one hand in his thigh. "With you, it's like no matter how many times you hurt me I'll always have a shot for you."

Instead of Nick being happy he weirdly hung his head low looking down. "Have I hurt you alot?"

"Nick...I..." Miley didn't know if she wanted to answer that question. Would he be offended if she said yes. "I still love you."

"I do love you, Mi."

"I know." With her emotions overcoming her, Miley let the tears come again. She put her hand on his shoulder to comfort him, though. "God, Nick. I know what you're thinking."

"Don't you always?"

"And you should stop. Just stop thinking about what you're thinking about. You leaving is only going to break my heart again. That's not what either of us wants."

Nick took her hands in his and said nothing.

Miley grinned trying to take his mind away from that. "How about..." she swung one leg over to the other side of Nick's thighs to straddle him, surprising him, "we do those 'things' you mentioned two weeks ago?"

Nick laughed bringing a smile to his face. He grabbed both sides of her face gently and brought it down to his lips.