"Calm before the stormmmm, set it off, and the sun burnt out tonight..." Just sayin' ;]
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Song: Still As Beautiful-On The Surface
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If you had money, and a healthy appetite, Valentinos was most likely where you could be found on any given friday night in Hollywood. It also helped if you had a name, one to get you past the door and to a cozy booth in the back lounge away from the large reflective windows of the upper dining area.
The atmosphere from within the restaurant was more settling and less chaotic than the world outside. Tucked away in the corner of the restaurant, Nick and Miley reveled in the presence of each other, secretly loving how everyone stared at them when they had walked in, and hoping for the time to pass so they could feel that all over again as they left.
"You look beautiful" Nick smiled across the table.
With her elbows propped up on the table, Miley smiled back. Her fingers laced together holding her head up. It made it so that her eyes were directly on Nicks, as her cheeks reddened with color at each pretty thing he whispered her way. "This is the first time we are actually alone since you stopped touring, and thats what you tell me?" Miley giggled, still smiling, as she sipped at the water in front of her. She looked down at it, noticing its clear color and the condensation it created on the glass it was placed in. Everyone else around them was drinking wines of ruby colors and sipping martinis out of cocktail glasses while she and Nick had opted for water with lemon out of habit.
The conversation carried on, jumping around from topic to topic and then finally landing on the other item Nick had been carrying around in his pocket all night. "I have something for you"
"Nicholas-"
"Why are you acting like you know what it is?"
Miley smiled, shaking her head in her boyfriends direction almost to tell him to playfully shut up. "I dont, I just...you shouldnt be spending money on me"
"Miley."
"Yes Nicholas?"
"If we were public you know thats all Id ever do. Its small, I promise. Just something I thought youd like..."
"Fine" Miley smiled, leaning forward to try and catch a glimpse at the gift Nick was taking out of his pocket. It came in a black velvet box, one like many she had seen before. Actually, she had opened several earlier that night, hoping to find the perfect ring to wear on this very date.
"Here"
"What is it?"
Nick cocked his head to the side as Miley leant across the table and picked up her gift. She fingered the velvet, feeling as the soft material tickled her fingers and once again, brought a smile to her face. She looked up at Nick who was waiting impatiently for her to open it. Underneath the table, he tapped his foot, the brown leather of his shoes matching her own which stood very still against the warm maple hardwood below.
The box clicked open, slowly, then with more ease, before finally revealing a small band made entirely of platinum. On top of the shiny metal, a precious stone sat, and stared back at Miley. A glimpse of light caught the diamond and reflected through Mileys eyes which were already glazed over with a thick layer of tears. "Hey, you okay?" Nick moved his chair closer into Miley in hopes of calming her down. She wasnt crying, at least not yet, but he knew that look all too well to know that it wasnt far off. Any minute, a tear could fall down her cheek, and that was the last thing Nick had wanted.
Miley nodded, and wiped at her own cheek before Nick had a chance to. She leant into him, kissing his cheek slowly and carefully. If anything, Miley wanted her lips to linger on cheek for a few moments longer. This is the closest she had felt to Nick in a month. "Its beautiful Nicholas. You just...can you put it on for me?"
"Id love to" Nick smiled, grabbing the ring from the box and placing it in his own palm. Gingerly, he reached out for Mileys hand, and without even thinking, she gave it to him. With his own calloused fingers, he slid the cool band onto her middle finger, the safest one, he had decided back at the jewelry store in New York City. Somehow, as if the ring had changed its size on the way to the base of Mileys finger; it fit. Not in the way a pair of shoes fit, or a new hat, but it just fit and rested on Mileys finger as if thats where it was supposed to be. In all her life, for premieres and movies, shes worn dozens of rings, some real some not. No ring to this day, fit her the way Nick Jonas did.
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Peace&&Love
x. Elle
