“Yo what up people!” Mitch practically materializes out of thin air after Dani’s more than awkward comment and the silence that ensues.

7 sets of eyes land on him a Mitch momentarily, and he actually backs up in fear.

“Whoa,” he lifts his hands up defensively. “What’s going on? You guys look uncomfortable”

Nick coughs. “Well, since we’re all here lets go inside”

Everyone practically jumps out of their seats and run for the door, all except Dani who was still sitting with a huge frown on her face.

“Sweetheart what’s wrong?” Kevin says from the door.

“Don’t sweetheart me” she growls. “You would stand up and leave your pregnant wife? What kinda husband are you!?”

A vein visibly popped out on Kevin’s temple, he bit his bottom lip momentarily composing himself, then turned with a huge smile at his wife.

“How selfish of me,” Kevin forced a laugh.

He walks back to her and takes her hand, wrapped his arms around her waist and hauls her up.

“Careful!” Dani cries, “You wanna kill the baby!?”

Mitch leans over and whispers to Miley, “Is it just me or does Kevin look more ready to pop then his wife?”

“Oooooh, it’s not just you.” Miley whispers back.

“Uhm Nick?” Olivia’s angelic voice washes over the group. “I thought you in-”

Nick quickly cuts Olivia off by kissing her very soundly. Mitch couldn’t resist a quick glance at Miley and saw her eyes reflect like broken glass. She locks eyes with Mitch and tries to fake a confident smile.

Suddenly Joe reaches up his hand and links it with hers. The smile on Miley’s face became that of genuine pleasure, and the look on Joe’s face was that of pure smittenness. Is that even a real word?

Mitch clicks his head back to look at Nick, he felt like he was watching a freaking tennis match. Nick looked calm cool and collected, not a single thing out of place. But the look in his eyes, the pure rage and flames that boiled behind them, the only thing that can compare was if when Mitch orders take out at a drive through and they forgot to add the burger.

The very thought  made his blood boil again. That stupid guy at the window must have a grudge against him, maybe his girlfriend had a crush on him?

Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood was a combination of a restaurant, movie theater, bar and club…that only served coffee. And nothing else. Maybe afew pastries, but it was so over complicated it blew Mitch’s mind.

They got a really huge table at a corner section with blue lights that illuminated from under the tale. Green lights also came falling down from above that it made them seem like they were submerged under water. As everyone took their seats the atmosphere shot up and went down at the exact same time.

The table was oval. To the right Miley and Joe sat down, Emily sat next to Miley, Olivia sat next to her with Nick, Kevin sat down and got scolded my Dani whom he stood up again to help sit down, and Mitch sat next to Dani (to his regret). But as a constellation Joe was on his right. Emily was sitting right opposite Mitch and he smile sweetly at her.

She returned a shy smile back.

It wasn’t common knowledge but Mitch and Emily once dated. It was a really good time in his life, they even had a music video, the works! But they were on really good terms now, the breakup was quiet and undramafilled, everything else that has happened after was even more so.

“So Miley,” Dani said with a huge smile at her. Everyone at the table cringed, as if prepared for her to say something hateful. “How are plans for your coming concert?”

Miley blinked in surprise, “Oh, uhm.” It took a second for her to think. “It’s coming along really nicely, thanks for asking” she smiled sweetly at her.

“Do you plan to twerk naked on a wrecking ball?” Dani asked again sweetly.

“Uuuuuh” Miley was speechless.

“She swung from that wrecking ball, not twerked on it” Joe corrected.

“Oh sorry, I didn’t notice that. I was too busy noticing how white her naked skin was” Dani retorted.

“I thought it was really artistic” Olivia chipped in like an actual bird. Her voice was so angelic Mitch wished he could record it and play it endlessly to himself in the dead of night. No, Mitchel, that doesn’t sound creepy at all.

“I thought it was hot” Mitch said.

Everyone looked at Mitch.

He shrugged.

“I did” he countered.

“Well of course you would” Emily said.

Huh? What’s wrong with her?

“It was!”

“Well you guy don’t have to worry about my being nude during my concert” Miley lifted her hands in mock defeat with a laugh. “I’m just gonna act crazy on stage”

“Like how you twerked Santa on Christmas?” Dani said.

“Exactly” Miley winked.

“That was badass” Mitch said. “You have officially made Christmas sexy for me”

Again everyone looked at Mitch like he was some weird out of place 3rd wheel. Was this how Leo Valdez felt? It wasn’t pleasant. But the dude controlled fire so he wasn’t all that sad.

“And I need to know the diet plan Santa was on cause his figure was a-ma-zing!” Mitch joked.

Silence.

Mitch coughed. “Maybe we should order coffee now” he said gruffly.

“Maybe we should” Emily said flatly.

A round of coffees were ordered and Mitch was having the sneaking feeling that this get together was supposed to be a private thing and he wasn’t meant to be invited. But that didn’t stop this from being a very interesting afternoon and being awkward and the odd one out wasn’t gonna hinder his spirit for wanting gossip.

“So Joe, are you and Miley going to start dating now?” Nick asked taking a bite of finger biscuits that had been left for them while their party waited.

Miley and Joe’s mouth hung up as they made a confuse sound in unison. “Aaaaahhh”

“Nick, honey, don’t put them on the spot like that” Olivia softly scolds.

“What!? I’m just curious!” Nick laughed, smiling lovingly at his girl.

“I don’t know about dating just yet,” Miley said, she looked at Joe nervously. “We’re still trying to figure out what it is between us.”

The two of them reach up and held hands together on the table. Mitch was probably the only one to notice Nick’s teeth form a growl worthy of a Twilight wolf-movie-moment.

“So you have feeling for each other…or atleast you think so. And you’re not sure if you want to start dating?” Nick chuckled. “Sorry, I don’t mean to sound off but…did you guys think this through?”

Miley tensed.

“Bro, you don’t think stuff like this through” Joe glared angrily at his brother then smiled at Miley. “I just know what I feel is right, and I want to dive head first into it. Yeah, it might be scary, but in my heart I know its right. And when it comes to the heart, you follow it cause it never forgets or leads you wrong.”

“Aaawwn” all the girl at the tables cooed.

“Joe, I never knew you could be so sensitive and sweet” Dani said.

“He has his moments” Kevin said with a touch of proudness.

“However rare they may be,” Nick said flatly.

His phone rings, he instantly pulls it out and answers it.

“Hello? Yes, here. Now’s good. Sure” he quickly hides the phone away.

“What’s going on?” Emily asked.

“Oh nothing nothing” but the smile on Nick’s face proved that it was way more than nothing.

Mitch felt his skin prickle, something big was going to happen. Most definitely.

Small conversation began.

Mitch spotted something shinning yellow from Emily bag. Did the girl bring popcorn? Dear God, I’m in love again.

Mitch narrowed his eyes at her and had a wicked grin on. Emily noticed this and arched her brow in confusion. Mitch tilted in head in the direction of her bag and smiled brighter. Emily looked in his direction and saw her popcorn sticking out her bag. She quickly grabs her bag and latches the top shut.

“No, their mine!” she mouths at him.

“We’ll see” Mitch mouthed back.

Joe had his arm around Miley again and he was looking into her eyes lovingly. Everyone stopped talking and stared at them. “This feels so right” Joe says softly to her.

“I’m glad you had this get together, because I want all our friends and my family to know what we have” he leans over to kiss her.

Nick couldn’t help but gasp in horror. Miley closed her eyes and willingly gave herself up and tilted her head up to Joe.

When Joe and Miley’s mouths connected Mitch felt a universal signal that something wrong just occurred. He saw in Joe’s body stance that he felt the same thing and he also knew something bad was about to happen.

“Oh no” Joe pulls away from Miley. “I just remembered…” he had the looked of absolute terror.

“To late bro!” Nick shot up from his seat pointing at Joe.

Joe gasped, “You wouldn’t!”

Nick just smirked.

“Miley!” Joe quickly grabbed her shoulder, “I need to tell you-”

“Joe stop worrying, we’ll be alright.” Miley puts her hand on his chest and kisses him intensely.

“JOE JONAAAAAS!” A woman screeches in the distance.

“Oh no” Joe mumbles, pulling away from Miley.

Mitch looked at the tall skinny woman that marched with the wrath of hell with her.

“Oh My Gosh,” Mitch involuntary said.

At the head of the table, standing between Kevin and Dani, was the sexy as hell, Greek-Goddess-beautiful, Blanda Eggenschwiler.

Joe’s girlfriend.

His current girlfriend.

Everyone at the table gasped in realization, all except Miley who looked obliviously clueless.

Oh crap, Mitch thought. “Emily pass the popcorn.”

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Hey guys.

>.< gosh I have a banging headache.

It’s just ringing!

Anyway, I promised a longer chapter but I think the revelation in this one and how I updated quickly should be enough. Another chapter will be up soon. Very soon. Promise.

Alright, in the last chapter I asked you guys to guess who’s missing. And by reading this chapter you’d know it was Mitch :D

The first person to get it right was @Niley4everluv! Horray!

Looks like @Bunnyluver1201 has got some competish.(You CAN dedicate a chapter more then once :p)

Plus an extra bonus shoutout to @SnappleJaxs for writing an amazing comment that I’m still smiling about.

So my next challenge is for you guys to guess Joe’s reaction.

Will he leave Miley for whats-her-face? Will he be horrified? Will he be sweet about it or be the badass he’s known for? Or worst yet, was he playing Miley and knew about whatever-her-name-is all along?

Well, I’m writing this story so I know where I’m going and whats gonna happen. But you don’t and it’s so sweet!

Love from you evil author!

HAPPY SALLAH EVERYONE!!

~It’s Ya Gal Vicky!<3