The Unknown; Eight [Niley]

The Unknown; Eight [Niley]


{1913 -- Miley?!} As the party continued Nicholas just seemed to get more and more nervous. At the moment he was upstairs in his room with Joe who was reassuring him that everything would be OK and there was nothing to worry about. Nick disagreed. There was A LOT to worry about. Firstly there was the possibility that she'd say no. Secondly there's the reaction that he would probably get from Mr. and Mrs. Roberts and finally there's the fact that his dad's there. Which isn't really an important factor but still - it does make him even more anxious. He walked slowly down the stairs tugging at the collar of his shirt. It seemed a little tighter than before. It also felt a lot stuffier than it did earlier. When he reached the bottom of the stairs he felt in his back pocket just to make sure that the small golden engagement ring was still in place. Once he was comforted that it was he went over to speak with his Uncle Edward while other guests chatted casually. Out of the corner of his eye he got a glimpse of Miley and his lips curved upwards slightly before he turned back to his uncle. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ever since Denise mentioned the engagement to Miley she'd been really upset. It hurt that Nick didn't warn her about it but it hurt even more that he'd invited her to this stupid Christmas party to watch it all happen. Even the thought of Nick proposing to Emma made her stomach turn. What angered her further was that Nick knew ...