He's my prince

aww, baby, don't be shy for me

C H A P T E R  E L E V E N

Carter stretched her legs out in front of her, turning her body slightly to stretch out her back before she lifted herself onto her feet. Her feet pointing out as she walked towards the long mirrored wall in front of her. Wrapping her hands around the bar that most of the ballet students used to stretched out their legs, she got into fourth position and turned to look for her teacher.

She was having a private lesson today and was almost jumping with excitement. She had been given a solo in her ballet school's concert that took place every year and she didn't want to disappoint. She'd practiced everyday since it had been announced. She could still hear the classical music for the dance playing in her head and she hummed along.

Nolan sat in the corner of the room, trying not to fall asleep as he watched Carter waiting patiently for her teacher to start the rehearsal. He had been doing this for five years.

After Carter had turned six, she'd taken a liking to gymnastics but after a few classes for beginners, she'd fallen in love with ballet after watching a few of the older girls dancing. And Nolan had signed her up for classes immediately, since she had whined almost every five minutes for him to take her to lessons.

And five years later, Carter was amazing at what she did. Though sometimes the lessons would be extremely boring, Nolan would never get tired of the sight of Carter dancing. The huge smile that lit up her face, eyes bright with joy as she twirled around had Nolan's heart at ease.

The solo Carter was to take part in must have been a big deal because Nolan had had to fly out to New York so Carter could practice at a better ballet facility. He didn't complain though, because he knew this was a great opportunity for Carter. Especially if she planned to go further and make a career out of this.

The only person who didn't like this arrangement was Miles. Who was miles away, at home, pouting because he missed Carter. He'd never been this far apart from her. If they ever left their home city, they always went together. This time, Miles had to stay behind because Maggie couldn't travel at the moment and Landon didn't want Miles so far away without him.

"Lovely, Ms. Pierce. Get into first position and we'll start."

Carter quickly separated her feet and faced the mirror in front of her. Waiting for her teacher to give her further instructions. They did a few warm ups before the teacher announced it was time to practice the choreography.

Nolan sat up straighter, leaning forward slightly when the music for Carter's piece started to play through out the ballet room. Carter stepped out of first position and stood up onto her toes before she was tiptoeing to the middle of the room. She stood back onto her feet before she was bending down, getting into position to start practice for her solo.

Nolan watched amazed as his daughter jumped around the room gracefully before everything was interrupted by the loud ringing of his cell. Cringing, Nolan frowned as Carter missed her landing and fell ungraciously onto her feet before she looked over to Nolan with wide eyes, "Daddy!"

Nolan smiled softly at the scolding, standing up from his seat in the room, "Sorry, baby. I'll answer the call outside, ok? Keep practicing."

Carter nodded, "If it's Miles, call me, ok?" She suddenly said before she got in position and Nolan nodded with a small frown, knowing Carter missed her best friend.

Nolan existed the room, closing the door behind him just as the music started up again. He rose the phone to his ear and shook his head, "Miles, you know you're not supposed to call at this time."

Miles grumbled on the other side of the call, "I don't care, I miss Carter and I wanted to hear her voice this time of the day."

Nolan rolled his eyes, "Kid, she's busy with practice. You know how important this solo is for her and I know you don't mean it, but you're distracting her."