As Charlotte continued on through X factor, she made it to the live shows. During the X factor Journey, she and Nick always found time to spend with each other. Even fulfilling a dream that Charlotte had ever since she was little. They worked on music together, regardless of whether or not they were allowed to. Charlotte and Nick became pretty good friends, Charlotte still completely oblivious to the fact that Nick had fallen for her. Charlotte's Mother and Father were beyond proud of her for her accomplishments during her journey in X factor. At this current time, Charlotte is working on her own song to perform for the finals.

Charlotte's POV

"I can see it in your eyes, you cannot not lie. I know the sadness that lies behind that smile you try to hide. " I sang out softly to myself. I wrote the words down on my sheet music and strummed a couple cords on my guitar and smiled. The door of the hotel room swung open. I look up and smile at my father as he walks in. "Hey dad" I said. He smiles at me. "Are you almost set for the finals?" He asked. I took deep breath and nodded. "I think so. I'm just making some tweaks into my song" I said. "You're writing your own song?" He asked. I nodded. "I wanted to blow the judges and the viewers away by writing an original." I said with a smile. "What's it called?" He asked. "In your eyes" I said. I read over my song and smiled and set it down along with my guitar. " I wrote it about Nick to be completely honest." I said. I felt myself frown thinking about him. I looked at my father and noticed he was frowning too. "Is everything okay, Charlie?" He asked. I slightly giggled and nodded. "Yeah, everything is okay." I said. He smiled back at me then took a seat on the couch. I looked over at my phone and noticed I had two missed calls. I quickly grabbed it and looked at it. Nick and my Mother had called me. I quickly dialed my Mother's number and called her back first. I waited but there was no answer. I frowned. "Mom called me, do you think she's at work right now?" I asked. "She is sweetheart, thank you for reminding me but she had tried calling you an hour ago to let you know that she and grandma are going to be flying down to watch you perform the finals." He said. I smiled and shot up. "Wait really?! Momma's coming to watch me perform?! and Gramma?!" I shouted excitedly. My father just chuckled at my excitement. "She said she wouldn't miss it for the world" He said. I was absolutely ecstatic. I heard my phone start ringing again. I looked down at it and saw that it was Joe calling. I furrowed my eyebrows and grabbed it then answered. "Hello?" I asked. "Hey Charlie! What's up? Are you busy?" Joe asked. I giggled. "I'm great and no I just finished up what I was doing, why what's up?" I asked. "Nick wanted me to ask you if you were free to join us for lunch today? He's currently in an interview." He said. "That must be why he called an hour ago and yes! of course I'll join you guys for lunch." I said happily. "Great! we'll come get you when he's done in his interview" Joe said ecstatically. I giggled and ended the call with them and looked at my father. "Do you mind? I'm sorry I didn't ask first" I said. He chuckled then nodded. "I trust those boys a lot more than I did in the beginning, more importantly I trust you. So go for it." He said with a smile on his face. I squealed happily and quickly started getting around.

Nick's POV

"I'm sorry, I don't mean to be rude but I really rather not talk about Sapphire." I said to the interviewer. I was here for almost an hour now and I wanted to leave. I was hoping that Joe actually called Charlotte and got through to her. "I'm sorry to ask a question on such a sore subject. On to different topic, how has being a guest judge for this year's X factor been?" The interviewer asked. I smiled as I thought about Charlotte. "It's been surprisingly wonderful, there's a lot of great performers and I'm stoked to see the finals." I said. "Who do you want to win?" The interviewer asked. "Well the two performers left are both incredibly talented so it would be hard for me to choose" I said. I know I would love to see Charlotte win. "Well that's a very kind answer!" The interviewer squealed. "Well it looks like that's all the questions we had for you today. Thank you so much for meeting with us." I smiled at the interviewer and stood up. "Thank you for having me" I said politely. I walked away and out of the building that the interview took place and met up with Joe and Kevin. "Did you guys get a hold of Charlie?" I asked. "Sure did. We're going to go get her now" Kevin said. "When are you going to tell her how you feel about her man?" Joe asked. "Not right, it's only been nearly four months since Sapphire left me and mind you, that was a two year long relationship" I said. Joe sighed then nodded. "Understandable, I'm just afraid that when it comes the time where you are ready, it'll already be too late" He said. I looked at him then frowned realizing he was right. I sighed as I got into the Limo. I pulled my phone out and looked at it and saw a message from Charlotte that read "Hey! I finally finished the song I'm doing for the finals tomorrow night" I smiled at the message. I didn't reply however, I just put my phone back into my pocket and stared out the window of the limo.

Charlotte's POV

"I'm doing an original song for the finals tomorrow" I said as I sipped on my drink. All three of them looked at me. "You wrote your own song in just two days?" Kevin asked. I giggled. "Heaven's no! I started writing it about a month ago" I said. "And you just finished writing it today?" Joe asked. I nodded and smiled. "When I get back to the hotel I'm going to practice it." I said. I took a bite of my sandwich and looked at them. "You never fail to amaze us" Nick said. He smiled at me but for some reason I could always see a glimmer of sadness behind his smile. "Hey Nick, could I talk to you for a moment..alone?" I asked nervously. Nick looked at his brothers then back at me and nodded. He and I both stood up and walked outside. "Are you okay?" I asked him. It was always the same answer though. "Yeah, I'm fine" He said. He gave me a sad smile. "Why do you ask?" He asked. I sighed and looked at him with a smile. "No reason, I just wanted to make sure is all." I said. He and I smiled at each other then walked back into the diner to finish our lunch.

After about an hour the group finished their lunch and left the diner. Nick went home with Charlotte on his mind and Charlotte with Nick on hers. When Charlotte got into her hotel room, she immediately picked up her guitar and began practicing her song for the finals that took place the next night. Nick on the other hand, spent the rest of his night arguing with his brothers about telling Charlotte how he feels about her. He finally came to an agreement of telling her how he felt about her three months after X factor. Finally, everyone accomplished their goals for that day and soon laid down in their bed and fell asleep. The finals will be a big day for everyone.

Charlotte's POV

"Come on Charlie! The finals are tonight and we have to hurry!" My father shouted. I was already up and around. I was looking over my song at this point. "I'm already up dad! I'm just looking over my song" I said. My father walked into the second room and looked at me. "Oh, well I can't say I'm surprised" He chuckled. I giggled. "Do you want to hear the song?" I asked. My father smiled at me and nodded. "Of course" He said. I smiled wide and began strumming the chords on my guitar. I stopped abruptly however. "Now remember when I said I wrote this song about Nick?" I asked. My father nodded. I sighed then took a deep breath and continued on playing the chords to my song.

Nick's POV

"I'm excited to see what's in store for us tonight, both acts are extremely talented" I heard Demi say to Simon. I yawned slightly. We sat there patiently waiting for the Finals to begin. The first one to sing was Nigel and then Charlotte would be singing the song she wrote on her own. I didn't know what to expect. My phone going off snapped me back into reality. I looked down at it and saw it was a message from Charlotte. "I arrived and I am freaking out at how nervous I am right now!" It read. I quickly replied, having about five minutes before the show actually started. "Don't be nervous! You got this." I said simply. I quickly put my phone away and that's when the show began.

Charlotte's POV

I took a deep breath and gave Nigel a quick hug before I went out on stage. "You did great!" I said. He smiled at me. "Thanks Charlie! Good luck out there" He said. I smiled at him and waited for my name to be called then walked out on to the stage with my guitar. I walked over to the microphone and fixed it so it was level with my height. "The song I'm performing tonight is a song I wrote on my own." I said. I took a deep breath and began playing the chords. I glanced over at Nick every time I sang the chorus. I caught him smile at me, which caused me to smile back at him as I sang my song. I sang the last part of my song and held a high note to it perfectly. When I finished I looked up and as soon as I did, everyone in the audience and the judges stood up as they were clapping. I smiled wide as a few tears fell from my eyes from the overwhelming anxious feeling. I walked off the stage and ran over to my father and hugged him tightly. I took a deep breath and wiped away the tears that had fallen. "That was amazing!" I heard Nigel shout. I looked him and smiled through my tears. "Thanks Nigel" I said. Pretty soon the both of us were called back out on stage. The announcer had us stand next to each other. Both Nigel and I became great friends during this so we ended up locking hands while we waited for the winner to be announced. I was so nervous, I glanced over at Nick and he was very noticeably upset this time. I shrugged it off and waited. "The winner is...." The announcer trailed off for dramatic effect, and looked at the paper she had in her hand. "Charlotte Ross!" She squealed into the microphone. Everyone in the audience lost it. I started crying from the shock of it. Nigel hugged me tight and congratulated me in the process. My mother, father and grandmother all ran out on to the stage and hugged me tightly. I was almost sobbing. "So how do you feel knowing that you just won?" The announcer asked. "It feels almost like a dream to be honest" I said through my tears. "I am so thankful and so excited." I said. "Now there was a mystery prize for the first place winner this year. Not only do you get to sign with Simon's label you also will be going on tour with Nick Jonas and opening for him!" The announcer said. I froze instantly. I didn't know what to say or do. The excitement building up inside of me was bursting at the seems and I started crying all over again.