Miley and Robby had been in Tennessee for the past week, and she was getting home this afternoon. Oliver was waiting on the front steps when the car pulled up.
"Oliver," she said delightedly, bounding out of the car to meet him. "What are you doing here?"
"Missed you too," he said, smiling at her.
"Come on," she said, stepping forward and hugging him. "I did miss you." She relished the warmth of his t-shirt. "But seriously," she said, "what are you doing here?"
He smiled mysteriously and went to get something. He returned with a full bouquet of flowers.
"Are these for me?" she cooed, accepting them and burying her nose in them. "They're beautiful." She looked up suspiciously. "What's the catch? Hannah tickets?"
"No catch," she said, unable to keep from smiling. "Go to Prom with me?"
Her eyes lit up. "Really?" He nodded and she squealed gleefully, catapulting into his arms. He caught her and laughed.
"Sounds like a yes to me." Miley continued to squeal.
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The trip had two weeks left of their senior year of High School. One week from Saturday was Prom. The next Saturday was graduation.
Lilly was overjoyed to hear that her two best friends were going to Prom together. She, herself, had been asked by a guy named Ben from her math class, with whom she was very taken.
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"So how was Tennessee?" Lilly asked, lacing up the back of Miley's dress.
"It was really good," Miley said, smiling at her friend in the mirror. "Daddy and I had a great time."
"Yeah, where is he anyway?" Lilly asked, turning around to check out her own dress.
Miley didn't answer her for a moment. Finally she turned around to face her friend. "Lilly, I can't believe that I'm saying this…this is going to sound so weird."
"What?" Lilly asked.
"I'm moving."