Marry Me
"Lily, will you marry me?" Said Oliver; down on one knee in front of Miley, Jackson and Robbie Ray. Lily looked first at Oliver then at Miley, Robbie Ray and Jackson who were all wearing the exact same look of surprise.
"I can't, I'm sorry." She answered and ran out of the Stewarts door on to the porch and then on to the beach. Miley saw Oliver's expression and went to console him, Jackson, however went to find Lily.
He found her sitting in her favourite spot on the sand watching the waves roll in and out. He sat down next to her and when she didn't say anything he decided to start.
"You ok?"
"My boyfriend just proposed to me, on my birthday, in my best friend's living room and I turned him down, so no, I'm not ok."
"Sorry, um…if you don't mind me asking, why did you turn him down? Is it because you're only 18; do you think you're too young? Or is it too soon? You have been with him for two and a half years though. Do you not want to get married? Or are you just not ready? Sorry, I'm going on and on, I'll shut up now."
"It's ok, I do want to get married one day; I think if you're ready 18 is ok but that's not why."
"Oh, ok." Said Jackson not sure if he should say anything else
"It hasn't felt right the last six months or so."
"What do you mean?" Jackson asked realising Lily felt comfortable talking to him about this
"I don't know, my heart hasn't been in it, I guess," she paused and took a deep breath
"Screw it, you might as well know; I fell out of love with Oliver 6 and a half months ago."
"You two seemed fine."
"I'm a good actress I guess. For the last week or so, I've actually been trying to work up the nerve to break up with him."
"Why do you have to work up the nerve?"
"Because I'm terrified."
"Of what?"
"That if we break up it'll ruin our friendship."
"I think he'll need time but I think you guys could stay friends."
"Maybe, but it'll never be the way it was before."
"Well, no." admitted Jackson
"You know, I can pinpoint the exact day my feelings for Oliver changed."
"Really?"
"Yeah, it was exactly 6 and a half months ago; the day you kissed me."
"Lily…I…" said Jackson feeling bad
"It's ok, you kissing me helped me realise something."
"It did? What?"
"That I had mistaken what I had with Oliver for love, it wasn't love, it was just very close friendship."
"Oh…wow."
"What I felt when you kissed me, that was love."
At this point Miley, Robbie Ray and Oliver, who had gone to look for Lily had come across the pair and heard what Lily said next
"And that's why I can't marry Oliver, because I love you."
"Ok then, marry me."
"What?" Lily asked
"Lily, I love you, marry me."
"Ok." She answered and they kissed.
