Authors Note- Thank you very much to my lovely 5 reviewers- Wildfirecrazy006, packersgirl37, princess cutie, Spencer-sweetie, and xxMissCutiexx. Special thanks to Wilderfirecrazy006 and packersgirl37 for story alerts!
I won't be able to update as often as I like, most likely only on the weekends. I have track practice everyday from 3-6, and I have homework, and I'm on a volleyball league from 7-8:30pm Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, with games on Saturdays.
Mm'kay, now on with the story!
Lilly had never been so relieved in her life to be going to England for 6 weeks this summer. Her mom and little brother Max had all their bags packed and out in the car, ready to go by 3:32. (A/N- I don't like it when people use times ending with '5' or '0'. Sorry, that was kinda random…) Their flight didn't leave until 7:47, and they had to be there at least 2 hours before their flight was scheduled to leave, or so Lilly had been told.
Lilly's mom slowly began to pull out of the rocky gravel driveway when she saw a certain donut brunette boy heading down the street on a skateboard. Good, I could have never had such better timing! I don't want to see him for the rest of summer! Or, maybe for the rest of my life. Oh sure, Oliver had tried to call her, leaving her a dozen voicemail messages, and he even tried to talk to her at the graduation the previous night, but of course, Lilly clung to Miley the whole time, ignoring the boy who had broken her heart. The first boy she actually cared that much about. But it was all in the past, well if you considered yesterday the past. All she wanted to do was look forward to the future, and forget about all her troubles.
--o.0--
"Argh, Miley, I seriously screwed up with Lilly!" Oliver complained.
"Well, you should have at least tried going out with her instead of breaking her own heart! Do you know how much courage she had to have to even ask you out?" Miley questioned.
"I know, I know, I just, I feel so horrible. And now she's gone for the next 6 weeks, and she isn't taking her phone, and she'll have no computer, so I have no way of apologizing!"
"Well, that gives you 6 weeks to come up with some amazing apology for her."
"Miles, it's time to get ready for the Hannah concert!" her father, Robby Ray called out to her. But Oliver had already walked out the door, on his way to catch some waves and forget about his troubles.
--o.0--
Oliver had spent the next 6 weeks agonizing over some amazing apology for Lilly. He'd tried everything, writing a song, making her a sign, he'd even gone as far as to ask her out, but he thought she definitely deserved someone who would actually love her back. Not that Oliver didn't love her, just not in the way she deserves. He finally decided he'd make up some amazing and personal apology, and maybe even add a gift.
--o.0--
Lilly sad to be leaving England after 6 amazing weeks she had spent there, but all the rainy gloomy days did leave her longing for the California sun, sand, and ocean. Most importantly, she had learned to accept the fact that Oliver didn't love her, but that's all in the past.
She finally made it through security, and they were now calling sections up to board the plane. She was in the very first row, in first class even. She found her seat in A1 while her brother was in A2, and her mom in A3. The flight attendant came to the front of the cabin giving their lecture on airline procedures all while wearing those unbearably fake grins on their face the whole time. Lilly didn't pay attention at all, and before she knew it, they were finally at a cruising altitude high enough to turn on to electronic devices.
Lilly looked at her brother, who already had his own personal TV's turned on to some movie, probably Unaccompanied Minors, his current favorite. She decided to turn on her iPod on to shuffle. First song was That's What You Get by Paramore.
Great, a song that just happens to remind me of Oliver.
Oh, stop it Lilly! You are so over him, remember? She told herself, but that annoying nagging voice at the back of her head disagreed.
You are so not over him, you're still in love with him, you just don't wanna show it. Lilly knew that this was true, but she at least had to act like everything was okay.
No sir, well I don't want to be the blame
Not anymore
It's your turn to take a seat
We're settling the final score
And why do we like to hurt so much?
This song began to really reach out to Lilly, why did it hurt so much? Was it just her imagination that made it hurt so much? Or was the pain just inevitable, but her suffering was optional, and she decided it was her fault for feeling so sorry for herself.
I can't decide, you have made it harder just to go on
Why all the possibilities where I was wrong
That's what you get when you let your heart win
Whoa
That's what you get when you let your heart win
Whoa
I drowned out all my senses with the sound of it's beating
That's what you get when you let your heart win
Whoa
Lilly agreed with the lyrics, she did get what she deserved for trying to let her heart overtake her mind for that one insane day. "From now on, I will choose my mind over my heart to protect myself. No more heartbreaks for me," she softly whispered to her self, so silent that her brother didn't even seem to hear her.
I wonder how am I supposed to feel when you're not here
'Cause I burned every bridge I ever built when you were here
I still try holding on to silly things
I never learned why when all the possibilities I'm sure you heard
That's what you get when you let your heart win
Whoa
That's what you get when you let your heart win
Whoa
I drowned out all my senses with the sound of it's beating
That's what you get when you let your heart win
Whoa
They make you wait to me, to me
And I'll always be just so inviting
If I ever start to think straight
This heart started right in me
Let's start, hey
Why do we like to hurt so much?
Oh why do we like to hurt so much?
That's what you get when you let your heart win
Whoa
That's what you get when you let your heart win
Whoa
That's what you get when you let your heart win
I can't trust myself with anything but this
And that's what you get when you let your heart win
Whoa
Lilly let the rest of the song play, but soon fell asleep with out realizing it.
--o.0--
Oliver had never been so ecstatic in his life, his best friend was finally coming home, and he would apologize the day after she got back. That way, she'd be able to unpack, and catch up on sleep from the hours lost on her international flight. (A/N- Sorry if that's not true, I'm not really sure) He had decided to just to go with the speech that he had written out.
--o.0--
Oliver had never been so nervous in his life, except for when he thought Miley was in love with him, just a few weeks ago. He slowly approached her front porch, afraid of her reaction, if she'll still hate him, or what.
He raised his hand to knock on the semi-newly painted red door, but before his knuckles tapped it, the door flung open, and there was Lilly, standing there in her usual skater type clothes, with her hair in pigtails under one of her famous hats.
"Hey," she said meekly to him.
"Hey, I really missed you while you were gone. I had no one to hang out with," Oliver stated.
"Cut to the chase, why are you really here for?" Lilly couldn't help but sound hasty. She still was hurt. "Sorry if that sounded…" but she was cut off by Oliver.
"No, no, you have every right to be mad. I just really wanted to say I'm sorry. I know, I should have done things differently with you, but, I am really sorry." Ugh, I thought of this amazing apology for her, but now I can't remember it.
"Oliver, it's okay. I really understand. Can we just, you know, forget that it never happened and go back to being just best friends?" Lilly asked.
"Yeah, I… I'd really like that," Oliver began to feel a little awkward. I mean, he knew it had been 6 weeks, but he didn't expect her to be so forgiving. Oh go, not this… Oliver thought. He knew that the next 3 weeks of summer, and high school might be the longest time of his life.
He slowly pulled her into a friendly hug, but Lilly soon began to back away. "Oliver, this kinda awkward after all that we've been through" she finally said.
"Good point." He said, but stuck his hand out for their handshake instead.
Please review, please please please? Flames accepted. (:
-Aimee
