Oliver left as soon as the cake was served. Lily said a quick bye, but then went and did something else. Oliver didn't bother to find out what it was.

He jumped onto his bed and lay there. Lily was the only thing he could think about. She was the only thing Oliver could thing about, although she was probably with Newt. I mean, who has a name named after an amphibian?

He turned around and stared at the roof. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the picture of him and Lily and the beach. He got up and stared at it. Then he looked out the window towards Lily's house.

He tiredly walked towards his computer and sat down.

You have 1 new friend invites Private Message

Hey Oliver. It's Newt. Lily's told me so much about you, so I decided to get to know you better. You're his best friend, right? Lily thinks so highly of you, it's really quite amazing. Anyways, you like the guitar? I play it all the time…Lily might have mentioned my band, DC3…

Anyways, see you later!
Newt Livingston

Newt. Newt. Newt. He was the reason that I lost the nerve to tell Lily how I feel. And now he has the nerve to IM me?

I started typing.

Hey, Newt. Yeah, I play a little guitar, I'm not in a band, though. I'm more of a surfboard and skateboard kind of guy…a little basketball now and then.

He instantly saw a reply.

Cool! That's exactly what Lily likes to do too. You two have a lot in common. I can skate a little, but I can't surf. That's partly why I came to California, to learn to surf.

Oliver typed back

Cool. Well, my mom's calling me. I need to go.

Oliver's mom wasn't really calling him, but Newt didn't have to know. Before Newt could reply, Oliver exited IM.

He sighed and stood up. He might as well go to Miley's house.

"Lily's probably too busy cleaning up after the party." Oliver thought.

Years before, Oliver was always there helping Lily clean up. But this year, Newt insisted on helping, so Oliver just left.

Miley's POV

I fell sorry for Oliver. He just left. I noticed how Lily and Newt acted, but Oliver didn't even know they were cousins! Lily made me promise not to tell Oliver. Lily's just being stupid. She doesn't need to do all this stuff.

I heard the door open and spun around. Oliver walked in looking all grumpy. He jumped over the back of the couch and slouched down into it. He grabbed the remote and turned on the TV.

"Hey. What's wrong?" I asked, although I knew perfectly what was wrong.

"Nothing." Oliver grumbled.

"Sure…" I replied. "This has something to do with Lily, right."

"Duh." Oliver replied.

"Come on, Oliver. Give Newt a chance. Maybe Lily and Newt are just friends." I tried reassuring Oliver.

"Mhm. I doubt it. Did you see the way they were acting?" Oliver replied, swinging his arms around. He leapt up and walked out the back door, towards the beach back-yard.

I sighed and just sat there. There was absolutely nothing that I could do to convince him. I just needed a plan to make Lily stop acting stupid and Oliver to stop being stubborn.

Well, how did you like that chapter? It was short, I know, but I'm still busy. 

Review please! I love it when you review.

The next chapter will be about Oliver and Newt's relationship, along with Oliver and Lily's.