The next day was Arianna's first birthday. February 21st. It was a Sunday, and it was warm. Arianna had never seen so many people in one room before, and they all gave her lots of attention.

She spent the most time with the guy she'd spent the previous day with, the guy who called himself 'Daddy'. His hair was dark and fun to pull, so Arianna had lots of fun.

Arianna didn't spend very much time with her mommy on her first birthday, because other big people were always talking to her.

"Arianna," Oliver said to his daughter who was sitting on his lap, "Want cake now?"

Arianna had never heard the word 'cake' before, but the way her daddy was smiling at her, she smiled too and replied. "Ya, Daddy! Cake! Cake!"

Oliver laughed, which made Arianna giggle. He stood up and carried her to Miley's kitchen. "Arianna's ready for her cake Miles," he said to the curly haired brunette. Arianna liked the way her blue eyes sparkled.

"Cake time!" Miley called out to everyone. She quickly grabbed her digital camera and started to snap pictures. "Lilly, get the cake."

Lilly did as she was told and smiled warmly when Arianna saw the cake. Her eyes went wide and she reached out and put her hand right into the middle. She grabbed as much as she could and fed it to Oliver, who was laughing so hard he was finding it hard not to choke.

Oliver made a 'mmm' noise and Arianna smiled proudly. Lilly giggled until Arianna mashed some cake onto her mom's face. Oliver laughed at her in a way that made it seem like they were fifteen again. Her eyed filled with joy, which Oliver noticed right away causing him to smile his adorable crooked smile.

The moment of bliss lasted only a moment before Lilly remembered that Oliver was holding their kid and looked away. She was brought back to the present where she wasn't quite legal yet, but had a daughter and adult responsibilities. The moment had past, but Miley had caught it on camera so it wouldn't be forgotten.

For the rest of the party, Lilly avoided Oliver as much as possible, afraid that she'd lose herself. She managed successfully until 8 o'clock when she was cleaning up and he came down from Miley's room.

"Arianna's fast asleep on Miley's bed," Oliver informed Lilly, who wouldn't look at him. He had obviously noticed that she was avoiding him, since he never let go of Arianna for longer than three minutes the whole day.

Lilly picked a cup up from under the piano. "Thanks," she mumbled, fighting her urge to look at Oliver.

"Lilly, look . . . " Oliver began once he helped her finish the cleaning. "I'm Arianna's father, and I just so happen to be your best friend since Pre-K, you can't avoid me forever. I'm going to care for Arianna, and I'm going to care for you, because I love you both so much. I've only spent two days with Arianna, but I can she that she's just like you. And, best of all, she has -your- nose."

Lilly giggles very softly, still looking at the floor to keep from eye contact.

"Yes!" Oliver shouted in victory. "I made you laugh!" He threw his arms up happily.

Lilly smiled and looked up without noticing, "Shush, Oliver, you're going to wake up our daughter."

Oliver's arms dropped and his face softened. "Our daughter . . . " His eyes sparkled with happiness, and Lilly bit her lip. "I like the sound of that." He smiled and hugged her. Lilly stiffened, but he didn't pay it any mind.

Oliver held Lilly close to him. Sure, she had broken his heart when she had left but she was still Lilly, his best friend, his love, the only one who could mend his heart.

Oliver kissed Lilly's forehead and he could fell her relaxing in his arms.

Lilly was afraid to go back to how her and Oliver used to be, she wasn't the same as she once was. Her biggest fear was having Oliver realize that he never actually loved her, but in his arms with his familiar scent Lilly felt as though she was in heaven and nothing could possibly go wrong.

"I never want to let go," Oliver said softly into Lilly's hair. A soft smile appeared on Lilly's face, and Oliver was in a state of complete joy, he had made his loved one happy.

Unfortunately, his state of bliss didn't last longer than a few seconds, because Miley came and interrupted it.

"Oh my Gosh! Are you two together again?" yelled Miley happily, assuming she was assuming right.

They both blushed. Lilly pushed away from Oliver, which made him angry at Miley. He knew he was going to have to move slowly to make Lilly comfortable again and Miley had just gone and set back the progress he had made.

"No, Miles, we're not!" snapped Lilly. Oliver couldn't help but feel horrible hearing Lilly declare that they weren't together. She hadn't broken up in words when she had left, and she had told him he still loved her, didn't that mean anything? He wasn't sure what they were, but one thing was now clear, they were not a couple. "Everything's basically clean now, so I'm going to take Arianna home."

Lilly started to head towards the stairs and Oliver made a quick decision and stepped in front of her. She tried to around him, but he wouldn't let her.

"Move Oken!" Lilly said sternly.

"No!" Oliver said back, attempting to sound courageous but you could hear in his voice that he feared her. "She's my daughter, and I want to take her home and be there when she wakes up." His eyes pleaded with her.

Lilly shook her head, which hurt her to do. "You have school tomorrow."

"I'm not going to go."

"You have to."

"So do you."

"No, I've got to watch Arianna and work."

"I'm her parent too."

Lilly thought about that. It was true, that's why she had run away. Now that she was back in Malibu, her mother could watch Arianna. She sighed. "Fine, if I go to school, will you?"

Oliver nodded, smiling. "Good thing the semester just started." Lilly sighed again. "So where is Arianna going tonight?"

"I'm not letting Arianna go anywhere I'm not." Lilly said, and then regretted her subtle offer.

Oliver smiled warmly. "Then I better call my mom to prepare the guest bed."