As we entered the Stewart household we were met with one of Robbie Stewart's grand ole' smiles.
"Glad you two got back before some strike of lightening sizzled my two darlins. What on earth were you girls doing out there in this?" he asked as we shrugged off our dripping jackets trying not to giggle at his choice of words.
"We were at the diner daddy" Miley smiled as she poured us each a glass of orange juice. I sank back into the couch; this was my second home. "Girls I don't think I'm gonna be able to get Lilly home tonight in this, Lilly do ya think your mom will mind you spending the night?" Mr Stewart asked.
I hoped my pleased expression didn't seem too out of sort. "It's the weekend I'm sure she'll be cool with it" I smiled. "Oh this is gonna be so awesome Lils. We haven't had a sleepover in forever" Miley said excitedly. Mr Stewart chuckled. "Bud Lilly slept over last weekend, but anyway you girls are gonna get colds if you stay in those damp clothes. Y'all head on upstairs and change, Lil darlin' I'll let your mom know your staying here".
I kicked my shoes off as Miley closed the door behind her. "I'll get you some warm jim-jams Lil" Miley told me as she rummaged through her drawer. "Okay girlfriend" I said casually, she looked over her shoulder smiling at me. "You don't know how much I love the sound of that, girlfriend".
After dressing ourselves in some warm jim-jams we headed back downstairs to hang out in the living room and take charge of the cable. "Thank you" Miley sang as she stole the remote out of her dad's hand, I laughed sinking down next to her. As we started flicking through channels and being our kooky selves I noticed Mr Stewart eyeing us carefully. Miley noticed too.
"Daddy why you looking at us all funny?" she asked looking puzzled. "Its nothing really, I don't wanna offend you two so I'll keep to myself" he replied. "Spill!" we both shouted in unison. He scratched his head slightly, as if he was trying to figure out how to say what he wanted to say. "Okay well um… you girls seem to be a lot closer than most best friends, you spend practically every waking minute with each other, I know Miley misses you Lilly when you can't spend the night even though you've spent almost the whole day together. And I've noticed you two haven't mentioned any dates in a long time, especially for two teenage girls."
I couldn't help but smile; he had it all figured out didn't he. I didn't know what to say, Miley and me hadn't even talked about telling anybody yet let alone her dad. She casually took my hand in hers. "Wow daddy nothing gets past you huh. Listen don't be mad okay it's just…" Mr Stewart shook his head and laughed.
"Bud why on earth would I be mad at you? I've had a feeling for a while now that you two were something more than just best friends; soul mates seemed like a better explanation. I'm dang sure that Lilly here can treat you better than anybody else could, she knows you inside and out. So you might be two young women, but love doesn't have limits don't y'all let anybody tell you any different. You two are something special, if you two love each other as much as I think y'all do then that's more than enough for me".
Soon as Mr S. stopped talking tears streamed freely down my face and I engulfed him in a hug. "Thank you so much, you don't even know how much this means to me" I whispered before letting go of him and sitting back down on the couch. "Girls you don't ever have to hide your feelings from me, just refrain from any making out in front of me. That I could do without, couldn't even stand seeing my little girl do that with boys" he laughed.
Not long later Miley and me were back in her room just lazing on her bed talking and laughing. I could feel my eyes starting to get a little heavy, a yawn escaped Miley's lips. "You read my mind," I giggled as we both slipped under the covers. "I'm so glad you're here with me Lilly, I love you," she said softly as she placed a sweet gentle kiss on my cheek. I grabbed her hand that wasn't entwined with mine and placed it over my heart. "I love you too Miley Ray Stewart but just know whenever I'm not here with you I'll always be in your heart and you'll always be in mine"
Miley's eyes glistened slightly and a single tear rolled down her cheek, I gingerly wiped it off and cupped her face with my hand. "Kiss me before I fall asleep Lilster" she asked, I stroked her hair before lightly pushing my lips to hers. She sighed happily and turned onto her side, "I could get used to this," she murmured before sleep took her. "Me too girlfriend" I whispered casually pulling her closer burying my face in her delicious smelling hair, me too.