There they lay, Lilly lying naked on top of an exposed Oliver, staring at each other in horror.

It wasn't as if this was new, of course, they'd been there, done that in high school. But they happened to be dating each other at the time, not the two people who had just fought outside the sauna. Lilly went to say something, but then realised the position they were in. She squeaked in terror and scooted off Oliver, grabbing her towel and putting as much distance between them as she could manage.

"Jesus fucking Christ, Oliver! What the hell were you doing hiding down there?" She screeched.

"I could ask you the same question!" He retorted, trying to cover himself.

"I, um, was listening…" Lilly trailed off as her eyes glanced over Oliver's body. He was more toned than he was in high school, his muscles had more definition. In other words, he was looking fine.

"Yeah, uh, me too…" Oliver was staring at anywhere that wasn't Lilly, trying not to notice that she was less tanned than she was before, or how the lighter tone suited her, and definitely not thinking about how her breasts had probably gone up a cup size since he last saw them.

Lilly just gaped at him, but averted her gaze to the ground when he tried to look her in the eyes.

"Well?" Oliver demanded.

"Well, what?" Lilly asked, confused.

"Aren't you going to say I told you so?" He sneered.

"Nope." Lilly popped the 'p' sound, staring at the ground like it was the most fascinating thing in the world.

Oliver sighed. "But you did tell me so. You tried to warn me, Lilly, I'm sorry I got so angry."

"No problem." Lilly mumbled.

Oliver took a few steps towards her. When he saw she wasn't going to shrink away, he put a gentle hand on her shoulder, and felt her tense underneath his touch.

"I mean it. I'm really sorry. For everything. You were right, I am selfish." He whispered.

Lilly looked up to fiercely meet his gaze. "Don't be sorry for loving me, Oliver. Don't you dare be sorry for that."

A grin flashed across Oliver's face. "Okay. Apology withdrawn."

"Asshole" Lilly chuckled.

Oliver looked quite serious again. "Look, Lilly do you think we could just start the day over?"

"Sure, why not?" Lilly shrugged.

"How about we start us over? Hi there, pretty lady, my name is Smokin' Oken. How would you like to go for a ride on the Ollie Trolley?" He wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.

Lilly let a tiny giggle escape, before frowning. "It's not as simple as that, Oliver."

"Why not?" Oliver groaned in disappointment.

"Technically, we're still dating Jennifer and Michael, fool." Lilly snorted.

"Oh yeah."

"Look, I don't know what your going to do about her, but I'm not ready to let go of Michael. With what Jen just did to him, he needs me now more than ever." Lilly chewed on the inside of her cheek.

Oliver rolled his eyes. "You always were too caring."

He flinched as Lilly punched his arm. "No, you're right. Michael actually deserves something good in his life right now. But…" He trailed off.

"But what?" Lilly narrowed her eyes suspiciously.

"Will you help me confront Jennifer? I need you there, in case she tries to lie again. I know I can trust you." He scuffed the ground with his toe.

Lilly grinned. "Can I punch her in the nose?"

"I don't think that would be a good idea."

"Kick her in the shins?"

"No!"

"Feed her to mutant sea bass?"

"Sure."

"Score!" Lilly punched the air in victory, and grabbed her towel as it began to slip. Having Oliver see her naked once already was enough for one day.

Oliver looked at the wall above her head, embarrassed. "We should probably get dressed first."

"Agreed!"


"Michael?" Lilly called timidly as she poked her head into their hotel room.

"Bedroom!" He called.

"Hey, Oliver's here with me, is that okay?" She replied.

She thought she heard him swear under his breath, but he replied before she could ask what he said.

"Fine." He spat.

"I didn't kiss him, Michael. Everything Jennifer told you was a lie." Lilly said as she reached the door, Oliver looking over her shoulder.

Michael looked up from the bed, where he was sitting with his head in his hands. He glared at Oliver, as if challenging him. Oliver shook his head, and gave him a sympathetic smile, which was really more of a grimace.

"You heard?" Michael whispered.

"It was kinda hard not to." Lilly walked over to sit next to him, and placed a gentle hand on his back. Her eyebrows drew together in confusion as she noticed the various items of his clothing strewn across the room, most of them shoved in his suitcase. "Going somewhere?"

Michael rubbed his eyes with his thumb and index finger. "Dude, can we have some privacy?" He frowned at Oliver.

"Oh, um, sure. I'll be in the hall, Lils." Oliver smiled at her before turning to leave.

"Nice guy." Michael commented at Oliver's retreating back.

"He's my best friend, Michael. Nothing more." Lilly insisted.

"Yeah, I know. I trust you, Lilly. I should have figured Jennifer was lying to me."

Lilly opened her mouth to say something comforting, but Michael put his hand over her mouth. "Just don't say anything, okay? I'm going to talk, and I know how much you love to interrupt." He grinned bitterly.

Lilly nodded, and he continued. "Lilly, you're a great girl. You're fantastic, and I love you. But I still love Jennifer, no matter how much shit she's put me through. And you deserve so much more than just broken goods."

She opened her mouth to protest, but Michael clamped his hand over her mouth once again. "I said don't say anything. It's just… Lilly, you heard what happened. Jennifer kissed me, and I kissed her back. How are you meant to trust me after that? I don't even trust myself. So I'm getting out of here, as far away from her as possible, so I can just forget and move on, truly move on. I'm thinking Australia. She can't possible crush my heart from there."

Michael removed his hand from her mouth and placed it on her cheek, kissing her chastely on the lips. "Thanks for everything, Lilly. You were a huge part of the healing process, and I apologize for you having to go through this with me."

Lilly's eyes widened and she opened her mouth reluctantly. "Can I talk now?"

"Go for it." Michael chuckled.

"Don't apologize, Michael. I loved every minute I spent with you. I'm just glad I could help." She smiled as she wrapped her arms around him in a hug.

"Friends?" He sighed into her hair.

"One of my best!" She giggled, pulling away from the embrace. "Send me a postcard from Australia?"

"What's your favourite marsupial?"

"Koala! No, wait, Platypus! Echidna! Can I have a plethora of marsupials?"

"I will search every post office and tourist centre until I find a postcard with every sort of marsupial known to man if I must." Michael said with a deadly serious face.

Lilly snorted, and leaned in to kiss him on the cheek. "Have fun. I'm going to go help Oliver kick some cheating bitch ass."

Michael beamed at her. "You have fun too. Bye, Lilly."

Lilly gave him a final hug, and waved to him as she left the room. She gave Oliver the thumbs up as she met him in the hall.

"Let's roll." She laughed as she linked her hand with his, and they headed towards his room to find Jennifer.


okay, i know i said this chapter would be the last one, but i think jennifer getting her comeuppance deserves a whole chapter to itself, don't you?
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