Disclaimer: of course i don't own any of the characters but i do own Nicola and Adam and my ideas.
anyways um i just wanted ot say that in this story Joe is only one year older then Lilly, Nick, Oliver, Mikayla and Miley and Kevin is two years older. so in the flash backs here are the ages:
Lilly, Nick, Miley, Oliver, Mikayla: 17
Joe: 18
Kevin: 19
juts so that you guys aren't so confused. haha! anyways enjoy and comment please! love you guys so much!
Part Five
The busy streets of Malibu were suddenly disrupted. Loudly. But not by a car, or birds, or children, or some form of panic down by the beach. But by a very loud, shrill scream.
"I'm sorry, IMMATURE BEST FRIEND SAID WHAT NOW??" Miley screeched, and Lilly had to shake her head to try to regain the hearing in her ears.
"ARE YOU INSANE WOMAN!"
"We can't hide from them any longer," Lilly snapped, sitting down, "What do you suggest we do huh? Run away again, just go back to New Jersey and never come back. Just face it Miles, its all over. They found us."
Miley groaned and flopped down on the sofa next to her, "I wish they still thought we were dead."
"Why?" Lilly questioned. Miley took her head out of her hands and looked at her best friend.
"If they still thought we were dead we could just go back to Jersey and not worry about it, but know that they know...it makes things complicated." Miley struggled to explain her hostility.
"So you'd rather go back to Jersey to live your life and have you best friends, not to mention, ex-boyfriend think you were dead!?" Lilly spat.
"Yes--No...Don't get me wrong I just...ugh--its hard to explain!"
"Well try because this is quite intriguing!"
Miley looked up at Lilly (who was now pacing across the floor. Man, that girl couldn't stay still to save her life), her eyebrows rose in surprise and wonder. "Since when did you use the word 'intrigued'? Since when did you when what intrigued meant?!"
"That's not important right now…. and someone at the bar said it to me last week…Hey! Don't think I don't know that you're changing the subject!" Lilly was temporarily sidetracked by the question, just as Miley had hoped she would be. Usually Miley could distract Lilly with a simple off topic question and she would forget about the previous discussion and go on her merry way, but this time Lilly was determined. The blonde stood in front of Miley; she studied Miley with a harsh accusing glare.
"Lils, it's going to be like rubbing sand into a wound. When we go back, we will be just as hurt as they are. Its not worth it, to hurt them again." Miley sighed.
Lilly's expression changed, her lips turned down into a frown, her eyebrows pulled together slightly, "You mean, we are seriously going back?"
Miley nodded vigorously, "Umm…Yeah! We have jobs there, and a life, and remember Sarah?" Lilly winced; Sarah had left to go back to New Jersey the day after the funeral. Much to her dismay, there was a meeting at her work that she couldn't miss. The girls had told her that they would only be in town for a couple of days and then they would be headed back because Miley was only allowed a given number of days off work and Lilly couldn't keep asking Stephanie (Stephanie worked the night shift with Lilly) to cover for her.
Lilly sighed, "Miley—"
"Look, our life was fine before I decided that we needed to come back."
"Don't even think about Miles!"
Miley looked over at Lilly, eyes flashed with shock at the blonde's sudden outburst.
Lilly's hard expression softened, she lowered her voice so that she was no longer yelling. "Miles, I decided to come here just as much as you did. This is my fault too."
Miley sighed, knowing that as much as she wanted to take the blame for this, Lilly would never allow her too. "True."
Lilly sat back down on the sofa. Then, she turned to Miley and whispered, "Do you remember when we had the babies, and the talk we had after it?"
Miley regrettably nodded and let herself take yet another trip down memory lane.
-FLASHBACK-
AUGUST 17TH 8:00 PM
Miley lay on the couch, yawning loudly as she placed her hands on her largely swollen stomach. She smiled when she felt the soft nudge and rubbed small circles to comfort her daughter. Sarah had been so amazing to them, she had treated them like they were her own sisters and Miley couldn't be more grateful. Miley grinned closing her eyes for a moment saying a quick thank-you prayer, her and Lilly were only too blessed to have found Sarah.
Miley felt the baby kick again, but this time harder and she had to sit up gently, trying not to hurt her poor back.
"Miles?" Lilly's voice was shaken and uneasy.
Miley looked up as Lilly waddled into the room, her face had lost all signs of colour, "W-where's Sarah?"
"Um…she went out with Kale, he picked her up, and she should be home soon. She said something about them going to visit their dad later today. Why?" Kale was Sarah's older brother who worked down at the local University. He was such a sweet guy and he and Sarah were super close. Kale was usually around the house and he had become quite close with the Miley and Lilly.
Miley smiled at the picture of herself, Lilly, Sarah and Kale on one of their day trips, up top of the fireplace. Miley cracked an amused smile and was about to make a joke when Lilly let out a pained Howl.
"Lils?" Miley shot up alarmed. Something was wrong!
"Oh, for the love of—The baby is coming Miles!" Lilly whispered, and although she sounded pained, Miley could see the look of excitement flash in her eyes. Miley's eyes widened and she noticed the large wet stain on Lilly's pants.
"What? Oh my Gosh! Damn it, where's Sarah when you need her?!" cried Miley, cursing loudly. Sarah had some experience with babies, when her eldest sister, Julia was pregnant she was with her every step of the way and she promised Miley and Lilly that she would help them as much as she could when the time came.
"Miley, get the car!" Lilly snapped, "I need to get to the hospital…NOW!" Lilly was clutching to the doorframe, her grip was so hard that her fingers turning white form the lack of blood.
Miley nodded, slipping into best friend mode. She flitted to Lilly's side and snatched car keys, the two sprinted for the door (well as fast as their current state allowed) and Miley quickly scribed down a note for the Sarah.
Miley wrenched the door open and helped Lilly into the car, Miley practically jumped into the vehicle slamming down on the gas, wasting no time. The two rushed off to the hospital, leaving visible skid marks from Miley's panicked driving.
AUGUST 25TH 11:00PM
Lilly let out another blood-curdling scream as she gripped Sarah's hand. She'd been at this labor-thing for three hours and still no baby!
"Oh, its okay Lils, just breath," Sarah whispered, she took a tissue and tenderly blotted Lilly's sweat soaked hair. "It's going to be okay."
Lilly muttered something venomously under her breath that was too low for anyone to hear and she bit her lip before unleashing another scream. Lilly panted, mentally beating herself up for getting pregnant, she wanted so badly to collapse on the soft plush couch in their apartment and just forget this agonizing pain. Just then the doctor pranced in a happy grin plastered on his face.
"How are we doing?"
"How am I doing?!" Lilly's snapped her head back, her eyes wide with disbelief and hysteria. "Besides the fact that I have been in labor for 3 HOURS! I'm just peachy!" Lilly seethed, her lips curled up into a nasty snarl. Miley looked up from the magazine she was reading. She had decided that Sarah would be the most help to Lilly since she could offer her advice so Miley settled for supervising.
"Is this supposed to make me look forward about having my baby?" she asked.
Kale shook his head, "If immense and excruciating pain is something you enjoy then yes, if not then no"
"Well." the doctor jumped back into the conversation, silencing everything, "Looks like you, Ms. Truscott, are finally ready to head to the delivery room."
Lilly tried to contain her scream as another contraction ripped through her, her chest was heaving desperately when she finally looked up at the doctor, "Seriously?!"
Dr. Hopkins nodded and his eyes crinkled up in a smile. "You, young lady are about to become a mom" the older man beamed, "Who is going to be accompanying you in the Delivery room? I'm afraid we only allow one person, so that the room doesn't get to crowed."
Lilly glanced over at Miley; she squeezed she eyes such and held back an ear-piercing scream gripping onto the sides of the bed. Miley nodded furiously, Sarah smiled and took a step back from the bed.
I'm going with her."
Dr. Hopkins clapped his hands together, "Okay. Lets go."
However painful labor was, Lilly had not anticipated the pain of delivery. She let out a horrific scream as yet another contraction tore through her.
"Come on Lils! You can do this!" Miley encouraged, holding her friend's hand, "You're almost there! You're doing great"
Lilly screamed again, she lurched forward, squeezing Miley's hand and finally dropped back, panting.
"That's it Lilly, the baby almost out, just one more big push." Dr. Hopkins announced.
"About bloody time!" Lilly moaned. Miley glanced up at the clock. 11:21PM
"One more push, Gabriella!" The doctor said. Lilly took a deep breath and nodded, leaning forward again. Finally, the cries of a newborn child filled the room. As Lilly collapsed, she smiled weakly up at the little child Dr. Hopkins held up, her pained expression replaced with one of pure joy and wonder. Miley looked at the clock, and wrote on her arm 11:22PM
"It's a boy!" Dr Hopkins cried.
Lilly beamed, "Oh…my…goodness. I have a son" she was practically weeping tears of joy.
The nurses had taken Lilly's son to clean him up, and Lilly let her head fall back, a smiled stretched from ear to ear.
"I'm a mommy!"
Miley laughed, and held out her arm for Lilly to see, "At exactly 11:22PM, Lillian Truscott goes from girl to mother!"
Lilly laughed as the nurses finally deposited the baby in her arms. He blinked at her his big chocolate eyes.
"He's so gorgeous, he looks just like his father…" Miley whispered to Lilly, playing with his little hand. Lilly smiled nodding her head in agreement. There was no question about it, he was practically identical to his father. "And he's so tiny! Look at his little feet, and hands and head…"
Lilly laughed, "No offence, but that's your opinion!"
A few minutes later, Lilly was sitting in a recovery room, playing with her son while Miley, Sarah and Kale took pictures.
"Miles," Kale interrupted, "did you spill something?"
"What?" Miley asked confused, she put the camera down on the side table, her eyebrow pulling together.
"Look at your pants" Kale pointed.
Miley followed his finger and saw that her pants were now drenched with water. Her eyes grew wide and she looked over at and equally shocked Lilly. "Aw, crap."
Sarah jumped up and speed over to Miley latching onto her arm protectively. Sarah was focused as she led Miley to a doctor, telling them Miley was in labor. Ten hours and ten minutes later, Miley finally gave birth to her daughter at nine forty in the morning on August 18th.
After Miley got a bed next to Lilly and the two sat together, cooing and cuddling their children.
"This is amazing." Lilly whispered, smiling "It's got to stay like this."
Miley looked at Lilly, "Lils…"
Lilly looked up, concern flashing in her blue eyes; Adam was all curled up in her arms sleeping with a goofy grin on his face. She had no doubt that he would be just like his father. "What's wrong Miles?"
Miley sighed heavily, trying not to disturb her sleeping daughter. "We can't live like this forever, we can't live hiding from our friends and family for the rest of our lives."
Lilly felt tears prickle her eyes as she thought of her family and friends back home in Malibu, "I know."
Miley reached over the small gap between the two hospital beds and took Lilly's hand, "Look I say we make a promise, or and oath."
"We make a what?"
"Just repeat after me. I Miley Stewart do swear that one-day, when we are ready, we will go back to Malibu and see our friends and family. Even if it all ends in heartbreak at least we will have told them the truth." Miley had her hand placed on her heart. She glanced over at Lilly nodding for her to continue.
Lilly smiled and mimicked her friends actions, "I Lillian Truscott do swear that one-day, when we are ready, we will go back to Malibu and see our friends and family. Even if it all ends in heartbreak at least we will have told them the truth. "
Miley laughed and the two girls locked fingers to seal the deal.
-END FLASHBACK-
"Have you noticed how often we change opinions?" Miley asked. "I mean first you didn't want to leave Malibu and I did, after we had the kids, I wanted to go back and you didn't. And now that we are finally here you want to stay and explain to our friends and I want to go home." Miley and Lilly laughed at the irony of the situation.
"Well, our opinions aside, tomorrow we are going to see them and tell them the truth." Lilly nodded her head abruptly. Miley let out a small sigh but reluctantly agreed.
"But what about the babies? We can't just take them."
Lilly grinned proudly, "Have no fear! I looked up a day care center the other day. We can leave the children there for a couple of hours while we talk to the guys."
"When did you get so smart!"
"I have my moments!"
Miley nibbled on her lip nervously, "Lils I don't know if I can leave my baby…"
"Miley, stop making excuses. Look I promise that Nicola will be fine."
Miley whimpered and tried again, thinking rapidly for any other way out "But we have nothing to wear,"
Lilly smirked and pulled out her wallet from her back pocket. She pulled out several-coloured card and flashed then out like a fan, "Miley, Miley, Miley, I thought this was why we got jobs."
Miley's eyes widened and she let out a thrilled sequel. "Did I ever tell you how much I love you Lilly?!"
Miley and Lilly vigilantly stepped out of the rented Mercedes. Lilly flashed a clearly forced smile at Miley, trying to lift her crushed spirits. The brunette sighed and offered Lilly a weak smile in return. Lilly sighed, she was wearing a pair of black skinny jeans, a bight purple tank top, with a blue graphic shirt over top and her favorite black vest. Of course she had on her signature Converse and her ears remained jewelry free. Miley however had chosen to wear a low cut pink halter top, framing the silver heart locket around her neck and wore a denim skirt, with her new pair of black high heeled boots, obviously trying to show everyone that being a mother hadn't changed her figure or her style…that much.
"I hate you." Miley's lips curled up over her teeth in a snarl as they walked up the driveway to the large Spanish style house.
Lilly smiled cheekily, "No you don't. You love me"
"I'm sorry to disappoint but right now, I'm not too fond of you." Miley stopped abruptly; she yanked on Lilly's arm, hard, and dragged her backwards. " I mean Lils, think about it. The reason we left was to protect them. To save them from the heartbreak and I…I just don't want to be judged by our decisions, do you?"
Lilly's brow furrow and she looked down at the paved driveway. "Miley…they deserve to know. If you were in their position wouldn't you want to know?" Miley sighed, she knew that Lily was right but she couldn't help that nagging feeling that was gnawing at her insides. "Look if they truly still are our friends they wont judge us for the choices we made."
Miley sighed in defeat. She and Lilly continued the walk up to the large French doors. Miley grimaced, she felt more like she was taking her lat steps down dearth row. As much as she wanted to tell them everything, she didn't think she could handle being hurt.
Miley frowned as she rang the doorbell, "I guess we can't hide from them forever...I mean its only a matter of time before Nicola and Adam start asking about who their dads are."
Suddenly the front door was swung open and the girls were met with a familiar head of curly hair. Miley's breath caught in her throat and she had to steady her breathing.
"Nick," Lilly greeted him with a genuine smile and a tight hug. She pulled away and noticed Miley was staring at Nick, her eyes took in his ruffled curls, his muscular frame and his oh so familiar tender grin.
"Come on in," Nick said, flashing a smile, despite his sudden nervousness. Lilly stepped past him; she reached back and grabbed Miley by the wrist, giving her no chance of escape. Lilly knew that Miley was afraid of getting hurt by this but I had to be done, they couldn't keep running for the rest of their lives. It wouldn't be fair, to them, or Nicola or Adam or their friends.
Nick watched Miley whimper helplessly, his lips turned down into a frown. "Here we go." he muttered before closing the door.
Lilly and Miley entered the house nervously, Miley nervously clicked her heels together, she took a deep breath and lead the way into the room with Lilly right behind her, chewed on her lip.
"Lilly! Miley!" Mikayla cried. She jumped off the couch that she was sharing with Kevin. Miley smiled worriedly, "Hi, Mikay."
Much to Lilly's surprise, Miley suddenly wrapped her arms tightly around her and pulled her into a comforting hug.
"I'm so sorry, Mikay." she whispered, the fresh tears that were threatening to fall muffled her voice.
Mikayla smiled and hugged her tightly, "Its okay Miley. Your back now, and that's all that matters…"
After a Lilly and Miley exchanged hugs with the rest of their friends few minutes of small talk, the two girls were sitting on Mikayla's comfortable couch, with everyone sitting around them watching impatiently.
"Well? Get on with it! Why did you leave?!" Joe asked his tone still held that same joking matter that it used too.
Lilly and Miley exchanged a wearily glance and this time Miley nodded firmly.
"Well before we tell you why, you have to promise not to freak out…" Lilly begged, she bit he lip and twiddled her fingers, a nervous habit she never rid of. She stole a quick glance at Nick, who sat, waiting for an explanation.
"Okay…we promise"
"Well…does everyone here remember Joe's 18th birthday party?" asked Miley.
"You mean the one at Chloe Keller's house?"
Lilly nodded jadedly.
"Yeah. I remember that. That was the day after Miley and Oliver got into that huge fight and broke up…and then two days later you two back together." Kevin grinned. Suddenly the room was quiet. Miley's eyes turned panicked but then relaxed once she realized that Oliver wasn't present. She went to open her mouth but was cut off by Nick.
"Oliver doesn't know everything yet…we haven't been able to reach him, but we will, don't worry. please continue..." Nick answered Miley's unspoken question. Lilly reached over and took Miley rigid hand in hers, rubbing it comfortingly before letting it drop back into Miley's lap.
"Well…" Miley murmured, keeping her eyes fixed on the chipping polish of her fingernails. "As you all know I was really upset about the fight I had with Oliver, and that's when things got a little out of hand."
"What happened?"