Diane Ryan had opened her arms to Lily like no other, welcoming her eagerly to the home and making her feel like she fit perfectly in the rather large mansion. Jake was an only child with a single mom, so it was the three of them, five if you included the twins, and a 6 bedroom house.

Two months after moving in, Lily sat with Jake in the huge game room, talking about baby names and what she was going to do.

"After the twins are born, I might move to Nevada," she said quietly. Jake looked at her in shock.

"Why the hell would you do that?!" he yelped.

"Let's face it Jake, no one really wants me here," Lily said sadly. "Oliver wants nothing to do with me or the twins, Miley backstabbed me, and I've been imposing at just about everyone's houses."

"Have you really given Oliver a chance to explain?" Jake asked, hoping that if Oliver had a good enough excuse, he could get his girlfriend back and Lily could get the love of her life back. That, and she wouldn't move to Nevada. "And what's there for you in Nevada?"

"Have you given Miley a chance to explain?" she shot back. "And my grandma lives there. She's amazing, and I'm sure she'd take me in. At least I wouldn't feel like a charity case."

Choosing to ignore her first question, Jake replied, "You're not a charity case. I offered for you to move in because you're my friend, Lily. My only real one, actually."

"What do you mean?" Lily asked, brows furrowed.

"You aren't after my fame or fortune, you aren't trying to get me to like you as more then who you are, and you're real. You wouldn't backstab me or hurt me on purpose," Jake said confidenty.

"I'm glad to know you think so highly of me, but I really don't deserve it," Lily said, a slight blush lighting her cheeks. Her cell phone vibrated and she opened it quickly, huffing when the screen read NEW TXT. FROM: OLIVER

OLIVER

Lily, please talk to me…

LILY

Why would I do that?

OLIVER

Because we love each other, Lily. We need each other!

LILY

I don't love you and I don't need you.

OLIVER

I don't believe you.

LILY

Well you should, because I'm telling the truth.

OLIVER

Lily, you're not a liar, so stop pretending to be one.

LILY

I am so not having this conversation right now. Bye.

OLIVER

Lily, wait! Just meet me at the beach in an hour. Please.

LILY

Fine, but I'm bringing Jake.

"We're going to the beach in an hour," Oliver said excitedly to Miley, who rolled her eyes.

"Who do you mean by we?"

"You and I. Lily is going to meet me to talk to me, but she won't come without Jake. If you come, then you can explain to him, too."

"This just seems like a bad idea, Oliver," Miley sighed.

"It's not, I swear! It's got to work."

"Fine," Miley resigned. "Let's give it a shot."

When Lily and Jake approached the beach, Jake had a friendly arm around her shoulders to comfort her. As soon as she spotted Oliver walking toward her, she stepped closer to Jake and closed her eyes.

"I don't know if I can do this," she mumbled.

"You can, Lily," Jake reassured. "Now c'mon. Let's get this over with."

They walked together toward the brunette, only to realize he was standing next to Miley. Lily's eyes narrowed, as did Jake's, and Miley bit her lip nervously.

"Jake, can I talk to you?" she half whispered. He squeezed Lily's shoulder once before nodding and walking off with Miley, keeping plenty of distance between them.

"Lily," Oliver started, his voice raw. Lily finally met his eyes and was surprised to find them a bit bloodshot, tired bags under his eyes. Lily resisted the urge to gasp, keeping her resolve strong.

"What?" she snapped, looking completely ticked off.

"Look, it was a total accident. We were both just lonely; Jake had been working a lot, and you were so moody and uninterested…"

"Oh, so what? Just because I'm pregnant you can go kiss other girls? Girls who are my best effing friend?"

"I didn't mean to, Lily!"

"That doesn't take it back!"

"If there was anything I could do to erase the whole thing, I would, Lily!" Oliver replied, his voice raising.

"Only because you got caught!" Lily yelled at him.

"I would have regretted it no matter what, Lily," Oliver said, starting to lower his voice. "I love you too much."

"No you don't," Lily shrieked, her emotions beginning to get the best of her. Tears were pooling in her eyes, and Oliver began to panic.

"Lily, don't overwork yourself," Oliver said, attempting to grab her hands.

"Don't touch me!" she screamed, yanking herself away. "You don't love me and you don't care about me, so stop pretending!"

"Why can't you believe me?!" Oliver said, beginning to lose his cool once again.

"Because, Oliver! You have no idea how bad it hurt to see you with her! You have no idea how horrible I feel trying to figure out whether to name our son after you or not, because every time I hear you name I want to scream! You don't know what I've been through these past two months, stuck being home schooled with no one to talk to but Jake and Diane-I mean, his mom."

"I'm sorry you had to go through all of that, but-"

"Jake's told me how you and Miley walk around school laughing and flirting all the time. If you wanted out, you could have told me. Both of you could have. It just hurts to find out the way I did," Lily murmured.

"If you would shut up for two seconds," Oliver said through gritted teeth, "then you would realize how much I love you, Lily. Please, just give me one more chance."

"How do I know that you aren't just messing around with me again, Oliver?"

"Because I want this chance to be forever," Oliver said. His voice was so soft, Lily could hardly hear a word he was saying. Suddenly, he dropped to one knee, holding her hand and fumbling in his pocket.

He's proposing!

HE IS NOT!

HE SO IS!

BUT WE'RE ONLY FIFTEEN!

He's actually sixteen…

Whatever! That's beside the point. We're too young! I've got to say no.

SAY YES, YOU DUMBASS!

"Lily," Oliver said shakily, "will you marry me?"

Her free hand flew to her mouth, and she gasped loudly. Oliver fiddled nervously, and she finally took a peek at the box he held in his hand. A gorgeous ring with a simple diamond in the middle, bordered by a ruby on each side, lay in the black velvet.

"Oliver, I don't know what to say," Lily spluttered.

"Yes could be a good start," Oliver said with a nervous laugh.

Realization seemed to start dawning on Lily's face. He wouldn't possibly offer to marry her if he didn't love her; no guy in their right mind would do that. And that ring looked super expensive. Nobody would waste their money on someone they didn't actually want to spend the rest of their life with. With a watery smile, Lily began nodding enthusiastically. Oliver leapt up, shakily slipping the ring on her finger.

He suddenly grabbed her, kissing her passionately before twirling her around, shouting, "SHE SAID YES!" at the top of his lungs.

Lily laughed, squealing to be put down, and when her feet were firmly on the ground, she kissed her new fiancé ecstatically.

Lily could feel it. This was the start of something amazing.