It's summer. which means more updates! lol i find it amusing people are requesting lemons. xD

Lilly's POV

It's funny. Mrs. Oken said she thought of me as a daughter. But she had no problem with me leaving. That hurt. She tried to convince me to let Melinda stay with her. That was never going to happen. I clutch her tighter at the thought. It took all day for my things to be packed up. Mostly because my things were all over their house. I was always the one to call people crazy when they wanted summer to end. But I finally realized why. They can't stand being away from people. They need something to do. I want so badly for September to come around for a different reason. I need a distraction. I can't hide away from the world. I can't stand being outside to loop.

That's why, I'm now living in Miley's home. Her father welcomed me with open arms. Her brother isn't around much. There's too much going on around him. I don't blame the poor kid.

"Soo.." Miley sets down the last box in the hallway. "That everything?"

"Yeah." I stroke Melinda's light hair. "Can Mel sleep in Ryan's crib. Just for tonight, I'm too beat to set up her's."

"Why don't you ask him?" She flops down on her bed with a sigh. "I need sleep!" She cries out.

I laugh and walk around the corner into her son's room. He sits up when I crack the door open. "Mommy?"

I freeze. Since when could he talk? "No, It's Aunt Lilly, sweet heart." I step forward towards his crib. "Ryan, could I ask you something?"

He smiles and shakes his head fighting a smile. "Pretty please?" I beg.

He narrows his tiny eyes and nods.

"Can Melly sleep in here tonight?" His nose crinkles. "She doesn't bite." I rock her in my arms.

"Baby." He reaches to touch her. I so badly want to run and find a camera. I lean forward, and his fingers rub over Melinda's tiny hand. "Baby." He repeats.

"Yeah, she's a baby." And so are you. "Can the baby sleep over?"

He plops down onto his bottom, and slowly tosses some of his stuffed animals over the bars- looking at each one before throwing, deciding it's value.

Ryan nods. "Baby." He says again, then points to the empty space next to him. I lay my sleeping daughter down, and Ryan touches her arm. Rubbing little circles on her soft skin.

That's it I can't take it anymore. I jog downstairs and grab my digital camera. By the time I'm back in his room, he's laying next to her, watching her as she breathes, repeating "baby" and stroking her arms. I flash the camera, and wait for a reaction. She's still asleep -that sure is Oliver's kid-, and he gives me a funny look. I whisper "Good night." Then head off into Miley's room. I don't care if I have to share the bed, I need sleep.

-...-

Miley's POV

I woke up with Lilly's leg fully around me, and I screamed. Which woke everyone in the household up. Jackson came running in with yet another deadly stuffed animal. 'Cause that's protection. I laugh at him, and send him back to bed. Lilly curses the day I was born, then she drifts off to sleep. My father peeks in the room to make sure no one was in deathly conditions, then he heads down stairs for some coffee and the morning news. What an exciting life!

I wonder around the corner and step into Ryan's bedroom. I pause and take a look at the two of them. Melinda has her fist almost fully in her mouth, and Ryan sits up beside her and strokes her hair. I take pride in the fact that my boy is so extremely smart. "Hi sweetie."

He puts a finger to his lips, and runs his hand through dirty-blonde curls. "baby." He whispers.

"You like the baby?" I ask lightly touching the back of his head. He nods and cups her cheek. Curiosity sweeps through him and he pinches her skin.

A cry breaks into the room as I pull her into my arms, ignoring Ryan's whines. I settle the girl and gaze down at Ryan. His expression is painful and her reaches up for me to hold him. I hold them both tightly, careful not to drop either one. "Baby." He whispers as he grazes her arm with his small fingers. Her head lays on my sholderblade, and he clutches my hair.

And just to ruin the cutest moment I've ever seen, the door bell rings.

I set Ryan on the floor, and hold Melinda in my arms as I head for the hallway..

Jake jumps threw the doorway. "Ryan!" He shouts. then looks at the girl in my arms. "Wha..?"

"Lilly's daughter." I explain. "Hi, great to see you too."

"It's always great to see you." He yanks me into an uncomfortable hug.

"You're crushing the baby!"

"Right!" He pulls back, then jumps to his knees. "Ryan!"

"Jake!"

"Gimme a high five little buddie!"

I wave my hand at them. "Boys." I bounce Melinda back so I can look at her. "Don't have kids." I tell her as she just stars at me.

"Hey mom?" Jake looks up at me. "Can we go to the park? Please?"

"No."

"Please?"

"No."

"Please?"

"No."

"Please?"

"Yes!" Lilly yells as she stands in the door way.

"Woot!"

Melinda reaches her arms out towards Lilly. Either this kid really hates me, or she really missed her mom. I hand her off and shrug it off.

-...-

Ryan stumbles as he tries to walk. Jake grips onto his arm, making sure no one got hurt. I push an empty stroller as Lilly pushes Melinda's. I try my best to ignore the comments from the talkative woman watching their children play. Lilly -being the mature person she is- stuck out her tongue and made a "NMMM!" sound at them. They turn away and start their bickering all over again.

"Stupid brats." Lilly shakes her head.

"Be nice."

"I'll try." She looks down at her child. "Must you put so many bows in her hair?"

"That's only six."

"It's unnecessary."

"But I can't put them on Ryan!"

"Thank goodness for that!"

Rude. "Fine! Why don't you do her hair?"

"I will."

I chuckle as she take out all the bows and pins I fixed into the girl's hair. She sighs, then put on back in, but it's not on the ends like how I did it. It's by her bangs, on the side of her head. Very Lilly-ish.

"Not bad."

"Thank you."

"Not that this conversation isn't exciting or anything, but can we talk?" Jake confronts us, Ryan by his side.

"Sure."

We make our way to a bench by the sandbox. Jake sits in the grass, to play with Ryan every now and then. Lilly and I sit on the actual bench, Melly in the stroller. And Ryan in the sandbox.

"Soo.." I wipe the invisible dirt off my knees. "What would you like to talk about?"

"umm.. I just wanted to know how your trip went and all."

"It was.. actually peaceful. No drama really. Me and Nick are together. Mrs. Jonas wasn't that bad. The food was good. Ryan missed you. I missed you too."

"You and Nick?"

"yeeaaah."

"Oh. Um.. that's.. yeah. How's it going Lilly?"

"Okay."

"Is it true?"

"Is what true?"

"You left Oken for a Jonas Brother?"

"What?!" We scream in a union.

"Where did you hear that from? Did he tell you? Who did he tell?" Lilly grabs his collar. "Tell me."

"Amber saw you guys making out. I saw nothing."

Lilly releases him. But wait.. what the heck is going on? "Lilly! You left Oliver for Joe?"

"NO!" Lilly shouts, then settles her voice down. "Yeah we kissed, but I didn't leave him for that. Were best friends, not a fairy tale."

"Who says real life doesn't get happy endings?" I notice Jake finch, I don't say anymore. That's just it. In real life, the ending of every story is death. Real life can never have a happy ending.

Aww.. I feel bad for Oliver and Jake. Their soul mates are with someone else. This is the last chapter of present time. The next chapters will be flash forwards. Yeah I know, this is getting boring and the drama is ending but it's also heating up.