Yay, I finally finished the chapter! lol I worked on it pretty much all day, because you guys deserve an update :-) Thanks for the reviews, and I hope you enjoy this chapter. And Im glad that pretty much everyone was pissed off at Robbie Ray- you were supposed to. Anywho- on with the story!
Chapter 21- Too Soon
It wasn't even five o'clock in the morning when Robbie Ray woke up. He couldn't ease his mind from what he had said to his daughter. Just the thought of it brought tears to his eyes. He had stayed up most of the night thinking about what he said to Miley. There was no way he actually said that…he wouldn't believe it. But, unfortunately, he did… After throwing the covers off his body, he slowly sat up; rubbing his temples with his fingers. "Sweet niblets…" he mumbled as he stood up and walked out of his room.
Miley's bedroom door slowly creaked open and Robbie Ray peeked his head into the slightly dark room. Miley was sound asleep with a box of tissues on her nightstand, and used tissues scattered on her floor by her wastebasket. Even in her sleep, she looked incredibly saddened. With a sigh, Robbie Ray quietly walked over towards her bed and picked up the tissues; throwing them away for her. He glanced up at his somewhat peaceful looking baby girl; his harsh words ringing in his ears. Grimsing, he slowly stood up and pulled the kicked off bed sheets over Miley's curled up body. After placing a gentle kiss on her forehead, he quietly left the room to start planning her favorite breakfast.
Three hours later, around eight o'clock, Miley's eyes fluttered open to the morning light shining through her windows. She sat up, rubbed her eyes, grabbed Berry Bear, and groggily walked downstairs. When she entered the living room, she saw Jackson sitting on the couch watching TV. "Hey, Jackson…" she said as she sat down next to him.
"Hey, Miles. How you feelin'?" he gave her a concerned look.
"I don't know…" she leaned her head against his shoulder. "I just want to be with Lilly…"
"Well, it's Saturday. So…you should spend the whole day with her. Maybe even spend the night, huh?" he teased, smirking.
Miley's face lit up, "Ooh…that'd be fun!"
Jackson's face scrunched up, "Hey, I was kidding!" he laughed.
"Well, I'm not. We haven't had a sleepover since we started dating."
"I don't think you could handle that, Miles. The way you've been talking, you'd probably jump her," he smirked as he watched his sister's face turn red.
"That wouldn't happen yet. Anyways," she stood up, "I need to get dressed." When she turned around, she froze. Their Dad was in the kitchen, setting the table.
Robbie Ray looked up and froze as well. He gave her a faint smile, "Hey, bud…" when she didn't respond, he finished setting the table. "I uh…I fixed up your favorite breakfast…"
Miley looked down and, without a word, darted upstairs.
Disappointment flooded Robbie Ray as he set the pancakes on the table. Jackson walked over, shaking his head, "Do you think this would really make up for what you did?" he questioned
"No, but I wanted to talk to her at least," he sat down, staring at his empty plate sadly. "I made a huge, unforgivable mistake…"
"Just leave her alone for a while." He grabbed a few pancakes and set them down on his plate, "She's going to Lilly's today."
"…She is?" he looked up at his son.
"Yup, and probably spending the night too," he smiled smugly at his father.
"Don't test me, boy," Robbie Ray grabbed some pancakes for himself.
"I just want to know why it bugs you so much," Jackson took a large bite, waiting for an answer.
Before he could reply, Miley came bouncing down the stairs talking on her cell phone. "Yea, I'll be over soon then…" she smiled, walking over to the kitchen near her father. "Aww, I love you too…bye," she replied sweetly. When she hung up, she sat at the table and took some pancakes, not once looking up at her Dad.
"So…" Jackson spoke up, breaking the silence. "Are you going to spend the night there?"
"Most likely," she beamed, finishing her breakfast quickly. "I'm heading out, and I'll be back for my stuff if I can stay over. Bye, Jackson," she stood up, smiling.
"See ya, Miles." The two guys watched as Miley slipped her shoes on and left.
Robbie Ray sighed, "I guess I deserved that…"
Jackson got up to place his dishes in the sink, "That you did." With that said, he went upstairs to his room.
Robbie Ray was left alone with his thoughts. Miley ignoring him hurt almost as much as him saying those awful things to her did. He deserved it; that much he knew. There just had to be a way to make it up to her. But the problem was, he didn't know if he could ever be okay with Miley's sexuality.
Meanwhile, Miley made her way to Lilly's house and happily knocked on the door. She glanced around and noticed that Lilly's Mom wasn't home; she grinned. Just then, Lilly opened the door, grinning as well. Miley leaned in to kiss her, "Hey you."
"Hey, come in," she stepped aside to let Miley in. She followed Miley into the living room after closing the door behind her.
"Where'd your Mom go?" Miley questioned as they sat down on the couch.
"Went to a meeting. So…it's just us," Lilly leaned into her girlfriend; enjoying the loving embrace. "What do you want to do?"
"I, uh…" her mind wouldn't function as Lilly's back pressed up against her body. "I-I don't know," she laughed nervously.
Lilly tilted her head so she could look up at Miley. She laughed a little, "Why do you sound so…nervous?"
"Me, nervous?" she laughed again. "I'm not nervous. Why would I be? It's just you and me, alone. No need to"—
Lilly placed her index finger on Miley's lips, silencing her. She smiled, laughing a little to herself. "You're rambling, sweetheart."
"…Sorry," Miley blushed. "I'm fine, really."
Lilly switched her position so she was facing Miley, "You sure?"
"Yea…I'm sure," she smiled warmly.
"Still upset about your Dad?" Lilly wrapped her arms around her waist; practically lying on top of her.
"Who?" Miley replied, getting lost in Lilly's eyes.
She laughed, "I'll take that as a no." Their lips quickly connected and everything around them disappeared.
As usual, things heated up quickly between the two girls. Miley's hormones were starting to get the best of her as Lilly's body moved slowly upon her own. Her legs spread apart, allowing Lilly more access to move freely. Miley let out a loud moan when she felt Lilly grind up against her, with her hands firmly on her waist. Miley's hands immediately dove into Lilly's soft, blonde hair, pulling her closer to deepen the kiss. Without really thinking, Miley's hands started moving down towards Lilly's chest.
Lilly's eyes shot open at the sensation she got from Miley holding her chest softly, yet firmly. Her eyes closed as a small moan escaped her. Hesitantly, she mirrored Miley's actions. This was something she's wanted to do for a long time. But once she felt Miley's other hand stop at the rim of her jeans, she pulled back, breaking the kiss. "Maybe…we should…stop," she said breathlessly.
Miley was disappointed but nodded in agreement anyways, "Sorry…" she said softly.
"You don't have to apologize," she placed her head on Miley's chest. "I was, um…kind of getting carried away…"
"I-It's okay," she replied, trying very hard to ignore the throbbing sensation in her lower region.
Lilly grinned as she felt Miley squirm underneath her. Looking up, she said, "My, my, is someone turned on by any chance?"
A blush quickly appeared on her face, "…Maybe…"
"I'm sorry," Lilly caressed her face and slowly started to kiss her. When she broke the kiss, she smiled, "I am too, that's why I…you know…stopped."
Miley's hand straddled Lilly's hips again, "Well…then maybe we shouldn't stop…" She softly kissed her lips and placed light kisses along her jaw line down to her neck; slowly sucking on her pulse point.
Lilly sucked in a shaky breath, moaning, "M-Miley…" Her heart pounded in her chest when Miley's hand started pulling up at the hem of her shirt. "Miley, wait…" she pulled back slightly.
Miley looked up at her questionably, "What's wrong?"
The two girls sat up, sitting next to each other. Lilly nervously glanced at Miley, not exactly sure what to say. "I'm sorry…It's just…" she looked away. "I'm just not…ready…"
"Oh…" Miley looked away as well; disappointment evident in her voice. "I just…I thought that since we…"
Lilly took Miley's hand in her own. She looked at her, "Miley, I really liked what we did. It was awesome," they both grinned. "But…I'm just not ready…I'm sorry…" she couldn't look at her while telling her that.
Miley bit her bottom lip, looking down at their intertwined hands. "It's okay…" she said softly.
"…You're mad…" Lilly replied sadly.
"No," she took her other hand, holding them both. "I'm not mad. If you're not ready, then I'll wait, okay?" she looked her in the eyes, showing her that she was serious.
"You sure?" she asked with uncertainty.
"Of course I'm sure. I love you," she brought Lilly's hand to her lips and gently kissed it.
Lilly grinned, "You're so sweet…I love you too." They shared a long, loving kiss; breaking for air several seconds later.
"I still feel stupid," Miley leaned her head on Lilly's shoulder.
"Please don't," she gave her a peck on the lips. "How about you go get your stuff from your house and, when you get back, we can have a movie night."
Miley smiled, "Sounds good. But, I might take a little longer at my house," she blushed.
"Why's that?" Lilly looked amused.
"I really need a cold shower." They both laughed as they stood up.
"I think I do too," she walked Miley to the door. "Anyways, I'll see you in a little while."
"For sure," she pulled her in for another kiss, making it last a lot longer than she planned. She quickly pulled back, "Okay, I need that shower. I'll see you later."
Lilly laughed, "See ya." Once Miley was out of sight, Lilly squeaked with happiness and ran upstairs to take her highly needed cold shower.
Nearly ten minutes later, Miley walked into her house with a huge smile on her face. Jackson walked into the living room from the kitchen, noticing his little sister's happy mood. "Well, you look happier," he smirked. "What happened?"
The smile on her face grew as she thought about it more. "Let's just say I really, really need to take a very cold shower."
He raised an eyebrow at her, "Okay, let me rephrase that…What did you two do to each other?" he laughed in amusement.
Miley headed upstairs with Jackson following her. "We're on the same baseball team," she closed the door and face him, still grinning, "And we finally got to second base!" she jumped up and down, squealing happily.
Jackson's jaw dropped, "Seriously??"
"Yes, and it was awesome!" she kicked her shoes off. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a shower to take," Miley quickly ran into her bathroom.
Jackson laughed and continued on to his destination- the couch to watch football on TV.
About a half hour later, Miley happily bounced down the stairs with her overnight bag, feeling much better. "See you tomorrow, Jackson," she said as she slipped her shoes back on.
"Have fun!" he teased.
"Shut it!" she teased right back.
Right as Miley was about to open the door, Robbie Ray walked in, causing her to bump right into him. "Oh, sorry Miles…" They stared at each other awkwardly for a moment before he decided to try to talk to her. "Hey, um…could I talk to you for a minute?'
Her eyes narrowed, "To yell at me again?"
He looked down, "No…I want to apologize…"
"For what? Yelling at me? Hurting me? Disowning me as your daughter?" she angrily asked.
"You're not making this easy, Miley," he tried not to sound upset.
"Good," she tried walking around him, but he stopped her.
"Please, just hear me out…" he pleaded.
Miley sighed, "Fine…" She followed him out onto the deck. They sat down on the steps and she waited for him to talk.
"Listen…" he started, glancing at her. "I said a lot of horrible things yesterday. I'm not expecting you to forgive me, but…I hate myself for it…"
Miley rolled her eyes, "So you don't think I'm a 'disgusting freak who's going to hell'?" she quoted him.
"I don't know what came over me…but I certainly did not mean that at all…"
"…That really hurt, Dad…" her voice cracked as she looked down at her feet.
"I know, bud…" tears lined his eyes. "And I don't want to disown you…I just lost it, Miles. I don't know what to think of this."
"It doesn't matter if you're okay with it or not." This time, she looked him dead in the eyes. "I love her. Nobody's ever made me feel this happy before and I'm not going to let anything or anyone ruin that…"
"What about your career? What if word gets out and it gets ruined?"
"Then let it get ruined. I'd choose her over singing any day."
"…You're really serious about this, aren't you?" he was amazed.
"Dead serious," a small smile formed on her lips. Which she was surprised by.
Robbie Ray smiled at this, "I really want to be okay with this, bud. It's just, I was raised to think it was wrong. I tried pushing those feelings aside several times for you. It's really hard…I don't know if I'll ever be fully okay with it…but, I'm gonna try…"
Miley's smile grew into a real, happy one, "As long as you try…then I guess that's okay…"
He smiled and pulled her into a hug. They stayed like that for a while before Miley pulled back.
"I need to get going. Lilly's expecting me…"
"Okay…" he hesitantly leg to; knowing that his daughter was spending the night at her girlfriend's house. "Be careful, okay?" he called out after her as she started leaving.
Miley turned around, "Don't worry, Dad…I will." When he smiled at her, she continued heading towards Lilly's. She was glad that her Dad apologized and said he'd try harder, but all the things he said to her the day before still stung her heart. All she could do was wait and see what would happen. Hopefully, he'd come to his senses and be fine with her and Lilly being together. Time could only tell…
This was happier than the previous chapter right? lol. Hopefully things will be okay with them. Anyways, the next chapter is going to be another time skip. Again, not a huge one, but it needs to be done cos well, i dont want this story to drag on and get sucky, lol. It's going to be set in the summer, where a lot more things are going to happen. Good? Bad? We'll see :-) Thanks again for reading, and reviews are always appriciated :-D