Ah I have a good excuse this time for taking so long... kind of, lol. First, writers block again. Annoying little thing, isn't it? Then, I wanted to make sure I had this chapter written well enough. Understandable right? :) And then I had to figure out how many chapters I had left to write, so I could wrap things up in my mind of how things will go. Looks like there are going to be two more chapters left of this after this one :( It's sad and good at the same time. But I'll get to that once the time comes. Anyways, without further ado, here is the next chapter. Hopefully it is well enough to make up for my long abstance :) Enjoy!
Chapter 34- Love Me, Love You
"Miley!" Lilly called out excitingly as she barged into the Stewart household.
Jackson jumped and yelped in surprise, spilling some popcorn onto the floor. "Geesh Lilly, you scared me half to death."
"Sorry," she apologized. "Is Miley back from the hospital yet?"
"No; but they should be back sometime soon. It's been a couple hours." Jackson finished picking up the spilled popcorn and placed them back into the large bowl.
"Couple hours?" She confusingly asked. "Seems like that'd be a long time to get stitches out." Lilly walked over to take a seat next to Jackson on the couch.
"Dad had to stop to get paperwork for the concert and I'm sure he brought her out for ice cream as well."
"Well, I'm just glad the stitches are going to be gone. Miley will feel so much better." Lilly leaned back against the couch; folding her hands awkwardly.
Nearly five minutes later, Robbie and Miley walked into the house. "Hey you two," Robbie smiled.
"Lilly!" Miley beamed, dropping her purse and running to the couch, practically jumping onto Lilly's lap.
"Oof!" Lilly gasped. "Nice to see you too," she replied breathlessly.
Miley repositioned herself to make them both more comfortable. "Sorry, I just wasn't expecting to see you right when I got home."
"It's okay," Lilly smiled before leaning in to give her a quick peck on the lips.
"Now remember, Miley," Robbie cut in. "Put the Mederma on before bed tonight. Twice a day like the doctor said."
"I know, Dad. I won't forget," she said while rolling her eyes.
"Good. Now excuse me while I make a million phone calls for the concert."
When Robbie disappeared upstairs, Jackson turned to his sister. "Want me to leave so you two can make out?" He smirked.
"No," Miley blushed along with Lilly. "We're fine."
"Alright, but…" He then stood up. "I'm going to go get something upstairs quickly. Be right back." With that, Jackson raced up the stairs to his room.
"I guess he's giving us a bit of time to ourselves then," Miley grinned.
"Looks like it," Lilly smiled in return. Then, she and Miley leaned in for a searing kiss.
Jackson bounded down the stairs holding two cases in each hand. "I'm back; you two can stop sucking each other's faces off now." He laughed in amusement.
"You could put it in a nicer way you know," Lilly stated.
"As an older brother, I have the right to be mean. But this time I won't be." He held out each case to both girls. "I got both of you something."
Miley gave her older brother an odd look while she and Lilly took the gifts from him. "You got us both a gift?"
"Yes, open them." His grin grew wider.
The girls exchanged a look of curiosity and then opened up their gifts. Two gasped were heard as Lilly and Miley found themselves looking at matching necklaces with the word 'Liley' on them in cursive. They were both sterling silver and the emblems were made out in small diamonds. "J-Jackson…" Miley breathed.
"Before you say anything, I want to say that I got these for you guys for a good reason. You two have handled things so well since you were outed by the press, and these show how proud I am and to show how much I'll support you two…"
Without saying anything, Miley stood up and wrapped her older brother into a warm hug; tears lining her eyes. Lilly quickly joined the hug as well. "That means so much to us, Jackson," Lilly stated, smiling.
"Thank you so much," Miley said softly, a smile playing out across her face as well.
Jackson happily returned the hugs. "No problem. Just don't break up," he joked. "Those weren't cheap."
Laughing lightly, the girls broke the hug from Jackson to hold each other instead. "Ain't happening," Miley beamed while looking at Lilly.
Lilly smiled into Miley's neck. "Definitely not; and thanks Jackson. These necklaces are awesome."
"Again, no problem. You two are all over magazines and when I go places I always hear people talking about how cute you two are together. I figured you might as well be branded," he said with a smirk.
"Who's branded and where?" Robbie asked as he walked back into the living room.
Miley laughed. "Nowhere Daddy. Jackson just got Lilly and I necklaces, that's all."
"Oh, well good. No daughter of mine is getting a tattoo."
"I don't even want one. But anyways, rehearsals are today, right?" Miley wondered.
"That is correct. We should head out in about two hours." Robbie glanced at the clock to make sure he was correct; which he was.
"Shoot," Miley started. "I need to start getting ready. Want to help me, Lil?" She smiled.
With a smile, Lilly raised an amused eyebrow at her girlfriend. "Uh, duh!" They each shared a laugh and made their way upstairs.
Miley started digging through clothes in her large closet after entering her bedroom. "Oh, can you call Oliver and tell him he can come along? We haven't really seen him that much lately."
"I could do that real quick." Before calling their male best friend, Lilly walked over to give Miley a peck on the lips. "I'll be right back. You know I can't talk on the phone while watching you get dressed and undressed."
"It's cute when you stutter though," Miley teased.
Lilly chuckled lightly while pressing her phone to her ear. "Hey, Oliver…" She continued walking into the main part of Miley's bedroom. In the meantime, Miley pulled out clothes to wear for the big rehearsal.
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Thank you so much for bringing me along, Miley." Oliver slung his right arm around his friend's shoulder. "It's so awesome that you're the main attraction of the concert."
"We missed you," Miley replied as the gang walked into the stadium.
"Yea, what have you been doing lately anyways?" Lilly asked, looking over at Oliver.
"Job hunting. We're going to be juniors in high school soon and I want to help my parents out more," he explained.
"That…actually sounds like a good idea." Lilly looked thoughtful for a moment. "Maybe I should do that."
Miley slightly tightened her grip around Lilly's waist. "It wouldn't be a bad idea. Having a job teaches you great responsibility."
"It sure does darlin'," Robbie cut in. "And your job starts now. Your choreographer is waitin' on you."
"Luckily I'm on time." Miley leaned in to Lilly for a kiss. "You guys can play with the spare instruments if you get bored, or watch TV in my dressing room."
"Okay," Lilly smiled sweetly. "Good luck."
Miley simply winked at her, blew her a kiss, and then rushed over to practice with her backup dancers; happily greeting each of them.
"Come on, Lilly," Oliver smiled. "Stop drooling and let's go play some instruments."
"I could watch Miley perform all day," Lilly sighed happily. "She's so full of life."
"That's what you said when you recorded her performance on 'Good Morning America' two years ago." They both approached the back where the spare instruments were. "You watched that over and over."
"Some things never change." Lilly picked up a black Gibson acoustic, giving it a light strum.
For the next couple of minutes, Lilly played around with some chords and eventually came up with something she really liked. Oliver on the other hand played on the keyboard; both lost in their own world.
"Hey blondie," a familiar voice called out.
Lilly froze her actions, glaring up at the pop star. "I thought I told you to stay away from me…"
"Hey, you just told me to stay away from Miley, which I am," Mikayla smirked.
"Well, then stay away from me too," Lilly sneered.
"Listen, I didn't come over here to cause trouble. I wanted to ask if Miley's feeling any better."
"Yes, Miley is doing much better. Why? Are you going to pull some other stunt now?" Lilly quickly stood up, staring down Mikayla ready to defend her girlfriend.
"No. How many times do I have to tell you it was an accident??" She half yelled.
"As many times as you want, because I won't believe you!"
"Lilly!" Oliver cut in. "Let it go. Miley said it was an accident too."
"Either way Miley ended up with a gash on her forehead. I'm not letting this go so easily," Lilly glared.
"Okay, fine," Mikayla replied, holding her hands up. "Don't believe me. Just let me say that I do plan to become more popular than your little pop princess girlfriend over there, but I wont stoop so low to do it violently." She held Lilly's gaze for several seconds before continuing her way to find her manager.
Lilly let out an aggravated groan once Mikayla was out of sight. "I seriously can't stand her!"
Before Oliver could try to comfort his friend, the sound of Miley's laughter filled the area, causing both of them to look in the direction of the brunette and her dancers. A tall, sandy haired young man held Miley upside down by the waist and spun her around as fast as he could without falling over. The other dancers' laughter soon joined in as Miley pleaded in laughter for him to stop.
"…She makes everything so much easier," Lilly spoke softly with a loving, content smile on her face.
Oliver nodded. "Even before you actually knew her she could always make you feel better."
"Yea, you're right…" She turned back to Oliver once Miley was put back down to continue working; after chasing her backup dancer for a bit. "Now whenever Miley tells me she loves me and things like that, it feels like everything's possible. Nothing is out of reach for me." Lilly suddenly paused as a thought came to mind. "Oh, that's good!" With an excited smile, she rushed back to the guitar she was using and went right back to work. Oliver simply shrugged and went to play with the keyboard again.
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After a good two hours of rehearsing, Miley and her crew were given a nice half hour break. "Jeff, if you ever spin me upside down again, you're gonna pay," she joked.
"Whatever," he laughed, walking with Miley since she was going in the direction of the snack table.
"Hey Lilly!" Miley called out when she spotted her girlfriend.
"Hey!" Lilly set the guitar down and stuffed a piece of paper into her pocket. "How's the dancing going?"
"Really well," she replied and then leaned in for a sweet, gentle kiss.
"Damn," Jeff smirked and then looked at the shaggy-haired boy next to them. "Enjoy seeing this all the time?"
"I never complain," Oliver laughed. The boys high-fived each other, getting a funny glare from each girl. "Sorry," they both said at the same time.
"Don't worry about it. See you in a half hour, Jeff," Miley spoke while waving.
"Yea, see ya." Jeff waved back, taking a good look at Lilly in the process.
"O-kay," Lilly scooted closer to Miley. "Was he just checking me out?"
"He sure was. I really don't blame him for it though. You look so good today." Miley flirted, lightly pinching Lilly's cheek.
"You're so cute!" Lilly cooed with a smile.
"Enough with the mushiness!" Oliver pleaded.
"Shouldn't you be used to this by now?" Miley asked while wrapping her arm around Lilly's waist from the back.
"One would think. Can we go get some food? I'm starved."
"Sounds good to me." Lilly rubbed her stomach. "Want to go to the burger place around the corner? They have great fries," she suggested.
"Perfect!" Miley beamed. They all started heading out, not noticing Mikayla glancing at them from afar.
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Jeff finished the second croissant sandwich he had made and started pouring himself a glass of Fruit Punch. Glancing up, he noticed Mikayla walking over to him. "Hey," he nodded in greeting.
"Hey," she said too sweetly. "I saw you checking out blondie earlier."
"So?" He took a bite of his sandwich. "Miley has great taste in women."
"If you're interested you should do something about it. Ask her out"—
"Okay, stop right there." Jeff held up a hand to silence her. "I'm not stupid, alright? We all know you hate Miley. There's no way I'm going to hit on her girlfriend. Miley is my friend, she's a great person. Maybe you should stop trying to focus so hard on competing with her and be nice to her. Miley's not in this business to show off by trying to be the best. Take a lesson from her and grow up." Giving Mikayla a hard glare, Jeff turned and left the bewildered pop star behind.
"Ugh!" Mikayla groaned. "Why is everyone on Miley's side?!" Plopping down onto a chair by the snack table, Mikayla decided to think about what the cute dancer had said to her. "Try being nice to Miley… Hmm…" she whispered to herself. "Hey," she smiled. "That could work." Mikayla got up and quickly headed off to start doing adjustments on her plan.
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Hours later, rehearsals had finally come to an end for the day and Miley was exhausted. "Good work everyone!" The choreographer called out to everyone. "I'll see you all tomorrow."
Miley leaned against the wall between Lilly and Oliver, downing a bottle of water they had gotten for her. She was still fuming at what Jeff told her Mikayla suggested to him. "The nerve of that stuck up little bit"—
"Miley," Lilly soothed her by running her hand through Miley's sweaty hair. "Don't let it get to you. That's what she wants you to do. It's not like I would have said yes to him anyways."
"That's not the point," Miley sighed sadly. "Mikayla is trying to get something to come between you and I. She knows if we argue, it will make me miserable and I'd be too distracted by that to focus on the concert."
"And since you know that, don't let her push your buttons," Oliver pointed out.
"I know I shouldn't, but it still bugs me."
Lilly smiled softly at the feeling of Miley resting her head against her shoulder. "Would it cheer you up if you spent the night tonight? My Mom would be there, but still."
"I'd love to." Miley turned her body in front of Lilly's so her face was buried in her neck; arms wrapped around each other.
"Hey bud," Robbie said while approaching the kids. "Ready to head out? You must be beat."
"Extremely. Hey, can I spend the night at Lilly's?" She asked, giving her father the fool proof puppy dog eyes.
"Will your Mom be home?" After getting an affirmative nod from Lilly, he agreed. "Alright, just don't forget about rehearsals at two tomorrow."
"Thank you, Daddy, and I won't forget." She smiled, tightening her hug with Lilly.
"Where're you headin', Oliver?" Robbie asked the boy as they exited the building.
"Back home is fine," he replied.
"Okie dokie." They all piled into the car; Oliver up front and the girls in the back. Then, Robbie drove off to drop them all off.
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"Goodnight girls," Robbie smiled after Lilly and Miley got out of his car.
"G'night, Daddy." Miley leaned in through the open window to give him a kiss on the cheek.
"Night, Mr. Stewart." Lilly waved.
Robbie gave a final wave, and then he disappeared down the street.
Lilly laced her fingers with Miley's and the two walked up the short steps to the front door. "Hello girls." Heather smiled when she saw her daughter and Miley enter the house. "How was the rehearsal, Miley?"
"Tiring," she honestly replied. "Overall it was good."
"That's good." Heather finished organizing her paper work, a sigh of relief escaping her.
"Mom, we'll be upstairs watching a movie, okay?" Lilly informed.
"Okay sweetie, let me know if you two need anything."
"Will do." Rolling her eyes, causing Miley to laugh lightly, she led the way upstairs into her bedroom. "Here, I'll get you some pajamas to wear."
"Thanks," Miley smiled, taking a seat on Lilly's bed watching her dig through her dresser. After they each changed out of their day clothes, they both crawled into Lilly's soft bed.
"What movie do you want to watch?" Lilly whispered, caressing Miley's face with her left hand.
"How about 'Music and Lyrics'?" She suggested.
"Anything you want." After giving Miley a quick kiss, Lilly got up, grabbed the DVD from the shelf, and popped it into the player.
Warmth filled Miley's body when Lilly crawled back next to her; cuddling up against her side. Previous worries of Mikayla flew from Miley's mind, only leaving thoughts of the cute blonde next to her. "I wish every night could be like this…"
"One day, Miles. One day," she smiled, pressing her nose against the side of Miley's face.
"Promise?" Miley turned her body to the side so she and Lilly's bodies were pressed together.
"Wouldn't have it any other way." Their lips lightly brushed before surrendering to a much needed kiss. Lilly gripped the back of Miley's neck to keep her in place. A deep, throaty moan let out of each of their throats as hands started roaming underneath their tank tops.
"L-Lilly…" Miley breathed, pulling away only slightly. "What about your Mom?"
"Sorry," she replied, trying to catch her breath. "It's been a few days, I guess I just got caught up in the moment."
"I did too, you don't have to apologize." Miley then kissed Lilly on the forehead gently.
Slowly, Lilly traced Miley's parted lips with her thumb. "Watching you dance earlier kind of put me in the mood though…"
Miley's heart rate increased from the look Lilly held in her eyes. She wanted this just as much as Lilly did. "W-Wouldn't your Mom freak out?"
"Not if she doesn't hear us." Lilly smirked, grazing Miley's stomach underneath her shirt. "All I know is that I really, really need you…"
Next thing Miley knew, she was being slowly pulled on top of Lilly, sharing a passionate kiss. She eagerly ran both hands down Lilly's sides, looping her thumbs under the waist band of the blonde's pajama pants, and pulled them down with ease. "I love you so much," she whispered against Lilly's soft lips.
"I-I love you t-too." Her breathing increased as Miley readjusted herself and quietly gasped at the feeling of Miley entering her.
Right after the gasp, Miley clamped her mouth over Lilly's in a hot kiss to help soften the noises she was making. Since the TV was already on, they really didn't need too much help for that.
Lilly's hands dove into Miley's hair, gripping onto her while waves of passion shot through her. "Miles…" she moaned in a near whisper.
Miley nuzzled her nose to the side of Lilly's face as she slowly but firmly made love to her. Her own desire was wildly increasing from the soft pleads coming from Lilly. So with her free hand, Miley slid down and wiggled out of her own pajama bottoms. Each of them moaned into each other's mouths when Miley pressed herself up against the side of Lilly's thigh.
Throughout the next twenty-some minutes, the two girls moved together expressing their love for the other to the fullest. Miley's eyes fluttered shut when Lilly's hands smoothly caressed her flushed face. Just when Miley thought she could last a little while longer, Lilly suddenly whimpered uncontrollably, biting her lip, with her legs quivering along with the rest of her body. "M-Miley… Mil"— Their lips melted together, muffling both of their cries as they came together; bodies shaking.
Afterwards, when their shaking subsided, Miley lifted her head to glance down at her beautiful lover. "I love you, Lilly…" she let out heartily.
Delighted, Lilly looked up at her angelic girlfriend. "I love you too, Miles. I can't say it enough, I really can't," she told her, wrapping her arms around Miley's back, keeping her close to her body.
Smiling, Miley placed her head back down next to Lilly's. "I can't either sweetie. You mean the world to me. Don't forget that."
Tears stung her eyes at Miley's honesty. "I won't if you promise me the same thing." Lilly turned slightly to kiss Miley atop her head, keeping her face buried in her brown, curly locks.
"I will..." She yawned, feeling her fatigue take over at that moment.
Minutes later, holding onto one another, they both dozed off in a peaceful slumber; completely forgetting about the movie playing in the background. Nothing else was important in that moment alone together.
Your love is my perfection…
Awww :) Hope you enjoyed this chapter! Next one is going to be the big charity concert. Then you will see if Mikayla's plan (whatever it may be) works or not. Well, part of her evil little plan at least. Thanks again for reading, let me know what you think :) You all have been awesome reviewers, I love hearing from ya!