First reactions

Well, that certainly went way better than Hans would have imagined. Most of all, it was the positive reaction of the audience that surprised him, and he was sure that Miley was able to regain a lot of sympathies during this show. He was also very grateful for Ellen's kind words, and he made a mental note that he would have to invite her and her wife Portia for dinner in the near future. But he also knew that there would be a lot of other, negative reactions, some of Miley's competitors in the entertainment business wouldn't hold back with their opinions. But the only thing that really mattered right now was that, from tonight on, he and Miley were officially a couple, which still sounded a bit unreal to him.

It didn't even take 2 minutes before he received a first text message, coming from Will:

"From Jada: Tell him that I wish them all the best, and that I'm really proud of Miley. From me: Let the show begin "

"Haha, thanks, but I think I'm still gonna wait a little bit before I check the comments on social media"

Luc and Sabrina also thought that the revealing went rather well. Especially Sabrina felt like being in a movie, right in the middle of Hollywood's scandals and dramas…she couldn't wait telling her friends back home about this trip, and finally she would be able to post all these pictures that she took with Miley and Hans.

A few minutes later, Hans was having a drink with Luc to relax a bit, while Sabrina said she would wait for Miley to come back, she could probably use a glass with a friend. Hans was somehow delighted to hear Sabrina use the word friend, since he knew that Miley didn't have too many left after she kind of broke up with her old girls gang. It could only be good for her to have some "normal" girlfriends, like the young Luxembourgish woman, in her life.

Meanwhile, Hans already started to put some meat (and vegetables, and something really weird called Tofu) on the grill while his friends took care of the table, and they were waiting for the star of the day to arrive.

Shortly after, the doorbell rang and Miley was finally there (she was so stressed that she forgot to take her keys with her). Hans opened the door and gave her a big hug. They staid like that for a minute and Miley just enjoyed his smell and this feeling of complete security.

"Hey, how are you? I hope it wasn't too bad?"

"No. All in all I didn't expect that it would turn out so great. What about you? Did you already get any reactions?"

"I actually wanted to check the internet after dinner, just come in and let's enjoy the evening a bit first. And…I'm so proud of you and how you handle this whole situation"

Miley just squeezed his hand thankfully before they went in, where Sabrina immediately rushed over to Miley and gave her a hug. Well, it really looks like there's a friendship about to be created, Hans thought to himself.

Finally, they turned their attention to the most important part of the evening (at least for Hans) and they started to eat. Sabrina wanted to know everything, how Miley was feeling, if she was relieved etc…Hans and Luc turned to their usual subjects and talked mainly about sports. After they had finished their dinner and sat down with a few drinks on the terrace, Hans said:

"Alright, I think I've had enough alcohol to be able to check the social media channels now"

Miley replied:

"Oh boy, that could get ugly…"

"You really think it's gonna be that bad? I mean, the people in the studio were pretty happy about the news…" Sabrina seemed to be surprised.

"I think that there are rather a lot of wannabe VIP's and third class stars who will try to get some attention out of this. And the more extreme your statement is, the more attention you get. Besides, over the last years it has become some sort of thing to beat Miley down in public"

"Well, partially deserved, to be honest" It looked like the young artist really learned a few things over the last weeks.

But ok, there would be some reactions, either they liked it or not, so they could just get over with it and take a look at some of them. Hans took his smartphone and googled the last news about Miley Cyrus, and, without surprise, all the major online magazines and bloggers had already published their opinions. While most of them were surprisingly neutral, some of them were pretty hefty. The first one that caught Hans attention was a Tweet and Instagram post from Kylie Jenner (which was a bit ironic, since all of this was only possible because she canceled her appearance on the show). Hans didn't really understand the reasoning behind this whole post, but Kylie seemed to be worried about her good friend Taylor Swift:

"It doesn't matter why you thought it would be a good idea to publicly announce this made up relationship, Taylor and Tom will always be Hollywood's most glamourous couple #TeamTaylor #MileyCyrusBitch"

Well, that was something he could live with. He didn't care at all if people saw them as a glamourous couple or just two completely normal persons, as long as Miley was with him. What's more, it seemed pretty funny to him that no other than Kylie Jenner was talking about a fake relationship, since she was part of the notorious Kardashian family, that gave up their whole privacy for a reality tv show and was part of Taylor Swifts famous girl gang…who was, like everybody knew, an absolute expert when it came to marketing your relationship…or producing a new song or whole album once they broke up. Her momentarily boyfriend, Tom Hiddlestone, gained quite some fame thanks to his participation in the Marvel movies in his role as Loki, but the whole world could see that he wasn't much more than a good looking accessoire for the pop star when a photo was published all around the world where he was seen wearing a Team Taylor t-shirt, just like the rest of her girl gang when she was celebrating her birthday.

The next article that jumped to his eye came from the blogger Perez Hilton, and he couldn't believe what he was reading. A bit shocked, he asked Miley:

"Did you ever have problems with this attention whore who calls himself Perez Hilton?"

"The self-called blogger of the stars? No, why?"

"Well, I don't really know if I should read this out aloud…"

"Just do it, otherwise I will read it myself"

"Fine. So, I'm just quoting: This news have definitely gathered a lot of attention. Hollywood has its new couple, according to Ellen DeGeneres, a couple of dreams. I prefer to call them Beauty and the Beast, only that the roles are inversed. How on earth did this untalented, ugly frog looking Miley Cyrus manage to get her claws into the most wanted bachelor of our whole generation? And most of all, why does HE get involved with this immature wannabe pop star? Probably the desperate try of an aging sports star to not let his fame completely fade away. In my eyes, there would have been a lot of better options out there to accomplish this task, but he decided to go with the rebellious, childish drug wrecked former teen star. I promise you, my loyal fans, not to rest until I found out what might be the reasons for this rather surprising alliance. To use the words of a very dear friend of mine, #TeamTaylor #MileyCyrusBitch"

This was followed by a very detailed list that contained every single scandal and some rumours that Miley was involved with over the last decade, as well as a rather creative interpretation of her relationship to Liam Hemsworth.

The following user comments were not really pro Miley either, but what could you expect from people that followed such a crappy blog? What he could see though was the effect that this pretty aggressive article seemed to have on Miley. Sabrina seemed to have noticed the same thing and put her arm around her friend.

"Looks like I need to have a serious talk with this Perez Hilton in the next days" Hans said in a threatening tone.

Luc replied:

"I don't think that would change anything. The internet already seems to be over flooded by these hashtags, you won't be able to stop this anyway."

It looked like there were already tens of thousands of people using this hashtag, and there were a lot of famous people amongst them: Taylor Swift herself, the Kardashians, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Lindsay Lohan (which showed everybody how much her friendship to Miley really meant to her) etc…but surprisingly, there were also a lot of encouraging posts, mostly from normal people and fans, and especially a lot of young people who were just thrilled that their childhood hero Miley seemed to be back.

Hans went over to Sabrina to ask if she and Luc could give him a few minutes with his girlfriend and sat down with Miley:

"Hey, you're ok?"

"I'm fine, more or less. I mean, I expected some hostilities, but I was hoping to get some support from people of the show business, that I considered being my friends. God, I bet you already regret the day you were giving me a second chance"

"Now, that's a thought you gonna get out of your head as quick as possible. Have you already forgotten what I promised you? When the whole world is against you, I have your back and keep everything away from you. And that still counts. I don't give a shit about what these self-proclaimed social media stars, or wannabe pop stars think about this relationship, the only thing that matters is for you to be able to smile and be happy again. So, come on now, show me this sweet smile of yours, there's a reason they used to call you Smiley…"

Hans looked Miley in the eyes, with a big grin in his face, that she couldn't help herself and had to smile:

"I really don't know how many times I have to repeat it, but I suppose I still have to get used to having someone like you"

"No need to hurry. If things are getting too bad, we're just gonna flee on some deserted island and throw our phones into the ocean."

"Haha, as long as I have you on my side, nobody's gonna chase me out of this city"

"That's my girl" said Hans and kissed his girlfriend.

A few minutes later, Sabrina and Luc came back out, and the Luxembourgish girl immediately took care of Miley again. Hans was checking his phone and noticed that he had received a great number of text messages. The only one he checked was the one he got from Will, he didn't really feel like spending time now to read through all of them. When he saw the message though, he didn't really know what it was supposed to mean:

"Hey, like I see you made it on the front page again. I hope your girl is coping well with all the attention you're getting. This is one of the moments I told you about, now's the time she needs you the most and you have to take care of her. So I hope you're sitting somewhere together, laughing and making fun of these stupid comments. PS: If Miley should need, despite your overwhelming presence, some encouragement, you should take a look at Jada's Twitter or Instagram account, she couldn't keep her thoughts for herself."

Hans had no idea what to expect, but he opened up the said Instagram account (Twitter was way too complicated for him), and when he realized what Will exactly meant, he had to make sure he didn't get too emotional:

"To all the Perez Hiltons in this world, you must have a very ugly and pathetic life. No talent whatsoever, no success, jealous, stupid and arrogant. For your information, this ugly, frog looking girl is one of the most talented and gifted young artists in the world, a fantastic and beautiful young woman and I'm proud and honored to call her myfriend. Miley, don't let anyone ever tell you that you're not good enough, don't let anyone ever intimidate you. Will and I, we know the truth and we'll always be there for you. And to Kylie Jenner, grow up, this ain't about some stupid competition, this is about feelings. Miley, stay strong and just enjoy the time you have together. I am #TeamMiley"

Once more, Will and Jada had proved how much they valued the friendship with Hans, and also the sincerity of Jada's words to Miley after they had dinner with the Smiths. He didn't say a word but just gave his phone to Miley, who couldn't prevent her eyes filling with tears when she read the post. She surely didn't expect that kind of support from her new friend.

So the evening ended on a surprisingly positive note, and after they had taken one last drink to calm down a bit, they headed back to Hans mansion. Miley would spend the night with her father, since he was desperate to know how his little girl was feeling after all this. He was waiting close to the front door, and before saying goodbye to Miley, Hans had a few words with his (hopefully) future father in law:

"Hey, how's she holding up? That was pretty ugly from what I've heard"

"Pretty well I think. But she still might need some fatherly support. I think what hit her the most was this article or blog or whatever you call it nowadays from this Perez Hilton"

"Yeah, I read that one too. If I should ever run into this guy…or thing…I have no idea what's gonna happen. It doesn't matter how many mistakes Miley has made in the past, nobody calls my daughter an ugly, drugged prostitute and gets away with it"

Hans answered with a smile:

"Oh boy, I definitely don't wanna be in his place when Billy Ray Cyrus starts the hunt"

„Haha, would be better for you. But seriously, thank you for all the support you gave Miley over the last two weeks, especially today. I really start to feel happy about the fact that PETA chose you for the shooting with my daughter."

"You might not believe it, but I'm pretty happy about it too"

Billy Ray started to grin:

"And you really don't wanna come? You have my blessing to stay for the night…the couch is really comfortable"

"Thanks, but I'll pass. I don't want to leave my friends on their own, they only stay for a couple of days, and they probably imagined their time in LA a little bit different"

"Well…not everybody gets an exclusive insight on Hollywood's newest love stories and scandals. I'm sure that counts for something"

He laughed as he gave Hans a quick hug while Miley got in the car, and they drove back home. Hans and his guests were also pretty tired after a long day, so they headed straight to their bedrooms…Sabrina, of course, after she took another long shower.