A/N: Well, here it is. The one chapter I've been leading up to all this time. There's only one more chapter after this one, and after that, I'll put up my one-shot. Thank you to all my reviewers (108 for my first story – I'm in total shock) and you know what to do … reviews = faster updates.

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Michael's POV:

Mia's here in the apartment and I'm nervous. Tonight's the night. I am so nervous; I think I'm repeating things. Oh god I'm going to be sick. Disgusting I know, but very true. I'm supposed to wait for Lilly's signal, then go and join them both in the Den. Lilly will make some excuse to leave, and i'll tell Mia I love her via a note and food. It may not be original, but I hope it works.

The food is all sorted in the kitchen too. Veggie burgers, fries and a couple of cans of coke for Mia and Lilly.

Lilly's going to leave, which will give me time to slip this little note … well, I guess you could call it a love letter, onto Mia's tray. Lilly will come back, shoo me out of the room and make sure Mia reads the note. Then, if Mia wants to come and see me, Lilly will tell her where I am. You see why I couldn't possibly do this without Lilly? She also stopped me from backing out. I was so close to just calling the whole thing off this afternoon. Judith does that to a guy I guess, makes them resent anything they've ever done. Those nails of hers don't help either.

Soo, I think it's quite a good plan really, but I guess it's down to Mia. I hope Lilly wasn't kidding when she said my feelings weren't unrequited. She's been unusually good about the whole sharpie thing too. I would have thought she'd have done anything in her power to get us back, but no. Plus, she's been walking around all day with a bit soppy grin on her face. I'm guessing it has something to do with Tom, because he's had the same exact grin on his face, and he keeps shooting her little looks when he thinks no one's listening.  Well, I'm sure I'll find out later. Tom may be funny, etc, but he's not very good at keeping things to himself for long.

Oh here we go, Lilly's signal.

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Author's POV:

Michael passed Lilly in the hall as she went to get another movie from her room.

"How long do you need then?" she asked him.

"About 5 minutes. All the food is ready, I just need a bit of time to finish off the note." He told her.

"Ok, i'll wait 5 minutes, but then I'm coming in so you better have done it." She growled.

"Ok. And Lilly?"

"Yes?"

"Thanks."

She smirked. "No problem … doofus."

So Michael went into the Den, and found Mia sitting on the couch, staring at the frozen TV screen.

"Hey Thermopolis. Lilly told me to get some food for you both. You want anything special?" He smiled at her and she did that cute little blush of hers.

"Um, no thanks Michael. I'll just have whatever Lilly's having if that's all right?" she bit her lip. 'She does that a lot' he thought, eyeing Mia's lip and wondering what it would be like to kiss them.

"'Course it's all right Thermopolis. I'll be right back." He grinned and winked at her.

This was how he came to be standing in the kitchen, food laid out on 2 separate trays – one for Lilly, one for Mia – and scribbling down all his feelings onto one little piece of paper. With a flourish, he signed his name at the bottom of his letter, put it into an envelope and wrote 'Mia' in curly writing.

Placing the letter under the can of coke, he grabbed the other tray and set off back into the Den. Reaching the doorway, he saw Lilly waiting with a video tucked under her arm.

"Ready?" she hissed.

"Yeah. Gimme a minute. Come in when you see me give the tray to Mia, right?"

"Ok. Good Luck."

"Thanks." 'I'm going to need it' he thought.

Michael walked back into the Den, and passed the tray to Mia with a simple "Here you go, Thermopolis. Enjoy." Lilly came barging in, right at that moment and took the remaining tray off of Michael.

"Get out, Idiot." She snarled.

"Yes your highness." He said, mock bowing." No offence Thermopolis." And with one last grin towards her, he walked out of the Den, and back to his room.

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Mia's POV:

"What's that?" Lilly asked as she shovelled food into her mouth. I looked down and under my coke, was an envelope with 'Mia' written on it in delicate writing.

 "I don't know."  I muttered as I opened the envelope and took out the piece of paper, which was inside. As I scanned through it, my heart lept with every word.

It was from Michael.

I can't believe it! Michael wrote me, what can only be described as a love letter. I've copied it out into here (the original is going into a draw in my room):

Dear Thermopolis (Mia)

I know you won't really be expecting this, and for

All I know, you'll hate me after this but I had to

Say it. Mia, I love you. You're sweet, kind, funny

And cute. You mean the world to me and it makes

My day just seeing you in the morning. I love

Everything about you, from the way you blush

At every little thing, to the way you stand by

Whatever you believe in. I know you probably

Don't feel the same way, but I had to tell you.

If you want to talk to me, ask Lilly to tell you where

I am. Remember that I will always love you. Now,

I'm going to do something manly, because all that

Just sounded very feminine.

Love (and I mean it), Michael Moscovitz.

Oh. My. God. Michael Loves Me. Michael loves me. Michael loves me!

"Something wrong?" Lilly asked, a couple of minutes later. I realized I had been sitting here, staring at the letter for the last few minutes.

"Uh … no. I'm just surprized. That's all …" I mumbled. Surprized is an understatement right now. Michael loves me.

"So he finally acted like a man then." She said absentmindedly.

"Who?" I replied, dazed.

"Michael. I;'m guessing he finally told you he's been in love with you for nearly 7 years then."

"Yeah he- Wait … 7 years?! That would mean he's loved me since I was ….7 … nearly 8? Oh my god! I never knew!" I cried. "Lilly, where is he?" I asked urgently.

"He's in his room. I'm guessing he's waiting for you."

"Ok, thanks" and I dashed off to his room.

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Author's POV:

Mia knocked carefully on Michael's door.

"Come in." he said nervously, butterflies batting around inside his stomach.

"Hey Michael." She was entwining her hands and biting her lip again.

"So …?"

"Um … what you said … did you … I mean, did you mean it?" she asked.

"Yes. I meant every word." He hung his head, not wanting to see her laughing her head off at the thought of her best friends geeky older brother being in love with her. He heard Mia walking towards him, and felt the bed did at the other end.

"Well, y-you see … I … I love you too." She stuttered and looked away from him.

His head shot up, a grin playing over his face." Say that again?" he told her, inching closer.

"I … I love you." She looked up and saw the gorgeous Michael, slowly inching towards her. 'Oh screw the princess rules!' she though, and covered the left over space between them.

"Great!" was all he managed to get out before he found himself kissing Mia. 'Wow' was all either of them thought for the next 10 minutes, before Mia broke away and asked

"7 years?"

"Uh … yeah. You were just so cute in those little dungarees and pigtails …"

She smirked. "You weren't so bad yourself, Mr Moscovitz."

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Lilly's POV:

I managed to get Tom's number out of Michael's phone book (Which is not very impressive by the way. He has 7 numbers, and all of them are members from the Computer Club – except for Mia) while he was swapping saliva with my best friend. I had his number, so I called him.

"Hello?" he answered the phone.

"Hello? Is that Tom?" I asked.

"Yeah, hey Lils." … How did he know it was me?

"Hey, So, about what you said at lunch … Did you mean it?" I was nervous now. What if he was joking? Now I know what Mia is always worried about.

"Of course I meant it." He said "So … you know, I'm not one for beating around the bush so … You wanna go out with me later for some pancakes at 'Around the Clock'?"

A date? Is he asking me out on a date?

"Is it a date?"

"Of course it is, you silly billy! Lilly, I really like you. You OK with that?"

"Sure! But … does this mean I'm your girlfriend?" … I had to ask.

"Duh Lilly, god, for a genius, you're pretty thick." I knew he was smiling when he said that. So Tom is my boyfriend. Tom-and-Lilly … has a certain ring to it, don't you think?

"Ok, i'll see you later. Oh! And when you get to school tomorrow, look out for Michael and Mia. I have a little revenge plan I need to set into action tonight …

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