Chapter 13

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Lily woke up early on January 2nd. She looked over where Chris usually slept to find her husband not there. She got out of bed and then got dressed before heading downstairs. She went to the kitchen and said to the cook, "I think I'll get something while I'm in town."

"Okay, mam," replied the cook.

"Do you know where my husband went?"

"He said he had to run some errands and would be back this afternoon."

"Well if he asks, tell him I went to the mall."

"Okay, I will." And with that Lily went to the garage, got into her car and drove off. She did some shoe shopping and some dress shopping. As she left the store and turned the corner, she ran into someone. Both of them fell to the ground, rubbing their heads. Lily looks up to see who she ran into. Sitting in front of her was a young woman, about her age, with long blonde hair.

"Why don't we go take a seat," said the stranger?

"Sounds like a good idea." They walked over to one of the benches.

"My name is Elisabeth. Elisabeth Walters."

"I'm Lily. Lily Stewart. Are you okay, Elisabeth?"

"I'm fine, you?"

"This isn't the first time I've done this."

"Same here. So where do you live, Lily?"

"Over on Park Lane."

"You're joking?"

"Nope."

"You do realize celeberties live there."

"Yeah. Kirsten Dunst and Ashton Kutcher are my neighbors. My sister-in-law and her husband, Jamie Albert, and Johnny Depp live across the street."

"That is so cool."

"Yeah, well I need to get going, I've still have a lot to do today."

"Nice meeting you Lily."

"Same here, Elisabeth." With that, the two of them walked off in different directions. Lily turned around to see where Elisabeth went, but she had disappeared from view. So Lily continued walking. She decided to head home, and go for a walk. She walked around the blocks a few times, before heading back to the house. By the time she went in, it was 12:00 PM. She went to the kitchen to see what was planned and then decided to call Miley. "Hey Miley, what's up?"

"Not much. Oliver is at work. You?"

"Same. Chris is running errands. So do you want to do something?"

"I thought you were looking for your twin sister?"

"I got bored. I ran into another girl today at the mall."

"You've got to be more careful, Lily. Remember, you're pregnant so you have to be more careful."

"I know, it was an accident."

"Well, I think I going to come over. I need to talk to someone about something."

"About what?"
"Something, I don't know. I'll be over in five." She then hung up the phone. Lily waited at the front door for Miley. About two minutes after Lily got to the door, Miley arrived.

"You're just in time for lunch. We're having meatloaf."

"Sounds good."

"Let's go to the dining room and talk while we wait for lunch."

"I'll go tell the kitchen we have a guest. Did you tell Oliver you were over here?"

"I left a message and invited him over." Just then, Lily's butler walked in.

"Yes, John?"

"There is a Ms. Elisabeth Walters and a Ms. Jamie Albert at the door, mam. Shall I show them in."
"Yes please." With that, John left. A few minutes later, John returned with Elisabeth and Jamie.

"Hey, Lily."

"Hey, Elisabeth. This is my best friend and sister-in-law Miley."

"Please to meet you Elisabeth."

"Back at you."

"You two are just in time for lunch. We're having meatloaf."

"That's something I haven't had in a while," said Jamie. "Elisabeth was telling on the way in how you and her met, Lily."

"Yeah, I know, just like you and me. It is getting rather annoying."

"So how is your cousin doing, Jamie?"

"She's doing fine."

"Why don't you call her over."

"Uh, her grandma on her mom's side died and the visitation was today. She wishes she could. Meatloaf is her favorite meal."

"Well, tell her, I'm sorry for her loss."

"I will. Thank you." Just then, the meatloaf was brought out with some different things to drink. The conversation died for a bit, while everyone ate. "I never heard what you two are having for babies."

"Well," said Miley. "I'm expecting twin girls in May."

"I'm expecting a girl in July."

"My stepmom is expecting a boy in September."

"You're saying that your brother will have nieces that are older than him?"

"Yeah, it's kind of weird, I know. I had a few friends in high school who were that way. Just out of curiousity, who is your favorite singer?"
"Hannah Montana."

"Same," said Elisabeth. "I wonder when she'll be back."

"I'm hoping soon," replied Miley.

"I wonder when her next concert is going to be?"

"Me, too."

"Probably sometime this summer."

"I wonder what family matters she had to deal with?"

"Maybe her parents were getting seperated."

"Her mom's dead."
"Oh, right. Maybe she's pregnant and didn't want anyone to know."

"Who knows," replied Miley?

"Well, I have to go know," said Elisabeth.
"Same here," said Jamie. With that they got up and walked out.

As soon as they were out of earshot, Miley turned to Lily and said, "Jamie's lied about her cousin going to her grandma's visitation."

"What makes you say that?"

"Because for one, she hesitated. Two, I asked her cousin, and they are related on their mom's side."

"How, they share the same last name?"

"Their mom's are sisters, and they each married a guy who's last name is Albert, but their dads are not related."

"Oh."

"I can only assume, Jamie is hiding something from us."

"I doubt it. She doesn't seem like the person who would keep secrets."

"Yeah, but something is up."

"That, I agree on."

A/N. Here are some questions to consider. Why did Elisabeth come over to Lily's house, and seem so curious about Hannah's location? Is Jamie hiding something, and if so, will she share it with Miley and/or Lily? I don't know how much longer, but we are getting close to the end of the story. Please R&R.

Preview: Oliver goes looking for his parents and sister. What he finds out will change his life forever.