"Well, did you talk to him?" Miley accosted Lilly at school the next morning two seconds after she'd stepped inside.

"I did, I did."

"What did he say?"

"Well, he was shocked, to say the least. So I wouldn't be springing any more surprises on him any time soon…"

"Lilly…" Miley said warningly.

"Alright, alright…he thinks you're a cool girl, in my opinion he likes you, but you might want to confirm that with him in a non-blurty, non-creepy way."

Miley nodded in agreement, looking thoughtful. "So where is he?"

"Ortho appointment at 10—he gets to sleep in! Lucky. I guess we'll see him this afternoon."

"Oh no!"

"What now?"

"I have to leave early—right after lunch—to test the sound stage and everything."

"Oh darn, you won't get to embarrass yourself in front of him again."

Miley gave her a look, but they both started laughing

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"Come on, hurry up, Oliver!"

"What is the rush?"

"I'll tell you when we get there—it's kind of a huge surprise." She picked up their tickets at will call and then dragged Oliver into the auditorium.

"What concert are we at?" he asked, bewildered.

"Here she is, ladies and gentlemen, HANNAH MONTANA!" The music cued and the crowd roared.

"We're at Hannah's concert?" Oliver demanded, incredulous.

"Shh! Yelling time is later. Now it's fun time!" Lilly declared, jumping up and down and dancing to the music. Oliver shook his head, but soon was also dancing like a fool, just like everyone else around them.

From time to time, Lilly would glace over at Oliver, only to see his face alight with joy and excitement—he was having a great time! And he hadn't stopped staring at Miley all night! Granted, most people in the audience were staring at her, but Lilly decided that it was probably more significant in Oliver's case.

And if all went according to plan, things would continue progressing very nicely…

Near the end of the night, Lilly unfolded a poster-board from her pocket and held it high above her head. She hoped Hannah could read it.

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Hannah was talking to the audience, when all of the sudden she noticed a large white sign bobbing over the heads of the people before her. She squinted to read it:

MILEY!

It's OLIVER

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Her mouth fell open: Lilly was here? With OLIVER?

"Umm…hey, y'all, I just remembered that I'm supposed to announce the winner of the…uh, raffle…um, he's a very nice guy, I met him earlier at the meet and greet. Give it up for my new friend, Oliver Oken! Where are you, Oliver? Get on up here!"

Oliver whirled at Lilly.

"What's going on here? Are you in on this?"

"No!" Lilly looked positively thrilled, but just as surprised, at this turn of events. "But I wish!" Then she gave Oliver a shove out into the aisle: "Come on, you heard the girl, get on up there!"

Oliver stumbled down the aisle and began his journey up to the stage.

She waved to him and he waved weakly back as he squinted into the bright lights and walked out to center stage to meet her.

"Hey there, Oliver!" she said, quickly hugging him. "It's great to see you again!" He nodded meekly, suddenly very aware of his stage fright.

Hannah was wondering what to say when she heard someone from the crowd yell, "KISS!"

"Oliver lives here in Malibu, in a lovely home near the beach—" she began loudly, hoping to cut the cheers off at the bud, but nothing doing. Soon the whole audience was chanting, "Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!" Lilly, loudly, among them.

Hannah looked warily at her shell-shocked best friend. "Well?" she asked tentatively.

He was silent for a pensive moment. Finally he said, "Well, we'd better give the public what they want."

They grinned nervously at each other and then Hannah went in for the kill.

The hall erupted in cheers, Lilly screamed, Robby Ray was signaling frantically from the eaves, and Hannah and Oliver were smiling awkwardly at each other.

"Well, you'd better head on backstage now and collect your, uh, raffle prize. You can meet your friend back there." He nodded dazedly and happily at her and skidded off the stage.

"What the sam hill was that?" Robby Ray demanded.

"Sir, I swear, I was not at all involved," Oliver answered quickly.

"Like heck, you weren't—" Miley's dad began.

They both spun around in alarm when they heard loud squealing, and a moment later Lilly catapulted herself at Oliver. "Ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh!"

"I know!" he said, starstruck. "I kissed Hannah Montana!"

"You kissed Miley!" she cried excitedly.

"I know!" he replied, surpassing her level of excitement.

"You kissed ma baby girl!" Robby Ray interrupted.

"Gotta go-bye!" the two said, rushing off backstage and outside.