Lilly showed up at his house the next morning. "What happened?" she asked excitedly. "Miley's in a great mood."
"I'll tell you what happened," he said angrily, looking up at her. "She's moving. She's moving back to Tennessee." He stood up, looking visibly agitated.
"Well, did you tell her?" Lilly persisted.
"Of course I did," he snapped, pacing. "She thought I meant as a friend, so she told me she did too." He stared moodily out at the ocean. "Then she told me she'd miss me, and she kissed me." Lilly looked ecstatic. He shook his head sadly. "Just friendly again, I think," he said. "Why do girls do that?"
"I'm sorry," she said, unable to find any other words. He sat down on the steps.
"This is just my luck," he said miserably. "I can't believe she's leaving," he whispered.
"I'm sorry, Ollie-boy." She sat next to him and put an arm around him.
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"So, I heard you talked to Oliver."
"Yeah, I did. You know, he took it pretty well. He's such a great guy. He told me he loved me—isn't that sweet?"
"Yeah," he's a sweetie alright."
"Hey, I've got to go start packing—daddy thinks I'm already all packed up—bye!"
Lilly stared at the phone in amazement. What hope was there now?
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a/n: sorry these chapters are so dang short! umm...I don't really have an excuse...I guess I just have to update more often!