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Summary: Everyone knew in the back of their minds that their story wasn't suitable for an 8 year old to tell his classmates. But they couldn't resist hearing it themselves. LOE.
How They Fell In Love
"They were both hooked on the story. Everyone in the classroom was, even Tyler. Joey had them hooked; everyone wanted to know the story of Joseph and Lillian now."
All the children sat at the edges of their seats, impatiently waiting for the principal to arrive so Joey could continue his story. Finally, he arrived. He quietly took a seat next to the teachers, and Ms. Barlett motioned for him to continue. "Okay," his little voice rang out in the silence of the room, "where did I leave off…"
Two weeks after the party, and two weeks of non-stop thinking about the boy she had met on her birthday, she decided to go and see him at work. So one Saturday she had her mom drive her up to the club where she searched for Joseph.
Lilly stood at the entrance to the club and took a deep breath. "He's just a guy you met…just a friend…" She reassured herself over and over again, but her mind kept asking 'Why are you here then?' She finally got the courage to go inside and she had her hand on the door knob when a voice from behind startled her. "Lilly?" She whipped around and saw Joe jogging towards her from his car. "Oh, hey Joe," Lilly said to the ground. Joe sensed her shyness, so he put two fingers under her chin and lifted her head toward him. She was greeted with his warm smile, and she couldn't help but smile back. "What are you doing here?" Joe asked, as his heart thumped on and on. "Oh well…well, actually I was hoping we could talk some. You DID give me an open invite," She said with a false attitude. Joe playfully scoffed. "Well then, come on inside." He opened the door and held it open for her, and then they both entered the building. "Oh no…won't you get in trouble for me distracting you like this?" Lilly worried as she followed behind Joe. Joe smiled to himself. "Nah, my boss is pretty cool. As long as I'm working he doesn't care what the hell I'm doing. And plus, I like distractions." Lily felt her face turn red. "Well we'll be in the kitchen until some customers come, which wont be for at least another hour, since that's when we open, so lets have a seat and talk," Joe suggested. He gestured to a table and they both went over to it and took a seat. And they began talking.
"So tell me about yourself Lillian," Joe smoothly said. "You first Joseph," She said right back. He got a pouty look on his face, "Ha ha, fine. My name is Joseph Adam. I'm a senior at Lakeview High School. I'm 17, turning eighteen on August 15th. I really like to play music, and instruments, and do outdoor activities as well." Lilly frowned. "What's the matter?" Joe asked her confused. "Nothing…it's just that I feel so young. I'm only a fifteen year old sophomore over at Seaview." Joe looked up at her and smiled. "That doesn't make you any less beautiful." She felt herself blush, and Joe laughed. "God, I'm sorry I never blush this much," Lilly laughed. "It's very cute Lillian," he responded, "But now it's your turn. She sighed. "Well I'm Lillian Marie and I just told you where I went to school and you know my birthday. I have a best friend named Miley Stewart and a boyfriend named Adam Parker. I'm really into sports- especially skateboarding, yeah it's a sport! And I can act like a tomboy sometimes," she said shyly. "Well Lilly you seem like quite the interesting girl," Joe said. "Thank you Joseph, you're pretty interesting yourself." He looked into her blue eyes and smiled. She felt her heart speed up a million times faster than its normal pace. "B-but Joe, I really wanted to talk to you about…" she mumbled the last words she spoke. Joe instantly caught on. "The kiss?" he asked her. There went her cheeks again. "Yeah…" Joe smiled. "I really liked it Lilly. I haven't felt something like that in a while; maybe even never." Lilly opened her mouth to say something, but she was lost for words. "I mean I look at you, and I think you're so beautiful. I haven't stopped thinking about you since we crashed, and I mean it." Joe explained to her. Her eyes started welling up. "Joe…," she whispered barely audible, "I have a boyfriend." Joe nodded sadly. "I know, that's what really sucks, because…" he took his volume down to her level, "I know you felt it too. You told me you felt it too." Tears started rolling down Lilly's face. Her volume was an even lower whisper as she said, "Joe I don't get those feelings when I kiss Adam. I never have. You're…the only one. I don't know what to do." Joe gave her a small smile and reached over to wipe away her tears. "That's all up to you Lilly, you and only you. Okay?" She nodded her head as her phone buzzed quietly on the table. "My mom's here." She said as she stood. He got up and went over to her, wrapped his arms around her tightly. "It'll be okay Lillian. I promise." She nodded and hugged him back, the butterflies in her stomach going wild. She pulled away and waved goodbye. He waved back and she turned and headed for the door. He watched her as she left, and she turned around one last time. Temptations to run back and kiss him were eating at her, but she had a boyfriend. She had Adam.
"Every Saturday for a month Lillian would go back and see Joseph at the club, always talking, always tempted to kiss one another but never doing so, and never telling Adam where she was. Lilly just did not want to believe she was falling head over heels for Joseph. But the truth couldn't be avoided; she was falling in love with him. And he already had with her. But that's when the tragedies started striking poor Lillian…." Joey continued.
"I'm glad we finally exchanged cell numbers," Joe said, faking exasperation. "I'm sorry Joe! It's just that I was just being cautious, I mean…Adam, you know?" Joe rolled his eyes and muttered, "Yeah, yeah Adam…" Lilly playfully smacked his arm. "Joseph Adam, I told you I already made up my mind. My heart belongs to Adam." Joe sighed, not a false one this time. "I know Lilly, and I'm sorry…it's just, hard." Joe knew she knew how much those words hurt him, but she couldn't do anything about it for she was lying through her teeth. Lillian's heart did not belong to Adam Parker, she just told everybody, including Joe, that. She was trying to convince herself, and convince Joseph that it was the truth, but she was unsuccessful in both. "I'm sorry," she softly whispered. Joe gave her a nod. "Are you angry?" she sadly asked. Joe sighed. "Yeah, I'm angry. But not with you Lillian, just at the fact that I can't have you." Lilly gave him a small, apologetic smile. They locked eyes again, both feeling the deep connection they always got, but it was broken at the honking of a horn. "Mom," Lilly sadly reported. Joe nodded. They gave each other one of their famous hugs, pushed away the temptations, and broke apart. They waved one last time as Lilly got into the car with her mother. "Do you have a thing for this Joe guy?" Heather asked her daughter. Lilly sighed. "I wish it were as simple as that," she muttered. "How complicated can it be? You're fifteen, it's not like you're going to be in love anytime soon," her mother laughed. Lilly gave a mocking fake laugh. What her mother didn't know was that she was falling in love, yes at fifteen. But the problem was Lilly herself didn't even know she was falling in love.
She spent the remainder of her Saturday over at Miley's house because the girls were having a sleep over. They sat around in her living room, in their pajamas, watching movies all night. Lilly barely watched one of those movies. Her mind was constantly racing between thoughts of Joe, and Adam. Miley didn't know how she felt about Joe. Lilly figured part of convincing herself it was nothing was not telling anyone else. The only one who knew was Joseph. She spent the time watching the movies going over his name in her contact list over and over, wondering whether she should text him or not. Finally, she forced herself to relax and have a good time. She pushed all the thoughts to the back of her mind and forced herself to have fun with her best friend. Around midnight her ringtone, You and Me, went off, which scared both of the teenagers. "Jesus, who is it?" Miley asked. Lilly picked up her phone and looked at it. "It's Adam. That's weird; he said he had a party tonight." Miley shrugged and Lilly answered. "Hey babe." There was a sigh on the other line. "Lilly?" Lilly's face started to portray a worried look on her face. Miley got up and sat right next to her so she could hear what he was saying.
"What's wrong? Is everything okay?" Lilly asked her boyfriend. "No, Lilly, look I'm in Miley's driveway right now. Come out alone and talk to me okay?" Lilly and Miley looked at each other. "O-okay. Be out in a minute." He hung up. "What do you think is going on," Miley asked her best friend softly. "I don't know, but my hearts pounding. I'll be right back." Miley nodded and watched her go outside. Miley dialed a number on her cell and hit talk. "Hello?" came a groggy voice on the other end. "Jake? Have you talked to Adam about Lilly lately?" She heard Jake yawn. "No, not really, why?" Miley frowned and said, "He's outside on my driveway, it's midnight, and he demanded she come talk to him. I'm worried. What if he breaks up with her?" Miley worried. "Then you be the amazing friend you are and be there for her every second of it, there's really nothing you could do about it sweetheart," Jake answered. Miley smiled. "You're amazing Jake." She heard him laugh. "Thanks babe, you know you are too and you know I love you but I have to go to sleep. I have a football camp early tomorrow. Bye baby," he said. "I love you too. Call me afterwards, night." Then she hung up. At least twenty minutes passed before she saw Lilly, arms folded, walking up the walk. She had a look in her eyes Miley hadn't ever seen before. She opened the door and collapsed on the floor. "Lilly! Oh my God, are you okay?" Miley panicked and ran over to Lilly, dropping down besides her. "He…he broke up with me," Lilly whispered, shaking her head. Miley's face fell. "Oh Lilly…I am so, so, so sorry-"Miley began but Lilly interrupted her. "He told he found someone else, he had for at least two weeks. He said I was distant, and too prude for him," Lilly told her best friend. "Lilly that's not true and you know it," Miley reassured her. Lilly laughed a cold laugh. "The time I wasted, the last month of my life, the other months I spent with him. I can't believe it. I really liked him," Lilly whispered. "I know sweetie, I know," Miley said as she hugged her friend tightly, surprised she wasn't crying. In fact, Lillian didn't cry over Adam once. She even surprised herself. She loved Joseph; there was no avoiding it now. She loved Joseph.
"See the thing is, Lilly really did like Adam quite a bit but the way she felt about Joe made her avoid crying about it. As hurt as she was about Adam and bad as she felt, Joe was always on her mind to lift her spirits. She really did fall in love with him, it just took a breakup with her boyfriend to realize it," Joey told to his audience. All their eyes and ears were on him, entranced in the story.
The next morning, she awoke to find her and Miley asleep on the floor in the exact spot she collapsed in. She pushed her hair out of her face and looked at her best friend. Miley was a true friend, the best she could ever ask for. "Miley?" Lilly tried to awaken her and shook her. Miley's eyes opened and she rubbed them. "Morning Lils, how are you holding up?" Lilly answered, "Actually, I'm okay. Miley I don't know how to even thank you." Miley smiled and sat up. "You don't need to thank me hun, I'm your best friend." Lilly smiled back and nodded. "Miley I have to tell you something though." "What?" Miley asked. "Miley…I think I fell in love." Miley's jaw dropped. Lilly was the kind of person who never threw 'I love you around' unless she was sure about it. "What, are you serious?! Is it with Adam?" She questioned Lilly, clearly awake now. Lilly shook her head. "His name is Joseph." Miley's jaw dropped down wider. "What, whoa wait, what am I missing here? What didn't you tell me?" So Lilly told her best friend the whole story. How it was on her birthday, they literally crashed into each other, they fell in love. She told her about this kiss, and how magical it felt. How it made her numb, and sent tingles all through her body. How she had been lying to him and herself about how she felt about him, and how they both didn't buy it. "Why didn't you tell me?" Miley whispered. Lilly sighed and said, "I wanted to, I really did, but I thought it'd be easier to convince myself if I just kept it all to myself." Miley gave her a smile, "I understand. So what's going to happen between you and Joe now?" Lilly frowned. "I wish I knew Miley. I'm going to feel like a complete idiot if I just go and confess my love for him after almost two months of denying any feelings for him what so ever." Miley couldn't help but laugh. "Lilly, he already knows." Lilly looked at her best friend. "How would you know?" "That's the way you made it sound. Trust me." Lilly nodded. "I do trust you." "Good, now I want you to call Joe over here and tell him," Miley instructed Lilly. Lilly sighed again. "Okay, fine." She reached for her cell phone and almost started dialing his number she spent all last night memorizing when she got interrupted with a call. "It's my dad," Lilly said with a surprised look on her face. She pressed talk. Silence. "Dad?" she asked. "Lillian I'm moving out of this fucking house. I'm telling you now because your bitch of a mother won't tell you. I'm fucking divorcing her. We've had problems forever. Want to know more go ask her. Don't even try and contact me, I will contact you when I'm fucking ready. Goodbye." The line went dead. Miley's jaw was dropped and tears were in her eyes as she watched her best friend drop her phone and drop to the ground to start sobbing hysterically. She sat right next to her, and let Lilly cry on her shoulder for as long as she needed, tears even falling down her own cheeks. "I'm so sorry," she whispered to her best friend squeezing her tightly.
"That was just the beginning of Lillian's problems too. She watched as her perfect life began to crumble down, and she thought the worst was over. If she only knew it was just beginning…" Joey said dramatically.
Another chapter came pretty fast, well I was bored and wanted to avoid doing my chemistry homework. So here you go, I hope you liked it. Be prepared for more drama and LOE to come. Review for me please(: thank youuuuuuu!