Chapter dedication to He Breaks My Heart Everytime for helping me out big time with this chapter. Thanks, seriously:D

A/N There's a part that might not be good for a few people in this chapter XP Just warning you. So, close your eyes when you read it, if it's possible. Haha.

Chapter 17

Confession And Some Fun

The next day at school as I went to my locker to retrieve my lyrics for Mrs. Rodrigues. I really wasn't up for going to school today. I had such a bad day yesterday and I'm happy that Jake came over to help me out.

"Hey partner."

I whipped around and saw Freddy. I patted my chest from the excitement and shook my head.

"I'm stressing out." I sighed and he patted my back.

"It's going to be okay. It's just some stupid lyrics." He said and I laughed.

"It's not because of the lyrics, I have a thing tonight and we haven't even practiced that much and that-" I shook my head and crossed my arms over my chest.

"Miley, relax, take deep breaths. I'll come over for an hour or something today and we can have some practice time then. Is that okay with you?" He asked and I nodded.

"I guess, but then what about the whole-" I covered my face. This is seriously pissing me off. I just don't know why I feel so pressured now and it's completely irritating me.

The bell rang and I felt myself tense up again.

"I'll see you after school." He said and gave me a friendly hug.

"Yup." I sighed and closed my locker.

'Today is going to be a really long day.' I sighed and walked off to my first class.

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It was third period music and the desks were shifted differently, forming a circle. We sat near the door, Freddy, me, Jake, and Jakes partner, and we had our lyrics out.

I felt less stressed out than earlier today. I guess it was the whole breathing technique, or for the fact that Jake kept on doing weird things today.

"What song are you guys doing?" I asked Jake and he smiled.

"All I ask of you" Jake said.

"Oh! I love that song!" I said and his smile grew.

"Yeah, Nina picked it out. Well, she showed me over a hundred lyrics and this the only one I liked." He laughed and scratched the back of his head. "What song are you doing?"

"We're doing-" I started, but soon Mrs. Rodrigues burst into the classroom, sitting at her desk.

"Settle down students, we have a lot to do today. I'll be calling you by alphabetical order and you bring your partner with you so that I can mark both of you off." Mrs. Rodrigues said. "First up, Amber Addison."

Amber and her partner stood up from their desks and walked over to Mrs. Rodrigues.

I looked back at Jake forgetting that I didn't finish my sentence and said. "Someday We'll Know." Jake heard me and looked at me awkwardly.

"What?" He asked and I giggled.

"The song is called Someday We'll Know. Luann picked it out."

"That's nice of Luann to do." He said and I laughed.

"I know what you mean, I mean, just last year I hated her with all my heart and now… we're really close." I chuckled, and soon felt a tap on my shoulder. I looked next to me and saw that Freddy was standing up.

"Miley, Mrs. Rodrigues is calling us." Freddy said and I stood up.

Freddy took out the lyrics from his folder, a new clean sheet, and we walked up to Mrs. Rodrigues.

"Here Mrs. Rodrigues." Freddy said, handing her the lyrics.

Mrs. Rodrigues read over the lyrics and started nodding.

"The only thing I'm worried about is that your voice wouldn't be capable to handle this song Miss Stewart." Mrs. Rodrigues said as she set the lyrics down.

"Don't worry Mrs. Rodrigues; her voice is perfect for the part." Freddy said, smiling.

"Hope you're right." She said and signaled us to sit down.

"How are you doing to sing when we have our performance Miley?" Freddy asked as we walked back to our desks.

"I don't know… I'm thinking maybe I should let out a little of the voice, just not that much so that people would be able to compare, you know." I said and sat down at my seat.

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After school, Freddy drove me home so that we could practice right away. When we got there, there wasn't anyone there and so we went in the living room and sat on the couch.

"So, you want to get started?" He asked and I shrugged.

"Want me to get something to drink for the both of us first?" I asked and he nodded.

"That would be nice." He said and I stood up, going into the kitchen.

I took two sodas from the fridge and walked back into the living room, handing him the soda.

"That was quick." He chuckled and rolled my eyes.

"You find a lot of things funny, don't you?" I asked as I sat down in the chair next to Freddy.

"Most of the time. Mainly to get my mind out of the darkness, you know…" He nodded and looked around the room for a second.

I leaned into the couch and thought about how these past weeks have been a little awkward for the both of us. From not knowing each other, with me stalking him, finding out his secret, and him finding out my secret. I don't think that there isn't a thing he doesn't know about me… but then again… he didn't know about what happened to me last year.

I sighed. "Freddy, did I ever get around telling you about what traumatic thing happened to me last year?" I asked him as I sat up.

He looked at me and shook his head. "No, we started to talk about it a few, I don't know, weeks ago I suppose, and Jake came in. Why? What happened?" He asked and moved forward in his seat a little closer to me.

"Well, you know that whole student teacher and student affair that happened last year?" I asked him and he nodded.

"It was… me and the teacher." I said and his mouth dropped.

"What?" He said and I chuckled.

"Well, I'll tell you what happened. It all started out when he became my algebra teacher. He took over Mr. Strand's class so that he could graduate into a teacher, one of those weird systems they have." I said and he nodded.

"But how did he get you, I mean didn't he try to rape you?" Freddy asked, leaning a little more forward as if he was completely interested to hear my side of the story instead of listening to those rumors going around in school.

"Yes… Well, one day he was driving me home and once we reached my house, he asked me out on a date. Jake and I… were fighting at that time and we kinda broke up a few days after he came back from the hospital… you know he was mobbed right?" I asked and he nodded.

"By the student teacher dude too, I heard from someone" He said.

"Yup. Okay, well, he asked me on a date and I said yes, thinking nothing of it and he kissed me right there in his car." I sighed deeply and continued on with my story.

"Well, at the date, he was getting all touchy and I just thought it was okay, but then after the date, he drove me to the spot where Jake was mobbed. I wanted to leave, but he didn't want to, he said it was safe."

"And then." Freddy said, sounding very interested. He stared at me intently, like he was studying my reaction as I told him the story.

I took a deep breath. "We started to… make out… one thing led to another and the next think I knew, he was trying to get my pants off." I bit my lip, remembering the moment. For a second, I remembered how it felt with Matt's hands on me and I had that sudden feeling to go and take a shower. I just felt dirty, I mean, how could I not see that he was trying to use me like that?

I shook my head, trying to get myself too forget about it, but I couldn't. those feelings I long forgotten came back and I hugged myself.

"Wow… At least he didn't… you know…" Freddy said, and took my hand, sensing my discomfort.

"Yeah. If Jake wasn't there, then I guess I would've died or something." I closed my eyes. "Matt was Luann's boyfriend and she plotted for me to date him and for her to date Jake, just to see me get hurt, but she didn't want him to rape me."

Freddy suddenly gasped.

"Are you serious? She was that low to-"

"No, no. She just wanted steal Jake from me. She never wanted me to get raped." I shrugged. "I, being the forgiving type of person, forgave her after a few weeks."

"If I were you, I wouldn't be forgiving her even if she begged." Freddy said and I forced myself to laugh.

"Well, she's family so I have to love her you know? When Jackson found out, that's when he became this overprotective figure. He and Jake almost killed Mr. Winston, but I still love them for trying." I sighed. "I never thought Jackson would get that scary when he fought with Matt. They scared me and I didn't know, you know?" I said and he nodded.

"Miley, maybe now isn't a good time to practice." Freddy suddenly said and stood up, gathering his things.

"Why?" I asked and wiped my cheek, feeling it be moist. I didn't know I was crying. Maybe that's why Freddy wanted to leave.

I wiped my face with my shirt and followed Freddy to the door.

"I'll see you at the concert tonight." He smiled and hugged him.

"Bye, and don't be afraid of Jackson. I know he gave you a hard time yesterday, just don't worry about him." I said, and lightly shoved him out the door.

"Yeah, I'm not afraid of him now that I know why he's so overprotective over you." He sent me one last wave before going into his truck. I watched him leave and then I closed the door. I went up stairs and to my room to relax a bit before getting ready for the concert. I had about 2 hours until I have to leave the house, so I had two hours to myself, but what to do.

I sat at my bed, but heard a knock come from my window.

I rolled my eyed knowing who it was and walked over to my window to open it.

"Jake." I said as he climbed into my room.

"Will you ever be a normal boy and come in from the front door?" I asked and he laughed pulling me into a tight hug.

"Well, I saw you downstairs when Freddy left and so I was about to go through the front door, but then you left and I knew you were going to your room and now here I am." He took my hand, pulling me toward my bed.

"And what? I have a concert to do tonight." I said feeling slightly irritated.

He sat down on the bed and pulled me down onto his lap.

"I know that Miley, I just wanted to spend time with you beforehand. I heard you were going to be all alone until then and I wanted to protect you." He joked and nuzzled my neck, wrapping his arms around my waist.

"You're such a freak." I pushed him away, about to stand up when he pulled me back down, and pinned me on the bed.

"Are you sure about that?" He said. His hands held my wrists, were above my head and he adjusted himself so that he was on top of me.

"You're fast." I breathed out and he laughed.

"Yep, I learned a lot when I was in Romania." He said and kissed me.

He pulled away and I started breathing heavily. "Did they teach you to kiss like that?" I asked and his face grew a light shade of pink.

"No, I'm just… trying out something new." He let go of my wrists and moved to the side of me.

I turned to him and he stared at me smiling.

"Well, that's what you've been doing for the past… week now." I smiled and moved closer to him. I put my head on his shoulder and looked up at him. He moved his face closer to me and kissed me.

I put my hand on his cheek and held his face in place as he shifted to get in a more comfortable spot. His hand went around my waist and instantly went into my shirt.

I smiled in the kiss and felt him deepen it, pulling me closer. I wrapped my leg around his waist and he lightly pushed me down on the bed, pulling his hand away from my back.

He placed butterfly kisses down my neck, then moving back up kissing me hard. His tongue lightly brushed over my lips with me slightly parting my lips as he slipped his tongue into my mouth.

I had my hands running through his hair, with his hand moving to my leg around his waist. His hand went up my leg to my upper thigh and around the back, lightly squeezing it. I squirmed to his touch and he pulled his hand away.

He backed out of the kiss, looked up at me with my face fully flushed and he smiled.

"Sorry." He said.

"No, it's okay. I'm okay with it." I said, placing both hands on his cheeks, pulling him down for a kiss.

I felt his hand slipping into my shirt, this time moving upward toward my breast.

My breathing quickened and I tightly closed my eyes waiting for whatever to happen, happen. His fingers tracing the bottom of my bra with his thumb slipping into it.

Just then, I heard a knock come from my door, and without thinking, I moved my head upward, banging into Jake's forehead.

"Ow," I said, rubbing my forehead and he collapsed on top of me.

"Miley, it's Jackson. You there?" We heard him say and Jake straightened himself out as he got off me.

I smoothened out my skirt and shirt, getting off the bed and walked over to the door. I took a few deep breaths just before opening the door to Jackson.

"Hey Jackson." Jake casually said and I looked over to him. He was sitting on the bed acting as if nothing had happened.

'What a great actor.' I thought and smiled to myself. I leaned against the door and looked at Jackson, who was staring straight at Jake.

"Hi Jake." He nodded at him and slowly walked into the room. He looked around for a second, shaking his head, and looked at his watch.

"I thought you were at work?" I asked Jackson and he looked up from his watch to me.

"Yeah, but dad called me and told me that I had to bring you over to the Center early. They wanted to a quick sound check before your concert. Get ready." He said and walked out, but stopped at the door.

"And you Jake, I'll be watching you." He said and pointed at Jake.

Jake stared blankly at Jackson and nodded slowly as if he was confused with what Jackson was saying.

Jackson back at me and finally left with both Jake and I bursting out laughing.

"Your brother has serious issues." Jake said and I pulled him up from my bed.

"Yeah, well he's just being overprotective. He snapped at Freddy yesterday so that he wouldn't tell anyone I'm Hannah." I giggled and went behind Jake, pushing him toward the door.

"Why are you pushing me?" He asked and I shook my head.

"I have to get ready." I replied and pushed him out the door.

"Can't I watch you?" He asked and turned around, pouting.

"Ha, yeah right. Even if we are getting serious with this relationship, I'm not letting you go that far." I rolled my eyes and closed the door in front of his face.

I leaned against the door and smiled trying to take in on what happened a few minutes ago.

I can't believe Jake and I were getting that far, I mean, he… and his hands… and everything else.

I covered my face feeling completely embarrassed and slightly shook my head. I have to get ready, I need to calm down, boy, am I pumped up for the concert tonight.

A/N Hope you liked it. LOL. Anyway, thanks for reviewing and reading :D

OMG three more chapters left. UGH! LOL. Le sigh. Well, to those of you who haven't read Don't Leave Me, I guess you sorta know what it's about now haha.

Anyway, big chapter coming up next…

Thanks to ErEnGeSoDa20232 for the song suggestion.