Miley's pov:

I watched Lilly ride off in Chad's car and I turned to Jake,

"I don't like him." I stated randomly. He smiled and said,

"That's good because you like me."

"Well, just meet me at the beach at eight o'clock okay?" Jake asked as he moved toward the door. I smiled sadly and whispered, "Ok." He smiled sadly back and walked out the door.

I wondered how many more times I would have to watch him walk out of that door and leave me by myself.

But what I wondered more was how many times I would be able to handle it before I cracked.

LILLY'S POV:

Chad opened my door as we pulled into the restaurant parking lot. I smiled at him and he offered me his arm as we walked in the resturant. He was really sweet.

Actually he was perfect. Like a dream. A complete gentleman. And that surprised me because he was known at our school for being a completely jerk. (A hot jerk but a still a jerk) but he wasn't.

"My name is Earl and I'll be your server tonight...what can I get you to drink?" The waiter asked. I looked at the menu and said,

"I'll take a Diet Dr. Pepper."

"Coke for me dude." Chad said. As the waiter walked away Chad said,

"You don't need a diet Lilly, you're perfect." I smiled and said,

"Thank you Chad."

I think I love him.

MILEY'S POV:

As I threw on a jacket, the clock hit 8:21.

"Shit." I muttered as I ran out the door to the beach. I saw him sitting in the sand, looking out into the water. I approached him slowly and sat down beside him.

"Hey Miley." He whispered before looking up. He put his arm around me and I laid my head on his shoulder. I didn't want this moment to end. No, this moment can't end. I won't let it. I need it too much. We sat in a comfortable silence until Jake said,

"I want to show you something." I looked up at him and said,

"Ok. Go ahead." He moved slightly away from me, but kept his arm around me. He reached in his pocket and pulled out a simple DVD disk. I took it and looked at it for a second before saying,

"What do I do with it?" He moved us back to our regular position and said,

"You keep it. Whenever you miss me or want to talk, watch it." I knew what this was about now. He was trying to give me something to look forward to when he was gone for those months. I felt my eyes well up with tears.

"I-I hoped I wouldn't do this." I muttered. He turned around. He hated it when I cried. I laid my head on his shoulder and he started humming the Zombie High theme song. It was terribly annoying because I think he's tone deaf. But oddly comforting at the same time.

"P-please don't leave...please..." I begged for the last time. He looked out at the water sadly and said,

"I'm sorry but I have to. It will be really good for my career." I just let more tears fall and whispered,

"Will you wait for me?"

"Only if you wait for me."

"Always." I whispered.

LILLY'S POV:

After dinner, I followed Chad out to his car. I climbed in and he turned on his radio and we sang along to it. Everything was perfect and he was perfect. But...of course there is a but...It didn't last very long.

"Hey do you want to take this road?" Chad asked as we reached a fork in the road. I knew one was the fast way, and the one he was motioning at was a long, deserted road. I looked into his hazel eyes and said,

"Sure." He smiled and we sang along to 'Lips of An Angel'. Then suddenly, he stopped the car. I looked up concerned,

"Is It broken?" I asked. He shook his head and said,

"No but...I'm not ready for you to go home. I still haven't gotten a kiss from you." I smiled and said,

"You sure you can handle it? I'm a pretty good kisser." He snorted and said,

"Prove it." I couldn't resist that dare. I leaned in to kiss him and he kissed back. That went on for about 30 minutes and I had forgotten the time, but I didn't really care.

Then Chad placed his hand on my thigh and started moving his hand up. I broke away from him and said,

"What are you doing?" He smiled but it didn't look so sweet and innocent as it did a few minutes ago.

"I really love you Lilly and I want to show you how much I do." I moved away from him uncomfortably and said,

"Chad, this is our first date, how can you love me already?"

"But I've loved you forever Lilly. I just now got the guts to ask you out." Chad said. I frowned and said,

"I'm sorry Chad, I really like you too, but this is moving a little too fast for me."

"But I really love you...come on baby..." He said. I felt my anger rising. I pressed my finger to his chest and said,

"If you REALLY loved me, you would BACK OFF and stop pressuring me to do something I'm not ready for!"

"But everyone is doing it!" Chad exclaimed. I glared at him and jumped out of the car before saying,

"Then you won't have a very hard time finding someone else to do it with, now will you?" I marched off about ten feet before he drove off, leaving me standing in the middle of a deserted road. I groaned in frustration and sat down in the middle of the road. I reached in my pocket for my cell phone and opened it to call Miley to come get me when it died. I felt panic tears rise in my eyes as I tried to get it to come on with no success.

Why oh why didn't I charge my battery?

As the cool July night air ran through me I shivered and curled up in my baby blue Northface. I reached in my pocket and pulled out my Ipod. Naturally, it had a good charge but my phone didn't. I brought my knees to my chest and planned to wait out the night and set off back down the road in the morning. I wasn't brave enough to walk down that long, dark road in the night.

I turned my Ipod on full blast and closed my eyes and imagined I was sitting in the Stewart's Living room.

With my favorite person. Who made me feel so safe and loved.

Jackson.

And as I thought of him a new feeling entered me. The only word to explain it was Love.

That's when I realized what I felt for Chad wasn't love.

Merely an infatuation.

MILEY'S POV:

I walked sadly into my house and sat down on the couch. A second later, Jackson came running down the stairs.

"Has Lilly called you?" I shook my head and said,

"No why?" He held the clock up to my face. It blinked midnight. She had been gone for 4 hours.

"Where is she?" Jackson asked as he started to pace the floor.

"I'm not sure." I muttered, still thinking about Jake. Then suddenly another thought entered my mind,

"Wait, why do you care so much?" He stopped pacing and snapped,

"Because she is like my little sister, now stop asking questions and go get in the car!"

"Where are we going?" I asked as I handed him his keys.

"To find Lilly." He muttered as he started his car and started off toward the restaurant like a mad man.

A/n: Hey! That was a quick update! Lol! Well all I have to say is plez review!