I awake to the sound of someone singing softly, close to me. "Hold me close and tell me how you feel… tell me love is real. Words of love, you whisper soft and true, darling I love you," it's Miley, and she's singing me a love song. This all seems a bit surreal, but I love it.

Miley stops singing now, maybe she's not going to finish the second verse? Something over takes me and I feel myself sing the Beatles' song, "Let me hear you say the words I long to hear, darling when you're near. Words of love, you whisper soft and true, darling I love you."

"You're awake?" Miley whispers, already knowing the answer. She pulls me closer to her.

"Mmhmm, thanks for staying with me," I'm smiling, even though Miley can't see my face. It's like we're a couple right now… but at the same time we're not, I wish one of us had to courage to speak up.

"Lilly, I…" she's hesitating a bit, "Lilly, I heard you last night."

All my joints lock up, my smile disappears, and I don't move an inch. She wasn't supposed to hear that… why am I worrying? Doesn't this mean she still wants to be with me? I am so confused. Why do I want this so bad, but at the same time don't? Oh, I know, 'cause of what happened last time, Miley pushing me away.

"Lilly, I-I don't think we can be friends," at first her arms just move, then her whole body moves, and the next thing I know, she's pushed down, and is laying on top of me, the weight is a little overwhelming… but in a good way. She's staring right at me, and I'm staring right back at her, "I need us to be something more."

Oh how I wish I could breathe again! What she just said is what I've always been wishing for! But something in me just doesn't feel happy, it's like 2 of me is telling me not to get into this… but 98 is! I wish I knew what to do!

Suddenly I realize Miley is about to kiss me, and turn my head to the left, making her kiss my ear. I feel guilty, but I just can't. I know, I know, I'm a hypocrite, I blab about how much I want it, but when it comes down to it, I just can't do it! "Lilly? Do-do you not want this?" her voice is shaky, and I think it took all her power to be able to ask me that.

"I do, but I don't," that's going to confuse the hell out of her.

"Which one is stronger? Do you want me more than you don't want me… or do you don't want me more than you want me?" If my eyes were open, I know I would see pain and hurt in Miley's eyes, and uncertainty all over her face.

"I-I…" will I be able to say it? "I… I want you more, but not so fast!" I made sure to add the last part quickly so Miley wouldn't attempt to kiss me again.

"What do you mean?" she moves off me, and is now laying to the right of me.

"I want us to be girlfriends, but," I'm really surprised how this all just coming to me… "but I want us to move slowly… like we never dated each other before." That is how I truly feel, and I hope she agrees to this. Please!

"Okay Lilly, we'll go slow," I let out a breath of relief when I feel Miley against me again.

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"Hey Lilly, you okay?" Jenny asks me approaching me in the hallways. I haven't spoken to her since my mom being in the hospital, and now the weekend was over, and Mom was being released in two days.

"Yeah, I'm great," I grin, and slow down, so Jenny can catch up to me.

Jenny notices my unusual happiness, "Something happen I should know about?" she nervously laughs.

I guess Jenny has a right to know, after all she did kind of help put me and Miley back together, "I'm with Miley again," it came out a bit too dreamy for my liking… but at least I told her.

"Oh," I swear I saw a flash of pain come over her face, "that's great! Me and my ex just got back together too," okay I was seeing things then before. Jenny had an ex? I guess there's a lot to her I don't know about.

"Maybe we should go on a double date sometime," I laugh, all of this just seems too perfect.

"Definitely," she happily responds.

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"Hey sweetie," Miley walks up to me, kissing my cheek, and sitting down next to me, "I'm skipping math to be here. You are way more interesting than logarithms."

"I would hope so," I laugh slightly, I'm so glad we both decided to be open about our relationship… even though it's not really anywhere right now, and I'm also really happy that Miley came to visit me during my lonesome lunch period.

"God, I was so stupid, you're amazing Lilly," she brushes a piece of hair out of my face, her fingers lingering on my skin for a second longer.

"Can you come with me to visit my mom tonight?" I completely change the subject, but I've been meaning to ask her all day, but I rarely see her.

"Of course," she takes my hand in hers, and they seem to mesh together just the right amount.

A/N: I think there will be one more chapter after this! Besides it's about time I end this story, right? And trust me there'll be major liley for the last chapter :D