Disclaimer: Still not owning Hannah Montana or Malibu Beach Inn. Max is still mine though as is Candace Fairfield.
A.N. Thanks to those that have reviewed so far. I got inspired after watching the new Hannah Montana episode on youtube "Cheat It." Lilly and Jackson had a scene together. Their first one in quite a while and it was like one scentance. But still Lackson moment. Oh and as for the title of this chapter it's your choice as too who's got nerve. ( I know who I am thinking of..) I was so tempted to make it He's Got Nerve in honour of Max (who will show his true colours later. Trust me this is the tip of the Max Iceberg.) but I figured that he hasn't got nerve just yet (or if he has he's hiding it well.). Enjoy and please review.
"She's Got Nerve"
Miley's P.O.V
I've never told anyone this but once Oliver and I started dating, I had always envisioned the four of us, Lilly and Jackson and Oliver and I, 2 couples and best friends all still hanging out together when we were retired and had grandkids. Bearing that in mind I always thought me and Oliver would be the first to get engaged, you know since Jackson and Lilly have to still kinda get together. So imagine my surprise when 2 days after finding out that I was engaged to be engaged (pre engaged? Almost Engaged? Is there even a word for my situation. I'll have to google it.) that I got a call from Lilly asking if she could stop by my house as she had something big to tell me. Lilly never starts off a conversation like that these days. In fact that's usually my line. So whatever Lilly had to say must have been pretty monumental. Thus the reason why I am up at 10am on a Saturday Morning, waiting in my apartment with my brother, while my to-be-fiance sleeps in our bed, for my best friend who apparently has "life changing news" to tell me.
"Miles, Jackson. Hey." Lilly said as she entered m,y apartment. "How are you guys?"
"I'm up at 10am on a Saturday Morning. Whatever you have to say better be good." I told Lils sleeply.
"Well strangest thing happened to me last night." Lilly was looking a little nervous. Alarm bells rang off in my head.
"What's up Lilly. You know can tell me anything." I tried to put my friends nerves at ease.
"Anything?" Lilly asked.
"Anything." I reassured her. Now I knew something was up. Lilly was never this nervouse and Jackson looked like he was giving her support in whatever she was about to tell me. Maybe he had finally.....
"Max proposed last night and I said yes." Lilly said excitedly. This is not what I had expected. And it was not how my life was meant to go either. Lilly was meant to be with Jackson.
"What?" I had obviously heard wrong. But then Lilly thrust her hand in front of my face. There was a beautiful diamond ring on her finger.
"No Way." I said trying to act excited for Lilly.
"Wow. That's some ring Lils. Congrats once again." Jackson said convincingly.. Wait again?
"You knew?" I asked my brother surprised.
"I was on the phone to Jackson when Max proposed." Lilly told me as she threw Jackson a smile. How was Jackson alright with this?.
"Get Out." I said mostly to Jackson as I checked to see how he was taking it all.
"It's true." Jackson confirmed.
"No really get out. Lils and I need to do some serious wedding planning. I'll call you tonight though 'kay?" I told my brother.
"Sure. Later Lils and congratulations." Seriously is that all he can say. I watched as Jackson and Lilly hugged and kinda stared at each other for a few seconds before Jackson turned and left. Lilly watched Jackson leave while I sat there smirking. Seriously Lilly was getting married to Max? At that moment Oliver decided to join the land of the living and emerged from our bedroom. Lilly was still staring at the now closed door and it was only when Oliver cleared his throat that Lilly seemed to realise we were there.
"Ollie." Lilly shrieked as she got up and gave my boyfriend a hug.
"Hey Lils. Why are you here. Before Noon. On a Saturday?" Oliver asked with a smirk.
"Max proposed last night. I'm getting married."
"Wow. That's great Lils. Have you told Jackson yet?" Oliver questioned her.
"I was on the phone to him when Max proposed." Lilly told him
"Awkward." Oliver sang. Lilly just gave him a quizzical look. While I threw him a death stare.
"Who proposes while their girlfriend is on the phone anyway?" Oliver swiftly changed the subject.
"Max apparently. And it was kinda awkward." Lilly told us. Oliver and I just looked at Lilly
"I don't know it kinda felt like it was the last time me and Jackson would ever be as close as we were before. Like we were saying goodbye to a part of each other. You know because Max..."
"Would be taking his place?" I finished. Lilly looked at me surprised but nodded anyway.
"That could never happen Lilly. What you and Jackson have is special." I comforted my best friend. Lilly just gave me a smile in thanks.
"So I have a booking with Candace Fairfield for Next Saturday. You have to come with me Miles. since you'll be my Maid of Honour." Just like that the subject had swiftly changed to wedding talk. Oliver quickly got dressed and headed out to meet Jackson.
Lilly and I had spent the rest of the day talking all about what was quickly becoming the wedding from hell. Don't get me wrong I liked Max but it seemed that ever since Lilly had started dating him she had beome less Lilly like and more clamer and quieter. Sure she still had her Lilly moments but these days they were becoming less and less frequent. Not to mention that part of the wedding party would include Jackson, my brother, who was clearly in love with Lilly. If all of this didnt spell recipe for disaster then both families meeting for the first time was sure to prove entertaining,
The next few days all I could think about was Lilly's wedding and how it was a ticking time bomb. It then occurred to me that It had been almost a week since I had found the Engagment ring and Oliver had yet to propose. I was starting to think Jackson was right. It took 4 years of Oliver being in love with me for him to ask me out. At the rate he went it would be 5 more years before we got engaged. But it would happen and that was all that mattered. Still Lilly had gotten engaged before me and that somehow didn't sit well with me. I always thought I would be the first out of us two to get married and it could still happen. I just had to move things along.
Marching into Oliver's office building Friday Afternoon. I knew what I had to do. Getting out on the right floor I took a deep breath. Spying Oliver I plastered a smile on my face and walked over to him.
"Hey babe. What are you doing here?" Oliver asked after giving me a kiss.
"We need to talk." I told Oliver nicely.
"Are you trying to break up with me?" Oliver questioned nervously.
"NO!" I told him. Quite the opposite if I have my way.
"Oliver you know I love you right? I have a confession to make."
"You ARE breaking up with me." Oliver accused.
"Noone is breaking up with anyone." I snarled. Oliver just put his hands up in defense and took a step back nervously. Many of Oliver's workmates had stop to watch us.
"I found the ring. I didn't mean to. It was an accident. But if your worried about my answer."
"Miley." Oliver cut me off. "I was going to surprise you tonight and do this when we were having drinks at Luka's with our friends."
"Do what?" I asked feeling rather blank. It was then that Oliver knelt down and took out the Tiffany's box. I started hyperventalating again.
"Miley Ray Stewart will you marry me?" Oliver asked. Yes. Yes.
"YES." I yelled as I jumped on Oliver causing us both to fall backwards. "Gimme Gimme Gimme." I cried as I tried to wrench the ring out of his hand. Oliver finally put it on my ring finger and kissed me. It was only when the entire office started clapping and whistling did we realise that we had an audience.
Drinks that night had been a disaster. Max had invited himself claiming that "Lilly's friends were his friends since they were going to be married." He had spent the night whispering stuff to Lilly who had spent the night throwing guilty looks at Jackson. Jackson had tried to act neutral but would send Lilly accusing looks which made poor Lilly feel bad as she had no idea what she had done wrong. Since Lilly and Max's engagment was a sore subject The only subject that any of us touched on was mine and Oliver's engagement. Lilly had been thrilled while Jackson had joked about De Ja Vu. Lilly had let me share her appointment with Candace with her the next day.
"I can't believe we have an appointment with Candace Fairfield, the best wedding planner in Malibu. How could you afford her?" I asked Lilly excitedly as we waited in the reception area for her.
"Max's parents are majorly rich and paying for the wedding. I think there just glad their son is getting married."
"Wow." I said although I could understand their worry about their son never marrying.
"Lillian Truscott ?" A snobby voice asked. We turned around and met Candace Fairfield in the flesh. We followed her into her office and sat down.
"So. Who's getting married?" Candace asked in a gossipy way.
"Me!" Lilly and I cried at the same time. Candace just looked lost.
"We both are." I clarified and I introduced myself..
"And we're each other's Maid of Honour." Lilly said as she looked at me questioningly. Like their was any doubt. Candace just typped something in.
"OK. So any place in mind?" Candace asked
"The Malibu Beach Inn. And we want a June wedding."
"Malibu Beach Inn? Do you know how hard it is to book a wedding there? Lilly and I shook our heads. "It's hard. But thankfully I'm the best and I have three spaces available in June. Two on June the 5th and one on June the 19th."
"My mum was born on June the 5th. It's like fate. I'll take that one." I said immediately.
"Perfect I;ll take June the 19th." Lilly exclaimed excitedly.
"Great. That'll do for now." Candace said as she ushered us out. Once in the Lobby, Lilly and I did a happy dance till Lilly's phone went off. Lilly picked it up and looked excited at first till I heard the last two words any bride-too-be wants to hear,
"DOUBLE BOOKED?" Lilly cried as she looked at me horrified. The two of us sprinted backk towards Candace's office.
"I'm sorry Lillian but the 19th is unavailabe. Miley has 2pm on June 5th maybe you could be 4pm?" Candace suggested weakly.
"NO!" We both cried. We were each other's maid of honour we had to be at each other's weddings.
"When's the next available June date?" Lilly asked agitated.
"June 20th 2012." Candace said apologetically. "I'm really sorry."
"Book her in for 4pm. We'll sort something out. Who took the 19th." I tried sounding professional.
"I'm sorry. Client confidentiality." Candace said snobilly. Lilly and I looked at each other. It was time for drastic mesures.
"But I wanted the 19th." Lilly cried as she faked a hissy, while I got the name, address and phone number. Quickly we left the office before we were caught. Next stop one Marianne Phillips.
Lilly and I caught up to Marianne while she was shopping. Lilly had remembered her from Candace's. The two of us cornered her between the dresses and Lingere.
"Can I help you?" Marianne questioned.
"Are you Marianne Phillips." Lilly asked. Marianne just nodded. I had this solved.
"My name's Miley Stewart. I heard you were getting married." Again Marianne nodded.
"My friend Lilly was given the 19th of June time at the Malibu Beach Inn. Candace double booked her." Marianne looked at us like she wondering how it was her problem.
"Lilly has a booking for 4pm on June 5th and is willing to swap it with you for the 10th of June one."
"No can do. My cousin once removed is having her 21st then." Marrianne told us sweetly.
"But it's Miley's wedding on the 5th. I'm the maid of honour." Lilly all but wailed.
"It's sweet but I'm not swapping."
"What if I could get you free Hannah Montana tickets?" I bribed.
"Do I look like I have children out of wedlock?" What was that suppose to mean
"Listen lady. I need that June 17th booking. I dont care what it takes. And how dare you insinuate Hannah Montana is only for kids. If she were here."
"She would thank you and ask if there was anything we could do to get that date."
"Sorry hon I really am. But nothing will make me change my wedding date. Unless you can get me a date Orlando Bloom." Marianne joked.
"Oh he is so hot." Lilly said dreamily. Then she looked at me hopefully
"And so dating Miranda Kerr." I told Lilly pointedly. "Thanks anyway." The two of us hurroed out of the shop.
So now we were both getting married, at the same venue, on the same day. Maybe we could just break Lilly and Max up before their wedding and solve everything. .
Next time: Miles and Lilly go dress shopping, the boys come up with a plan, the bride war starts and Jackson's POV finally. .
