Disclaimer: I don't Hannah Montana or the Jonas Brothers! I do however own this plot and such characters as Josh and Ryan. I don't own Kevin's GF and Jackson's GF.
A/N: I wanted to thank you for all of the wonderful reviews for that story. I'm really sorry about the late updates. Too many things going on with life in general. Happy readings!
He ran back into the house and grabbed the phone. He dialed the number for the police. By the time, an officer picked up the phone, the Truscott/Stewart family had come home. Heather Stewart looked like she was going to have a panic attack when she heard that Joe was speaking to the police officer. "Yes, she was kidnapped…I don't know…A brown car with blacked-out license plate…My fiancée would not leave with another man…Yes, I know that it happens, but…" Joe was cut off by Ryan – who had grabbed the phone away from the pop star. "This is Ryan Truscott. My sister who is Joe Jonas' fiancée was taken from our house this afternoon…I don't care who your boss is…yes, I understand the protocol but if this was your family member, what would you do? Thank you," he said smiling and hanging up the phone. "The police will come over and check out the scene," he told the family. He looked at the following people that were there in his house earlier and noticed that all of them were worried out of their minds. "Lilly is strong and brave. She will be okay." Everyone nodded their heads wanting to believe what he was saying to them.
He pulled out his phone and called Kadie and explained the entire situation to her. She told him that she would be over as soon as she gets out of work to be with his family. He told her to be careful and that he loved her and hung up the phone. He sighed and caught Robby Ray's eyes. He nodded his head at the young man. Ryan moved towards the kitchen and dialed the number in Tennessee. "Hi, ya'll! Ya speakin' to Miley. How can I help you tonight?" the voice on the other line answered. "Miles, it's Lilly…" Ryan said into the phone.
Miley fell into the nearest seat that was near her. Ryan had just explained what had happened to her best friend and sister. She couldn't believe it. "Do you think it's Josh?" she asked in a shaky voice. Ryan hadn't even taken him into the equation. "Do you think it's him? He was the one that was mad that Joe was around all of the time," he tried to explain. "I don't really know but I have a feeling that all the clues are point to him," she answered. "Listen, Ry, I'm going to try to get on a plane tonight and fly home. I don't think that I can stay here knowing that Lilly's out there somewhere and we can't help her."
Ryan told her that he would be at the airport to pick her up as soon as her flight lands. She thanked him and hung up the phone. She couldn't believe that her best friend was missing. She booked the first flight back to California.
About four or five hours later, Miley landed at LAX. She got out of the terminal safely and saw Ryan. She ran towards him and threw her arms around him. She started crying her eyes. He tried to calm her down. "Everyone is at the house," he told her. She understood what he meant by 'everyone.' Nick Jonas was going to be there. She was worried about that too but being worried about Lilly and her safety trumped everything that was going on with her. They arrived at home in silence with the idea that Josh might be behind this whole thing. Miley walked through the door and she could swear that a cold breeze blew in even though it was really warm outside. Robby Ray and Heather rushed up to hug their daughter. "Dad…can't…breathe…let…me…go," Miley said as she gulped in some air. Robby Ray looked sheepish and let her go. "I'm just happy that you're home, even though this is a bad time to be happy," he said and she nodded her head. She saw that Heather had tears in her eyes and Miley pulled her into a hug. "We'll find her. We have to," Miley tried to assure Heather but it was more to assure herself. She let go and looked towards the other occupants in the room. Jackson was sitting with his head on Evette's shoulders. Miley walked over to him and gave him a big hug. He had the same strength of hug as Robby Ray did. Miley gave a small smile towards Evette. She didn't feel like this was an occasion to smile or be happy – not with Lilly being missing. Evette put a hand on Miley's shoulder and gave her a small smile back. Miley turned away and looked the rest of the people sitting in the living room. Kadie had joined Ryan by his side and holding onto him as if she let him go at any moment, he would disappear. Miley had a feeling that Kadie knew what she was doing – if Kadie let Ryan go, he would run out and try to find Lilly himself and get himself hurt in the process. She saw Kevin and his girlfriend, Heather, sitting on the couch and trying to calm Joe down. Joe was sitting there with his head in his hands. She felt so bad for him. He had lost one of his best friends too – but it was worse, when someone loses the person that they love more than their own life. Miley's eyes finally rested upon Nick and saw that he was looking back at her. She broke eye contact and turned back to her dad. "Ryan and I think that it might be Josh that was behind this abduction," she let out slowly. Robby Ray's eyes snapped up to his daughter. Heather gasped, "No, that's not possible. He is such a sweet boy." She couldn't believe that Miley would say such a thing. Heather Stewart couldn't believe it – she had known the boy all of his life. He wasn't capable of it. Not with Lilly. He loved her too much like a sister.
"Mom, I think it's possible," Ryan spoke up and everyone could hear the harsh tone in his voice. Heather was taken back. Kadie squeezed him even tighter. She knew that Ryan's feelings for Josh had changed since that night that Josh's mom put Lilly into the hospital. "He doesn't love Lilly like a little sister. I know it. Everyone knows it except for you."
"Ryan, he's your best friend. You can't really believe that, could you?" she asked him.
Ryan looked out the window and then back to his mother. "Yes, I can. He hated the fact that Joe is with Lilly and was the first person she fell in love with. He hated the fact that she didn't feel exactly the same way as he did for her. You don't know Josh as well as you think, Mother," he answered. "Josh had changed and not for the best. Did you know that I haven't talked to Josh for the last few months? I can't stand who he has become."
"Ryan…" Heather tried again.
"Josh has been on this diabolical plan to get Lilly back. I'm not sure if there was ever a plan but after tonight, I think that was it. He has been obsessed about Lilly and him ever since college happened. My friend that still talks to him told me that he was worried about Josh and how he was becoming a bit stalkerish to a girl but he didn't know who the girl was. He said that he would call out the girl's name all of the time. He heard 'Lilly' but he didn't seem to be able to point the name to our Lilly. Don't underestimate my former best friend," he said and walked towards the window. Kadie looked between him and then the rest of the family. She walked up to Ryan and put both arms around his back. "I can call some friends to help find her," Kadie offered again. She had been suggesting that all day but Ryan wouldn't let her do it. He just wanted the police to take care of it. You see, Kadie's family was friends that weren't exactly mob-like but they had connections everyone they went. Her father was a well-known private detective and her mother was a well-known doctor. They knew people that could help them out but Ryan didn't want to dig into it incase of something to happen to Lilly.
"Ryan," Miley said, pulling Ryan out of his reverie. "Can you just let Kadie use her connections? We need all of the help we can get and if something happens…" she choked up as she tried to finish up her sentence, "at least we know that we tried to do everything we could."
Ryan looked at his little sister and saw that she was pleading with him to let Kadie helped. He looked at his parents and saw that they were wishing the same thing. He looked at Kadie and she smiled letting him go. He had given his answer. He was going to take up on her offer to get them extra help. She pulled out her phone and dialed a familiar number. "Hey Mom…I'm doing okay…no, they haven't…that's what I need to talk to you about…could you please? Thank you…yes…I will be careful…Ryan and his family will be okay…they already had dinner…okay…I love you too…bye," she said and turned back to the living room. "My parents are going to try to get their connections out and find a clue on Josh and that car and Lilly," she said as soon as she walked through the living room door. Ryan pulled her closer and they all sat and waited for someone to call them back with some news.
Days went by and no word from anyone. Ryan was going out of his mind and Kadie was going out of her mind, trying to keep Ryan sane. Evette was trying to do the same for Jackson. Miley just kept sitting at the window looking out of it like she was trying to find the answer in the ocean. Nick and his brothers stayed over again last night and when he came down from the guest room, he walked over to Miley. He placed a hand on her shoulder and tried to ignore the flinch that she gave off when he touched her. "Hi Nick," she said softly.
A/N: I have already started on the next chapter. I just wanted to post this chapter up. Sorry, if it's kind of short. I tried to figure out a good place to stop and post it up to spark interest. Lol.