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 haven't said this in a while but thanks for putting this story on alert and favorites! : ) Happy Holidays! : )
Also, I want to thank missmissa85 for reminding me about Niley component of the story. I found a good place to add it in. : )
Lilly was overjoyed to see her fiancé awake and alive. She pulled him into a hug until she remembered his injuries. "Sorry," she said, with tears in her eyes.
"Don't be, sweets," he said. "I'm just glad that we are both safe and sound. He's gone and we don't have to worry about him or anyone else anymore." He was going to lean towards her for a kiss when all of a sudden the door to his hospital room banged open and Miley Stewart walked in. She looked like she had run a marathon race.
"Lil…Joe, yea! You're awake!" the brunette exclaimed and rushed to his bedside to give him a hug. "When? How?"
Joe and Lilly laughed. "Miles, takes a breath," Joe said. "What's happening to make you all riled up?"
"Not…Nothing," she tried to lie but Lilly could see through her best friend.
"Miles, if it's about Hannah, Joe and Kevin know the whole story. They kind of walked into your closet and the whole story came out," Lilly explained, looking down at the bed.
Miley's eyes widened, but let out a huge sigh of relief. "Oh, thank goodness. I don't know how I could keep this up anymore," she said.
"But, I don't think Nick knows yet," Joe said, making Miley's nightmare alive again. Her eyes widen even more.
"I think he almost found out," she said. Joe and Lilly's eyes shot up from where they were looking and looked at the woman in front of them. "I was walking down the hallway and I…it was stupid…I had Hannah's phone with me and he called that phone, and I was kind of turned around and confused and I said, 'Miley Stewart!'"
"What?!" Lilly shrieked and realized that it was kind of hard to take on the ears, so she shrieked it again more quietly.
"Yeah, it's true," Miley said and delved into the whole story again for the two to hear without any missing parts.
Flashback to what happened in the hallway earlier
Miley was walking down the hall after making sure that Lilly was in the same room with Joe still. She didn't want to leave her best friends out of her sight, but she knew that they needed time alone. Besides, she knew that Joe wasn't able to go anywhere else.
She felt her pocket vibrate. She pulled out her phone and said, "Miley Stewart!" and heard a confused cough on the other end. Then, she heard the voice that made her want to sink down to the ground. "Um…Hannah? Did I call the wrong number?"
Her eyes widened like saucers. She was holding the wrong phone. She looked away and saw that she was holding the pink Hannah phone. 'Oh, crap!' she thought. 'I'm in major trouble right now. He's never going to want to talk to me ever again.'
"Hannah?" she could hear him ask through the phone again. 'Come on, Miley, think on your feet!'
She cleared her throat and answered, "Um…Hi, Nick. Sorry about that, I thought I saw a person that I knew when I answered the phone at the same time." She clearly berated herself. 'That was the best you can think of, Miley?'
Nick just laughed again and asked her, "Oh, you said Miley Stewart? Does that mean that you're at the Malibu hospital too?"
She had to come up with something else fast. "NO!" she yelled out too quickly and the nurses on the floor at the moment that was walking past her were shaking their heads. They sort of glared at the girl and continued on with their jobs. "I'm walking into a coffee shop and I thought I saw her," she answered. All of a sudden, the loudspeaker burst out, "DOCTORS TANNER AND JOHNSON, PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT DESK ON THE THIRD FLOOR! I REPEAT, DOCTORS TANNER AND JOHNSON!"
"Hannah, are you sure you're not at hospital?" Nick asked again, slightly agitated. 'Why is she lying to me?' he asked himself. "It's okay if you are, I'm not mad at you or anything. You don't have to avoid me. I'm sure you heard Joe's in the hospital right now. I'm sure he would be happy to see you."
She knew that she was running out of lies to tell. She had to think of something though. She told him the first thing that came to her mind, "Yes, I did hear that he was in the hospital. I just came to see if he's okay. But, I saw him already with his fiancée. I have to go. Talk to you later. Bye!" She hung up the phone so fast, it would have made a person's head spin. She didn't hear his response at all. She let out a sigh of relief and ran into the room holding her two best friends hoping to talk to Lilly about what happened.
End of flashback and into the present hospital room
"And, so I ran in here hoping to talk to Lilly, but am now glad that you and Kevin know the real truth," she explained. "I hope that Nick doesn't find out."
"He's in love with you, Miley," Joe said. "He's been out of his mind these past couple of weeks – it feels like months to be exact. Kev and I haven't seen him smile lately. He talked to 'Hannah' the other day and he was smiling a little bit after that, but he was still depressed."
"Yeah, I know, 'Hannah' told him that it was okay. She was over him and that they could try to be friends again, but, I – me as me and not as Hannah – can't be with him like that – as in a relationship. He's hurt me. I know that he said that it wasn't Hannah's fault – anymore than it was his – but, somewhere deep down, I can't trust him with my heart again. He broke it once, I can't go through it again. My heart can't do it," she sobbed out. Lilly went up to her and wrapped her arms around her best friend.
"We can try to sway Nick's attention, but, you know that I can't…" Joe trailed off.
"He's your brother, Joe," Miley said. "I understand that you won't and can't lie to him, but this is my secret. I'm not ready to tell him. Besides, if he finds out, he'll never look at me the same way again. As much as it pains me to say this, I have to keep this secret."
"And the grudge?" Lilly asked. Miley sadly nodded. "At least, until I feel that I can finally forgive him," Miley whispered as she heard the steps slowly coming closer to the door.
A/N: I'm sorry if this is kind of short. I'm writing this story and my Camp Rock story and another story for Fictionpress. If any of you are on FP, please take a look at "Liv and the Royalties" by KariandTK (yup, I kept the same name.) Please review. I really need all of the opinions I can get. Thank you!
