"What now?"
"Well." He paid the check and looked at Lily. "You have two choices. Movies, or my house."
"Why can't we do both?" Lily smiled and grabbed his hand while they walked to his car. He opened the door but she didn't get in.
"Did you forget something?" Jackson started to turn back to the restaurant, but she grabbed him and pulled him into a kiss. He fell into it and put his hands up to her face.
"Let's skip the movie." Lily said after she pulled away and slipped into the car. He got in his side and quickly made his way to his house. "Miley's not home is she?"
"I have no idea. She didn't come home after I dropped you off." He pulled into the drive way, but neither of them got out. "Are you sure you want to come in?"
"Do you not want me to?" Her face sunk.
"Of course I want you to..." He got out and opened her door. "I just...I have no idea how this night is gonna finish. I just wanted to make sure you're ready."
"I'm ready." She nodded.
He grabbed her hand and pulled her quietly into the house. It was only 9, but his dad liked to go to bed early and he didn't want Miley hearing them if she was even home. The kitchen light was on and he saw her sitting at the table. Her brown hair was frizzy and she was in her pajamas with Oliver's large hoodie draped over her shoulders.
"Hi Miley." Jackson walked over to her slowly. She knew where they had been. She knew what happened the night she left Lily at the restaurant. It was her fault Lily was about to hook up with Jackson. She felt bad, but she also felt betrayed. "What are you doing down here alone?"
"Oliver's coming over." She didn't look at either of them. She fiddled with the zipper on the jacket. "So what did you guys do?"
"We went to Jem's." Lily sat down next to her, grabbing some grapes from the plater in the middle of the table. She popped three into her mouth before looking at Miley. "Remember when we went there? Well, Hannah and Lola went."
"Yeah." Miley had tried to block the memory of Lily and Jackson asleep in bed together that night, but she never could. It would always be in the back of her mind that it was her fault they weren't best friends anymore. "If you guys wanna go upstairs you can. Oliver should be here any minute."
"Oh, sure." Jackson put his hand on Lily's and pulled her up to his room. Miley sat moved over to the couch. Oliver wasn't coming over. She wanted to be alone and she knew they wanted to be together. Her dad had told her that they were going out. She didn't believe him at first, so she just started laughing. She couldn't believe her best friend would want to go out with her brother. Then she remembered the night it happened.
*Flashback*
"To Hannah!" Miley yelled. Her album at gone platinum and she, Lily, Jackson, Oliver, and a handful of Hannah's friends were celebrating at Jem's, her favorite spot for a party. Luckily, everyone got drinks on the house even though many of them were underage. By the end of the night, she and Oliver were pretty drunk. She wasn't planning on having sex with him that night, but their relationship was heating up, and with drinks and pressure and not thinking, they ended up in his bed at one in the morning.
True, it was the best night of her life, but when she went home, she found Jackson and Lily in bed together. She knew it was her fault because she was left with Oliver and made Lily drive home with Jackson. She didn't know if Lily remembered seeing her or not, but even if she had, Miley would never have the guts to talk to her about it.
*End*
Miley needed to get out of the house. She grabbed her keys and just drove. Somehow she ended up at the beach by Rico's. Rico popped up from behind the stand and scared Miley, making her jump back a foot.
"Heya toots." Rico nodded at her. "What can Rrrrico get you?"
"Are you serving any happiness?" She sat on the stool and set her chin in her hand.
"What the matter, sweet cheeks?" He stood on a stool to be at the same height as her. He puckered his lips. "Would a kiss make it better?
"Not from you." She said, pushing his face away from hers. "Lily and Jackson went out tonight."
"So?" Rico got her a water and some nachos.
"So?" She replied. "So my best friend is with my stupid brother. I can't believe they'd betray me like that."
"He's like her for a while. He talked about her all the time before he went off to school." he said. "He was gonna tell her before he left, but he knew you'd get mad, so he held off until he was sure that you could handle it."
"How come he is okay with talking to you about this, but he won't say anything to me?" She sighed and started walking towards the steps that let to the actual beach. Rico jumped out from behind the counter and followed her like a puppy dog.
"You do know it's your fault right?" Rico blurted out.
"What?" Miley almost pushed him down the stairs.
"You ditched Lily every Friday." Rico stated, jumping off the bottom step. "You chose Oliver over your best friend. She was just feeling lonely so she found someone who wouldn't leave her in the dust. Look, you're not a bad person, you just don't see what's right in front of you."
Miley thought about that for a while. She mumbled that she had to leave and left Rico by the water. He was right. She was losing Lily as a best friend, and Jackson was the closest thing to a best friend for Lily. She dialed Oliver when she got in her car. No answer. She drove to his house and his bedroom lights were on. She knocked on his window and he turned around from his desk.
"Miley?" He said as he opened the window for her to come in. "What are you doing here? It's Saturday, and past 10."
"I just need someone to talk to." She hugged him and sat down on his bed. "Lily went on a date with Jackson tonight."
"Really?" His nose scrunched like he was thinking really hard. "Yeah, I get it."
"What do you mean?"
"I understand that." He turned off his computer and sat down next to her. "They've always had that kind of relationship where they were friends, but everyone else could see more. Didn't you?"
"No." She leaned her head on his shoulder. "I just don't get it. My brother and my best friend?"
"She's not really your best friend anymore Miles." He said and she lifted her head to stare at him. "You've been ditching her for two years now. Are you really that caught up to now realize what's happening to your 'best friend'?"
He stood up and walked over towards the window. "Maybe you should go. You should talk to her. This isn't right."
"Whatever." She crawled out the window and went to give him a kiss, but he turned his head away. "Well...I guess I'll go."
"Yeah. See ya." He shut the window and left his room. How could he take sides with someone other than her? She was either losing everyone around her, or losing her mind.
She didn't have anywhere to go, so she went home. She slowly climbed the stairs, got into her bed without changing, and slowly drifted off to sleep.
(Lily and Jackson)
Jackson was only in boxers and Lily only had her panties and a bra on. This is really happening again, she thought to herself. She thought about their first time together and became even more turned on about what was happening right now. Jackson pulled away from the kiss and dug around in drawer next to his bed.
"Hold on." He kept digging around. "I can't find one."
"What?" She was already breathing heavy. "Does your dad have any?"
"Eww." He cringed. "Besides, I'm not asking him for-"
"What?" Lily looked at him. He stopped where he was, turned towards the door and left the room. He knew Miley had some. He saw her door was closed and he quietly walked downstairs to find her purse. It was right there on the couch so he rifled through it and found three unopened condoms. He ripped one off and ran back upstairs.
"Found one." He waved it at Lily and started kissing her again. Nothing was going to ruin this night for him. He got up, locked his door and started taking his boxers off. He leaned over Lily, kissing her skin as he took off her bra and underwear. Her skin was soft and tan from spending so much time in the sun.
He slipped the condom on smoothly and laid on top of Lily. She inhaled sharply as he entered and had a quick look of pain that faded fast. She smiled and started to moan. He quickly put his lips to her to muffle the sound. He needed to make sure no one heard them. If Miley or his dad found out about this, they'd punish him for the rest of his life. He never thought something that felt so good could be risking so much.
Lily came first. She tried to be quiet, but she wasn't sure how well that went. Jackson finished after her, and then got up to throw the condom away. When he came back to the bed, she was already fast asleep. She looked beautiful. Her tan skin, rosy cheeks, and sun bleached hair was perfect. He curled up with her. It was only 11:30, but he knew he needed to have her home on time.
"Lily?" Jackson said, gently shaking her shoulder. She mumbled something and turned towards him. "I should take you home. It's half past 11."
"Or," She smiled. "I could call my dad and ask if I could sleep over with Miley."
"As much as I would love that, you really should go home. I have to get up early tomorrow." He sighed and looked away from her. He wanted to stay just like this forever. "Dad's making me work for Rico this summer."
"Oh." She got up and started getting dressed. "That's fine. You don't mind driving me home?"
"It's no problem." He also started re-dressing. "I want you to stay. I really do."
"It's fine." She walked over and gave him a quick kiss. "When do you have to work tomorrow?"
"Eight to Four." He sighed and walked her down stairs and out to his car. They drove off towards Lily's house, not really saying much. She was tired and really didn't want to go home after a night like that, but he had to work, so she said she was fine with it. When they pulled up to her house, she didn't get out right away.
"Thank you." She smiled and held his hand. "For dinner and for after dinner. It's nice to know that someone wants to hang out with me."
"Good night." He leaned over and kissed her. "Come to Shack tomorrow. I'll buy you lunch on my break."
"Call me when you get home." She said as she got out. "I wanna make sure you made it okay."
"I will." They kissed goodbye again. She stood at the front door watching him back out of the driveway. He paused after shifting into drive and looked at Lily. Her hair was messy and her dress was twisted at the bottom. She never looked more perfect in Jackson's eyes as she did at that very moment.