"Good morning, Jackson!" Miley barged into Jackson room and drew the curtains. The room was suddenly flooded with sunlight, making him pull the covers over his eyes. Why was Miley waking him up?

"What do you want Miley?" Jackson said as he checked to make sure he was completely covered since he slept only in his boxers. He glanced at the clock. "I don't have to be up for another hour."

"I heard you leaving last night." She sat down at the end of his bed. She was still in her pajamas. Her hair was frizzy and sticking out in random places. She looked like she hadn't slept much. "Why did Lily stay so late?"

"It's really none of your business." He sat up and leaned against the wall. "And even if it was, I still wouldn't tell you what we did or didn't do last night. Maybe you should talk to your 'best friend' about it."

"What do you mean 'best friend'? She's always been my best friend." Miley suddenly got defensive and stood up.

"Well maybe if you would act like it, you'd be talking to her right now instead of me." He got up and slipped a pair of shorts and a Rico's shirt on. "I'm not gonna have this conversation with you. Go talk to her."

"Whatever." Miley stormed out and ran to her room.

(Rico's)

"Hey Jackson." Lily waved as she made her way to the shack. The way the sun hit her hair made Jackson want to jump her right there and then. She looked so beautiful with little make-up and naturally straight hair. "Can I get a water and a hot dog?"

"Of course." He put down the cup he was holding, leaned over the counter and kissed Lily on the cheek. They both blushed and he turned away to get her a water. "Here. You're hot dog is gonna be a few minutes."

"That's fine." Lily took a sip of her water. "Miley called me earlier. She's gonna meet me here soon."

"Oh." He said as he put everything on the hot dog, just like she liked it. He turned to Rico. "I'm taking a break."

"Ten minutes and I'm timing you." Rico said.

"Whatever." Jackson grabbed himself a hot dog and handed Lily hers. He threw some money on the counter. They both started walking towards the beach. "When is Miley supposed to meet you?"

"I don't know. She'll probably text me when she gets here." Lily took a huge bite and got mustard all over her face. Jackson laughed and handed her a napkin. "Thanks. We can take a walk until she gets here."

"Sound good." Jackson said. "So...how did you sleep last night?"

"Fine. Thanks." She smiled at him. They walked and ate for a few minutes before she spoke again. "Did you tell her?"

"Tell who what?" Jackson asked.

"Miley. About last night?" Lily said as she blushed. "Maybe we should start heading back."

"Oh yeah." They turned and kept walking. "And no. I didn't tell her."

"Oh. Good." Lily said. She started walking closer to Jackson and casually grabbed his hand. He looked at her and smiled.

What a perfect day, Jackson thought.

"Lily!" A girly voice yelled from Rico's. The brunette was waving her hands and started running towards them. Jackson whipped his hand away from Lily when he realized who it was. Miley.

"What are you doing all the way over here?" Miley said out of breath. "I thought we were gonna meet at Rico's?"

"Yeah." Lily shrugged. "I got here when Jackson started his break so we just went for a walk."

"Okay. Whatever." Miley grabbed Lily's hand. "Let's just go somewhere else."

"I'll call you." Lily mouthed to Jackson as Miley pulled her away.

"So..." Lily popped a piece of popcorn into her mouth. They had just watched 27 Dresses in complete awkward silence. "I should probably get home. It's cleaning day so my parents want me to do something."

"Did you sleep with Jackson?" Miley squeaked out.

"Uh." Lily paused. She grabbed her purse and thought about bolting out the door.

"Just tell me the truth." Miley stood up next to her. "I need to know."

"Do you sleep with Oliver?" Tears started to form in Lily's eyes. "Do you ditch me every Saturday just so you can be with him? What happened to us being best friends? The only reason I turned to Jackson was because you were too busy with Oliver."

Miley opened her mouth to say something, but only a squeak came out. Tears were rolling down her face. Lily couldn't look at her anymore so she ran out of the room and ran all the way to Rico's. It was almost four so she hoped Jackson would be off.

"Lily?" Jackson saw her running towards him. Her face was covered in tears. "Rico, I have to go. I'll make it up tomorrow."

"You better." Rico snarled. Jackson ran to meet Lily and wrapped his arms around her.

"What happened?"

"Miley. She asked me. So I yelled. And she cried. And I ran." Lily sobbed.

"Shh." Jackson leaned her head on his chest. "It's okay. I'll take you home and I'll got talk to Miley."

"I don't wanna go home." Lily looked up at him. "I wanna be with you."

"I know." Jackson said. "I wanna be with you to, but I really think you should go home and calm down a little bit."

"Fine." Lily stiffened and pulled away. She stood up and they both walked to his car. They got in and drove to her house in silence. When Jackson pulled in the driveway she reached for the handle without a word but he grabbed her arm before she could escape.

"Don't be mad at me." He turned her head so she would look at him and pushed her hair behind her ears. "I just thought that maybe it would help if I talked to her first. I'm her brother so she can't just walk away me."

"Okay." She smiled. "I"m sorry."

"It's fine." He smiled back and kissed her. "I'll call you when I've talked to her."

"I love you." She let slip. Lily turned her head away and blushed.

"Oh." Jackson let go of her. "Um...I...Uh..."

"Sorry. I...I'm gonna go now." Lily jumped out of his car and ran into the house. Jackson sat there, just staring at her door. A light in the window next to it flicked on. He saw the shadow of Lily jumping up and down and flailing around. She didn't look like she made a big mistake. She looked like she was in love and for the first time, Jackson felt the same way. His stomach dropped and his heart felt warm.

He smiled and turned on the radio as he pulled away from Lily's house. Katy Perry's Hot N Cold. The first song that played on their way to Jem's. Jackson was looking forward to going home so he could sleep and see Lily tomorrow. He was ready to say he loved her and with her, he actually felt it. He smiled the whole way home, until he saw Miley on the roof next to her room. She was crying. Shit, he thought, this is gonna suck.