"I don't care what you say dad." Lily could hear Jackson yelling from the driveway. "I'm not going back to that school!"

Jackson rushed out of the house, slamming the door behind him. He didn't even see Lily until she walked right in front of him.

"What's going on?"

"My dad's an ass." Jackson jumped into his car and Lily followed. "He's making me go back to that school. I hate it there. I'm too stupid to go to school."

"Jackson." Lily touched his arm and he quickly snapped away and started the car. "You're not stupid."

"Yes I am." He sighed as he sped out of the driveway. "Maybe you should just go home."

"You forgot didn't you?" Tears filled Lily's eyes. Today was their 3 month anniversary. Jackson promised they'd go to Jem's since they hadn't been since their first real date. "I can't believe you."

"Oh my god, Lily, I'm so sorry." Jackson pulled the car over and grabbed Lily's hand. "I'm so sorry I forgot. My dad's been ragging on me about school and Miley's getting in all this drama about Oliver and Rico's working me to the bone. I promise I'll make it up to you."

"You said that last month, too." Lily pulled away from him. "Just take me back to your house. I'll just hang out with Miley."

"I'm so sorry." He kept his eyes on her. "We can still go out. I did make the reservation. I promise I did. I just forgot it was today. I really am sorry."

"I get it. You're sorry." She kept her face towards the window, even though she knew he was watching her. "Just take me back to your house."

"Fine." Jackson started the car and drove back to their house in quiet. When he parked in the driveway he turned the car off but neither of them moved. "At least consider going. I can't waste a reservation that was so hard to get. If you don't, I'll have to take Miles and that's gross."

"I'll think about it." Lily let a small laugh out and exited the car. Jackson followed. "Do you know where Miley is?"

"Yeah." He opened the door for her and sat down on the couch. "She's in her room. I gotta go to Rico's. I'll call you on my break."

"Okay, I'll talk to you then." She quickly ran up to the door and slowly opened it. "Miley?"

"Did he buy it?" She was on her bed reading and popped up to greet Lily with a hug.

"He's so gullible." Lily stepped into Miley's closet and changed into her normal jeans and a tee. "You changed the reservations right?"

"Check." She grabbed the notebook on her desk and put a check next to 'fool Jackson' and 'Reservation Changes'. "Did you finalize the guest list?"

"Done." Lily sat on the bed as Miley checked another thing of the list. "Jackson is gonna be so stumped!"

The two girls laughed and thought about their plan. Miley, her dad, and Rico were to get Jackson angry so he would forget that he was supposed to take Lily out for their anniversary which happened to land on Jacksons 20th birthday. Then, knowing that Jackson had in fact made the reservations at Jem's, Miley called and changed them to a larger group to throw Jackson a surprise party. Miley and her dad would go to the restaurant to meet his guests early, and Lily would give in to Jacksons begging and let him take her to Jem's, pulling the whole plan together.

"Thank you for helping me out with this." Lily stood up and walked over to her best friend. "I'm so glad that we got over everything and we can be friends again."

"I invited Oliver." Miley cowered, afraid Lily would hit her.

"I'm sorry, I think I misheard you." She stepped back. "I thought you said you invited Oliver. I hope I'm not getting sick or something."

"It was an accident." Miley started pacing her room. "He came up to me at the beach yesterday and then we started talking and we came back to my house because I knew no one would be here and then we talked on the couch and then we talked in my room, and then we started kissing and I don't know why I did it."

"Wait a second." Lily pulled her down on the bed next to her. "You did what with him?"

"Well we were talking about everything and his mom found out about how he was cheating on me." She stood up again and started pacing. "His mom told him he had to talk to me about it, so we did. Then after we talked, we started laughing and remembering. Then suddenly we were kissing. We heard someone pull up to the house so we went upstairs. It was just a heat of the moment thing."

"How many times did this happen?"

"Once." Miley stopped and looked at the blond. "Only that one time. But then we started talking and I mentioned the party to him. I felt kinda bad and I was hoping maybe this would help get us back together."

"You want to be with him again?" Lily rolled her eyes. "He cheated on you and then he stuck his tongue down my throat!"

"I know," she said with a guilty look on her face. "He's still Oliver though. We've both had all of our firsts together. First kiss, first date, first French kiss, first time going all the way; everything. What have I done? This is all my fault! I'm going to ruin Jacksons party and he'll never forgive me."

"It's okay Miley." Lily put her arm around her. "I get how you still have feelings about Oliver. It's not like you can forget everything you two have been through. I guess he can come. Just make sure he stays away from Jackson. He'll probably kick his ass if he can get near him."

"Yeah, you're right." Miley giggled a little. "He was pretty pissed when he found out what Oliver did to you and how he cheated on me. I should probably go over to to see him and warn him a little."

"Good idea. I'm gonna go down to Rico's and keep the plan going." The two girls got up and parted ways. Miley drove to Oliver's house and found him sitting at his window. He was staring off in no direction in particular and didn't notice her until she was standing right in front of him.

"Hey."

"Hey."

"Can I come in?"

"Sure." Oliver stepped aside and helped Miley climb into his room. "What's up?"

"I wanna talk to you about tonight." She sat down on his bed and he followed her.

"You don't want me to come do you?"

"No, I want you there." She smiled at him. "I just wanted to talk about it. You're going to want to stay away from Jackson and Lily. He's not really good at letting things go or forgiving people too easily."

"Understandable." He nodded. "Can we talk about what happened?"

"What about it?"

"I missed you."

"I missed you, too." Miley put her head on his shoulder and he wrapped his arm around her. "The other day just felt right. Like we're meant to be together. Like nothing in the world is wrong when I'm with you."

"I feel the exact same way." They couple laid down in his bed and sat in silence for a few minutes. "Can we just lay here forever?"

"Only until 6." She laughed. "We have to be a Jem's at 7 and I'll need to change. But until then, sure."

"Good."

"Jackson!" Rico's voice shrilled from across the beach.

"What now?" Jackson groaned. "I'm doing everything you're asking me to. I cleaned both the bathrooms twice, cleaned the nacho dispenser, and I cleaned the dumpster. What else do you want?"

"I was just going to let you know that you can take your break early since Lily just got here," Rico smirked while he walked towards him, "But since you're so into cleaning, you're just going to have to wait. Muahahahaha!"

"You're such a little twerp." Jackson turned from him to see his beautiful girlfriend bounce to the shack. "Hello beautiful."

"I'm still upset." She said with a frown. "I haven't decided if I'm going to forgive you yet. Maybe you can talk me into it?"

"Does there have to be a lot of talking?" Jackson raised one eyebrow suggestively.

"Knock it off perv." Lily gave him a little nudge and pulled him in for a kiss. "Mmm. You taste like hot dog."

"Can I get you a fresh one?" He handed her a plate with the words 'forgive me' were spelled out with small pieces of hot dog.

"You're so cheesy." She said as she popped a piece in her mouth.

"Have you thought about tonight?"

"I did."

"And..?"

"I haven't decided." Lily finished her hot dog and stood from her stool at the shack. "I'm gonna go back to my house. If you want to beg and plead for me to go out to dinner with you, you can."

"Don't count on it." He joked and leaned over the counter for a kiss. "I'll pick you up at 7?"

"I love you."

"Love you too."

"We should go Oliver." Miley glanced at the clock. 6:15. "Fifteen minutes ago."

"If we have to." Oliver groaned and got out of his bed. He stood up and quickly pulled on his outfit for the evening.

"Well don't you look dapper." She sat up in the bed and covered herself with his covers. "I need to get back to my house to get dressed. If you come with you're gonna have to either stay in the car or sneak into the house."

"Well I could sneak in." Oliver raised in a eyebrow suggestively and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"I'm gonna go ahead and say that staying in the car would be the best thing right now." She slipped out of his grip and pulled on her clothes. "I'll head out the window, you meet me out front."

"Sounds good."

Miley jumped out of the window and bolted to her car before Oliver's mom could see her. She hopped in her car and drove back to the front of his house. She watched him as he hopped out of his house and into her car.

"I love you."

"Love you too."

"Lily!" Her fathers voice roared down the hallway to her room. She was putting on her 'Perfect Pink Pucker' lip gloss. Her hair was curled perfectly and pulled half up. She pinned it back with a clip her grandmother gave her. Her new dress was knee length and vibrant red. "Lily!"

"I'm coming!" She yelled back. She checked to make sure her pin was perfect and her dress was straight. She walked out to her front door and saw Jackson standing there in a suit. He looked so hansom. "I can't believe you're wearing a suit!"

"Me neither." He smiled and gave her a hug to be modest in front of her father. "You ready?"

"Yes." She said and turned to her dad. "I'll be home tomorrow, Daddy. Miley asked if I could stay over after my date. Is that okay?"

"I guess." He gave her a kiss on the head. "Have fun, Pumpkin."

"Love you, Daddy." Lily turned and followed Jackson out to his car. "Miley really did invite me over, by the way. Don't be expecting anything."

"I know." He started the car and drove towards Jem's. "I am really sorry about earlier. I just really don't see college as a place I want to go back to."

"Don't think about that tonight." She put her hand on his and smiled. "The only thing you need to worry about now is being with me."

"You're right." Jackson turned into the parking lot. "It's just that, everyone forgot my birthday."

"I didn't." Lily smiled and pulled a small box out of her purse. "Happy birthday Jackson."

"Now I remember why I love you." He took the box and gave her a peck on the cheek. The box was gold wrapped with a blue ribbon tied around it. He opened it and found a sliver Rolex watch. His jaw dropped. "Wow. You really shouldn't have. How long did you have to save up for this?"

"Three months. Plus a loan from my parents. It was so worth it." She took the box and lifted the watch out of it. After placing it on his wrist, she pulled a small envelope from her purse. "But there's one more thing."

"There's not a bill in here is there?" He laughed and opened the envelope. A small piece of plastic fell into his lap. The symbol for the Hyatt Hotel was the first thing he saw. "What's this for?"

"Dessert." Lily smiled and pulled Jackson into a kiss. "We should go in. I'm starving."

"Let me get your door." He hopped out of the car and ran to her door. "The way malady."

"Why thank you kind sir." She grabbed his hand and they walked into the restaurant. Lily let him to the private dinning room they had booked for his surprise. The lights were off just like planned.

"Where are we going?" Jackson questioned. "Don't we need to be seated?"

"SURPRISE!" The lights turned on as everyone yelled.

"What's this?" Jackson smiled and turned to Lily.

"You're party." She led him into the group of people to be seated at the head of the long dining table. "Miley and I planned the whole thing. We wanted to surprise you. Oh, and by the way, you're dad's okay with you not going back to school. We set the whole thing up."

"You're amazing." He kissed her quickly and went to great his friend and family.

"I can't believe we pulled this off!" Miley squealed as she hugged her best friend. "I know how bad you are at keeping secrets."

"Shut up!" Lily nudged her and laughed. "Hello Oliver."

"Hey." He smiled slightly. "Umm. I'm gonna go...somewhere else."

"Good idea." Lily frowned. "I still can't believe you invited him. You should probably warn Jackson."

"You're his girlfriend."

"You invited Oliver."

"Ugh." Miley rolled her eyes. "I guess you're right. I'll be right back."

Miley strolled over the Jackson and linked arms with him. She pulled him over to the corner to have the private conversation.

"Thank you so much for this Miles." He smiled and gave her a big hug.

"It was Lily's idea." She said modestly. "I need to tell you something..."

"Go on." He nodded.

"I kind of brought someone with me." She nodded her head towards Oliver. "I'm really sorry and I can explain."

"I don't really wanna know right now." Jackson sighed. "I'm in a good mood and I'm looking forward to a good night. You can explain later."

"Thank you." Miley lightly punched him in the arm. "You're the best bro ever."

"You're the second best sister." He laughed and she punched him harder. "Ouch! I was kidding!"

"I know." She hugged him and walked back over to Oliver. He's so dead, thought Jackson.

"Jackson?" Lily said, pulling him out of his thoughts. "We're gonna get seated now and start ordering."

"Okay." Jackson leaned down to whisper in her ear. "I can't stop thinking about tonight."

Lily shivered from his warm breath on her neck. She kissed him and led him back to his seat. She couldn't wait for this party to end so she could be alone with him. She wanted them to have a great night together before she gave him news that would change everything.

AHHH. Finally a new chapter. I really needed to go back and edit the previous once. It really got me thinking about this and how to continue. I think I've decided. Hope you liked it.