Chapter 10

So Close

"Oliver stop it." Lilly giggled as Oliver put his leg on her waist and pulled her close to him.

"I will if you admit you were wrong." Oliver only hugged Lilly closer, burying his face into her hair.

They hung out in Lilly's house, on Lilly's bed, rolling and fooling around on Lilly's bed. It had been a week since they, well, Lilly kissed and ever since then, they've became inseparable. The night Lilly kissed Oliver went so well afterward, Lilly felt like she got a load off her shoulders.

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"10... 9... 8..." A count down could be heard from far away and Oliver was chanting with them.

"I don't know." Lilly said under her breath and glanced at the sky. She could see Oliver's face now with the fireworks going off in the sky.

"5...4..." Oliver counted and glanced at Lilly and noticed how afraid and confused Lilly looked so he covered her hand with his and looked up at the sky once again.

"3... 2..."

"…1" Lilly whispered and turned her head toward Oliver and inched her face toward him, surprising him with what she had to give him for the sake of her curiosity.

Lilly kissed him lightly and when she retracted, she said three words that could only be heard by Oliver "Happy New Year."

Oliver stared at Lilly in shock. After being the one to make the move and kiss her, it was shocking that Lilly actually kissed him. He raised his fingers to his lips and smiled.

"So…" Oliver started but was cut off by Lilly.

"Let's go to the others and tell them Happy New Year." Lilly got up from her seat and started walking, leaving Oliver.

Her face was bright pink and she knew Oliver couldn't see it, but she didn't want him to figure it out. She bit her lip and started walking at a faster pace when she felt Oliver grip on her arm.

"Hey, hold up…" Oliver said and Lilly covered her face with her hands.

"Sorry." She said with her blush deepening. Always making the move, even in Seattle she felt like she was the one making the move.

"Hey, it's okay, but why'd you kiss me?" he asked and Lilly shrugged.

"Can we not talk about it after I just did it?" Lilly removed her hands from her face and looked down.

"The faster we talk about it the less awkward everything gets." Oliver said and placed his hands on her shoulder.

He put a finger on her chin and lift it up so that she looked at him, but she kept her eyes averted from him. He squeezed her shoulder with his other hand, lightly, and she finally looked at him.

"I was doing something I wanted to do." Lilly shrugged. "It's not like I meant it." She lied and felt something hit her right into her chest. Lying hurts, but she had to protect herself from Oliver.

Oliver sighed. "And why at midnight? Do you not know the story about New-"

Lilly rolled her eyes. "I know the story okay? I told it to Miley last New Years and-"

"Does that mean you want me to yourself for the rest of the year?" Oliver's eyes widened and Lilly's face turned a deep red color.

"Shut up, don't be vain!" Lilly shouted and lightly punched his stomach.

Lilly shrugged off his hand, turned around from her spot, and started walking. She felt Oliver grab a hold of her arm, pulled her back, twirled her so that he faced her, and kissed her. He put a hand at the back of her neck and tilted her head as he held her close.

Lilly didn't pull back and put her hands to his side and leaned into the kiss. For once she was doing what she wanted to do and didn't hold back. She did want Oliver and that's why she kissed him.

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And that was that. Ever since the kiss, they have been acting like a couple. After they kissed, they left for Lilly's empty house and watched a movie. They hadn't talked to Miley since that night and even when she called them, they ignored her calls. It did seem like they were avoiding Miley, but Lilly didn't want to tell Miley they were going out yet, especially since she's still with Matt and Miley and Matt are somewhat close.

"And when will you talk to Matt?" Oliver asked and let go of Lilly from his position.

Lilly rolled on her back and removed the hair on her face. She crossed her arms and looked up at the ceiling. She took a deep breath and sighed.

"I honestly don't know. I don't want him to be hurt, but I don't want him to know I'd just leave him for you, you know?"

Oliver climbed over Lilly and sat on her thighs. He arched his body over hers and cupped her face. He lightly pecked her lips and brushed his thumbs against her cheeks. His brows furrowed for a bit and shrugged.

"You know, it would be hard if you continue to lead him on…" Oliver told her.

"You're too close…" Lilly sighed and Oliver nodded and got off her.

Oliver sat down on the edge of the bed and glanced at Lilly. She put an arm over eyes and pursed her lips. She looked confused, scared maybe, but it made him feel a little… left out. He thought that he was moving too fast with Lilly, somewhat near the pace they were back in Seattle, but it seemed like Lilly didn't want that. There were times where Lilly would pounce on him and kiss him, but others where she just pushed him back. He didn't know what Lilly wanted, but he wanted Lilly happy.

"I'm sorry Oliver." Lilly sensed that she did something wrong and moved on the bed to hug Oliver. She kissed his cheek and got off the bed.

Oliver's eyes followed Lilly as she went in front of him and she grinned. She tied her hair in a high pony tail and put her hands to her hips. Oliver's brows furrowed and was about to ask what was on her mind when she reached for his hand.

"Let's go to the park…. Or get some ice cream or something, I can't stand staying inside." Lilly pulled Oliver up and he gasped.

"Lilly's getting out for the first time." Oliver joked and followed Lilly out.

"Shut up okay, keep your distance at least." Lilly turned and pressed her hand into Oliver's chest and lightly pushed him a little far from her.

Lilly and Oliver walked to Rico's with Oliver occasionally trying to put his arm around Lilly but she'd just step away. It got Oliver frustrated for a bit but remembered that she is finally his… well sort of.

Lilly and Oliver sat in front of Rico's and Rico gave a few people their drinks before giving his attention to them. He winked at Lilly and she rolled her eyes before he asked what they wanted.

"And what would you like to have today kind sir and madam?" He took out a booklet from his pocket and a pen with that.

"Nachos please?" Lilly asked and he wrote that down. He looked at Oliver expectantly and he shrugged.

"An ice cream cone." Oliver nodded and his eyes narrowed.

"Coming right up." He said and turned around to get their order.

Oliver turned to Lilly who took a magazine from the side and started flipping through it. Hair was going over her face and Oliver reached over to tuck the hair behind her ear. It gained her attention and she smiled at him.

"Are you staring at me?" She asked and put her hand on his thigh and squeezed it.

"Well, my eyes are only for you… what else do you want me to do?" He asked and was about to kiss her on the cheek when Rico interrupted the two.

"Here's your nachos and your ice cream." He said and Lilly smiled up at him.

"Thanks. How's Marie?" Lilly winked at Oliver and he sighed as he took his cone from Rico.

"Marie is cute and she's fine." He chuckled. He put his elbows on the table and shrugged. "But I don't think it's going to work out between us, I swear she's hiding something from me."

Lilly nodded. "And you're saying the 3 month relationship isn't working out? This is probably the longest." Lilly replied and took a chip from her plate and bit it.

"You know, it would be easier to ask her instead of breaking up with her like that." Oliver pointed out as he licked his ice cream cone.

"And why would I ask that? I don't see you in a relationship." Rico rudely replied and took a seat from the side to sit in front of Oliver and Lilly.

Oliver rolled his eyes and shoved his cone in front of Lilly for her to hold. He put his arms on the table and pointed at Rico.

"I've been in many relationships and one thing I found out is, asking questions instead of assuming is smart."

Rico rolled his eyes this time and shook his head. "You're stupid. Have you asked Lilly any questions when you wanted to ask her out a few years ago?"

Lilly stared at Oliver. A few years ago is a long time and she knew he liked her for a while but he was planning on asking her out after all. Wow.

Rico raised his eyebrows and then look at the two. He realized how close they were and thought about it for a second. "Unless you two are finally…"

"Shut up!" He shook his head. "Anyway you should talk to this Marie girl. Freshman right?" Oliver asked and Rico nodded.

"Ahh dating the youngin's, feels great." He grinned and Oliver rolled his eyes.

"You're her age, but a senior idiot!" Oliver smacked Rico across the head and Lilly laughed.

"I think we should sit at the table over there." Lilly said and licked Oliver's ice cream cone as she stood up.

She took her plate of nachos in another hand and walked to a table near the shack. She looked back and saw Oliver whisper one more thing before going to Lilly and sitting on the table. What Oliver whispered must've been important because Rico nodded. They never agreed on anything before but it was interesting that they did.

Oliver sat across of Lilly and stared at Lilly eat his cone, gliding her tongue through the soft cream and bringing it into her mouth. Oliver shook his head and reached for his cone before Lilly took another lick at it and Lilly frowned. It just made Oliver think thoughts he shouldn't be thinking at the moment, especially out in the open.

"I was enjoying it." She pointed out as she stuck out her lower lip.

"And you shouldn't really be eating ice cream cones while it's cold out." He replied without any hesitation.

"Says the one who bought it." She sighed and took a nacho from her plate and ate it. "Were you really going to ask me out before you moved?" Her eyes narrowed to her plate.

"Yeah, that was the past though. When I was going to do it, my parents sat me down and told me that we were going to move. It was no big deal, look at what we have now." Oliver reached for Lilly's hand and held it.

Lilly looked at Oliver with the soft expression in his eyes. He seemed really happy that they finally had their thing back which really made her feel sad. She never thought she'd be going against everything she believed in and cheat on Matt while he's away. Even if it felt wrong, it felt right in different ways. It made her confused but Oliver was what she needed at the moment. She wanted to see if there was really a difference between Matt and Oliver, if being with Oliver felt better than it did with Matt and so far, it did too.

"I guess, still-" Lilly started but was suddenly interrupted.

"Lilly Truscott and Oliver Oken!"

Lilly and Oliver's heads snapped to where a person called their names and there, they saw Joanie running toward them. She stopped at their table and smiled at Oliver. Her eyes soon looked at their hands holding onto each other and she raised an eyebrow.

"Wow, who knew we'd see you two together." She laughed and Lilly and Oliver let go of each others hands.

"We're not together." Lilly replied and shook her head.

Seems like the day was full of misconceptions and confusion. Rico was catching on and now Joanie is, on the same day. Gosh they have to stay inside more if they're going to keep their relationship a secret.

"Oookay, it would be better if you just dropped Matt and hooked up with Oliver though." She rolled her eyes. "Anyway, there's this party coming up-"

Lilly groaned. It seemed like every time there's a party, she and Oliver would do something stupid or obvious also it was her friend's party too and she couldn't let that go.

"And when is this party?" Oliver asked and side-eyed Lilly who was staring at Joanie.

"It's next Saturday at my place."

Oliver stared at Joanie and grinned. Of course he wanted to go, he wanted to talk to his old friends, hang out and have fun. Maybe showcase his half girlfriend if that was possible, which he knew wasn't but he could just think about it. Plus, it's been months since he went to a party, every time he went, it just made him think about how bad of a person he was for hurting Lilly… making her drink so much and express her feelings in a way where he knew she didn't want to tell him.

"So will you two go?" Joanie asked as she put her hand on Oliver's shoulder.

Oliver zoned out for a second, forgetting that Joanie was right there and grinned.

"Sure, why not, let's see how well you can throw a party, I've been to many." Oliver winked at her, unconsciously flirting with her.

"I wont disappoint you." she laughed. "See you there." Joanie winked at Olive and waved at Lilly.

"Oookay then." Lilly replied and continued eating her nachos. She noticed he winked at Joanie and it was none of her business, but it did upset her. Oliver had eyes for her only, but he was flirting with Joanie in front of her. Stupid idiot.

"What's up with you?" Oliver asked and scooted closer to Lilly.

"Flirting with Joanie while I'm here huh?" Lilly sat still as she concentrated on her chips.

"Gosh, I had to make it like we're not together, like you said!" He said a little too loudly which caused Lilly to throw a chip at him.

"Shut up." She hissed.

Oliver sighed and leaned forward, putting a finger on her chin and lifted it up. With that, he quickly pressed his lips to hers and pulled away before anyone else noticed. Lilly blinked for a bit with her face flushed.

"Calm down, it was just a one time thing, I won't go out with Joanie Goode again, okay?" Oliver said as he let go of her chin and looked at his now melted cone of ice cream.

"Fine then." She pushed her plate of nachos toward Oliver. "Want some as a peace offering for my sudden bust of jealousy?" She giggled and Oliver took a chip.

"A different present would be better, but this would do." He shook his head and chuckled.

A/N WHOOO yeahh! Okay, sorry for the lateness, Compass test happened, then SATs, then my sister taking over my computer happened. I should stop with the excuses :P. Hope you liked this chapter, it was actually my hardest chapter for some reason. Thanks to the girls on CF for helping me a bit with the ideas :D