Chapter 14

Non Valentines Day Date

"What are you two doing here?" Lilly asked as she sat down and put her napkin back on her lap.

"Oliver asked me out on a date, considering we're probably the only two people in school who never a date today, so call it a non Valentines Day date." Miley said.

Lilly nodded and took a spoon full of her soup. She looked at Matt who was side eyeing Miley. Lilly shrugged and glanced at Oliver who was looking at his menu and frowning.

"Miley, I don't think I can afford to pay for my dinner." Oliver dropped his head and Miley laughed.

"Don't worry, I'm paying. It is a non date after all." Miley said.

Lilly looked at Miley and smiled. "So Miley how's life?" She asked sarcastically.

It had been a long time since they'd really sat down and talked. Might as well talk to her during their dinner and not talk to Matt of what they were talking about.

"Life is boring, HM stuff, same old stuff." Miley sighed and leaned on the table. "How about you?"

Lilly shrugged. "I guess it's going to get interesting. School is bothering me; I was busy with homework during my free period! Which is odd because I'm usually just walking around school."

Miley laughed and put her menu down as the waiter came. "And I say you should ditch school and hang out with Matt, the dude misses you."

Lilly eyed Oliver and he shrugged as he paid attention to what he was going to order. Lilly sighed and smiled at Miley.

"Of course, he is my boyfriend after all."

The waiter took their orders and Miley, Matt, Oliver, and Lilly continued on their conversation about school and sports. What they usually talked about when they're together.

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"So this date, considered a double date or what?" Matt asked as the four of them entered the parking lot.

Matt held Lilly's hand and Miley hooked her arm around Oliver's. It was a mess, in Lilly's opinion, but all is well if everyone was happy.

"Hey Matt, maybe you should take me home since we live closer to each other. Save gas since gas is expensive." Miley suggested.

Lilly tightened her grip on Matt's hand and let it go. If she was left alone with Oliver, she could tell him what Matt said, but if she left Matt, he might get paranoid that she'd hook up with him.

"I don't mind, just as long as Lilly behaves." Matt kissed her head and hugged her. "I'll let her alone with Oliver for once."

Lilly looked at Matt. Now that's different. He's going to be alone with Miley and he would be happy to leave her alone with Oliver. That doesn't make sense. Maybe he's just close to Miley, but still, Miley could talk him into anything apparently.

"Sure, I don't mind taking her home." Oliver said and looked at Lilly. "She does live a block away."

Lilly smiled and hugged Matt. "Thanks for the awesome dinner." She kissed his cheek.

"Anything for you love. Take care." He watched as Lilly walked over to Oliver's car.

Lilly went in and looked back at Matt and Miley as they finally went to Matt's car. She sighed. It made her think, how the hell did they get so close?

"So your date seemed interesting." Oliver said as soon as he got in and started up the car.

"And your non date was interesting." Lilly smirked.

He sighed. "Hey, when you say interesting, it sounds bad. I was being nice to Miley, which by the way, sorry."

"It's okay; I went on a date with Matt so it's fine."

Lilly shook her head and set her purse down on her lap. She looked at Oliver once he finally drove out of the parking lot. He had a small smile on his face as he started straight ahead. He looked at her, grinned, and looked back at the street.

"What?" He asked and Lilly shook her head.

"Don't you think it's weird how close Miley and Matt are now?" Lilly asked with an unconcerned face.

Oliver shrugged. "It makes me think they're dating."

Lilly sighed. "I doubt it. He wouldn't do that." Lilly's voice softened.

"Yeah and Miley loves me." Oliver shrugged.

She thought of what Matt said earlier. He couldn't cheat on her, he cares for her too much, and he said so. She's not even supposed to think about it because she's cheating on Matt.

"I see you're still with Matt though." Oliver felt a little annoyed, but he had to stay calm. It was all he could do, he was the on who kept pushing Lilly to believe she had feelings for him.

"I couldn't." Lilly looked down. "He was sweet."

Oliver rolled his eyes. "And we came to intrude on your date. Miley picked the spot."

"Whatever." she pursed her lips. "By the way, he told me some interesting things."

She decided to tell him now. It's better than putting it off since she now felt extremely guilty. She just needed someone to talk to about this; it's so much to keep in with cheating and all.

"What?" He asked and let go of the steering wheel with one hand to put it on Lilly's knee.

"He cares for me so much and he's afraid that I'm going to leave him for you." She bit her lip.

Oliver stiffened and stared straight ahead. He didn't know what to think. He knew matt well enough to know that if he loses what he wants, AKA Lilly, he'll kill him. What to do? He never realized Matt really did care for Lilly and there he is, forcing Matt and Lilly to break up.

"You keep seeing him… try to make his feelings go away." Oliver forced himself to say. He didn't want to say that, but what else to say?

"What if his feelings never go away? Oliver, I'm scared, I'm hurting everyone just because we're together." Lilly's voice cracked and she turned to the window.

"I don't know, we'll have to wait and see, but you're not hurting anyone. I'm being selfish; I honestly don't know what to do." Oliver lastly said before pulling into her driveway.

"Okay." She picked up her purse.

"Get some rest and try not to think of it." He looked at her and took her hand. He kissed the back of her hand and smiled. "And I'll see you at our non Valentines Day date."

Lilly smiled and nodded as she left his car.

He knew now that it was going to be hard to win her heart 100 percent. He just has to find a way to make Lilly feel happy and special, not hurt because of what she's doing. He just had to make their date even more special. Something that will make everything feel somewhat right again.

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Lilly waited for Oliver in her living room and felt nervous. She had butterflies in her stomach and for once she didn't want them there. All she had to do was make it like any other date she went on, but the nerves wouldn't go away.

"I'm going to cry." She held her breath and hugged her stomach as she looked at her clothes.

Unlike the night before, she wore plaid capris, a skull top, and flip flops. Casual and fun, or it should be.

She heard the doorbell ring and jumped. She took her purse and almost ran to the front door. Once there, she opened it, finding Oliver with the biggest lopsided grin. He wore a red and black collared shirt, jeans, and flip flops. So she wasn't underdressed after all.

"Are you ready?" He asked.

As soon as Lilly nodded, he took her hand and pulled her into a hug.

"I want to make this night special." He whispered and let her go.

Lilly smiled "I'm sure you do. Now bring me to wherever, I'm hungry." She took a deep breath and smiled as Oliver pulled her to his car.

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Lilly found herself walking on a beach once she and Oliver got out of the car. She knew it was a beach because of the sand and Oliver had his hands covering her eyes.

"You know, if I fall I'm going to hit you." Lilly warned.

At least Oliver tried for something he can afford. Unlike Matt, he spent so much on a restaurant; she hardly ate her dinner in the end.

"Don't worry Lilly, it's not like it's a mile away, we're almost there… Thank goodness today isn't too windy." Oliver said and continued on walking.

She could hear soft music playing from not too far and was getting louder as they walked.

When they stopped, Oliver kept her still and leaned into her back. He wrapped his free arm around her waist so that she could lean against him.

"Relax. I'm going to remove my hand from your eyes now, but keep them shut."

He did as he said and put the hand on her shoulder. He cleared his throat and smiled.

"Open your eyes."

Lilly opened her eyes and gasped at what she saw. A tiny display with a picnic blanket, roses, candles, a stereo, lay in front of her. She smiled and turned in his arms to hug him fully.

"It's cute." She kissed his cheek.

"Yeah, I wanted it to make it plain and simple. Something romantic and a spot where we always hung out back in the day."

Oliver took her hand and pulled her to the picnic basket. The two sat down and she looked to the beach, hardly moving back and forth. Just still.

"Are you hungry? I have chicken and pizza cake. I even got champagne" Oliver offered as he looked inside the basket.

Lilly smiled. "Oh so we're fancy people now, having champagne" She smirked and Oliver pulled out the bottle.

"Yes, tonight we're considered fancy people with junk food, paper plates, and plastic cups and sporks." Oliver laughed as he pulled the cork from the bottle and poured a cup for Lilly.

"When we were Mike and Lola, we were always fancy." Lilly laughed as she took a cup and look at it sparkle in the cup.

"Well, Mike and Lola were cool. We should make a come back again." Oliver smiled as he made a cup for himself.

"Well, when Mike does come back, maybe Mike and Lola will be official. There were rumors of the two going out, remember?" Lilly asked and looked at Oliver.

"I remember." He grinned. "I also remember our infamous breakup." He pulled out a plate of pizza from the basket.

"Yeah, over chocolate covered strawberries. Stupid." Lilly shook her head.

"Hey, it was funny. We couldn't stop laughing about it." He grinned and dug inside and pulled out another plate. "Want a chocolate covered strawberry?"

Lilly laughed and uncovered the plate, taking a strawberry from the plate. "Sure, but I rather do this first." She threw the strawberry at him and stuck her tongue out. "You idiot."

"Hey!" Oliver looked surprised and set the plate down. He moved next to her, but Lilly got up and pushed her finger against his forehead.

"Nope. Don't get romantic with me." She stuck her tongue out at him and he laughed.

He got up from his seat and shook his head. "What are you doing?" He walked toward Lilly and stopped when she looked up at the sky.

She looked back at Oliver and walked right up to him. "For once in my life, I just want to shout out my feelings." Lilly said loudly in his face and spun around. "Ah I'm going through so much crap right now."

"You made that pretty clear." Oliver chuckled and put his hands on Lilly's hips. "But what's stopping you?"

Lilly leaned into Oliver and shrugged. "I honestly don't know. What the hell happened to me? I was such an open person before, so carefree, and now I'm just the drama bubble. It's pathetic."

She used to be such an outspoken person, but things changed. She used to be such a tomboy but she followed Miley's rules and let her change her a little. High school has been such a big thing and it was going to end in just 3 months when she's still not ready to see the big world.

Oliver kissed the side of her face. "I moved, that's what happened."

"You moved, sure, but you can't always blame that Oliver."

She turned in his arms and put her hands on his chest. She smiled up at him and he smiled back.

"You used to be such a tomboy, it was cute." he raised a hand to her cheek and punched it.

She turned her head and tried to bite his hand away, but he pulled back. "Hey! I still can be one, just change and be like how I was before."

Oliver chuckled. "You're so cute."

Lilly sighed. "And a girl too." She raised her eyebrows and grinned widely.

She set her head on his shoulder and he held her close to him. The song, Thinking of You, started playing and Oliver swayed to the music.

"What are you doing?" Lilly asked and raised her head from his shoulder.

"Why stand and not dance when good music is on?" He replied to, only for her to laugh.

"Oh yeah, Ollie's Trolley is definitely running smoothly tonight." she placed her head on his shoulder again and moved with him to the rhythm of the music.

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After dancing, talking, and eating, Oliver and Lilly took a walk on the beach. They were talking of memories that happened there which was most fun and exciting, far from thinking of what happened with Lilly the day before.

"I remember you eating it hardcore the first time you hit a big wave. You literally ate it." Lilly laughed as Oliver blushed in embarrassment.

"Ah, I swear there must be sand and salt water in my stomach still. If you hadn't saved me, I would've died." Oliver sighed, shaking and scratching the back of his head.

Oliver stopped walking and looked at the horizon. Lilly looked at Oliver and bit her lip. Half his face shown in the moon, his hair down, not fixed or gelled. A soft smile played on his parted lips. He moved his head to look directly at her and she looked away.

"You know, tonight felt so unreal." Lilly reached for Oliver's hands.

"How unreal?"

Lilly smiled and looked back at him. "Like I was stuck in some fairytale for the last two and a half hours."

Oliver squeezed her hands. "Anything for my beautiful girl." He narrowed his eyes to her hands. "I wanted you to forget of your problems and think of the past. Our past."

Lilly felt a sudden burst of happiness and warmth. With him saying that, she just wanted to give him everything he deserved. He did all these things tonight to make her happy and she felt happy and loved all together.

"I did forget them and thanks." Lilly went on her tiptoes and planted to softest kiss on Oliver's lips.

Thanks Oliver, I love you.

A/N Sorry if this chapter was full of cheesiness Lol. Hope you liked it though!