"You ok?" his gentle voice woke her from a light sleep.

Lilly's eyes snapped open to see she had fallen asleep on her bedroom floor, Nick snoring softly beside her.

She nodded slowly up at Joe and shakily got to her feet. "You shouldn't have come, I was fine" she muttered, wrapping her arms around his waist and avoiding his eyes.

He shrugged. "You're mum phoned me, I was worried." He replied, kissing her forehead.

Lilly felt tears come to her eyes already and immediately pulled away. "Are you going home?" she asked, and she saw him nod out of the corner of his eye.

"Unless you want me to stay?" he asked, and she shook her head.

"One second, I got to ask my parents something" she replied, leaving the room as Joe gently shook Nick awake.

One Week Later

"Lilly" Oliver gasped, pulling her into a tight hug. She rubbed his back soothingly.

"Where's your girlfriend?" she asked, glancing over his shoulder.

He frowned and scratched his nose. "She dumped me." He replied, and she began to laugh.

"You sound surprised." She grinned, ignoring the hurt look on his face and pulling him back into a hug.

"I'm so glad your back" he groaned, and she smiled. "But I can't believe you're moving in with Kevin" he added, and she shrugged slightly.

"He wants to be part of Miley's life" she replied, as he picked up both her suitcases and she placed Miley in her stroller.

"It's still weird."

They walked side by side out of the airport, at loss for words.

Oliver opened the trunk of his parent's car and threw Lilly's suitcases in the back. "I brought one of those baby seat things for Miley" he said, and Lilly nodded.

"Thanks" she replied, opening the back door and securing Miley in it.

They both got into the front and drove home in silence; the only sound was the rain patting gently on the car windows.

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This probably was one of the most awkward moments in her life. She nodded along with whatever Mrs. Jonas was saying, trying hard to pay attention to the excessive rambling. "So we fixed your bedroom in the basement" she said breathlessly, finally finished. Lilly nodded once more and picked up Miley and followed Mrs. Jonas downstairs. Joe was trailing after her with her suitcases. Lilly awkwardly put Miley in the crib Mrs. Jonas had bought for her son's daughter. She glanced around and nodded.

"It's perfect" she lied, regretting ever agreeing to move in with Kevin. Mrs. Jonas plastered on a fake smile, trying to hide the daggers she was shooting in Lilly's direction before heading back upstairs.

Lilly flopped onto the twin bed with the itchy sheets and glanced over at Joe who was staring fondly at Miley.

"Joe?" she asked staring at the cold basement floor.

"What's wrong?" he asked, moving to her side and sitting next to her. "Sorry 'bout the room, my mum's still a little bit pissed about the whole Kevin-getting-you-pregnant-thing" he said with a sheepish smile.

"It's fine" Lilly said, more to herself then him.

"So…are your parents flying in?" he asked, and she shook her head sadly.

"They wanted me to stay here with Kevin until we get everything figured out." Lilly replied and Joe wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her close.

"You're amazing Lilly" he whispered in her ear before gently kissing her cheek and heading back upstairs. "Call me if you need anything" he said with a genuine smile before closing the door behind him.

Lilly moaned slightly, she didn't deserve Joe. She didn't deserve anything. Cursing softly to herself she began to unpack her suitcases, shoving her clothes into the small closet.

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Robbie Ray gently rocked Miley back in forth in his large arms, as Lilly watched happily from the couch.

This must be killing him she thought, watching him pass the small baby to Jackson, who to Lilly's surprise handled her carefully.

"It's nice of you to come visit Lilly" Robbie Ray said, smiling weakly at her.

Lilly nodded. "Well, I do live next door" she said, trying to cover the sadness in her voice, but Robbie Ray caught on.

"You can stay over here whenever you want" he said gently as he pulled his daughter's best friend into a one armed hug.

"Alrighty Mr. Stewart" Lilly said with a grin as she took Miley back from Jackson and wandered slowly back to the Jonas' house.

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With Miley sleeping heavily in her crib, Lilly found it was the perfect time to talk to Kevin about what had happened a week ago. She wandered upstairs, but stopped when she heard Nick's soft voice coming from the living room. She peered in the doorway to see him strumming gently on his guitar.

"Words of Love get lost in all the confusion
Yes they do
But I still believe, someday you're gonna speak to me"

Lilly smiled to herself, before entering the room and sitting beside him on the couch. He looked up at her and smiled weakly.

"Hey" he said, setting his guitar gently down beside him and turning towards her.

"Hey" she said awkwardly.

"Nice that you came to live with us" he said softly, and she nodded.

"Nick?" she asked quietly, and he gazed at her with gentle eyes. She tried to read the expression on his face, but found it impossible.

"I just wanted to tell you that…Miley loved you so much. She still does. She was my best friend, she is my best friend, and I know she wouldn't want you to be this sad" she said, stumbling over her words.

He gave a light laugh, and she raised her eyebrow in confusion. "Lilly, I know you don't like seeing me sad. But I'm going to be fine, but I'm never going to change back into the old Nick. When Miley died she took that part of me with her, she took my heart with her, and I'm never going to try and get it back" he replied and Lilly smiled sadly.

"I'm sorry" she muttered, standing up and immediately regretting she ever said anything.

"Don't be. You can always talk to me Lilly" Nick replied, standing up too and pulling her into a hug. She rested her head on his shoulder, only just realizing that they were the exact same height.

"You smell good" she muttered, causing them both to start laughing.

"Looks like you two are having fun" Joe said bitterly as he came in.

Nick gave him one of those it-isn't-what-it-looks-like looks, but Joe ignored it.

"Lilly can we talk?" he asked, and Lilly glanced at Nick who was frowning.

"Yes" she replied and Joe dragged her outside. They sat down on the front steps, Lilly avoiding his gaze.

"Are you sleeping with Nick too now?" he asked rudely, and Lilly's jaw dropped.

"Excuse me?" she asked, jumping up and glaring at him. Her expression quickly changed when she realized that he knew what happened. "No…Joe…it isn't…" she stuttered, and he stood up too.

"Lilly, I know you're going through a really tough time, but that's not an excuse to sleep with my brother again." He said, hurt echoing in his voice.

Lilly's shoulder's started to shake. "Are you going to break up with me?" she asked dumbly, and he shook his head. She felt her heart fill with relief, before she noticed Joe's face. His broken heart was shown clearly on his face; it was like a little gray cloud was following him everywhere, ruining his life. She was that little gray cloud. She was ruining his life.

"Joe…" she whispered, moving closer, but he only pushed her gently away.

"No." he replied, walking down the stairs and heading down the street. She watched him go, the rain still falling hard. She gazed up at the dark clouds, cursing them softly. She walked down the stairs and cut through his back yard, heading down to the beach. Lilly was suddenly thankful for the rain, realizing they hid her tears. She tried to figure out how Joe had figured out about her and Kevin, it's not like he would've told him? She bit her lip and wandered mindlessly over to Rico's. It was closed, and Lilly felt a pang in her heart. Miley used to come here too. She quickly shook the thought out of her head when she noticed the magazine lying on one of the picnic tables. She peered at the front page and she felt a large knot form in the pit of her stomach. Someone had gotten a picture of her and Kevin at the park. She let out a small squeak and fell to her knees, sobbing in the rain.

A/N: Kay I got the idea for the picture in the tabloids from Daddysgirl4everand4always1212. I just thought that would be a pretty horrible thing, so I had to put it in. Poor Lilly. And poor Joe. Thanks for the reviews. Oh by the way, did any of you watch the Jonas Brother's on Ellen yesterday? Joe's hair looked great. And Kevin was just…wow. And and and…omg –faint- Ok. Fan girl moment over. Review please. 8D