Forever and for Always

Discretion: I do not own Hannah Montana or any characters associated with the show.

Chapter 2:

*Three weeks later*

"Are you SURE I look okay Mamaw?" Miley asked with fear in her voice.

"Baby girl, I have never seen a more beautiful bride than you." Ruthie replied. "You look wonderful. Even more beautiful than your mother did in that dress."

Miley had been keeping her mother's wedding dress hidden in the back of her Hannah closet for the past 23 years, dreaming of the day in which she herself would be able to wear it. Today was that day. Today she was getting married in the same small Tennessee chapel her parents had gotten married in almost twenty eight years ago. She was wearing her mother's dress which had been altered slightly to look more modern, and in just forty three minutes exactly she would be marrying the love of her life, Lillian Truscott.

She and Lily had been together for almost 5 years now. Looking back on it, five years ago Miley would have never thought she would ever have a chance with Lily, much less get to spend the rest of her life with her.

*5 years earlier*

Miley was sitting in her and Lily's shared dorm room working on her term paper that was due that Thursday. Suddenly the door swung open and slammed shut. Lily was angry and she could tell. Not only by the way her best friend was acting but she was also loudly verbalizing her thoughts.

"That stupid son of a…how could he?! After all these years. After all I have given for him. All the things I have given up so he could have his moment in the spot light. This is how he replays me!"

Miley waited patiently for Lily's rant to end until she spoke."What did he do this time?"

"That low life asshole he…he…" tears were welling in her eyes now, "he cheated on me." She no longer held back the tears. She sobbed on Miley's shoulder.

Miley just held her and rubbed small circles in her back. "I don't know what to say Lily. She stated quietly. "I am so sorry. You do not deserve to be treated like this. He fucked up big time."

Lily lifted her head from the crook in Miley's neck and wiped her tears. "Thank you for being such a great friend Miley. You have always been here for me. I love you."

"And I love you." Miley replied with a smile which, in turn, made Lily give a slight smile herself. "There's my girl. You always look much more beautiful when you smile."

Lily's smile grew a bit more. "I have no idea what I would do without you." She wrapped Miley in a tight hug.

"You would never survive." Miley said with a chuckle hugging her best friend in return.

After a couple of moments of comfortable silence Miley broke the hug. "Now what are we going to do about Oliver?" She cautiously asked. "Do you want me to break his knee caps? Wreak his career? Hunt him down and gut him like a fish? Lily giggled a little.

"No, none of that will be necessary. I broke up with him." Her eyes were glazed with unshed tears again. "I refuse to be with someone who cannot be with me and only me."

"That's right." Miley said reassuringly. "He doesn't deserve someone as great as you if he cannot commit himself as much as you have committed yourself. It is his loss entirely."

"Thank you Miley." Lily said with tear stained eyes looking up at her best friend.

"What are friends for?" Miley replied.

She would never reveal her true feelings for her best friend. She loved her, not just like a friend, but she was in love with her. Had been for quite some time. Ever since they were 14 and she started noticing how beautiful Lily was. How funny and loving she was. Miley loved Lily and there was no denying it. Right now she wanted to go hunt Oliver down and kill him for making the woman she loved hurt so badly. But Lily needed her now more than ever. So she would just sit here and hold her.