Chapter 6: You Said You Love Her
The next day, Tuesday, right after school, was the time Rachel, Josh, Amber, and Ashley were going to try and break Miley and Jake up. Josh wasn't going to be there because he goes to the high school and the plan takes place in the middle school. The plan was ready to go; Jake was alone at his locker, and Miley was down the halfway down the hall at Oliver's locker. Amber, Ashley, and Rachel walked over to Jake and greeted him.
"Hey Jakey," the three girls said.
"Um… hi," Jake said.
Rachel stepped in front of Amber and Ashley, and as planned, she put her hand on the back of Jake's head and forcefully pulled him in for a kiss. She kept her grip tight on him. Jake wasn't kissing back; he was trying to get away.
"Rachel! Let…go!"
Miley had her back facing towards Rachel and Jake, so she couldn't see what was going on.
"So Oliver…" Miley said, slightly bored. She saw Oliver looking behind her; his face had a sad expression. When she tried to turn around and see what he was looking at, but Oliver noticed this.
"No, Miley!" Oliver panicked and pulled her into a hug before she could see.
"Oliver! What's going on?!" Miley said, and pushed away from him. As she turned to see what was going on, Oliver did the only thing he could think of to distract her.
"I love you!" Oliver shouted, but it was to late, Miley had saw them kissing. She wiped her head back at Oliver.
"What?!" Miley turned her head to Jake and Rachel, then back at Oliver. Hurt and confused, Miley ran out of school. Jake was able to get out of Rachel's grip in time to see Miley run past him with tears streaming down her face.
Oliver, some-what shocked that Miley ran away crying, just stood there watching Jake glare at Amber, Ashley, and Rachel, until he heard a sniffle behind him. Oliver turned around to see Lilly staring at him with tears streaming down her face.
"Lilly, are you okay?" Oliver asked confused. Lilly just ran out the entrance of the school, with Oliver not far behind her.
"How could you?!" Jake yelled at Rachel, Amber, and Ashley. "You knew that I'm with Miley!"
"You're with hillbilly?" Amber asked innocently, as if they didn't know. Jake lost his patience and left to find Miley.
Lilly finally grew tired as she got to the beach and stopped.
"Lilly!" Oliver said, panting, as him caught up with her.
"What?!" Lilly said angrily.
"What's wrong?" Oliver asked.
"Nothing," Lilly replied.
"Come on Lil, you and I know that it isn't nothing."
"It doesn't matter," she said firmly.
"If it's something that makes you cry, then it matters," Oliver said. Lilly wasn't exactly one to cry. The only time Oliver can remember Lilly crying is when she fell off her skateboard in the third grade, when she had just started using it.
"Whatever," Lilly said. She started to walk away.
"Lilly, wait!" Oliver said. He caught up to Lilly and grabbed her arm. Lilly impatiently looked at him, as if asking 'what?'
"Why were you crying?"
"Because you said that you loved Miley," Lilly whispered, avoiding eye contact.
Lilly likes me back? Oliver thought. Wait, she could just think that our friendship is ruined…
"Do you… like me?" he managed to ask.
When Lilly didn't respond, Oliver pulled her into a kiss. A half a minute later, Lilly pulled away. "I don't get it," she said.
"I only said that I loved Miley so she wouldn't see Jake and Rachel kissing-," Oliver was cut off when Lilly crashed her lips to his.
Jake knocked on the Stewart's door. "Jake, what happened?" Jackson questioned. "Miley ran home crying today. I thought you two were together."
"We are… were… I don't know, but Rachel kissed me and Miley saw. She probably thinks I was cheating on her, but I would never do that."
"Well, you better go talk to her," Jackson said. "She's in her room."
