A/N: Alright guys I've come to the conclusion that my interest in the story has gone down quite a bit. I'm still going to try and finish it though because I'm writing it for you guys anyway. I do have one more Lackson story idea that I may or may not write, I'm not sure yet. I'm just a lot more into Liley right now so that is where most of my focus is probably going to be heading after this story is through.

Keep up the great reviews though. Like I said I'm writing it for you!

Chapter 6: Perfect Life

Lilly sat patiently waiting for her name to be called. She had arrived for her appointment a bit early and now was forced to remain sitting here until it was her turn.

She idly flipped through a magazine she picked up from the table in front of her. She stopped when she came across a headline that caught her attention. It read, "Hannah Montana: Is She Single?" The article went on to debate whether the Pop Princess was dating anyone, since she hadn't been seen with anyone recently.

Lilly received a few stares when she burst out laughing, thinking about what the media would say if they knew she was dating her pal "Mike Standly the Third." The two had been on several dates in the last couple of weeks. It seemed to be going well, but Lilly had yet to talk to either one of them about it. She was supposed to be getting together with Miley later and planned to grill her sister-in-law about it.

"Lilly Stewart," a nurse called out, pulling her into the present. She got up and followed her through the doors. They went through the standard procedure of temperature, weight, blood pressure before the young woman showed her into one of the exam rooms.

The nurse left and soon the doctor had walked in and began looking her over. "Well I'd put you at about eight weeks along."

Knowing that was about how long she was thinking, she just nodded her agreement. After that Dr. Stone went through all the usual stuff about eating habits and vitamins. "It's a little early into the pregnancy but so far everything seems to be running smoothly."

Lilly left the doctor's office a little bit later and climbed into the car. Noticing the time she decided just to head straight to the school to pick her son up. He was due to be out in less than a half hour anyway.

Being so early she was the first parent there and thus was able to park her car in the front of the pickup zone. Turning the car back off, she flipped the key back just partial so she could listen to the radio while she waited.

Using the idle time, she called Jackson at the store and talked to him for a few minutes about how the appointment went. He spoke his regret of not being able to be there with her this time. 

She told him she understood though. Until they could afford to hire more people, he was simply going to have to miss out to run the store.

Robbie Ray had spoke to them last week about getting more involved in the business so that Jackson could have more time with his family. They had been debating about whether or not they should take him up on it. They had come so far doing this on their own. Accepting his help now though wouldn't really change anything. It would just give them more family time.

Her thoughts then shifted to their little family. Her hand subconsciously moved to her stomach and held itself there. She still had a hard time believing she had another life growing inside of her. Finally she was going to have another baby.

Looking over to the school, even now two weeks later she was having trouble accepting that RJ wasn't her baby anymore. She was so used to having him around almost 24 hours a day that those first couple of days just about drove her insane.

She picked him up that first day not knowing what to expect. She was happy and sad that he had ended up having a good day. He chatted the whole rest of the day about everything that happened. And when Jackson got home she heard the same stories again as he told them to his father.

Hearing the small ding coming from the school, Lilly got out of her car knowing this was the signal for the kindergarteners coming out. She made her way over to the sidewalk. She only had to wait a minute before RJ came tearing out the door, running towards her.

Kneeling down, they greeted each other with a tight hug before releasing each other. Lilly helped RJ out of his backpack and carried it for him as they made their way back to the car. Their joined hands swing back and forth the whole way.

"How was school?" Lilly asked looking at him through the rearview mirror.

"We got to draw our favorite animal and then show it to everybody, telling them why it was our favorite."

"Oh and what animal did you choose?"

"A dog duh." He stated as if it was the most obvious answer. Which it probably should have been. He had been asking for a dog for years. They had discussed letting him have one a few times now that they had their own place, but hadn't come to any conclusion just yet.

"Can I spend the night at Tony's next weekend? He can't this week cause of some family thing."

"Let me talk to his mom first and make sure it's all right."

"Ok." he piped in happily knowing he'd probably get to do it.

"We're going to go hang with Daddy at the store for awhile." Lilly told him, who happily agreed that was a good idea. He loved going to the store and hadn't gotten to spend much time there since he started school.

As soon as they entered through the doors, RJ took off to the camping section and climbed into his tent. Lilly walked over to the where Jackson was manning the cash registered. Lifting herself up over the counter she gave him a quick kiss.

"Hey there, aren't you missing someone?" Jackson asked with a smile on his face. He pulled her around the counter so he could hold her from behind, since the store was fairly quiet at the moment.

"He took off as usual."

"Ah. So how's mommy doing?" He put a hand to her belly and kissed the side of her head.

"Mm. Mommy is wonderful right now."

A customer chose that moment to check out. Realizing that Jackson wasn't going to let her go, she tried her best to ring up his sales. Jackson never let go, but did allow her to move around to get the job done.

"You two might want to get it on in the back room instead of out here in public." The young man said as he grabbed his purchases and headed out the door.

As soon as he was gone Lilly started laughing. "You are so bad. That was so embarrassing. He thought we wanted to do it right here on the counter."

"I do." Jackson said completely serious in her ear.

"Well I certainly don't especially during business hours and with our son in the building." She smacked him lightly on the shoulder as he let her go. "Besides I don't think your sister would appreciate me showing up late to dinner, smelling like sex."

"Why not? It would be funny."

"I don't think so." She paused before changing the subject. "You'll be fine with me leaving the little man here?"

"Yes. We're fine. Go. Have fun."

"Alright I'll see ya later tonight then. Love you."

"Love you too." The two shared another quick deep kiss before Lilly head out to meet Miley for their girls night out.

Miley was already at the restaurant they had agreed on when Lilly arrived. She sat down across from her best friend after hugging her in greeting.

"Where's my nephew?"

"He's with his father for the night."

"So it really is a girls night out." Miley had a huge smile on her face. "We haven't had any just Miley/Lilly time in a long time."

"I know that's why I suggested it."

"Smart girl. How's my niece doing?"

"First off you don't know it's a girl. Second off the baby is just fine." Lilly smiled, knowing that once Miley got something in her head she'd keep at it. In this case the baby being a girl.

There was silence at the table for a few minutes while they decided what they wanted to order. As soon as the waitress had left their table Lilly started in on the grilling.

"So how are things with Oliver? Hm?"

"They are… uh… going good I think." The shyness in Miley was something Lilly wasn't used to seeing. She wasn't sure what to think about that response.

"Like how good?"

"Like we've shared some very nice dates."

"Is that all?" Lilly asked with a wiggle to her eyebrow suggestingly.

Exasperated Miley teased Lilly right back. "You perv. Okay we've shared one very pleasurable kiss, but that's all okay."

"Oh all right I believe ya. Is it so wrong for me to want to see this work out between you two?"

"No I guess not. I'd like to see it happen to."

Their food came and the two girls spent the rest of the meal discussing Miley's dates with Oliver. It seemed like they really were hitting it off. Just maybe it was going to work out between them.

They were taking it slow though, both deciding that, that way if either of them saw something that might mess up their friendship they could work through it easier. They came to the 

conclusion that their friendship was too valuable to mess up if it didn't work out. So they wanted to make sure that stayed intact.

After their meal the two girls headed over to the theater. They bought their tickets to the new romantic comedy they both wanted to see. Lilly was grateful to have Miley around still to do things like this with.

She had tried to talk Jackson into seeing this with her but he wouldn't do it. Instead she got to enjoy it with another woman who understood the joys of a good chick flick. They pigged out on popcorn and candy, even though they were both filled from dinner.

At one point Lilly was laughing so hard she thought for sure she was going to regret having so much to drink. Just before she embarrassed herself the movie changed tones and she was able to calm herself.

The two girls parted ways after it was over. Each with a reluctant hug goodbye. They had spent so many years living together it was still a little weird not going home to the same house. Both knew that they were in a better place in their lives however.

The movie left Lilly in a really good mood and she knew Jackson was going to reap the benefits of it even though he wouldn't see it with her. Between that and their earlier conversation in the store, she couldn't wait to get home and enjoy some quality time with her husband.

She practically ran into the house and locked the door behind her. Turning around she found Jackson sitting there on the couch waiting for her.

"Hey there."

"Hey pretty girl, how was your night?"

Walking over to him, she climbed across his lap with her legs on either side, facing him. "It was fun. Miley and I saw that movie you refused to see with me. But it was probably better that way."

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah. Where's the little man?"

"In bed." Lilly didn't give him a chance to say anything else before she held his face between her hands and kissed him deeply. They made out for a few minutes before pulling apart. "Maybe we should go to bed."

"Oh yeah," she said seductively. Getting up the both headed up to their room. Lilly had one thought before the door closed behind them, and that was that her life was pretty perfect right now. She just hoped it lasted.